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5/28. Aaron Thompson young man son of Sam'l Thompson dec'd and interred in Wood's Burial ground.
7/15. At Franklin Davenport's to engage ye refusal of house next adjoining on this side for Cousin Geo. Guest if he removes to Woodbury.
7/26. Thos. Reeves brother of Joseph Reeves of Red Bank found dead in woods to day supposedly killed by lightning.
7/29. Yellow fever again in Phila.
8/ 4. Geo. F. Alberti and his four other children Maria, George, Charles and Edwin came to Woodbury.
8/10. Mentions Forest View, so named by cousin Eliz. Guest.
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1802.
8/II. Attended funeral of Joseph Murdock who deceas- ed at home of his uncle Jno. S. Whitall.
The diaries mention thousands of visits made by various persons, many of whom "lodged" with him.
Cousins E & A Guest returned with Wm ye son of Thos Hancock from Elsinborough.
9/13.
On an arbitration to day with my colleagues Jos. Rogers of Waterford, Jno. Brick and Jer. Wood Esqrs. and Math. Gill of Woolwich at Jos. Heppards tavern Woodbury, between Jas. Sloan next friend and on behalf of Han- nah Wood Plaintiff wife of Zachariah Wood late Liewallen of one part and Zackariah Wood and his brother Henry Wood of other part.
9/23. Wrote Sarah Bordens Will.
IO/ 4. Doctor Geo. F. Alberti administered 25 drops of Laud'm in wine whey to a sick man.
10/ 7. Chas. West interred to day at Newton.
10/23. George Guest deceased age 55 yrs 16th inst. In- terred in Phila.
IO/24. This day 26 years my beloved wife and I were married.
10/26. Several died lately in neighborhood of Carpen- ters Bridge also Jas. Fletcher at Barnesbor- ough.
II/ 7. Jas. Gibson son of James buried in Friends graveyard also Zatthu Whitall.
II/IO. Surveyed and laid off a family burial ground from and on part of Benj. Hoppers land.
II/19. Tacy wife of Samuel Jennings buried at Wood- bury.
John Kay drowned himself in his mill pond about a week ago.
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1802.
II/22. Visited Anna ye widow of Thos. Clifford dec'd who is the 84th year of her age. Also cousin Elizabeth Fox and my mistress Sarah Shoe- maker in her 72 year, in Philada.
II/28. Candlemaking.
12/ 4. Went in great haste by horse back to Thos. Saun- ders wrote his will. In the evening his son James reported his death. Buried in Wood- bury on the 6th.
12/17. Sam'l Webster Jr. and cousin Sarah daughter of Amos Cooper married to day.
12/22. Emanuel Devall dec'd.
12/25. Job Kinsey, joiner dec'd.
12/3I. School visitation upward of 50 scholars of whom 42 are writers.
Remarkable little firing of guns about our town.
1803
I/20. Jno. Lawrence's wife Mary Ann and Deborah Davenport on visit to my wife.
Sarah Widow of Isaac Mickle Sr. dec'd.
I/25. Attended wedding of Thos. Clement son of Sam'l Clement brick maker and Sarah Hop- per daughter of Levi Hopper.
2/ 3. Went to Dan'l Smiths house at ye Windmill and took notes for writing a lengthy will. Thun- der storm.
2/19. Select Quarterly meeting. Hannah Clement widow of Jno., Deborah Steward and Eliza- beth wife of Charles French of Phila lodge.
2/23. At funeral of Sarah Borden. Produced and read will to relatives.
3/17. This day 44 years (in 1759) the snow on ye ground in the Deer park in ye woods being then level was one yard deep-the deepest snow I ever remember.
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1803. 3/20. Sarah ye wife of Jas. Hinchman and daughter of Joseph Morgan, is to be buried in Wood- bury 22nd.
4/ 4. Wrote Blanch Prices will.
4/23. Rose 3 A. M. Went to Phila on horseback. Cousin Elizabeth Fox informed me she was born July Ist 1729, old style. 5/ 8. Trees and bushes damaged by a wet snow.
