Ms. SBd-69 - Thomas Weld's Commonplace Book

Written in a very small hand. Weld began writing in this commonplace book when he was studying at Harvard College. It contains poems, aphorisms, epigrams, and journal entries. In the 1670s, there are anecdotes about life in Harvard, along with reports of the weather (e.g. eclipses and storms). Other miscellaneous material includes mathematics puzzles (including diagrams), recipes, pen trials, and accounts. Finally, there are also citations from various ministerial works by preachers such as Edward Reynolds, Increase Mather, Thomas Hall, and Richard Baxter. There is some use of shorthand. Languages: English, Latin, and Greek.