10.-I married Samuel Green and Jane Gustin; they came on snow-shoes across the Cove from Capt. Ilsley's to my house.

11. The definitive treaty of Peace between Great Britain, France and Spain with the accession of Portugal, was signed yesterday at Paris.

18.- ___*** and *** set up for Town Clerk and quarrelled dreadfully about it, but sat up a wrong person, and therefore did not succeed. The old officers were chosen.

19.-***

set up my salary at £1000, but was opposed and

prevented by ***

23. To day came in a sloop from Boston with 3000 bushels of corn.

24.-A schooner came in from Cape Ann, with 1600 bushels, which sells for 30s. or 27s. by the 100 bushels. Thus in God's merciful Providence we have again a most seasonable and full supply.

25.-Capt. Gooding got in with 2300 bushels more. April 6.--The Robbin visited us.

19.---To-day was the first passing through the country, by Mr. Russel.

May 6.---The earth has a most beautiful green face. I never knew the grass so forward nor so well set.

31.---I sat out on a journey to Boston alone.

June 25.---Got home well, thank God most fervently. July.---[There is no particular event, proper to be extracted from the journal of this month.]

August 2.---I rode to North-Yarmouth, and attended the funeral of Mr. Loring.

11.---Public thanksgiving for the peace.

12.-Capt. Brad. Saunders here with the Indians, going to Boston to treat about peace.

27.-Capt's. Darling and Hagget, [in mast ships] came in last night, as did two ships before this week, to load by Capt. Ross. By reason of the wet weather, my books and cloaths have become mouldy, and we were not able to shut our inner doors, being swelled so through the whole summer.

September 11.-I have been discouraged about my enemies, they talk of a new meeting-house.

October 28.-The mast ship sailed.

November 24 and 28.-**** and ****, are sending about a subscription for a new meeting-house, in favor of Mr. Wiswell. December 13.-Our attention is very much drawn in, and the most of our thoughts and talk is about the new meetinghouse for Mr. Wiswell.

20.---I spent the evening at Doct. Coffin's, who is breaking and decaying fast.

29.---Mr. Brooks here, who has had a call at N. Yarmouth. [Mr. Smith was dejected at times, this month, but at other times in good spirits. At the close of it he says it has pleased God to give him a year of trouble.]

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January 27.-We heard that old Harvard College was burnt lately.

30. I am very ill to day. I bless God that the cough I am now exercised with did not happen when I was first wounded. [By a fall some time before, by which he had broken two of his ribs.]

February 6. This evening the signers for the new meeting house had a meeting, when *** and *** quarrelled and fought in the street. A foundation for a church was thus laid ******* the pillars tremble.

12.-(Sunday) One Mr. Murray (an Irishman put in here from the eastward,) preached here p. m. extremely popular. March 7.—The people at Boston are all inoculating at the Castle and Shirley's Point with marvellous success, in the new method with mercury, &c.

8. The guards at infected houses in Boston are removed, the people finding they can stop the spreading no longer. 27.-Annual town meeting. Capt. Gooding and Milk added to the Selectmen because of the small Pox.

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28.-Parish meeting. Stroudwater again set off. great struggle to get me an assistant, and all the principal men for it, but *** headed the young men and the Stroudwaterer's in the opposition and prevented it.

April 4.-Mr. Whitfield I hear is at York.

12.-Annual Fast, I had marvellous assistance which I had rather note because I was in bondage before in thought of it by reason of a slowness of thinking and speaking that has come upon me, and takes away all fluency and makes me think I'm a breaking, but I never performed better. All praise to God who heard my cries.

May 20.—(Sunday) Mr. Deane preached p. m. to town with Col. Tyng. 27.-Mr. Dean preached. June 18.-Mr. Deane came here.

17.-Mr. Deane preached.

He came

21.---Mr. Bernard and Mr. Curwin came here. 25.-Mr. Curwin and Deane set off for Wiscasset.

28.-Messrs. Bernard, Curwin, and Deane returned. 29.-Visited Mr. Bradbury, Mr. Chipman with the gout, and others.

July 2.---Messrs. Bernard, Curwin and Deane went off, 3. We had a church meeting, full, and unanimous in giving M. Deane a call.

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Mr. Brooks was ordained. A multitude of people from my parish, and a decent solemnity.

17. The parish (at a meeting) concurred with the church in the choice of Mr. Deane by a great majority. They voted him a thousand settlement, and 700 salary.

The new meeting house men, with the Stroudwater men, made their utmost opposition to Mr. Deane's settlement, but in vain. The meeting was peaceable. I have been exceedingly earnest in prayer. I fail much, and have been greatly distressed about myself and the people, but God has remarkably appeared and the whole is a great scene of Providence.

23.-The new meeting men had a meeting, and declared for the church. They have been in a sad toss since the parish meeting and made a great uproar, getting to sign for the church. They began to frame the house.

Mr. Bromfield here.

August 15.-There was a council at Gorham that united the two churches and dismissed Mr. Lombard.

23.-Capt. Hagget in a mast ship arrived with young Dr. Coffin.

25-Mr. Deane came here.

26-Mr. Deane preached, a very full meeting.

28.---I had a great company drinking tea, among whom were Col. Powel and his sisters.

