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 3o8 Doctiments his Son in Law ' and Daughter Savage at M" Thompson's, at little Cani- bridg. Major Thompson at Connecticut on publick Service. Went to the Lines, but c'd not find D' Bulfinch as we hop'd. visited M' Bow- doin at M" Bowman's of Dorchester, found him extremely low with a Lung Fever. He had met with gt Difficulty in getting out of Boston. The Admiral [Graves] had refus'd a Pass to the Vessel he had provided for himself and some Necessaries, to Elizabeth Island. I pray'd with him. went to M" Foyes at Milton, met M" Jones; promis'd f m her an easy chair for M'' Bowdoin, M" Bowman having remov'd her own Furniture, drank Coffee at Sister Gardiner's, slept and Horse kept at Mad'" Foyes. The first Visit after the Death of dear Mother Cooper.' Saw as we were going to Bed a great Fire in Boston. Thursday. 18. Breakfast at M."" Foyes. Call'd at M™ Jones. She has sent at my Desire the easy Chair and Mad"° Foye another, call'd at M' Bowdoin's. found him a little reliev'd but still dangerous, wrote to D' Bulfinch about my Servants and Books and Furniture in Boston, heard that our Meeting House and a great Number of Houses around it were burnt, came to Head Quarters at Ro.xbury : found that the Fire ' had consum'd many Stores on the South Side the Swing Bridg, the whole Loss computed at 20 000 Sterling, the General had before taken all the Engines under his Order. The Inhabitants were not allow'd to work at the Fire in the Begining ; and the Souldiers knew not how to manage in such a Case with their Dexterity. Din'd at M" Hyslop's, with D' Chauncy and Lady ; M' Hunt, M' Adams &c. drank Coffee at Capt Segars at little Cambridg. invited in there as we came along by our dear Friends M' and M" Scott and her Sister Sally, whom we saw with Pleasure out of Boston, slept at M' S. Horse at R. Friday, ig'" May. about 10 o Clock saw our good Friends at M' Savages in their Way to Princetown. they left us at eleven. We din'd at M' Savages. Drank Coffee at Sister Cooper's, slept at S. Horse at Russell's. Saturday, din'd at M' S. slept there Horse at Russell's. Lord's day. 21. May. pch'd all day at Concord M' Emerson for me at Groton. din'd at his house, drank Coffee at Sister Coopers with B'. slep't at Mr. S. Horse at Russell's. Monday 22 Rainy day din'd at M' S. slept there. Horse at Rus- sell's. Tuesday 23 Went in my chaise in the Morning to Watertown. din'd at M''* Storer's. drank Coffee at M" Edward Greens Mrs Cooper at Mr. S. all day. slept there. Horse at Russell's. Wednesday 24'^ Went with my Chaise and Nabby to Cambridg. din'd at Mr Dennies. went to Head Quarters. M" Cooper din'd at M' S. Slept there Horse at R. 1 Habijah Savage, the father of James Savage, the distinguished antiquary. ^Mary (Foye) Cooper, step-mother of the diarist, who died at Milton in April, 1774. 3 Cf. Diary of John Tudor, p. 55 ; Diary of John Rowe, in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc. , second series, X. 92.