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But as they will be of little or no use to any person after my decease-therefore unnecessary to expose them ; -and will perhaps be best to be put in the Fire by my Executors amongst other (to them) useless papers.
12 mo 5, 1823 SAM'L MICKLE
1818. 9/30. John Fisher of Petersburg in Va. introduced to me by Robt. Roe he being brother of Sarah Fisher ye first girl my wife and I had in our family. He informed me he re- moved from here in 1791 and his sister Sarah in 1792.
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IO/ 2. Heard Geo C. Wards wife Deborah dec'd at ye Miamis lately.
IO/ 2. At David Allinson's auction of Books at Jesse Smiths, Innkeeper.
10/10. Jacob Seeds wife deceased ye morning.
10/12. Sam'l Tonkins house burned today. Heard Thos Price deceased 3rd inst.
10/14. Cousin Jos. Whitall Supt of Westown School removed there 10-15-18II returned back with family to Plantation today.
10/18. Martha Hinchman wife of Joseph deceased.
10/23. Had apple trees white washed.
II/ 7. Joseph Cooper of Coopers Point, Newton de- ceased 27th ult.
II/II. Mary Miller wife of Jno Miller and daughter of Anthony Allen, deceased.
1819
I/28. Thos Knights wife daughter of Josiah Stokes deceased.
2/ 6. Thos Rawlings wife Ann dau of Job Brown deceased this P. M.
2/14. Job Butcher deceased.
3/ 4. Dan'l Packers blacksmith shop burned down.
3/10. Called in Dr. Fithian.
3/II. Chas Knight & Achsah Clark married at our meeting today.
3/12. Doctor Dayton Lummis consulted.
3/19. Deptford School not visited to day by one trustee !
3/22. Casper Budd deceased in woods.
3/27. Benj Swett deceased.
4/ 3. Doctor Fithians father deceased at Cedarville.
4/29. Joshua Lords Stone house at Mantua Creek burnt down today.
5/ 3. Phebe Brown widow of David buried.
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1819.
5/23. Jeremiah Paul buried in Phila.
6/ 7. Elizabeth wife of Jacob Haines dec'd today.
6/14. Sam'l Blackwood son of Jno & Ann Black- wood interred IIth inst.
7/ 6. Clement Reeve of ye ferry upper side Market St Phila dec'd of yellow fever yesterday.
7/16.
Brother Joseph Hinchman, his son Joseph and grandson Samuel called. Brother informed me he didn't know his own age exactly but that he had been informed he was born on ye same day on which John Glover de- ceased was married. (2 mo 18 day 1751).
7/27. Resigned my office of Treasurer of Ist day School Society and Chas Ogden was ap- pointed in my place.
7/29. Geo Tatums wife deceased ye morning.
8/ I. My beloved cousin James Cooper deceased this evening aged 65-5-24. My age 72-10-19, dif 7-5-25.
9/14. Got lock to front door repaired at Sam'l Stevens, Cutler, Arch St Phila.
9/15. Attended Funeral of Wm Lawrence late Jailer in Woodbury who deceased last night a martyr to strong drink.
9/16. Cousin Chas. Stratton, Hannah his wife late Mickle daughter of cousin Jas Mickle dec'd and their two children Rhoda & James ar- rived here from Ohio left us II-2. Came in I horse wagon.
9/18. Thos. Reeves at Clonmell dec'd ye morning.
10/ 6. Phebe Clark widow of Josiah dec'd. V
10/ 9. Much of ye day spent with ye crowd at ye courthouse in hearing witnesses and arg11- ments in ye case of black Jane Bowyer and her four children claimed as runaway slaves by Wm Jones of Delaware State who was
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lately fined in said state 500.00 for kidnap- ping. The blacks were this evening liberat- ed but ye 3 witnesses against them im- prisoned till further order. One of ye party against said Blacks viz. Geo. Deshield (after ye court adjourned to dine) made es- cape on Jno. Moore Whites horse, lent him, to Gloucester & thence crossed ye river to Philada tho pursued by three constables. For a more particular statement of this business see Columbian Herald No. 5 p 2 Col 2 & etc.
