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Vol's of John Hunt's Diary 1770
--July 1770-- 1st of the Seventh Month, 1770. Began a journal near about [two illegible words]. Went to our meeting and Elizabeth Smith was there. Her text was: Teach me to number my days so I may incline my heart to wisdom [Psalms 119:33-36]. I think William Penn's Advice to his Children was to keep a diary though a day receive but a line. Many advantages flow from it he says. 2. Mowing. 3. Mowing. 4. Mowing. 5. Mowing. Went to Monthly Meeting. Josiah White was there. His subject was concerning true worship. 6. Mowing. 7. Reaping. 8. Went to our meeting and Elizabeth Smith was there. Her subject was concerning over-carefulness about this life. Behold the lilies toil not neither do they spin etc. [Matthew 6:28] 9. Mowing etc. 10. About hay. 11. About hay. 12. Went to meeting. Elizabeth Smith was there. Appeared her subject was concerning Friends being encouraged in faithfulness. Fear not for greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. [John 4:4] 13. About hay. 14. Reaped at J. Roberts. 15. Went to our meeting. At home all the afternoon. 16. About hay. 17. About hay. 18. About hay harrowing corn etc. 19. Went to Evesham youth's meeting. Thomas Evans and Hannah Foster appeared. First words: In a short time we may be removed to eternity. 20. About hay. 21. About hay harrowing etc. 22. Went to our meeting. 23. At work at home mending and making fence. 24. Went to work at Coles's house weatherboarding. 25. Ditto. 26. Do. 27. Do. 28. Do. 29. Do. Went to our meeting. 30. Went to Coles's to work. 31. Finished weatherboarding. --August 1770-- 1 Eighth Month. At work at home making a cradle for a bed Lippincott's. 2. Went to our preparative meeting. 3. Went to mill about home. 4. Went to Moorestown to mend a pump at the schoolhouse. 5. Went to our meeting to John Cowperthwaite's burial. Isaac Andrews was there. Appeared twice, once in prayer. First words: Behold ye the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him. [Matthew 25:6] 6. Went to Joseph Warrington to pull down the lantern. 7. At home about the facing of the chimney. 8. About do. 9. Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting. Hannah Foster appeared. If the righteous scarcely be saved where will the wicked appear? [1 Peter 4:18] and was particular against the excessive use of strong drink. 10. Went to Warrington to work. 11. About the fencing. Went up to Caleb Evans' and Abigail was brought to bed.
13. Eighth Month. Making fence through the meadow. 14. Went to Coles's to make a silk reel. 15. Went to market and my wife. 16. Went to our meeting. H. Foster was there, was silent. 17. Went to Coles's finished the silk reel. 18. Went to Coles's about the paint houses. 19. Went to our meeting at John Roberts's in the afternoon. 20. At Coles's and at home etc. 21. Went to Coles's about the paint house. Sets in for a storm. 22. At home making a screw for Abner Rogers. 23. Went to our meeting. 24. Helping about getting the room plastered. 25. At home do. 26. Went to our meeting. 27. Went to Abner Rogers to mend cheese press and to Daniel Lippincott's to look [at] that boy that killed his child. 28. Went to Collins's to work. 29. At Collins's. 30. Went to our meeting preparative. 31. Went to Coles's at the paint house. --September 1770-- 1. Ninth Month. At Coles's do. 2. At our meeting. 3. Went to Coles's to work at paint house. 4. Went to Joseph Warrington's to make his apple mill. 5. At Warrington's do. 6. Went to Monthly Meeting. 7. Went to Warrington's. 8. To Isaac Lippincott's to make his mill. Went over the river to invite to the burial of I.W.C. 9. I went to our meeting to the burial of J. Warrington's child. J[ames] Thorinton was there. Preached and prayed very notably. 10. Went to Isaac Lippincott's to finish his apple mill. 11. At Isaac Lippincott's do. 12. Went over the creek money hunting. 13. Went over to our meeting. 14. Went to our meeting to hear Ann Gaunt of Egg Harbor. She preached exceeding notably. Hannah Foster preach and prayed. 15. I went with those Friends this afternoon to Ephraim Tomlinson at mill. Went to Tom Middleton's to look [for] a tree for apple mill.
16. Went to our meeting to the burial of John Roberts. Isaac Andrews was there and Hannah Foster was there. He preached and prayed exceeding notably. She also appeared. 17th. Went to Coles's to work at the outside doors and window shutters. 18. Went to Tom Middleton about his apple mill. 19. Went to Francis Ray's to dress his apple mill. 20. Went to Coles's to work. 21. Went to Quarterly Meeting at Haddonfield. A stranger appeared concerned that we might wait to hear the Master's voice. Old Ephraim Tomlinson appeared concerned that we might wait in silence so as to be favored. 22. Went to mill and about home getting firewood and such like. 23. Was Yearly Meeting. I went to our meeting. John Sleeper was there of Mount Holly preached wonderfully. The words of Christ to Martha was his first subject, Martha thou art careful about many things one thing is needful etc. [Luke 10: 41] [Left marginal note: J.S. 1783 he is under dealing for drink] 24. Went to Thomas Thorn's getting a tree for apple mill. 25. At home about the apple mill. 26. Do. 27. Went to our preparative meeting. 28. At home trimming casks; paid 8 [shillings?] tax. 29. Went to Abel Lippincott's to see how William went on with his mill and at home at Thorn's mill. 30. Stayed at home on account of my wife. --October 1770-- 1 Tenth Month. Went to Thorn's to put up his apple mill. Begins a great and cold storm. 2. At home trimming casks and mending a dumbetty for Thorns. 3. At home snows separately this morning picking winter apples. 4. At home husking corn. 5. Husking corn. 6. Hauling corn. My W B on B with a D about S R. [My wife brought [to] bed with a daughter about sunrise (?)] 7. Went to our meeting. 8. At home husking corn. 9. Went to Abel Lippincott's to splice his pump. 10. Saving stalks. 11. Went to our meeting to the marriage of Steven Morris. John Sleeper was there preached exceeding notable. First word: They that trust in the Lord shall not be confounded for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. [Isaiah 26:4] Isaac Andrews was also there, signified he was uncommonly exercised. First word concerning John the Baptist being cast into prison. Sends to Christ saying art thou he that should come or do we look for another etc. [Matthew 11:3, Luke 7: 19]
12 of the 10. Went to hauling corn. 13. Getting firewood I went to Abel Lippincott's to fetch pump tools home. 14. Went to our meeting. Thomas Middleton was there of Crosswicks, preaches very notably. First words: Come brother come sister let us go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob and he will teach us of his ways etc. [Isaiah 2:3] Appeared a second time. The word of the Lord to Cain as his subject. If thou dost well shalt thou not be accepted but if thou dost not well sin lieth at the door etc. [Genesis 4:7] [Left marginal note: very warm] 15. Went to Coles's to work. 16. At Coles's. 17. At Coles's. 18. At Coles's. In the morning went to youth's meeting at Moorestown. Hannah Foster appeared in a very lively tender and affectionate manner. Reminded us of the many excellent opportunities. 19. At Coles's making a cider. 20. Getting cider home and making a hog pen. 21. Went to Evesham meeting. Run to Caleb Evans' in the afternoon. [Left marginal note: very cold] 22. Went to our meeting to the burial of Hugh Hollinshead. Ann Moore was there on a visit from Maryland. She preached and prayed in a most wonderful and powerful manner. Her first words, Let us be careful not to be ashamed of the cross of Christ. 23. Went to Evesham meeting. Ann Moore was there. Preached and prayed exceeding notably. First subject was concerning the gift of grace. What a wonderful blessing it is to them that receive it with joy and thankfulness of heart. 24. Went to Coles's to get winter apples. 25. Went to Coles's to work. 26. Went in morning to John Cowperthwaite's vendue. 27. Went to Coles's work at window shutters. 28. Went to our meeting. 29. Went to Coles's to work at Coles's. 30. At do. 31. At Coles's. --November 1770-- 1. Went to Coles's trimming casks and to our preparative meeting. 2. At Coles's in morning and to John Cowper getting corn home. 3. Went to John Lippincott's helping move his house. 4. Went to our meeting. 5. Turning pump work for Joseph Stokes in morning and at Roberts' vendue. 6. Went to John Lippincott's at work at the house that was moved. 7. At do. 8. Went to Monthly Meeting and Amos Mustin's burial. Mark Reeve was there and his wife. Both appeared. His subject was concerning the discipline to worship, said it was both from one and the same spirit. She spoke extraordinary well to the matter, I thought, concerning how wonderfully the Lord had blessed and increased the people be longing to that meeting since her observation, which seemed but a few days. She was brought up at that meeting. 9. Went to mill and up to Caleb Evans'. Brought the dog home. [Left marginal note: everyway very warm thundershower] 10. At mill and went to Joseph Hawlin's vendue of deer's skins at Cox's.
11th of Eleventh Month. Went to our meeting. Mark Reeve was there and wife he appeared twice spoke very notably. Was concerned to rouse people up from drowsiness, especially them that filled up the foremost seats. 12. Went to Coles's to work till noon came home to get pigs splayed [possible an archaic variant of �spay�?] and went to Daniel Lippincott's vendue in the afternoon. 13. At Coles's at work. 14. At do. 15. At do. Went to our meeting and at Abner Roger's for turnips. 16. Went to Coles's. 17. Do. 18. Went to our meeting and to Jr Lippincott's afternoon and my wife. 19. Went to Coles's to work making sash. 20. At do. 21. At do. 22. Uncle Peter Harvey was here and his wife stay all night. Went to our meeting and to Sam C. Stokes Aldes meeting the time he brought his wife home. 23. Then went to Joseph Sothes to get timber for his and Sam's pump. 24. At do. 25. Went to our meeting. 26. At home getting firewood. 27. At home killing hogs and helping Robert kill his beef. 28. Cutting up pork. 29. Went to our preparative meeting and salting pork. 30. About home. Getting ready to go to market. --December 1770-- 1. Went to market and my wife. [Left marginal note: Very high wind storm and snows very fast snow at night.] 2. Went to our meeting to the burial of John Cliffen. 3. Went to Samuel C. Stokes to make his pump. 4. At Stokes's. 5. At do. 6. Went to Monthly Meeting. Hannah Foster prayed notably. [7.] At Stokes. 8. At Stokes' finished Joseph and Sammay's pump. [Left margin note: very cold and high wind; moderates now fine pleasant weather warm] 9. Went to our meeting. Hannah Foster was there was silent and to Joseph Worinton's. 10. Went to Haddonfield to look at boards for Cole at John Matlack's. [Left marginal note: dry very pleasant weather] 11. At Coles's at work. 12. At do. 13. Went to our meeting. 14. Went to our meeting appointed for William Horn and Benjamin Linton on a visit from Pennsylvania and they both preach notably. Was concerned to stir friends up to diligence and Sarah Hopkins was likewise there [and] spoke very notably. 15. At home cleaning the clock. Aaron Wills and his wife and children was here.
