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7/17. Sam'l Richards said the water gage at the hos- pital rose 4 & 6-10 inches in consequence of great rain on 29th ult, and Jas Saun- ders said it was 4 1-3 at Woodbury dam.
8/ 3. Sam'l Saunders wife's father Archibald Mof- fatt deceased this morning.
8/II. Jacob Lippincott son of Solomon dec'd & Lydia died on 8th inst aged about 70 years at Evesham.
8/14. Wm. H. Reeves son of Sam'l & Hannah Reeves of Redbank dec'd about 2 yrs of age.
8/15. Thos Clarks wife Rachel, Doctor McCalla, John Wood, Sarah Scott, Josiah Franklin, Sam'l Hudsons wife and 2 children all ill.
8/17. Doctor Wm H. McCalla dec'd last night, to be interred at Greenwich Cumb Co tomor- row.
8/21.
8/19. John Wood dec'd aged about 86 years. In- terred 20th at Marmaduke Wood's ground. Joseph Mickle of Newton is to be interred to- morrow.
8/23. Jas. Saunders son Joseph dec'd this morning aged nearly 16 years. Application made for David Carsons son aged abt 3 years to be buried in Frds Burial Ground.
8/24. Jas. Richie's child Henrietta dec'd this morn- ing also Jas. Carry at ye stillhouse lot dec'd ye A. M.
8/25.
The Woodbury Herald of ye day says Charles Thomson in ye 95th year of his age dec'd 23 inst. He was Secretary to the Congress of the U. S. during ye whole period of the Revolutionary war.
Great preparations contemplated for ye recep- tion of General Lafayette and son George Washington Lafayette as they may visit ye
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several parts of ye U. S. they having lately arrived at N. York from France.
8/26. Visited by Margery Mickle Hopper and Ruth Bassett daughter of Nathan Bassett of Wil- mington.
8/29. Benedict Dorsey son of Benedict Sr. who de- ceased about 14 years ago and Edward Hicks attended meeting.
8/30. Jno Justice from Falls mo. meeting near Trenton at meeting Sam'l Webster and Geo. Craft borrowed a great coat for him.
8/31. Wrote Letter to Rachel R. Simmons at Porto Rica.
9/ 2. Painted my 2 largest O'l Cloths for ye floor in ye back part of my big parlour for winter season also ye leather to carry wood on.
9/ 4. Jer. J. Fosters son dec'd this being the 2nd. viz Clement and Theodore D.
Hear John Drivers agreeable wife deceased yesterday.
9/ 6. Jno Johnson lately buried his wife and three children all he had.
Wm Dyer deceased about 7 inst at Sweedes- boro.
9/10. Chas Ogden dec'd this morning had entered his 72 year last month.
9/15. Aden Craft passed thro Woodbury on stage to his fathers.
9/17. Isaac Ballenger sick also daughter Priscilla. Sarah Scott continues ill. Sam'l Hudson's youngest child. Wm. Fifer and 3 children sick, Henry Roe's wife sick.
John Derrickson Swedesboro deceased yester- day.
Josiah Stokes daughter Lydia and John Duf- fels wife sick.
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1824. 9/20. Elias Deacon Woodruff deceased at Trenton yesterday in ye 38th year of his age.
9/24. Isaac Ballenger dec'd. Will be greatly missed in our neighborhood.
9/30. Mary, widow of Joseph Eastlack interred in Friends Bur'l grounds.
John Hunt of Evesham lately dec'd.
IO/ 3. Sarah Scott deceased aged 70 yrs 3 mo last.
10/ 7. Invitation to funeral of Mary Jessup only daughter of Jas. Jessup aged about 23 years. 10/13. My beloved wife this day 15 years left her soli- tary husband and went to Heaven her home.
10/17. An invitation to funeral of Elizabeth wife of Reuben Jennings who deceased last night. It was the custom at Friends' meetings to extend invitations to funerals.
Ep'm Heritages wife dec'd.
