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26 November 1798
Monday 26 Did not get any name out of the buttery. [Joe?] did not give us the nod of assent; therefore [??must] be contented to tarry one day longer. Nearby on [?]
Tusday 27 7 O' AM [?] in the [?ureas?ce] of myself agree covenent and [promise?] to observe the rules of [prudence?] X temperence. This being the [crisis?] as [pusseon?] and reason, my future wellfare depends upon my adhearence to this agreement [with?] myself. At a quarter past three [?] off for [Medfills?]. In three hours reached Whitneys tavern. from there to M-- [?] or [Chukerys?] horse. Spent the night toward the [north pole?]
Weday 28 Nothing [extraordinary?].
Thursday 29 Thanksgiving Nothing remarkable. Spent the evenig in the north, with Little Fish Bessy & att eleven Little returned & [Ponen?] and [?] God [?] where; the night [?] spent [sonethig?] [?].
Fryday 30 Nothing. [Soliud?] 1 [Seven?] 1798 [?] Finis
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[old?] 29 Sep 1798
Saturday 29 Went to Wrentham for the purpose of [gettenig?] the [charse?] anended; and also on Beans Matters; returned through Medway.
Sounday 30 [?] at home gathered some walnuts & wote some letters. The night [?] spent in the in [brachi??] of [tsn01?]
No 1 Bin afled [walnuts?] in [??pany?] with L [Daniel?] and his sister,
Tusday 2 Nothing of importance. Went into town in in order to bowl, but found [Daniel?] [ouk?] con [siquinlly?] save up our pla[?], and played [?] in [?] wheelock, [?] for an hour or two
Wedneday 3 Spent ha[lf?] of [?] day with Daniel, who is in a [state?] of [convolsence?]. Slept that night at Cap Bust[?].
Thurday 4 [In?] the evening [Buttended?] the pobl[?] meeting and [found?] the Con[?]. The night I slept in [tsn01?]
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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 cribbage 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.
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Sunday Very stormy. All night notwithstanding the storm, 2 compelled by the influence of love I braved its violence [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 occur5 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 evening. Holbrook and Watson tarrierd till after eleven.
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December 1798
Saturday 8
This day I became a widower, my wif absconded. Sent by her a letter to my cruel wife and one to my father. endevoured to exchange some books with mr [Nummrede?] but he was too hard to trouble with;
In the evening the hasty pudding club met at Trumballs room. The only pleasure this club approves is eating hasty pudding; for after the pot is removed nothing but a dull monotony remains - By the way I agreed to gladly [forewith?] one half hour every day.
Sunday 9
I arrived at my chamber this day, and was employed in [haking?] off hte [plane?] scale. A very violent storm of snow, and excessively cold. Ten [M P 10 ?}
{Monday} 10
Nothing of consequence has occurred this day except in the morning it being a very [dense?] storm ended. [Ecso S A. K. M.} at my room and never did my abilities appear in so bad a light on any former occasion. I cannot be [great?], I will be honest. Mann.
{Tuesday} 11
Nothing of consequence. Even A [nine?] the meet any house bell nary [?es?] fine, what [brart?] [acclim?] Claps & [Bolters?] room, Lawyer [Bartlets?] house [Newly?] clever.
12 December {Wednesday} Nothing extraordinary. One O''clock
{Thursday} Been to Boston. Received a letter from 13 [Garnand?], sent one to [Whertong] & Alleborough and one to my brother. Had no [phorensuk?].
[obscured margin notes] [Friday?] Nothing. [Event?] Coffee club met at Alldons 14 room.
Saturday Every one knows that it is most in 15 fernal cold
Sunday Nothing remarkable. 16
Monday In the hall at noon I slipt a bone in the back 17 of my hand; the pain of the dislocated joint was intolerable.
Tuesday My hand is perfectly uless and something 18 painful.
{Wednesday} My hand still useless went to the 19 theatre, and saw the robers & [?cest?]
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19 December
{Wednesday} [elebrabed?] tragedy. 19 Ever since I have lived with [mouss?] have been almost totally inactive.
Thursday This day I am able once more to hold my pen 20 nothing further
Fryday Had [bbss?] [Kezia, ?] and enable me to 21 be contented when absent from her, she sower of my greatest happiness. Morss left college and [Bvelurnd?] to my own rooms. [Event] Coffee club met at Holbrook's room, [none?] of the members were absent.
Saturday Nothing remarkable 22
Sunday Old Elliot of Watertown preached for 23 parson Holms. [Storing?] send [word?]
Monday Nothing of consequence during the day. {Evening} 24 {Supped} at Holbrook's room with hims and Wadsworth. Had a very agreeable time. After supper, we conversed [whom] women [let] 9 O''Clock
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25 December 1798
{Tuesday} Christmas Nothing further unless rather warm for the 24 season
{Wednesday} Been to Boston found no letters and did no 26 busines, I am most infernal lazy.
Thursday My lazyness is most conspicuous; for several daies 27 I have not studyed any of consequence. For this ny- but I have this reason, which never fails to operate at the end of every term, it is love, I blush to acknowledge that this [protend?] god has / so wholy usurped the empire of my reason, that it is not possible for me to detach my thoughts the object of my fondest wishes, yet it is true. These nights move and there in heavens, others & will be happy in the armes of Kezia Amen.
Friday Been to Boston and [ajusted?] explain to 28 get my name out of the [buttery?], [whe's?] is as follows. I wrote a letter to myself and [susned?] with [Ballle?] [nurce?] [aynesysrs?] that he was going to M___ {Wednesday} con [vincnly?] [carry?] [mine?] This letter [Baller?]