10/10. The above named slave claimer Wm. Jones im- prisoned today on charge of Subornation of Perjury.
10/12. A great northern sky light tonight.
10/13. This day 10 yrs ago it pleased ye Lord to take from me my dear partner of my joys and sympathizer in my sorrows.
10/23. Benj Reeves son of Jos Reeves Sr. interred at Biddle Reeves Burial ground.
IO/27. Hannah Tatum wife of John Tatum Jr deceased last evening aged 46 years lacking 16 days. Buried 29th.
10/28. Heard Charlotte Wistar widow of Jno Wistar deceased 26th inst.
II/ 6. At a meeting in ye Court house of inhabitants of Woodbury to consider of means of pre- venting ye court house and other ye public Buildings from being removed to Camden.
II/II. Charles son of Geo & Edith Ward and Eliza dau of Thos & Achsa Clark married at meet- ing today.
II/14. Jacob Wood formerly teacher in Deptford Free School House but latterly near Salem dec'd roth inst in 62 year.
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1819. II/17. Doctor Hartshorne of Phila attended me also Dr. Joseph Fithian.
12/18. James Lord son of Constantine & Sarah Lord deceased this P. M., in 38th year.
1820
I/ 3. Eph'm Daniels wife dec'd.
1/23. Doctor Thos Hendry's son Thos deceased in Phila today.
2/20. Jos M. Hinchman married to 3rd wife Amy daughter of Chas Collins on roth inst.
3/16. Clement H Kay (son of Isaac) & Edith Clark daughter of Thos. married.
3/19. Invitation to funeral of Joseph Reeve of Man- nington.
3/ 4. The foundation of Surrogates office in Wood- bury begun.
4/ 5. Went to our jail ye evening to see cousin Jos. Whitalls two sons Joseph & Benjamin put in for non payment of a military fine of $6.50 each.
5/ 3. Wm. Tatum sen'r dec'd Ist inst. Joined ye procession as it passed through Woodbury and walked with it to Presbyterian Burial ground. An old acquaintance from lads.
6/25. Geo Dillwyn deceased 23 inst in 83 year at Burlington.
6/29. Abel Knight & Harriet Wilkins married.
7/ 5. Isaac Crim deceased today.
6/18. Ab'm Inskeep deceased last night in 69th year.
7/30. Edith Hickman mother of Hannah died 22 V inst.
8/ I. Jane Reeves widow of John deceased today.
8/20. Rec'd note from cous Sarah Glover viz "John Glover and Mary was married 18th day of
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the 2d mo in year of our Lord 1751." Said Jno & Mary were parents of Sarah Glovers husband Joseph Glover. Joseph M. Hinch- man was born I mo 21 day 1785.
9/ I. Hannah Allen widow of Jededia Allen of Man- nington dec'd yesterday aged 76 yr & II mos.
9/10. Heard Jas Lee late of N. J. dec'd 18th of last mo at New Orleans.
9/II. Benj Rulon says he was born Ist mo 14 1761. Rusa West he informed me is upward of 80 years.
9/21. Wm Tatums wife late Maria West deceased ye morning in child bed.
9/23. Funeral of Benj. Howells son Alfred aged about 6 yrs from Ladds Cove.
Mentions Germantown Lane, Woodbury, fre- quently throughout his diary, also Fairview. Abel Clement deceased 9th inst.
IO/II.
10/19. Rode to Black Thos Manns in T. Saunders Dearborn wagon. He deceased 20th sup- posed to be in 68th year. Pays a glowing tribute to the black who was a former slave to his father-in-law Robt Friend Price who dec'd 8-1, 1782, and set free by his executors. Thos Mann was a Methodist and meetings were held in his house.
10/19. Often uses a kind of abbreviated writing using capitals only to record disownments, etc.
V II/14. Jacob Davis of Woodstown aged 87 interred to day.
12/ 5. My lumber store also Thos Saunders Store broken open last night.