10/17. 10/18. Thos Clark here ye P. M. and took away Clement & Edith Kays marriage certificate and informed me his daughter Edith intend- ed to apply at the next sitting of the Legis- lature for a Divorce from her husband ye said Clement H. Kay and that he was some- where in ye back parts of New York State. Daniel England's funeral at Swedesboro.
10/18.
10/19. Joseph Reeves (son of Thos dec'd) dec'd yes- terday at his residence in Clonmell.
10/23. Sam'l Saunders daughter Mary aged 5 or 6 years deceased ye morning.
II/ 4. At meeting where a petition was signed to ye Legislature to counteract another petition to establish a Race ground in this State. Invitation to ye funeral of Elizabeth wife of Ambrose Ewing.
II/IO. Capt. Wm Yarnall Jr & wife late Matilda Al- berta arrived by stage and lodge.
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II/14. Invitation to ye funeral of Keziah wife of Isaac Collins late Chew daughter of Job Kinsey dec'd.
II/17. Doctor Jer. J Foster's daughter age 13 mo dec'd.
II/18. Benj Blackwood & Mary Ann Hopkins mar- ried at Haddonfield.
II/20. Joseph Reeve dec'd last night aged 83-4 mo- 9 d buried from his son in laws Michael C. Fisher 2Ist.
II/25.
Prep Meet'g no business except the reading a minute of Prep't've meeting of 2 mo 1767 and rules then made presenting ye terms of admitting persons not in membership with Friends for interment in Fr'ds Bur'l grounds. Sam'l Webster now appointed in room of Isaac Ballinger late dec'd as one of the standing committee of 3 for that pur- pose.
II/26. Doctor Jos. H. Erwin Swedesboro deceased yes- terday morning.
II/27. Jno. T. Glover, fuller deceased last evening in ye 7Ist year of his age.
12/ I. 12/ 3. 12/10.
Joseph Garwood plastering tenement.
Mentions acct. against Dr. Francis Hover.
Went to Phila. Cousin Thomasin Roberts widow of George Roberts and daughter of Joseph Fox deceased about three weeks ago. James M. Glover married to Mary S. Dough- ten yesterday.
12/12.
Mickle Whitall came ye morning staid about 1/2 hour and bid farewell for about 16 months absence he expecting to sail as Captain in a large New Ship in about a week hence for Liverpool and from thence to Canton.
12/14. Martha wife of John Shivers dec'd.
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1824. 12/21. Ira Allen expects to remove to ye neighbor- hood of Lake Ontario near Buffalo.
12/29.
Sarah Reeves widow of Joseph (& formerly widow of Job Whitall and daughter of Jno Gill Sr. of Haddonfield) dec'd this A. M. Aged 73-7 mo-I day buried Woodbury Friends ground.
1825
I/ 3. This P. M. a meeting held at Court House to devise means to counteract ye Camdenites in respect to removal of Court House and other public buildings from Woodbury to Camden.
1/13. Isaac Mickles son Benj'm & Ann Blackwood married this day at Haddonfield.
I/21.
Hinchman Haines' son Hinchman and Priscilla Warrington late from & residents of ye State of Ohio and daughter of Ab'm War- rington of said place and Hester Warrington of near Moorestown daughter of Henry Warrington all dined here today.
I/25. Went to Deptford upper school in company with Patience, widow of Thos Sparks to in- troduce her and 3 sons Josiah, Robert & Samuel to ye teacher Thos Booth.
1/30. This P. M. wrote for cous Geo. Mickle a memo respecting Births & deaths in ye compass of Upper Greenwich Prep meeting.
2/4. Most of ye day drawing a/c of deficiencies in births and deaths on record for Woodbury monthly meeting.
2/ 7. Gave Dr. Fithian liberty to make and burn a Brick kiln on my triangular lot bo't of Jno Tatum.
2/ 8. Election at Squancum today respecting Re- moval of ye seat of Justice from Woodbury
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to Camden. Election to be held at Wood- bury tomorrow.
