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[Quaker farmer's diary]
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1797 11 o/m [=November] 24th very unwell done little except taking care of [?rea?] & whet frame saw got Wm. Loller to bleed me in morn 25th hewed gate post for lane before the door & set it in boy finished cleaning black oats C. Clayton &c. here in even A [=Sunday] 26th unwell still took phisick myself & then gave Alloes to Wm. Mansfield's mare. Betsy Webb & B. Bailey here to see wife staid to dine Wm. Webb & wife etc here in even[ing] 27 hewing & seting in posts for board fence at N.E. cor =ner of barn & put up board partition under bridge 28th Nailed boards on fir fence & sundry chores about barn 29th I having been afflicted with a Cough these some weeks hath at length received a violent stitch in my right side & shoulder which confines me to my bed for the mos[t] part altho. I have divers times been bled & phisicked the last bleeding was this morning in my right foot [??fted] midling well sweat much arose in morn took salt & kept closish house R. Lamborn, Jn.o Broomhall & a young man from Trenttown Named Nealer Child here to dine I feel much afflicted with pain in right side & shoulder 12 o/m 1st butchered 15 hogs Wm. Loller &c helping I rather better but not able to help much we cut up 5 in even for our own use 2nd M Hooper came again & helped dress 2 small pigs grease waggon &c till noon I doctoring dun colt for farcy then went to Jacob Dingres & home A 3rd I fee much better than I have done these some weeks, I rode [w̶e̶n̶t̶] to meeting & ^came home on foot creatur[e] got out of stable Sarah Carleton here to dine I mad[e] some preparation in even for Journey to city 4th arose before day made ready & started ^Wm Loller & son Jonathan with waggon early I staid till near sunrise then rode to Dr. Peirces warmed & rode on overtook waggon near S. Painters fed at Vernons. & Stone house Tavern I dined at Jos. Claytons we went to Gray's ferry staid till morn 5th after breaking ice across Creek we were oblidged to get to middle ferry & soon to town sold of & took in sundries & came to Vittles Tavern on the Strausburg road 9 miles from City
Henry Jones diary, 1837.
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Henry Jones Henry Jones Henry Jones
[Black and white frontispiece drawing of a beaver on the river]
God.
It was my heavenly Father's love Brought every being forth: He made the shining worlds above, And every thing on earth.
Each lovely flower, the smallest fly, The sea, the waterfall, The bright green fields, the clear blue sky— Tis God that made them all.
God hears what I am saying now, Oh! what a wondrous thought! My heavenly Father, teach me how To love thee as I ought.
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[the following paragraphs are completely crossed through:]
Commenced a diary on next page for the year 1837 embracing an account or state of the weather, taken from the thermometer (front of the house) in the morning or in some instances evening, where two accounts are given.
NB This statement is correct as regards the first three months of year, the state of the Glass after that time, and to a subsequent period was taken when supposed to be at the highest.
Diary commencing A D 1837
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DM DW First Month
1 B Went to meeting in the morning, to D Aussi to dine 2 2 At home in forenoon, [illegible] in after, the day uncommon 3 3 About home all day, weather extremely cold 4 4 Brought Louisa down in fore noon, at home in after 5 5 Hauling wood in fore noon, at home in after, form 6 6 At home in fore noon at mill in after noon. 7 7 Killing Lewis' hogs & our own in fore noon. 8 B At home all day. A L Lukins here in afternoon. 9 2 At home all day, helping cut up hogs in fore no 10 3 At home, cutting up beef in fnoon, in bed with 11 4 About home all day hauling wood in afternoon 12 5 At home all day at debating school in the evening 13 6 About home with tooth ach when exposed to an 14 7 At home to-day taking care of the creatures, very co 15 B Went to meeting with Clement. came home to dinner 16 2 About home loading Hhd runner in afternoon, 17 3 Went to Meeting in the morning & to Uncles to dinner 18 4 About home in forenoon, went to J G Jones & J Lukens's 19 5 About home all day, at Debating school in evening 20 6 Took Louisa home in forenoon, tending store in afternoon