The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-09
OLD TINE RECORD.

EXTRACTS FROM LH6 DldIS VI NY GTdIlO-
father, Rev. Medal Rogers, Yale 1777,
Now Owned by the Yale Chittenden
Library.
April q. 1775,* = This day at one
o'clock there came news that Boston
people and the Regulars had a skirmish
toward Concord. 1t was reported that
1t began by the regulars firing upon
about forty men that were exercising;
those forty stood their ground whilst
some came up and rescued them. Some
say there were twelve hundred, others
four and twenty hundred of regulars.
April %. News came that the regu-
lars were surrounded upon a hill two
miles from Boston. Colonel Hubbard
sent to all the companies in his regi-
ment to send ten men from each, and
when they come he was to be found no
whittier. This irritated them very
much Captain Arnold gathered those
that would go with him and was ready
to have marched by about three o'clock
had they not been hindered by a tory of
the town men refusing powder to them,
They marched about six in the after
noon, fifty of them, three of them reg
ulars Many of the scholars set off for
, home. b..
April "a College was dispersed at
eleven o'clock. came home afoot;
brought my gun and pack with me.
Wednesday, April rs. I came back
again from New Haven and trained
with Captain Douglass and spent the
rest of the day in cleaning my gun.
May s. I went to Mr.. Baldwin's to
run bullets. I sent Rufus Hoadley af
ter bullet moulds. ran eight pounds
of lead into bullets and buck shot
June IA. A committee from the soph-
omore class, for the inspection Of tories,
cited Camp to appear before them, but
he refused, upon which and sufficient
evidence the class voted to tdvertise
said Camp that no one should have
connections with him.
June Is The aforesaid advertisement
was set up to public view, and the said
Camp was Missed out of the college
yard.
June 20. This day brother Ebenezer
came to see me. Camp, the tory, gath
cred a number of his refractory crew
! and beset the scholars passing the said
tory's house.
Wednesday, 81. The scholars sent a
committee to said tory to settle the
matter in friendly manner, but he re-
fused upon any consideration. The
committee reporting this to the schol-
ars they gathered in the chapel and
agreed to go and pay him a visit. Ac-
cordingly they left the chapel and eve
ry one went to prepare weapons as
clubs. Whilst they were preparing the
president came upon some, whereupon
! he ordered them into the chapel again
and there heard what was to be said;
and there the scholars agreed to leave
! 1t to men and nominated number.
The president went to the tory and he
agreed to the same, only it was put off
| to next day at three O. clock. No study
| ing done to-day.
Tuesday, June 81. Reports are spread
about town that a man-of-war tender
is coming to get satisfaction for some
military stores that We're taken from
Turtle Bay by General Wooster.
June 20. The scholars joined by the
cadets and light infantry attended Cen
erals Washington and Lee out of town
on their way to Boston.
Thursday, July 90. This is to be had
in remembrance to generations yet UNI
born, day of fasting throughout the
United Colonies of North America. The
president preached from the Psalm rs.
In the afternoon from Exodus, chapter
II, verse ii, The prayer of the righteous
availeth more than weapons of war.
Friday, July 49, Warm weather con-
| tinues; something burthensome to the
human species. They are always dis
contented. If it is warm, 1t is too hot;
If cold, too cold. This shows the I'M
steady disposition Of mankind. I was
taken into the speaking meeting of the
Soph, June class.
Wednesday, August 2. This day was
found in the chapel bunch of straw
under the pulpit and bunch of
scorched tow by the door, supposed to
set the chapel on fire.
Wednesday, August 16. This day was
spent in some measure in reading the
history of Wakefield. I acclaimed for
the first time since vacancy.
Saturday, January 10, 1877. This day
was very extreme cold. An affair droll
enough happened this day in New Ha-
ven. A young man had shipped on
| board as cabin boy to go to France, and
had come on shore to get some clothes
which were left, but was discovered to
be a woman. a girl about eighteen or
twenty years old. She was discovered
In this manner: The clothes for the
| fair sex were left on shore at Mix's
with woman who came with her.
| Says the woman, "That one in mems
clothes is a female" This was made
known before the man came for his
clothes. A court was held.
Wednesday, September 10, TIT. This
morning it rained some. went to New
Haven and had degree amongst the
rest without examination, exhibition or
liquor enough to wet ones swallow.
paid to Colonel Fitch for tuition money
the two last quarters:
6 S. d.
| Z 70
For sealing my diploma. Q
To the corporation for signing. IL 0
To DR.. Ives old account. 6
| To D. D. Daggett as present. 0 0
To Mr.. Dwight as due to library 0 2
To Mr.. Dwight as a present.. 0 Q
This last was not more than a quar-
ter enough. But necessity and scarcity
oblige me to cut short very much
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