- Loring Thomas.
- Stone Robert R.
- Trumbull John Col
l. - Mattoon Ebenezer
Morning visit from Mr Loring of Hingham, who proposed a fishing
party at Cohassett which I accepted but without fixing the day— I spoke
of his speech in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth last
Spring, which was much distinguished. It was in favour of the Western
Railroad— He also moved Resolutions remonstrating against the movements
in the Senate of the United States, for a repeal of the bounty on the
fisheries; and otherwise took a leading part in the House— He spoke of
the abolition celebration of Independance last week at Scituate, where
the Oration was delivered by W. L.
Garrison and where he says my Letters to the Petitioners
were roughly handled— To the Anti-Slavery Societies and Abolitionists
they have given universal dissatisfaction— Mr Robert R. Stone of
Kentucky, a student at the Law School at Cambridge brought me a Letter
of recommendation from John White
one of the Members of the House of Representatives of the United States
from that State— Mr Stone first graduated at
the University of Virginia; but has been eighteen Months at the Law
School at Cambridge and is to be graduated there this year— But he is
about returning immediately to Kentucky— After dinner, I had visits from
Coll. John
Trumbull and Genl. Ebenezer Mattoon, who is
now blind, and 80 years of age. I recollected having once travelled with
him in a Stage, from Boston to Brookfield, which I thought was in Octr. 1804. but upon recurring to my diary I
found it was October 1801— We were then both in the prime of life, and I
remember yet his sprightliness and activity— He said he had rode with me
22 years ago from Boston to Cambridge, but of this I had no
recollection, and can find no trace in my Diary— He mentioned also
having been an Elector of President and Vice-President with my father in Decr 1820. Coll. Trumbull had a cane
of India bamboo which he said had belonged to John Robinson the pastor of the
pilgrims from Leyden— His mother
he said was a Robinson, lineally descended from the patriarch— He
borrowed the cane from the Son of her
eldest brother and now
living at Wilkesbarre in Pennsylvania— The Coll. said he was now going to Plymouth and Barnstable in pursuit
of his genealogical researches; and while here could not deny himself
the pleasure of coming to see me— Charles went to Boston this morning and returned home to
dine— I went up to his house at Sunset beclouded. He and his wife spent the short evening
here— Thunder and Lightening Showery day.
List of Mount Wollaston papers continued.
6. 1643. 30. May. Deed of Release and Quit-claim from William Coddington, and his wife Mary Coddington, and Edward and Margaret Gibons, to Richard Wright of 600 acres of land more or less at Mount-Wollaston now Braintry
Attested by Nich. Eastone and John Coggeshall
subjoined.
Memdum That this 9th daye of the 4th. mo: 1643: Jeremy Clarke of Aquid the Agent for W Coddington, came
before us at Boston aforesaid, and did there testifie upon his Oath that
the present writing was sould and delivered by the said Wm Coddington, and Mary his wife, in the
presence of the said M. Eastone and John Coggeshall 2 of the Magistrates
of Aquidneck aforesaid. Jo.
Winthrop: Govr.
Jo. Endecott— dep. Govr.