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23.11
The rainy wet weather continues. Last night it was a hard rain storm nearly the whole time, wind at SE. I think I never knew so long a spell of stormy, wet, rain weather at this time in the year before. Some of the people whose dependence of fireing is Peat, have nearly lost it by the heavy rains and frost. It is said that in many places round the Island the bank is wash away, by the uncommon flow of the tide and heavy rain storms.
So that the Island is lessened considerably.

6.12
Quite a deep Snow storm more than a foot on a level. Out of Town it was over the top of the fences in some places.
In the country westward of New York, the Storm was so hard as to stop the passing of the Stages. In one instance the women passengers were confined in the Carr [CARRIAGE?] 17 hours, the roads were so banked up with snow.

15th
The weather mostly since this month came in has been moderate, but wet, with much rain. This day the weather was like spring, in the evening the wind came to the Northward and increased to a hard storm of Hail, rain & Snow accompanied with heavy thunder & lightening [LIGHTNING].

16th
Strong wind at NW Thurmr [THERMOMETER] 23

16
Prepared our Stove, & made a fire in it. Our markets never more flush with all the necessaries of life, and the prices reasonable.

17th
The new Baptist Meeting house is so far finished as to hold a Dedication meetg. [MEETING] in it.