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 274 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. RECORD OF EARMARKS. Hezekiah Tiffany's earmarks for his creatures are a crop of the near ear and a slit in the top of the right ear. Joshua Smith's earmarks for his creatures is two half pence on the left ear, one on the upper side and one on the under side of the same ear. The Rev, Solomon Townsend's earmark for his creatures is a hind gadd in each ear. Mr. Peleg Heath's mark for his creatures is a crop from the top of the near ear and a hole in the same ear. Philip Short's earmark for his creatures is a swallow tail in the right ear. Mark of Ellis Peck Jnr"* Sheep and Cattle is a lone Gad in the right and a slit in the left ear. Recorded Oct. 3, 1742. Barrington, April 14, 1733. "'Taken up in damage feasant and made strays by Thomas Dexter of Barrington : Two mares ; one large black mare about six years old ; no earmark nor brand, a natural pacer. The other a dark bay about seven years old ; no earmark nor brand. The black mare was prized at ;^I2 and los. and the bay mare was prized at £8." "Barrington, Sept. 9th, 1724. Taken up by Mathew Allin a stray yoak of oxen of a red color and the top of each of their horns cut off, and marked with a hollow crop on the right ear, and a half penny on the upper side of the near ear." NOTES FROM REV. PELEG HEATH's DIARY. Peleg Heath was born at Roxbury, July 26, 1700, and married to Sarah Richmond the 19th day of November, 1730. Sarah Richmond was born Oct. 31, 171 1. Peleg Heath was thirty years, three m.onths and twenty days old when he married. Sarah Richmond was nineteen years, nineteen days, and nineteen minutes old on marriage day. The said Peleg Heath is eleven years, four months, and