1749 July 19 (Wednesday). I rode very early to Mr. Smiths at Marlborough for his Company to the Association Fast at Stow. His Wife and her sister went in their Chaise; and he himself rode with me. There were at Mr. Gardners this Meeting Messrs. Loring, Cushing, Martyn, Stone, Seccomb,[1] Smith, Swift,[2] Goss:[3] and Mr. Hutchinson of Connecticut, preaching at Grafton. Mr. Gardner began the public exercise with an Excellent prayer. Mr. Stone preach’d a good, useful Sermon on Mal. 3.16. P.M. Mr. Goss pray’d and Mr. Cushing preach’d on Mat. 6.10. Thy Kingdom come. At Eve Mr. Martyn and I rode to Justice Whitman’s[4] and Mr. Pierce’s[5] where we lodg’d.
[1]The Reverend John Seccomb of Harvard.
[2]The Reverend John Swift, Jr., of Acton.
[3]The Reverend Thomas Goss of Bolton.
[4]John Whitman, a Justice of the Peace.
[5]William Pierce of Stow.