James Stephens brother of ye late Rachel Saun- ders dec'd was interred this day at family Burial ground.
2/ 9. Election day in Woodbury to determine whether ye seat of Justice be removed from Woodbury to Camden. Gave my vote in favor of its continuance at Woodbury and Friends very generally gave their votes in favor of Woodbury. A very general elec- tion to which ye sick lame and blind were bro't forward.
2/10. Election Return at Egg Harbor gave to Cam- den a majority of 159 votes. Total vote in the County 4160. Majority for Woodbury 876. But 8 votes in Deptford in favor of Camden.
2/14. Bought of Enoch Allen merchant tailor of Phila tenement lately occupied by his brother Ira Allen. Leased it to Sam'l Johnson.
2/17. Sarah Cooper (widow of Amos) deceased this A. M. also heard Nathaniel Buzby Mau- rice River dec'd 10 mo-10th last.
2/18. Cous. Hannah Whitall informed me her father John Mickle deceased when she was about 15 months of age viz. in 5th mo 1774. Her- self born 2 mo-13 da 1773.
2/2I. Drew 2 lists of deficiencies or such as are not yet recorded in ye records of Woodbury mo meeting viz. Births & Deaths I for each Prep meeting.
2/23. Cousin Mary wife of Wm Glover & dau of cousin Sam'l Mickle deceased this morn- ing aged 48-4mo-7 da. Also Benj Carpen- ter, Cedar Cooper, dec'd. Also Rachel Al-
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len daughter of Anthony & Mary Allen dec'd this P. M. aged 55-10 mo-4 d.
3/ I. Josiah Clark deceased last night.
3/ 2. Our village Herald says George Alberti Jr Constable was shot on Tuesday week (or 3 day 22 ulto.) near Haddonfield in an at- tempt to arrest a fugitive slave.
All through his diaries he, S. M., describes the ail- ments and causes of deaths. He had many callers and made constant visits and records names in great num- bers. I do not repeat names more often than neces- sary .- F. H. S.
3/ 8. Chalkley Glover married 3d inst.
3/16. Village Herald of this date says. "Died at his residence at Mays Landing on Wed. last 9th inst. Colonel Richard Wescott in ye 92 year of his age." But agreeable to what he told me a few years ago he was but in his 90th year viz. 89 years & 4 mo of age.
3/25. Jno Cooper and Abraham Anderson colored men employed by him.
S. M. had several books of receipts for making all kinds of cures for various diseases and frequently writes of his work and uses of his own drugs and com- binations .- F. H. S.
3/31. Richard Snowden of Phila formerly of this , town deceased last evening.
Richard Jordan lost his wife about three weeks ago.
4/ 4. Made I qt of best ink. [It was a fine ink judg- ing from his diary, still unfaded].
4/ 7. Howard Abbott & Susan Stokes married.
4/ 8. Drew letter of Atty appointing Zebulon Wolf to ye care of my Swedesboro business he to collect and pay me ye ground rents and he to receive ten per cent for his trouble.
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1825. 4/ 9. Mary Hopper wife of Wm Hopper (late Mary Saunders daughter of John Saunders dec'd) deceased this evening aged 46 yrs I mo. She came to reside in my family when about 7 years of age & continued therein until she married Wm. Hopper, then 24 yrs of age, in my family about 17 years.
4/10. Eli Stratton from Ohio lodges.
4/20. Executed to Zebulon Wolf letter of Atty to transact my business at Laddstown.
4/24. One of our Woodbury Lawyers Robt Pearson deceased last night.
5/ 3. Cousin Isaac Mickle deceased in Camden in his 68th year.
Went to Phila visited Zollicoffs medical store N. E. cor Pine & 6th St. Anna Guest in- formed me that her sister Elizabeth was born 7 mo New Style 1749.
He always visited E. & A. Guest when in Phila .- F. H. S.
5/ 5. Jno Knight and Mary Lippincott married to- day at Upper Greenwich.
