July 1776
1 | [Moon (symbol)] | fine Showers. Genl. Howe s Army arrived at Sandy Hook |
2 | [Mars (symbol)] | Rain'd hard coold the Air much |
3 | [Mercury (symbol)] | Cool day |
4 | [Jupiter (symbol)] | Cool the Independence of the States Voted & declared |
5 | [Venus (symbol)] | hott— |
6 | [Saturn (symbol)] | Do—very hot |
7 | [Sun (symbol)] | Do— |
8 | [Moon (symbol)] | fine rain |
9 | [Mars (symbol)] | Very hott |
10 | [Mercury (symbol)] | Do—showers |
11 | [Jupiter (symbol)] | exceeding hott for a week past |
12 | [Venus (symbol)] | Cool day Adjd to [Moon (symbol)] next |
13 | [Saturn (symbol)] | hot. heard by Express that Lord Howe was arrivd at Sandy Hook & that a 40 Gun Ship & 20 gun ship—& 2 Tenders were gone up North River. 1 Frigate launched here |
14 | [Sun (symbol)] | Very Rainy Day Congress sat on the Express of last Evening...a Frigate wch struck yesterday launched to day— |
15 | [Moon (symbol)] | fair, very cool so as to make a fire agre- -able. |
16 | [Mars (symbol)] | Cool. Mr Gerry sat out for home. |
17 | [Mercury (symbol)] | Rain'd |
18 | [Jupiter (symbol)] | hot. News of our Victory at Sullivans Island So. Carolina |
19 | [Venus (symbol)] | Cool taken very ill of a fever |
20 | [Saturn (symbol)] | hott bleeded & Physic— |
21 | [Sun (symbol)] | Do— |
22 | [Moon (symbol)] | Very hott. |
23 | [Mars (symbol)] | Do........ |