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I went anto Samuel Holmes thence toward Jon Jr with s Sam! & met with Mott & several Holmes & talked about proceeding against some arbitary persons.
I went to Grovers to talk with him about goeing unto burlington to consult ye Lawyers about sd bufineis
I was at home it being rayney weather was a reading & wrighting.
5th 6th I went as far as Sam' Holmes & went with him as far as his meadow thence unto old Mr. [Johannis] Smocks & while there a schoolmaster came in he was a seeking a school he had copies & the small- est piece of paper that did contain a bond that did set forth in the obligation & condition as authentick as need be 3 inches long & 2 wide thence home after dinner I went to James Mout to talk about going to Burlingtowne & fetch some oats.
7 th I went unto Uncles thence to Jon" Jr & went unto him at the further end of his farm to talk about .going to Burlington too talk with the Lawyers which was to be at court there he was of opin- ion that if we could not se a way verry clear it was the best to delay for awhile for there was a many sort of Courts we did not understand so it was best for us to see well what we did.
8 th I rode as far as Shrewsbury Quaker Meeting thence unto Ephraim Allin & stopped awhile Josiah Parker in company & stayed to dinner thence with Parker home & stayed all night with him we had a walk along the sea at evening as far as his brother Wardells.
9th I came from Peter Parkers unto said Allins & got a horse which I had bought of him a week before & payed for him there thence home same day.
Ioth I was at home & in the neighborhood untill ye middle of the day I went to Sam1 Holmes in order to meet Jas. Grover which came there not to purpose thence to Robt Lawrence which he was to meet me next day in order for Burlington about 5 o'clock & put up our horses & Lodged at Buds a private house near the river.
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we was at Burlingtowne in order to talk with the Lawyers which was so busy that we could not talk with them at first by reason that they had some cafes of Land for to plead for between Dan! Coxe & Jon Everet & John Dow thof ment Coxe gainst Henry Oxley Defen't the plaintiffs gained both cases thof one Jury was from about 11 or 12 at night till 11 or 12 next day before they sealed their verdict.
& 14 14 We came from Burlingtowne as far as Jos. Bordins Lawrence & the Sherif with us they went away we stayed all night.
15 Grover & I came home I sent 4/ shillings by Thomas Dugglas to burlingtowne for to leave with Hugh Hartshorne aprentis for too pay for a pair of gloves he was to send me.
16 I was at home & in the neighborhood a doing I know not what except talking about the Justices proceeding.
I went unto Robert Hood in order for his horse.
17 18 I went unto James Grover Junt thence unto James Motts and talked with him something about the intent of the Acts for choosing Loan Officers and he said he had a warm dispute with the Rockheads at Mount Pleasant which stained kinly power strongly but after some time they come to compliance and allowed themselves some measure in the wrong.
19 I went on board John Stanley and there was Hughs & Islington which had seased his perrioger for oistering out of season thence to Esq" Bownes to hear a tryal between Jnº Kerney & John Stanley & Thos Collwell which had swore the pece against him K. for threatining them that he would slat their brains out & make a sacrifice of them as also a general assault by that family of the Kerney with (as they said) this was agreed as I Larnt partly before I came away. I was about I know not what.
After dinner I went to Justice Willsons childrens vandue where was od management thence home in the evening.
20th 2xst 22 Sabbath I went unto Middletowne in order to hear one Edward Tiley a Quaker which spoke verry wittey and part well my horse fell lame which occationed me to foot it home.
I went unto Vandornes in order for Peter to bleed my horse in the foot which he did.
23 24 & 25 I was at home not beeing in health, having a terrible headache.
26 I went to court at frechold being warned as a Juror and heard a jury give in their verdict against a person and the next day the Judge pafsed sentence upon him for to be hanged on irydny ye I7th of the next month & the court was adjourned untill the 21st of said month which seemed to be likely they might meet there was two pieces of parchment given the Court from the Grand jurors which was not common.
27th I came from Court unto Peter Bownes it being rayney weather on said 26 1 was before the Grand Jury for wo informe them as some thought who had given money unto James Grover juin' on
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Rob' Lawrence too proceed against the Justices for making an agreement that several sete . ( men should not be chosen for Loan officers which I could not tell: but I knew of money sentr: Sam' Holmes for council & as a Retaining fee which I carried as a meisinger with letters. 1. tice Forman being the person that asked the most questions & asked if I knew of any colle .. tion of money or if any other went to council I said Richd Salter had offered Murray a fer ir the Justices as Murray said in my hearing which he refuse by reason the other side had im- ployed him.
