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- catalog abstract "These diaries of Benjamin Guild document his travels as a Presbyterian pastor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The daily entries describe people Guild met and dined with, the food he ate (including strawberries, currants, watermelon, English cherries, and lobster), the funerals he attended, and the sermons he gave. Many entries relate to his health concerns (the ague and eye trouble), sleeping habits, and widespread public health concerns (including smallpox, dysentery, "nervous fevers," consumption, and "putrid fever"). The diaries also contain passing references to the activities of American, British, French, and German soldiers during the American Revolution; the invasion of Canada and battles occurring in New York are noted. In August 1778, after visiting Providence, Rhode Island, Guild comments on the disordered state of the city after American soldiers passed through it. He also recounts a visit by officers of the French fleet to the Harvard College library in September 1778 and describes his dinner on board the French man-of-war, Sagitaire. One entry describes an elaborate ball sponsored by John Hancock, held for French soldiers and "Boston ladies," and another refers to the "incursion" of Indians. Many of Guild's diary entries pertain to his work as a Harvard College Tutor; these entries describe his lectures at the College, meetings with colleagues, personnel decisions, and the examination of students. He also describes books he is reading and his opinions of them, the purchase and sale of books, and his desire to learn Hebrew and French. In addition, multiple entries refer to a man named Prince, who was perhaps Guild's slave. Prince sometimes accompanied Guild on his travels.".
- catalog contributor b756041.
- catalog coverage "Massachusetts Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "Massachusetts History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog coverage "Rhode Island Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "Rhode Island History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations, French.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog date "1776".
- catalog description "Benjamin Guild was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts on April 17, 1749; he was the son of Benjamin and Abigail (Graves) Guild. He attended Harvard College, where he received an A.B. in 1769 and an A.M. in 1772. Following his studies, Guild served as a Presbyterian pastor in several Massachusetts communities including Dedham, Haverhill, and Cambridge. He was a Latin tutor at Harvard College from 1776 to 1780. In the late 1770s, he became a bookseller in Boston and opened the Boston Book Store on King Street, later known as Washington Street. Besides selling books, he issued printed catalogues and opened a circulating library. Guild helped found the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Massachusetts (1780), managed the subscriptions for the Academy's journal, and was a member of the editorial board of The Boston Magazine. On May 27, 1784, Guild married Elizabeth Quincy. They were members of the Presbyterian Church in Brattle Square and accumulated a large amount of real estate in the North End of Boston. Benjamin died in Boston and was buried on October 17, 1792. Elizabeth died in August 1825. The Guilds had two children who graduated from Harvard College, Benjamin (1804) and Josiah Quincy (1807).".
- catalog description "These diaries of Benjamin Guild document his travels as a Presbyterian pastor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The daily entries describe people Guild met and dined with, the food he ate (including strawberries, currants, watermelon, English cherries, and lobster), the funerals he attended, and the sermons he gave. Many entries relate to his health concerns (the ague and eye trouble), sleeping habits, and widespread public health concerns (including smallpox, dysentery, "nervous fevers," consumption, and "putrid fever"). The diaries also contain passing references to the activities of American, British, French, and German soldiers during the American Revolution; the invasion of Canada and battles occurring in New York are noted. In August 1778, after visiting Providence, Rhode Island, Guild comments on the disordered state of the city after American soldiers passed through it. He also recounts a visit by officers of the French fleet to the Harvard College library in September 1778 and describes his dinner on board the French man-of-war, Sagitaire. One entry describes an elaborate ball sponsored by John Hancock, held for French soldiers and "Boston ladies," and another refers to the "incursion" of Indians. Many of Guild's diary entries pertain to his work as a Harvard College Tutor; these entries describe his lectures at the College, meetings with colleagues, personnel decisions, and the examination of students. He also describes books he is reading and his opinions of them, the purchase and sale of books, and his desire to learn Hebrew and French. In addition, multiple entries refer to a man named Prince, who was perhaps Guild's slave. Prince sometimes accompanied Guild on his travels.".
- catalog extent ".03 cubic feet (4 volumes)".
- catalog isPartOf "Collections of the Harvard University Archives. Personal archives. hua".
- catalog isPartOf "Harvard in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. hua".
- catalog issued "1776".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Cambridge".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts".
- catalog spatial "Rhode Island Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Rhode Island History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations, French.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Massachusetts Cambridge Sources.".
- catalog subject "Books and reading Massachusetts History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Guild, Benjamin, 1749-1792.".
- catalog subject "Harvard University Alumni and alumnae Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Harvard University Curricula 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Presbyterian Church Clergy Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Reading History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Slavery Massachusetts Cambridge Sources.".
- catalog subject "United States. Continental Army.".
- catalog title "Diaries of Benjamin Guild, 1776, 1778.".
- catalog type "Diaries. ftamc".
- catalog type "Harvard employees' diaries. local".
- catalog type "collection".