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Intellectual Life
[1758

May.


2 Training Day at Dedham.
3 Captn. Fales's Compny Met at our house, came to College.
4 the class was plac'd last Tuesday.
5 the President and Tutors met went to them.
6 Mr. Hancock went Marlborough.
8 Doctr. was bury'd.
9 no disputing in the Hall.
14 went to Meeting. Mr. Flynt preached.
17 the Court Sot in the new Town House before it was half finish d at Camb.
20 the Court sot at Bradishes.
21 went to Meeting Mr. Prentice Preach'd.
22 went a fishing with 13 of my Class mates, sot away from Cambridge wharf at 12 o'Clock catch'd 3 cods besides dog fish skates & Sculpins ; arriv d at Nantasket at 8 o'Clock at night, lodg'd at a Tavern, sot off in the morning between 7 & 8 o'clock, pass'd holloweys
prize, arriv'd at the Castle at 2 'ck saw Mr. Gay of Dedham, dined with Mr. Bacon, did not see Captn Metcalf tho he was on the Castle, came from the Castle to Charlestown from whence we walk'd on foot to Cambridge which we were oblidg to do, the Tide being so low we could not come up Cambridge River.
23 The Class began Gordan.
24 Hollowey took two prizes 1 a Ship the other a Snow laden with provisions, bound to Louisbourg. About this time the Regiments marched from this Province to the Lake.
26 Went to Boston, Saw my Father. Holloweys prize came in.
27 Miss Abigail Pond & Mrs. Farbank came to.
28 went to Meeting Mr. Haven preach.
29 Mr. Epes went home.
30 Gay went home.
31 bad Election rain all Day.

June.


2 ye 1st Division of our Class Declaimed.
4 Mr. Minot preach d afternoon.
5 went to Boston with Moffat & Hooper.
6 fleec'd Mr. Hancock.
8 hoisting of Palmer & Browne.