12/17. Cous Mickle Whitall bid me farewell. Expects to sail from Phila to-morrow for Canton in China.
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1820. 12/25. Heard by Const. Wilkens that Doctor Benj Vanleer deceased about 2 mos ago.
12/26. Read after candle light ye manuscript papers respecting ye wars about Woodbury Dam in 1754.
(Probably contention of neighborhood).
12/30. Joseph Lownes silversmith in Phila lately de- ceased.
12/3I. Called to see Joseph Reeves in his 80th year.
1821
I/ I. Copied a ragged letter from Jno Woodhull dated 10 mo 1774 to the then Margery Price who became 10 mo 24 1776 my beloved wife. This is the only time he ever mentioned his wife's first name. Always writes of her as my dear, my beloved or my precious wife.
I/ 8. Refers to act of British Parliament in 1752 changing calendar II days.
I/13. At vendue of Jas B Caldwell and Michael C Fisher store goods etc. next door.
I/22. Sam'l Paul of Upper Greenwich deceased yes- terday in ye 88th year of his age born 3-22- I733.
2/20. Mentions accident to Joseph Reeves of Wood- bury on way to Redbank was upset near ye far corner of ye Deer park on ye old road and near ye run on ye side.
2/20. Benj Clouds son Joseph aged 19 married to - Jaggard.
2/24. Sam'l Tonkin in's 85th year deceased ye morn- ing.
2/26. Searched for surveys and drafts amongst Jno Alfords old papers in my possession lately belonging to Uncle Jno Ladd dec'd to fur-
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nish E. D. Woodruff with some materials for a map of Gloster Co. He came and took such parts of them as I had picked out that suited him.
2/28. Woodbury Herald No. 76 mentions ye decease of Hannah widow of Peter Andrews 21st inst in her 86th year. Also in No 74 de- cease of Elizabeth widow of Joseph Cooper in her SIst year, and marriage of Lydia Mc- Carty our late tutoress for females upper school.
3/ 2. Dr. Geo F Albert married Anna Maria Porter an old maid of about 32 he 52 dwell at 164 N. 5 St Phila North side and near Vine.
3/ 4. Invitation to funeral of Mary Swett widow of Benj deceased the 2nd inst in her 83d year.
3/ 8. David Hendrickson Sen'r at Rappaupa was in- terred yesterday and Jas Tallman today.
3/22. Wm. Hopper moved to Sign of ye Buck tavern near ye Windmill to keep tavern and that Thos Scott had moved into Wm Hoppers house.
4/ I. Sarah Branson widow and mother of wives of Paul Cooper and Jacob Glover & etc dec'd in 82 year of her age.
4/ 3. Albertus Somers a young man and watch maker from Woodstown here seeking to es- tablish himself in that occupation in Wood- bury.
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4/ 5. Heard another of my old schoolmates Jeffrey Clark deceased ye 2nd inst in his 76th year.
4/ 9. Benj Rulon deceased in Phila this A. M., aged 60 yr 2 mo 24 da.
4/27. A great concourse (supposed several thousand of people) from city and country men women and children parading the streets of Wood-
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bury to see ye awful spectacle of Hanging black John Gooby on a gallows erected on ye meadows next below Friends Burial Ground and near ye Bridge-But were dis- appointed as ye Governor granted him a respite until ye Governor & council meet next month.
6/10. Cousin Martha Allinson says she was born 10 mo 1747 O S and said Uncle Timothy Mat- lack in 1736.
6/16. Visited Michael Ingleton in his 79th year.
7/13. Thos Clement of Salem dec'd, brother of Joseph Clement.
Rec'd of Joseph Clark of Phila by hands of Jno Pimm of near Woodstown 65 tracts containing 10 kinds. Took tracts to Maria Ogden, Treas'r Ist day School now and late held at Academy.
7/27. This evening at Hannah Reeves where I met with Deborah Lee widow of James Lee and daughter of Chas West late of Woodbury dec'd.
Three cases of yellow fever reported in Water near Chestnut, Phila.
