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 1 06 Docjiments agreed to spin to run 8 Yd? per lb., I paing her five shillings per lb. for spinning it and it is to be done by the end of May next. Tuesday, March ^th. This morning Bathurest Daingerfield got don reading through the Bible and the Newtestament, and began to learn to write 15 Ulf; I gave them Holyday this Afternoon. Saturday, April 20th. At noon I asked the Col° for a bottle of rum as I expected two Countrymen to see me tomorrow, which he verry cheer- fully gave and desired me to ask him for one any time I wanted it and told me to take them to the Howse to dinner with me. in the afternoon he, his Lady, and Daughter went over the river to ^V. Jones's in King George County. Tuesday, 2jd. At noon rode to Town, got the Newspapers and settled with M^ Porter for teaching his two sons 12 M°.' when he verry genteely allowed me £,(> for them, besides a present of two silk vests and two pair of Nankeen Breeches last summer and a Gallon of rum at Christenmass, both he and M? Porter being extreamly well satisfied with what I hade don to them. Wednesday, 24th. General Muster of all the County Malitia in Town today, at Breackfast the Col° desired me to go and see it if I pleased, But being in town yesterday I chose to stay to day with my boys. Sunday, 28th. This day came here to pay me a visit Mr Reid from Mansfield and Mr Scott from Toun and dined with me in the great house by the Col'" order, and after we hade spent the afternoon verry agreeably together they returned home in the evening. Sunday, May sth. Early this morning I went to Mr McCalley's and entred his oldest son (about 8 years of age) to writting, stayed there all day and rode his horse home in the evening. The Col° went to Newport and dinned there. Tuesday, jth. Billie ended reading through his Bible. Thursday, gth. After dinner I took the boys with me to Massa- ponacks Briges to see 56 prisoners that was taken at the late battle in North Carolina, ' among them was a great many Emigrants from Scot- land who were all officers. I talked with several of them from Ross Shr and the Isle of Sky. Freiday, ijth. Gen" Fast by order of the Congress. I went to Church in Toun but no sarmon. dined at M: McAlleys and came home in the evening. The Col° and his Lady at Mount O. Munday, 2jth. At 9 AM I went to M.' McAlleys and staid teaching his Son and sister untill dark and then rode home bringing with me i^^ Yd. Linen for summer breeches. Thursday, June 6th. In the afternoon I went to Mf Becks, when he told me that M? Battle wanted to see me and to talk to me about teach- ing her two daughters to write, upon which I imediatly waited upon her and engaged to return upon Saturd next by i pm and begin them to write but made no bargain as yet. 'Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, February 27, 1776. In the list of prisoners, Force's American Arc/lives, Fourth Series, . 63, are many Highland names.