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[gap: tear]Some Time: I reachd
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[illegible]
[gap: tear] kept Sabbath at this
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Preachd at m[gap: faded]
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[gap: faded] very [gap: faded][guess: pleaſent] Day
Monday Decr 19:
left the place about 10 [gap: faded] and [illegible] my
way, and it was a Dreadful Storm of Rain and [illegible] in it all
[gap: faded]
Farmingtown got
[gap: faded] before Sun Set
[gap: faded] very wet Lodged at E[gap: faded]h[gap: faded]
Dec.r 20
[gap: faded] at the Place
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hig
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Wedneſday
Decr 21:
[gap: tear] Indian Town about [gap: tear] the morning, and it
w[gap: tear] Cold; towards Night Stopt a[gap: tear][guess: t] one Mr Wiard's and the People were urg^ent^ to have me Stay till next Day and give them a Diſcourſe and I Com plyd; that Night it Snowd very hard, all Night— —
Thirdſday
Decr 22
it Snowd
Still Yet a great Number of People
Came together at the apointed Time
after meeting went home with one
Mr
Weſt.
Seven Day Baptiſt Preacher.
a godly man I believe a very
meek and humble man
and
well reported by his Neighbours,
his wife is a Moravian woman
by Profeſsion a Pious woman by
[gap: tear] with
them, this Night
Fryday
Dec[illegible][guess: r] 23
was with
Mr
weſt all Day Lodged with them again —
Saturday Decemr 24:
as this is their Sabbath So the People got together for meeting at their Uſu al Hour and I preachd to them as Soon as I had done Mr green
preachd, a Short Diſcourſe, and after meeting, I went back to Mr Wiards and Lodgd there—
Monday^Sabbath^
Decem 25:
People got together about 11: a great Numbr and I preachd to them twice in the evening went to M.r Mechams my good old Friend, he Came from
Weſterly and Lodgd there I was very Poorly this Night I was Trou bled with a Diſorder in my Bow els very much — —
Monday Decem 26:
was very Com
fortable this morning my Diſorder
was gone, about 10 went to
Hering^‐ton^ Meeting Houſe
Calld on
one
[illegible]
from there went to
Mr
Wooddroff[illegible][guess: 's],
and there put up my Horſe
at and went to meeting Preached to
a large aſsemble, and the People
attended with great Solemnity —
in the evening
went to See
Mr Batholomew the old miniſter of the
Place he has layd down Preaching
by reaſon of Infirmities, he Seem
ed to be a good ſort of a man— Lodgd
with
Mr
Wooddroff
Tueſday
Decer 27
after Breakfast wen^t^ on my Journey, Stopt at Letchfield a few minutes Juſt to eat at a Tavern and then Sot off again, and directed my Courſe towards New Milford; reachd the Place Juſt before night. Calld on one Mr
Balwin and Tarried there all night, and appointed a meeting 10 o:c for the next Day, this Night we had a Terrible Storm of Snow —
Wedneſday
Decemr 28:
Storm Conti
nued very Hard Yet we went to meet
ing and there was a Conſiderable Num
ber of People, went to
Mr
Tallors the
miniſter of the Place and was very
kindly and tenderly entertaind —
Thirdsday
Decr 29:
went with
M.r
Tallor to attend upon a Lecture which Mr
Ta^[illegible][guess: y]^llor had appointed Some Days before a bout 7 miles South from the Town, I preachd, and there was a Number of People got toge‐ ther, Conſidering the Deep Snow; after Service, the people were very urgen[gap: faded][guess: t] to have another meeting in the
even ing, and I Conſented, and So preachd again; and we had very Solemn meeting, the people in general were
greatly affected — after mee^t^
[illegible][guess: ing] went home with
one Mr Hitchcoc^k^ and Lodgd there, I believe the man and his
wife were true Chriſtians,
Sot up till late and then went to Bed qui^e^tly Mr
Ta^[illegible][guess: y]^llor went home this evening and I deſird