8/ 3. John Gills son a married man killed himself.
8/ 5. Doct Dayton Lummis deceased last night.
8/19. Josiah Hews of Phila (brother of late neighbor Aaron Hewes dec'd) died on 17th inst aged 89.
8/30. Michael Ingleton deceased last night.
9/ 5. E. Gibson says he was born Sept 17, 1753.
9/II. Susan Shoemaker of Phila entered her gIst year last spring.
9/12. Entered my 76th year.
10/ 2. Nathan Ball and Atlantic his wife here from Ohio 2 miles of Chas. Stratton.
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II/ 7. Jolın Tatum Sr. deceased in his 83 year.
12/13. Joseph son of Jonathan Brown and Margaretta daughter of Isaiah Ward married.
12/14. Black John Gooby who shot black Geo Tiller ye 25th 4 mo 1820 Hanged today. Started about noon toward ye gallows below Wood- bury. A great disorderly crowd attending.
12/31. Recorded marriage certificate of David Gill of Pilesgrove Salem Co. to Rachel daughter of Moses Rulon of Woolwich.
1822
I/ 7. Journalized and posted books A. M. Annual meeting of Fire Co P. M. at Court house grand jury room.
I/30. Josiah Miller of Salem deceased 19th inst age 62.
3/ I. A meeting appointed by Amos Peasley from ye neighborhood of Crosswicks N J for- merly of New Hampshire-removed last 12 mo 3 years to Crosswicks.
3/13. Town meeting in Woodbury.
3/15. Wm Oldcroft near Blackwoodtown dec'd this morning.
3/27. Jno T. Glover's Fulling mill burnt.
3/31. Abigail Richardson late Blackwood wife of Thos Richardson Bucks Co Pa deceased this morning.
4/29. Mary Thornbury a maiden in 75th year of her age deceased at Jno Moore Whites last night. Buried in Friends B. ground at her request.
5/24. Went to Phila called at Dan'l Millers Iron- monger N. W. Cor. 2nd & New between Vine & Callowhill Admr of Dan'l Rink late of Swedesboro. Called to see Sarah Shoe-
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maker who enters 92 year on 27th. Heard Rachel widow of Daniel Drinker was inter- red yesterday aged 92 yrs.
Was at Jas. B. Caldwells store S. Side Chest- nut St wharf also Is. Trumps on N. side Marks lane bet II & 12 bet. Race & Cherry.
6/ 3. A letter from J. Higbee, Plumb Creek Indiana Co Pa asking if Samuel Mickle is living or not.
6/18. Sarah wife of Isaac T. Hopper deceased this day.
6/26. John Tatum & Anne Biddle married today in Phila.
6/30. Mickle Whitall called bid Farewell expects to sail as Ist mate tomorrow for Canton China.
7/19. Chas Townsend of Phila watchmaker called to see me says his father Jno Townsend was born I mo 10 1748 O. S. Charles about 45 years old.
7/29. Ann Cooper Whitall daughter of cous Jno S. Whitall deceased this P. M. aged 31 yrs 5 mo 10 days (born 2 mo 19 1791).
8/ 4. Attended funeral of Rachel Saunders.
8/ 5. Mary Reeves widow of Arthur was interred to- day in the 90th year of age, also her son Arthur deceased to day likewise Bathsheba Clayton wife of Edward Clayton also infant child of Joseph Saunders.
8/ 6. Thos Carpenters wife Mary deceased last night aged 74 years lacking 33 days.
8/10. Wm Sailors daughter abt 6 years old deceased yesterday.
8/13. John Stephens dec'd last night aged abt 40 years.
8/15. Son of Isaac Doughten abt 7 yrs old and Jacob Wilkins interred in Frds ground by per- mission.
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1822.
8/16. Heard Sam'l Coopers widow Prudence at Camden deceased 14th inst in her 84th year. Joseph Newbold in prime of life deceased of yellow fever this morning.
8/23.
Amos Campbell took off ye Shingles on newest part of ye house built 1790 side next street and put on new shingles.
