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Day in the Life

Aug 23, 1837

Journal Entry

August 23, 1837 ~ Wednesday

23rd We walked to Eleazar Carvers on the east part of the Island I
stood on his farm & saw fifty five Islands a part of them was
inhabited, some were not Also twenty ships under sail. We preached
at night in the East schoolhouse. We spent the night with Esq Luce 4 m[iles]

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Carver, Ebenezer Waterman
1 Dec 1804 - 8 Jan 1895
37 mentions
Luce, Stephen
1801-1872
25 mentions

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Daybook (18 August 1837 - 11 October 1837)
23rd Walked to Mr Ebenezar Carvers on the East part of the Island I stood on his farm & saw fifty five Islands of the Sea & part of them inhabited & part were not & also twenty ships under sail. We preached at night at the East school house {shorthand} We spent the night with Stephen Luce Esq Distance 4 miles [sideways text] W W Willford [end of sideway text]
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1
The following I visited Eleazar Carvers on the east part of the Island. I stood on his farm and took a view of fifty-five Islands of the sea: a part of them were inhabited and some were not. There were also twenty ships under sail taken into my view of the scene. At night ^In the evening^ we preached in the east school house and spent the night at Mr Luce's
Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
On the while standing upon the farm of Eleazar Carver on the North Island I counted fifty five Islands many of which was inhabited

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Aug 23, 1837