Mentions other snow storms, May 5th, 1774; March 17, 1759, and March, 1764.
5/20. Lydia widow of Wm. Robinson dec'd.
5/27. Abigail Ellis widow of Joseph Ellis dec'd, to meet at her son Samuel's at Glos'ter for fune- ral
6/ 2. Attended funeral of Geo. Brown 18 or 19 yrs old son of Ashur.
Richard Miller of ye neighborhood of Salem deceased yesterday at house of Joseph Bur- roughs, interred at Haddonfield.
6/ 4. Friends School house at Woodbury struck by lightning.
7/ 9. Reaping and cradling wheat.
7/17. Wrote will of Isaac Jones who is sick. He died on the 19th.
7/26. Benj'n and Henry Rulons store broken last night. One of the thieves was caught in Phila 4 days later and placed in Woodbury jail.
8/ I. Sister Blanch Price deceased at home of Brother Jos. Hinchman. Buried in Haddonfield.
8/ 3. Mentions Kays late Blackwoods mill.
8/24. Sold house and lot of Blanch Price to Isaac Tomlinson of Haddonfield.
9/ 3. Preparative meeting. A subscription to raise about $200 supposed to be about our quota of Westowns School debt.
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176 I803. 9/ 3. Assisted in hauling hay.
9/12.
My birth day. 58th year commenced.
9/23.
Yellow fever at Phila, Chews Landing and Tim- ber Bridge. John Anderson formerly inn keeper at Woodbury who moved a few days ago from Phila to Salem is since deceased of it.
9/26. Funeral of Rebecca Redman wife of Thos. Red- man Sr.
10/ 2. Sam'l Chatham and Rebecca Hillman married.
10/ 6. Judge Isaac Smith of Trenton here awhile in A. M.
10/ 7. John Blackwood deceased last night, buried at Haddonfield.
10/14. Our ancient neighbor Sam'l Harrison dec'd. Y 10/29. Desire Brown wife of Jos. Brown and sister of Biddle Reeves deceased.
II/ 4. British Parliament passed an act exempting Quakers from military duty. His comment "Wonderful indeed if so."
Caroline Whitall dec'd.
II/20.
II/24. Rectified error of Sam'l Wilkins in measuring Methodist meeting house lot.
II/25. Jedediah Allen, Jr., and Letitia Hinchman mar- ried at our meeting.
Rode to Isaiah Ward to see about getting a rag carpet woven.
12/13. Ashur Brown made known his intentions of re- moving to ye Western territory of the U. S. 12/14. Andrew Eurian drowned in Phila a few nights ago.
12/31. He writes "Lord! make me wiser every year and better every day."
1804 I/16. David Wards wife Hannah buried at Wood- bury.
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1804. I/21. Sarah Ward went in stage to see her sister Han- nah Reeve at Maurice River.
Mentions many Quaker missionaries from all quar- ters throughout his diaries.
2/ 4. Describes fire at Jno. Lawrence. Court House and Academy bells were rung. Fire engines mentioned.
2/II. Made 400 pills of asafoetida, castile soap, oil juniper and honey.
3/15. Surveyed triangle piece at Jno. Jessups large three story house in Woodbury.
Wrote deed for Jno Keen and wife to Biddle Reeves and Jno Tatum, Jr.
3/16. Aaron Pancoast & Anne Cooper married.
5/ 7. John Smith father of Daniel Smith Sr., de- ceased last night-Also heard of decease of Biddle Reeves mother Ann Reeves, also of ye decease of Michael Fisher's wife Re- becca.
5/ 8. Heard of ye decease of ye wife of Archibald Moffett Sen'r, and Daniel Bassett.
5/18. Ira Allen and Catherine Cooper married. Arthur Howell, Jno Gill, Deborah Steward and her sister Hannah Clement here after meeting.
5/24. This week a young man near Sharptown was killed by lightning, another seriously hurt.
5/25. Went to buy wool.
6/ 8. Egg Harbor & Cape May meetings mentioned.
