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[left hand page] 5 Fryday 1798

Fryday Gadriu[?] en illium[sic] till 11 O'clock A.M., then
5 left it & and went as far as M Bullen's, where B [?]
dinner and tarried till 2 O'clock P.M. B arriv
ed at home at 3 O'clock P.M. Went to see
Thom. Adams after letters from home[?],
but he had not returned. Toward evening but
I picked apples. At evenings B ? at crib-
bage with Albee in order to learn him the
game. This has been the most agreeable day
since I arrived from home.

Saturday
6 Spent in the greater part of the forenoon at
Mr Adam's reading[?] his curiousities. Received
two letters from Cam[bridge?] - one from Bean[?]
& the other from Rogers. The remaining part
of the day I spent in taking off a [illegible]-
table and meanding my gloves.

Sunday Very stormy
7

Monday Still raining
8

Tuesday Foul weather. At 10 o'clock Albee
9 went with Adams after walnuts.

[right-hand page] 2 December 1798

Sunday Very stormy. All night notwithstanding the storm,
2 compelled by the influence of love I braved its vio-
lence [illegible scored out] and sought repose in the
arms of love. The night was fast, and brief --

Monday At twelve left Med[ford] for Cam[bridge]. Rode slowly
3 and arrived at C[ambridge] by half past five. Supper at
B. Went to the theatre, and the [?] offered
the most excellent tragedy. Little was mis attended
companions in all these maneuvers, Leverett[?[ rode up
with us from Boston.

Tuesday Nothing remarkable to day. Evening had no wood
4 consequently went to bed early.

Wednesday Broke my [?], I bought an otherl this occur-
5 ance the most remarkable that has occurred to day.
Thendal is gone and no Greek. Bean is for bed
and I comply half past ten.

Thursday Nothing curious[?]. Half past nine and some [?].
6

Fryday Nothing of consequence. All evening. The coffee club
7 met at my room, and spent a very agreeable even-
ing. Holbrook and Watson tarrierd till after eleven.