Diary of Anna Green Winslow | Page 7

I see him. I suppose he takes the kinder notice of me,
because last thursday evening he was here, & when I was out of the
room, aunt told him that I minded his preaching & could repeat what he
said--I might have told you that notwithstanding the stir about the
Proclamatien, we had an agreable Thanksgiven. Mr. Hunt's[4] text was
Psa. xcvii. 1. The LORD reigneth,--let the earth rejoice. Mr. Beacon's
text P M Psa. xxiv. 1. The earth is the LORD's & the fulness thereof.
My unkle & aunt Winslow[5] of Boston, their son & daughter, Master
Daniel Mason (Aunt Winslows nephew from Newport, Rhode Island)
& Miss Soley[6] spent the evening with us. We young folk had a room
with a fire in it to ourselves. Mr Beacon gave us his company for one
hour. I spent Fryday with my friends in Sudbury Street. I saw Mrs.
Whitwell[7] very well yesterday, she was very glad of your Letter.
Nov. 28th.--I have your favor Hon^d Mamma, by Mr. Gannett, &
heartily thank you for the broad cloath, bags, ribbin & hat. The cloath
& bags are both at work upon, & my aunt has bought a beautifull ermin
trimming for my cloak. AC stands for Abigail Church. PF for Polly
Frazior. I have presented one piece of ribbin to my aunt as you directed.
She gives her love to you, & thanks you for it. I intend to send Nancy
Mackky a pair of lace mittens, & the fag end of Harry's watch string. I
hope Carolus (as papa us'd to call him) will think his daughter very
smart with them. I am glad Hon^d madam, that you think my writing is
better than it us'd to be--you see it is mended just here. I dont know
what you mean by terrible margins vaze. I will endeavor to make my

letters even for the future. Has Mary brought me any Lozong Mamma?
I want to know whether I may give my old black quilt to Mrs Kuhn, for
aunt sais, it is never worth while to take the pains to mend it again.
Papa has wrote me a longer letter this time than you have Mad^m.
November the 29th.--My aunt Deming gives her love to you and says it
is this morning 12 years since she had the pleasure of congratulating
papa and you on the birth of your scribling daughter. She hopes if I live
12 years longer that I shall write and do everything better than can be
expected in the past 12. I should be obliged to you, you will dismiss me
for company.
30th Nov.--My company yesterday were
Miss Polly Deming,[8] Miss Polly Glover,[9] Miss Peggy Draper, Miss
Bessy Winslow,[10] Miss Nancy Glover,[11] Miss Sally Winslow[12]
Miss Polly Atwood, Miss Han^h Soley.
Miss Attwood as well as Miss Winslow are of this family. And Miss N.
Glover did me honor by her presence, for she is older than cousin Sally
and of her acquaintance. We made four couple at country dansing;
danceing I mean. In the evening young Mr. Waters[13] hearing of my
assembly, put his flute in his pocket and played several minuets and
other tunes, to which we danced mighty cleverly. But Lucinda[14] was
our principal piper. Miss Church and Miss Chaloner would have been
here if sickness,--and the Miss Sheafs,[15] if the death of their father
had not prevented. The black Hatt I gratefully receive as your present,
but if Captain Jarvise had arrived here with it about the time he sail'd
from this place for Cumberland it would have been of more service to
me, for I have been oblig'd to borrow. I wore Miss Griswold's[16]
Bonnet on my journey to Portsmouth, & my cousin Sallys Hatt ever
since I came home, & now I am to leave off my black ribbins tomorrow,
& am to put on my red cloak & black hatt--I hope aunt wont let me
wear the black hatt with the red Dominie--for the people will ask me
what I have got to sell as I go along street if I do, or, how the folk at
New guinie do? Dear mamma, you dont know the fation here--I beg to
look like other folk. You dont know what a stir would be made in
sudbury street, were I to make my appearance there in my red Dominie

& black Hatt. But the old cloak & bonnett together will make me a
decent bonnett for common ocation (I like that) aunt says, its a pitty
some of the ribbins you sent wont do for the Bonnet.--I must now close
up this Journal. With Duty, Love, & Compliments as due, perticularly
to my Dear little brother (I long to see him) & Mrs. Law, I will write to
her soon.