January 9, 1754

1754 January 9 (Wednesday).  It rain’d hard; but I rode to Hopkinton found Messrs. Stone and Smith with Mr. Barret.  Mr. Fish came also.  Mr. Barret pray’d a.m. and Mr. Stone preach’d on Rev. 6.8.  N.B. about 20 pray’d for.  The rain prevail’d so that we all lodg’d there.  At Eve Dr. Wilson among us; who tells us that in this Fever there is much of pleurisy and peripneumony.