January, 1758.
<poem>came home vacancy beg.
Doctr. Miller preach'd in the meeting house, went hear him.
kept school in the new room.
Mr. Havens day of prayer.
Holloway took a fine Prize La Glorie.
February.
8 Vacancy ended.
10 Went to Cambridge.
14 Mr. Epes came to College.
15 Mr. Avery came this Day to College.
17 Went to Mr. Appleton's Lecture.
21 Went to Doctr. Wigglesworth's Lecture.
22 Went to Mr. Winthrops Lecture.
23 cato brought some wood & Linnen.
27 performed all the Duties of the Day.
March.
2 Snow at night. Class met about Logick.
3 came home in the Slay very cold.
5 went to Meting Mr. Cotton preached.
6 Town meeting.
10 Quarter day at coll.
11 Lord Loudon came to our House talked about corn,
13 Come to College, began Logick.
14 Paid Prentice ye 2 first Quarter Bills 58:10.
17 Paid Seward 2 first Quarter Bills and Locke ye 3 first.
18 fit with the Sophomores about Cust.
20 had another Fight with the sophomores.
22 went to Newtown Ordination.
30 read Watses Logick.
April.
1 Daniel came from home & brought some Linnen. 6 general Fast, went to meeting. 11 training day, the Governour & Col. Frasier came to Cam. 20 went a gunning after Robins with Hooper. 26 drank tea with Otis, [later note by Ames] This was father of now, 1817, H. G Otis, a Jacobin.