28 I came home from brother Bownes I stoped at Logens & van Dornes & talked with Jos. Fide about the proceeding at Court.
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Untill 31st I was at home & in the neighborhood a doing I know not what except reading.
June jst Went to Middletowne thence to Jas Grover Jun' & nobody was at home I understood he was gone to New York thence to Matthias Mounts he was not at home thence to Cooks the Der- chant & went out & fetched my horse over his creek & rode in company with John Cooper to Jos Stillwells the overseer of the poor & acquainted him of the french Tayiers living on Littks plantation neer 15 hund acres was like to be a charge to our towne next morning at & o'clock ! came from there.
3ª 4th 5th
I was at home toward evening I went to Uncles & talked with the ministers.
I went to hear Davis Meeting his text was i Sam. 12 & 24th
I was to Genkins & Davis 6th Likewise.
7th
I went to company George Drake as far as James Motts thence with several with Mr Jenkins a. far as walls towards Piscataway thence home with cousin O. HI. Jun' the after part of the day I rode with Gershom Mott unto the widow Tallmans where we tarried untill the afterpart of the next day we went unto Jacob Dennifes & tarried all night there [next] day we went to Ja- Parkers where all the commif" of the Rodes of our County came at his request to [look] after .: drift way that went through his and others lots which they stopped & turned into a four Rod road which was laid out before which was further and was thof all the Lotts that wanted that Road joined the road that was laid out before where the drift way was turned into thence ve came home.
10th I was at home & about home wrighting.
LIth day of June George the Second began to reign.
I mett Jnº Stanley at Walter Walls, thence we went unto Mardox's for John's license which he could not have thence to Amboy where he got them & got home at fi or 12 at night.
11th 12 Sabbath I tarried at home toward evening John Stanley and Grace Maunder was married by John Bowne Esq' John Bray his wife [ Elizabeth Bowne] and second daughter [Susanna Smalley] was at our house untill the evening was almost pafsed & did not know of such an intent Just after they went away it was pafsed. Mrs. Bray as I heard said she would send them as much company as she could & several came from that way Brays & others at night when the bride was to be put to bed She would not Lett any put or se hir to bed I answered that she ought not too talk for I would throw the Stocking at that she stept into hir room & shet the doore & said then John shall not come to bed to-night & then shet the doore & Locked it after some time the groom came & knocked at the doore & she opened it thof she had sat in the dark Long enough to have undressed hirself & other sliped in with the groom & she said it signified nothing you shall not se me abed too night I'l sct up all night first. Some time after she would run away & goe some- where else for to Lodg but being prevented then she said she would jump out of the window I answered ay jump out you will & he may gett another : after pestering them I took downe one of the kagements of the roome & pined up a cloth to keep out the wind then lett them Shutt the doore & said that we would come in at the window which occationed them (as we thought; to set & lay all night with their cloths on which ocationed much lafter next day we had much mirth about their manner of Beding.
I3 I was at home untill the middle of the day I went with Sam' Leonard jun' & Robert Hood unto Robert Hoods thence unto Sam1 Holmes with Hood to get our saddles mended I tarried there all night.
14 I was at home a walking about a doing I know not what except towards evening I went unto Rt Hoods.
15 I was at home untill the after part of the day a wrighting thence I went to Samuel Holmes to hear whether there was like to be a court this month or not, which as he had heard there was and to hear what was done as to the afsefors he understood that the justices & freeholdcis nad of-
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dered the Middletowne Afsesors to Afsess our towne a farthing in the pound more than the rest to the former that was according to order.
16 I was at home a reading and wrighting and after dinner went to fry thots & came through the horse paster, where I found several large bunches of the large sort of dafsey's which I pulled up & burnt them home.
17 I went to Freehold & heard Mr. Harrison of Staten Island preach the latter part of a sermon unto on John Morris son who was condemned to Die & about one in the afternoon he was executed the hangman as I heard's name was John Biggs, a pipe maker as I was informed: he lives in Somerset & now follows plastering he was as near as I could guess 2 or 3 minutes a dying there was two or more things he was accused.
IS I went unto Croiswicks in order to hear Mr. Jenkins preach which I heard thence to James Holmes with Jos Holines and after dinner went with Joseph home & tarried there all night with him it was verry showery Rideing the fore part of the day.
19 Sabbath the next day also to hear Sd Jenkins preach on a subject concerning the rich man & Lafurus & in the after part of the day the text was 55 of Isaiah & 3d verse thence homewards as far as l'eter Bownes in company with Sam1 Dorset & Jas Pew & stayed at Brothers.
