July 1829

Wednesday July 1, 1829. Rainy &c. I spoke on the stage today, felt some skit[t]ish.

Thursday July 2, 1829. Some rainy. Two men were blown up yesterday in a well here. One had all his foreteeth knocked in and his face blowed full of powder. The other had his arm so badly broken that it has to be taken off this morning.

Friday July 3, 1829. Fine day. A number of us are a going up to Plymouth tomorrow if it is fair weather. Sent a letter home this morning and one to G[eorge] Porter.

Saturday July 4, 1829. Weather looks some like rain. We started for Plymouth at 7 and arrived at 9 o'clock. The road between this place and that is good except it is all the way up hill and down. There are a number of exellent farms on the banks of the Pemigewassett the way we past. Plymouth is very pleasantly situated on the Pemigewassett River 40 miles from Concord. The village is not nigh so large as Concord. It has 2 stores, a courthouse, a meeting house and a number of other handsome buildings. We went to the meeting house at 11 and heard an exellent address against intemperance by Dr. Kitteridge of Lyme. There wasnt [as] many there as at the Convention here. We took an exellent dinner at Mr. Wm. Websters, the inn keeper, and in the afternoon we walked around the village and took a look of it. The Pemigewassett Bank is at this place. Carter and Evans went with me in one waggon and Jewett and Daine in another and an Eastman in a chaise. We started to come home about 4. We were overtook by 2 smart showers before we got home but did not get much wet because we had umbrellas a plenty. We passed through Walderness Village, which is a pretty little place.

Sunday July 5, 1829. It rained almost all day. I went to meeting. Rev. Mr. Taylor preached. There was [not?] many there on account of the rain.

Monday July 6, 1829. Went to school as usual. Raspberries very thick. The Legislature adjourned last Saturday.

Tuesday July 7, 1829. Nothing remarkable nowadays. Tomorrow is Composition Day and I shall have to write. My subject is a short description of New Hampton.

Wednesday July 8, 1829. We had a little shower this afternoon. We carryed our compositions up to the Chapel and the Professor told us that he had not time to attend to them that afternoon because he had not corrected all that he had on hand. He told us that we might either go to our rooms and study or stay there and study until 4 o'clock and bring their compositions in tomorrow morning. I went to my room.

Thursday July 9, 1829. Went into prayers this morning as usual and Mr. Quimby handed me a letter from home informing me that all were well and that Uncle Amasa Leavey was dead. He died on the first of this month of the consumption. He was very resigned but said he longed to be with Christ. He told his friends not to weep for him but to prepare to follow him. What a happy instance this is of a***** Christian's resignation to the will of God. He has been sick for a year or more and confined to his bed nearly all of the time. He had his leg amputated last winter on account of a white swelling.

Friday July 10, 1829. It is a very pleasant day with a very cool breeze blowing. They raised [razed?] the Professors stable day before yesterday, which stands near [where?] his new house is going to be put up.

Saturday July 11, 1829. Weather very warm. Staid at home this afternoon, it is so warm. Nothing remarkable. Raspberries are very plenty this year and I pick them almost every day.

Sunday July 12, 1829. Weather very warm today. Went to meeting. Mr. Evans preached. Went to Bible Class likewise. One of the scholars officiated because Mr. Farnsworth was at Bristol preaching. Went to the prayer meeting in the afternoon at 6 o'clock. We had a very heavy thundershower this afternoon.

Monday July 13, 1829. Weather warm as usual. Nothing remarkable to write. They get along very fast with the Brick Building. The cellar is most finished.

Tuesday July 14, 1829. Weather warm. Went to school as usual. Professor says he shall not let any one leave the school before the end of the term unless [on] account of sickness.

Wednesday July 15, 1829. It is warm and pleasant. Speaking Day today. Most all of the scholars spoke their peices [pieces] for Exhibition. I did not speak.

Thursday July 16, 1829. Weather warm. Went to school as usual. I have picked me out a peice for Exhibition.

Friday July 17, 1829. Weather very comfortable. They are drawing bricks for the new building. The tongue of the bell came out yesterday morning and it has got to be fixed in.

Saturday July 18, 1829. The weather very warm. A number of us went into the water this afternoon.

Sunday July 19, 1829. The weather very warm. It rained last night and this morning some. A number of us went up to the Freewill meeting. I did not like them very well, they were so long. Went to the meeting house in the P.M. Peacock, one of the scholars, preached, did not like him much.

Monday July 20, 1829. Very pleasant day. I have Geography, English Grammar and Arithmetic now. They have appointed me monitor of our boarding house.

Tuesday July 21, 1829. Very pleasant day. I hope I shall have a letter from home soon. Evans is going home Thursday to Concord.

Wednesday July 22, 1829. Weather very warm. No school this afternoon. We have got to hand our compositions in tomorrow morning. I dont know why there is no school. We went into the water. There was a very heavy thunder shower here tonight.

Thursday July 23, 1829. It is very warm today. Jewett and I got excused this afternoon and went over to Browns room.

Friday July 24, 1829. Warm weather. Raspberries very plenty. They are laying the under pinning of the large building.

Saturday July 25, 1829. Very warm. Jewett and I went over to Kelleys Pond this afternoon and got a lot of pond lil[l]ies. We had a boat and had a pleasant ride in it.

Sunday July 26, 1829. Weather very warm. Mr. Evans preached today. Mr. Farnsworth is unwell and Rainsford took his place in the Bible Class. Went to prayer meeting in the eve at 6 o'clock. Carter brought over his base viol and we had a play after meeting.

Monday July 27, 1829. It is pleasant day. Received a paper from Concord, it was from George Porter.

Tuesday July 28, 1829. Pleasant weather. Went to school as usual. Speaking Day tomorrow. I went down to the village twice yesterday to get James Minot who has run away from school. I did not find him.

Wednesday July 29, 1829. Weather pleasant. James Minot had to come back from Bristol afoot and his father rode by his side all the way. I spoke my piece for Exhibition today.

Thursday July 30, 1829. Weather very pleasant. I have been expecting a letter from home but it has not come yet. Rains tonight.

Friday July 31, 1829. Weather very pleasant, had a nice shower this afternoon. I wrote a letter this afternoon to Aunt Smart and one to Mary Ann.