20 – Fine morning but commenc’d raining at 12 O’Clock & continued all the evening – Went to Town return’d to Dinner. People cutting Posts at Fortune ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 20, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
20 – Fine morning but commenc’d raining at 12 O’Clock & continued all the evening – Went to Town return’d to Dinner. People cutting Posts at Fortune ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 20, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
19th – Cloudy day – Wind East ~ Did not go to Town but to the meadows with all hands to clear a way for new Fence next the run & haul away all the Thorns from hedge cut down – Mr. Alex Brown & C. Wirgman call’d at Clifton in the evening – Fred haul’d 4 loads Rails~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 19, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
12th – Cold day – Wind N.E. Went to Town, return’d to Dinner. Hooper commend’d Fence to protect the Ever-greens on Eastern [end?] of the House. Paid Wm. Foose $6 on acct. of Post & Rail Fence putting up at the Meadows
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 12, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
4th – More mild, but still cold, Wind N.W. Went to Town return’d to Dinner, and afterwards to Furley Orchard, being very busy scraping Trees & cutting Wood for Posts & Rails ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, March 4, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
15th Cloudy morning, but clear’d up at midday – Wind West Went to Town, return’d to Dinner, afterwards Rode to Furley Orchard & mark’d several Trees to cut for Fencing. Beautiful mild, clear evening ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, February 15, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.