16 the Twelfth Month 1770. I and my wife went to Haddonfield meeting. Cousin William Hunt was there, was silent, from Carolina, and William Horn and many more notable Friends. Several notable testimonies were born. 17. Went to Coles's to lay at work for the boys. 18. Went to Woodbury meeting met with my cousin William and he spoke a considerable time, very notably concerning Paul and Apollos [1 Corinthians 3:5-9]. We went to Mark Miller's to dinner. Cousin appeared in prayer at the table. Begun to speak again soon after dinner and continued till most sundown. Went to David Cooper's to lodge. Cousin William begun to speak soon after supper and continued till most bedtime. [Left marginal note: warm weather] 19 and 20, 21. Went to Upper Grinnage [Greenwich] meeting. Benjamin Linton of Pennsylvania spoke very well at Solomon Lippincott's. After meeting cousin William appeared as after dinner stood a considerable while. Went this evening to Caleb Lippincott's to lodge. Cousin William appeared there in the morning very lively. Went next to Piles Grove. Cousin William appeared again in an extraordinary manner. Went to Benjamin Test's after meeting, and from there to lodge at Richard Wisler's at the glasshouse. From there we went to Upper Alloway's Creek meeting. William and Benjamin Linton both appeared very lively and fresh. Came back again to Richard Wister's. Cousin William appeared again after supper spoke well to the matter on several occasions. Here we parted. [Left marginal notes "very fine and warm," "fine weather"] 22. I set off home. Lodged at Joshua Lord's. 23. I went to Woodbury meeting. James Cooper appeared. So home. I had an exceeding poor time all the while I was with these Friends but coming home was fully satisfied. I thought I received an hundred fold for my trouble. A broken heart and a contrite spirit covered me all the way home. [Left marginal note: grows very cold high wind] 24. Went to Coles's to hang window shutters. 25. At home at work at the clock and mending. [Left marginal note: Christmas] 26. At Coles's at work. 27. At do. at the new house. 28. At do. 29. Do. [Left marginal note: fine pleasant dry weather] [Right marginal note: G[row] a L[ittle] Indif[ferent] w[ith] Th[e] w[eather]] 30. Went to our meeting. John Sleeper was there and did preach beautifully concerning the place of wisdom. But where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding. Job the 28 Chapter 12 verse and so on for several verses following. 31. Went to Coles's to work. --January 1771-- 1-1. 1771 Went to Do. 2. Went to our meeting preparative. 3. Went. 4. At Coles's at work. 5. At do. [Left marginal note: exceeding fine warm dry weather; very moderate dry season] [Right marginal note: 5 [s] to a superscription] [Right marginal note: But indifferent this week] Heard of my cousin's being at Shrewsbury this week.
6th of First Month, 1771. Went to our meeting N[ot] S[o] D[ull] A[s] at Some O[ther] T[imes] 7. At Coles's at work. 8th . At do. 9. At do. [Left marginal note: Clear dry warm] 10. Went to Monthly Meeting B[ut]�Poo[r]. 11. At Coles's laying of middle floor. 12. Do. [Left marginal note: weather wind cloudy rain] 13. I awoke this morning and it seemed as if I had heard the perfect loud and melodious sound of Ann Moore's voice saying come and know a coming into the bridegroom's chamber, it seemed as if we was at a meeting. [Left marginal note: She had been at our meeting the 22 of the Month last 10 [Tenth Month 22, 1770]] [Right marginal note: Fe[lt] P Ple Br] I went to our meeting and received a letter from cousin W. Hunt. Which I think worthy to write or' again For my dear cousin could not write very plain And as upon it I do look Does well deserve a place within my book A copy of a letter John Hunt: Dearly beloved cousin whom I often remember in the pure seed with secret strong desires thou with thy dear wife may be kept under the humbling hand and refining power of truth till the glory of his great work is finished and you know an enlargement of heart and opening of understanding in the heavenly mystery of his kingdom. With affectionate regard I salute you little children, in the greatest haste farewell William Hunt 14th. Went to Samuel Stokes's to doctor his pump. 15. Went to Coles's to work at inside panel pump. 16. I went to market with Susannah Coles. [Left marginal note: Storm rain] 17. Went to Evesham Youth's Meeting. Joshua Evans and William Jones was there. Both spoke very well. Joshua words was very seasonable in my opinion, his first words was, Have you heard of the famine there is in the Jerseys and in the land? Many have neglected to plant in season and have lost their crop for want of care. The visitation is past the season is gone and we have not gathered and so a famine ensued. What shall we do, Why let us return to the father's house where there is bread enough and to spare [Luke 15: 17] and so forth. He appeared the second time said there was a fear seized him lest there was something too much like eating and drinking and rising to play amongst us and forgetting God as days without number. [Jeremiah 2: 32] [Right marginal note: Bu[t] Du[ll]] Hannah Foster also appeared in prayer deeply concerned. Mentioned something of witnessing of spirit striving against spirit.
18th First Month 1771. Went to Coles to work. 19. At do. 20. Was First Day I went to our meeting See[med] N[othing] B[ut] Du[ll] at our M[eeting] I W[as] S[omething] f[avourd] as to S[atisfaction] a[t] L[ast]. 21. I went in the pines to get timber for J. Coles pump. 22. Went to the doctor for Joseph. [Left marginal note: fine and warm grows cloudy snows most of the day] 24. At Evesham Meeting the time there was a meeting of Evesham and Chester Township concluded to go to law about their poor I think I see to L G T W 25. At Coles. 26. At Coles about Job's pump at the new house. [Left marginal note: A great noise in the neighborhood about going to law about their poor between Evesham and Chester townships. Weather is fine and pleasant] 27. Went to our meeting and to Jo. Warrington's. Settled with him. 28. Getting firewood Du[ll] Da[rk] and H[eavy] thee O S Pre 29. Turning boxes for Coles pump. 30. Turning boxes and other work for pumps. [Left marginal note: Storm rain and snow] 31. Went to our preparative meeting } Some I Cou [leaves off in the middle of the word] --February 1771-- [Left marginal note: windy] 1 of the Second Month, 1771. At Coles putting in the pump at the new house. 2. I went down to Ancocas Creek to see after a boy, brought him home with me. 3. Went to our meeting seemed N T G P Any [Left marginal note: Moderate for the season] 4. Went to Coles to take up the pump and doctor it. Paid 3 [s] 11 tax poor. [Left marginal note: moderate] 5. I went to Ancocas to take my boys over the creek to make a pump for Barzillai Coats. [Right marginal note: D[ull] and P[oor] and E Slothfu[ll] all for want of S[tillness] Ne Har] 6. At home turning nozzles for pumps. [Left marginal note: Cold and windy cloudy rain and snow and rain] 7. Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting Joshua Evans and William Jones was there. Joshua said a few words: Righteous[ness] exalteth a nation but sin is a shame to any people. Thomas Wilkins appeared: Let us not entertain hard thoughts of one another, consider who is the author of them. 8. At home. Hauling firewood. 9. At home. Turning boxes for pumps. [Left marginal note: warm and pleasant wind and rain a dreadful storm hard thunder violent hard wind and rain] 10. Went to our meeting Som[e] E[ncouragement] to Str[ength] Though[ugh] P[r]in[cipally] S[ilent] 11. We went over Ancocas Creek to Joseph Busby's. [Left marginal note: moderate] 12. Went to Aaron Wills's and about a pump for S Haines. [Left marginal note: Grows very cold high winds] 13. Went to Ancocas meeting. [Right marginal note: Se Ra Did T G Forward] 14. Came home by Mount Holly. Stopped at John Sleeper's. 15. Went to John Matlack's with Job Coles for board at Haddonfield. 16. At home. Making smooth in planes and turning. [Left marginal note: the largest snows very cold] 17. Went to our meeting in the sleigh. [Right marginal note: But dull and stupid]
18th. Went to Coles's to work at the new house. [Left marginal note: Exceeding cold] [Right marginal note: Too [two illegible words] Wat unsteady and un 19. At do. 20. At do. [Left marginal note: Extreme cold weather] 21. Went to our meeting in the sleigh and my wife. [Right marginal note: Du[ll] A Ensens] 22. At Coles's. 23. At Coles's went to Joseph Warrington's the time his wife lay in. 24. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Met with some Enco[uragement] to Str[ength]] 25. At Coles's at work at the new house. 26. At do. 27. At do. [Left marginal note: A great and warm rain takes the snow away] 28. I went to our preparative meeting: H[a]d a p[oor] D[u]ll to Sruit end p[oor] w[i]th me --March 1771-- Third month 1. At home turning table legs for Coles's folks etc. 2. At do do. [Left marginal note: a pretty large snow] 3. Went to our meeting in the sleigh. [Right marginal note: B[ut] � Du[ll] and P[oor]] 4. Went to Coles's to making Dotrofs [?] 5. At do do. 6. At do do. [Left marginal note: Cold grows moderate and like for rain] 7. Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting. [Right marginal note: And Sa[id] So[mething] in M[eeting] of Bu[siness] I H[ad] A D[oubt?] that the A[nswers] to o[ur] Q[ueries] M[ight] N[ot] G[row?] too F[ormal] and Though[t] That an H[onest] C[lose] W[ork] there a D would be B[etter] T[han] a Pla Cere] 8. At Coles's putting latches on the doors etc. 9. At home turning small button for cupboard doors for Coles's house etc. [Left marginal note: Moderate rain and snow a heavy storm] 10. Went to our meeting... which was but Du[ll] and heavy. [Right marginal note: Fe[lt] P[oo]r[ly] E[nd] w/h w I[ncrease?] S[astifaction]] [Left marginal note: A terrible stormy day] 11. I went to Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. Ephraim Tomlinson appeared. Learn of Christ within you. Joshua Evans appeared and Isaac Andrews Jr. appeared twice both spoke extraordinary well. J.E. subject was Israel must dwell alone and it was a fine meeting to me it was agreeable. 12. At home turning work for pumps: Felt So P B and D to be Pres in the Ru Was and G H [Right marginal note: I seemed to be at a G[reat] stand In M[eeting] of B[usiness] about Sa[ying] Som[ething] I[n] M[eeting] of Bu[siness] A[nd] F[elt] R[ight?] Accrd B[ut] D[idn't] S[ay] Anything] 13. At home about the little wagon F Ole. 14. Went to our meeting. Sto h Gapah [?] and down to Joseph Warrington's to get John Brock bound. [Left marginal note: Cloudy clears up very cold] 15. At home about the little wagon. 16. At do do. 17. Went to our meeting. But dull at first. Felt So[me] Strugglings and a Month[tion] to S[ay] S[omething] B[ut] W[as] f[earful I was] N[ot] R[ight] At home all the afternoon reading. N[ot] S[o] Du[ll] A[s] a[t] So[me]times. [Left marginal note: grows more moderate] 18. At Coles's taking up the pump at the new house. 19. At home at work at the little wagon. [Left marginal note: very warm and like spring fine weather] 20. Went to work at the highways. My dear cousin William Hunt and his companion Thomas Thronburg and Paul Osborn came. 21, Here I was at home with these Friends in the morning and went down to Haddonfield to Isaac Andrews's with my Friends.
