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Diary of the Reverent Richard Brown (1674-1732), of Massachusetts. 16 are diary entries and 12 are printed almanac pages, one for each month of the year.
Entries provide details of Brown's activities, comments on parishioners, etc. As on March 9, in part: "Tho. Nickols bid me beware of S.G. for he is a traitor and Briant's tool...". On May 28 Capt. Pool "dyed", and was buried on the 31st." In addition to the numerous entries, there are two pages of accounts and at the end, 4 staves of manuscript music, including a Psalm tune.
Richard Brown Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.