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as last year {this} time. I was
told at [?] y^t a proclamation
of independency was [carried?] down
by {the} post

July. 14. {Sabbath}.
Preached all Day at Wrentham for
Mr Bean.

July 15. Monday.
Read some. The post said News
probable {the} Yankees were lost. Saw
the [proclamation?] of independence in
Providence [paper?]. We were first
called {the} United independent States
of America in grand Congress
July 4. The Enemy have got poss-
ession of [Staten?] Island.

July. 16. Tuesday.
Read a small collection of sentences
or observations, called, "Be merry
& wise, Or a guide to [?]
[?] [?]. Very pretty.

July 17 Wednesday.
Over to Providence. [Understood?] a letter
[?] of [?] [inst.?] miscarried [?] ws {the}
reason why I was not wrote to,
& desired to come over. Mr [Whiten?]
ws gone to be innoculated. Slept
at Mr [Chickerley's?]. Mr Morril ws in