22nd of the Third Month 1771. We went to Quarterly Meeting at Haddonfield. Young Isaac Andrews appeared. Spoke very pretty. Cousin William Hunt appeared. First words was There is a voice extends itself from the east, to the west to north and to the south, and it proclaims the marriage of the king's son and of the lamb's war. And so went on in a most wonderful and powerful manner a long time. Also appeared in prayer very affectionate and powerful. [Left marginal note: A very wet day] [Right marginal note: it seemed to me to be a very fine open time- an extraordinary meeting] 23. Went to Coles. Putting in glass. [Left marginal note: fine pleasant spring weather] 24th. I went down to Yearly Meeting to Philadelphia. Was at the Bank Meeting House, there was several notable testimonies born. [Right marginal note: very fine] 25. At the Market Street meeting house. Several testimonies born. [Right marginal note: But poor though it seemed on instructing time to me.] [Left marginal note: Spring weather] 26. At the Big Meeting House. Several lively ministers appeared. Was their weekday meeting. Came home this afternoon on foot. [Left marginal note: Fine warm weather] 27. At Coles's putting in glass and at work at little tables. [Right marginal note: Grass is forward] 28. At our preparative meeting. Cousin William Hunt and his companion was there. Cousin William appeared. Spoke very close to us concerning slothfulness and idleness and spoke very notably. [Left marginal note: Looks gusty a small thin shower] [Right marginal note: J Chr a pre Dea[l] in M[eeting] of Bu[siness] and fe[lt] pr[etty] we[ll]] 29. At Coles's a making tables. [Left marginal note: more cool] 30. I went over Ancocas Creek. Was at Aaron's. Met with cousin William Hunt at Asher Woolman's came to Joseph Moore's to lodge at night. [Left marginal note: Storm hail very wet] 31. First Day and cold. Went to Evesham Meeting; cousin William Hunt appeared. Signified he was sensible of a great and dark cloud that covered the people: He that loveth the world the love of the father is not in him, was part of the subject of his discourse. [1 John 2:15] He spoke exceeding notably a considerable time. He appeared the second time [and] signified the time drew near in which he believed the truth would spread and shine more glorious though their might be a time of probation and trial first. Signified he thought the man was grown that would live to see. He had something like a prophecy at several places and a sight of a day of deep probation which has come to pass since diverse ways wars and pestilence. --April 1771-- 1 of the Fourth Month, 1771. At home turning bedstead posts for Coles's folks. [Left marginal note: pleasant warm weather] 2. Went to Coles to work at little and sundry other things.
3 of the Fourth Month, 1771. I went to John Lippincott's to make him a plow. [Left marginal note: Warm] 4th. I went to Monthly Meeting at Evesham. Zachariah Ferris was there on a visit from Wilmington and spoke very notably. [He] seemed deeply concern for our welfare and prosperity. [Left marginal note: Hard rain and a smart thundershower.] [Right marginal note: Seemed but dull times with me Tre a Month to S[ay] So[mething] to the Over of We But D Not] 5th of the 4. At home dressing a calf and turning pump work. 6. At Coles's. Making a large table for Job. 7. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: I seemed sensible of the death and lukewarmness of our meeting] 8. First Day. 9. We went over to Aaron Willis's stayed there all night and from there to uncle John Harvey's to make him a pump. 10. We went to Mansfield weekday meeting. 11. We went to Old Springfield meeting. Cousin William Hunt was there and spoke very notably. [Right marginal note: Reuben Haines was with us. He died 1783 a poor drunken sot] I went to Upper Springfield meeting. Cousin William [Hunt] appeared and spoke extraordinary well- charged us to note it down that he said he had hope of this present generation but it was his belief that the next generation would make a better progress in the truth and he said he believed there was some there that would live to see it. 12:13:14. We came to uncle John's to lodge. Next day went to Mansfield meeting. Cousin appeared and spoke a long time in a most wonderful and powerful manner. My wife and I went up to Benjamin Field's after meeting to see his sister Elizabeth Haines. Next day I went to Chesterfield meeting to the burial of old John Bunting. Thomas Middleton appeared and spoke very notably. Came down to uncle Job Harvey's to make his pump. [Right marginal note: I had a very poor dull time for the most part there is a great want of stillness] [Left marginal note: Very cold and high winds] 15. At work at the pump. [Left marginal note: First Day cold grows more pleasant] 16. Finished Do. 17. Set off home came by Joseph Buzby's went over to Aarons to see his wife. She was brought to bed with her twins and came by Joseph Warrington's home. 18. I went to our youth's meeting at Chester. Hannah Foster spoke very notably. Appeared, lively in prayer. Went to Joseph Hackney to make his pump. [Left marginal note: Cold unpleasant winds] [Right marginal note: Felt rather better] 19. Went to John Lippincott's to make him a plow. 20. I went to Cinnaminson to pay Elizabeth Toy money. Came home and went to the burial of Roberts's Old Jim and went to mill in the evening. [Left marginal note: Winds and cold]
21st of the Fourth Month 1771. First Day I went to Mount Holly meeting to meet cousin William Hunt. He appeared and spoke very notably. We came down to Joseph Moors to dinner. William appeared in prayer at the table very fresh and lively. He and his companion and John Parrish came home with me and stayed all night and went to Philadelphia in the morning. [Left marginal note: Cold and cloudy] [Right marginal note: Felt very dull and stupid] 22. At home. Turning pump boxes etc. [Left marginal note: very warm] 23. I went to Joseph Brackney to finish his pump. 24. I went to Joseph Brackney's to make him a pump. 25. I finished Joseph Brackney's pump and came home. [Right marginal note: Very dull and stupid times, insensible] [Left marginal note: Thunder and rain] 26. I went to Philadelphia to Monthly Meeting. Cousin William Hunt was there and said a good deal in meeting of business. He told them that the man's part or the creaturely part had no right to meddle with business at the Monthly Meeting, neither could do any good. said there was an appearance more like lawyers in a court of judicature than a solemn assembly or a meeting of discipline. Samuel Emlen appear[ed] and spoke well to the present state of things as I thought. [Left marginal note: After dinner cousin William Hunt appeared at Reuben Haines's and spoke exceeding notable to some young friends that passed meeting.] [Right marginal note: Careless and indifferent poor times a great want of stillness] 27. At home. Hauling rails in the morning. Went to Abel Lippincott's afternoon and mending Richard Glovyer's pump. [Left marginal note: warm weather] 28. First Day Morning: 2 Corinthians 6:17-18: Touch not the unclean thing, and I will receive you, and will be a father unto you and ye shall be my sons and daughter saith the Almighty. I went and my wife to Haddonfield meeting. Cousin William Hunt was there and preached and prayed very notably. He had to tell of the tender dealings of the Lord to him in his very childhood and the wonderful harmony he saw in the wonderful works of the creation when but eleven years old and when but a little turned of fourteen years of age he received a gift of the ministry. Isaac Andrews appeared in prayer after meeting at Thomas Redman's. Cousin William appeared in prayer in an extraordinary manner [Left marginal note: Very warm] 29. At home making a plow. [Left marginal note: Dryish weather] 30. At hauling out dung. --May 1771-- 1 of the Fifth Month. Hauling do do. Elizabeth Haines came to see us. My wife and I and Elizabeth Haines went down to Philadelphia.
1 of the Fifth Month, 1771. My wife and her sister Elizabeth Haines and I and my brother Robert went to Philadelphia to take leave of our cousin William Hunt who was just setting off for Old England on a religious visit. Uncle Peter Harvey and wife and some Philadelphia Friends went on board the vessel and we with our cousin had a meeting in the cabin. Cousin William preached and prayed in a very affectionate manner. We took leave of our dear cousin and his companion in dear and tender love with strong desire for each other's preservation. [Left marginal note: Very warm dry weather; thundershower.] [Right marginal note: Dull low times, carelessness and sloth] 2. We went to preparative meeting. [Left marginal note: Warm but little] [Right marginal note: Felt not so dull and heavy as at sometimes something encouraging] 3. At home plowing our corn. 4. At do and went to the burial of Mary Copperthwait. Isaac Andrews was there and preached and prayed very notably. Hannah Foster and Josiah White also appeared well concerned. [Left marginal note: Grows very cool] Fifth Month 5, First Day. My wife and I went to meeting on foot. [Right marginal note: Felt Ve[ry] D[ull] and Hea[vy]] 6. We went to our meeting appointed for Abel Thomas. He seemed like a very honest sincere young man and spoke very close to the state of our meeting in my opinion concerning the darkness and gloominess, death and barrenness and spoke very close and plain to the elderly people concerning their getting forward. [Left marginal note: clear and pleasant] [Right marginal note: very heavy and dull for the most part] 7. About home at sundry little matters. Getting ready to plant. 8. Planting corn. 9. Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting. [Left marginal note: Fine rain thundershower. fine growing weather] [Right marginal note: Felt better than at some times so meet[ing] of Bu[siness] Co[ncerning] Drowsiness and Sev[eral] oth[er] matters] 10. Went to George Haywood's about a cheese press. 11. At home making screws for George do. do. 12. First Day went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Felt not so dull as a sometimes] 13. I went to Haddonfield Monthly Meeting [Right marginal note: felt but dull and poor] 14. At home. Turning pump work. 15. Went to Samuel Ivins's to make him a pump comes to 1-7-0. [Right marginal note: but poor though not so dull as at sometimes] 16. Went to our meeting. Finished the pump and came home. Heard of the death of John Atkinson of Mount Holly and of Samuel Stoke's Negro man } plea [leaves off in middle of word] 17. Sheering sheep and sundries. [Right marginal note: rain] 18. I set off to Salem meeting and lodged at James Cooper's then went to Piles Grove meeting next morning. [Left marginal note: Like for a storm.]
