The literary diary of Ezra Stiles, edunder the authority of the corporation of Yale university . At II>^ Iwas at Bristol Ferry. Lodged at Mr. Wightmans 2 m. from ferry. 3. Ldsdy. I preached at Providence near half my flock being in& about that Town, Cant, ii, 2-4 & admin, the Sacr LdsSupper —and baptized Hannah Daughter of Nath & HannahFrothingham, Katharine Church Daughter of Quaum & Dutchess& Bristol & Ruth D. of Bristol & Phillis. 4. At Provid. I baptized Susanna D. of Susanna formerly Cald-well, now Snow, by David Caldwell dec* of my Newport I bapt. at Prov. Zech
The literary diary of Ezra Stiles, edunder the authority of the corporation of Yale university . At II>^ Iwas at Bristol Ferry. Lodged at Mr. Wightmans 2 m. from ferry. 3. Ldsdy. I preached at Providence near half my flock being in& about that Town, Cant, ii, 2-4 & admin, the Sacr LdsSupper —and baptized Hannah Daughter of Nath & HannahFrothingham, Katharine Church Daughter of Quaum & Dutchess& Bristol & Ruth D. of Bristol & Phillis. 4. At Provid. I baptized Susanna D. of Susanna formerly Cald-well, now Snow, by David Caldwell dec* of my Newport I bapt. at Prov. Zechariah Son of Wm. Syms & Wife of 1 Formerly a schoolmaster in Newport, from Kirkinner, Wigtownshire,Scotland. SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 9, 1779 377 my Newp flock on acc° of the Grandparent Mrs. Way who withConsent of parents adopted it-—the parents, tho in Gov, beingvicious &c. 5. Baptized privately Sarah D. of Saml Clark & Sarah hisW. in Provid. formerly of my Newp Flock. Spent Eveningwith M. Clajon aet. 54, French Secr^ to G. Gates, with whom ^.....w^cL ^iri/^. [Sketcli, by Dr. Stiles, of situation around Rhode Island, October, 1779.] 6. Left Providence. 7. At Bristol I preached to two Reg Col. Webbs & Col. Sher-burns, Gen. xlix. In Bristol from Bridge to Bridge & within oneMile square space are about one hundred Dwellinghouses of which19 burned. 9. At Rev. M Elliss inSaconet, hav^ visited round the Disper- 378 DIARY OF EZRA STILES sion of my Newport Flock from Narrag. to Little Compton. Dinedwith Gen. Cornell at Howlds ferry—visited the Encampments—Mrs. Ann Carr W ob. Aug. 9, at Mrs. Channings in Dighton. 10. lydsdy. Preached at DigMton Gal. ii. 20. & baptized publickly Ann D. of W° Channing Esq. & lyucyhis W. Also Nancy D. of James Smith of Bristol & Phebe hisWife. 11. Examined & admitted Henry Channing aet. 19, into the JuniorClass in Yale College being 3* years standing.—Went to Taunton& lodged at Rev* M Fobes of Raynham.
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