6th – Violent Thunder & heavy Rain last Night which continued nearly all day, Wind N.E. & so cold we have a Fire – Went to Town, return’d to Dinner
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 6, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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5th – Sunday – Fine day, very warm, Wind S.W. Had the following to Dinner, Mr. Mrs. & Sam Bowly, Mr. & Mrs. Chas & Peter Wirgman, D. A. Smith & H. Moore, Mr. & Mrs. Hollins & Sarah. After dinner the following call’d, staid Tea & Strawberries & Cream, Mr. & Mrs. Nicols, Col. Nicols, Mr. Holliday, St. Sterett, Augusta & Mary, Eliza Peters, Geo. & James Brown. We had pick’d out of the Garden this day about 30 Quarts of Strawberries and all our Friends had as many as they could possibly Eat, both at Dinner & Tea
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 5, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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4th – Cloudy & heavy Rain in the forenoon. Went to Town, din’d at P. Wirgmans
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 4, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
3rd – Cloudy with Showers & cool, Wind S.E. Mrs. T went with me to Town to execute a Deed to Wm. Lorman, return’d to Dinner ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 3, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
2nd – Rain’d nearly all last night and Showery today – Wind N.E. Did not go to Town but rode over to the Orchard, & took all hands to put up a Fence, having rented the orchard for a Pasture to Chunck until 1st Nov. for $150. Din’d at Furley ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 2, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
1814 June 1st – Cool raw day – Wind S.E. ~ Went to Town return’d to Dinner ~ Mrs. & Jane Brown rode out and drank Tea with us ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 1, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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31st – Fine cool day – Wind N.W. – Went to Town, din’d at S. Sterrets- Maria & Emma Peters drank Tea with us
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, May 31, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
30th -Thunder with considerable rain last night, but clear today Wind W. Did not go to Town, had my twenty Merino Ewes Shorn today, they have fine & heavy Fleeces – Mr. Nicols, Mr. Holliday & W. Lux din’d with us, & Mrs. Nicols, Mrs. Chamberlain & two Mr. Chamberlains, also Mr. E. Johnson & Mr. Geo. Brown drank Tea with us ~ Had very fine Peas and Strawberries today
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, May 30, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.