1775 March 13 (Monday). Mr. Forbes and my Daughter Set out on their Journey to Boston, designing to go to Mr. Pope, to consult him on her Sad Case, of her Breast. Gin, their Negro Girl, rides in Mr. Elisha Forbes’s Waggon. Capt. Ben. Fay here, and is in Disquietment with me, that I refuse to hold Communion with Mr. Walleys Church. Goes away So, notwithstanding all my Endeavours to Satisfie him. He being of the Committee to go in the Churchs name to Mr. Samuel Fay, I gave him an Extract from the Church Records for their Direction. Mr. Belknap another of the Committee came — they go upon their Errand.
Several Companys train — Capt. Morse Sends to ask me to let ‘em train on my Clover: but they went into Neighbour Newtons Field, south of the Noon House. Capt. Edmund Brighams Company as well as the other, Shew Arms. N.B. I send to Mr. Daniel Gilbert of Brookfield his Book of the Judgment of Kingdoms and Nations etc. per Mr. Daniel Forbes junior. Mr. Belknap, at his Return from Mr. S. Fay, calls here, and Acquaints me that the Committee had no Success with him, that he continued resolute he would not come to meeting unless we would find him an Horse instead of what he had lost.