6/15. Brought home my new Dutch Fan, price $17.00 and $I to Amos Smith son of Daniel, for his trouble.
7/ I. Hannah Reeve, widow of Mark, at meeting.
7/II. Stung by bumble bees at barn.
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1804.
7/II. James Whitall says he will be 87, 9th mo. next, Ann Ladd born in 1715, his late wife 1716 and he in 1717.
7/16. At funeral of 9 mo. old child of Presbyterian Parson, Tho. Picton.
7/18. Dan'l Cooper at ye Ferry dec'd.
8/II. Attended funeral of Elisha Clarks mother, aged about 65 years. Interred in Presbyterian ground.
8/24. Hear Evi Smith deceased ye morning.
9/25. Jesse Smiths wife's funeral.
10/ 2. Geo. C. Ward & wife about to remove today to ye state of Ohio.
10/ 4. Surveyed an additional piece of ground to en- large our school yard and extend to ye Strangers burial ground.
II/13. Eliada Paxson of Bucks Co., and Mary Cooper, daughter of Amos, married.
II/20. Finished cleaning my present years crop of wheat.
II/25. Ann Sparks, widow, and daughter of James Ward, come to reside with us a 4/6 per week.
12/ 4. Had our young bull killed, aged 2 yr. 4 mo., II da., weight abt. 600 lbs.
12/ 6. 3
Sarah Whitall wife of Sam'l, daughter of Joseph Ellis, dec'd ye day.
12/15. Repainting ye old desk and book case made in 1725 (according to receipt for payment) late belonging to Uncle John and Aunt Ladd.
12/17. Fire in his stove chimney. Broke up Court twice. Fire engine called out. Full descrip- tion of supposed cause and its effects.
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I/ 6. Read part of Isaac Andrews manuscript jour- nal.
I/16. Wife drawn over Delaware River in sleigh by the Ferryman on the ice.
3/ 2. Sam'1 Hugg deceased yesterday.
3/15. John Knight, Sarah Jones married.
3/19. Sowed my lot in Spring wheat.
4/20. In Phila Cousin Sam'l Mickle Fox being President of the Pennsylvania Bank showed it to me from top to bottom. Was out on its stone roof and down in ye cellar. Very curious indeed.
5/ 5.
5/ 4. Wrote certificate for Sam'l Packer & wife and family to the Miami's in ye State of Ohio. Edward Vaughn died at Mullica Hill yesterday. Buried in Presbyter. burial ground near Woodbury today.
5/ 7. Attended funeral of Jno. Haines.
5/13. Ann Down interred today.
Rec'd order from President of Fire Co. to call a special meeting.
5/18. Read Martha Rouths manuscript Journal (London to America).
6/ 9. Rec'd account of decease of Mary wife of Sam'l Denny at Haddonfield, late Mary West, daughter of Thos. & Deborah West.
6/21. Abel Clements son Thos. had his barn burned by lightning.
7/10. Wheat reaping, 6 sickles.
7/27. Jonathan Gibson deceased, buried in Friends' graveyard.
8/15. Marmaduke Burr died.
7/22. Attended funeral of Mary Gibson, wife of Joseph, upward of 80 years of age.
8/23. Yellow fever in Phila.
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1805. 9/10.
Dunn & Owen, No. 48 N. Front St., Phila., moved their merchandise into my shop.
9/20. Ebenezer Miller deceased also Joseph Thack- ara.
9/27. Aaron Chew & David Bassetts wife decd. of yellow fever at Chews Landing, also Samuel Ellis.
Mentions death of a young woman of yellow fever at residence of Eph'm Tomlinson in Woodbury, and that his son Joseph Tom- linson living between the two Timber creeks, died of it Oct. I.
10/23. Eliza Vandivere, widow, a female tailor, a maker of mens and boys clothes, come to work.
10/27. Louisa, wife of Elisha Clark, on visit.
II/18. At Elisha Clark's Vendue. Party spirit has wrested ye Clerks office from him and be- stowed it on Chas. Ogden.
