Rev. Atwater's 1786 Diary p.1-10
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Rev. Atwater's 1786 Diary p.1-10
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Collection of personal and natural notes written in correspondence to month.
1786
by the weekly accounts of burials & baptisms at Boston it appears there have been buried in that Town from January 3. 1785 to Jan. 2. 1786 -- Whites 362--Blacks 48-- In all 410. Baptized in several Churches 228.
Springfield Paper
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Hartford Jan. 23
Height of mercury in Taven/ Iaven heights
Thermometer deg.
Tuesday -- -- Sunrise -- 14 below 0
Noon -- 10 below 0
9 P.M -- 7 below 0
Wednesday 18th Sunrise -- 20 below 0
2 P.M --- 6 above 0
9 P. M --- 8 below 0
11 P. M -- 14 below 0
Thursday 19. Sunrise -- 14 below 0
9 A. M --- 18 below 0
12 A. M --- at 0
2 P. M --- 9 below 0
Sunset --- at 0
9 P. M --- 12 below 0
11 P.M --- 14 below 0
Friday 20. Sunrise --- 17 below 0
10 A.M --- 5 below 0
2 P.M --- 18 above 0
In the serve winter 1780 the mercury once fell to 22 deg. below 0. In the winter 1784 the mercury fell to 21 deg below 0.
Thursday morning last was two degrees colder than was ever observed in this place; the whole day continued proportionally more extreme
The Thermometer with which the above observations were made hathe been verifie verified at the points of freezing & water boiling.
January 1786
2 At night rain 0,20 of an Inch
3 Hailed about 1 ½ Inch deep & Snowed about 4 Inches.
-- D. of Mr. Zechariah Bush piece of Beef.
-- D. of Dr. Mather ½ doz. Candles.
-- D. of Lieut. Bush piece of Beef.
-- D. of Sergeant Stiles . Sparib
8 Mr. Robinson preached for me & I went to Southwick.-- Mr. Forward very low.
11 Attended Association at Mr. Lathrop’s & preached the Lecture. Mr. Taylor was licensed.
11 Exchanged the last of the notes with Capt. Kellogg for the house which notes I had had in my hands from the Treasurer for some time.
15. Mr. Taylor preached for me his first Sabbath.-- About Sunset Mr. Forward Minister of Southwick died.
15 Snowed about 2 Inches
16 ^ 17, 18, 19^ Killed Hog weighed 187 ^17,18, 19 & 20 Extreme cold.^
17. 18 & 19 ^20^ Extreme Cold
18 Mr. Forward was buried. -- I preached. The Funeral Sermon Luke. 23.28 by his desire.
18 Killed Hog weighed 186.
17, 18, 19 Extreme cold.
20 At night Snowed 2 Inches. Warmer.
-- D. of Dr. Ashley piece of Pork.
24 Preached lecture at Amass Parkers at the funeral of his child.
20,21,22 January thaw. 23 Westfield River broke up.
22 Rained about 0,50 of an Inch.
24 Snowed at night about ¾ of an Inch.
19 Took New Haven Paper & gave the Pap 1/4.
25 D. of Dr. Mather piece of pork.
28 D. of Deacon Root piece of Beef.
30 Very early in the morning about three quarters before one o’clock my child was born after a time of travail of two days and two nights.
29 In the evening sent for Mrs. Allen ??? Northampton.
31 Rainy day rained about 1,20 Inch
24 Preached a lecture at Amass Parkers.
30 low &c
The three first weeks of this month excellent sleighing. --The remainder moderate & warm weather. -- The third week extreme cold. See the preceding page.
February 1786
2 Went to Glasgow & preached a Lecture when he lost his children in four days.
-- D. of Mr. Phelps piece pork.
5 My child Wm. was baptized. -- Snowed a little.-- at night more--3 Inches.
-- D of Mr. John Phelps piece of Pork.
7 Mr. Potter Isaiah Potter & wife & son tarried with us over night.
8 D. of Mr. John Phelps bottle Brande.
-- D. of Mr. Simeon Stiles piece of pork
-- D. of Lieut. L. Bush piece of pork.
14 Snowed about 3 Inches.
15 Married Pervis Smith & Lovita Noble
16 Married Samuel Taylor & Lizzy Holcomb-- & David Goodrily & Adah Holden. and went to Granville for the purpose/ -- In the morning, went to Capt. Grays
19 Went to Adner Packits after preaching to see him ?? daughter
20 Frederick Tialley came to School to learn Arithmetic & Juovnrn. -- Snowed ten Inches.
22 Went in a ^ Sleigh with Moseley Haident from home & my Trallers--Snowed 1 Inch
23 Went to N. Haven & returned to Deacon Clark’s at Southington.
24 Snowed about 9 Inches. Went to Westonbury/
25 Returned home.
-- D. of Mr. Zadok Martindale piece of beef a piece of beef.
