1749 March 22 (Wednesday). Mr. Upham here. Several Neighbours came to get wood for me. Neighbour Eliezer Rice came with his Team, and my young man Daniel Hastings went with mine. Those that cutt were Messrs. Tinny, Noah How, Elijah and Adonijah and Edmund Rice and Benjamin Whipple. They got me a good pile of Excellent Solid Wood. N.B. Mr. Simon Tainter of Grafton here and brought me a Letter from Mr. Hall of Sutton, inclosing a Remarkable one from Mr. Edwards of Northampton to him to be communicated to me containing Extracts from Letters from Scotland of the Good Tokens respecting Religion in some very eminent Persons in Great Britain — some of the Royal Family, the Archbishop of Canterbury — Esquire West etc. — and in Holland, the prince of Orange. A great Interruption by the Company today in my preparations for the solemnity approaching. N.B. The school ceases.