II/21. Elisha Clark removed with his family to Phila.
12/ 6. Invited to visit Eliz Cowperthwaiths school ye P. M. at ye Presbyterian's Academy.
12/ 8. Rebecca, wife of cousin Jas. Hopkins of Had- donfield, dec'd.
12/ 6. Posted my books.
1806
I/ 8. John Stephens dec'd.
I/20. Levi Hopper and son Levi, Jos. Whitall, Sam'l Mickle and wife Sophia, Benj. Lord here by turns thro' ye day.
2/ 3. John Estaugh Hopkins born 5/5/1738. O. S. deceased at Haddonfield.
2/ 5. Thos. Redman informed me he was 63 years old 12 mo. last.
2/19. Went on horse back to John Collins at Wood- land tenement.
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1806. 2/20. Blue birds and frogs singing. In ye 2d month 1779 the peach trees were in bloom and my dear wife made peach blossom syrup some of which remains yet in our house. Visited Dan'1 Smith and his wife, mother in law Leze Smith.
2/27. Rebecca Jones returned from her 1/2 sisters wed- ding.
3/14. Wm. Miller and Hester Cooper married.
3/25. Informed J. S. I conclude to occupy my shop or store myself with lumber, etc.
4/18. Got four shad at Jno. Whitall's fishery at Wood- bury dam.
4/25. Chas. Potts and Susan Wood married at meet- ing to day. I read certificate.
4/29. Went to Joshua Howell's to bespeak shad. On our way called to see his mother Frances Howell.
5/ 9. This evening an appearance of a great fire in ye direction Phila.
5/10. Reported 21 houses burned on Dock St. last evening.
6/ 2. Late potatoes planting.
6/16. An almost total eclipse of ye Sun between 9 & II A. M. Saw I star.
6/28. Marked a number of my flour bags with oil and lamp black.
7/ 4. At 7.45 A. M. arrived at Isaac Kays mill about 5 miles distant with wheat and corn.
7/II. Heard of marriage of Humphrey Owen an old man of 76.
7/12. Got early vegetables, potatoes, squashes, cucum- bers and radishes at Clement Reeves.
7/14. Went money hunting and returned as empty as I set out.
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1806.
7/21. Sam'l Haines, Tanner (son of Jno. Haines dec'd) died. Also informed Elijah Cozens buried yesterday.
8/ I. Preparing a permanent apple drying scaffold.
8/26. Rec'd an invitation to funeral of an ancient neighbor Mary Tatum widow of Joseph Ta- tum dec'd said to have been 95 years old on 26th of 12 mo. last. Died near Phila. Corpse brought over and buried from home of Levi Hopper Sen'r who married her daughter Rachel the latter a school mate of mine.
8/31. Went to Chestnut Ridge meeting (Friends).
9/12. This day 61st year of my age commenced.
9/13. Aaron H. Middleton dec'd.
9/20. Had 8 bbls. of cider made.
10/20. Mary Mickle daughter of Jos. Mickle buried.
10/23. Wm. Sloane and Hannah Clement married.
10/24. This day 30 years ago my beloved wife and I were married.
10/26. Funeral of Sam'l Haines son of Jacob and Eliza- beth Haines late our boy who left us and ap- prenticed to Sam'l Haines tanner.
II/ I. Israel Morris deceased lately in Phila.
II/ 4. Our neighbor Jno. Lawrence (lawyer) deceased of consumption this P. M. Rec'd an invita- tion to funeral of Rebecca wife of Chas. French, Phila to morrow at II A. M.
II/ 5. Jno. Lawrence buried at Burlington.
II/13. Cousin Paul Cooper and Hannah Knight mar- ried.
II/14. My beloved wife gave up womens quarterly meeting book of minutes and book of disci- pline to wife of Cous. Jos. Whitall who was nominated as clerk to succeed. Till this time my house hath been entitled to a book of discipline from 6th or 7th mo. 1789 a space
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1806.
of 17 years. She was appointed Clerk 5 mo. 1798 acted 8 years beside having been assist- ant clerk.
