1754 July 29 (Monday). Fair. Thomas mow’d Bushes a.m., and in Newton Meadow p.m. N.B. Mr. David Batchellor and Brother Hicks din’s here. P.M. Visit little Elijah Rice who is Sick. Captain Maynard at Eve invited me to dine at his House tomorrow, a number of military Gentlemen having bespoke a Dinner there — and he Suppos’d his Honour (as he call’d Captain Baker but I thought he meant Colonel Williams) had Spoke to me of it, but no one had. Captain said if I would come he would find me a room etc.