May 3, 1780

1780 May 3 (Wednesday).  Sheep more than ordinarily Troublesome.  My affairs are much perplexed.  William Parkman and his Sister Lydia leave us to go to Concord.  Mr. Joseph Harrington has been here, and tells that Providence had prevented the Committee of the Church that were appointed to go to Mrs. Adams, so that they went not, for Deacon Bond was too infirm to go, Mr. Davis was very ill, and confined by a Fever, or pleurisie — Mr. Harrington went, to little purpose.