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Winthrop, John, 1714-1779. Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1728-1789. Annotated almanac, 1745. HUM 9 Box 4, Volume 6, Harvard University Archives.

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Almanac containing calendar pages with sporadic annotations of unidentified measurements and interleaved pages with short handwritten entries about Winthrop's daily activities, and astronomical and meteorological observations. The entries include personal notes about travel, the weather, deaths in the community, notes of public fasts for the Louisbourg expedition (February 28) and the "Indian war" (September 19), and a note of the surrender of Louisbourg (June 17). There is an entry listing the burials and baptisms in Boston by month, with the deaths subdivided for white and black individuals, and notes of "French prisoners" for July and "Fever & flux" for September.|The title page is no longer extant.

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5. Went to Bost & came back. [ Ha ] horse.

17. Went to Bost with Mr Mayhew & came back. 1/2 sled.

31. [Pen?] lengthened after 1 turn of a screw. 1745. January hath 31 DAYS.

THE Aspects this Month are generally good, save an Opposition of Saturn and Venus, and that may throw some Difficulties on the Affairs of Matriomony, and some unhappy Matches may be contracted this Month. The Constitution of the Air may a little incline to peripneumonick and pleuritick Fevers, Coughs, Asthmas, and Disorders of the Lungs.

Full Moon 6 Day 11 at Night. New Moon 21 Day 7 Morn.
Last Quart. 13 Day 2 Aftern. First Quart. 29 Day 2 Aftern.
M W [Hour?] Spr/ Fid. Asp. Weath, &c, R o S F. [S?], [?] pl. R [?] S
1 3 Inf, C.Boston, York & S. King- 7 25 5 6 42 neck 1 19
2 4 [?] 16 [?] (ston 7 24 5 7 26 23 2 21
3 5 [?] 4 [?] High Winds 7 24 5 8 14 arms 3 26
4 6 Now gagg'd with Ice, 7 23 5 9 10 21 4 26
5 7 The Waves no longer roar, 7 22 5 10 2 breast 5 26
6 F But with stiff Arms, 7 21 5 10 58 20 D Rises
7 2 embrace the silent Shore. 7 21 5 11 54 heart 5 16
8 3 About these Days expect 7 20 5 12 58 20 6 32
9 4 Rain or Snow [?] Perige 7 19 5 1 4 belly 7 52
10 5 [?] [?] [?] and cold unpleasant 7 18 5 2 42 20 9 12
11 6 Weather, with East Winds 7 17 5 3 38 reins 10 28
12 7 After which comes 7 16 5 4 30 19 11 40
13 F as good Weather as can 7 15 5 5 18 secret Morn
14 2 [?] [?] [?] be expected for 7 14 5 6 10 17 0 51
15 3 Inf. C. Barnstable the Season 7 13 5 6 5 thigh 2 00
16 4 Something of Spring Tides 7 12 5 7 42 11 3 1
17 5 at the Full ; but none 7 11 5 8 30 22 4 1
18 6 at the Change 7 10 5 9 18 knees 4 51
19 7 Prince of WALES born 1706 7 9 5 10 2 19 5 40
20 F Short Turns of [?] [?] [?] 7 8 5 10 46 legs 6 25
21 2 warm then cold ( [?] Apoge 7 7 5 11 30 14 D Setts
22 3 Then fourth Wind [?] [?] [?] 7 6 5 12 14 26 6 5
23 4 which blows up ( [?] [?] [?] 7 5 5 12 58 feet 7 5
24 5 Rain or Snow [?] [?] [?] 7 4 5 1 42 20 8 8
25 6 Now Virgins 7 3 5 2 26 head 9 10
26 7 will own, 'tis 7 2 5 3 10 14 10 14
27 F Freezing sharp cold 7 0 5 3 58 25 11 16
28 2 frosty Weather [?] [?] [?] 6 59 6 4 42 neck Morn
29 3 Sup. C. Charlstown 6 58 6 5 26 19 0 20
30 4 bard lying alone, 6 56 6 6 14 arms 1 24
31 5 such Weather as this. 6 54 6 7 2 15 2 27
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