Benjamin Hunt Diary – 1800
1800, 1st Jan. This Day Salley Pierce dined at my house. 6th. Sent a letter to the Sheriff at West
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1800, 1st Jan. This Day Salley Pierce dined at my house. 6th. Sent a letter to the Sheriff at West
Continue readingJan. 1st 1801. Went to William Smith’s. Recev’d of him forty Dolls which he borrowed some time ago. 3rd. Went
Continue readingJan. 1st 1802. A beautiful fine clear warm morning: larks a singing. 2nd. A very warm day for this season:
Continue readingJan. 2nd 1803. This night fell a pretty large snow, the first we have had this winter of any account.
Continue readingJan 1st 1804.This morning coming into my store I happened to look at one of the windows observed the key
Continue readingJan. 1st 1805, Went to Wilmington; Bought 6 Bls Midlings @ $7.37 and 1 Bl. 8. fine @ 11 Dols.
Continue readingJan. 1st 1806: this evening Patty Taylor. Nancy Jackson, Polly Jackson, Betsey Johnson, Hannah Entrikin, Hannah Sharpies, Rebeckah Sharples &
Continue reading5th Jan. 1807, Went to Waggontown: lodged at John Hughes. 6th. rode about through that neighborhood collecting old debts. Eli
Continue reading1st Jan. 1808, Return’d Home. 12th: Ebenezer Worth died. 13th: James Gibbons, son of Thomas Gibbons, died, this night came
Continue readingJan. 2nd 1809. wrote a letter to Ashur Hunt in Bald Eagle Valley by Job Backer. 4th. Caleb Hannum died
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