1755 July 17 (Thursday). Made several Visits among my Relations and Friends, particularly to Mr. John Osborn, a relation of my former Wife’s. I attended the public Lecture. Young Mr. Checkley[1] preach’d — his Text Ps. 20.7. He had importun’d me to preach, but I refus’d — din’d at Mr. Foxcrofts.[2] Mr. Conant[3] and Dr. Rogers of Ipswich din’d there also. I went to See Mr. Oxenbridge Thatcher, who had my Kinswoman Hearsys Case in his Hands: and he shewed me her Petition to the Governor and Council: assuring me he should do his utmost that she might be divorc’d. Nigh sunsetting we set out on our Journey — Reach’d Captain Thomas Prentice’s (in time past of Lunenbourg and Lancaster) and we lodged there.
[1]The Reverend Samuel Checkley, Jr., minister of the Second Church of Boston.
[2]The Reverend Thomas Foxcroft.
[3]Sylvanus Conant, the minister of Middleborough.