Winthrop, John, 1714-1779. Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1728-1789. Annotated almanac, 1741. HUM 9 Box 4, Volume 2, Harvard University Archives.

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Almanac containing sporadic annotations of unidentified measurements to some calendar dates and interleaved pages with short handwritten entries about Winthrop's daily activities, and astronomical and meteorological observations. The entries include personal notes about travel, the weather, and occasional alcohol consumption by Winthrop.

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Came back to Cambr.

A quart Madera Stedmn

Went to Bost wth Mr Hancock & came back. 1/2 Hancock [pd lotn Ez?]

Went to Menotomy & came back. Haitqr. Went to Bost & came back. Haitqr.

12. Went to Bost & came back. Haitqr home. 14. Govr Shirley's Commisn publishd. 15. Went to Bost & came back. Haitqr home.

[?]. Went to Bost & came back. Hastqr.

4. Went to Monotony wth Mr Haitqr & came back. 1/2 Haitqr.

7. 1 1/2 pint w India num. Stedmn.

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3. Went to [bo?l] with my Danforth & came back. 1/2 [Hart?]

10. Went to [bo?l] with [??] [ma?ch] & came back. 1/2 [Hart?] 11. Went over a river with [??] [ma?k] to meet Gov???. 1/2 Hart?

17. Went to [Bo?l] & came [bacl]. [Harl??]

19. Went to [Rox?] & came back. [Hart?] [??es]

21. Very pleased at [??] an aurora. 22. Rain with some [??????] [???] W.S.E. Clear up cool [??] [???!] 23. Blue [??.]W.N.W Survey [??ought]. [cok?] with [? Pr?sid! F.?] 4 top 4 middle 4 tore overhang, 4 bottom 7 inches. 24. Windy. 25, 26. 27. Three charmg days. 27 at [??] an extraordinary aurora, reach? from N.W to about 8 i ? eastern [?ant] off. Fine with a e? sea? le?;? Gott? a very dark do??; but [?o thi?]; [??] [???] Shine very bright thro it: ? Ohio change every moment & often no ch? alone 4 hole. 4 cent? seem to a Live ??? watched it t?? al? out 10'clock. 28. a please day [???????] [me???] ?eih at S.W. at a small aurora. Next morning a little rain. 29. another aurora at ?? 30. a very [gr?] deux in 4 moving.

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Great rains. Went to Bost wth Mr Flynt & came back. 1/2 Stedmn.

A pint & 1/2 rum of Beans. A pimt & 1/2 rum of Stedmn.

2. Went to y cattle wth Mr Eliot & came back. 1/2 Haitqr. & 1/2 pint rum Stedmn.

5. Went to Bost & came back. Haitqr. 6. 3 pints madera & 1 1/2 num. Stedmn.

24. Went to Bost. & came back rd Haitqr horse. 26. 3 pints madera. Steidmn.

31. Went to Bost & came back Haitqr.

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3.3 Fine Day 4. Warm fly weather with rain 5. 1 1/2 pint W India rum. Stedmr.

14. Just like Summer 15. } Exceedg warmth 16. }

17. Went to bost wth Mr Hancock & came back. 1/2 Hartqr Grav code 18. Cloudy, cold a little snow. 1 1/2 pint W India rum. Stedmr.

22 } 23 } pleast weather. 24. Went to Bost. 25. Came back to Camb. } Lovely weather 26 26. A small earthquake felt at Bost, Roxby. Dedham, Walpole, & e [?] all gh A.N.

31. Went to Bost & came back. [Hact?] horse — A fine winter

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