Daily pocket journal of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1766-1779

Small printed daily pocket journal repurposed by both John and Hannah between 1766 and 1779 to record household accounts including livestock pasturing, income received, and payments to servants, merchants, and tradesmen for food, livestock, clothing, linen, etc. Many of the pages are unused. The January-April pages contain account records from 1766-1779, one page in June has a few accounting notes from September 1779, the rest of June-November is empty, and three books are listed on a November page. The last three calendar pages contain lists of books in Hannah's handwriting dated 1773 and August 1768.

Fleets pocket almanack for the year of our Lord, 1790

Annotated and interleaved almanac in marble-paper covers with minimal annotations to the calendar pages, generally "S" and "J." The interleaved pages contain sporadic handwritten entries noting deaths in the community, and ministers whose sermons Pearson attended.

Fleets’ pocket almanack for the year of our Lord, 1793

Annotated and interleaved almanac in marble-paper covers with minimal annotations to the calendar pages, generally "JB" and "SB." The interleaved pages contain sporadic handwritten entries including notes about Pearson's recovery from a broken leg, farming and a diagram of planted apple trees, Harvard staff hirings, deaths in the community, ministers whose sermons he attended, and Bible citations.

A Pocket almanack for the year of our Lord, 1796

Annotated and interleaved almanac in marble-paper covers with minimal annotations to the calendar pages, generally "J" and "S." The interleaved pages contain sporadic handwritten entries including brief notes about deaths in the community, ministers whose sermons Pearson attended, Corporation meetings, and student examinations. There are entries noting the deaths of Harvard undergraduates Isaac Wellington (who drowned) and Francis Brigham (who died of a fever). The almanac is the version printed and sold in Boston by T. & J. Fleet.

Fleets’ register, and pocket almanack for the year of our Lord, 1799

Annotated and interleaved almanac in marble-paper covers with minimal annotations to the calendar pages, generally "Jun" and "Sen." The interleaved pages contain sporadic handwritten entries including brief notes about ministers whose sermons Pearson attended, Bible citations, and student examinations.

C. Daily pocket journal of John and Hannah Winthrop, 1766-1779

Small printed daily pocket journal repurposed by both John and Hannah between 1766 and 1779 to record household accounts including livestock pasturing, income received, and payments to servants, merchants, and tradesmen for food, livestock, clothing, linen, etc. Many of the pages are unused. The January-April pages contain account records from 1766-1779, one page in June has a few accounting notes from September 1779, the rest of June-November is empty, and three books are listed on a November page. The last three calendar pages contain lists of books in Hannah's handwriting dated 1773 and August 1768.