19 of the Fifth Month, 1771. First Day. I went to Piles Grove. Isaac Andrews was there preached exceeding notably. I went to Caleb Lippincott's to lodge. [Left marginal note: wet weather] [Right marginal note: much tendered and favored] 20-20-21-22. Went to Salem Quarterly Meeting. Samuel Nottingham was there and several more Elizabeth Shipley and Sarah Morris and many more notable friends who seemed to have a very open lively time. Many notable testimonies were born and delivered. Went to Caleb Lippincott's to dine then came to Joshua Lord's to lodge. [Rewritten Manuscript adds "21 Attended Salem Yearly Meeting, which was agreeable, and next day Piles Grove youth's meeting."] [Left marginal note: wet great showers hail cut off in fields of corn wet weather] [Right marginal note: highly favored] 23. Came home this morning. [Left marginal note: high wind] 24. About home turning and so forth. [Left marginal note: rain] 25. Do making an instrument for to cut screws. 26. First Day I went to our meeting and to J. Warrington's. Took mare to horse. [Left marginal note: Very wet] [Right marginal note: Felt but indifferent] 27. I went to Thomas Cowperthwaite's to take up his pump. 28. I went down to Woodbury to make two pumps for Jsh Lord. [Left marginal note: very wet weather] 29. At do. do. 30. At Woodbury Youth's Meeting. [Left marginal note: Clears up very cold frost] [Right marginal note: very dull and heavy] 31. Went to make a pump for James Whiteal Jr. --June 1771-- 1 Sixth Month, 1771 At James Whiteal's. Finished his pump and came home. [Right marginal note: Felt a little better] 2. Went to our meeting. 3. I went down to James Cooper's about a screw cheese press. [Right marginal note: but poor indifference and ease prevails] 4. At do do came home this afternoon. 5. At home went to settle with Kendal Coles. 6. I went to Monthly Meeting at Evesham [Right marginal note: I Sa[i]d Som[ething] in Meet[ing] of Bu[siness] S Tim] 7. At George Haywood's and several other places after money. [Left marginal note: very wet weather] 8. I went down to Philadelphia after a chest of tools. [Left marginal note: Thundershowers]
9th of the Sixth Month, First Day. I went to our meeting. Joshua Roberts and I went on appointment to visit Thomas Hackney. [Right marginal note: Felt very poor and indifferent] 10. About home making screws for cheese press. 11. Went to take a log to Enoch Roberts's mill. [Left marginal note: very cool morning] 12. I went to bring stuff from the saw mill for cheese presses. 13. I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: but dull though not so much so as at some times] 14. I went to Kendal Coles's to a vendue of cattle, old savages. [Left marginal note: Cold and dry] 15. I went to William Higbee's to make him a cheese press. 16. First Day. I went to our meeting, at home afternoon. [Right marginal note: felt very heavy and dull] 17. I went to our meeting appointed for Timothy Davis from New England who spoke exceeding notable. Sarah Morris was there and spoke very well and Isaac Andrews appeared in a prayer very notable. I went this afternoon and settled with John Cowperthwaite and paid him. [Left marginal note: This Davis disowned afterwards] [Right marginal note: Very poor yet I though it best to be there.] 18. I went to Evesham meeting. Sarah Morris and Timothy Davis spoke very notably. Isaac Andrews also appeared in prayer. [Left marginal note: very stormy] 19. I went to Philadelphia to try to get Savoury Toy off from amongst the soldiers. Took a great deal of pains and could not get him. [Right marginal note: a very troublesome time] 20. I went again to Philadelphia after him and with difficulty we got him off and brought him home. 21. I went to shingle Thomas Middleton's house. [Left marginal note: a gust] 22. At home plowing corn. 23. Went to our meeting. First Day. [Right marginal note: a very drowsy time] 24. I and my wife went to Caleb Evan's and several other places. In Evesham I settled with Jacob Evans. [Left marginal note: Wet weather] 25. At home hoeing corn. [Right marginal note: Very poor] 26 At do. do. [Right marginal note: I Spo[ke] So[me] ti[me] I[n] Meet[ing] of B[usiness]] 27. Went to our meeting it was preparative meeting. 28. Making screws for Jonathan Bishop['s] cheese press. 29. I and my wife went over the creek to Joseph Buzby's and I went to work at Samuel Haines his kitchen. Next day very warm and a very heavy thundershower. Four men was killed with the thunder this afternoon near Mount Holly and several more stunned that stood with them in a meadow. Isaac Bishop was one and Lameck Core, William Steward and John Parker. [Left marginal note: We stayed at Aaron's all night.] 30. First Day. Came home this morning. At home all the afternoon.
--July 1771-- 1st of the Seventh Month 1771 and Second day of the week. Went to work at Samuel Haines his kitchen. [Right marginal note: Felt some Pls B and a Buir to G Tro] [Left marginal note: Very wet weather] At Haines's at work. 3. At Haines's raised the kitchen and came home. [Left marginal note: Warm] 4. I went to Monthly Meeting. [Right marginal note: Felt better a little S[ai]d Some[thing] Co[ncerning] C[a]ution[ing] of offenders] 5. At home reaping. 6. At do do. [Left marginal note: very wet weather] [Right marginal note: more lively than at some times] 7. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: P[oor] D[ull] T[ime] with me] [Left marginal note: wet] 8. Begun moving I went to Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. Isaac Andrews appeared in prayer very notable. Young Isaac Andrews passed meeting and Joseph Matlack. [Left marginal note: wet very weather rains every day] 9. I went to Caleb Evans's to get a load of bedstead stuff [Right marginal note: I f[elt] Som[e] Plea[sant] Med[itations] when in my business�] [Rewritten Manuscript gives expansion of initials.] 10. At home about hay. 11. At do. do. At our meeting. 12. At home about hay. 13. At do. do. 14. First Day I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: N[othing] Bu[t] D[ullness] and Pov[erty] there] 15. Reaping at John Roberts's. [Left marginal note: rain] 16. At home haling hay. [Right marginal note: Disturbed with cross occurrence.] 17. Went to our meeting appointed for Patience Brayton from New England who preached and prayed exceeding notably. She spoke very close and plain to the toping sort and very encouraging to the humble. 18. I and my wife went to Evesham Youth Meeting. Patience Brayton was there and preached and prayed most all meeting time in an exceeding powerful and affectionate manner. She pressed it very close upon us to be faithful and obedient. [Right marginal note: It seemed a help and something strengthing to hear such lively powerful testimonies.] 19. At home about hay. 20. Do. do. 21. I and my wife went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: D[ull] and P[oor]] Was at home reading afternoon in Penn's No Cross No Crown page 300, 51, Chilon's sayings, one of the wise men. Three things, [he] said, were difficult, yet necessary, to be observed, to keep secrets, forgive injuries, and use time well.
22nd of the Seventh Month 1771. At home about hay. 23. Do. Do. 24 Do Do hair. [Right marginal note: Very poor times with me meet with difficulty in dealings much distress.] 25. I went to Evesham Meeting appointed for Samuel Neale from Ireland who preached exceeding notably and though his words was very seasonable his subject was chiefly concerning Friends being faithful in their families and when in their business. His first words was blessed is the man whose mind is stayed on the Lord. 26. We went to our meeting appointed for Samuel Neale and an elderly Friend David Ferris from Wilmington in company with him who spoke twice very importunately to the elderly sort. Was doubtful their day's work was not forward agreeable to their time and age and hinted hard of some there who was near their end. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] at first. G[ot] B[etter] La[st] P[art] of the Mee[ting]] Samuel Neale also appeared and very lively and notable. Some of his words was, Blessed is the man that is delivered from the noise of archers. [Judges 5:11] If their bow abides in strength, their branch shall grow over the walls of opposition. [Genesis 49:22.-24] Which seemed to come very near me. [Left marginal note: very wet weather] 27. At home about some turning work for pumps. Rainy time. At home about hay. [Left marginal note: wet weather] 28. I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Very P[oor] T[ime]] [Left marginal note: rain] 29. At home about hay. Went this afternoon to Thomas Middleton's to help settle a difference between him and his brother-in-law Jacob Bacer. [Left marginal note: a dreadful heavy rain and hard thunder] 30 At home about hay. 31. At do do. [Right marginal note: Du[ll] T[ime]] --August 1771-- 1 Eighth Month. I went to our preparative meeting went to John Branson's to make him a pump. 2. At Branson about the pump. 3. At do. Finished and came home this afternoon. [Left marginal note: heavy showers to the north of us] 4. First Day went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: very warm] [Right marginal note: F[eel] better than common I W V D W O N I O N th[o] S[omewhat] S[atisfactory]] 5. Went to Samuel Haines's to work at his kitchen. 6. At do do. [Left marginal note: a smart gust] 7. Do Do. Came home this evening. 8. I went to Monthly Meeting. Thomas Wilkins appeared. Hannah Foster appeared very extraordinary in prayer. [Right marginal note: But poor at first very satisfied at last]
9th Eighth Month, 1771. About home grubbing brushes [?] about the fence etc. 10. I went to John Eves's to lay out his caller for house. [Right marginal note: I Paid 3 [s] 8 tax] 11. I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Du[ll] at first Few W So to St Cl W m A P Wiwdo] 12. I and brother Robert received a letter from cousin William Hunt dated the 3rd of the Sixth Month 1771 giving an account of their arrival in London in about 28 days after leaving Philadelphia and a very agreeable passage. I went to Samuel Haines's to work. 13. Went to court at Burlington got off and came home. 14. At home threshing. 15. Went to our meeting and making screws. 16. Went to Nathan Haines's to make a cheese press. [Left marginal note: some rain] 17. At do. do. 18. I went to our meeting. After meeting I went to several places on an appointment from our Monthly Meeting with Joshua Roberts, Edmund Hollinshead, John Lippincott and William Matlack to visit Friends that kept negroes and them who are in the neglect of attend[ing] meetings. [Left marginal note: First Day] 19. Hauling timber home from Christopher Weighley's. 20. At work at an apple mill for Sal. Colins. 21. I went to work at Thomas Thorn's to make a screw cider press. [Left marginal note: a complaint of dry weather] [Right marginal note: a Ve[ry] Dull He[avy] time] 22. I went to our meeting after meeting. We the above-mentioned Friends proceeded on our visit to several who were in the neglect of attending meetings. [Left marginal note: too dry to sow] 23. At work at Thorn's I heard of the death of Ruth Clements. 24. At Thorn's, and went to the burial of Joseph Burrough's wife. [Left marginal note: a fine shower] 25. I went to our meeting John Sleeper and Edward Whitcraft was there both appeared. John was large and notable his first words: if I wash thee not thou hast no part in me. [John 13: 8] After meeting my wife and I went to Joshua Warrington's. I and John Lippincott went to several places this afternoon to visit some in the neglect of attending meetings. [Right marginal note: an agreeable time though but poor] 26. Went to Thorn's. to work. [Left marginal note: cloudy rain] 27. At Thorn's. Raised the screw press. 28. At Thorn's at work in the morning went to Caleb Evans's afternoon to fetch the schoolmistress's daughter home.
