1772 August 4 (Tuesday). Read chiefly Mr. Joseph Fish of Stonington’s Examiner Examined: or Answer to Mr. Backus’s Examination of Mr. Fish’s Nine sermons on Mat. 16.18. A Seasonable, judicious Piece. Mr. [sic] Dorothy Maynard, widow of the late Mr. Phinehas Maynard, here — was examined and accepted.