Jan. 1st 1806: this evening Patty Taylor. Nancy Jackson, Polly Jackson, Betsey Johnson, Hannah Entrikin, Hannah Sharpies, Rebeckah Sharples & Patty Taylor again & Isaac Weaver & Moses Peirce, Doct., was at my house. Jan. 5th 1806: this is a beautiful fine warm day. a number of Small flies resembling mosquitoes flying about, this night began …
5th Jan. 1807, Went to Waggontown: lodged at John Hughes. 6th. rode about through that neighborhood collecting old debts. Eli Hunt, grandson of John Hunt and son of John Hunt, came to my house from Virginia. This night lodged at John Sloans. 7th. Got home. Jan. 9th, 1807. Asher Hunt and Frederick Richards ‘came to …
1st Jan. 1808, Return’d Home. 12th: Ebenezer Worth died. 13th: James Gibbons, son of Thomas Gibbons, died, this night came on snow. 14th: Snow continues till about noon: in the afternoon clear & and windy. 27th: Wm Huey & wife came here: this Night snow. 28th: Richard Jones died, aged about 70. 30th, Went to …
Jan. 2nd 1809. wrote a letter to Ashur Hunt in Bald Eagle Valley by Job Backer. 4th. Caleb Hannum died at Emmor Bradley’s in West Chester about Eleven O’Clock forenoon. Aged about 27 Years. I hear James Bain Died almost Suddenly last night. Jan. 17th 1809: this day Charles Kenny (a roman Catholics imported from …
1st Jan. 1810: Fine warm weather for the time of year. 5th, 6th & 7th. still warm: very muddy 11th. Mud continued: very foggy this morning and warm for the season. I forgot to mention that Wm. was on the Sixth Jan. 1810 bound to Mr. Rasch for five years. Jan. 17th 1810. Son James …
Jan. 3rd 1811: William Huey Brought Polly Frances here. Yesterday morning I found a horse, saddle & Bridle in my lot: this day the owner came for him. Jan. 4th 1811: early this morning it began to snow: snowing all day. 6th: a beautiful fine warm day for this time of Year: snow going very …
Benjamin Hunt Diary 1812 Jan. 1st 1812: this morning wet after a wet night. Cloudy all day: in the night blowed up cold. 2nd: Clear, Cold and windy: this morning was in Philad.: Sign’d James Indenture. 4th. Wrote a letter to Joshua Haller. Mary Mongy was at my house. 7th: Robert Brady left boarding here. …
DIARY OF BENJAMIN HUNT 1799-1812 Reprinted from the Daily Local News, For the Chester County Historical Society, 1898.[fn]Excerpted from Bulletins of the Chester County Historical Society, reformatted by Mary Briggeman[/fn] The writer of this diary was the son and youngest child of William ana Sarah (Fred) Hunt, of Westtown township, Chester county, Pa., where he …
James BonesWilliam BennettEphraim Buffington, Tavern KeeperJoseph Bailey, HatterSarah BoydeThomas BeaumontCaleb BabbCornelius Beard, BlacksmithJohn BrownRobert CloudeThomas Cummins, Store KeeperJohn Christey, Esq., Register & RecorderGeorge Cochran, Clock MakerJoseph ClarkeWidow DilworthPhilip Derrick, PrinterWilliam Eachus, MasonJacob Ehrenzeller, PhysicianRichard FaukesWilliam Flenagan, Shoe MakerJohn Graves, StockingweaverJames Gamble, Tobacco SpinnerNathaniel GrubbJohn GuestThomas HoopesWiddow HannumJohn HannumJohn Hayney, TailorJesse HoopesSamuel Giller, TailorHenry HoopesAbner HoopesJabez …
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