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January 1800
Thurs 9 Nothing
Fry 10 [?] at [Rostin?]. Myself at home. on the even at the noth end wt at [?] [H?] but him at [chickins?].
Sat 11 [?] to settle with oliver [ware?], but there were so many obstacles in the way by his objecting to charges that we posponed it for the present. My son, [?], or [?] remember to settle all your accounts semiannually.
Sun 12 Nothing consequential
Mon 13 Went to wrentham [?] over Miss Hannah Adams. Slept at Beans, passed the evening at [D?] [tavern?] quite agreeably in company with [?] Thays [and?] [Bean?].
Tus 14 Returned [and?] spent the evening at [Jonathan?] [?] [?] where I was unfortunat at [?]. Townsend [Charck?] [Rubin?] in [?] nights. [comforted?] over [?]. [Servant?] [?] [?].
Jan 1800
W 15 Nothing worth mentioning [?] [?] [?] [Ellery?]
Thurs 16 Nothing [?] Went to [Marlborough?] in over to carry home aunt Lyda, most [honorable?] [?]
Fr 17 Nothing consequential
Sat 18 Out to yesterday
Sun 19 Made a [bargen?] with [Silus?] [Buoyden?] to cut the bushes in the " [?] [pasture?]. - Just at [sight?] went to aunt Sarah. after [?] got [part?] that was due, which I [?] very good luck.
Mond 20 Bought a stick of timber of Northern [?] which was something [extraordinary?]
Tues 21 Sent [?] at & [?] [?] to [eat?] [?]; this felled the tree and [?] two [?] when [the?] in [?]. This is one of the slipery [?] which fortune is always playing me
Wed 22 Spent part of the day at Mr [?]. Visited at Mr Clark found the man forgetful or a raskal. [?] very much [forth?] first
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1800 January
Wed 22 [?] busyness at {Captain} [Baders?] with [Bradford?] Bought his cattle.
Thurday 23 Nothing of Went to Walpole in order to [?] a note of [?] against one [Gratium?] [?] it was [?] was about to give his creditors the slip. Was successful getting [?] James Marms note as [?]. I was Dined with Ebenezar [Clap?]. Spent the evening wt Mr Townsend quite agreeably.
Fry 24 Nothing worth mentioning. At evening [?] Regent & the [?] school. The [?] [?], but the house very uncomfortable by reason of the smoke proceeding from a large number of [?]. After leaving the the school we called at [Mr?] [S?] Townsend [?] a while drank a glass of wine and pro ceded to the north end. Very reluctantly left the N H at 12 O" for home. At our [?] [?] [?] within the [?] of [?] and supper. found that our maid Hannah had been knock ing her toes against a tub and in consequence was
1800 January
Sat 25 Early in the morning a snow storm with a prospect of [?]. Fed the cattle and set off in the chaise with [?] [?] to [?] Miller, found it [?] [chasing?]. Luck [?] [?] the [{Doctor}?] at a neighborns house. The past was righted though on examination noth ing was found out of the way it being noth ing but a violent [sprain?]. On our return the chaise went rather hard. I [?] at [?] from Boston [5?] O" PM; storm [?] Verry much.
Sun Mon Tuesday Wed Days unimportant
Thurs 30 At Franklin attended the funeral ceremony in honor of Washington. had a good sermon from Mr [Channons?]. After dinner got a little warm and was [chuked?] {Captain} Plimpton a little harshly. In my opinion, both of us in the wrong. Resolved never againt to be in a fashion.
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31 January 1800 Fry 31 At noon wt off for Wrentham on foot in order to see Bean on urgent busyness as I was informed by Foster. On my arrival at Wrentham found that what Fo- has said in regard to Bean was fiction and that it was a plan of his own invention to get me to Wrentham. Spent the evening at [?] [Had dy?] very agreeably. Bean [intend?] coming to [Moferts?] on the morrow agreed with him that [would?] if [?] settle his Medway matter. Sat 1 February. By the persuasion of Thays and Foster I [?] at [?] [Madam's?] the night.
