Benjamin Hunt Diary – 1806

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 …

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Benjamin Hunt Diary – 1807

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 …

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Benjamin Hunt Diary – 1808

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 …

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Benjamin Hunt Diary – 1809

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 …

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