Diaries of Andrew Eliot, 1734 and 1739.

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Diaries of Andrew Eliot, 1734 and 1739.

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The first diary, for the year 1734, is interleaved in Nathaniel Ames' An Astronomical Diary: or, An Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1734 ... (Boston, 1734). The entries are brief and sporadic and include mention of the weather, visits to Boston, occassional birth and death notices, and in the later months, church attendance (often to hear Rev. Nathaniel Appleton). Eliot intermittently mentions his studies. The second diary, for the year 1739, is interleaved in an unbound copy of Ames' An astronomical diary, or, An almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1739 ... (Boston, 1738). The entries in the second diary are much more regular and focus on Eliot's lecture and sermon attendance. The entries also occassionally mention travel and community news.

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Appleton, Nathaniel, 1693-1784

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Eliot, Andrew, 1718-1778

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