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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Benjamin Hunt Diary – 1801
Jan. 1st 1801. Went to William Smith’s. Recev’d of him forty Dolls which he borrowed some time ago. 3rd. Went
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Jan. 1st 1802. A beautiful fine clear warm morning: larks a singing. 2nd. A very warm day for this season:
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Jan. 2nd 1803. This night fell a pretty large snow, the first we have had this winter of any account.
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Jan 1st 1804.This morning coming into my store I happened to look at one of the windows observed the key
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Jan. 1st 1805, Went to Wilmington; Bought 6 Bls Midlings @ $7.37 and 1 Bl. 8. fine @ 11 Dols.
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Jan. 1st 1806: this evening Patty Taylor. Nancy Jackson, Polly Jackson, Betsey Johnson, Hannah Entrikin, Hannah Sharpies, Rebeckah Sharples &
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5th Jan. 1807, Went to Waggontown: lodged at John Hughes. 6th. rode about through that neighborhood collecting old debts. Eli
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1st Jan. 1808, Return’d Home. 12th: Ebenezer Worth died. 13th: James Gibbons, son of Thomas Gibbons, died, this night came
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Jan. 2nd 1809. wrote a letter to Ashur Hunt in Bald Eagle Valley by Job Backer. 4th. Caleb Hannum died
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