- The eleventh month is Januarie hath .31.days
- wednesday the first
the 2 day I was at poquatucke
the 3 day I clove shingell &
- wednesday the 8
the 9 day I & my wife was to see mr Brigden
the 10 day it snowed
- wednesday the 15
the snow was all of the ground
the 13 day being monday we fetched sam & hannah ther heighfer from Arons &
- wednesday the 22
mr Brigden was at poquatucke
Thomas & Joseph was at new london
the 26 day I was at new norwitch
I came whome lame
- wednesday 29
Ephraim & Joseph went [to] tagwouncke
friday the 31 we had our Catell all whome
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- The twelvth moneth is februarie 28 days
- satterday the first
and the year 1661[/2] and the second yeare after the leape yeare
thursday 6 day I reckned with John mors and
- satterday I was at poquatucke at mr Stantons my wife mother & Brother Elihu being the 8 day
- saterday the 15
Joseph swimed for the Canoow and Clement was looking the mares
I was threshing of wheate &
- saterday the 22
we treshed the gray pease. 5 peckes
I was very lame in my back
the 20 day John Mores was taken by the Constabel
there was a Courte the 25 and 26 at shas being tuesday and wednesday
friday 20 I was verie ill
our sister hanah was very weak
Clement was at the westward
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- The first moneth march & hath .31. days
- saterday the first
and is the third year after the leape yeare and the year 1662
monday the 3 day I and Joseph was looking mares at poquatucke 4 days
tuesday Thomas was at new London
friday the 7th goodman starts Indean came to him
- saterday the 8
tusday the 11th we made an end of framing at starts
our whit calvfe died
- saterday the 15
I was ill in my head
the 16 day I took phisicke
- saterday the 22
the 23 I began to mend
- saterday 29
monday the 31 Thomas was looking the mares at Naraganset & his coult was brought whome
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- The second month is April & hath 30
- tusday the first
wensday the 2 Samuell & hanah heighfer went to the majors Iland
- Tusday the 8th
Thomas first fell sicke at narragansett as he was looking the mares
the 12 day satterday I begun to sow pease &
- Tusday the 15.
I sowed peas
thursday I went to narragansett being the 17
satterday the 19 Thomas departed [this life]
sabath being 20 he buried
- The 22 tusday
I came whome & brought the mare & Coult
- Tusday the 29
I sowed oates my wheat was sowed &
wensday the 30.
The 24th of this month mr Brigden departed this life.
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- The third moneth is May & hath .31. days
- thursday the first
I planted Indean Corne
the Charge of the yeare past 1661 this day cast up coms to 101-00-00 besides the diet of the family
The 6 day we lost a Coult
The 7 day we made an end of plowing
- Thursday the 8 &
- Thursday the 15
I was at Stratford
- Thursday the 22
I came whome friday the 23
we planted again what was pulled up &
- Thursday the 29
I was at new london and brought the Chest & boxes & glass & nails
saterday 31 I was at goodman cheesbroughs
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- The fourth moneth is Jun & hath 30 days
- sabath day the first
we had all our kids killed
monday ye second I received 2 letters from my Cousin William
- sabath day the 8
I was at norrig [Norwich]
Ephraim was sicke the 13 day I saw hartleys house Raised &
- sabath day the 15
I was at new london mr Tinker
wensday the 18th we made an end of killing
friday the 20th I took up the childrens legacies
I never saw the will of my ffather palmer till then
- sabath day 22
the 25 I came whome with the mare
- sabath day the 29th
monday the 30
the 27 being friday we had acount for dartes indeans
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- The fifth moneth is July & hath 31 days
- tusday the first
saterday the 5 we had made a 11 loads of hay at Tagwouncke
we then saw and heard of all the mares but the litel blacke mare
- Tusday the 8
the sacrament was administred
I went to Caring of hay at the farms
friday the 11th we fenced the 3 Reecks & it rained &
- Tusday ye 15
I cut peas & yt day the Calfe was taken ill as the Indean was keeping it
wensday night he died &
- Tusday the 22
we were at shas to meet with holsie
The 23 we sowed turneps
- The 29 was tusday
we begun to reape
I went to goodman Cheesbrough about mr Chance
thursday 31
The 24th of June 1662, I was at warweek for the mare shee cost me 3-8-0
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- The sixth moneth is Agust & hath 31 days
- friday the first &
- friday the 8
we got our fouerth Reeke of hay togeather at Tagwounke &
- friday the 15
mr Chancy came to Towne
The wensday before Rogers spake to the Church
The 20th day being wensday I & my wife both dreamed
we made an end of hay makeing
- friday 22
I was taken ill in my shoulders as I was gathering 2 trees of apples
The 25th Sarah was at Smiths
Tusday 26 I was at Narraganset for witnes about the mares
- friday 29
mr Chancy was heare sabath day the last mo
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- The seventh moneth september & hath 30 days
- Monday the first
I was to set forth to the Commishonors Courte at Bostowne
- [the 8th]
- [the 15th]
The 20th day I came whome &
- the 22
I was at New London
Clement & ffrancis willie was made
- Monday 29 &
michelmus day it Rained we wer gathering Corne &
Tusday the 30 we wer all [at] the Towne at Captain denisons at a feast
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- The eight moneth is october & hath 31 days
- wensday the first
The 2 day we made an End of gathering of Indean Corne and
- wensday the 8
we came from shammatucke
thursday the 9th we fetched 2 bushell 2-1 of Coren from soonamoten
- wensday the 15
I was at new london and had the horse shew set
tusday 21 we got slab board
mr stanton showed me the Rate from Coneticut
- wensday 22
the Towne met about the dam
- wensday 29
a day of Thanksgiving at new london
friday 31 I was at my mothers & we found Clements mare
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- The ninth moneth is November & hath 30 days
- saterday the first
ye 6 day I came from Rehobothe
7 day we met and it was discovered yt ye warant from Coneticut was left upon the file on the bay
- saterday the 8
it was wet &
- satterday 15
I was at new london about the Irons &
- saterday 22
I was preparing to goe to bostowne with Clement
we killed our swine the same day
wensday 26 Clement was married
& I was taken ill in my backe
- saterday the 29
and sabath day the 30 my wife was at new london
The 19 day mr Stantons Two daughters was married.
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- The tenth moneth is december & hath 31 days
- Monday the first
I was still ill in my backe
the celler was on fier
Elisha went to the smiths for mill Irons
the second Joseph carried the mucke out of the Calves yard
- The 8 day we had new Choice of officers
I was left free
it was agreed that ever after the Eletion should be on the first Tusday in December and
- monday the 15
I made an end of the winter hemp
Ephraim was at Averies and
- monday 22
we made an end of fething of 20 load of wood
- monday 29
we had a meeting to read the Coneticut writings
John Colver had turnips
The 30 we had a courte and I was tried
wensday 31
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