A very moderate & war month till the 20th. The winter has been a moderate one excepting one month week.
28 Sold fat Cow for twenty dollars in Money
31 At night froze considerable.
March 1786
1 Preached a Sacramental Lecture.
2 Snowed 2 inches. --Mr. Taylor preached a Lecture at Southampton in my room.
3 Hailed ½ inch.
4 Rained ¼ inch
-- D. of Silas King piece of beef
7 D. of Mr. Simeon Stiles piece of beef.
-- D. of Mr. Zechariah Bull Spareb.
9
10 Attended funeral at Mrs. Parks at the death of his child.
14 Went to Northampton circular Lecture. Mr. Bascom preached.
16 Returned. Preach lecture at Southampton.
16 Rainy day about 3/4 of an inch
14 Blue birds came
17 Robins & Bluebirds came
19 Bees with yellow legs ere seen in abundance.
-- D. of Mr. Daniel Fowler piece of beef.
-- D. of Mr. Ingersoll leg pork.
-- D. of Mr. Jonah Kellogg parsnips, carrots + apples
-- D. of Mr. Israel Moseley apples
28 The young people cut all my wood
26 Mr. Laflin? Missionary preached for me half the day
25 Drones appeared at the Bee-hives.
27 Rained 0, 20 of an inch.
29 Plowed tobacco ground, garden and join in the land lot. --Mr. Worghts house raised ----ground well settled.
31 Rained 0,2, of an inch
-- D. of Dr. Mather piece of pork
-- D. of Col. Moseley piece of Beef.
31 Gave ten dollars for cow to Mr. Robt. Southwick
A very warm month. Ground settled almost by the middle of the month
28 Sold fat cow for twenty dollars in Money
31 At night froze considerable.
April 1786
(Not transcribed)
May 1786
(Not transcribed)
June 1786
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 & 7 Very hot. Mercury as high in? New Haven as 92 deg.
5 Went to Mr. Morton’s and tarried at night
6 Went to Beckwich and preached a Lecture Mr. Bascom preached at the Same exercise And Mr. Ballantine was present & madly ??? & Revival of Religion at that place
7 Returned home.
8 Mr. Taylor preached a Lecture for me at John Isipliss. -- Bees Swarmed, the Root Hive Boxes & board weigh 19½ . The bees weighed 5.8?oz. The whole 24½ . And placed at No. 12.
9 D. Dr. Whitney ½ Sparerib.
9 Mrs. Carter buried.
11 At night rained , 10 of an inch.
13 Set out Went to Mr. Hales at Westhampton to attend the Circular Lecture. Mr. Tracy preached. Rained at two Show thunder Showers, perhaps, 08 of an inch. terrible hail Storm at Schectadcy & Williamstown.
15 Returned. 14. Very Cold.
16 D. of Mr. John Phelps piece of pork
17 D of Mr. Bohan King piece of pork.
18 very hot
19 D. of ? Mr. Eliah Dewey a Pig for roasting.
14 My clover mowed adjoining the Tobacco land.
16 Clover got in without ?? injury from rain.
16 Took off a box of Honey weighing to box & honey 20lb. from Mr. Dewey’s hive.
19 The same Hive Swarmed weight of the bees seven pounds & a quarter placed at No. 10
19 Hand another Swarm which weight
two boxes board and bees weighed 21lb.
19 Had another Swarm which weighed 7½lb two boxes board & weighed 17¾ placed at No. 8.
20 Home Lot Mowed.-- Catechized children had about Seventy.-- Bee ?over at Southwick swarmed
22 Hay all got in without any rain. Preached at the north farms after the exercises in the Town?
25 Land plowed for rye
26 Buckwheat sowed to be turned in. Ground dry.
27 Began to rain about 6 o’clock in the morning & rained till about 12 o’clock, rained 1½ Inches.
28 Attended funeral of Leuit Sackett in the morning and P.M. preached preparatory Lecture.
D. of Mr. John Phelps piece of Veal.
29 Three Showers of rain the last a thunder Shower all meet? together ,60 of an inch.
--put box and bees No. 12 weighing 5 8/4 --One under No. 10 weighing 5 3/4-- and one under No. 8 4 3/4
A very Smiling & promising month.
