1761 April 23 (Thursday). Mr. Edwards Whipple, Mr. Whitney and Capt. Wood assist me in Cutting a Well-Crotch in Capt. Maynards Land west of the Meeting House, and Mr. Zebulun Rice joins them in getting it home with 4 Oxen under a Drag. Mr. Whitney goes home, the rest dine with me: but it proved so rainy they could not get it up. Mr. Biglow, and old Mr. Seth Morse here. Miss Betty here, having stayed over the Fast.