20th I came from Peter Bownes in order to goe home but I stopt at Van Clefs it was showery thence to brothers again & tarried all day it being verry stormey and heavy rain next day about the middle of the day I came home.
22 I went to court in company with Herbert [Hendrick?] Smock & others we mett the Sherif & two constables a goeing to fetch Hartshorne to court & met them in the evening as we came home Hartshorne (as they said) was not at home.
23 I went to court & was loitering about towne betwixt one & two the court was calld & adjourned untill the first Tuesday of July next the Grand Jury accquainted the court of the Kings attor- ney delay of his office which ocationed this court to be to no purpose & desired the Judge to repromand him wh he said hed doe.
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I was at home reading & doeing I know not what.
I went unto John Brays & he payd me 4'S which in full of all accounts to this day.
26 I was at Middletowne at the baptist meeting and the evening or after part of the day I heard Mr. Blaer he took his text in the 28th 19th of Matthew & explained the text in a different inanner as I thought it would bare he set forth infants the subjects these meant the subjects of water baptism.
27 I rode in the after part of the day unto the point with Jnº Stanley & Andrew Maccoy, on board the first boat & drank egg punch, thence swam our horses over unto Drummeys pinte by Lyells & went unto the widow tomsons and drank several muggs of beer & Rode homewards Jon fell off his beast & a lim hit my mouth wh was our misfortunes and we got home after 12.
28 to the 30th I was at home & in the neighborhood a doing I scarcely know what.
July Ist I was at home a Reading and in the after part of the day I got a paper from sister Sarah the sub- stance of it was concerning a Middletowne Courtier that went to be married to a person at Bor- dinstowne: but she was fled with a carpenter to: the verses was signed thus John Throck- morton thof in a different hand I call it secretary hand.
2 I was at home a doing I know not what.
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I went to Middletowne to meeting.
4 Went to Middletowne to Tiltons to see if Peter Tilton would come & harvest which he could not. thence home & thence to Amboy in Company with Asher Mott we was about agreeing to saile together & came home the next day at S clock.
6 & 7 I was at home a doing some harvest work & walking amongst the harvest folks to see that they did good work which was a hard matter to make them do.
And untill the 16th I was at home & in our towne excepting goeing once to brother Bownes a doing I scarcely know what.
17 I went to Shrewsberry to Church & heard Mr. Harrison preach against slandering & backbiting & talking stories upon trust not knowing the truth of them thence to the Widow Tallmans to talk with Asher Mott & tarried all night & untill betweixt 3 & 4 a clock in the after part of the next day I came home by the way of Nathan Tiltons he payed me 5€ for some apple trees thence home in the evening.
18 to the 23 I was at home & in the neighborhood a doing I scarcely know what.
24 I went to Middletowne to meeting we stopt at Hartshornes.
25 I was at home a my relations in ye ner !.
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26 I went to Court by the way of Peter Bownes where I saw th: odest management by Judge Throckmorton & the Sherif as ever I saw the judge would rise up & downe & the Sheriff ako & whisper in court & look about amongst the jurors that the sherief had warned & at length ! .. tween them boath there was a grand jury paneled thef small 15 in number Obadiah Holmes : standing before them both all the while & bring warned & said too that he should be a Grand juror when there was but i? panel'd I heard the judge say to the Sherief no more no more hr said. I want he aded but three & left Holmes the judge said a thin jury but I have seen as thin. the list of them is page 45.
27, 28 & 29 I went to court the last day Robert Lawrence went unto Wm Nichols & asked him for the coun. book which he let him have & I went into the inner room with him the doores being open & he began to wright something of the proceeding that was entered the 20 of February before in comes Justice Campbell & asked what are you doing here: Lawrence said a copeing something Upon that he snatched the book from Lawrence & carryed into the other roome where several other Justices was & said you have nothing to do with it Says Lawrence I have & I think every freeholder in the county [has] ] as a Complainer have a right & as a practitioner of the Law have a right, then he said are you afraid that I shall alter the book says he no why then let me have a copey says the other no upon this he says I write it here myself Replys the Justice no you shant with that Lawrence pulls out a seven shilling bill & says here I pay you for a copey Says the jus- tice I am no clerk & you shall not have any Lawrence desired the justice to let him have a copey & he would pay for it or let him write it himself I also Demanded a copey but neither of these proposals would doe he utterly denied him all those.
I was at home or there abouts a doing I know not what.
