1755 December 26 (Friday). Somewhat moderater. My Son Ebenezer came and with Thomas’s Help kill’d two Swine; which were but Small, one 126, the other 119, our Corn having been so cut off by the Frosts, both late in the Spring and early in the Fall. The Negro Gosport, Mr. Gardners Servant here, and din’d here. At Eve I walk’d to the widow Newtons and reckon’d with her — gave her a Note to Constable Forbush and reckon’d with Mr. John Beeton — Paid him 20 shillings old Tenor for Captain Drury[1] of Grafton, and gave a Note for the Shop work to the Collector Forbush. N.B. Several Returning from the adjournment of the Town Meeting came in to my House — viz. Deacon Jonathan Forbush junior, Messrs. Solomon Woods and Benjamin Tainter — afterwards Ensign Harrington. Tis observable that Ensign Harrington never said one word of his having paid me any of that Debt: though so much has been Said by others of his having declar’d he had. Some of them cut out my pork. All of them supp’d with me. Our Discourse was partly of the awful providences of Late in the Earthquakes — and likewise of unhappy Controversie of the Town with me, who refuse to pay their just Debt to me, or to settle with me. N.B. receiv’d a Letter from Mr. Charles Richardson of Sutton inclosing the Plans of the Forts lately built by the Army.
[1]Thomas Drury.