Dedham Historical Register, Volume 3Dedham Historical Society, 1892 - Dedham (Mass.) |
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Page 55 - A rise in blessing ! with the patriarch's joy, Thy call I follow to the land unknown : I trust in Thee, and know in whom I trust ; Or life, or death, is equal ; neither weighs : All weight in this — O let me live to Thee ! Though nature's terrors, thus, may be repress'd ; Still frowns grim death ; guilt points the tyrant's spear.
Page 11 - I have not been dry, night or day, from the third day of the week unto the sixth ; but so travelled, and at night pull off my boots and wring my stockings, and on with them again, and so continue. But God steps in and helps. I have eonsidered the word of God, 1 Tim. it. 3, endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Page 165 - He ton 6 shillings. Between 10 and 11 by that time we got home. The Forgers are discover'd. Mr. Barnard of Andover married Lydia Goff last week and din'd with us. July, 31, 1704. Capt. Ephr. Savage, Mr. Antram and I ride to Dedham, Dine there with Capt. Barber, I visit Judith. From Dedham to Medfield. There I meet Mr. Gookin, his wife and Son. Have Mr. Gookin for our Pilot to his house. Call at Capt. Mors's about an hour in night ; and he tells us of the Indians assaulting Lancaster. This was very...
Page 44 - At Providence things grew still worse; for a sister of Mrs. Hutchinson, the wife of one Scott, being infected with Anabaptistry, and going last year to live at Providence, Mr. Williams was taken (or rather emboldened) by her to make open profession thereof, and accordingly was rebaptized by one Holy man,2 a poor man late of Salem. Then Mr. Williams rebaptized him and some ten more. They also denied the baptizing of infants, and would have no magistrates.
Page 171 - ... from Doctors Comons,1 relating to Mr. Oulson and Waldo on the one part ; and Capt. Arthur Savage on the other. Received £5. a-piece ; having spent Ten Days in the Service. Mr. Gerrish thinks he must Print Elisabeth Butcher2 over again next week, though he printed a Thousand of them. 7* day, 7f 5* set out for Wrentham with Mr.
Page 159 - John Brocke called by the Church to officiate amongst them after Mr Sam. Haugh's decease at Boston, and dismissed to them from Dedham Church, was joined to them the Lord's day before y* Ordination and Nov.
Page 170 - Stanton dine with us. Capt. Dwight dies on Friday night Jany 31. Mrs. Dwight today. Friday, Febr. 7th. Col. Townsend, Sam1 Lynde esqr and I go in the Hackney Coach to Dedham to the Funeral of Capt. Dwight and his wife.1 Govr Dudley went in his Chariot. Din'd at Mr. Belcher's by his Direction, and the Coffin brought and set down at his Gate : Bearers thence, Govr Dudley and Sewall; Townsend, Lynde; Nathan1 Hubbard esqr., Kingsbury. Bearers of the woman I know not : were put into Major Lusher's Tomb....
Page 160 - March 7*- Mr. Stoughton gives Major General and my self a Meeting, as cold as 'tis, and undertakes to give Lieut. Swift notice to be here next Monday at one aclock at my House, with a discreet person or two of Punquapaog Indians. I write to Capt. Noah Wiswall to be here at the same time with one or two from Natick, with a hint of the occasion. Copy of a Letter to Mr. Joseph Webb, Clark of the Writts, March 1.
Page 181 - Friends nor physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave confine me here When Christ shall call me to appear. From this worthy couple, through their eleven children, "came a line of good men and women who have helped to make the history of Maine and to make Ellsworth memorable.
Page 170 - ... Townsend, Sam1 Lynde esqr and I go in the Hackney Coach to Dedham to the Funeral of Capt. Dwight and his wife.1 Govr Dudley went in his Chariot. Din'd at Mr. Belcher's by his Direction, and the Coffin brought and set down at his Gate : Bearers thence, Govr Dudley and Sewall; Townsend, Lynde; Nathan1 Hubbard esqr., Kingsbury. Bearers of the woman I know not : were put into Major Lusher's Tomb. Came from Mr. Belcher's when the Sun was hardly an hour high. Got home comfortably before 8. Laus Deo....