28 & 29 30 I went to Davifes meeting 31 also & at 5 o'clock I went to Amboy ferry & went over with Mr. Smythe next day got a copy of the affadavit & rule of court for to serve on certain Justices of the peace & got to Middletown about 72 hour past one & after that several to wrighting copys of it at Hartshornes.
August 2 I was at home a Reading & at length went to S Holmes to hear who of the Justices was served with a copy & heard that Little & Cami was. Next day I went by the way of Throckmortons to rewarn him & warn him but could not find him at home thence to Formans be being not at home I left a copy with his wife & father in the presence of several others thence unto Richard Salter & served him with a copy & left another with him thence to Jas Holmes & tarried all night & untill after 12 next day came home about 5 or o from thence untill the 7th or Sth I was at home or else a doing I know not what.
8th I went with In° Stanley home to the point & from thence home & unto Nathan Tiltons to carry some Linnen for to be made in Shirts thence home.
9 I went unto Amboy to Court & tarryed there untill fryday the 12th when the hearing between the Justices & Jas Grover & Robt Lawrence had a hearing, and the Judge overruled it he thought the Justices (as he said was not guilty of ye misdemeanor) & difsmifsed them said day when ! came to the ferry or over several harses was gone Grover & I rode behind Maccoy & Jon" Holmes Jun' home next day I lookt for our horses but could not find them.
14 I went to Middleton to meeting and afterwards went too Hartshornes where I heard my horse was. I went in company with Jus Foreman unto sd ffery where we found our horses & I came home sd day.
16 I went unto Peter Bownes to meet Andrew Maccoy wh came & next day I sent a house with him to sell at the lower Counties.
18 I got a mare shod at W'm Logens all round thence home.
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I was at home a reading and at Uncles also.
20 I went with sis Sarah & Sah Ogborne to Hartshornes I had 3 points wine thence to Mr. Pews next day we came to meeting & so home.
22 I was at home a reading untill the afterpart of the day went to Sami Holmes & tarried there all night.
23 I was at home a doing scarcely anything.
24 I went to Middletowne to hear Mr. Harrison preach which did.
25 Went to the Burial of John Morris Esq thence home.
26 I was at San Holmes & Cap" Webb & Mott came we talked about voiage that we was to gos thence I went to brays for powder & talked further with them and so home.
27 I was at home until after the middle of the May a doing I scarcely know what except after pigeons thence too Nathan Tiltons & stayed until evening there home.
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29 I went with Jos Holmes to Amboy he was to talk with An' Johnston about some Lands at Toms River & with a Jew about negroes I talked with Webb about a voiage I was a goeing & saw them clean the vefsel thence home.
30 I went to Uncles thence with several to S. Holmes and so home by the way of Brays where I saw a letter that set forth yt Seabrook was arived at Cork and had sold his cargo verry well.
31 I was at home a reading the after part of the day I went to Mr. Fieldis to Talk with Toms Law- rence about the french & a voiage we was a talking to goe.
September istI was at home a Reading & writing untill the after part of the day went to Sam1 Holmes where I saw the High Sherief he wanted a list of freeholders of our towne for to put to other towns lists for Jurors to be choose out for Harthornes Tryal.
2 I went with Asher Mott to Mr. Fields and from thence I rode with him through fifteen hundred acres then turned back by Smocks & Sam Ilolmes.
3ª to the 5th I was at home it being rayney weather.
6 I was at home reading & wrighting untill the after part or evening went to Jonn Holmes Jun' & tarried all night next day I came home at S or 9 clk from then untill 14 I was at home or there- abouts a doing I know not what.
14 I went unto the widow Hendrick" about some butter thence Esq" Bownes & then to the burial of Rockhead & went home with Brother Bowne & tarried there untill the roth I came home by the way of Nathan Tiltons for some shirts was to make & went & saw his fulling mill & fished & catched two some ro or II inches long with a pin hook & lost several by having a bad hook thence home.
23ª I went unto Capr [Abraham] Watsons to talk with him about carrying a freight to Boston thence to Stanleys he was gone to New York thence to James Motts & tarried there untill Saterday 24th came home about 12.
24 Untill ye 7 of October I was home or thereabouts a doing I know not what.
7th I went as far as Joseph Shepherds thence to the fifteen hundred acre bridg people mett about building it thence back with him too Thomas shepherds about some half barrels he was to make for me.
8th I was at home it being rayney weather a reading.
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I went to Middletowne to Meeting & stop'd at Ogbornes as came back.
