Browsing documents from 1796
June
July
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12 July, 1796, JA
| Yesterday mow'd all the Grass on Stony field Hill. To day ploughing for ...
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13 July, 1796, JA
| My new Barn is to be raised this Afternoon, a Rod or two from my Fathers ...
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14 July, 1796, JA
| The Wind N.W. after a fine rain. A firing of Cannon this morning in the ...
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15 July, 1796, JA
| A very heavy Shower of Rain. Thunder in the morning. Billings still unable ...
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16 July, 1796, JA
| Paid off Puffer, for Eleven Days Works at a Dollar a Day. Trask and ...
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17 July, 1796, JA
| Warm but clear. Billings at home but running down Cellar for Cyder. ...
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18 July, 1796, JA
| Billings is at hoe. The Kitchen Folk say he is steady. A terrible drunken ...
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19 July, 1796, JA
| A plentifull Shower of Rain with Thunder and Lightning this Morning. Took ...
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20 July, 1796, JA
| Rode to the Swamp, at the Top of Penns hill. Trask is mowing the Bushes, ...
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21 July, 1796, JA
| Sullivan Lathrop and Bass carting earth into the Yard from the Ground ...
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22 July, 1796, JA
| Billings sober and steady, persevering in his declaration that he will not ...
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23 July, 1796, JA
| Rode down to the Barley and Black grass at the Beach. The Barley is better ...
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24 July, 1796, JA
| We are to have for a Preacher a Mr. Whitcomb. ...
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25 July, 1796, JA
| Dull Weather but no Rain. The Lathrops with the Team are going to the ...
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26 July, 1796, JA
| Cloudy and begins to rain, the Wind at N.E. The Men gone up the Hill to ...
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27 July, 1796, JA
| Billings and Sullivan making and liming an heap of Manure. They compounded ...
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28 July, 1796, JA
| Billings and Sullivan are gone to the Beech for a Load of Seaweed to put ...
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29 July, 1796, JA
| Hot after Thunder, Lightening and an Hours Rain. The two Lathrops ...
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30 July, 1796, JA
| All hands carting Earth and making Compost, i.e. 4 hands Billings, Bass ...
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31 July, 1796, JA
| A fine N.W. Wind, pure Air, clear Sky, and bright Sun. Reading the second ...
August
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1 August, 1796, JA
| Hands all gone to finish our Equinoctial Line of Wall as Billings calls it. ...
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2 August, 1796, JA
| Wrote to Mr. Sullivan by Dr. Tufts an Answer to his Inquiries concerning ...
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3 August, 1796, JA
| Brisler is going to Squantum and Long Island, for my Twin Oxen who are ...
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4 August, 1796, JA
| Of all the Summers of my Life, this has been the freest from Care, Anxiety ...
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5 August, 1796, JA
| A fine day. I have finished Petrarch. Walked up to the new Barn and over ...
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6 August, 1796, JA
| Billings and Bass off by Day for Seaweed. Twin oxen sent to be shod. ...
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7 August, 1796, JA
| I am reading a Work of Cicero that I remember not to have read before. It ...
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8 August, 1796, JA
| Billing and Bass gone to mowing Salt Grass at the Beach Meadow. T. Lothrop ...
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9 August, 1796, JA
| 4 hands mowing Salt Grass. Finished the Beach Meadow. Trask mowing Bushes ...
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10 August, 1796, JA
| Billing and Bass collecting Compost. Brought up two Loads of Seaweed and ...
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11 August, 1796, JA
| Mr. Howell lodged with Us and spent the whole Morning in Conversation ...
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12 August, 1796, JA
| Billing, Bass and Sullivan carting Salt Hay from the Beech Marsh. Tirell ...
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13 August, 1796, JA
| Three Load of Salt Hay Yesterday from the Beach Marsh. Got in 51 Bushells ...
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14 August, 1796, JA
| The Weather hot and dry. ...
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15 August, 1796, JA
| My Team met the Abington Team at the Bars, and plough'd the Baulk between ...
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16 August, 1796, JA
| Mr. Reed and Mr. Gurney with Billings ploughing below the lower Garden ...
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17 August, 1796, JA
| Seven Yoke of Oxen and a Horse, Mr. Reed, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Billings, Mr. ...
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18 August, 1796, JA
| Ten Yoke of Oxen and ten Men ploughing in the Meadow below my House. ...
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19 August, 1796, JA
| Ten Yoke of Oxen and twelve hands ploughing in the meadow. It is ...
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20 August, 1796, JA
| Bracket and Vinton left me. We procured Captn. Baxters Oxen and William ...
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21 August, 1796, JA
| The hottest day. Unwell. ...
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22 August, 1796, JA
| Mr. Otis and Family went to Boston. Mr. C. Storer and Mr. Storrow ...
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23 August, 1796, JA
| All hands and Tirrell, upon the Wall—carting Stones and Earth &c. Went ...
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24 August, 1796, JA
| Billings, Bass and the Lothrops upon the Wall. The blacks going to pick ...
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25 August, 1796, JA
| Billings, Bass and the two Lothrops all this Week upon the Wall over the ...
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26 August, 1796, JA
| Cloudy. Wind. N.E. but not rainy. The shower last night has refreshed Us. ...
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27 August, 1796, JA
| Sullivan carting Seaweed, spread one Load among the red Loam in the Cavity ...
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28 August, 1796, JA
| Hot. Went not out. Mr. Strong preached. Reading Bryants Analysis of ...
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29 August, 1796, JA
| Warm. Billings, Bass and two Sullivans with James on the Wall. Carted 9 or ...
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30 August, 1796, JA
| Prospect of another hot day. Pursuing the Wall. Tirrell worked with our ...
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31 August, 1796, JA
| Wind north and Air cold. Working on the high Ways. Carried a great Part of ...
September
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1 September, 1796, JA
| The Summer is ended and the first day of Autumn commenced. The Morning is ...
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2 September, 1796, JA
| To work again on the high Ways. They have taxed me this Year between forty ...
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3 September, 1796, JA
| Pursuing the Wall. Tirrell is here and We expect French with his Team. ...
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4 September, 1796, JA
| Fair. No Clergyman to day. ...
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5 September, 1796, JA
| The Anniversary of The Congress in 1774. ...
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6 September, 1796, JA
| Walked up to Trask mowing Bushes. ...
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7 September, 1796, JA
| Belcher, Bass and Sullivan gone to mow the Marsh and get out the Thatch at ...
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8 September, 1796, JA
| Sullivan gone for Seaweed. Bass and Thomas carting Manure from the Hill of ...
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9 September, 1796, JA
| Appearances of Rain. ...
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10 September, 1796, JA
| Walked, with my Brother to Mount Arrarat, and find upon Inquiry that Jo. ...