^him^ to Send word to New Preſton, that I woud be there on the next Day and give them a Short Diſcourſe towards evening,
Fryday
Janr
^Decr^ 29:
after Breakfast
returnd to N. Milford got about 12 and found Mr Tayl[illegible][guess: a]r had not Sent word to N
Preſton, and I Past by as Soon as Coud, one Deacon Hoge kins
accompanyd me, and we got there a little before Sun Set, and they gave notice to the People, and begun our Meeting in the
evening and there was a great Number of People, and they attended well, as
Soon as the meeting was done we went back again to New
Milford This Night Lodged with one Mr Camble a Seperate
Miniſter and a very man I believe, — — —
Saturday Decr 31
had a meeting at one Deacon Balwins, among
the Seperates, had a Comfortable meeting, after meeting went into Town, Lodgd at Mr
Taylor, —
Sabb
Decemr
^Janr^ 31
Preach at the Place all Day to amazing Num ber of People —
Lodgd at Mr
Hynds
whoſe
wife is a very good woman, was very
kindly entertaind, this evening two young women Came to me under great Concern of Soul
and I gave them a word of advice and Coun[illegible][guess: c]el
Monday Janr 2
left
New Milford early in the morning and
went
on to
New fairfield got there
about
10 o:c Call in at
Mr Sills the
Miniſter of the Place a few minue
^tes^ and then went to meeting, preachd
to a large Number of People, after
meeting went to
Mr Sills and Dind
and Soon after Dinner left the
Place and went on towards
Kint
Mr Sill went with me, went
thro Pe
[illegible]ſ
[illegible]ttokook, Stopt a few
Minutes at the Indian Place
but there was no Indians at home
Scarſely, and So we paſt on, got
to
Mr Bodwell about 7 in the eveng
and they Sent word all round that
Night to have a meeting next
Day about 10 in the morning
Tueſday
Janr 3:
went to meetg about 10 and had a great Number of People to Preach to and the
People attended with great Solemnity and affecti on, after meeting went to
Mr Bodwells and Din'd there, and Soon after Dinner went on my towards 9 Partners and got to
Esqr Hopkinss about 7 in the evening and Lodgd there —
Wedneſday Jan.r 4:
preachd at the red meeting Houſe, —
Thirdsday
Janr 5:
preachd at a priv[illegible][guess: a]tt
Houſe, in the Place — —
Fryday
Janr 6:
went to
Mr Knibloes in
Esqr Hopkinss
Slay, got there before noon
about 1 went to meeting
and it was extre
[illegible][guess: am] Cold, I
deliverd a Short Diſcourſe,
after meeting went to
mr Plat's and Dind there, and
than went on our way Home
to
Esqr Hopkins, got there
Juſt after Sun Set — — —
Saturday Janr 7:
was at
Esqr Hopkins all Day —
Sabb
Janr 8:
preachd here all Day, jut at night left the Place and went over the Mountain to Mr Wood's
Weeting
Houſe, and preachd there, and it was extre[illegible][guess: eam] Cold, went home with Mr Fowler in his Slay and
Lodgd there — — — —
Monday Jan r 9:
left
Mr Fowlers early
in the morning and went on towards
Pleaſent
Vally, Got to
mr
Caſe's before
Night,
Mr
Caſe was not at Home
in the evening he Came Home
and we
had a Joyful meeting he
and his Family were very well,
and his People Lodgd there —
Tueſday
Janr 10:
towards evening went to the Hollow and Mr
Caſe went with me I preachd at the Houſe of one
Mr Struit, a Young Dutchman who is under great Conviction of
Soul we had a great Number of People and very Solemn meeting we had, —
—
Wedneſday
Janr 11:
we went 8: or 9 miles Northweſt ward to one Mr
Saml Smiths and preachd there in the eveg to a Crowd of People, and they attended
e[illegible][guess: c]eeding well — Lodgd in the Same
Houſe one Mr ward brought heither in his Slay from mr
Caſe's —
Thirdsday
Janr 12:
went off very
early in the Morning towards
States bourough got there about 10 in the
morning put up at
Mr Struits
young
Mr Struit brought
^us^ here,
mr Ham Came with us in the after noon about
1 began a meeting, there was not a grea
^t^ Number of People at this time they
