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Sunday 20th of August 1780. -

[1780-08-20]
This morning Commodore Gillon came ...

Tuesday 22d of August 1780. -

[1780-08-22]
This morning Pappa went out to ...

Monday 21st of August 1780.

Docno: DQA01d112

Author: JQA
Date: 1780-08-21
This morning Commodore Gillon came here and went out with Pappa to take a Walk and did not come back till about half after eleven o clock: at about two o clock Pappa went out to dinner but Brother Charles and I dined at home. At about five o clock a man came to be a Dutch Master for Brother Charles and I, he is to give us his first Lesson to morrow morning at six o clock. At about 6 o clock Pappa went to the play with Commodore Gillon and got back at about ten o clock P.M.
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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