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 Diary of Samuel Cooper 321 Roxbury Meeting-House — Supp'd at M' Pierpoint's with General Ward, M' Conant.Willard of Mendam : Frost a Candidate &rc M' West' of Dartmouth, slept and Horse there. JO. At Breakfast a smart Cannonading f m the Enemy on Lamb's Dam.' call'd at M' Dennies, at Major Thompson's, at Watertown. din'd at Mr Savages, slept there. Horse at Hagar's. I Octr. Lord' s day. Went with M" Cooper my (Horse and chaise) to Deacon Fisk's. din'd there, pch'd all day Watertown. went after Service to Mr Dennie's Saw M' Martin of R. Island, slept and Horse there. 2. Monday. Went to Corporation at Watertown, din'd there, (my Horse and Ch) M" Cooper din'd at M' Dennies. I return'd. slept and Horse there. J. Tuesday. Went (my H : and ch) to Watertown Overseer's Meeting, din'd there. M" C. at M' Dennies. she with M" Dennie visited Miss Boucher. I return'd Evg. slept and Hor.se at M' Dennies. 4. Went with M" C. (my H. and Ch) in Company with M" Dennie and Boucher to Medford. din'd M' Payne's Family. saw Ellis Gray and Lady, slept at Mr Turell's. Horse there. 5. Thursday. Detain'd by Rain at M' T. I visited p. m. General Sullivan, at M' Bishop's, M' Osgood, slept and Horse at Mr T. 6. Friday. Came with M" C. to Carabridg : thro Camp at Winter and Prospect Hills, saw General Washington Lee &c at the Top of the Hill : the former obligingly invited us to dine at head Quarters, visited M" Miffling. I din'd with General W. M" C. at Col. Johonnot's. return'd to M' Savage's in Evg. slept there, and H. at Hagar's. 7. At Savages all day. slept there. H. at Hagar's. 8. Lord' s day. Went (my H. and Ch) to Watertown : rainy Fore- noon, pch'd there all day. visited M' Baker sick, spent the Evg and slept at M'' Dennies. Horse there. g. Sat out f m thence for Worcester (my H. and Ch) din'd at Baldwin's, paid for Oats. Dinner gratis, we drank Coffee slept and Horse at Cap't Freeman's Lodgings, Framingham. 10. Tuesday. Went with our dear Friends Capt F. and Lady to- wards W. din'd at Cushing's. Shrewsbury. I visited M' Sumner. reach'd M' Williams's Worcester at 4 o' Clock, saw that Family M" Royall Src well, slept and Horse there. //. Went M' Williams H ; and Ch. with M" C. to Liecester : stopt at M' Conchlyn's Door, went to Col Henshaws. all abroad but Col Jos. Henshaw. din'd with him. return'd. visited Cheese- man, More &c of Boston. visited M' Manarty : ' who spent pre- ceding Evg with us at M' W' with M' Lyman of Hatfield and M' Hub- ' Presumably the Rev. Samuel West, D.D. (H.C. 1754), minister of Dartmouth, and chaplain in the Revolutionary anny. It was he who deciphered the letter of Dr. Benjamin -Church. 'Perhaps Moriarty.
 * The position of a batteiy in Roxbury.