Eighth Month 29, 1771. I went to our meeting: preparative. [Right marginal note: but D[ull] A F I But L] 30. At home sowing and so forth. 31. At home sowing and plowing. [Left marginal note: rain] --September 1771-- Ninth month 1st, 1771. I and my wife [and] Elizabeth Rakestraw and Rebekah Warrington went to Ancocas meeting. After meeting we went to Joseph Busby's. [Left marginal note: rainy] [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] T[ime]] 2. Stayed all night next day to Aaron Wills's and to Monthly Meeting at Burlington. John Sleeper was there and spoke very prettily. We came home this evening. [Right marginal note: very dull time with me for the most] 3. At home. Making an apple mill for Collins. 4. At do do. 5. Went to Monthly Meeting. Hannah Foster appeared. [Right marginal note: Sp[oke] S[ome] T I[n] M[eeting] of B[usiness]] 6. I went to Joseph Hackney's to mend his pump. 7. At home mending shoes. Went to John Eves's. [Left marginal note: a stormy wet day] 8. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: First Day] [Right marginal note: Some little encouragement] I found amongst some loose papers a letter uncle Peter Harvey sent to my father to let him know of the death of his mother, my grandmother Elizabeth Harvey. The letter was dated March the 28th, 1755. I find also on a piece of loose paper of my father's in his own handwriting an account of his age in these words: Robert Hunt son of Robert Hunt and Elizabeth Hunt was born the 21st day of the Second Month, 1709. And he then said Robert Hunt died the 29th Day of the Second Month 1764, Aged 55 Years, 1 Month, 21 days. 9. I went to John Eves's getting timber for his house. 10. At do do. 11. At do do. 12. Went to our meeting to John Lippincott's to make him a screw cider press. 13. At do do. 14. At do went to Joseph Warrington's afternoon to move his cider house.
15th Ninth Month. I went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: First Day] [Right marginal note: D at T] 16. Went to John Lippincott's raised the screw press. I heard of the death of Ephraim Stiles a man much given to strong drink and hanged himself in his barn. [Left marginal note: over great rain] 17. Went to John Eves's to work at his house framing. 18. I went to our meeting appointed for Joseph Oxley from Old England who spoke very well. 19. Went to Eves's to work. 20. I went to Quarterly Meeting to Haddonfield. Samuel Neale, Joseph Oxley, John Churchman and a very notable Friend from the eastward was there. They seemed to have a very fine open time. Several notable testimonies was born. [Right marginal note: felt very dull and heavy at first somewhat satisfactory in meeting of business] 22. I went to our meeting. Jacob Andrews was there preached and prayed. I went down to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Was at Market Street meeting house. Samuel Neale and several others appeared very notable. [Left marginal note: First Day. Yearly Meeting] 23. At Pine Street Meeting Samuel Nottingham appeared and Ann Moore appeared in a very powerful and affectionate manner. I thought I hardly ever perceived anyone have such an influence on the people in general. At evening meeting at Market Street. [Right marginal note: had a very fine meeting: much favored] 24. At Market Street in the morning and at Pine Street after noon. Began business about 3 o'clock. [Left marginal note: fine] 25. At Market Street in the morning and at Pine Street afternoon. Began business again about 3 after noon. [Left marginal note: pleasant] 26. Began again at 10 and adjourned till 4 and adjourned �til next year. There was a very large number of very substantial friends gathered here who seemed to have a very extraordinary fine open time. Many said they thought they hardly ever seen the like before. [Right marginal note: Came home well satisfied] 27. I came home with Joshua Roberts and his wife in their wagon. [Left marginal note: very hard thundershower] 28. I went to John Eves's and we raised his house. I was subpoenaed to give evidence before Sgr: Wells between Samuel Jones and Mary Matlack and was favored to come of bravely to what I expected.
29th Ninth Month, First Day, 1771. My wife and I went to our meeting. Ephraim Barns was there from New England or somewhere that way and spoke a considerable time very well as I thought. [Right marginal note: B P] 30. At home making cider. --October 1771-- Tenth Month 1st 1771. At home making cider. 2. Husking corn. 3. I went to Kendal Coles to trim casks and went to preparative meeting [Left marginal note: Fifth Day] [Right marginal note: Not S[o] D[ull] As At S[ome] T[imes]] 4. At home. Husking corn. 5. At do do do. 6. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: First Day] 7. At home hauling corn etc. 8. Went to John Eves's to work. [Left marginal note: a very great rain] 9. At do do. 10. Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] D[ull] at f[irst] had a very Satsf[actory] T[ime] A[t] L[ast]] 11. Went to the burial of uncle Peter Harvey. Cousin John Woolman was there and spoke exceeding notably. William Jones and Edward Whitcraft also appeared. [Right marginal note: I had a very D[ull] T[ime]. A want of stillness.] 12. At home. Gathering winter apples. 13. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: B[ut] P[oor]] 14. At home hauling corn and firewood etc. 15. At home Joseph Buzby and his wife was here. It was a very stormy day. We was tinkering with the clock and several other little matters. [Left marginal note: very stormy wet weather] 16. I went up to John Eves's to instruct Josiah. 17. Went to our meeting. It was youth's meeting and William Lippincott and Sarah Bispham was married Isaac Andrews was there preached and prayed very notably. 18. I went to Joshua Wright's to make him a screw cider press. 19. At Joshua Wright's. [Left marginal note: rain] 20. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] [Left marginal note: rain]
21st Tenth Month, 1771. I went to Joshua Wright's raised the screw press. 22. I went to work at Joseph Warrington's hewing timber for cow house. 23. At Robert Hunt's taking up his pump and helping kill beef. 24. Went to John Eves's to work. [Left marginal note: Fifth Day] 25. Do Do. 26. Do. 27. I went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: First Day] [Right marginal note: D[ull] T[ime]] 28. At home fencing hay stacks etc. 29. I went to John Eves's to work weatherboarding. 30. At do do. 31. I went to our preparative meeting. [Left marginal note: Fifth] --November 1771-- Eleventh Month, First Day. I went after pine knots to burn. 2. I went to Eves's to work making sash. [Left marginal note: Storm, rain and thundershower] 3. First Day. Silence is the parent of wise thoughts, the mark of a well composed mind. I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] D[ull] T[ime]] 4. I went to work at Joseph Warrington's to build [a] cow house. 5. At do do. [Left marginal note: Very high winds and cool a great storm and much rain] 6. At do do. 7. I went to Monthly Meeting. Isaac Andrews was there preached and prayed very notably. [Right marginal note: P[oor] D[ull] T[ime]] 8. At home mending shoes. 9. I went to Joseph Warrington's to work. Raised the cow house. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] 10. I went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: first D[ay]] 11. I went to Gloucester with my brother Robert to look at a tan yard and down to the widow Lads. 12. At the Widow Lads making a pump. [Left marginal note: very fine warm weather] 13. Do. Do. Came home. 14. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: felt very poor] 15. At home turning and went to brother Robert's to hoop a cask. 16. Went to Joseph Warrington's to bring sheep home. 17. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Du[ll] Tim[e]] 18. I went [to] Samuel Atkinson's to make his pump. 19. Do. Do. 20. Do. Do. [Left marginal note: Very hard wind and rain high winds] 21. Do. Finished the pump. [Left marginal note: moderate for the season]
22nd Eleventh Month, 1771. About home topping up hay stacks and sundries. 23. Went to Job Coles's and made him a meat tub. 24. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Dull and stupid] 25. At home killing hogs and a cow. [Left marginal note: fine moderate weather] 26. Went to work at the high ways. 27. Cutting up and salting meat. 28. Went to Evesham Preparative Meeting and up to Mount Holly for cloth. 29. Went to mill and down to Haddonfield. [Left marginal note: a great rain and some snow] 30. About home. Mending shoes and sundry little matters. --December 1771-- 1st Twelfth Month, 1771. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] D[ull] T[ime]] 2. Went to John Eves's to work. 2. Do Do. [Left marginal note: very cold smart snow] 3 Do Do. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] D[ull] T[ime]] 4 Came home mending shoes etc. 5 Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting. Mark Reeve was there. Preached notably. [Left marginal note: Snow in day] 6 At home threshing. 7. Do. Went to Charles French's to go mend a sleigh. [Left marginal note: a very cold week] 8. Went to our meeting. 9. Went to Samuel Atkinson to take up pump boxes. [Left marginal note: Grows warm and cloudy] 10. About home getting firewood. [Left marginal note: a great rain] 11. Went to Philadelphia to buy a suit of freedom clothes for Josiah. 12. Went to our meeting. Hope Ingle was buried, daughter of John Ingle, a young woman. Isaac Andrews was there preached very extraordinary: he spoke at the grave. 13. Went to John Lippincott's to make a sleigh. [Left marginal note: moderate] 14. At do do. [Left marginal note: wet] 15. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: P[oor] T[ime]] 16. At home mending shoes. 17. Went to John Eves's to work. 18. At do do. 19. Do Do. 20. Do Do. 21. At do. building the stairs Do. [Left marginal note: moderate weather this week]
22nd Twelfth Month I went to our meeting. After meeting Joshua Roberts and I went to William Hackneys on an appointment from our Monthly Meeting to visit them. [Left marginal note: rain] 23. At home unwell with a bad cold. [Left marginal note: exceeding cold] 24. Doctor doing something at a pump for William Ivins. 25. About home unwell. 26. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: Grows more moderate] [Right marginal note: E[xtremely] D[ull] T[ime]] 27. At home at work at a pump for W. Ivins 28. Do Do. [Left marginal note: rain warm] 29. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: St] Went up to Jacob Evans's after Joshua Hunt. 30. At home mending shoes and went over the creek to Joseph Buzby. [Left marginal note: moderate] --January 1772-- 1st First Month, 1772. Went to Ancocas Meeting. 2. I was at our preparative meeting. [Left marginal note: moderate] [Right marginal note: P and E] 3. Went to John Lippincott's to look out timber for a barn. [Left marginal note: rain weather grows cold] 4. At do. At work at a sleigh. 5. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: very cold] [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] 6. Went to work at Kendal Coles. [Left marginal note: snow] 7. Went to John Lippincott's to work. [Left marginal note: Grows moderate] 8. At do. The time the cow hooked my mare and killed her. [Left marginal note: very moderate] 9. Went to Monthly Meeting. [Left marginal note: pleasant weather] [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] 10. Went to John Lippincott's to work. 11. At do do. 12. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V S] [Left marginal note: moderate] 13. Went to the burial of William Mlln. 14. Went to work at Kendal Coles. 15. At do. Raised the calf house. Do was Youth's Meeting at Evesham. [Left marginal note: weather grows very cold] 16. Do Do Do. 17. Do Do. 18. About home. 19. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Bec[a]l[me]d and D[ull]] 20. At home mending shoes. [Left marginal note: wet moderate weather] 21. Went to John Lippincott's finished the sleigh. 22. At home hauling wood. 23. Went to Haddonfield meeting. Isaac Andrews spoke notably. 24. At home dressing a calf and hanging a grindstone. [Left marginal note: moderate weather] 25. Turning spools and little buttons for doors.
