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Fyday 17 October 1788
Fryday Spent the night in complne[?] 17 [illegible]
Sat Toiled in elisium till after dinner. 19 Saturday 20 Nothing
November 1, 1790 Thursday Left Medford and arrived at Cambridge. 1 Adams was with me. Albee came down with us to take chaise back. Nothin of [any?] significance happened on our journey. On my arrival I found that the person, who had my key was out of town and had left no direction concerning it, of course then I could not into my room at the door, but was forced to enter it, theirf like, at the window.
February Warden arrived, and he oepned my door. 2 Albee got into town and as is oft, from November 1790 February Boston where he slept last night. Set off 2 for Medford nearly twelve. The whip was left, Adams says, by me. By Albee I sent a[sic] egg to Battle, of whom I had borrowed it in June last. Unwell. Evening Townson was in my room till after [s/illegible/s] seven, which was disagreeable as I wished to study. Saturday 3 This day commenced as student and studyed[sic] as much as I ought. In the afternoon, went to Boston in order to purchase a blank book for a manuscript, this I did of Mr Nanerede giving him for it S 3 pen. I also purchased a penknife. Wet weather. Half past ten. Evening - By the way, to day I demolished a tumbler. Sunday Tarried at home. After meeting in the afternoon 4 I was visited by Samuel Bolton, who remained with us till prayer time. Thzoi [Greek word?] occupies to (s/)much of (/s) many of my thoughts. This day studyed[sic] very hard. After 11 o'clock
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Monday 4 Novem 1790
Mon 5 pm Bean is not come in I have doubts [illegible text] in his ability to get money sufficent to pay his bills.
Mr. [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] absent from [illegible text] who is my all. My heart revolts from the idea of a seperation. Oh heavens what change! from [illegible text] in the arms of love, to be [illegible text] down to dull dry mathematics.
[illegible text in margin] Bean arrived just at the time in which all hands were at the mouths of the den of victuals; in good spirits tho laboring under the disadvantage of the want of money. [illegible text struck out]
An company till half after ten. [illegible text struck out] aff haft eleven.
[Tues?] Nothing of any very great importance. 6 Bean has engaged a school at [illegible text] and he shall now take the one, which he had engaged in [illegible text] & shall in all probablity com mence muster, which will form a new era in my life. [illegible text] & [illegible text]
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7 November 1790
Wednesday 7 Wrote a very long letter to [illegible text]. Went [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] [E. Perry?] together with a book [illegible text] the [illegible text]. Mr. [illegible text] left his [illegible text] at [illegible text]. Evening [illegible text] cannot bill eight; [illegible text] then a [illegible text] company; at a little half nine the room was [illegible text]. 20 minutes to 12.
Thursday 8 This day 3 [illegible text] declaimed in publick [illegible text] was most [illegible text] by [illegible text]. One week [illegible text] me [illegible text] [illegible text] [?] 42 01 et [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] half [illegble text] [illegible text]. But by the way the [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] this evening.
Friy 9 Been to [illegible text]; endevored & [exchange?] [illegible text] [illegible text] but with no success; exchanged [illegible text] & for new in [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text] [illegible text]. Bought a silver thimble, whose [illegible text] was [illegible text]. Our new coffee club [illegible text to end of sentence] at [illegible text] - [illegible text] where something was [illegible text], which [illegible text] me to suppose that [hence?] [illegible text] [illegible text] & [illegible text] [illegible text] [Virginia?] to 142 01. Even. twelve O clock. [illegible text to end of sentence]
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10 November 1796 Saturday 10 AM
[?] [?] [?] , and saw [Belry ?], his bright eyes with radiant flame shot lightening to my soul. But powerful as was their [sway?] yet they were not sufficient to efface the [?] of [?] [?] [?] . Evening, Rogers [?] [?] & [?] [?] ate walnuts at my [room ?]. I was this [over?] informed by [?] thus there [were?] twenty of an [?] taken in to the hasty pudding club among whom were [Bean ?] and myself.
Sunday 11 Mr [Preslap ?] preached. Nothing of importance. The themes all come out; mine lacks the [?] [?] [?] .
Monday 12 The day passed as usual. In prayers at night I [?] and [?] who it seemed [?] [?] [?] from [?] [?]. After prayers I accompanied him to [Potters ?] and had his horse put up. From thense we went with [?] and Bartlet to their loggings and
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Monday 12
took supper. In the [?] [?] I returned to my room, in which I had been but a [?] moments when {Captain} [Brastow ?] came in [?] from our house; he informed that all our people were well. After the {Captain} had retired I went to [Sams] room where I found [?] and several others, who seemed desireous to play a game of [?]; accordingly we sat down and played till twelve o'clock. On settling I found that I had wone 37 cents. I left [?] with [Sams], with whome he [?].
Tuesday 13
[?] left town at nine o'clock. [At ?] five o'clock PM I set out for Waltham on [?] horse, after a book. On my arrival I found that the book was at [?] [?] and accordingly I called and took it as I came back.
Wednesday 14
[?] [?] in the [?]. Not able to study much in the evening by reason of company
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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 valedictory 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 oration by [?] was most [excellent?], the poem by B- good. At eight we [repaired?] to
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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 [?]
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19 November 1798
Monday 19 Nothing of conseqence occurred. In the evening I attended [as?] [?], [as?] a member of our class, to consult concerning a masquerade. It was determined to meet next thursday night at the schoolroom. I am doubtful whether I shall join it. Thanksgiving is nigh, to [?] that [At?] were [nyher?]. Nine O'clock
Tuesday 20 Been before their [infernal?] [?], who very much wished to make me a [?] by giving information concerning that which I [nearly?] [?] had no knowledge. They [?] me to inform them who it was that [?] [?] last night at prayers; how they fell [?] [shout?] of their aim. A very [?] [?] [?] indeed. [?] [?] with [?] on Saturday [evening?], rain Sunday and part of Monday, when again it [?] to [?] [?] still [?], To day, [?] [?] [?]. Eleven O"clock
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21 November 1798
Wednesday 21 The [storm?] continued of [snow?] and rain [?] [?] O" clock this evenin afternoon. Nearly eleven.
Thursday 22 Nothing of any importance. I [?] A party of our class had a masquerade. Their appearance [?] all [?] and [?] all comparison. Fifteen minutes of eleven.
Fryday 23 Northing of consequence. [?] Our coffee club met at [Pelshurry's?] room. After coffee we passed a very agreeable evening, in conversation [?] of [?] [?]
{Saturday} 24 In the afternoon I went to Boston, [?] a letter for [?] to the post office, and also one for myself to [?]. But what [?] this [?] much more pleasing than any I have hitherto experienced, was that I received a letter from my [?]. This evening the hasty pudding club met at [?][?] room, where after [?] the pot [?] [ontime?] we [?] to enjoy ourselves as we pleased. As [?] was [chosen?] [to?] deliver a poem on washington's [?] night and Willes an oration
{Sunday} 24 [?] for thanksgiving. [?] to go home to [?] with little [and?] Adams [?] [?] my name out of the [?]. Eleven o'clock