Diary of Thomas Paine, 1715.

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Diary of Thomas Paine, 1715.

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Negative photostatic copy of original diary held by the Yale University Library. Diary kept by Thomas Paine in an interleaved almanac. Regularly recorded are observations on the weather, including the direction of the wind; included is a table for shorthand characters used by Paine to denote the weather. Additional entries are short, near-daily activities, including illness and travel. Notes at the beginning of the diary appear to indicate initials used throughout the diary as shorthand for sermons and lectures heard.

20 leaves ; 29 x 20 cm.

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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