II/27. Signed an order for schooling 13 poor children. 12/10. Keziah Reeves widow of Thos. and mother of Benjamin Reeves buried.
12/15. Had our two hogs killed by Mark Brown wt. 428 lbs.
12/3I. Had poor Poncy (horse) shot ye P. M. in 23 year of his age after having him nursed in vain.
1807
I/ 5. Attended funeral of Rachel wife of Levi Hopper late Rachel Tatum an old school mate of mine.
3/15. John Hopper deceased 12th inst. Jeremiah Wood dec'd yesterday.
4/ 9. Sold D. Somers my 61 acres marsh on great Egg Harbor river for $100 and leased him my adjoining marsh.
4/II. Joshua Hopper deceased.
4/13. Mother Smith, Dan'l Smiths Sr's wife deceased aged 75 yrs last month. Funeral at Haddon- field on 15th.
5/29. Pig hunting great part of ye day. In A. M. went by way of Jno. Jessup's to Joshua Lords to Prouds, Jno Ridgway and Jos. Hinch- mans and on my return stopped at Reuben Jennings and thence home a little before I P. M.
5/30. Joel Wescott, saddler, dec'd.
Geo. Ward formerly blacksmith son of Josiah buried.
6/ 7. Doctor Thos. Hendry bled me in my arm. James Wood Sr. dec'd.
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6/21. Friend Benedict Dorsey deceased about a week ago.
7/19. Elizabeth Cowperthwaite finished school keep- ing in Woodbury yesterday.
7/21. A gloomy harvest time from repeated rains. Grain cut by farmers but can't haul it in.
7/28. Attended funeral of Mary Sillard the mother of Chas. Ogdens first wife said to be aged either 3 years more or less than 100 years. 8/18. Jno. Lownes deceased in Phila aged 80 odd years.
8/21. All our family unwell of something like influ- enza which is a very general complaint.
9/ 4. Beulah Reeve, widow of Jno. Reeve Junior & daughter of John & Sarah Brown de- ceased.
9/ 5. John Glover Sen'r dec'd.
9/ 7. Jesse Dorman dec'd.
9/10. Wife of Thos. Clement of Salem dec'd.
Robert Sparks Sr buried today.
9/24. Grace Rogers wife of William dec'd.
10/ 6. Funeral of Wm. Whitall who was drowned off Red Bank in a hard gale of wind. Sail boat lost.
10/13. Isaac Ballingers 7 year old son Richard buried. Died of lock jaw.
10/24. Anniversary of our marriage 31 years ago, be- ing 10 mo. 24-1776.
II/II. Bought a sorrel horse of Wallace Lippincott, $105.00.
II/22. David Ward dec'd.
12/II. Mentions Rachel Brown, widow of Robert Brown, of Swedesboro. V
12/13. Ebenezer Lummis dec'd at Duncan Camp- bells over ye way.
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1808
2/2I. Heard of decease of neighbor Ann Treadway widow of Henry, supposed 90 yrs old or up- ward, also Mary Hendrickson, Thos Low and John Rambo's wife.
2/24. Abraham Inskeeps wheelwright shop, stuff and tools all burned down. Eph'm Millers tailor shop near it damaged.
2/25. Visited our school, 60 scholars of whom 49 are writers.
2/28. This P. M. my precious wife and I went to Phila to consult Doctor Caspar Wistar re- specting ye disorder in her right eye.
3/17. Michael C. Fisher and Ann Clement married today.
- 4/ 5. Uncle Timothy Matlack my mothers half brother aged about 75 and his widowed daughter Cath. Murray, accompanied by Cousin Paul Cooper, came to see us.
4/10. Jesse alias Josiah Reeves buried this P. M.
4/17. Daniel Smith Jr. informed me his father de- ceased today about noon being 1 year 4 days after his wife.
He was born 4 mo. 5-1748 being 66 years old on 5th inst. Interred at Haddonfield 19th inst.
4/21. Wrote to ye City Commissioners of Philada on behalf of Wallace Lippincott.
