This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...Geo. Guest. 4/17. Rose early and was at Plaister mill up Market Street before sun rise thence to breakfast at G. Guests thence to Market St. Ferry and at Jas. Lippincott thence to ye water reservoir at ye Centre about 13th St. thence to ye Betteringhouse, ye Hospital and to Elijah Harker's below Spruce ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...Geo. Guest. 4/17. Rose early and was at Plaister mill up Market Street before sun rise thence to breakfast at G. Guests thence to Market St. Ferry and at Jas. Lippincott thence to ye water reservoir at ye Centre about 13th St. thence to ye Betteringhouse, ye Hospital and to Elijah Harker's below Spruce St. thence above 6th in Race St. where I at length concluded to get Plaister thence to Geo. F. Albertis, Negus Ferry etc & etc. 5/27. He owned property near Swedesboro and made occasional trips to collect money. On this day he wrote: "wearied with my Swedesborough expedition. Almost determined some time past to quit keeping a diary." 5/28. Aaron Thompson young man son of Sam'l Thompson dec'd and interred in Wood's Burial ground. 7/15. At Franklin Davenport's to engage ye refusal of house next adjoining on this side for Cousin Geo. Guest if he removes to Woodbury. 7/26. Thos. Reeves brother of Joseph Reeves of Red Bank found dead in woods to day supposedly killed by lightning. 7/29. Yellow fever again in Phila. 8/ 4. Geo. F. Alberti and his four other children Maria, George, Charles and Edwin came to Woodbury. 8/10. Mentions Forest View, so named by cousin Eliz. Guest. 1802. 8/11. Attended funeral of Joseph Murdock who deceased at home of his uncle Jno. S. Whitall. The diaries mention thousands of visits made by various persons, many of whom "lodged" with him. Cousins E & A Guest returned with Wm ye son of Thos Hancock from Elsinborough. 9/13. On an arbitration to day with my colleagues Jos. Rogers of Waterford, Jno. Brick and Jer. Wood Esqrs. and Math. Gill of Woolwich at Jos. Heppards tavern Woodbury, between Jas. Sloan next friend and on behalf of Hannah Wood Plaintiff wife of Zachariah Wood late Liewallen of...
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