26th First Month, 1772. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: P[oor]] 27. Went to getting timber for brother Robert tan houses. [Left marginal note: begins a violent snow and high wind very cold] 28. At home about a wood sled. 29. Hauling wood etc. [Left marginal note: moderate] 30. Went to our preparative meeting. [Left marginal note: Snows violently] [Right marginal note: seemed to Not G F A] 31. At home very unwell with a bad cold. --February 1772-- 2nd Month First Day, 1772. Went to Joseph Warrington's in a sleigh. 2. Came home very unwell. [Left marginal note: First Day] 3 At home unwell. [Left marginal note: dry and cold] 4. Do Do. 5. We went to Mount Holly in a sleigh. From there to Aaron Wilis's. Stay[ed] there all night. 6. Went to Joshua Busby's. Stay[ed] there next night. [Left marginal note: Monthly Meeting at Evesham] 7. We went to the burial of aunt Sarah Bunting. William Jones spoke notably and was at uncle John Harvey's and came down to Joseph Buzby's with them and stayed there all night. [Left marginal note: moderate] 8. Set off home. Came by Thomas and John Lippincott's. [Left marginal note: hard rain at night] 9. Went to our meeting. 10. I went to John Lippincott went to William Allen's vendue. 11. Went to hewing timber for John Lippincott's barn. 12. At do do. [Left marginal note: very cold] 13. Went to our meeting. Fifth Day. [Left marginal note: Cold] 14. At Lippincott's hewing. [Left marginal note: very cold] 15. At do do. Stormy snow and rain. [Left marginal note: Stormy] 16. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: First Day] 17. About home very cold weather. [Left marginal note: Cold] 18. Went to John Lippincott's to work. 19. At do. [Left marginal note: very warm weather] 20. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Not So dull as at some time] [Left marginal note: warm weather] 21. About home getting firewood. 22. Went to John Eves's to fetch home tools. 23. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: First Day] [Right marginal note: S B] 24. Went to get crooked timber for B. Hunt's tan house. 25. At home turning boxes for pumps. [Left marginal note: Cold high winds]
26. About home hauling wood etc. 27. Went to preparative meeting. Elizabeth Haines came home with me. [Right marginal note: V[ery] Much Dis[tressed?] with Cross Occ[urances]] 28. Went to John Lippincott's to work. [Left marginal note: Grows very warm] 29. At do do. [Left marginal note: now very cold] --<<March 1772>>-- 1 the Third Month. Went to our meeting. First Day. 2. Went to John Lippincott's to work. [Left marginal note: pleasant weather] 3. At do do. 4. At do do. 5. Went to Monthly Meeting. [Left marginal note: very snowy day] 6. At home mending shoes. [Left marginal note: very cold] 7. At John Lippincott's at work at the barn. [Left marginal note: high wind] 8. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: fine weather] 9. At home making little tables. [Left marginal note: snow moderate] 10. Went to John Lippincott's to work. 11. Violent storm of snow I came home. [Left marginal note: snow] 12. At home mending the children's shoes. [Left marginal note: very cold] 13. Turning pump boxes etc. [Left marginal note: violent great snow] 14. Turning etc. [Left marginal note: cold] 15. Went to our meeting in the sleigh 16. About home turning etc [Left marginal note: very cold] 17. Went to Caleb Evans's in the sleigh. [Left marginal note: cold] 18. About home. [Left marginal note: snows] 19. Do Do. [Left marginal note: violent storm of snow] 20. We went to Quarterly Meeting at Haddonfield in a sleigh. Many notable testimonies was delivered. Friends seemed to have a very lively time. It is better to be a door keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. [Psalms 84: 10] [Right marginal note: V[ery] D[ull] P[oor] and S] 21. At home making some planes. [Left marginal note: holds cold] 22. Went to our meeting [in] the sleigh. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] T[ime]] [Left marginal note: First Day] 23. At home getting firewood. 24. I went to John Lippincott's to work. [Left marginal note: moderate fine weather] 25. I went to John Lippincott's to work. 26. Went to our meeting. 27. Went down to George Brown's to make the pumps. [Left marginal note: rain and thunder] 28. At do finished it and came home. 29. We went over to the burial of Aaron Wills's child. 30. Came home [Left marginal note: Showery]
31. Third Month 1772, Third Day of the week went to work at brother Robert's tan house. --<<April 1772>>-- 1 Fourth Month. At do do. 2. Went to our preparative meeting. 3. At home. Putting axel trees in my wagon. [Left marginal note: Cold rain violent snow storm] 4. Do Do. [Left marginal note: moderate very fine weather] 5. Went to our meeting. Heard of the death of Aaron Wills's other twin. 6. Went to work at Robert tan house raised it. 7. At do do. [Left marginal note: fine weather] 8. At do making the bark mill. 9. Went to Monthly Meeting. Steven Comfort was there. Spoke very notably and chiefly to the heads of the meeting. [Left marginal note: a cold storm great rain] [Right marginal note: I w G D A S to S B Pin S] 12. Went to our meeting Sp to fr A S f l M R [Left marginal note: moderate fine weather] [Right marginal note: I had A B[etter] M[eeting] Th[an] Co[mmon] In G H I J O N I S S] 13. About home mending fence etc. 14. Went to Isaac Buzby's to make him a pump and screw cheese press etc. [Right marginal note: I thought I seemed to be attend[ed] with a sense of an inward instruct[ion] near for several days] 15. At do Came home this evening. 16. Went to youth's meeting at Chester. Thomas Evans and Hannah Foster appeared. Hannah spoke exceeding notable. seemed to be touched with a fear least some had lost foothold in the truth and the enemy had tipped up their heels. [Left marginal note: Thundershowers hard rain] 17. At Kendal Coles at work at the Cf house. [Left marginal note: Cool fine weather] 18. At home making a lye tub. 19. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: a great storm and snow] [Right marginal note's P T N S B at Stem] 20. At home making the lye tub. 21. At home dressing a calf. 22. Went to market. 23. Went to our meeting Samuel Neale, David Ferris and John Pemberton and Steven Comfort was there with several other friends in company with them. David and Samuel spoke exceeding notable and encouraging and we seemed to be favored with a better meeting than common. Samuel hinted of some being near their later end than they might be aware of. I could but admire at the favorable opportunity, I being much discommoded with the business of this world.
24th Fourth Month, 1772. At home hauling out dung. 25. Plowing. [Right marginal note: very cool] 26. I went to our meeting with my wife on foot. This day I received a letter from cousin William Hunt which I find freedom to transcribe here. [Right marginal note's U T S A F W] Liverpool 1 Month 10, 1772. John and Esther Hunt - My right dear and well beloved little cousins it is with feeling nearness and uniting regard I now salute you, desiring above all things you study obedience to the truth as it is manifested by the witness thereof not in any exalted notions of high imaginations but in the low valleys of deep humility where the secret mysteries is unsealed and the counsel and purpose of true wisdom respecting us open in a very intelligible manner, which as attended to with integrity and firmness strength is received a adequate for every trust reposed so as to come up in a faithful discharge of the same the reward whereof is peace and the running of rivers of joy by the fertile banks of Shiloh's fountain where the soul drinks deep draughts and is refreshed grows strong being brought to the shepherds tents it feeds on heavenly bread and becomes well disciplined in its warfare as a good soldier is able to endure hardness and trials for truth's cause. That this may be your happy experience dear children amidst all the crowding cares and cumbering concerns of a perishing world which fades as a flower and is seen no more it is with sweetness and satisfaction I often remember you and the pleasant moments we had together which length of time nor a distant land have not in the least diminished but rather increase the cordial notes of celestial converse in a language not easy to write with pen and ink but you I trust will be instructed in a school where you can read the characters of true friendship in other lines. I am with my dear companion well who joins in love which concludes me your very affectionate friend and cousin William Hunt I give our very dear love to cousin Bobbe and wife. I should be glad to know if he went to Carolina also how he likes it. Salute Aaron Wills and his wife, cousin Samme Stokes and his wife, and others who ask for us. Farewell. [Written sideways under this date...] This was the day I first gave up to say a few words in a public First Day meeting. In great diffidence, dread and fear a strong persuasion attended my mind that if I did give up to speak all and even my wife would detest and abhor me (which I believe was the works of the enemy) for I found it quite otherwise for my wife spoke comfortably and encouragingly and indeed I believe I needed it, for I was almost ready to sink so that some said they pitied me. But an healing peace followed of was such a reward of confirmation that I have thought since it never would be erased come on me what will or may, and this letter from my dear cousin I received when I came out of meeting which was an healing cordial to me.
[Written sideways under this date...] This was the day I first gave up to say a few words in a public First Day meeting. In great diffidence, dread and fear a strong persuasion attended my mind that if I did give up to speak all and even my wife would detest and abhor me (which I believe was the works of the enemy) for I found it quite otherwise for my wife spoke comfortably and encouragingly and indeed I believe I needed it, for I was almost ready to sink so that some said they pitied me. But an healing peace followed of was such a reward of confirmation that I have thought since it never would be erased come on me what will or may, and this letter from my dear cousin I received when I came out of meeting which was an healing cordial to me. --[The published version of Hunt�s Journal, 221-222, provides a slightly altered wording of the above passage: This day, at our meeting, I first gave up to say a few words, I think, in great diffidence, dread and fear: a strong persuasion having attended my mind (which I since believe was the enemy's work) that if I did give up thus to expose myself in a public meeting, all would despise and abhor me, - even my bosom friend, and nearest connections: but I found it quite otherwise, for many of them, and especially , my wife, owned me in it, and spoke very comforting and encouragingly to me. The few words I had to communicate in that meeting were as follows: I believe it is needful, and would be profitable, when we are thus met together, diligently to watch against all such thoughts as we know ought not to have place in our minds. After I sat down, I felt such quietude, peace and composure, and a love that seemed to me to be new, that for some days I felt as if I had got into a new world. I loved not only my nearest connections, but all mankind, and even brutile creation, with a new love. This was such a confirmation of my being right, that I though it would never be erased, come on me what might. I felt as if I could turn my back on the world, and, if required, live like a hermit in the wilderness Notwithstanding this confirmation of having been in my place at that time, I began to think that if ever it should be required of me again to say any thing in a public meeting, I should have a still more clear evidence of duty. Under this conclusion, I put off, and deferred speaking again for nearly a year; until I was in great danger of being quite bewildered on that hand. But as this kind of reasoning and false conclusion produced unsettlement, disquietude, and confusion of mind, so I found it safest to yield obedience to the clear manifestations of duty, without making a standard of my own. ]--
27. Fourth Month At home plowing. [Right marginal note: I had this remark to make I thought I did not see the old adversary about house for several days I had an exceeding satisfactory pleasant time for several days] 28. At do do. [Left marginal note: warm dry weather] 29. At do about home. 30. Went to our preparative meeting. [Left marginal note: very warm] --May 1772-- 1 Fifth Month. At home plowing. 2. At do. 3. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: rain] [Right marginal note: P S Somt better than common] 4. At home plowing. 5. Do. 6. Helping Robert get bark. 7. My wife and I went to our Monthly Meeting. [Right marginal note: somewhat satisfactory] Isaac Andrews was there and had a great deal to say. 8. Planting corn. 9. At home plowing. 10. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: A V[ery] Dull T[ime] with me] 11. I went to Haddonfield Month meeting-- Sarah Hopkins and Massy Redman spoke very notably. M.R. words: Trust in the Lord and lean not to thine own understanding. [Proverbs 3:5] 12. Went to help Robert Hunt plow took Mloho [?]. [Left marginal note: Cool, dry weather. 13. Went to making boxes for Richard Glovyer's old pump. 14. At home plowing. 15. Planting potatoes. 16. I set off for Salem Quarterly Meeting with Martha Davis, Ann French and Abigail Gill. Lodged at John Redman's. 17. First Day went to Piles Grove meeting which was large and down to Salem afternoon meeting. Lodged at John Nicholson's. 18. Went to Salem Quarterly Meeting which was very large and edifying. Many lively testimonies being delivered. Lodged at Isaac Smart's was at Aaron Broadway's and Joshua Thomson's. Joshua shewed me a letter he had from cousin William Hunt. [Left marginal note: A fine rain at Salem but little with us here] 19. Went [to] the yearly meeting at Salem which was satisfactory. Lodged at Jacob Davis's had a very satisfactory agreeable time there. 20. Came to Piles Grove Youth's Meeting where we had a most extraordinary fine meeting. Many very excellent and notable testimonies was delivered.