4/22. In Phila Doctor Wister proposed another visit, accompanied by Doctor Physic.
4/30. Describes operation on his wife by Doctors WVistar & Physic in Phila.
5/ 1. Cousin Sam'l Mickle Fox late President of Penna Bank deceased yesterday aged 44 years in 10 mo. last.
5/ 2. Had corn, cucumbers, squashes and citron musk- melons planted. A great and very foolish I2
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I808.
parade with Phila Militia in Woodbury act- ing a mock fight, etc.
5/15. Mary Wood widow of Jno. deceased.
5/17. Another operation on his wife in Phila.
6/20. Obtained F. Davenports liberty to open a win- dow from my stable into his orchard.
6/24. Sold my undivided moiety of salt marsh to Jno Baker for $400.00 surveyed to my grand- father Jno Mickle & Jno Alford in ye whole 754 acres between Great Egg Harbor & Middle Rivers.
6/30. Visited our school late ye P. M., 26 boys & 23 girls, total 49.
9/ 8.
8/ 3. Describes sting of a bumble bee that put him out of business. Called in Doctor Lummis. Had a kind of special meeting of Abolition So- ciety ye P. M. at Court House to appoint representatives to State meeting at Tren- ton. Till now we have had no meeting of said society since 4 mo 1806.
9/15. Mentions Red Bank school house.
9/16. Mary Snowden, daughter of Richard, died last night. Hester White, daughter of Jno. Moore deceased 2nd day 12th inst. V
9/17. Describes the 3rd operation on his wife's face. 9/20. Started from Cambden about 4.45 P. M. in ye beginning of a thunder gust.
Note: This is first mention of "Cambden." Two days later he mentions ferry at Cambden.
9/26. Had 40 bushels of apples made into cider at Randall Sparks mill.
10/24.
9/29. James Whitall Sen'r deceased in his 92d year. Anniversary of my wedding day 32 years since, and I am tottering about here yet.
II/ 3. Sarah Hopkins Jun'r deceased aged 32 years, also Thos. M. Potter.
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1808. II/ 9. We walked around the walls of ye Penna Hos- pital which is near her boarding place. (His wife's. )
12/ 7. Attended funeral of Joseph Ridgway a pris- oner for debt who died in Jail at Wood- bury. The creditors not allowing his body to be removed beyond the restricted limits of the jail, the corpse was taken to Mark Browns house, a tavern, and thence interred in his yard, M. B.'s for a time.
12/II. Elizabeth Whitall, widow of Benj. deceased and mother of Joseph and Samuel, deceased today. Buried 13th.
12/27. Sarah Davenport wife of Franklin mentioned.
12/30. Roger Dicks deceased.
1809
I/29. Lawyer I. W. Crane of Bridgetown and his new wife Maria, late Alberti, came in and stayed a minute or two.
2/16. John Jessup Jr. & Sarah daughter of John Wood married at our meeting today.
2/19. Deborah Steward, Eliz. Daniels and Beulah Steward lodge.
4/ 3. Annual meeting of School Society and meeting of Fire Co.
4/ 4. Mary Newbold dec'd.
4/19. This day 30 years ago my dear wife and I came to dwell in Woodbury.
4/20. Hannah Trump went home and took her sis- ter Matilda to live with her.
4/25. Wrote deed from Duncan Campbell to Richard Snowden conveying his house and lot for $2800.00 consideration.
At this period he describes the daily condition of his wife who is rapidly failing.
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1809.
6/28. Doctor Casper Wister & wife on their way home from Salem to Phila called and staid 14 hour or more.
7/ 6. Hester French late widow of Joshua Lippin- cott and daughter of Jacob Davis dec'd.
7/ 8. Sarah Kirl widow, Aunt to Franklin Daven- port, deceased.
7/25. Heard Henry Drinker deceased about three weeks ago.
9/17 Thos Harrison dec'd in Phila.
Thos Thorn dec'd.
Son of John Stokes dec'd.
Wm son of Benj. Clark dec'd.
