&c. In the evening a black man was sent up. I wrote letters to my Mother, Brother, and A. Tiebout.
   30th. Last night the Girls and Murphy, whom I mention’d for his patience, both died. In the morning a wench was sent up from Tillinghast, with a note requesting me to take particular care of her. I receiv’d a letter from my Brother and my Bible, which I had written for. Went to town in about an hour by a shorter road; din’d and sat awhile at my Father’s; got back a little after 3. Not long after 2 girls arrived. I could not help contrasting the characters of the Boatmen, who are appointed to convey the sick here, with that of the Hearse-men. I was pleas’d to see the care and attention of the former in helping the poor girls form the boat, and the “God bless you” which they with them, but the other fellows seem to glory in a disregard to Feeling and Delicacy. I versified a part of the 1st chap. of Genesis. Evening, wrote to my Mother. This morning I wrote to Dr. Young.
   September 1st. This morning we lost 2 patients—Tillinghast’s wench and the seaman who arriv’d yesterday. The latter had drunk a large quantity of saltwater, after taking and emetic at sea. The wench’s husband came to enquire for her. I dismiss’d