1790. June 17. Air. Foster sleeps here. Informs that Esquire Hussey departed this life yesterday, at 7h. p. m. in prison.
  18. Burial of Esquire Hussey.
  19. Mr. Ballard went to the Hook to a meeting of the Proprietors of Unity. Calvin Edson was drowned in this river this night; he attempted to cross it nd it is supposed he fell asleep and fell over board.
  20. We received a letter from Brother Barton of the 13th inst., which informs that my dear sister Debby Davis departed this life the 8th, and was interred the 10th. She has left a husband and seven children to mourn the loss.
  21. Mr. Town and Mrs. Barton went to Judge Boman's office; she took administration on her late husband's estate. Mr. Edson was drowned 21st inst., and taken up this morn.
  22. Mr. Ballard went to Mr. Carr's to a meeting to chuse juriors. Mr. Carr and Mager Goodin chose for Grand jury; Capt. Page and Andrew Goodin for Petty, etc.
  23. Brother Ebenezer's infant deceased this day.
  July 4. Mr. Seth Williams drank tea here.
  5. Capt. Stackpool [of Winslow] here,- informs that Sherebiah Town expired last evening, between 11 and 12 hours; he is to be interred to-morrow; the Capt. allso informed that a Mr. Lues was killed by a limb falling of a tree; that a man at Penobscott hanged himsef and another at Boston shott himself.
  6. I left home early, bound for Pownalboro; Mr. Ballard, allso. We went on board Leut. Pollard's boat; stopt at Pittstown; got to Mr. Hatch's where we took lodgings during the coart's setting. Went into coart, afternoon.
  11. Sunday. At Pownalboro. Went from Mr. Hatche's after meeting to Mr. Kider's at Eastern river.
  13. We came to the coart house. Saw Melone receive the punishment which the coart inflicted at 8 hour morn; then returned to Mr. Hatche's. Paid our reckoning and sett out for home. I wrode Mr. Pollard's horse. We dined at Mager Smith's. Called at Mr. Bullin's and Mr. Jackson's. Arived home near sun sett.
  18. Old Mr. Pitts drank tea here.