1786
by the weekly accounts of burials & baptisms at Boston it appears there have been buried in that Town from January 3. 1785 to Jan. 2. 1786 -- Whites 362--Blacks 48-- In all 410. Baptized in several Churches 228.
Springfield Paper
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Hartford Jan. 23
Height of mercury in Taven/ Iaven heights
Thermometer deg.
Tuesday -- -- Sunrise -- 14 below 0
Noon -- 10 below 0
9 P.M -- 7 below 0
Wednesday 18th Sunrise -- 20 below 0
2 P.M --- 6 above 0
9 P. M --- 8 below 0
11 P. M -- 14 below 0
Thursday 19. Sunrise -- 14 below 0
9 A. M --- 18 below 0
12 A. M --- at 0
2 P. M --- 9 below 0
Sunset --- at 0
9 P. M --- 12 below 0
11 P.M --- 14 below 0
Friday 20. Sunrise --- 17 below 0
10 A.M --- 5 below 0
2 P.M --- 18 above 0
In the serve winter 1780 the mercury once fell to 22 deg. below 0. In the winter 1784 the mercury fell to 21 deg below 0.
Thursday morning last was two degrees colder than was ever observed in this place; the whole day continued proportionally more extreme
The Thermometer with which the above observations were made hathe been verifie verified at the points of freezing & water boiling.
January 1786
2 At night rain 0,20 of an Inch
3 Hailed about 1 ½ Inch deep & Snowed about 4 Inches.
-- D. of Mr. Zechariah Bush piece of Beef.
-- D. of Dr. Mather ½ doz. Candles.
-- D. of Lieut. Bush piece of Beef.
-- D. of Sergeant Stiles . Sparib
8 Mr. Robinson preached for me & I went to Southwick.-- Mr. Forward very low.
11 Attended Association at Mr. Lathrop’s & preached the Lecture. Mr. Taylor was licensed.
11 Exchanged the last of the notes with Capt. Kellogg for the house which notes I had had in my hands from the Treasurer for some time.
15. Mr. Taylor preached for me his first Sabbath.-- About Sunset Mr. Forward Minister of Southwick died.
15 Snowed about 2 Inches
16 ^ 17, 18, 19^ Killed Hog weighed 187 ^17,18, 19 & 20 Extreme cold.^
17. 18 & 19 ^20^ Extreme Cold
18 Mr. Forward was buried. -- I preached. The Funeral Sermon Luke. 23.28 by his desire.
18 Killed Hog weighed 186.
17, 18, 19 Extreme cold.
20 At night Snowed 2 Inches. Warmer.
-- D. of Dr. Ashley piece of Pork.
24 Preached lecture at Amass Parkers at the funeral of his child.
20,21,22 January thaw. 23 Westfield River broke up.
22 Rained about 0,50 of an Inch.
24 Snowed at night about ¾ of an Inch.
19 Took New Haven Paper & gave the Pap 1/4.
25 D. of Dr. Mather piece of pork.
28 D. of Deacon Root piece of Beef.
30 Very early in the morning about three quarters before one o’clock my child was born after a time of travail of two days and two nights.
29 In the evening sent for Mrs. Allen ??? Northampton.
31 Rainy day rained about 1,20 Inch
24 Preached a lecture at Amass Parkers.
30 low &c
The three first weeks of this month excellent sleighing. --The remainder moderate & warm weather. -- The third week extreme cold. See the preceding page.
February 1786
2 Went to Glasgow & preached a Lecture when he lost his children in four days.
-- D. of Mr. Phelps piece pork.
5 My child Wm. was baptized. -- Snowed a little.-- at night more--3 Inches.
-- D of Mr. John Phelps piece of Pork.
7 Mr. Potter Isaiah Potter & wife & son tarried with us over night.
8 D. of Mr. John Phelps bottle Brande.
-- D. of Mr. Simeon Stiles piece of pork
-- D. of Lieut. L. Bush piece of pork.
14 Snowed about 3 Inches.
15 Married Pervis Smith & Lovita Noble
16 Married Samuel Taylor & Lizzy Holcomb-- & David Goodrily & Adah Holden. and went to Granville for the purpose/ -- In the morning, went to Capt. Grays
19 Went to Adner Packits after preaching to see him ?? daughter
20 Frederick Tialley came to School to learn Arithmetic & Juovnrn. -- Snowed ten Inches.
22 Went in a ^ Sleigh with Moseley Haident from home & my Trallers--Snowed 1 Inch
23 Went to N. Haven & returned to Deacon Clark’s at Southington.
24 Snowed about 9 Inches. Went to Westonbury/
25 Returned home.
-- D. of Mr. Zadok Martindale piece of beef a piece of beef.
