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