11th – Return’d Home at one O’Clock from Hagerstown, with my four Sons all in good Health, after a Pleasant & satisfactory Journey & found all well at home
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 11, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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April 6th Very beautiful day. I intend setting off this evening for Hagers Town to bring my Sons Home to spend the Easter Vacation – Planted a Willow & some ever greens on East end of the House –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 6, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
3rd – Cloudy day & not so warm as yesterday – Rode to the Meadows & Furley, Dined at Home & no company, in the evening Mr. S. & Mary Sterett walk’d out & drank Tea –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 3, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
27 March Sunday – A shower of Rain at sunrise, but afterwards an uncommonly fine Spring day and very Warm, the Thermometer as high as 75 in a Shade. Din’d at home without company, aferwards drove to Furley & Fortune – Wm. R. Smith & Jno. Merryman call’d
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, March 27, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
13 – Sunday – Extream cold day with high Wind at N.W. Rode to the Forest with Mr. S. Sterett and return’d to Dine with Col Hall where we met Mr. Pringle. P. Wirgman & S. Bowly call’d at Clifton
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, March 13, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
7th March – Very fine day & mild, Wind S. Went to Town, return’d Home to Dinner
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, March 7, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
6th Sunday – Very fine day, Wind West and Snow all melted by 12 O’Clock. Went to Church Doct Kemp preach’d Mrs. Hu Thompsons Funeral Sermon & from thence with Mr. S. Sterett to dine with D.A. Smith, no other company return’d Home early
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, March 6, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
24th – Rain all last Night & untill 12 O’Clock this day, but did not clear up until six O’Clock when the Wind chang’d to N.W. & blew very hard. Remain’d at Home all day
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, February 24, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Feby 13th – Sunday – Rain this morng. Win chang’d at 12 O’Clock to W. clear evening. Staid at home all day, no company. Finish’d Pruning Furley Orchards last evening, it has taken four hands about five weeks
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, February 13, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
10th Rain’d all last Night & continued all this day, I therefore remain’d at Home, and for the first time on accty. of bad Weather since living at Clifton, nearly 11 years
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, February 10, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.