Annotated almanac, 1766
| Data(s) |
31/12/1969
1766
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| Resumo |
Almanac with one interleaved folded leaf and annotations made by John and Hannah Winthrop. The calendar pages are typically annotated with one or two notes at the bottom of page documenting household activities such as the hanging of bacon or bringing the horse from the pasture. The interleaved leaf contains entries by Hannah Winthrop about the weather, an earthquake (January 23), and a note "The Glorious News arrivd of the repeal of the Horrid Stamp Act" (May 16). There are entries of deaths in the community and a bill of mortality for 1766 in John Winthrop's hand. The volume was interleaved with one folded leaf. |
| Identificador |
http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/45560520?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:10354685 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/hua07010c00040 |
| 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 and Hannah Winthrop, |
| Direitos |
The Papers of John and Hannah Winthrop are open for research. |
