Wednesday December 2, 1829. Started for N. H. In stage at seven. I came away from Wilson’s and forget to pay my bill. Nothing happened more than common. I came up through Franklin Village and on that route. I arrived at New Hampton at four just as school was ended.

[New Hampton] Friday December 4, 1829. Weather cold. Entered school today and did not recite. Prof. gave us a lesson in Latin Tutor for tomorrow.

Monday December 7, 1829. Weather moderate. Very muddy walking and wet too. I recited my lesson as usual very well. I room alone in a very pleasant room. Mr. North who has been gone home has returned tonight. There is a great revival of religion in Sanbornton and Meredith. Our Class consists of Jona. Taylor, Fredk. Bartlett, and myself. There are 5 ladies at the institution here now. The school is not very large now. Messrs. Farnum and Ingalls have obtained a hope that they have been born again during vaca­tion.

Tuesday December 8, 1829. Weather very mode­rate. It rained this eve. Recited as usual. We get three pages in the “Greek Reader” and a Grammar lesson. They are shingling the new building. Mr. Braybrook, Brown and I went down and banked up a Mrs. Stephen’s house, a poor woman. We worked about three hours. It rained last night and carried away all the snow or turned it into water. I sat up till after twelve to­night.

Wednesday December 9, 1829. …I like my boarding much. We not only live well as to our bodies but have wholesome food for our souls. I went down to the village this evening with Mr. Ingalls and Farnum at Mr. Ingalls Singing School. He has got a very good school for so short a time as he has been keeping. I played on my flute. We got back at about ten o’clock and I sat up till after twelve

Monday December 14, 1829. …I enjoy my mind considerable well at times and then again I have wicked thoughts pouring into my mind so that I take no comfort but when my mind is free from them.

Tuesday December 15, 1829. Weather very pleasant today and it thawed considerably. Mr. Braybrook and I went up to the school yesterday to write from two till three o’clock and we intend to com­mence a regular system of writing and continue it. Mr. Braybrook and I study together a great part of the time. He is a studying the Greek Reader but is not so far advanced as our class. They have got the Meeting House all finished, I believe, but painting, which will not be this winter. It looks quite respectable now. It has got [a] kind of porch before the front door. The new building is shingled. Mr. Farnsworth will move into his new house next month.

Wednesday December 16, 1829. It is quite moderate to­day. I did not get but a part of my lesson today, it was so hard. I think it is the most difficult that I have come across yet. It is in History and Biography. I went up to the R. E.’s this afternoon. One-half of the students spoke, the other wrote a debate (one half of the Alphabet, I mean). It was my turn to write a debate but I did not and so I was excused. The Ex[ercises] were not very good. In the evening I went to the Singing School at the Chapel which has just began. There were about fifteen there.

Thurday December 17, 1829. The weather some cool but not much so for the time of year. I did not go up to the Academy today because I had not my lesson on account of the Ex[ercises] and singing school yesterday. There are about sixty-five students here now. We have from fifteen to twenty boarders here now. Mr. Ingalls has about sixty-five scholars in his school at the village which began monday. I enjoy [my] mind now very well except at times when I am tempted and my mind is not [?] filled with sinfull thoughts, but I hope by the help of the Lord that I shall persiver [persevere] in the Good Old Way.

Friday December 18, 1829. …I went to meeting tonight and there were about fifteen to twenty present and all had experienced religion except two boys who were [?]. We had a very good meeting. I spoke a few [words] and I think it relieved my mind considerably. I think it is the duty of everyone who has entertained a hope that they have been born again to endeavor to advance the cause of the Glorious Redeemer by speaking of his goodness to us unworthy creatures and of warning sinners to turn from the error of their ways. And I feel that if I was able to speak better in his cause that it would be a great pleasure to me.

Wednesday December 23, 1829. Weather mode­rate. I spoke this afternoon. The “R. Ex’s” were better than before. I have got to write a debate next week on this question, Is it right to punish a man with death for any crime?

Thurday December 24, 1829. Weather not very cold but looked like a storm all day. Mr. Putney hauled us some wood this morning, half hard and the other half pine, for 7/ a cord. I recited to Prof. this morning. I sit up last night till one o’clock. I went to the singing school last night, there were more than there were the last evening.…

Friday December 25, 1829. Weather moderate. Nothing very remarkable to write now. I went to meeting this evening. I liked it much. Mr. [?] was there and spoke chiefly concerning death &c. I thought we had a very good meeting.

Saturday December 26, 1829. Weather very moderate and warm. I rescited in Latin Tutor. I did not get my lesson very well. I wrote a part of my debate this afternoon and a letter home. I wrote in it something concerning baptism &c. Mr. A. Rand wanted me to go over to Kelly’s Pond with him to help take care of the boys a skating and I went, had quite a skate. I was so unused to it that it made me very stiff. The pond is frozen very hard.

Sunday December 27, 1829. Weather is as pleasant as summer now. The meeting was at the village meeting house. Mr. Evans preached very well and I liked him much. I sat in the singing seats in the afternoon. The Meeting House was quite full. There was a church [meeting] at noon at Mr. Evans house. At noon I went down to Mr. Ingalls, boarding with Mr. Farnum. Last evening I went down to the village to Mr. Ingall’s singing school. It was the last evening and there were quite a number of spectators in. I played on my flute. There were two bass viols there, and they sung very well. …

Wednesday December 30, 1829. Weather quite pleasant. I have my debate done. The question is, “Is it just to use death as a mode of punishment for any crime?” The “R. Ex’s” were very good. Mr. Farnsworth went away about threeto go over to Mr. Casswells ordination at Meredith tomorrow. Mr. Braybrook and I sit up tonight at Mr. Websters. An foolish woman died there this morning, aged fifty-two. We were very sleepy. We went home in the morning about five and went to bed and slept till nine o’clock. …There will be no school for two days now because tomorrow will be the ordination and a funeral here and friday will be New Years Day.

Thurday December 31, 1829. Weather some windy yet not very cold. I dont feel the effects of sitting up much today. Mr. Braybrook and I went up to Mrs. Per­kins to see her and the boarders there who are Misses Hazeltine, Hall, Harris, Abbot. We had a very happy time in talking on religion. We stayed about two hours. We then came home and studyed [sic] some. Most all the folks here have gone to the ordination. Mr. Braybrook and I went over to Mr. Kelleys district this evening to attend a meeting. There is quite a revival there, it is about two miles below the village on the left-hand Bristol road. There have been seven born again there, I believe, three in one meeting. We expect to go again next Tuesday night if we can. I had two papers from home the other day. With this close of this day closes the year 1829 and with its termination, O that all my sins and sinful thoughts might close with it. This year I consider as a glorious year to me, as I trust, and to many, I hope. In this year I was careless, anxious and rejoicing. This has been a year of Jubilee to me, as I hope, and this a year when I began to live to Christ. What reason have I to thank God for his goodness towards me in preserving me and keeping me to this year when, as I trust, I have found “peace in believing”? A few months ago and I was as careless and secure as anyone, but now can I rejoice in the Lord that I ever saw this year. This is a year when I hope I shall die to all that is evil and live to all that is good. It is important that we should now look over our books and accounts with the year 1829, see how we stand and see how we have spent our time because He is soon to bear an ac­count of all our doings to heaven where they will be all registered and to be answered for when time shall be no longer. Millions during the last year have gone to their long home where they will have one eternal year either of happiness or of misery. And O Lord I thank thee that thou hast spared me to the present time and not cut me down as a cumberer of the ground. But the time draws near when I must lend the parting hand to 1829. The time has come. Farewell, my dying friend 1829, and welcome 1830!!