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3 Tuesday.

Docno: DJA01d024

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-03
Breakfasted at Gardiners. This morn the Weather clear’d away. As warm and brilliant as May. Kept School all Day.

4 Wednesday.

Docno: DJA01d025

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-04
A charming warm Day. Dined at Coll. Chandler’s with Mr. Pain, Abel Willard and Ebenr. Thayer. Drank Tea at Mr. [Timothy?] Paines and supp’d and spent the Eve at Major Chandlers with the same Company, very gaily.

5 Thurdsday.

Docno: DJA01d026

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-05
A fair morning but some symptoms of a Change of Weather. Kept School. Spent the evening with Messrs. Paine, Putnam,1 Willard, Thayer, partly at home and partly at Mr. Putnams.
 
1. James Putnam (1726–1789), who was to teach JA law.

6 Fryday.

Docno: DJA01d027

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-06
A cloudy morning. About 10 [the sun] 1 brake out. A warm Day. Dined at Mr. Paines. Kept school. Spent the Evening at home. A windy Evening.
 
1. Here and occasionally elsewhere in his early Diary JA used a symbolic sketch of the sun.

7 Saturday.

Docno: DJA01d028

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-07
A Fair warm, day. Dined at the Judges. Drank Tea at Major Gardiners.

8 Sunday.

Docno: DJA01d029

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-08
Heard Mr. Maccarty. Fine Weather.

9 Monday.

Docno: DJA01d030

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-09
Fine Weather. Settled roads. Drank Tea and spent the Evening at Coll. Chandlers, very gaily, with much Company.

10 Tuesday.

Docno: DJA01d031

Author: JA
Date: 1756-02-10
Fair Weather. Spent the Evening at Major Chandlers, with Major Greene and Mr. Maccarty. Charming Weather. Roads Setled.
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