“29 – Weather still fine, Wind NW Went to Town din’d with Mr. Wirgmans A Lamb last Night – Pd Vache
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 29, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“29 – Weather still fine, Wind NW Went to Town din’d with Mr. Wirgmans A Lamb last Night – Pd Vache
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 29, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“28 – Remarkably fine day, after a frosty Night went to Town, return’d to dinner –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 28, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“27th Jany – Very find day, hard Frost last night Wind N.W. Went to Town, din’d at Mr. Catons by invitation of Rob Patterson
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 27, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“26 – Weather still fine. Wind N.W. Went to Town. return’d to dinner, at which had the following company – Gen. Ridgely, Mr. Nicols, Lorman, A Brown, Hu Thompson, Dr. Stewart, D.A. Smith, Tennant, Nicols, P. Hoffman, Hall Harrison, R. Patterson, W. Lorman, S. Sterrett, Chs. S. Ridgely, Jas. Sterrett.
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 26, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“25 – Very fine day & mild, Wind NW – Went to Town return’d to Dinner
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 25, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“24 – Commenc’d raining before day & continued until 2 PM Wind South Went to Town in my Gig, drove Jack the Mule, return’d to Dinner Hung up remainder of my Bacon
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 24, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“23rd Sunday – Cloud day and mild, Wind S – Rode to Town & went to Church, afterward accompanied Gen. Ridgely & R. Patterson to D.A. Smiths to Dinner, came home early, having an appearance of Rain ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 23, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.“
“22 – Fine day but very cold, went to Town & din’d at Gadsbys with Mr. Jas. Sanderson – A Lamb last Night
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 22, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“21st – Cool, fair day, went to Town & brot out to dinner Mr. Nicols, A. Brown, D.A. Smith & Jo Sterett, Mr Sanderson came out in the evg. Mrs T. went to Town today in a Hack. & din’d at Mr. Wirgmans
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 21, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
“20th – Fine cold day, went to town, and din’d with Peter Wirgman who gave his first Grand dinner today, and had a large & pleasant Party with a very handsom dinner, rode home at 8 O’Clock. Found W. Lux ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, January 20, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.