1755 December 14 (Sunday). Captain Stoddard having lodg’d here, his son in Law, Mr. William Boardman came from Marlborough this Morning (from Boston Yesterday) to wait upon him. They tarried with us over the Sabbath. Reverend Mr. Bowes[1] Death is Several Ways confirm’d. I read 1 K. 4. Preach’d on Mat. 16.24. P.M. read Mat. 7, and on Occasion of Mr. Bowes Death, repeated the remainder of what I began on Occasion of Deacon Newtons sudden Death last February, viz. from Deut. 32.29. N.B. Deacon Bond, Mr. Cornelius Biglow and others return’d. N.B. After Meeting Captain Maynard came in to see Captain Stoddard — and took home his Horse. Which I took in very kind, good Part of him and wish it might please God So to Change his Heart as that he might be reduc’d to some Freeness and sweetness again.
[1]Nicholas Bowes (Harvard 1725) had been the minister of Bedford, 1730-1754. After being dismissed he taught school and served as chaplain at Fort Edward. He died at Western (now Warren) on his way home in December, 1755.