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Wednesday 14 November 1796

At eleven o'clock I went to bead. [?] by
the way I got some word from the yard during
this evening.

Thursday 15

This day I read my first [?]. Nothing
further of consequence. Twenty minutes to 11.

Friday 16

The day as usual.
Evening. At six O clock those of our class,
who were [elected?] into our the hasty pudding
club met at my room. The design of this
meeting was to be [?] onto the club
and to hear an oration and poem vale-
dictory in the opposite room. At half after
[?] O'clock were were [?] and [?]
as brothers of the hasty pudding club. The next
[busyness?] was the oration and poem by
[?] [?] and Brown. The ora-
tion by [?] was most [excellent?], the poem
by B- good.
At eight we [repaired?] to

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November [179?]

Porters tavern and partook of elegant
supper. After supper each one to the [?]
of [?] [?] & lost; and then were sung
several songs. At 10 O" we retired.

{Saturday} 17
Went to Boston; dinner at [Battles?]. Found
nothing. Rather disappointed, why I have no
better from [?] I do not know. I fear
the [worst?] of health, but hope nothing [?] than
[?].
Evening. Returned to Cambridge just at dark
and [receved?] an [invitation?] from [?]-
[?] to take coffee with him. I accepted his
invitation. After coffee several of us played
at [?] [?] almost to [?] O"C. I [wone?], [had?]
we been in earnest [?].

Sun 18
Nothing of consequence. [I?] very [?] [?] [?]
and [?] almost [?] for [thanksgivings?]
Eleven [?]