Diary of Samuel Cooper 329

24. Lord's day. Great Storm of Snow. Went with M" C. (my Horse and ch) to Watertown. pch'd all Day. return'd. slept and H. at home. 2J. Monday. Went with M' Clark his Horse and chaise to Water- town and Cambridg. I dind at Col Johonnot's Quarters. M" Cooper at home, slept and H. at home. Nabby still absent. Tuesday. 26. M" C. went my H : and Fratingham's Chaise to bring home my chaise. We din'd at home. I walk'd p. m. two Miles, cold, slept and H. at home. Wednesday. 2'j. I walk'd to Watertown. din'd at M' Bemus' M" Cooper at home. Katy went my Horse and chaise to Braintree for Abby. Miss Polly Johnston din'd with M Cooper at home. I walk'd home, slept there. H. at Braintree. Thursday. 28. I Walked to Watertown. din'd with M' John Adams at M' Hunt's Senior. M" Cooper at home. Katy return'd with- out Abby, Madame Apthorp kindly urging her to stay at Braintree. I walk'd home, slept and H : there. Friday. 2(p. We din'd at home. I went (with my H: and ch.) with M' Clarke to Watertown. Col. Warren at my Desire chang'd his Money of this Province for Continental Bills. I paid Fratingham for mending chaise 8/. Lawf. M. paid Patten in full, paid Gardiner for Shaft of chaise. 5/. Townsend for mending my Silver Watch and for Seal and Key 12/6. slept and H : at home. Saturday, jo'" We din' d at home. Sister Cooper spent Afternoon and drank Coffee with us. I went p. m. (my H : and ch) to Water- town. Slept and H at home. Nabby still absent. Lord's day. Deer. ji. Rainy and raw Weather. Went with M" C. (my H : and ch) to Watertown. pch'd all day upon barren Fig Tree, adapted last Day in Year. Din'd at D. Fisk's. return'd in the Evg. Slept and H. at home. Monday, i. /any. 1776. We din'd at home. Mr Storer, Bar- rell, call'd upon me with Capt Martin lately f'm London and Boston. M' Foster of Marblehead call'd a. m. I went my H : and ch. p. m. to Watertown. my Horse shod and cork' d by M' Lath, paid him in Full four Pistareens.' call'd upon M' White and Family. Gave to M' W" Newman 72.15.9 Lawf. Money, to purchase Goods at N. York for which He gave a Memorandum, slept and H. at home. Tuesday 2. W Clark and Newman sat out for N. York 10 ° Clock. Mr Leonard Chaplain to Connecticut Forces call'd upon me. Went with M" C. (my H : and ch.) to little Cambridg. Din'd M' Dennies. return'd p. m. M' Ned Green call'd upon us with Mr Balch lately from London, read King's Speech to Parliament, slept and H. at home. Wednesday J. /any Paid M' Kory in full viz. for Meal Potatoes and i"" Sawsages, 21/6. Paid his Sons John and Enoch in full to this day for taking Care of my Horse at 18^ O. Ten' pr Year, for two Months ' Pistareen, at that time equal to about 19.3 of our cents.