December 5, 1751

1751 December 5 (Thursday).  Last Night and to Day Very cold.  Rode Lieutenant Tainters Horse to Mr. Bradish’s to the Private Meeting there.  Preach’d on Jer. 6.16, to page 13.  N.B. The Company Besides Mr. Bradish, his Wife, son and Daughter were Deacon Forbush, Deacon Newton, Lieutenant Tainter and his son — and Four Women.  At Night snow’d hard.  N.B. Mr. Abraham Temple who brought from Boston Lining and Trimming for a Blue Cloth Jacket for me, din’d with us.  At Eve Mr. Biglo, Mr. Daniel Hardy and Mr. Benjamin Winchester here.  Billy not well, but is better.v