Summers Paper Mill Journal, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1799  

The left side of this mill journal records the output of workers at the mill, and any reason that the mill might be producing less paper, such as a militia gathering or someone being sick. The pages on the right usually are a record of weather conditions, allowing the papermakers to be aware of how paper quality is affected by changes in the weather. This page is open to December, 1799. Near the bottom of the page is an arrow, pointing out a specific entry. Rather than being about weather, the entry for December 28 is to commemorate the death of George Washington.