10 I went to Vandornes to Look of some flower of fathers part was sower & then came home to Reading & wrighting.
I went to Jos. Shepherds to look of some of his flower Casks & desire him to make some large ones thence to his fathers [Thomas Shepherd] about some casks he was to make for me of a small sise & some of a large.
12 I went with a broken wagon to Hendricksons Sent for to be mended. Thence home & after dinner unto Sam' Holmes & tarried all night & came home betwixt 9 & io morning.
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13 I was at home a Reading towards evening I went to Jon' Holines Jun' to talk with Maccey. I went to Peter Bownes to see how they did their servants that was sick was mending.
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I went to hear Mr. Jones preach as
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& next unto Middletowne.
18 I went to Jas. Rockheads vandue where there was the odest management as ever I saw those goods that was good for anything there was two that stood in the doore and would bid for them (they was called sham bidders)
19 I was at home almost all day a wrighting towards evening I went to Van dornes to get a boot mended thence along by brays where I saw Brays negro with a small cart load of wood coming out of the woods north west of Brays & almost all of it was green hickory or verry sound thence to Samt Holmes & tarried untill evening.
20 I went to court to talk to Goan he said he could not let father have any money till spring. 21 I was home & reading.
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I was home a doing scarcely anything only writ a Bond & went to Cousin Junte & talked Andrew Maccoy about a horse he had of me.
23 I went to Sam! Holmes & tarried there almost all day & read the independant whig.
24 Went to Shrewsberry & heard the Quakers preach & partly agreed with Those Seabrook to frate him to the value of So half barrels flowers thence home.
28 I carted hay & zo also
30 I went to meeting to Middletown.
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Carted hay & I of November also
I went too the widow Hendricksons & fetcht 3 firkins of butter which payd & came home by the way of Uncles for to weigh another which I had.
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I carted Plank to Stanleys & called at Hunns & had a scen of ering coulard silk at 14d
5 I went to Peter Bownes & tarried there all night next day went & heard Mir. Tennent preach thence to brothers & tarried all night & next day came home.
7 I went & talked with Andrew Maccoy about a horse & went with several to James Motts & tarried there all night next day came home in the evening with Jas Holmes & went & tarried at Uncles S day came home & part writ a bond.
IO I went unto Uncles & solde a horse unto and. Maccoy for 11:10 & came home & he gave me a new bond for and ould one.
Untill ye 17 I was about I know not what except went to meeting the 3 last.
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18 I helped father kill his beef & talked with Cap" Seabrook abt a voiage too Ireland next Day went to talk with Stanley & his wife about goeing.
20 I went to Stanleys & tarried there all night & talk about the roig again he seemed so careleis about it
21 I left him with a resolution not to ask him any more about it. I came home between 2 & 3. I went with John Stanley in order to goe to York but it was in the evening next day which made 25 hours.
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23 In the evening we got to York & I was there untill 26th a getting money for flower & changing it for silver at 11 we came homewards & at 4 or 5 we got to chingaroras creek & I walked home in the evening.
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I went to Brother Bownes & came home in the evening.
betwixt 2 & 3 I went to John Stanleys in order to gett to New York but couldn't by reason yt his boat was run aground at Conafcunk.
29 Stayed at sd Stanleys a waiting in part for Jo" Hendrickson but found him declining to goe to New York I desired Stanley to goe which he did a io or 11 Rowed through the ice & came to York next day 10 or 11 & was about there a preparing for to goe a voiag & we weigh ancer Saterday ye 3ª of December & came to the narrows & next day we sailed as far as the book & droped ancer & the after part of the day we attempted to sale out I had we did & so came back as far as the point of the hook and came to end lay untill next day weighed & came to our ancer within the hook & lay the remainder of Monday.
The silver I had was 171 a york but it lacked an ounce & Quarter in Ireland.
Clothes that I brought from home 7 white shirts 4 speckd 10 bands 8 pair of stockens & what I got made in Ireland 5 shirts 6 bands & 6 caps.
Wednesday 7 about 4 or 5 we sailed from the hook & about it after it at night we had two shocks of an earth quake & in 33 days after a tedious pafsage being all rayney and verry high winds we arrived at Cork harbor it being the S of January next day Cap" Seabrook & I rod as far as Cork it being ; miles next day we came back as far as Cove where the Vessel lay & next day we sailed for Dublin & made our harber in pool begg Sabbath ye 15th & next day but one I went ashore & was about the city untill next Sabbath went to the Baptist meeting & at evening I went to Collidge chapel where I saw & heard the organ.
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