(seq. 49)

March 1800

lover. True, that one so young and in a situa
tion so very similar to my own should be thus
untimely cut off [?] moved me, yet to con
sider the helpless and forlorn vibration of a beautiful
and virtuous young woman, Mrs [S?] Wheelock. thus [suden?]
ly deprived of the object on which she had placed her
fondest hope of happiness, that the light [which?]
she had choosen to direct her [?] through the
[?] [laberinth?] of life should be [thus?] premature
ly [?] was most certainly [?], and [?]
[?] did I [?] for her affection.
[Pall?] holders [?] [?] a [?], [?] a [Rollard?] any-
self a [Elijah?] Brown, Harry Brown and one [?]. The
place of [?] ever ready four [?] from
Mr [?]. After [?] the corps in the [ground?]
set off [directly?] for Med- in company with
the Browns and [Ware?]. Crossed deaths bridge and [?]
myself [safely?] in the regions of [?] in the [?]
of the evening.

Tuesday 1 April

Wed 2
Common place matters, spent the [?] at {Captain} [Bose?]
and at [our?] house

April 1800

Thursday 3
[?] general [?] the state. Went to Med-
ing. Did busyness with Charles Hammond and [?]
Ellis. Found Kezia at Mr Ellises sick with the [?]
[?] carried her home in the [?].

Fryday
Rained most violently in the morning. Left the
north end about 10 O" AM. Set off in the [?]
for Cambridge after dinner; proceeded as far as
[Doc?] [Gerauld's?] when the spring broke from [?]
walked to C-. when I arrived half after 6 PM.
Supped at Porters, attend coffee club at [Buckman?]
[?]. Forgot to put my name into the [buttry?].

Sat 5
Nothing of consequence

Sun 6
[?]

Mon 7
Went to Boston in company with [Rogers?].
[The?] day for [electing?] of [govenor?]. Mr [Glery?] and Mr [Strong?]
candidate, Mr [L?] the majority in Boston and
Cambridge.

Tues 8
The majority of [votes?] in the [towns?] [head?] from
in favor of Mr [Gerry?].