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Jeremiah Bumstead Diary 1724

1724 (Find the pirate incident!)

Jan 2 Ye Church Saxton, Hays, buryed.  Mr. Ill, the varnisher's son's
wife dyed, and buryed ye 5th day.

Jan 7 About ye 7 or 8 Mr. Ebenezer Clough died.

Jan 8 Mr. Elisha Cook sett saill for England, in Bansow, as Agent for
New England.

Jan 9 On ye 9, Mrs. Henchman, at ye north, died very suddainly.

Jan 26 Mr. Dyer, ye Smith, took ye oversight of the boys.

Jan 28 Quarter night at our house.  Gathered 4-5-0.  Besides Storys,
Cunninghams, & Steaven's part. 6 s.  I took for Mrs. Eaton.

Feb 1 On ye 1 Mr. Valintine, ye lawyer, hanged himself, att home, in his
upper chamber, with his sash.  Mr. Harris, minister, and Mr. Auchmutty,
giving oath of his disstraction, he had a funerall, and was buryed in ye
Church yard on ye 4 day of ye month.

Feb 2 On ye 2 Mr. Prince baptized Mr. Edward Bromfmield's first child,
named Edward, it being ye grandfather's name also.

Feb 5 Mr. Hull Abbot was ordained att Charlestown.  Mr. Broadstreet only prayed ye first prayer, and that in ye Deacon's Seat.  Mr. Abbot preacht from Mathew 28 & 20 and then Mr. Thacher of Boston prayed, & Ddr. Mather gave ye charge, & with Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Thacher, Mr. Sewall, laid on hands, & Mr. Wadsworth  gave ye Right hand of fellowship.  On ye 5 after 9 att night, Mrs. Cutts was delivered of a girl.

Feb 6 Brother Holbrook's son came.

Feb 13 I bought a hogshead of oak coal, att 6 d.; it held 8 1/2 bushels;
and one hogshead ye beginning of winter; 2 in all, this winter, and 3
cords of oak wood, att 16 & 10 d. on ye wharff last August, on ye 10
day; & since one load of wallnlut 4 foot length of a Country cart, for
10 s.; & one on ye 4 of March; next another load of same 1 s. & about ye
beginning of April following 1/2 a cord of white oak att Mr. Wentworths
for 11 s. home.

Feb 23 Mr. Dupe, ye cooper, took ye oversight of ye boys.

Feb 27 Mr. Cutts sailed for England.

Mar 1 Quarter night att Deacon Williams.  Mr. Prince preached from Acts ye 10 & 4.  55 pd. gathered.  I took for 4 viz:  Lery, Willoughby,
Croxford, & Keys, 9 s a peece.

Mar 2 I was chose this month, ye second time Tythingman.  Old Madam
Lilly dyed this week.

Mar 3 David Masson buryed, & Madam Lilly this week.

Mar 5 On ye 5, Brown buryed...ye Joiner.

Mar 17 Mr. Waldron came home from ye bay.

Mar 19 Mr. Thing dyed, that kept the Star Tavern (Hanover St. Corner of Link Alley).

Mar 22 Mr. Winburn took ye over sight of ye boys, & offers to do it
wholly for 10 pound a year.

Mar 30 Mr. Vincent ye weighter dyed.  (This was Mr. Ambrose Vincent.   He died suddenly in the street, falling down as he was returning home from
a visit.)

Mar 31 Cuzen Hubbard came.  Old Mr. Nicholls, Joiner, dyed.

Apr 9 A ship from London, one underdown, 6 weeks passage from thence, & news of Mr. Elisha Cooks' arrivall there, in 28 days from hence.  About ye 9 or 10, Old Mr. Fisiher died.

Apr 10 On ye 10, ye morning about 5, Old Mr. Connabell, ye joiner, dyed and buryed on ye 13 day, aged 74 years, 3 months 15 days.

Apr 14 One Mr. Bassett ordained att Mr. Coleman's Church to go to South Carolina.

Apr 21 Hope Foster hanged himself on ye stairs of his cockloft, with a
bag round his neck under ye rope, early in ye morning, and was buryed
privately ye same night. Our Quarter night att Jon. Willetts, I took for 2, 5 s a peece.   4-3-0 was gathered.  Story, Adams & Cunningham wanting then. This Spring I had my gray coat turned, he finding all (that is Mr.
Tinne) & on ye 29 my sutte of Devonshire Kerrsy; ye coat making 25 s, & 8 doz of buttons att 1 s...8 s for coat & breeches & briches making 6 s
& 3 s for 2 leather pocketts in each side, & 10 s for ye jackett making
& 1 s 2 d shalloon for knee strings; ye whole at Mr. Tinny's 4-7-2; & I
paid him in money 1-3-2, day 29 which was what was then due to him of
4-7-2.

May 3 On ye 3, ye Reverend Mr. John Leveritt, Vice President of Harbard Colledge, having went well to bed was found dead in ye morning, being Sabbath day; & buryed on ye 6 day at Cambridge.  On ye 3, pirate Sloope was brought in by some captive men that rose and toast ye master mate over board, & knocked down Phillip's & Burrill"s heads were brought to Boston in pickle.

