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“ October. And y® whole month of October had not one warm 
and pleasant day in it, hut the last. Yet notwithstanding y* bad- 
ness and coldness of y® season y® winter birds of passage did not 
come earlier than usual ; for I did not see a feldefer or Danish 
crow till y® 7th, tho’ I saw a woodcock on y® 28th of September, 
and on y® 14th at Sudbury, and on y® 15th of October, at Milend, 
I saw swallows. On y® 20th (October) I saw ice, and on y® 24th 
and 25th snow ; y" 2Gth the ice would bear ; from y* 20th to y® 
27th inclusive, was sharp frost, and the snow laid a week, that fell 
on y“ 24th. We had hardly any water fell from y® clouds for 
several months past, that was enough to sink into y® earth, 'till the 
first snow fell on y® 24th of October, and from thence, thro’ that 
month, and all November, was frequent rains. 
“ November. I have said y® hist day of October was a fine day, 
so were y* 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of November. On y® 18th and 19th 
was a heavy snow, and on y® 19th sharp frost even within doors, 
which continu’d y® 20th and 21st : of the snow that fell on the 
18th and 19th, some laid on the 2Gth. 
“ December. December began open, tho’ cool. From y® 3rd to 
y® 16th was dark, but mild weather. On y® 10th I found green 
buds upon my weeping willows, which were naked by y® last of 
November, i. e., earlier than I remember before. From y® 16th to 
21st mostly frosty ; 22nd and 23rd mild. 
December 
S. S.W. 
& w. 
6 
N. & 
N.W. 
0 
E. N.E. 
& S.E. 
1 
J anuary - 
- 26 
2 
3 
February - 
- 20 
5 
0 
March 
- 18 
10 
3 
April 
5 
10 
15 
May 
4 
5 
22 
J une 
- 13 
8 
9 
July 
- 15 
6 
10 
August 
- 22 
4 
3 
September 
8 
10 
12 
October - 
4 
10 
17 
November 
8 
16 
6 
December 
15 
5 
3 
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