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- The first moneth march & hath .31. days
- sabath day the first
and in the first after the leap yeare and from the Creation 5617
and the yeare 1668 and the 20th yeare of the reinge of our lord King Charels the second
the 6 day Thomas Tracie and leaffingwell was heare
the 7 dai I branded 2 Coults
I sowed hemp & pease in the orchard
- sabath day the 8 day
- sabath day the 15.
The 13 I was at mr palmes
I had A barell of mallases [molasses]
wensday the 18 we made an End between Jossepth & Marie Averie
monday the 30 day I ffecthed [fetched] my wifes mare
and 26 day Thursday we trained
fryday 31.
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- The second month is April & hath 30 days
- wensday the ffirst
we sowed pease in the plaine & wheate:
the 7. day we had a towne meeting
- wensday the .8
I gardned
the .9 day I mended the Brige & was at Tagwoncke
The 14. day it snowed and
- the 15 day being wensday
ye 16 day we plowed ffor segamoot in the plaine
The 20 day mr Brewster and mr star was heare
I marked the red mares Coult
- wensday the .22.
I sowed fflax
the 23 I was with mr noyce to pay him it was wet.
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- The third moneth is May & hath .31. days
- ffriday the first
Thursday I was at black hall [a coastal town west of Stonington]
John came hither
- ffriday the 8.
the 11 day I was at norig [Norwich] and burnt my bill:
the 12 day John went Away
I was to goe to the Court
the 14 day was the Electun [election]
- ffriday the 15
The 17 day I was sicke
the 22 I was at Courte the being ffriday
monday 25 I came whome [home]
the 30 day I paid thee firkin of buter to badcok
sabath day 31.
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The 22 of June 1668 Ephraim his son was borne.
- The fourth moneth is Jun & hath 30 days
- monday the ffirst:
The 4 I came from new london
the same day I received 3 letters ffrom bristoll &
- monday the 8 I was caring wood
the tenth I was lookeing horses
- Monday the 15
hanah went to Tagwonck
The same day was a towne meeting to Chuse a Constable
Thomas wheeler was Chosen my lot drawne and
the 18 day we ended all about our ffarmes
agedowset his five ackers [acres] laid out and he and I exchanged
- monday 22.
the 23 day I was branding horses
24 day my wife came whome sicke ffrom Tagwouncke
- monday 29
I had mowed most of my orchard
Tusday the 30 I was to go to New london
we Killed the catle.
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- The fifth moneth is July & hath 31 days
- wensday the first
Thursday mr hill was maried the second day
- wensday the 8.
I was at Crandals mill
ffriday the .10. we had our ffloore laid
I had ffouer loads and halfe of hay in the baren wee wer [sentence unfinished]
Tusday the 14 Cap denison nehemiah palmer & Tho minor was Chosen to make the Contrie Rate and lists
the 15 day we made the Contrie Rate being wensday
the 17 day I was at pocatuck [Pawcatuck]
the 20 day monday Josepth had Twentie six shillings of wamppum and
- wensday the 22.
23 I had 2 load of pease into the barne
the 25 day saterday we had all our oates & pease into the barne
Rachell mason was heare
wensday 29.
Tho bell came to worke my wheat came all downe
ffriday 31 I was at badcoks
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- The sixth moneth is Agust & hath 31 days
- saterday the ffirst
we tooke all our fflag out of the water
the ffifte day wensday I was at Crandals mill
- saterday the 8.
Crandall and his wife was heare we had Ten load of hay whome
monday 10 I went to bostowne with the oxen
- saterday the 15
monday the 17 I came whom from bostowne and
- saterday 22
I ffecthed the litel Reeck with the 2 steer:
and The 27 we had ale our hay whome.
28 we gathered aples
- saterday .29.
I writ letters to Bristoll
monday 31.
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- The seventh moneth september & hath 30 days
- Tusday the ffirst
saterday the 5 we set up the place for to put corn in
monday the 7 we gathered hops
- Tusday the 8
Thomas perke was heare
The 11 I was at new london
- monday the 14
the Towne meeting about parkers land
- Tusday the 15.
the 17 day I was at the Courte
saterday I came whome
- Tusday 22.
the Jurie was discharged
Thursday the 24 was our Traing day: 36 was ffined
when we came to the Top of the greate hill we met Thomas perk and his sonn Thomas perk and Robert holmes it Rained
and wensday the 30 we made an End of carring of indean corne
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- The eight moneth is october & hath 31 days
- Thursday the ffirst
the secon day wee chose deputees p’fected our list:
mr Richerdson discovered Captaine gookin his horse
- the 8 day
John his wife and Children was heare
my wife and I was at london and let the Catele to John keny
- Thursday the .15
ffriday the 16 John & the Rest went away
the 7 day of this moneth John ffish was hurt and
- Thursday The 22.
I make an End of Shuflin in the yard
the 18 day mr Thorneton Taught heare
- thursday .29.
we wer to traine
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The 16 day of November 1669 Thomas park Junior ffetched a barell of sider and one bushell of apples that was the Just sume ffor the house building
- The ninth moneth is November & hath 30 days
- sabath day the ffirst
The 4 day we delivered the mares to nathaniell Cooper
- sabath day the 8
mr noyce came whome
the 9 day I sent to John and
- sabath day the 15
the 16 day we broke our wheel Caring muck
the 17 day we gathered Turneps we had bushels
wensday the 18 was A day of Thanksgiving
- sabath day 22
the high Tide was
- sabath 29
mr noyce apoynted the 30 day of december to be a day of ffasting and debate being wensday month and
munday the 30 we laid out 300 ackers of land ministrie
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- The tenth moneth is december & hath 31 days
- Tusday the ffirst
we laid out 200 ackers of land for the ministry
The third day the 2 snow and Elisha Cheesbroughs son was borne
the 6 day my wife ffell of the mare at the Cart brige
the 7 day we looked land
- the 8 day Tusday
I was at the Captaines and gallops
- the 15 day tusday
the 3 snow I begun to thresh and
wensday the 4 snow my sons went to new london
- Tusday the 22.
I was at new london
Thursday 24 I arested shumatuck
26 day williams was heare
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- The eleventh month is Januarie hath .31.days
- ffriday the ffirst and
- ffriday the eight
I tooke up my bay horse
The 13 day mr noyce Captaine and his wife was heare
the 14 day Ephraim and marie was heare and ffecthed wood
- the ffifteen ffriday
The 20 day wensday The meeting was at our house
- ffriday 22
The snow melted all away
the 23 day we ffecthed wood
- ffriday the 29 and
sabath the 31.
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- The twelvth moneth is februarie .28. days
- monday the ffirst:
this is the yeare of our lord god 1668 from the Creation 5617
and the first after the leap yeare: and The 20th yeare of the Reinge of king Charles the second
the 2 day a towne meeting about mr Richarson building upon marshall wights land
the same day I was Chosen Towne Treasurer
the third day I was at london and paid the marshall
- the 8 day monday
we wer laing out an acker of land at beaporton
the ninth day we sent 4 gallons of oyle to goodwife Cheesbrough
- the 15 day
I was with mr noyce at london
- monday 22
the 24 I was at poquatuck with mr noyce
The 25 day Thursday mr Richardson cried out murther
The 27 day I was at new london
sabath day 28
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