Came by miſtake the meeting
was appointed at evening, —
in the evening a great
Number
Came together, and I gave them
another Diſcource, the People here
are Chiefly Dutch, and I found
Some excellent Chriſtians
amongſt
Lodg'd at
Mr Struits
[illegible][guess: T]
Fryday
Janr 13:
Sot off very early in the morning towards
Pleaſent Valley, for we had appointed meeting there at 1
o'c this Day, got there juſt a bout meeting Time, and there was a great Number of
People I preachd, — after meeting I went with one Mr Newcom a Bap tiſt Brother, a man of great Riches was very kindly entertaind, Lodgd here, with much Satiſfaction —
Saturday Janr 14:
this morning
I made uſe of my Printed Notes or
Christian Cards —
[illegible] about
11 I walkd Down to
Mr
Caſe's
Mr Newcom went with me,
Spent
[illegible] the reſt of the Day
with
Mr
Caſe, he is quite a
Clever Sort of a man —
Sab: Janr 15:
preachd at the place again to a vaſt Crowd of People, and we had a very Solemn meeting many were
brought to Floods of Tears
[illegible][illegible] it was a
Sacrament with the People and I Join the People it was a Comfortable Seaſon, — as Soon as the service was over we went to a Place Calld
Oswago about 6 miles off, got there in the Duſk of the evening found a prodigious Number of People, preachd to them,
Mr
Caſe made the last Prayer I Lodgd with one Mr Plat
: Monday Janr 16:
went to a nother part of Oswago about 7 miles off, to a Baptist
meet ing Houſe, meeting began abot 1 in the afternoon, and there was a great multitude of People of
all Sorts and Deno minations, the greater part of the People Cou'd not get in to the Houſe, and we had a Solemn meeting — as Soon as the meeting was done
we went to wards Poughkeepsy, and had a meeting in the evening at one
Capt Hagmans and had a pro digious great Number of
People and the People attended with much affection —
Monday
Tueſday
Janr 17:
early
in the morning went on to
Pough keepſy and Stopt a Little while at
a publick
Houſe, and So paſt by
and went on towards the Ferry
about four miles Down the River
Mr
Caſe and
Mr Ward went with
me about a mile out the Town
and there
took leave of
me each
other in Friendſhip — and I wen
^t^ to the Ferry, there met with
mag
major Durgee of
Norwich in
his return Home from
Suſqueha nah, got over before Sun Set
&
went Down to
Mr Debois's and
Lodgd there Found them all
well except
his
wife, they were
very glad to See me, and receivd
with all kindneſs — —
Wedneſday
Janr 18:
after Break
faſt went Down to
New Windſor
Calld
on
Mr Luml Co[illegible]ling and alſo one
Mr
Cl[illegible][guess: ea]rk my old friends and ac
quaintances they were extree
[illegible][guess: m]ly
glad to See me and Stopt no more
till I got
Butter Hill where one
Mr
Joſeph Wood Lives he is an old
Diſciple indeed, we had a joy‐
ful meeting, we had not Seen
each
other in Ten Years I felt as if
I was in my Fathers Houſe
S
[illegible][guess: o]t
up till good bed Time and then
took our Repoſe for the Night
Thirdſday
Janr 19:
was at Mr Woods till towards Night, then went to meeting at mr
Cl[illegible][guess: ea]rks there were So many People they
Coud not all get in, and we had a Comfortable meeting after meeting returnd Home with Mr Wood again and S[illegible][guess: o]t up Some Time after we got Home
Fryday
Janr 20:
was at
Mr Woods again till toward Nig^ht^ again and went to New Windſor for Meeting had a meeting in one of Elders Houſe, returnd home again with Mr Woods —
Saturday Janr 21:
left Mr woods early in the Morning and on towards Malborough. Stopt at
New Windſor
Breakfaſted with
Mr
Cloſe, after Breakfaſt wen^t^ on my way got to Malborough before Night Stopt at Mr
Cl[illegible][guess: ea]r^k^s
Mr
Caſe the general Postmas‐ ter Brought me here in his
Slay from Newborough he is one of my good old Friends here I ^went^Lodgd and mr
Caſe wen^t^ home, and Lodgd with him —
Sab
Janr 22:
about 10
