Archive:Mayflower Descendant, Volume 1

Parker, Frederick Wesley, "The Diary of Jabez Fitch, Jr.," Mayflower Descendant, Volume I (1899), pp. 36-42, 100-105, 178-182, 240-245.

[p. 243]

"[1757] Sunday May 1st was a Vary Sower Cold Morning--after we

Had Eat Som Milk we Set out Soon Traveld Down into ye

Desolate woods after a while Came by a Pond then to a

Tavern Drinkd a Dram and Set of again in ye Rain after So

Long a time Came to ye widdw. Seggecks where our Teem

Left us Then I Set out with a Small Party Forward &

Traveld to Capt. Collis in Canaan Drinkd a Dram Then

went To Mr. Fanals Thinking it To Have been ye Tavern

there we Got Some Directions and Found ye Tavern--

There I Se Docr. Lee He Told me yt Mr. Stanton Had Movd

away Into Sheffield--after Some time our Compy. came Up

I Got Some Victals and Set out & went to Major Whitnies

there Lit of Capt. Fitch & Lt. Huntly Eat Some Supper

& went to Bead Lodgd Alone Slept Vary Comfortable--

ye 2nd In ye Morning we Recd. our Arms Eat Some Break-

fast and our Men went off Then Capt. Fitch & I staid &

Drinkd a Dish of Tea and Had Some Discorce with ye

Majrs. Family and we Came away I went in at Mr. Fanels &

Got My Pack yt I Left there ye Last Night--This Day My

Back Felt Like Some old Hors yt Had Ben Gauld with a

Saddle &c--Now we Came to Robenes & Had a Waggon

Provided to Help Us along Then Pride & I Drinkd a Mug

of Flip & went of Soon Crosd ye River and went into Sals-

berry I went with ye waggon up to Reeds in Salsberry where

I went to Dinr. with ye Officers Eat Some fried Meet & Eggs

Then Set out and went Down to ye Read Hous where

Capt. Slap Se Somany Garls--

Then we went according to our Directions by ye Red Hous

then By the Barn then about 10 Rods and over a Small

Bridg then By a Little House & by a Stake & out of Con-

necticutt into ye Oblong Then we went about 2 Mile To

Smiths a Tavern & Set Them to Fidln. & Dansing . . . "

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