Diary of Samuel Cooper 3 1 5 ig. Ji'cdiiesJciy. Return'd to Capt Freeman's Lodgings at Hollis- ton a. m. din'd with them and Slept. 20. Fast by Proclamation of Continental Congress thro all the Colonies. Mr Prentiss pch'd all day. I pray'd a. m. 21. Friday. Sat out early for Weston, call'd at D' Locke's Sher- burne at Capt Newell's, at M' Badger's Natick. bated Horse there, call'd at Col Jones and saw Miss Sally Hatch, at M, Fishers Needham : M' Barrel and Lady and Deacon Storer's Lodgings. They absent. Din'd there. Most kindly receiv'd by M' Fisher and Family. He accom- panied us p. m. to Weston. Drank Coffee at Mr. Woodward's, slept at S. Horse at Hagars. found Brother Thomas ' at Mr Savages, who had been there f'm Thursday Evg. the 13th. a Week. 22. Saturday. M" Cooper went with Mr Rea in my Chaise and Horse to Cambridg. She din'd at Col Johonnot's Lodgings, and return'd in Evg. I din'd at S. we slept there. Horse in his Stable. B Thomas went to live at Widow Hagar's. 23. Lord' s day. M" Cooper and I din'd at Mr Lawrence's.' I pch'd for him all day. he pray'd p. m. 24. Monday. I went with M' Rea to Cambridg. met Capt Free- man by Appointment at Watertown. Went with him to General Wash- ington's, saw him, General Gates, M' Reed. Din'd with Cap't Free- man at Col Johonnot's Quarters, procur'd a Place in the Army and Cloathing &c for B' Thomas. Return'd in the Evg. we slept at S. Horse at Hagar's. 25. Tuesday. At home all day. slept at S. Horse at Hagar's. Tommy went to the Army. 26. Wednesday. At home. Miss Usher and my Wife went p. m. to M" Baldwin's and drank Coffee, slept at S. Horse at Hagar's. 2y. Thursday. Merciful Rain. at home all day. slept at S. Horse at Hagar's. 28. Friday. Went with M'^' Cooper in our Horse and chaise to Con- cord, call'd at M' Hubbard's, din'd at M' Beton's. drank Coffee on our Return at Capt Brown's slept at S. Horse at Hagars. 2g. Sat out with my Horse and chaise after Dinner for little Cam- bridg. We Slept, and Horse there. 30. Lord' s day. Went after Breakfast to Watertown. I preach' d there both Parts of the day. We drank Coffee and Din'd at D. Fisk's. I pray'd at Funeral of — return'd to M' Dennies by Sunset. Slept, and Horse there. Wak'd by i "Clock in the Morn? with Cannonading all round the Lines and in the Harbour of Boston, saw George Tavern in Flames. Cannon and small Arms continu'd till 5 "Clock, with but few slain on either Side.' ' Thomas Cooper, a younger brother of the diarist. 2 At Lincoln. ^Cf. Diary of Ezekiel Price, in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc, 1863-64, p. 201 ; Paul Lunt's Book, ibid., 1871-73, p. 196 ; Diary of Benjamin Boardman, ibid., 1891-92, i. 400 ; Frothingham, Siige of Boston, p. 230.