5/ 7. Rec'd First report of Provident Society for ye employment of the Poor, also a copy of ad- dress delivered before ye Philada Society for Promoting Agriculture at its annual meet- ing on ye 18th Jany 1825, by Roberts Vaux. 6/ 5. Adin Craft deceased yesterday.
7/ 6. Joseph Justice brick mason in Philada fell from Scaffold last week and died.
7/20. Josiah Eldridge, Evesham, dec'd 15th inst.
7/24. Cousin Jos. Whitall informed me his cousin Sam'l Cooper (stiled General Cooper) near ye lower bridge over Raccoon Creek de- ceased yesterday to be interred ye P. M. He was ye son of Robert Cooper who used
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to farm for Uncle Jno Ladd deceased. Said Robert Cooper and Benj Whitall ea mar- ried a daughter of John Hopper dec'd, said J. H. dwelt on ye farm whereon Benj. Lord now resides.
7/29. Sam'l Hudsons sister Sarah Hudson dec'd this A. M.
8/ 2. Attended funeral of Dan'l Packers child aged about 3 years. James Gibsons wife Hannah deceased last night.
8/ 3. This days Herald says "Died at Bridgeton 23 ult. General James Giles in ye 67th year, formerly an inhabitant of Woodbury."
Thos. Clements wife Rachel deceased this morn- ing.
8/10. Ann Lawrie widow of Thos Lawrie interred 7th inst.
James Freeland dec'd about 2 months since.
8/II.
Am informed by Jesse Owen that his father Joshua Owen deceased last 3rd mo.
8/14. At meeting, Hannah widow of Zaccheus Test, daughter of Joseph Reeves dec'd from ye State of Ohio last Autumn, on visit she says they removed from ye neighborhood about 20 years since and that her husband dec'd 2 mo 2d 1819.
8/23. Wm. Hopper dec'd.
8/31. Abigail Woodruff widow of Elias Deacon Woodruff and daughter of Sam'l Whitall re- moved yesterday to her fathers in Mary- land and from thence intends removing to Trenton.
This days Herald says on ye IIth inst deceased Elizabeth widow of Jno Driver aged 90 years 2 mos and on ye 27th inst Josiah H. Middleton son of Aaron H. Middleton dec'd late of Woodbury.
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1825. 9/ 4. Attended at ye house of Doctor Sam'l Howell in Woodbury ye funeral of his child which was interred at Newtown.
9/12. Entered my 80th year.
9/18. Ann Roe wife of Robt. Roe born 7 mo 12 1791 dec'd this morning.
Sam'l Webster having at several times disputed my calculations respecting ye old and new Stile and he calling in to see me ye even- ing I showed him Poor Richards Almanac for 1752 wherein is the British Act of Par- liament for changing the Old Stile to ye new. When after some altercation he con- cluded my calculation to be right viz. ye 12 of 9 mo New Stile to be my birth day being born 7 mo 1 1746 Old Style.
9/27. Uriah French dec'd today to be interred in Frds Burial ground tomorrow.
At funeral of Uriah French.
9/28. 9/29. Attended at ye house the funeral of Elizabeth wife of Daniel Fortiner Blacksmith in Woodbury. Interred at Haddonfield.
IO/ I. Cousin Jas Mickle here from ye State of Ohio accompanied by Benj Shreeve of said state whose residence is abt 11/2 mile distant from Chas Strattons residence.
IO/ 2. Thos Matthews & Othniel Alsop from Philada attended our meeting. They and 2 of Wm. Folwells sons dined.
10/ 9. Mary wife of Marmaduke Wood dec'd today. 10/10. Jas Glovers wife Mary daughter of Isaac Doughten dec'd this morning.
10/18. James Saunders informed me that Sarah Shoe- maker in Philada widow of Jonathan Shoe- maker my old mistress also that his fathers old master were both interred last 4th day.
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1825. 10/18. S. Shoemaker born 5-31-1731 N. S., therefore aged 94-4m-3d, or in her 95th year.
