Historical dream account · English · original historical text
A French fleet in the harbour
Samuel Sewall (1652–1730)
Diary of Samuel Sewall, vol. III (1714–1729), in Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, vol. VII, fifth series (1882) · Diary, vol. III, printed p. 99
Dreamer identified by the source: Samuel Sewall
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Last night I dream'd of a French Fleet being in our Harbour, which much affected me when I awaked.
“Last night” in the 22 August 1716 entry; the original calendar is retained.
Source & context
A complete, very short firsthand report retaining its effect after waking. The subsequent account of giving a watch to Mr. Williams is waking activity, outside the dream. This later harbour/fleet episode is distinct from the earlier account of an approaching crowd. “Last night” in the 22 August 1716 entry; the original calendar is retained.
Samuel Sewall (1652–1730), own diary, Diary of Samuel Sewall, vol. III (1714–1729), in Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, vol. VII, fifth series (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1882), Diary, vol. III, printed p. 99. Committee of Publication: George E. Ellis; William H. Whitmore; Henry Warren Torrey; James Russell Lowell (Committee of Publication). Original-edition witness: Internet Archive, Princeton Theological Seminary Library scan. Dates, source spelling and author qualifications retained; descriptive title and navigation metadata added by Synastry.
“Last night” in the 22 August 1716 entry; the original calendar is retained.
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Original nineteenth-century English diary publication, dated from the actual title-page witness rather than the generic archive metadata. The publication predates 1931 and Samuel Sewall (1652–1730) and the original publication committee are long deceased. This uses an expired-US-publication basis, not a modern transcription or new Creative Commons licence; no blanket worldwide grant is asserted. This record's title-page date is 1882; archive metadata's generic 1878 date is not used.
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Diary, vol. III, printed p. 99
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