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The Life of the People
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Grand Master, Presided in the Chair, went from thence at 9 to Sup with Mr Chue, who had a Company Gentn to Spend the Evening with him, we had a Very Grand Supper, where Very merry and Broke up about 3 in the Morning.

October 6th. Went to the Ship, and from thence to Mr Weatherheads, and to Change, had an Invitation to dine with Some Gentlemen at Mr Richardson's in Cambridge, we where abt 15 or 16 of us in Company, all Rhode out, in Chairs. Drank Plentifully Toasted the Ladies Singing &c. abt Dusk the Evening returned to Boston, and Spent the Evening at Capt McGlaughlin's with some Ladies at Cards.

October 7th. Young Mr Tho Leechmore waited of me, and Invited me to dine with him at his Father's Mr Leachmore Surveyor General of America, which I promis'd to do. Agreeable thereto Mr Abraham Wendell who being also Invited We Went to Geather, where very Kindly Received, and Introduced into the Company, where where Several Ladies vizt Miss Leachmores, the three Miss Phips, Mis Lucie, Peggy and Beckie, Miss Brownes &c. &c. &c. after dinner were Very Merry, Past the Evening with some Friends at Capt Stewarts Lodgeing.

October 8th. In the morning went to the Ship to see how the workmen went on and what was wanting, went to the Several Tradesmen &c. at 11 went to Weatherheads, from thence to Change, Dynd with Some Friends at Capts Lodgeing, from thence went to Capt Wendells, where they had not done Dinner Sat down with them to a Desart Sundy. Fruit &c. and Drank Glass wine and Spent the Evening with abt 20 Worthy Gentn at Weather Heads haveg Contracted a Large Acquaintance, was not at a Loss for Compy as long as there, which made my Detaimt there Very agreeable.

October 9th. Went to the Ship and haveing Orderd the Needfull, from thence to Weatherhead and to Change, from thence home, where found Mesrs John and Abram Wendell Waiting for me to Go and Dine with Mr Edmund Quincey, which we did where Dynd also Miss Tenny Wendell, and Miss Betsey DeBuke, with the Family, Mrs Quinceys and her two Daughters, after Dinner Playd Several Tunes upon the Harpsichord, and Miss Quinceys did the Like, Mr Chief Deputy Collector, Invited me to go to the Consort of which he was a Member, I went accordingly, the Performence was as well as Could be Expected, it Consisted of One Indifrent, Small Oargon, One Base Violin, One German Flute, and Four small Violins, Spent remaing the Eveng with Capt Maxwill.