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Subject: [NJ] Extracts from Diary of Samuel MICKLE (1746~1830) ~ #6
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:23:26 EST


Extracts from Diary of Samuel MICKLE (1746~1830) ~ #6

1804
January 16th ~ David WARD's wife Hannah, buried at Woodbury.

January 21st ~ Sarah WARD went in stage to see her sister, Hannah REEVE, at
Maurice River.

February 4th ~ Describes fire at John LAWRENCE's place. Court House and
Academy bells were rung..... Fire Engines mentioned.

February 11th ~ Made 400 pills of asafoetida, castile soap, oil juniper and
honey.

March 15th ~ Surveyed triangle piece at Jno. JESSUP's large three story house
in Woodbury.

March 15th ~ Wrote deed for Jno. KEEN and wife, to Biddle REEVES and Jno.
TATUM, Jr.

March 16th ~ Aaron PANCOAST and Anne COOPER married.

May 7th ~ John SMITH, father of Daniel SMITH, Sr., deceased last night.
Also, heard of decease of Biddle REEVES' mother, Anne REEVES ~ also, of ye
decease of Michael FISHER's wife, Rebecca FISHER.

May 8th ~ Heard of ye decease of ye wife of Archibald MOFFETT, Sr. and of
Daniel BASSETT.

May 18th ~ Ira ALLEN and Catherine COOPER married. Arthur HOWELL; John GILL;
Deborah STEWARD and her sister, Hannah CLEMENT, here after meeting.

May 24th ~ This week a young man near Sharptown was killed by lightning,
another seriously hurt.

May 25th ~ Went to buy wool.

June 8th ~ Egg Harbor and Cape May meetings mentioned.

June 15th ~ Brought home my new Dutch Fan, price $17.00 and $1.00 to Amos
SMITH, son of Daniel SMITH, for his trouble.

July 1st ~ Hannah REEVE, widow of Mark, at meeting.

July 11th ~ Stung by bumble bees at barn.

July 11th ~ James WHITALL says he will be 87, 9th mo. Next, Ann LADD born in
1715, his late wife 1716 and he in 1717.

July 16th ~ At funeral of nine month old child of Presbyterian Parson, Thomas
PICTON.

July 18th ~ Daniel COOPER at ye Ferry, deceased.

August 11th ~ Attended funeral of Elisha CLARK's mother, aged about 65 years.
Interred in Presbyterian Burial Ground.

August 24th ~ Heard that Evi SMITH deceased ye morning.

September 25th ~ Jesse SMITH's wife's funeral.

October 2nd ~ George C. WARD and wife about to remove today to ye state of
Ohio.

October 4th ~ Surveyed an additional piece of ground to enlarge our school
yard and extend to ye Stranger's Burial Ground.

November 13th ~ Eliada PAXTON of Bucks County and Mary COOPER, daughter of
Amos COOPER, married.

November 20th ~ Finished cleaning my present years crop of wheat.

November 25th ~ Anne SPARKS, widow and daughter of James WARD, come to reside
with us a 4/6 per week.

December 4th ~ Had our young bull killed, aged 2 years, 4 months, 11 days,
weight about 600 pounds.

December 6th ~ Sarah WHITALL, wife of Samuel WHITALL, and daughter of Joseph
ELLIS, deceased ye day.

December 15th ~ Repainting ye old desk and book case made in 1725 (according
to receipt for payment) late belonging to Uncle John and Aunt LADD.

December 17th ~ Fire in stove chimney. Broke up Court twice. Fire engines
called out. Full description of supposed cause and its effects.

Continued.................








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