November 23, 1754

1754 November 23 (Saturday).  Last Night is froze hard.  Billy having harrow’d yesterday with Ebenezer’s Oxen at the Island at Night went home with them.  He this Morning return’d here with them, and Carted out Muck into the Garden and Grass Ground.  Thomas help’d him a.m. but was ill p.m.  Lieutenant Tainter another Load of Wood.  P.M. Mr. Gleason of Oxford here.  At Eve Mr. George Bruce of Mendon here.  Had been serving a Writ on Richard Barns, who it is fear’d is hastening into Ruin.  Ebenezer return’d.