1764 October 28 (Sunday). Mr. Forbes comes — preaches a.m. on Mat. 15.24, p.m. on 2 Pet. 3.18. I read Prov. 23 and Mat. 27 to v. 34. I read to the Church a Letter from Westmorland to desire our Assistance in the Ordination of Mr. William Goddard on Nov. 7 next: but the Request could not be complyed with both because it was so far, and too late in the Year for me to pretend to ride so far at so late season and especially because we had another Duty of like kind, at which we could not avoid our assistance and which would interfere, viz. the Installation of Rev. Mr. Bowman — for I read also a Letter from the Church of Oxford to that purpose, to be on the 14th. This was accepted — and Squire Whipple and Mr. Daniel Forbes were chosen Delegates.