30.---Mr. Hooper (church parson) came here yesterday and with him Messrs. Tyng and Palmer. Governor Bernard put in here.

31.-There is a sad uproar about Wiswell, who has declared for the church and accepted (a day or two ago) of the call our churchmen have given him to be their minister.

It broke out on a sudden, and happily tended towards Mr. Deane's settlement.

September 2.---(Sunday) A great day this! Mr. Hooper preached to our new church people, and baptized several children. We had notwithstanding, a full meeting especially a. m. when I preached, and Mr. Deane p. m. who then gave his answer.

3. Mr. Hooper with his company, Capt. Erving with his, and Mr. Deane with Capt. Pearson and Major Freeman sat out for Boston. The corner stone of the church was laid by the wardens, who with their officers were chosen to day.

9.-(Sunday) Mr. Wiswell preached in the Town-house. 26. Capt. Brown (who was here last year and whose

ship sunk going home) came here in another to load with

Inasts.

30.-(Sunday) Mr. Wiswell preached in the Court-house to a small company.

October 4.-Mr. Brown (late of Marshfield) came here in order to preach at Stroudwater.

8. Mr. Wiswell sailed in the mast ship, Capt. Hagget. 11. Mr. Deane came to town, and with him Mr. Brooks, with his wife.

17.--Mr. Deane was ordained. A great solemnity, and a vast collection of people. Mr. Adams began with prayer, Mr. Miriam preached, Mr. Merril prayed before the charge-gave it, Peter gave the R. H. F. and Mr. Woodard closed with prayer.

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24.---Mr. Eaton was ordained at Harpswell.

The young folks have had a rampant frolic of it.

November 24.-Mr. Brown retunred to Stroudwater. 25.---(Sunday) Our Sabbath frolickers now ride to hear Brown, as they used to do Wiswell.

27.---I rode with Mr. Deane to Conant's and Proctor's; I prayed with the former who had his leg amputated by Nath. Coffin, and Mr. Deane with the latter, who has his arm broken in two places.

December 11.---I rode to Father Skillin's funeral. He reckoned he was in bis 100th year.

31.---The winter thus far has paid us off. There has been nothing like it, since the winter between 1747 and 1748.

Obtaining help of God, I continue. I am in good health, but am slow in recollecting and thinking.

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January 3.---The country from Boston to Portsmouth is entirely blocked with snow.

16.---Mr. Foxcroft was ordained at N.Gloucester. We had a pleasant journey home, Mr. L. was alert and kept us merry -a jolly ordination--we lost sight of decorum.

20.---(Sunday) Mr. Brown preached here. All the churchmen, except Mr. Hope, came to meeting, and p. m some that went to Stroudwater, and many going turned back.

22.---The ships and other vessels loading here are a wonderful benefit to us. They take off vast quantities of timber, masts, oar-rafters, boards, &c.

February 25 ---A vessel from Newbury brought in 500 bushels of corn, and Dyer of Purpoodock 1000, which with the flour in town are a wonderful relief to the people.

March 4.-The church at N. Casco gave Mr. Fuller a call. 10.—One Davis brought from Boston 1000 bushels of corn; and neighbor Mayo and Lieut. Thomes 1000 more.

12.-Col. Waldo came home with Brigadier Preble and brings news that Stroudwater is made a parish by the Court (with Long Creek) and that Purpoodock is not made a District.

14.—Jeremiah Pote came in from N. Carolina and brought 2900 bushels of corn; Mr. Saunders sent here 500 bushels in a schooner that brought as much more.

16.-Father Proctor died in the night aged 85.

27.-Annual parish meeting. My full salary and Mr. Deane's were voted nemine contradicente. Forty returned their names and were therefore set off to Stroudwater parish, and £48 L. M. were allowed them. The Church parties' petition to be exempted from paying to Mr. Deane's settlement and salary, was dismissed. The meeting was quite peaceable. Blessed be God.

April 9.-The robin this morning, first made his appear

ance.

10.-The Spring bird (as usual) came this morning and with the robin gave us a serenade.

22.-Stroudwater parish gave Mr. Brown a call.

May 8.-I was over at the funeral of Col. Cushing, who died yesterday morning.

27.-Doct. Coffin with the palsy, continues breathing.

June 10.-Mr. Deane set off for the ordination of Mr. Winship at Woolwich.

July 11.-Mr. Deane's house was raised.

29.-I sat out for Cape Ann, with Sally and Peter in another chaise,

August 1.-Got to Cape Ann about 10 o'clock.

6.-Rode to Boston.

12. Sat out for home.

15.-Got home well, thanks to God.

15. Last night there was a great mob in Boston, that destroyed the new stamp house and attacked the Secretary's. 21.-Mr. Brown was installed.

22.-On Monday there was a second mob, that did violence to Capt. Halloway's and Story's houses and almost ruined the Lieut. Governor's whose loss by it is computed at £30,000. Intoxicated by liquors, found in the cellar of Mr. Halloway, the rioters inflamed with rage, directed their course to the house of the Lieut. Gov. Hutchinson, whose family was instantly dispersed, and who after attempting in vain to save himself within doors, was also constrained to depart to save his life. By four in the morning, one of the best houses in the Province was completely in ruins, nothing remaining but