May 7 On the 7th of May 1721, I took ye oversight of the boys, & it is
now 3 years since.

May 10 Justice Loyd dyed; buryed on ye 15.

May 22 Uncle Whetmore dyed.

Jun 1 On ye 1 Mr. Thear preacht ye artillery election  Sermon, from
Timothy, "Fight ye good fight of faith."

Jun 2 On ye 2, Rose Archer, & White, 2 piratts hangd att ye ferry.  Mr.Webb wallkt with them & prayed thare; their death flagg was set on the gallows. Jun 6 Mr. Jonathan Jackson promised 8 pound more towards printing againe ye Book of forgiveness.

Jun 7 Quarter night att Deacon Williams'.  Mr. Wadsworth preacht from
Titus 3 & 8.  53 pound gathered.  I took for 4, viz: Croxford & Keys,
Lery & Willoughby, 9 s a peice.

Jun 8 My wife and Jery & Betty, David Cunningham & his wife, & 6 more, went to ye castle to Governors Island, & to see ye piratte in Gibbits
att Bird Island (Bird Island was a considerable island when the country
was first settled and was so probably at this time, but 70 years later,
1794, it had so worn away by the action of the currents, that it was
only visable at low water.  It has long since entirely disappeared.  It
was but about one mile from Long Wharf). Jun 12 Informed Mrs. Cutts & Mrs. Waldron of paying 10 pound a year.

Jun 24 David Cunningham dyed in ye afternoon, of a fever, about 9 days
from his being first taken; & buryed on ye 26 day; carryed on ye byer.
Jul 1 Noah Hubbard took his first degree.

Jul 2 Mr. Baxter preacht ye Lecture from Proverbs 16.  16 former part.

Jul 8 Pictures covered.  Jery's bed brought.

Jul 21 Mr. Moody of York was here, having been att Providence ever since ye Election, and going homeward this day.

Jul 25 Mrs. Cutts left our house and moved to fort-hill, att Mr. Gales.

Aug 4 Mr. Walldron sailed for Curraso.

Aug 11 Mr. Sewall was chosen to be ye president.

Aug 22 28 Indian scalps brought to Boston; one of which was Bombazens, and one Fryer Railes.  (result of the expedition against Norridgewock under Col. Moulton).

Aug 24 Mr. Lackey took of Wheler their end of ye house att 10 pound a
year.

Sep 4 Mr. Balys widow died aged 59.  Mrs. Thatcher, of Milton dyed about this time.

Sep 16 A letter from Dr. Callamy.  (Dr. Edmund Calamy of London, author of "Non-Conformist's Memorial," he died June 1732 at his residence in Old Palace Yard).  Sep 20 Governor Gurdon Saltonstal, of Connecticutt, dyed suddenly.   Oct 5 Cuzen Jepson's wife dyed about 5 a clock in ye morning, aged 48 years.

Oct 6 Old Mr. Lackey dyed aged about 83 or 84.

Oct 13 Cuzen Winsor Sherrod dyed of a consumption, and buryed on ye 16. He was between 22 or 23 years of age. Oct 15 Capt. Francis Parnel, Lieut. Collonel of ye Troop, dyed. Oct 20 Quarter night at Zackery Thears'. I took for 2, namely, Eaton & Keys, 7 s a peece.  Ye gathering was 5-3-0.

Oct 21 Mr. Cary, ye brewer, dyed, & Mr. Briggs son.  On ye 18 of this
month, 1722, dyed Cuzen Wells of Brantry; and his wife on ye 25 of this
month 1724, he under fifty, she above.

Nov 5 Thanksgiving.

Nov 22 On ye 22 a fier broke out about sunsett on ye other side of mill
bridge, next to Mr. Jackson's, carpenters, but soon stopped.

Nov 23 A great storm at S.E.; did a great deal of damage to ye vessels
at ye Long Wharff, in breaking their heads & starns. Nov 24 Mr. Turing ordained att Mistic. (Mr. Ebenezer Turell, who married a daughter of Dr. Colman of Brattle St. Church).   News came this month of David Bassett's death in ye West Indies.  He & another.  Their throats were cutt on board his vessel when asleep on ye hay on ye quarter deck, in ye day time, 17 Aug. last.

Dec 5 Jery's Mrs. brought to bed of a second child, a son.

Dec 6 Quarter night att Deacon Williamses.  Mr. Foxcroft preacht on
those words in Acts "It is more blessed to give than to receive."  A
dark and dirty night.  The Company fell short of their number, but the
gathering, notwithstanding, was 54 pounds 16 s 9 d.  Ye objects of
charity were now 115.  I took for 4 viz., Lery, Willoughby, Croxford, &
Keys, 9 s each.

Dec 8 I bought 2 piggs, 146 weight, att 4 1/2 d, & a shilling over in ye
whole; which came to 2-15-9.  And of ye same persons att Bellingham 2
bushells of Indian meal att 6-6. 0-13-0.

Dec 11 David Cunningham's widow married to David Norton, Ship Carpenter.

Dec 13 Mr. Sewall preacht his first sermon on ye 22 Psalm & 24.

Dec 24 I paid Mr. Wentworth in money 1-5-10, att my shop, it being ye
whole of what I owed, or remained due to him for wood this winter.