A very moderate & war month till the 20th. The winter has been a moderate one excepting one month week.
28 Sold fat Cow for twenty dollars in Money
31 At night froze considerable.
March 1786
1 Preached a Sacramental Lecture.
2 Snowed 2 inches. --Mr. Taylor preached a Lecture at Southampton in my room.
3 Hailed ½ inch.
4 Rained ¼ inch
-- D. of Silas King piece of beef
7 D. of Mr. Simeon Stiles piece of beef.
-- D. of Mr. Zechariah Bull Spareb.
9
10 Attended funeral at Mrs. Parks at the death of his child.
14 Went to Northampton circular Lecture. Mr. Bascom preached.
16 Returned. Preach lecture at Southampton.
16 Rainy day about 3/4 of an inch
14 Blue birds came
17 Robins & Bluebirds came
19 Bees with yellow legs ere seen in abundance.
-- D. of Mr. Daniel Fowler piece of beef.
-- D. of Mr. Ingersoll leg pork.
-- D. of Mr. Jonah Kellogg parsnips, carrots + apples
-- D. of Mr. Israel Moseley apples
28 The young people cut all my wood
26 Mr. Laflin? Missionary preached for me half the day
25 Drones appeared at the Bee-hives.
27 Rained 0, 20 of an inch.
29 Plowed tobacco ground, garden and join in the land lot. --Mr. Worghts house raised ----ground well settled.
31 Rained 0,2, of an inch
-- D. of Dr. Mather piece of pork
-- D. of Col. Moseley piece of Beef.
31 Gave ten dollars for cow to Mr. Robt. Southwick
A very warm month. Ground settled almost by the middle of the month
28 Sold fat cow for twenty dollars in Money
31 At night froze considerable.
April 1786
(Not transcribed)
May 1786
(Not transcribed)
June 1786
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6 & 7 Very hot. Mercury as high in? New Haven as 92 deg.
5 Went to Mr. Morton’s and tarried at night
6 Went to Beckwich and preached a Lecture Mr. Bascom preached at the Same exercise And Mr. Ballantine was present & madly ??? & Revival of Religion at that place
7 Returned home.
8 Mr. Taylor preached a Lecture for me at John Isipliss. -- Bees Swarmed, the Root Hive Boxes & board weigh 19½ . The bees weighed 5.8?oz. The whole 24½ . And placed at No. 12.
9 D. Dr. Whitney ½ Sparerib.
9 Mrs. Carter buried.
11 At night rained , 10 of an inch.
13 Set out Went to Mr. Hales at Westhampton to attend the Circular Lecture. Mr. Tracy preached. Rained at two Show thunder Showers, perhaps, 08 of an inch. terrible hail Storm at Schectadcy & Williamstown.
15 Returned. 14. Very Cold.
16 D. of Mr. John Phelps piece of pork
17 D of Mr. Bohan King piece of pork.
18 very hot
19 D. of ? Mr. Eliah Dewey a Pig for roasting.
14 My clover mowed adjoining the Tobacco land.
16 Clover got in without ?? injury from rain.
16 Took off a box of Honey weighing to box & honey 20lb. from Mr. Dewey’s hive.
19 The same Hive Swarmed weight of the bees seven pounds & a quarter placed at No. 10
19 Hand another Swarm which weight
two boxes board and bees weighed 21lb.
19 Had another Swarm which weighed 7½lb two boxes board & weighed 17¾ placed at No. 8.
20 Home Lot Mowed.-- Catechized children had about Seventy.-- Bee ?over at Southwick swarmed
22 Hay all got in without any rain. Preached at the north farms after the exercises in the Town?
25 Land plowed for rye
26 Buckwheat sowed to be turned in. Ground dry.
27 Began to rain about 6 o’clock in the morning & rained till about 12 o’clock, rained 1½ Inches.
28 Attended funeral of Leuit Sackett in the morning and P.M. preached preparatory Lecture.
D. of Mr. John Phelps piece of Veal.
29 Three Showers of rain the last a thunder Shower all meet? together ,60 of an inch.
--put box and bees No. 12 weighing 5 8/4 --One under No. 10 weighing 5 3/4-- and one under No. 8 4 3/4
A very Smiling & promising month.
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Diary kept by Noah Atwater in the pages of an Almanack, topics include weather, trade, ministry, and life.
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1786
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Atwater's 1786 Diary p.11-22
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