1751 November 16 (Saturday). Mr. Claffland all Day — upon the Hovell etc. Wondrous fine agreeable weather and thus it has been for Some Time. Captain Richardson and Mr. Cornelius Woods of Sudbury here to confer with me on the Affair of their design’d Council they having receiv’d my Letter of Denyal last Night. They din’d here, but I still persisted in Denying them and finally refus’d to go. Baldwin begins the Outside of the Door — pediment, Pillars etc.