1755 December 23 (Tuesday). Pleasant Day, but grows Somewhat Cold. Mr. Edward Marrit[1] of Cambridge here. At Eve Lieutenant Forbush who having writ something for Mrs. Judith Bellows, wanted to apprize me of it (for she had clean worried him out to do it) but said he did not think would do much good. Mr. Daniel Warrin here and paid me 10£ old Tenor. Lieutenant Tainter, here and we retir’d and talk’d over our whole Affair, concerning the Northside Debt to me and what he had done towards it. He brought me from Esquire Baker, my Paper which I put in to the Town, with the Record on the back of it, of the Towns refusal to do anything about it. Lieutenant Tainter (now first of all) acquainted me with the Articles which he had given me with Design in his own Heart, towards defraying the Northside Debt; Except that he had hinted to me somewhat of his keeping a Cow for me the winter after the Drought, and which at the Time, as I remember I manifested my Dissent to. Through divine Restraints we kept from being angry — supp’d together and parted in peace.
[1]Marrett was a tailor who later served as selectman of Cambridge and as a captain of militia. Paige, Cambridge, p. 605.