September 19, 1774
Monday 19.
The morning fine & cool, & produces
in our School at last a fine Fire!----
Fire looks & feels most welcome; and
I observe it makes our children
remarkably garrulous & noisy----
I took cold by Saturdays unusual ex-
-ercise, & to Day have a Pain through
my head, sore throat, & the other com-
mon troubles in a Cold----This
Day begins the examination of The
Junior class at Nassau-Hall. Every
time I reflect on that Place of retire-
-ment
Fithian Papers, Manuscripts Division,
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Published with permission of Princeton University Library.