J Diary of John Narrower 107 Saturday, Sth. At noon I went to M" Bataile's and entred two of her Daughters to writting, Viz. Miss Sallie and Miss Betty and contin- oued teaching them until night, when I agreed to attend them every Sat- urday afternoon and every other Sunday from this date until 8'!' June 1777 (If it please God to spare me) for four pound Virginia currancy. Sunday, gth. After breackfast I rode to Mr Mc Alleys and teach' d his son to write untill 4 pm and then came home in the evening. Freiday, 14th. At noon Went to Jn? McDearmons and had 6 Ydf stript Cotton warped for 2 Veastcoats and two handkerchiefs all prepared at my own expence. Wednesday, igth. At noon went to snow creek and the boys and dined at the spring on Barbaque and fish. At 5 pm I went to M'.' Bat- taile and teac'd until an hour past 7. Wednesday 26tli. At 5 pm I went to W. Becks and had a short Coat cut out of cotton cloth wove Jeans. I bought the cotton and paid for spinning it at the rate of 2/6 per lb. and one shilling per Yd. for weaving. Sunday, July yth. This morning I rode to Mansfield and breackfast with M' Reid and stayed and dined with him and in the afternoon he and I rode to see the Rowgallies that was building where we met with M' Anderson and Jacob Whitely and went to Town with them to Whitelys where we Joyned in Comp^ with Mr Wright and one M' Bruce from King George, about 1 1 pm we brock up and every one went to his own home as I did. Wednesday, loth. At 6 pm went to M" Battaile's and teach'd untill sunset and then return' d home and soon after hea[r]d a great many guns fired towards Toun. about 12 pm the Col" Despatched Anth Frazer there to see what was the cause of [it] who returned, and informed him that there was great rejoicings in Toun on Acco' of the Congress having declared the 13 United Colonys of North America Independent of the Crown of great Britain. Thursday, 2^th. I imployed this morn*' and forenoon getting Lead off Snowcreek house.' ' Probably for military uses.
