Dec. 22nd - 28th . . . Hard frost with snow and extremely cold. Sea much frozen.

Dec. 29th - 30th . . . A very moderate thaw. These last two days I was confined to bed with a slow fever.

Dec. 315t . . . This evening attended a French Weddking with the two Mrs. and the two Misses Lawson. Was still ailing.

Jan. lst, 1771 . . . Hard frost and extremely cold, wind from the North. Alex McNale, his wife and four others of our company, set off for Three Rivers. In the evening, the French came to us and made a frolic.

Jan. 2nd . . . This day the preceding andfollowing nights intense frost which congealed the sea as far as we could see it. From the 3rd to the 9th continued very cold.

Jan 9th . . . This whole day a very intense frost such as we have not had this season; slept this night in a house for the first time.

Jan. 10th . . . Set off this day for Grand Hostice. Stay there this night.

Jan. 11th . . . Hard frost; this day returned to Stanhope. The next two days the same weather.

Jan. 14th . . . This afternoon solemnized Old Handel with feasting and dancing. The next 7 days the same cold weather; nothing of interest.

Jan. 22nd . . . Set off this day for St. Peter's with Smith and Shoomaker. I stayed there till the 6th and then returned. All these days very cold with keen frost. From Jan. 6 - Feb. 11 the same intense cold.

Feb. 11th . . . Cold Northwest wind with severe frost through

the day. Urquhart set off for St. Peters, and Hart for Charlotte Town where we arrived about 3 p. m. and slept that night. Feb. 15th a moderate breeze with with frost through the day, towards noon it rained a little. Stayed this day with Govenor.

Feb. 16th . . . A fine warm day, Went to Capt. Manlys and stayed all night. From 16th to 20th Feb. same cold weather.

Feb. 20th . . . West wind dark with frosty. In the evening returned to Charlotte Town. Next two days much the same.

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