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ITEM — Box: 4, item: 6 Identifier: HUG 1228

Almanac, annotated, 1740 Digital

Scope and Contents

Copy of Nathaniel Ames’ An Astronomical Diary: or, An Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1740 ... (Boston, 1740) annotated by Andrew Bordman II with entries filling the margins with notes about the weather, local news, and deaths in the community. Bordman noted the deaths of his grandchildren on the June page and payment for their gravestones. Some entries are illegible.

Dates

  • Creation: 1740

Researcher Access

The Papers of the Bordman Family are open for research.

Extent

.68 cubic feet (1 document box, 1 flat box, 1 custom box, and 1 book box)

Former call number

Formerly classified as HUG 1228.18 Diary in almanacs

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

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