21st of the Fifth Month. We came up to Mark Miller's to lodge. Thomas Ross and Samuel Eastburn from Pennsylvania was with us whose company was very agreeable. From Mark Miller's we came to Haddonfield. Weekday meeting. Isaac Andrews spoke exceeding notable. Got home this afternoon. 22. Shearing sheep. 23. Planting pumpkins etc. 24. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: not S[o] D[ull] as a[t] S[ome] tim[es]] 25. Went to Charles French's to mend a cheese press. 26. Went to John Lippincott's to work dressing shingles. 27. At do. 28. Went to preparative meeting. 29. At Lippincott's getting ready to move the old barn. 30. Moving the old barn. [Left marginal note: very dry weather] 31. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: B P D T] --<<June 1772>>-- 1st Sixth Month. At home harrowing corn. 2. Do. [Left marginal note: a fine rain] 3. Planting and plowing potatoes. 4. Went to Monthly Meeting at Evesham. [Left marginal note: very cool] 5. Went to work at John Lippincott's. 6. At do. 7. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: A P[oor] D[ull] T[ime]] 8 Went to John Lippincott's shingling the barn. 9. At do. [Left marginal note: dry] 10. At do moving an old lantern and fitting it up. 11. Went to our meeting. Hannah Foster was there and seemed very much concerned about the excess of spirituous liquor spoke exceeding notable and close on that subject. [Left marginal note: dry weather] 12. At home harrowing corn. 13. At harrowing potatoes etc. 14. Went to our meeting. 15. I went down to Woodbury to make a pump for Caleb Bickum. [Left marginal note: Cool high dry winds] 16. At do. Came home this evening. 17. Went to Joseph Warrington's to work at the hay house. [Left marginal note: dry winds] 18. At do. went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: B[ut] P[oor] Though N[ot] S[o] M[uch] S[o] as A[t] S[ome] T[imes]] 19. At Warrington's raised the hay house. [Left marginal note: a fine rain] 20. At do.
21st the Sixth Month 1772. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: Ex[ceeding] Du[ll] and Stu[pid] at fir[st] in Gre D A S A f w at last� 22. I went over Ancocas creek about settling with Sam C Haines and to see about the meeting house work. 23. At home plowing corn. 24. Do. Do. 25. Went to our meeting. Samuel Neale was there and spoke exceeding notably. [Left marginal note: Rain] [Right marginal note: We seemed to have a very fine meeting] 26. I went down to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. [Right marginal note: I had A V[ery] Stup[id] D[ull] T[ime]] [Left marginal note: a very stormy day] 27. At Philadelphia buying a cask [of] molasses and s[ome] other things. 28. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: VDSH] 29. Went to work over the creek at the meeting house. 30. At work at the meeting house. [Left marginal note: Very warm weather] --<<July 1772>>-- 1 of the Seventh Month, 1772. At do. - and went to Ancocas meeting. [Right marginal note: An exceeding drowsy T[ime]] 2. At work at the meeting house. Came over to our preparative meeting. 3. At work at the meeting house over the creek. 4. At do. do. [Left marginal note: Very warm] 5 Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V P D] 6. Went to mowing. 7. Do. Do. 8. Do. Do. [Left marginal note: Dry cool weather] 9. Went to Monthly Meeting. Samuel Neale was there. Spoke very notably. His testimony I thought was very searching concerning drowsiness. Young Benjamin Sweet was there [and] spoke pretty smartly. [Right marginal note: B P and P] 10. Keeping at home. 11. About hay. [Left marginal note: Dry and cool] 12. Went to our meeting. 13. I went down to Haddonfield Monthly Meeting Samuel Neale was there. Spoke exceeding notably. They that honor the Lord them will he honor was the subject of his discourse at first [1 Samuel 2:30]. 14. At home reaping. 15. At home about hay. 16. Went to youth's meeting at Evesham. [Right marginal note: A V D S] 17. About hay. 18. Do. 19. Went to our meeting . [Right marginal note: Drow[sy] T[ime] ]
20th of Seventh Month. 1772. At home about hay. 21. Do. Do. 22. Do. 23. Do. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: A time of G[reat] Temptation and provocation a most miserable sad time Gu R to Run Ho Lo to Destr No[t] S[o] P[oor] As A[t] S[ome] T[imes]] 25. I went to John Lippincott's to work and making barn doors. 26. Went to our meeting. 27. Went up into Evesham settling with Ja Evans and we went after huckleberries. 28. I went up to John Lippincott's to work. [Left marginal note: Very dry warm weather] 29. At do. 30. At do. Went to our preparative meeting. [Right marginal note: S Bect T at S Tim] [Left marginal note: very hot a very fine rain] 31. I went to Nathan Haines's to make a cheese press --<<August 1772>>-- 1st Eighth Month 1772. I and my wife went to Caleb Evans's the time he turned his W O A D 2. I went to our meeting Hannah Foster was there [and] spoke very well I thought was particularly concerned about vain fashions drunkenness and vain conversation. 3. At home making a screw for Nathan Haines. 4. At Haines's at work. [Left marginal note: very cool dry weather] 5. Went to work at Robert Tan house. Raised the roof. 6. Went to our Monthly Meeting. Hannah Foster spoke very notably. 7. At home getting firewood. 8. At do turning pump boxes. 9. Went to our meeting and down to Haddonfield after meeting. [Right marginal note: very poor dull time for the most part] 10. I went over the creek to work at the meeting house. [Left marginal note: very warm weather] 11. At do do. 12. At do. Went [to] meeting at Ancocas Do. 13. At work at the meeting house. [Left marginal note: Cleavery showers] 14. At do. 15. At do. 16. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] 17. I went to make a pump for Daniel Garwood. 18. About home. [Left marginal note: a very great rain]
19th Eighth Month, 1772. I went over the creek to work at the meeting house and was at Ancocas Meeting. 20. At work at do. Came home afternoon. 21. I went to a vendue of cattle at Kendal Coles. 22. I went to William Rogers's to hew a slick for a pump. 23. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: But indifferent. 24 I went over the creek to work at the meeting house. [Right marginal note: Raised the house] 25. At do. [Left marginal note: hard rain] 26. At do was. 27. At do. Was at their weekday meeting kept in the stable. [Right marginal note: Not so dull as at S[ome] T[imes]� 28. I went to make a pump 22 feet for William Rogers. [Left marginal note: a great rain thundershower] 29. At do. Finished it and came home unwell. 30. Was First Day. I stayed at home unwell taking physick. 31. I went to John Lippincott's to make a pump 1 6. --<<September 1772>>-- Ninth Month First Day. At John['s house], do. [Left marginal note: very rainy day.] 2. At do. A very stormy day. [Left marginal note: Stormy] 3. I went to our meeting preparative. [Right marginal note: Bu[t] indif[erent]] 4. I went down to Hannah Lads to make a pump 20. [Left marginal note: very warm gust cool] 5. At do. Finished and came home. 6. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: A very dr[o]w[sy] T[ime]] 7. Went over the creek to work at the meeting house. 8. At do. 9. Do. Came home this evening. 10. Went to Monthly Meeting. Sam C Withers was there from Piles Grove and spoke pretty notably. [Right marginal note: B[ut] indif[erent]] [Left marginal note: Exceedin[gly] warm] 11. At home cleaning some corn and going to mill etc. [Left marginal note: a great rain storm thunder] 12. I went to work at Nathan Haines's to work screw cider press. 13. Went to our meeting. Samuel Withers was there and spoke very extraordinary. First words, The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to preserve from the snares of death. [Proverbs 14: 27] Samuel and Joshua Lippincott's came home with me. 14. I went over the creek to work at the meeting house. 15. At do. 16. At do. Was at meeting. 17. At do. 18. At do. 19. At do. [Left marginal note: a very wet week wet weather] [Right marginal note: A V[ery] P[oor] D[ull] drowsy T[ime]]
20th Ninth Month 1772. I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] D[ull] and h[eavy]] 21. I went over the creek to work. 22. At do. 23. Do. Do. Was at their weekday meeting. [Right marginal note: Som[ewhat] better than com[mon]] 24. At do. Came home. 25. Went to Quarterly Meeting at Haddonfield. Many notable Friends was there. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] 26. At home turning etc. 27. My wife and I went down to Yearly Meeting and was at Market Street meeting house. Many substantial Friends was there and many notable testimonies was delivered. At do. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor]] [Left marginal note: a very cold stormy day] 28. At do. Heard of the death of Steven Comfort a worthy minister. [Left marginal note: cloudy [sic] and cold] 29. At do in the morning. Began business at 3 o'clock. [Left marginal note: grows warm] 30. Meet again at 11 o clock. I came home this afternoon. --<<October 1772>>-- 1st Tenth Month. I went to our preparative meeting. [Right marginal note: I th[ink?] I f[eel?] S[omewhat] Bet[ter]] 2. Went to work at Nathan Hainis to work. 3. At do. Heard of the burial of Elizabeth Smith of Burton. 4. I and my wife went up to see my sister Abigail Evans. [Left marginal note: cloudy weather] 5. Went to our meeting appointed for Mary Horner from Kingwood. She was silent. 6. I went over the creek after meeting at work at the meeting House. [Left marginal note: Cloudy a great storm.] [Right marginal note: Exceedingly distressed and perplexed with outward affairs] 7. At do. It being a violent stormy time I came home. 8. Went to Evesham Monthly Meeting. 9. I went to make a pump for James Sloan 17 feet [long]. [Left marginal note: very cloudy] 10. At do. [Left marginal note: cloudy] 11. Went to our meeting. My wife and I went to Samuel Coles in the afternoon the time he lay dead in the house. 12. I went over the creek to work at the meeting house. 13. At do. 14. At do. Was at their weekday meeting. 15. At do. 16. At do. 17. At do. 18. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: very dull heart] 19. I went over the creek to work at the meeting ho[use].
