Winthrop, John, 1714-1779. Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1728-1789. Annotated almanac, 1746. HUM 9 Box 4, Volume 7, Harvard University Archives.

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Almanac containing calendar pages with sporadic annotations of unidentified measurements 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 deaths in the community including hangings for piracy (July 24). There is an entry listing the burials and baptisms in Boston for the year and a chart of deaths according to age ranges.