8/25. John Brown son of David dec'd yesterday.
9/ 2. Robt Cooks wife Lydia deceased 31st ult.
9/ 5. Geo Branner Jr & Hannah dr of Jas Davis an- nouncement. Married 10-17.
9/ 9. Amos Fithian brother of Doctor Jas. Fithian deceased this morning. Taken to Bridge- ton today.
9/12. Dr. Thos Hendry deceased this evening aged 75 yrs last month. The longest an inhabi- tant of Woodbury except Mary wife of Eph'm Miller and daughter of Jno Sparks deceased who was born and continued in Woodbury & her husband told me she is between 62 & 63 years of age.
9/13. Beulah Clement widow of Saml Clement sur- veyor deceased age 84 years.
Great drought streams & wells dried up. Much sickness.
Thos Hendry buried in Presby ground.
9/15. Hannah Newbold widow of Joseph deceased last evening.
9/18. Woodbury Herald gives names of 14 persons deceased within a few days past.
(Files of this paper are in Camden Free Library).
10/ 2. Theodosia Wilkins widow of Jacob dec'd this morning.
10/20. Wm Sailer deceased ye P. M.
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1822. 10/24. Jno Street, Ann his wife and 2 sons Zadoc & Sam'l from Salem Ohio on their way home 350 miles which they expect to reach in 9 or 10 days. They reside abt one mile from Chas Strattons.
Noah Jones interred yesterday.
10/29. II/12. In P. M. 7 of us (of our particular family) went to Jesse Smiths innkeeper in Woodbury to see ye natural curiosities in his yard viz. A Male Lion, 2 leopards, one very Antick { Baboon, 2 of ye monkey species (very an- tick) and an Ant eater, total 7 beasts. Adults 25c Children 121/2 cts.
Wm Harvey deceased this morning in ye 70th year of his age.
Sarah Knight wife of Jno Knight Sen'r and formerly widow of Isaac Jones dec'd this day in 63 year of her age.
II/16. Sarah wife of Wm. Becket (daughter of Const. Lord dec'd) dec'd in 57th year of her age.
II/18. Set in new lamp post in front of my store.
II/19. Geo & Josh'a Glover brought to jail for mili- tary fines today were liberated by Jacob · Glover this evening.
II/21. Tho Knight and Rebecca Andrews daughter of Benajah married at meeting.
II/28. Dav'd Tatum dec'd yesterday in 40th year at Wilmington.
12/14. Jno Pissant deceased roth inst in his 68th year.
Frequent mention of distant Friends at meet- ings.
1823
I/ 2. John Fords wife interred.
I/ 9. Dan'l Harper son of Geo. and Sarah Sims dr. of Stephen & Sarah Sims married.
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1823.
I/15. At appointed meeting for Elias Hicks of Jeri- cho Oyster Bay Long Island.
At Annual meeting of Lib. Co. & took out 7 Vol.
2/ 6. Jos Ogden & Lydia McCarty married. Sam'l Bassett & Mary Ann Craft married.
2/ 7. Martha Tatum deceased this morning, late Jno Tatum Sr's house keeper.
David Ward interred.
2/12. Mary Allen deceased last night in her 79th year, widow of Anthony dec'd.
2/22. A celebration of Washington's Birthday.
A debating society has been occupying upper room in Deptford Free School for some time at nights without his knowledge.
3/ 5. Joshua Haines surveyor dec'd on 26th ult. Rev. Dr. Andrew Hunter formerly a resident in Woodbury deceased, at Washington City, formerly a Presbyterian minister and a teacher or schoolmaster at ye Academy in this place.
3/ 7. Judith wife of Wm. Pine deceased this morn- ing.
3/ 9. Cousin Elizabeth Gibson deceased this mori- ing in 70th year of her age, also cousin Martha Allinson of Burlington in the 76th year of her age, daughter of my beloved uncle and guardian David Cooper.
3/19. Thos Redman senior deceased last evening in 81st year of his age.
4/ 2. Thos Wilkins deceased 3Ist ult.
