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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...about 5 p. M. where with Judge Saltonstall lodged. 14/A. Tuesday. We paid Cushing about 10" apiece, thence to Cushing's of Hingham, where breakfasted, 3"; thence to Sylvester's, hay and cyder, i," thence by 2 o'clock to the Court dinner. Deacon Alden drowned by a boat's oversetting, tho' four others that were in the boat were spared by the canoe. i$th. Wednesday. Fair but cool morning; chocolate breakfast and eggs; supped with Sewall and Walley. 16th. Thursday. Fair and cool morning. A French master of a sloop, last from Stacia, by his story contradicts the newspapers of Admiral Vernon's destroying the 15 French men-of-war at Port St. Lewis, but he has contradicted his own story himself, and so not to be credited. 17th. Fryday. Fair and warm morning. Capt. Ruggles gone yesterday for a Letter of Marque to go from Plymouth with a sloop in pursuit of this suspicious sloop of the said Frenchman. Oyster supper with all the Court. igth. Lord's Day. Mr. Clap preached all day, and at night at the young men's meeting; I contributed 7? 6? I supped at Mr. Leonard's. 20th. Monday. Cloudy morning after last night's small rain, but in afternoon, cold, with N. W. wind all day. Tewksbury's account of their seeing Admiral Vernon's Fleet. 2%d. Thursday. General Fast; contributed about 5? Br. dined and supped at Mr. Thomas'. 24M. Fryday. AE yesterday, cold and cloudy; N. E wind and storm, and this night, rain which continues this morning and still 26tA. Lords Day. Mr. Leonard; contributed, 5? 27/A. Monday. For Barnstable Court; lodged at Sheriff Russell's. 28th. Tuesday. Opened Court. 29///. Wednesday. Mr. Timo. Ruggles blooded my Rosy who has the scratches. $0th. Thursday. Raw foul weather, and has been this two or three days. May 1st....