Entries from Diary of Thomas Miner

The Diary of Thomas Minor, Stonington, Connecticut

1656/7

The eleventh month is Januarie and hath .31.days thursday the first we had laid out father's land at tagwoung thursday the 8 I was at Towne thursday the 15 I was at Towne the day after the fast when we met about Captain denison and other recommended Bretheren and sistors and the letter came from mr Blackman and mr fitch thursday the 22 wen had fetched up the top of the stalke Reeke and the third of our sheep died thursday 29 a greate storme sattterday the 31	the first of februarie whit calved gentile caved the 11 of februarie it was wensday The twelvth moneth is februarie and hath 28 days being the yeare 1656 and the first yeare after the leape yeare sabath day the first monday the 2 called Candelmas day sabath day the 8 monday the greate snow fell tuday I came whome sabath day was the 15 monday the 16 I fetched up the Reeke of hay sabath day the 22 monday the 23 it was wet and satterday the 28 and the last day of this monhe Browne begin to mend The 19 of februarie Browne calved being Thursday
The first month is march and hath .31. days being the year 1657 and the second yeare after the leape yeare sabath day the first berie calved the 24 of februarie Colie calved the 6 day we changed 2 bushels of winter wheate with my father for 2 bushels of summer wheate to sow sabath day the 8 sabath day the 15 the Sacrament was administred Mr Thomson and his wife came and we lay at Jams Averies sabath day the 22 the meeting was at my fathers and the night before pidie calved the 28 day the mare folled sabath day the 29 tusday the 31	The second month is April and hath 30 wensday the first thursday the 2 i made an end of sowing of wheate upon the plaine the same day the two heighfors did Calvie wensday the 8th I had done plowing for Indean Corne and that day I sowed flax and feched up the hay friday the 10 I first kept the Cattell abroad and yt same day I made an end of planting Indean corne tusday the 14 we had the 2 shots from goodman shaws wensday the 15 Thomas time begun with James Averie thursday the 16 Browne died monday the 20 we made the Contrie Rate wensday the 22 wensday the 29 we made and end of cutting Clobboardes and thursday the 30
The third moneth is May and hath 31 days friday the first friday the 8 Thursday the 15 I had made an end of cleaving of bolts the 13 day was the first lecttuer at shaws friday the 22 I came whome friday the 23 I was at hartford friday the 29 I came whome and delivered a firkin of butter to Thomas huet to carrie to simon Cobden sabath day the 31	The 2 of June we first Trained at misticke 1657 The 8 of June I paid Mr Blinman 54 £ of buter yt 7 s The fourth month is June and hath 30 days monday the first wensday the 3 mr Blinman was to com to our house the daybefore I hedged for mr Tomson thursday the 4 I was at naraganset monday the 8 I was at Towne major mason was there and Captaine denison friday the 12 John went to Coneticut monday the 15 monday 22 mr newman the day before taught at pequit monday the 29th tusday the 30 I was at seabrooke mill
The fifth moneth is July and hath 31 days wensday the first the second day being thursday I came from sabrooke mill wensday the 8 the day before I begun to mow the same day the meeting was at Towne about misticke and poquatucke ye lecter was this 8 day of July wensday ye 15 we puled hemp and I mowed ye major & Mr Brewster met at nayanticke and I was Pressed wensday the 22 I was reaping of winter wheate and the first lectter was prched at pequit wensday the 29 I fetched in all the winter wheate ther was 26 scoors of sheaves friday the 31 sowed 2 days turneps the 28 day of this month	The sixth month is Agust and hath 31 days satterday the first & satterday the 8 I begun to reape at ye plaine and had sowne all ye turneps & plucked the flaw & mowed meadow at ye head of ye creecke satterday the 15 we made the wheate mowe I was ill in my throate yt weecke Ephraim had the ague satterday the 22 I opened ye well and Samuel grover fetched ye goate away & the lamb satterday 29 Epharaim went to poquotucke Monday 31
The seventh month is september and hath 30 days tusday the first and monday the 7 I made an end of mowing of 31 loads of hay tusday the 8 tusday the 15 the goats were lost tusday the 22 I began to gather coren tusday the 29 and mickelmas day & wednesday the 30 paid to goodman loungden nine shillings & two pence in Tallow Cheese & one shilling of wampum to carie	The eight month is october and hath 31 days thursday the first thursday the 8 I was at Nayanticke with Johns things & could not get them carried and Ephraim and Joseph begune to gather stalks I brought whome the toungs thursday the 15 I sown the winter wheat and friday and saturday I had been in the woods looking calves thursday the 22 and sabath ye 25 ye ministers seate was pulled downe ye 26 I killed ye swine ye ram was let loos thursday the 29 we had 45 bushells of turneps cut satterday 31
The ninth month is November & hath 30 days sabath day the first and sabath day the 8 and sabath day 15 I was at pvidence with the merchants and wensday the 18 day I came from Towne thursday the 19 I threshed Indean corne for to go mill sabath day the 22 monday 23 I was looking the canoow wensday the 25 I fetched the Cloth from harrises sabath day the 29 monday the 30 end	The tenth month is december and hath 31 days tusday the first and satterday the 5 I brought whome the Calves tusday the 8 I was at poquanump tusday the 15 I was cleaving of clapbords tusday the 22 I made an end cleaving of clapboards & begun to hew wensday I gave my wife phisicke & friday the 25 and Christmas day tusday 29 and thursday the 31 I made an end of doing the side of my house with clapbords the 30 day was wensday and a day of thanksgiving at shaws

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