Diaries, 1775-1776; 1782.

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Diaries, 1775-1776; 1782.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207161672

This collection consists of two diaries which were kept by Belcher Noyes. The 1775 diary is interleaved in An Astronomical Diary; Or An Almanack by Nathaniel Ames. Noyes included line-a-day entries of his activities and the weather, as well as his accounts, records of marriages, deaths, baptisms, and biblical topics from sermons. Interspersed thoughout these entries are records of Boston events leading to and following the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. In addition, Noyes included a passage describing his journey to escape Boston. He remained in Newburyport the rest of the war. The 1782 diary, interleaved in A Pocket Almanack, printed by T. & J. Fleet, contains records of the weather, marriages and deaths, and local events in Boston, to which he returned after the war.

2 v. ; octavo.

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Noyes, Belcher, 1709-1785

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Belcher Noyes (1709-1785), the nephew of Governor Jonathan Belcher, was a Harvard graduate. He became a promient Boston businessman, physician, and speculator in frontier lands. Through these occupations, his influential family ties and other positions, Noyes accumulated a large estate. From the description of Diaries, 1775-1776; 1782. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207161672 ...