4/ 7. Annual Meeting Deptford Free School Society. I having been continued a Trustee 43 years successively viz. from ye annual meeting in 1780 till this time except twice in ye fore part of term in 1783 & 1784 and also Treas-
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1823.
urer 39 years successively viz. from 1784 to this time. When from my advancing years now in my 77th year and my many infirmi- ties and sensible of my increasing incapa- city I now (this with some reluctance) with- draw both as Trustee and Treasurer, etc.
On the next day he delivers to his successor - school minute book, Deeds and Parchment Constitution, loose papers, etc.
5/ 3. James Jaggard deceased ye Ist inst.
6/13. Jno. Pearson of Battentown father of Jas. Keens wife informs me James Keen dec'd on 8th inst.
6/23. David Eldridge (uncle of Hannah Wood widow of Zachariah) deceased 19th inst in gIst year.
6/29. Chas Townsend of Phila son of my fellow ap- prentice Jno Townsend says his father was born 6th I mo 1748.
7/ 6. Cousin Mickle Whitall on short visit, will soon sail for Hamburgh in ye Ship America Isaiah Eldridge Captain.
7/10. This P. M. ye house and lot formerly belong- ing to Aaron Hewes late dec'd and wherein his widow Jane and her late husband Jno Reeve resided, was by Exer. of Josiah Hewes dec'd sold at Vendue and bid off by Doctor Jeremiah Foster at 2000.00 and that greatly under its worth. I say 5000 value. Sic transit gloria mundi.
7/15. Have been reading a good old book late be- longing to my mother Lettitia Mickle dec'd wherein she had wrote ye time of my birth.
7/22. Sarah Crim widow of Peter Crim dec'd yester- day.
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I823.
7/22. Makes frequent record in his diaries of Frank- lin Davenport representing him in Chancery cases at Trenton.
3/ I. Rec'd by stage piece of wedding cake.
Wm. Yarnall Jr. & Angelina Matilda Alberti married 25th inst.
8/ 3. Enoch (18 or 20) son of Sam'l Sterling de- ceased.
8/ 4. Recorded in Thos Knights family Bible his 2 marriages his 2 wives births, children dc. & decease of Ist wife.
8/ 6. Attended funeral of Ira Allens son Joseph aged 14 yr 3 mo 22 days.
8/14. Asher Brown who built ye southerly part of my present dwelling and who removed to Ohio 19 years ago attended our meeting to- day. His wifes brother is Geo Ward.
8/17. Hannah Hickman deceased. Don't know her married name.
8/18. Enoch Tomlinson moved his family back again to Phila today.
8/20. Sam'l Hudsons father John Hudson interred to-day.
8/23. Isaac Mickle Jr. son of Isaac deceased yester- day.
8/26. Jacob Haines of Upper Greenwich dec'd. Daniel Elliott of Phila dec'd.
9/ 5. Jonathan Knight dec'd.
David Sharp dec'd. John Baxters wife dec'd.
Benj Smallwoods wife, of ye Toll Bridge at Newton Creek, dec'd.
9/ 7. Funeral of Joseph Reeves, son of Biddle dec'd and Brother of present Biddle.
9/ 8. Epm Millers son Nathan dec'd.
9/25. Funeral of Mercy Whitall.
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1823. 9/26. Josiah Stokes wifes mother Mary Borden or Borton [Spelled both ways in diary] de- ceased last evening aged 84 years.
Also Michael McIlvanes wife and David Porchs child.
10/12. Apollo Woodward interred today Frds Burial ground.
10/17. Susana Ward daughter of Isaiah Ward dec'd. 10/28. Cousin Thos Saunders interred ye A. M. in ye row.
10/29. Joseph Clement deceased ye morning in 87th year.
II/ 3. Catherine West now of Mt. Holly made us a short visit informed that her aunt Rusa West sister of Jane Reeve deceased on ye 25th of 8 mo last. Had entered her 85th year born 4th or 5thi mo 1739.
II/ 4. Robt. L. Armstrong's child Eleanor aged abt 4 years deceased ye day. Also Jno Sparks.
