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or 40 miles drought had been exceeding great. My brother was not gone to Rhode Island; and [?] [?] {were?} not so entirely or so generally gone as I expected. We [spent?] evening at Mr. [Bean's?].
Monday
Dined at Mr. Prentiss's [I?] [spent?] {?} of [?] afternoon with him. Heard that our troops landed upon Rhode Island Sunday morning without opposition, and had entrenched. That [?] enemy had taken post nearer the town. That their numbers {were?} about 6, or 7,000, ours about [12,000?]. Heard that [?] Dysentery had prevailed very much at Cambridge & Medford & had proved very mortal. We slept at Mr. Badger's , where we saw Pratt, who told us, Newcomb, gone, Thing [?] [?] {were?} gone to Rhode Island. ---That Mr. Eames was chosen Tutor --- That Mr. Hall was published and expected [?] to leave college.
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Tuesday
After breakfast went [a?] fishing with Pratt, down [a?] river. Caught a handsome [?]. Dined at [?] Weller's. We heard at Watertown, up {?} which was on Monday, [?] was at [a French?] fleet as they [?] [?] British forts to go out of the harbor in pursuit of an English fleet. Mr. [?] was extreme ill of Dysentery, and his life almost despaired of. We arrived at Cambridge about dark, when we found all our friends, pretty well except the Steward and Mr [?]. Visited funeral places with [?] Wednesday. Vacation ended. Breakfast at Steward's where we received a whole [?] from and old [?] for [?] her down in some of her charges and for [?] into kitchen matters at College. She bridled her vengeance chiefly as Mr Gannett as he was upon a [?] of inspection.
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The President [went?] a small journey near [the close?] of vacation, but arrived to attend prayers. Mr. Thobbins, of [O?] mouth had been waiting several days for his son & another to be examined: these we agreed to examine, with another from Portsmouth, next morning at five o’clock. Thursday. Very stormy. We accepted three persons examined: [?] seven or eight more which were turned by for a vacation for [deficiency?] in prosody were also accepted. The storm continued unusually violent till night, blowing off fruit, breaking down trees &c. — The Hall & chapel wr very thin. — Fryday. In [?] morning w examined & accepted four that wre turned by for ‘ vacation, & two others. These made 38 in ‘ whole; more than double [?] number that entered the commencement & first came into office. Made some alteration in ‘ definition of chambers, finding some uneasy as there always
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will be. This [?] find almost as difficult a task as any in a [?] of a year. Watched as Mr [?] who was extreme bad with a nervous fever. He was delirious, [?] [?] all night. I once [thought?] him near his end. I called [?] [Mrs?] [?] but he revived. She behaved [?] [?] [?] [?]. Saturday Took a little nap in morning which served for all day. And I find that I am frequently most [?] after a loss of sleep, owing to an irritation of my nerves. Rode up to Needham. Sunday Aug.16. Preached at Needham all day. [Dr. Appleton?] began to talk, in evening, about a [?] to Mr Hall, who was yet at Falmouth detained by [?] of his intended partner. [?] that [?] was sick and could not attend college [?] for [?] the whole immediate [?] [?] [?]
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[?] [?] fell upon Mr Garnett & me. Monday. Gave {the?} freshmen some direction & advice. They always attend {the?} Latin tutor {the?} first week after commencement. The French fleet wr off Newport, late [?] & it ws supposed they wr blown off [?] coast to a considerable distance. Heard [?] Librarian ws well, who went volunteer to [?] [?] last Sunday week. — Tuesday. Attended the funeral of [?] [?] in the same house, but of different families at Little Cambridge; and engaged to supply there for the present. Wednesday. The freshmen attended steadily & performed much better than I expected. All of ym cd read Latin pretty wall, altho’ many in the [?] clas wr old. They, I & others, make Latin alternately, every other afternoon. Thursday. They finished the second