II/ 3.
Went in Dearborn wagon to Philada called at Thos Shoemakers son of Sarah Shoemaker. Her daughter in law Susan Shoemaker in- formed me her mother in law Sarah deceased on Ist day morning, ye 9th ult etc. Called to see Wm Folwell & wife between 6th & 7th St.
10/10.
This morning delv'd to Cousin Josh Lord a letter & a basket with a 2 gallon jar for him to take to Salem when going to Quar- terly meeting to be sent thence to Jos. Stew- ards* for Honey abt 6 or 7 miles.
10/14. 10/16.
Cousin Anna Mickle dec'd.
Wm Yarnall Sen'r and his daughter in law Matilda late Alberti and her child Edwin aged about 4 months. Said Wm Yarnall had never been in N. J. but once before about 50 years ago.
10/20. Sarah Wright a young woman from about 60 miles dist from Phila grand daughter of Eunice Starr took T. last evening.
II/22. Again spoke Franklin Davenport in street re- specting Chancery business and signified to him my thought of employing another At- ty.
II/28. Amos Peaslee & wife and daughter before & from meeting also Sarah Cresson, Eliza- beth Pitfield & Thos Evans son of Enoch Evans.
12/ I. Went with Benj Cloud to view my lot, lately purchased of Jno. Tatum.
* There are scores of various entries similar to above. This one is copied because it probably refers to my grandfather, Joseph Stew- ard, of Salem Co .- F. H. S.
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1825. 12/ 7. Woodbury Herald says Jno Frith dec'd 30th ult in's 69th year.
Peter Wheaton was interred today.
Black Jno Cooper gone off to sea again.
12/II. Invitation to Funeral of John Ward's wife Hannah.
12/16. George Wards son Charles dec'd ye morning in's 29th year.
12/2I.
Benajah Andrews deceased this A. M. exactly 57 years old, born 12-21-1768.
Woodbury Herald says on 5th inst Jesse Sparks in Gloster town in 50th year of his age and on 14th inst his widow Abigail Sparks deceased in 57th year of her age.
12/26. Heard Henry Bradshaw of Upper Greenwich deceased some time last Autumn and his son Moses dec'd yesterday.
From meeting came Hannah wife of Is'c Steph- ens his son Isaac, daughter Hannah and his wifes sister Mary Weatherby etc.
Wm Lippincott of Upper Greenwich deceased this morning aged 70-2 m-12 d.
1826
I/ 2. Edith wife of Geo Ward dec'd age 55-I mo- II d.
Rachel Wilkins daughter of James Wilkins (many years dec'd) commonly known as Nurse Williams deceased this morning.
I/ 4. Woodbury Herald mentions that Lydia Sweeten near Swedesboro dec'd 26th ult aged 104 years.
I/ 5. Jacob Glover married to Sarah Kay widow.
I/14. Ambrose Ewing deceased today interred in Frds Burial Ground 15th.
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1/15. Hannah Reeve widow of Peter dec'd last night. She lived with Aunt Hannah Ladds family and we in our early life were house mates.
I/30. Sam'l Leeds of Egg Harbor attended our meeting yesterday.
2/ I. Woodbury Herald says Dec'd near Pedrick- town I mo 25 last Asa Kirby age 73 and sud- denly at Haddonfield John Reeves 29th ult.
2/ 2. Geo. M. Campbell son of Amos dec'd tonight in his 21st year.
2/ 3. Hannah wife of Dan'l Y. Packer dec'd this morning.
2/ 8. Sent for my Woodbury Herald and word bro't back no paper all sick.
Josiah Franklin married ye evening.
2/ 9. Woodbury Herald says Out of four (4) persons employed in this office not one has been capa- ble of doing a days work during ye past week and at this time one of our men lies dangerously ill the rest are in a state of Con- valescence and among other deaths says
"In Gloster town on Ist day last Sarah Henry, widow of David in ye 75th year of her age." I also add she was a schoolmate of mine at Gloucester to an Englishman David James Dove at which time I resided with my Uncle John Mickle about I mile from Gloucester. Elizabeth 2nd wife of Biddle Reeves dec'd this A. M.
