11th – More Rain this morning & again in the afternoon, Wind S.E. – Went to Town, return’d to Dinner
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 11, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
11th – More Rain this morning & again in the afternoon, Wind S.E. – Went to Town, return’d to Dinner
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 11, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
10th – Cloudy all day but no Rain Wind S.E. – Went to town by way of Furley, return’d to Dinner- W. Lux came out and staid all Night
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 10, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
8 – Rain all last Night & this morning Wind still N.E. and cold – Went to Town, return’d to Dinner-
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 8, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
1814 June 7 – Rain all last Night and today Wind N.E. and so cool we have Fires in the Parlour and Nursery – Pale [?] red Cow at Pattersons ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, June 7, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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.
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.
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.
27th May – Thunder with a few light Showers this morning, but afterwards clear’d up very fine, Wind N.W. Mr. Gale & Mr. Holliday breakfasted with us – Went to Town return’d to Dinner – Took Mrs. T. to see Mr. Browns family at Springfield. Mr. Henry Williams sent out a Colt to Pasture ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, May 27, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.