went to the meeting Houſe and
a Multitude of People Came to
meeting, and we had a Solemn
meeting in the evening went
to
Mr Deboiss Houſe and had
a meeting there and a great
Number of People were
toge‐
ther again I Baptized two
Children we had the power
of god
with us many were
brought to floods of Tears —
I Lodgd here,
Monday Janr 23:
in the morning went back again to Newborough and preachd there in the Church of England to a
great Number of People as Soon as the meeting was over I went up to Malborough
&
preachd in the School Houſe to a Crowded People and they atten ded with affection
— after meetg —went back to mr
Cl[illegible][guess: ea]rks and
Lodgd there — —
Tueſday
Janr 24:
went away
early in the morning
Mr
Cl[illegible][guess: ea]rk went with me. and
Mr Dayton
alſo went to wards
Wall Hill got
to
Mr Tolton's about 11 where
we were to have a meeting, a
bout 12
[illegible] we begun Meeting &
there was a Multitude of People
I had Some freedom in Speaking
this Night Stayd with
Mr Tolton
Wedneſday
Janr 25:
Held a meeting not far from Mr Tolton's in a Dutch mans H a great number of People came together again — — in
the evening had another meeting not far the Place where had a meeting in
the Day and I believe the Lord was with us of a Truth there was great
Trembling in the Congregation This night
Lodgd with one Mr Norton — had a long Converſation with them, the were Baptiſts —
Thirdsday
Janr 26:
in the
morning went away to anothe
^r^ place, about 6
miles off,
g where we had apointed a
meeting at a Dutch mans
Houſe, we got there about 11
about 12 went to meeting in
a
Barn, the Peopl
Crouded
like Bees and we had a Solem
meeting, after meeting I went
with a gentleman 2 or 3 miles
Norward, in the evening a Num
r of Neighbours Came in to
meeting tho we did not men‐
tion any meeting, and I gav
^e^ a word of
HExhortation
Lodgd here — —
Fryday
Janr 27:
Sot off in the morning and to Blooming grove, about 20 miles off got there about 5 in the
after Noon was kindly entertaind by one Mr Brewster
Lodgd there — —
Saturday Janr 28:
was at
Mr Brewsters all Day in
the evening one
Hoseah Came
to See me he is a multoe man
Reckend a Christian man
we had Some Converſation
together in Prodigious mat
ters — —
Sab: Janr 29:
preachd at the Place to a vast Croud of People and I had but little Senſe of Divine things, ho[illegible]e however,
the People attended with great attention — — towards Night went
Oxford about 4 miles off there we had an
evening meeting to a Crouded Audience and I had Some Senſe of Divene things & the People were much affected I believe Lord was with us of
Truth,— Lodgd at Deacon Little's
Monday Janr 30:
in the morning
quite early I Sot off for
Smiths Clove
Deacon Little accompanied
me, got the there
about 10 a
bout 12 we began Div
[illegible][guess: e] Service
and there was a great multi
tude of People, and I
had much free
dom in Mind and Speech and many
People were melted into
floods of
Tears, as Soon as the Meeting was
done I went Down to
Murtherers
Ch Creek got there before night
went to
Mr Woods found them all
well, in the evening went meet
ing
towards the Creek, and had
Some what Solemn meeting, af
ter meeting
went to the Creek
and Lodgd there with one
[illegible][guess: Mr –]
Tueſday
Febru
Janr 31:
went off early in the morning
in order to get over the River,
Stopt a little while with
Mr
Cloſe at
New Windſor there was no
paſsing there, and So I went to
Newborough, Breakfaſted at
M
r
[gap: omitted] and then went
to the ferry, about 11 went over
to
Fiſhkills Side, and went on
e to the Center of the Place,
got to
the
Preſbyterians Meeting Houſe
about 3 in the after-Noon, the
People Stopt me to have a meetng
on the next Day, and I went
to one
[gap: omitted] and Lodgd
there, and was very kindly
treated and entertaind, —
Wedneſday: Febr 1: 1775 —
about 11 O:C went to meeting and there was a great multi tude of People,