2/10. Sarah wife of Sam'l B Lippincott decd 9th inst.
2/12. James B. Caldwell deceased today. Interred in Presbyterian ground 14th.
2/16. Sam'l Ballengers wife Mary Ann deceased ye morning.
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1826.
2/16. On answering ye Annual Queries What min- isters & Elders have dec'd & where. The following were reported Joshua Owen Pilesgrove dec'd 3 mo 8-1825 in's 78 year. Asa Kirby same meeting I-25, 1826 in's 73 year. Hannah Kirby widow of Asa I-28- 1826 in 75th year.
James Freeland Salem monthly 6 mo 7 1825 in 69th year.
2/18.
Lydia Baner Cape May 10-19-25 in 78 year. David Perce's wife Martha & Isaac Murrays wife Hope interred this day.
2/21. Robt Roe's daughter Sarah Ann decd ye even- ing about 8 or 9 ye'rs of age.
2/22. Woodbury Herald amongst other deaths says on ye 14th inst Joshua son of Richard Mof- fatt in 21st year. On 30th Rebecca widow of Sam'1 Kille. Same day Charlotte wife of Lewis Green.
3/ 7. Thos Githens of Haddonfield interred 25th ult.
3/21. John Sterling house carpenter dec'd ye P. M.
4/ 8. Nurse Ann Reeves here ye P. M. Aged 85 years last month.
4/24. Heard Isaac Collins late of Chestnut ridge dec'd ye 2Ist interred yesterday P. M. at Woodbury aged 84-5 23 da.
One hundred and eighty (180) pages in Book No. 4.
From 9 mo 20 1818 to 4-24-1826, inclusive.
BOOK 5
1826. 4/30. Elizabeth Lord daughter of Constantine Lord dec'd, deceased ye P. M.
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1826.
5/ 2. Ann Lord daughter of John Lord left us on her way home accompanied by Cousins James Mickle, James Lord, son of Joshua Lord, and his daughter Mary.
5/ 3. This days Herald says John Sparks formerly of this town a revolutionary Capt. deceased the 30 ult in ye 70th year of his age.
5/12. Dr. Sam'l P. Griffith Phila deceased this A. M.
5/21. Cousin James Hopkins deceased this A. M. To be interred at Haddonfield tomorrow.
6/ 4. Jos Franklin's only son ab't 9 mos of age de- ceased yesterday.
6/14. Woodbury Herald of ye date mentions decease of Wm Griffith of Burlington, 7th inst lawyer and clerk of supreme Court of U. S. also ye decease of David Somers ye 10th inst.
6/16. Jno Allen & Wife Elizabeth and her widow sister Ann Sleeper, here from Otsego 70 miles beyond Albany, said woman being daughter of Thos. Cooper formerly of this place.
6/23.
This morning Thos. Chapman informed me I am to be called upon by ye Court to prove Ebenezer Manns father Thos Mann was a free man. I therefore went to ye Clerks office and took a memo from ye Record of his manumission.
6/26. Benjn Ladd, Hester French both Elders and Elisha Bates and Rebecca Updegraf both Ministering Friends here at Mo. Meeting from Ohio.
Jacob Medara, carpenter, deceased P. M.
6/27. 6/29. Went to Dan'l Harker's about 4 miles from Mullica Hill thence to John Gill's at his Grist Mill head of Raccoon Creek.
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1826. 6/29. Dined at Mark Brown's Innkeeper at Swedes- boro.
7/ 4. A great parade and noise today in Woodbury celebrating ye Jubilee of Independence or 50th year.
7/13. Thos Jefferson & Jno Adams both late Presi- dents of U. S. and Jeptha Abbott a Metho- dist Minister all deceased on ye 4th inst. The Ist in his 84th year and 2nd in his 9Ist and ye 3rd in his 73d year of age.
