Entries from Diary of Thomas Miner

The Diary of Thomas Minor, Stonington, Connecticut

1675/6

The eleventh month is Januarie and hath .31.days saterday the first The 21 the major went to Norwich I was at New London and samuell saterday the 22 monday 24 mr Richardson Cut out my Coat The Rest of this moneth I spent in the war	The twelvth moneth is februarie and hath 29 days: it being Leap yeare Tusday the first monday the 7th I came whome from the war and Tusday the 8 Tusday the 15 wee came from the meeting at New London about the souldiers going out wensday the 16the Constable Tould me yt hee was to provide 12 souldiers of this Towne for Captayne Denison Tusday the 22 the 23 is apoynted to (be) a day of humiliation Tusday 29 I was at New London they were makeing up theyr accounts with the Contrie for the souldiers the 28 day I sowed sumer wheate The 17 of februarie 1675 the souldiers were apoynted to goe forth
The 2d of march 1675 76 the papers Concerning Takeing the Townes bills for the Charge of warr came first to my hand The first month is march and hath 31 days wensday the first and it is the first yeare after the Leap yeare and the yeare of our Lord 1676 and from the creation 5625 the first day the prisoners were delivered to major palmes the 2 day wee chose Townesmen the 3 day I was at mill the 7th day Tusday the volenteers were to meet at meshunitupit and the 13 day of march they Returned wensday the 15 I harrowed in the wheate in the playne wensday the 22 was a day of humiliation through the whole Collony the garison souldiers came heare Thursday the 23 saterday the 25 and our Ladie day monday 27 wee wer to be at New London 28 wee wen to Norwich wensday 29 Thursday 30 friday 31 The 28 of march Tusday wee set forth and cam whome	the 4 of aprile Tusday wensday I went to Conecticut and came whome saterday The second moneth is April and hath 30 saterday is the first and saterday the 8th monday the 10 and saterday the 15 wee were preparing for another Jorney to the Indeans at Narraganset the 17 day to meet at Meshuntupit beeing monday and saterday the 22 wee wer at Cooeeset the 27 Thursday wee were free and Ended our business at New London saterday 29 samuell was at New London sabath day the 30 The 23d of Aprile 1676 Tho minor was 68 yeares ould
The third moneth is May and hath 31 days monday the first the 2 3 and fouerth days I was at New London and brought amonition and bread for the Expedition to the Indeans monday the Eight day Tusday the 9th wee went to meshuntuck monday the 15 wee came from providence the 16 day New London souldiers went whome Thursday the 18 I payd mr noyes 4 bushells of wheate and 3 bushells of Rie in 1-12-00 fo(r) his Rate and monday the 22 we fetched the Catle into the pastor wensday 24 a day of humiliation Thursday 25 wee washed sheep monday 29 wee sheered our sheep Tusday 30 samuell and hanah was at New London wensday 31	The fouerth moneth is June and hath 30 days the first is Thursday I was at New London samuell went to Norwich Thursday the 8 wee Turned out the oxen Thursday the 15 wee were to meet all the souldiers at steeven Richardsons house sabath day the 18 the souldiers came whome to Stoneingtone the 21 day we mowed the Litle orchard Thursday 22 saterday 24 midsummer day samuell came whome from the Armie Tusday 27 samuell went forth Interpreter to the Armie the second time wenday 28 a day of humiliation Thursday 29 friday 30 Captayne Averie and his wife was heare
The fift moneth is July and hath 31 days saterday is the first wensday the 5 day samuell came whome from the Armie sick the 8 day was saterday Captayne Denison was heare it was wet saterday the 15 wee brought whome wood the 22 saterday I fetched whome the prisoners from the Towne our son John was heare the 23d day the Armie marched of from mashantuckset the 26 day wee had all our wheat in 740 sheaves saterday the 29 our sister Sloan came we wer at plowin in the playne monday the 31 wee went to quaquatage	The 17 of Agust 1676 was Caried Away the 3 Rams The 18 day Tho sha was buried mr birchid was heare The sixth month is Agust and hath 31 days the first is Tusday the first the 2 day was a fast the 4th day I was a mill the 7 day wee put forth our Calves Tusday the 8 I hurt my back sister Averie was heare the 9 day wensday stoneingtone souldiers came whome wee had 6 sheepe killed with the wolfe monday the 14 Thomas fanning was heare to mow Tusday the 15 I was at mill wensday the 16 it was apoynted to be a publick day of Thanksgiveing over the whole Colony Tusday the 22 wensday 23 a day of Thanksgiveing 29 wensday 30 a day of Thanksgiven in the Colony Thursday 31
The seventh moneth is september and hath 30 days friday is the first friday the 8 day I carted Hay the 10 day was the Lords super administred friday the 15 I caried poles gershum Palmer was heare friday 22 I was at the County Court wensday 27 a day of publick thanksgiveing saterday the 30	The Eight month is october and hath 31 days sabath day the first sabath day the 8 wee was at yeomans about the Cow monday the 9 I tooke up the pay for the 2 oxen sabath day the 15 monday 16 I was at New London sould my oats wensday 18 I sould my bull stag sabath day 22 the 2 merchants was at mr Richardsons monday 23 we begun to Carie muck sabath day the 29 monday 30 deliverance blackman had Johns Letter The same day I received one Ancker of mallaces 6 Pound of sugar 2 quarts of Rum: of perker delivered to his sonn Jonathan 27 bushels of oats and 1/2 still due to mee from mr perker one barle of mallaces and all is Even Tusday the 31 the 30th of this moneth our Rams were brought whome
The Ninth month is November & hath 30 days wensday the first it was a day of Thanksgiven Thursday the 2d wee wer about gallops Land and manaseth came heare monday & the 6 day wee met billings with samuels steere as he was goeing to the bay and wensday the 8 the 7th day Daniel Crum and Rachell Roberts were maried wensday the 15 was a day of humilliation Thursday the 16 a great storme sabath day the 19 wee had A sacrament the 21 day I was at New London wensday 22 Thursday 23 manaseth went whome monday the 27 Aron start Junior and mehitable shaw were maried 28 a towne meeting to publisk Court orders wensday 29 Thursday 30 there was a snow fell	The tenth month is december and hath 31 days the first is friday This weeck wee killed our steere and swine I was ill in my back friday the 8 day and friday the 15 the Committee met at Norwich monday the 18 wee drove our Catle to Tagwounck wensday the 20th we met at mr Noyse his house and agreed to pay for the wine 1 s a man. 11 of us for the yeare Ensueing friday the 22 Captayne Chapman was heare Captayne dennison came whome I began to Thresh sumer wheat 23 day our dogg was shot Thursday 28 a meeting to CHose COnstables the same day I payd mr Noyse 7 bushels of wheate 35 Towards his Next yeares Rate sabath day the 31

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