Benjamin Lynde, Jr. diaries, 1715-1780.

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Benjamin Lynde, Jr. diaries, 1715-1780.

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Diaries of Benjamin Lynde, Jr., lawyer and chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, kept intermittently from 1715-1780. The first volume contains line-a-day entries kept in interleaved almanacs for the years 1715, 1721, 1724, 1730, 1732, 1737, 1739, 1749, 1751, 1756, 1770, and 1780 (April and May only). The brief entries note local news, the weather, and his attendance in court or at town meetings. The 1715 almanac also notes his attendance at lectures while a student at Harvard College. The second volume contains sporadic entries kept from 6 Oct. 1732 - 19 Nov. 1760, and 1762 - 12 July 1779. Entries record major family events such as births, deaths and illnesses; local events at Salem and Boston, including the Boston fire of 1760; and the conduct of his legal practice, including his tenure as chief justice.

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