7/17. Jno Dawson father in law of Wm Rambo de- ceased ye morning aged 79-9. Interred in Strangers Burying Ground.
7/19. Phineas Buckley aged 84-4-17. Elder from Phila at Jas. Saunders.
7/21. John Sharp formerly of Woodbury now of No. 317 Second St. called.
7/25. Rebecca Thornton white washing my pale fence. 8/ 5. John M. Gibson deceased ye P. M. his sister Sarah being absent buried in Presb'y Bur'l ground. Permission to inter in Friends Bur- ial ground refused.
8/13. Invitation to funeral of Sarah West at 4 P. M. at house of her son in law Jas. Jessup.
8/23. Black John Coopers wife Dinah deceased this A. M.
8/29. Cousin Sarah wife of Jno. S. Whitall deceased aged 59-9-29.
9/ 7. Lydia Saunders at Evesham widow of Solomon Saunders mentioned.
9/II. Henrietta Harker married Jeremiah Haines.
9/12. My Birth day commenced my 81st year.
9/20. Woodbury Herald says died on 4th inst., in his ; 67th year Elisha Clark 25 years Clerk of Glo. Co. Court but for 20 years resident of Phila.
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1826.
9/26. John Jessup of Evesham (son of Jno. and Eliza- beth Jessup dec'd) deceased last night.
9/29. Heard Edmund Weatherby deceased 25th inst. in 63 yr of his age.
IO/ 4. Getting down my stove wood from wood house loft into lumber store.
IO/II. Election in Woodbury.
10/13. This morning 17 years since my dearly beloved wife departed this life.
My cousin Mary Allinson of Burlington, Han- nah Matlack of New York (daughter of uncle White Matlack) and Hannah Whitall wife of Joseph visited me 1/2 hr.
IO/14.
It appears that said Cousin H. Matlack's and my grandfather was ye same person viz. Timothy Matlack, Brewer of Haddonfield and that she hath no other Ist cousin beside me in ye neighborhood.
¥10/14. Richard Jordan of Newton died aged 70-9-28. 10/30. Rachel Simmons wife of Wm. arrived at Phila from Porto Rico yesterday A. M.
II/13. Sam'l Webster with a petition to our Legisla- ture to incorporate Woodbury Fire Co. on short visit.
II/16.
About noon came Wm. Folwell's wife Rebecca from Phila to see me and said she expected her husband to call for her shortly, they being on their way to his Brother Nathan Folwells at or near Mullica Hill.
Jacob Mull also called.
II/23. Heard Phineas Buckley deceased yesterday.
Cous Jno. Mickle and Ann Stokes to be married 12/7.
II/28. In Phila at Thos. Van Dykes No. 18 Gaskill St. by ye New Market. At Thos. Simmons, Jr., 83 Wood St. M. Fisher's & Son No. 58 Chestnut St.
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1826. 12/ 5. Thos. Schumo watch maker of Phila, Sam'l Ladd an Egg Harbour man, Cousin Jos. Whitall, Benj. Cloud and Abel Clement all here at different times today.
12/14. Thos. Shipley and Lydia Elliot both of Phila married today.
1827
2/ 8. Dr. Sam'l Howell intends to remove to Prince- ton next month.
2/12.
This P. M. walked to ye tenement late of Thos. Mann dec'd to see whether it was occupied and by whom. Found therein Black Rachel wife of Wm. Mifflin (ye latter a runaway slave and now again absconded for fear of being taken up) and 2 or 3 black children also Adam Chester a black preacher ye husband of Hannah formerly Peterson lately married all colored people. On my way there called to see Isaac Cheesman who told me he was born 2 mo. Feby 22, 1752.
2/15. Herald says Jedediah Allen and Hannah daugh- ter of Sam'l Abbott married 7th inst. and Thos. Borton and Elizabeth Lippincott 8th inst. Matilda Yarnall resides at No. 9 Cherry St. Phila bet 3 & 4th Sts.
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