September 20, 1749

1749 September 20 (Wednesday).  Set out from Concord for Boston.  Call’d at old Mr. Hancocks[1] at Lexington, but only the old Lady at Home.  Thence to Cambridge and din’d at Deacon Whittemores[2] — thence to Boston.  N.B. a Cold Night.  Bells rung for Fire.  The Chief noise in Boston is about the Money lately come in to re-emburse for Charge of Cape Briton.

[1]The Reverend John Hancock.

[2]Samuel Whittemore.