The frost fell last night nearly a ¼ of an inch Deep and Continud to fall untill the Sun was of Some hite, the Murcurey Stood this morning at 9 d below 0 which is not considered Cold, as the Changes take place gradually without long intermitions
a number of Indians here
Saturday 29th Decr. clear & cold. we finished laying the Intr. flower [floor] a Great nomber of the natives men women & children visited us the whole day as we Got the Blacksmiths Shop fixed they Brought their Squaw axes [1] & kittle to fix and mend for which they Gave us corn & beans Squasshes &C— one man who went out hunting to day killd a woolf & kept it for the tradors who Give as much for a woolf Skin as a Beever Skin. N. B. an Indian Stole a drawing nife. [2] took it again.