9th Sunday – Very fine day, Rode to North Point with a large Party and return’d to dinner at Jo. Steretts – Mr. Nicols & Robt. Patterson call’d
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, October 9, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
9th Sunday – Very fine day, Rode to North Point with a large Party and return’d to dinner at Jo. Steretts – Mr. Nicols & Robt. Patterson call’d
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, October 9, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
22nd – Delightful cool day – Went to Town, din’d with Rob. Patterson at Beltons. Exercise’d my Men in the evening – Mrs. Jo. Sterett call’d at Clifton
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, August 22, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
12 – Sunday – The only day without Rain for sometime past, & and appearance of continuing fine ~ Wind S. Accompanied Robt Patterson to Hampton & return’d in the evening – No visitors at Clifton –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 12, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
13th – Cloudy day & cool, Wind S.E. Went to Town, return’d to Dinner, Rode to Furley with Robt Patterson & shew’d him my new Farm ~ Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Caton & Louisa paid us a visit in the evening ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, May 13, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
11th – Rain’d all Night with very high Wind at S.E. and the highest Tide in Town, I ever remember ~ Went to Town, return’d to Dinner and had the following company ~ Jn. Allen, Powell, Sheppard, Koning, Robt & Jo. Patterson, S. Sterett, OBrien, Wichelhausen, L. Goodwin, J. Hollingsworth, C & P. Wirgman
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, May 11, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
17 April Sunday – Very fine day & altho we had Ice yesterday morning, we can this day do without Fires ~ Rode to Hampton with S. Sterett and Robt. Patterson, din’d there and return’d Home early in the evening ~ No company at Clifton ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, April 17, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.