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8 Saturday. -

[1756-05-08]
Went a Shooting with Mr. Putnam. ...

10 Monday. -

[1756-05-10]
A pleasant Day. ...

9 Sunday.

Docno: DJA01d120

Author: JA
Date: 1756-05-09
Since last Sunday I have wrote a few Papers of the Spectators, read the last Part of Butlers Analogy, wrote out the Tract upon personal Identity, and that upon the nature of Virtue.1 A poor Weeks Work! Spent the Evening at Mr. Greenes.
 
1. These tracts were appended to Butler’s Analogy of Religion.
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