II/ 5. Jacob Glovers wife Mary deceased ye morning in her 48th year.
Esther Smith of Salem married today to Doc- tor Robt. Moore of Maryland. 2
II/ 6. Chas Middletons of Phila married to Ann daughter of Thos Clark.
Attended funeral of Mary Glover.
Stacy Hazleton here today. He and Jacob son of John Lippincott are adm'rs of estate of Robt Cook dec'd each married a daughter of Robert.
II/II. Went to Phila came by way of English's ferry at Camden.
II/16. Visited John Wood born 85 yrs ago 9th mo last.
II/16. Jeremiah Andrews deceased about 2 weeks ago. Wm. Wallace dec'd 14th inst.
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1823. II/19. Michael Loudenslager dec'd 6th inst in 66th year.
II/21. 3 Black men whipped for stealing a Turkey.
12/ 5. Aaron Hewes dec'd in 1789 now upwards of
34 years since. Refers to book bought at vendue of his personal estate.
12/ 7. Mickle Whitall makes brief call before sailing for Gibraltar.
12/ 9. Benj. Allen at Carpenters Bridge deceased yes- terday.
1824
I/ 4. Invitation to funeral of Jonathan Brown who deceased this morning in his 76th year.
1/13. Sheriff Col John Baxter dec'd this P. M.
2/ 4. Election in Woodbury today for Sheriff in room of John Baxter dec'd, 4 candidates viz Enoch Doughty of Egg Harbor, Chas C. Stratton, J. Hinchman and John P. Van- neman. I voted by ballot for Chas C. Strat- ton I not having voted for 30 years I sup- pose.
2/ 5. Short meeting. Isaac T. Hopper of Phila mar- ried Hannah Atmore yesterday.
2/10. The new Sheriff Enoch Doughty qualified to execute his office.
2/19. At Cousin Jas Hopkins ye P. M., his daughter Beulah informed me that cousin Hannah Fox in Phila deceased 8th inst in ye 76th year of her age.
3/ 8. Jos. Saunders child Gilbert aged abt 3 months dec'd.
4/17. Sam'l Shute of Indiana & wife Sibyl daughter of Robt Cook dec'd and Sarah wife of Stacy Hazleton, said Sam'l & wife on way home to Indiana called.
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1824. 4/25. Invitation to funeral of Sarah Reeves at Kaighn Point widow of Clement Reeves, daughter of John Wood wheelwright, interred tomor- row in ye Burial ground near Biddle Reeves. 4/28. Elizabeth wife of William Lippincott deceased in Phila last night.
5/ 4. Deborah Davenport deceased this P. M. in her 64th year.
Two marriages :
Benj Sheppard and Mary Saunders dr of Jas Saunders and Wm. Ballenger to Beulah Ward dr of Isaiah Ward, Benj and Mary Sheppard removed to Greenwich Cumber- land Co.
5/19. Two children of Joseph D. Pedrick dec'd. James Dorman cabinet maker in Woodbury deceased this morning.
5/25.
6/ 9. Richard Tittermany of Swedesboro, Rope maker formerly of Phila deceased aged 71. Matilda Yarnall late Alberti, lodges.
6/12. 6/16. Jno W. Tatum late of Woodbury now of Wil- mington married 10th inst to Mary Canby daughter of Sam'l Canby of Wilmington. 6/19. Had my 4 Raisors and 3 Penknives ground by traveling raisor grinder.
7/ 2. Went to Phila called at 60 N. 2 to see Sarah Shoemaker in 94th year thence to Mary Stewart 27 N. 2 to get a leghorn hat, called at Jno S. Whitalls 244 Race St. Heard Joseph Scattergood dec'd 27th ult.
7/ 3. Heard Mark Low son of Thos dec'd yesterday. 7/13. Took my watch to Albertus Somers watch maker to have main spring replaced.
7/17. Lydia Reeve daughter of Peter Reeve dec'd and grand daughter of Jno Reeve made me an acceptable visit.
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