and had a Solemn meeting, As Soon as the meeting was over, I went on towards
the mountains, Lodgd with one Mr Judge — and was very kind ly entertaind and he Sayd, yt ever I Shoud Come there again I
Shoud make his Houſe my Home
Thirdsday: Febr 2:
went off very
early in the morning, to a Place
Calld
the Mills, there I had a meet
ing, begun about 12: preachd
in a Barn to a vast great Concorſ
^e^ of People, and the Power of God
was manifeſt
amongſt us, there
was great trebling among the
People after meeting went with
one
Mr Lawrence a
Baptiſt Minis
ter he lives in the mountains, and
I Lodgd at his Houſe, —
Fryday: Febr 3:
about 12 went to meeting, preachd to Amazing Num ber of People in the woods, and we ^had^ very good meeting the Spirit of god moved upon the
people, after meet ing went Home with Mr Lawrence, in the Evening Mr Lawrence and I went to Capt
Champlins, and we had long and Friendly Converſation together in Religious Matters, Lodgd here this Night, and was extre[illegible][guess: am]ly
we[illegible][guess: ell]
uſ'd and entertain —
Saturday Morning Febr 4:
left the Place and went over to Dover
Mr Miller went with me we got to Mr Waldos about 10: he is a Baptiſt
Miniſter of the Place, and he receivd me with Brotherly kindneſs and Love
Lodgd here —
Sabb
Febr 5
about 10 went
to meeting, and there was grea
^t^ Number
of People Got toge‐
ther, and I preachd with
much freedom the People were
affected many of 'em, after
meeting, went Down to
New
Fairfield, got to
Mr Sills be‐
fore Night, the meeting was
appointed at his Houſe, and
the People Came in So thick
there was not half Room
^enough^ for
them, and juſt as we were
about to begin Divine Service
a Meſsenger Came from the
meeting Houſe which
^is^ a mile
off and Said there was great
Number of People got together
there, and we were obligd to
remove to the
^meetg^
Houſe and when
we got there we found a great
Number of People, the meetig
Houſe was Crouded, and the
Lord gave me freedome in
Speaking, after meeting
went back with
Mr Sill and
Lodged there —
Monday: Febr 6:
in the morn-
ing went Down to a Town Houſe
of
Fairfield and there Preac
^hd;^ began about 12 and there was
a great Number of People got
together and we had a Comfortable
meeting, as Soon as the me
tetg
was over I went towards
New
Milford, got there towards Nig
^ht^
Stopt at
Mr Hindss: and
there were very urgent to have
me Stay and
have a meeting
they Pled So hard it was very
hard for
^me^ to paſs by the them,
there was one Young Convert
in particular Intreated with
Tears in her Eyes to have me
Stay they pul'd very hard
upon my very Heart Strings
and it Hard work to get
a way from them, however
I did get a way, and went
on towards
New Preſton, got
there Some Time in the eveng
put up at
Mr
Cogswells a
Tarvern and he gave me my
Entertainment —
Tueſday
Febr 7:
Sot
of very early in the morning, and
reachd to Farmington Some Time in the
Evening, put up at Elijah Wympy's found
them all well — —
Wedneſday
Febr 8,
went
off very early in the morning
and Got So far as
Mr Cornwells East Side of
the
Connecticut River
a bout
10 miles, I intended to have
gone further, but the Land
Lord
Cornwell
u
^r^gd to have
me Stay, and I Conſented
at laſt, and preſently it
was Noiſed about I was
there, and they had a Notio
^[below]n^ of haveing a meeting, and
at last I Conſented, this
was about half an hour
after Sun Set, and in about
more the Houſe was Crouded
with People. and I preached
and I had Some Freedom—
and
after meeting went
to Reſt quietly, —
Thirdsday
Febr 9:
took leave of [illegible][guess: 'em] very early in the morning, and on my way, made but little Stops
by the way, arriv'd to my Houſe
Juſt before Night, and found all my family in good State of Health,
— Bleſsed be the Lord god of Heaven & Earth for his goodneſs to me and to my Family, that he has carried me out and brought