1759 June 13 (Wednesday). I rode to Southborough. Dined at Mr. Stones. Sundry of his Children have the Meazles, viz. Miss Mary, Joanna, Thomas and Peter. I preached the Lecture on Eph. 1.7, former part, to page [blank]. In returning called at the Widow Bents and paid her my Note (the principal), which I gave her on my son Ebenezers Account with Mr. Ebenezer Rice. N.B. she could not find the Note; so she gave me a Receipt, viz. of 3£ old Tenor. N.B. Deacon Tainter ploughed in my Island Field, and Mr. Ithamar Bellows and son, Seth Woods, James Bellows, Ebenezer Chamberlin junior, [blank] Belknap, and [blank] Woods came and hoed the most of that piece. For which I desire to thank God who inclines them thereto — and may God Bless Each of them.