Annotated almanac, 1743
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31/12/1969
1743
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Resumo |
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, occasional alcohol consumption, and deaths in the community including a Latin note of the death of Winthrop's father (October 2) . There is an entry listing burials and baptisms in Boston, and a note that "Fever & fluxes prevail this month & prove very mortal" (September). The title page is no longer extant. |
Identificador |
http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/45560192?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:10346982 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/hua07010c00006 |
Publicador |
Harvard University Archives |
Relação |
Harvard University Archives: Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1728-1789-->Diaries of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1739-1789-->Almanacs of John Winthrop, |
Direitos |
The Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop are open for research. |