20th of the Tenth Month 1772. At work at the meeting house at Ancocas. 21. At do. Was very bad with a pain in my jaws and teeth. [Left marginal note: the first smart frost] 22. My wife and I went to our meeting and to attend the marriage of Hugh Cowperthwaite and Rebekah Roberts. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] T[ime]] 23. I went over the creek to work. 24. At do. 25. I went to our meeting. 26. At home at work gathering pumpkins. [Left marginal note: Storm day] 27. At do digging potatoes. 28. My wife and I went over the creek was at their weekday meeting. 29. At work at the meeting house. [Left marginal note: wind rain] 30. At do. 31. Do Do. [Left marginal note: very warm] --<<November 1772>>-- 1st Eleventh Month. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: wtm I Got V=Wi an A W Bf fr Cl] 2. Went over the creek to work. 3. At do. [Left marginal note: moderate] 4. At do. 5. Went over to our Monthly Meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] T[ime]] 6. Went over the creek to work. [Right marginal note: Distressed P[oor] T[ime]] 7. At do. [Left marginal note: fine weather] 8. At home and went to our meeting. An old crazy woman was there and made great disturbance. 9. At home getting firewood. [Left marginal note: moder[ate]] 10. I went over the creek to work. 11. At do was at their weekday meeting. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] D[ull] T[ime]] 12. At work at the meeting house. 13. At do. I went to Burlington to see the woman tried for setting Caleb Evan's barn on fire. [Left marginal note: violent rain] 14. At do. [Left marginal note: clear and very cold] 15. I went to our meeting. 16. At home cleaning some corn and went to mill. [Left marginal note: very cold] 17. Went to Morristown to get some trimmings for the tailors and went to John Lippincott's to work in the afternoon. [Right marginal note: very much cumbered with business I seemed to grow worse instead of better] 18. At J. L.'s at work at the granary. [Left marginal note: cold freeze] 19. Went to our meeting and to Samuel Lippincott for wheat. [Left marginal note: smartly (?)] 20. Went to J. L.'s to work. 21. At do.
22nd Eleventh Month 1772. I went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: V Po [Very poor time] 23. I went over the creek to see about the meeting house work. [Left marginal note: Cloudy] 24. At home turning etc. [Right marginal note: I Th[ink] I G[row] W[orse] and W[orse]] [Left marginal note: warm weather] 25. About home turning pump work etc. 26. I went over the creek to settle with the people about building the meeting house. [Left marginal note: violent rain] 27. Came home and went of [on] several errands. 28. About home turning and getting firewood. [Left marginal note: rain [and] thunder] 29. Went to our meeting. 30. I went down to James Cooper's to make a pump 49 1/2 feet long. --December 1772-- Twelfth Month 1. At Cooper's. 2. At do. I heard my cousin William Hunt had got the smallpox. 3. At do. [Left marginal note: Cold] 4. At do. Was at Woodbury weekday meeting. James Cooper spoke concerning worship. 5. At work at the pump. Finished it and came home. [Left marginal note: Very severe freezing weather] 6. I went to our meeting. This day I heard of the sorrowful news of the death of my dear cousin William Hunt and cousin John Woolman both died with the small pox in Old England. A letter from William's companion Thomas Thornburg informed us that he quietly departed this life the 9th of the Ninth Month with these expressions: "Truth reigns over all," and was buried the 11th of the same and that cousin John departed about a month afterwards and that he appeared in a sweet composed and resigned frame of mind saying that he did not know he had a will in it either to die or live.
7th Twelfth Month 1772. At home killing a cow. 8. At do. killing hogs. [Left marginal note: warm] 9. At do cutting up pork. [Right marginal note: I T[hink] I F[eel] R[ather] B[etter] 10. Went to Monthly Meeting. [Left marginal note: moderate] [Right marginal note: I Dou[bt] and Re[flect?] about Sa[ying] So[mething] in Me[eting]] 11. Salting up meat. 12. Getting firewood etc. 13. Went to our meeting. Afternoon we went to Joseph Warrington's. Brought the colt home. [Right marginal note: B[ut] P[oor]] 14. I went to Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. Sarah Hopkins spoke pretty notably. [Left marginal note: moderate] 15. I went up to Samuel French's to take the old mare and colt there. 16. Went to work at brother Roberts tan house. [Left marginal note: warm] 17. Went to our meeting. Samuel Roberts and Hannah Stites was married. Isaac Andrews was there and preached and prayed very notably and encouragingly. 18. At work at the tan house. [Left marginal note: warm very wet weather] 19. At do. 20. Went to our meeting. [Right marginal note: in gre S and D at L G U to Sp [In great straights and distress at length gave up to speak.] 21. At home getting firewood. 22. I went to Woodbury to make a pump for Benjamin Rambow 16 [feet] long. 23. At do. 24. At do. and at James Mickkles to make his pump 20 [feet] long. 25. At do. Christmas Day. I went to Woodbury. James Cooper appeared. [Left marginal note: Snow and hail rain] 26. At do at Rambow's. On Sixth Day night I was at James Cooper's. Sarah and Mehitable Jenkins was there on a religious visit from New England and Samuel Withers from Piles Grove. 27. At our meeting. [Right marginal note: V P [Very Poor]
28th of the Twelfth Month 1772. I went down to Woodbury to finish James Miccles pump foot 20 [feet] long. 29. At do . 30. Came home this morning and went to our meeting appointed for Mehetable and Sarah Jenkins. They both spoke very notably. Mehetable I thought was very notable and very lively and affecting. She hinted very laind [?] of some that was in a dangerous state and said that it might been the last opportunity they might ever have and that the night was at hand. [Right marginal note: Bu D P S with me [But dull poor season with me] [Left marginal note: moderate weather] 31. We went to Evesham meeting. The aforesaid Friends was there and spoke very extraordinary. [Left marginal note: very warm] [Right marginal note: f[eel] B[ut] P[oorly]] --<<January 1773>>-- 1st First Month 1773. I went down to Josiah to John Jesup's to make his pump 24 [feet] long. 2. Went to Samuel Flanigin's to make a pump 17 1/2 [feet] long. Came home this evening. [Left marginal note: hard rain warm] 3. Went to our meeting. We went over the creek after meeting to Joseph Buzby's the time they had the measles. [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] Times] 4. I went to Monthly Meeting at Burlington. Mehetabel Jenkins was there and Sarah. Both spoke pretty notably. Abraham Griffen was there also appeared; went to George Dillwyn's to dine. [Left marginal note: very moderate weather] 5. At Aaron Willis. My wife and I came home. [Left marginal note: warm] 6. About home getting firewood etc. 7. I went to Monthly Meeting at Evesham. [Right marginal note: B Dull T[But poor dull time] [Left marginal note: hard rain] 8. At home putting up a partition [a]cross the kitchen. 9. At do. 10. Went to our meeting. Rebekah Roberts appeared. Her first words was a few words bears weight on my mind, It is said eye hath not seen nor ear heard what the Lord hath in store for them that love him [1 Corinthians 2: 9]. Therefore what encouragement there is to press forward towards the mark of the price of the high calling which is in Jesus. Benjamin Jones was there [and] spoke notably to such that coveted to be rich. [sideways marginal note: It was Rebekah Roberts first appearance in public meeting] 11. I went to Charles French's to make a pump 20 [feet] long. 12. At do. 13. At do.
14th First Month 1773. Went to our meeting. Edmund Hollinshead, Joshua Roberts, John Lippincott and myself went to visit Thomas Stokes on account of his drinking to excess. [Left marginal note: a cold rain some snow] 15. I went to Finch's to finish the pump. In taking up the old pump I narrowly escaped being killed through misconduct. It fell down on my back and hurt me pretty much. Had I been one foot nearer to it, it seemed it must have finished my course in an instant, but through mercy [I] was preserved without great harm. [Right marginal note: P T [Poor time] 16. My wife and I went down to Philadelphia. We met with Thomas Thorberry, cousin William Hunt's companion, and he gave me a pretty full account of cousin's death and of the sweet composure and disposition of mind in which he departed. 17. Went to our meeting. Elizabeth Atkinson appeared in a few words. 18. At brother Roberts mending shoes. 19. Went up in the pines to get a slick for a pump for George Dillwyn. 20. About home getting firewood etc. 21. I went to Evesham Youth's Meeting. Hannah Foster appeared. Isaac Andrews was there preached very notably. 22. About home making a little stand for Boby and went to Joseph Roberts's for wheat. [Left marginal note: A very stormy snow day] 23. I went to Joshua Lippincott's to see a company that was innoculated. 24. Went to our meeting in the sleigh. [Right marginal note: Very P Dull T w Me [Very poor dull time with me] 25. About home. Josiah Weaver and John Brock was down with measels. 26. About home getting firewood etc. [Left marginal note: cold] 27. Do. 28. Went to our preparative meeting. [Right marginal note: P T [Poor time] 29. About home. [Left marginal note: cold] 30. Went to mill etc. 31. Went to our meeting to the burial of Joshua Wright and Isaac Humphries. Isaac Andrews was there and preached very notably. His subject was concerning our sins going beforehand to judgment. [Right marginal note: an Exced P D T w me] [An exceedingly poor dull time with me.]
--<<February 1773>>-- [Strip at top of the page is missing] 1. Second Month, 1773. About home getting wood etc. 2. Do Do. 3. Do. 4. Went to Monthly Meeting. Heard of the death of old Josua Humphries. 5. About home. 6. Do Do. 7. Was First Day. At home. The children was down with the measles. [Left marginal note: Very cold] [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] D[ull] T[ime]] 8. About home. Elizabeth Haines and Rachel Wills was here. The children was bord [perhaps an archaic spelling of �bored�?] with the measles. 9. At home. 10. Do. [Left marginal note: Grows moderate] 11. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: moderate] 12. Getting firewood. 13. About home. [Left marginal note: moderate] 14.. Went to our meeting. 15. At home making a pump for George Dillwyn. [Left marginal note: moderate] 16. About home threshing. 17. Threshing. 18. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: Snow] [Right marginal note: V[ery] P[oor] T[ime]] 19. Went to David Davis's to mend the riding chairs. 20. At home hauling wood. 21. Went to our meeting on foot. A violent cold windy day. [Left marginal note: Exceeding cold] 22. About home making a bedstead for Elizabeth Haines etc. [Left marginal note: violent cold] 23. I went to Haddonfield to get the iron work for George Dillwyn's pump etc. 24. I went over the creek to the horse doctor the time my horses was bad with the distemper. 25. Went to our preparative meeting. [Left marginal note: Grows warm] 26. About home turning pump work. [Left marginal note: mity [misty?]] 27. At home making candle stand for Elizabeth Haines. 28. Went to our meeting. [Left marginal note: warm like summer]
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John Hunt Journal, 1770 7mo. 1 - 1773 1mo. 31
This diary of New Jersey Quaker Minister John Hunt covers July 1770 - February 28, 1773
Hunt, John, 1740-1824
1770 - 1773
42 p.; 21 cm
reformatted digital
RG5/240
John Hunt Papers, SFHL-RG5-240 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5240johu
A0011517