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Sunday 24th.
Docno: DQA01d148
Date: 1780-09-24
This morning I went to Pappa's to go to meeting with him. We Went first to Mr. Dana's but he could not go with us and we went and heard a Sermon. The text was.
Then he which had received the one talent came, and Said Lord, I Knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed. Matthew. c. 25 v. 24th.
After Church we came home and at about two o clock Commodore Gillon came here and went out to dinner with Pappa. We got back to school at about 10 o clock.
Monday the 25th.
Docno: DQA01d149
Date: 1780-09-25
Dined at Pappa's with several American Gentlemen. Supp'd at Mr. Le Roi's. Got back to School at about ten o clock.
Tuesday the 26th.
Docno: DQA01d150
Date: 1780-09-26
Dined and supp'd at Mr. Le Roi's. Went to see the fair. Got back to School at about ten oclock.
Wednesday the 27th.
Docno: DQA01d151
Date: 1780-09-27
Dined at Pappa's house. Went to see the fair. Got back to School at about 9 o clock.
Thursday the 28th.
Docno: DQA01d152
Date: 1780-09-28
Dined at Pappa's house. Got back to school at about half after eight o clock.
Friday the 29th.
Docno: DQA01d153
Date: 1780-09-29
Rain'd hard all day. Dined at Mr. Le Roi's with Pappa, Commodore Gillon Captain Joyner, Mr. Coltyzer, Mr. Dana, And My brother Charles. After dinner all the gentlemen went away but My brother Charles and myself stay'd and supp'd there. After supper Mr. Le Roi went with us to the school. We got back to the school at about half Past ten o clock.
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.
http://www.masshist.org/ff/
http://www.masshist.org/ff/