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.
2nd Mar – Rather more mild today, and the Wind Lo, but chang’d in the evening to N.W. and blew very fresh ~ Had the following Gentmn. to Dine with Col Fitzhugh – Col Hall, Mr. Nicols, S & Jo. & Jas. Sterett, Alex. Brown, C. & P. Wirgman, Genl. Ridgely, in the evg. Dan Fitzhugh came out and staid all night with his Father
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, March 2, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
6th Sunday – Snowing at day light and continued until 11 O’Clock, then clear’d up with Wind at N.W. – Din’d at Home without company – D.A. Smith call’d to see us,. and in the evening Gen Ridgely, Chas & P. Wirgman, sat about an hour
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, February 6, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Feby 5th – Clear morng. but cloudy evening Wind S and cool. Went to Town, din’d at Alex Brown with a large Party – Clos’d Mr. Peters business with Mr. Ed. Johnson –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, February 5, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.