Elihu Ashley Diary Excerpt

31^st Went out to Merrells this forenoon,
returned about Twelve. Dined after which
I went down Street, went to D Barnards, saw y^e
Two Fields there. I had not been there long before
D Hoyt came along who had been at C^rt he told
us y^e C^rt was stopt, but we could not get much out
of him I went to M^r Hoyts with Barnard and y^e
Fields, but there being a large Number there the
Fields and I went over to S Barnards Tarried y^r
some Time, then went back to Hoyts tarried y^r
and took y^e Papers then went up to Jon^as, tarried
there till Eight when my Brother came Home
he told us about y^e Mobb at Springfd. he said there
was about 1500 with Jn^o Moseley at y^e Head. they
would not let y^e C^rt set upon any Establishment
and made y^e Judges and all y^e C^rt solemnly swear
that they would not take nor Execute any Comission
under Gage's. Catlin was much abused by M^r Harvey
I never see a person so altered in my Life as my
Brother was Entirely without Law, every Man left
to the Mercy of his Fellow. I came Home about
Ten and to Bed.

Septr. 1st.--After Breakfasting I went to my Dadas

tarried there but alittle while, then return^d
and went to Lt Fields to see Catlin was there but
alittle while before I was called away came home
and dressed Smiths Wound then went back again