Feb 1 Sat At six O"clock AM left Doc M-s in a most violent snow storm. Slept at Samuel Holbrook and took a glass of [cyder?] and an egg [?] at home in one house and [?] [?] from the [time?] that I left Wren-
Sun 2 Nothing on consequence [save?] my [going?] to [med?] [?] which was rather [?]
Feb 1800
Mon 3 Went to Medway on Beans affair and had no [?]. Went to Walpole on my own affairs and had no success
Tues 4 Storm like the [?] {Captain} [?] [?] cooking over [?] in the afternoon. What the hell I shall do for money I do not know.
Wed 5 Very fortunate in being able to borrow money sufficient to go to Cam-. Even as the north [?] Tesdale was [?] with whom Mr Robbins had been the night before and of course she was very sleepy.
Thurs 6 [?] at the north end the greater part of the day Mr Ellis and wife [there?]. In the evening went went to {Esquire} [Darrys?] in order to acknowledge [and?] power of attorney given by [me?] to {Captain} Baxter did my busyness [there?] and [?] to [Koren?] spent the evening with [Townsend?] Robbey and girls of [?] [?].
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Saturday 12 179[9?]
Got far, as the hills, before one arrives at the [musony's?] in Needham. D arrivd at Cambridge just at the dusk of the evening. Nothing very remarkable lately.
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Feb 1800
Fry 7 Left Medford for Cambridge at [?] at noon; came up with my [team?] in Roxbury; stoped at [Trasper's?] tavern and helped drink a mug of [?] D_ Yarmouth & S Wheelock [?]. Called on Pilsbury at his lodgings Roxbury street. Lif my hors at Mrs Hows tavern. Arrivd at Cambridge 7 o clock, [nised?] at Mrs Mores. Sat 8 At ten AM set off for Boston for the [pur pose?] of geting my trunk brought up and of [hearing?] the Hon. Fr Amos's eulogy on the elustrious Washing; the place of performance [offten] whur was delivered a [most?] [?][cellar?] discourses & a very crowded audience. Walk ed from B____; [rised?] at Potter in company with Saltinnal of whom I am very fond. Spent the evening packing away my clothes [&?] wroght a letter [to?] [Glerice Dlor?] one of Caps" Brastow---------------------------------
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February 1800
Sun 9 A very violent snow storm which held till near ly four on the clock [AM?]. Went to meeting without boots through the snow, which I found so inconvenient that I am determined not withstanding present want of [cash?] to obtain a pair as soon, as it is possible. - Rather low spirited; I cannot forget that it is sunday evening, and am forced to realise that I am not at [Medfield?] and of course am deprived of that happiness, which each returning sunday was [sure?] to afford.
Monday 10 Nothing remarkable all things as usual
Tuesday 11 Again went to Boston for the purpose of seeing a masonic procession and of hearing a masonic eulogy in honor and to the mem mory of Washington; The eulogy was spoken by Tim" Bigelow {Esquire} it was [sound?] but not very [striking?]; the prosession was very impressive it [consisted?] of about 8 hundred Masons who proceed ed the urn, which was supported by four [bearers?]
March 1800
Sat X [?] the ship. As I concludd that I should be obliged to walk home I thought that I had better tarry till evening when the path would be better [thus?] it was at the time when my [horse?] left me. Being also in company with Adams and Catherine I was very agreeably entertained, till obout about 8'O"clock I set off for home, and very fortunately found my horse at Wheelock's shed.
Sun 2 Went to see Henry [Blimpton?] [concerning?] [buying?] his cows; visit my sistr; at [?], at {Captain} [Basetrs?]; might with Rezia.
Mon 3 Spent th day with Adams. Evening at the north end the night at home. Rode so blocked up that I conclude it will not do to go to Cam [?] day
Tusday 4 Left Med for Cambri in company with Adams 8'O"clock PM found it [bad?] [?] after we got us fur, as the lower [?] house Roxbury". Left Adams at [Boston?] [?] came alone to Cam-. Found [bare?] ground almost all the way from B-t C. [Dined?] at Porters; returned to Boston [?] my [trunk?], which was an unpardonable act of forgetfulness. Sa [Said?] in Boston an [offer?] of the Boston [?] who give me a favorable account of Samuel [gerauld?]. Came up in [?] [stage?]. [?] go to bed early.