9/22. Hannah Hopper (maiden ) dec'd.
After reading Sam'l Mickle's diary, covering a peri- od of about 17 years, I felt like one of the many persons who dwelt in his home, rather than one of the scores of relatives or hundreds of Quaker friends who lodged with him while attending the Woodbury meetings, or while on their journeys through the town. When on the 12th of the 10th mo., 1809, and fifth of the week, he recorded that his precious wife had said farewell to all the family and friends at her bed side, including Dr. Hendry, and had deceased at 5 minutes past one o'clock on the following morning and was interred in the Friends' burial ground at Woodbury on the 14th, I could neither see the diary of Samuel Mickle or the paper on which I was transcribing it for genuine tears. The sorrow of that old merchant and diarist of Wood- bury of a century and a quarter ago was my own and I had to cease writing, as doubtlessly he did. I went out on my porch and the caressing winds of the Atlantic Ocean dried my misty eyes and I soon again returned to the task before me.
II/25. Heard of decease of Peter Reeve son of John.
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1 809. 12/12. Thos Saunders and Cousin Martha Mickle pre- sented for marriage at monthly meeting. Married 1-18-1810.
1810
2/ 3. A steady snow storm. Went in P. M. to An- nual meeting of Lib'y Co. Made them a present of a Carved Tinder horn in silver staples and silver ferrules around each end it being said to have belonged to one of ye kings of Scotland. It was presented to Na- thaniel Evans in England, when he went there to be ordained a minister of ye Epis- copal Church. N. E. after his return to Glos'ter County presented it to my wifes father Robert Friend Price. It then having a silver chain to it connecting the stopper to the little end of the horn but taken off by R. F. P's girls to put to teapot lids. 2/15. Rebecca widow of Joseph Hews dec'd.
Ab'm Inskeep's wife interred ye P. M.
2/25. 3/ 2. Ephraim Tomlinson dec'd last night.
3/15. Benj Howell & Joshua L. Howells daughter Frances married.
3/26. Wm Simmons Jr & Rachel R. Richards mar- ried.
1 3/31. 5/15. Hope Allen dec'd.
Isaac Ballingers mother dec'd last night.
5/20. Sailor & Hillmans store broken open last night and $500 worth of goods taken.
6/26. Sold 1035 acres on Absecon Beach . to Jas Leeds for $250. (Now Atlantic City).
8/17. Elizabeth Bains late Higbee wife of John Bains here from New York, lodges.
8/22. James Clement of Phila deceased while visiting his father Joseph.
8/30. Andrew Barns buried in Presbyterian ground.
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9/ 6. Thos. Ashbrook deceased.
9/13. Ruth Ann wife of Jacob Lindley dec'd.
10/27. Hannah Clement, widow dec'd Haddonfield. Sarah Webster, widow of Sam'l dec'd, New- ton.
II/21. Mark Brown & Deborah Middleton married.
1811
1/13. Funeral of Isaac Stephens.
5/ I. Ploughing up stone pavement along street in Philada.
5/ 2. Little Sam'1 M. Saunders tied in chair fell and was burned so that he died.
6/ 3. Wm. Griscomb brought account of decease of Jedediah Allen Sr.
6/30. A duel said to have been fought near Glouces- ter between two Frenchmen from Philada. One of them killed and left on the ground this day.
8/ I. Elizabeth Watson dec'd.
8/22. Joshua Howells daughter Rebecca interred.
9/ I. Paschall Howell son of Joshua dec'd.
9/ 3. Jos. Hinchmans son Thomas dec'd.
9/ 4. Elizabeth Paul wife of Sam'l buried.
IO/ 5. Runaway Slave case in Court.
10/15. A petition in circulation here for the establish- ment of a bank at Cambden.
10/16. Sam'l Packer returned to us again with his family from the Miami country.
II/17. Isaac Wilkins deceased.
II/18. Chas Stratton & wife late Hannah Mickle left for New Salem Ohio.
Edmund Gibbs dec'd.
II/28. Mark Clement married Rebecca daughter of J. Davis.
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