Joseph Price Diary
Feb 25th 1808
Wind N W overCast & has snowd so as to Cover the Roofs up soon Tom off to Bevans, I off at Tom Prices, Enoch Price their from Richmon[d], been down all winter, I on to Jont Jones Judg Jones & wife their, Citizen Jones made me Stay dinner, Sent a Note for Capt E. Price & he Came, after I up to John Gygers paid him 5 Dolrs. for Smith the Sadler & gave him my acct his Brts. Coffin back to buck J. Jones & the Capt. their I spent 6 Cents, they playd alittle for drink I touch not, home about 10 OC--home heard of Tommy George's death to day about 10 OC-- a Rich Bachalor no Childe Peggy Penneger keep house for him 22 yrs a great Market Girl they say She say She has made him 500L pr year [in margin: "Snow Shower from N W & got very Could"]
f Griffee Daveys he Stayd all night wind Got Cold Clear day, Spent 121/2 Cents for Bear
27th Wind W by S & over Cast nearly all day Clouds Like Snow but wind bares to South potterd at Coffin till 3 OC- finishd & took it down, John Evans along put him in Coffin & Screw the hind part down drank tea their & so home about dusk 1 qt whis 20 Cents Spent 2 days at this Coffin Evening wind got West & Star Light
28th Wind S.W. & been Lite snow shower in Night & Large Whitefrost, up Soon fed & geard up & Set off about 1/2 after 8 OC- arivd their about 9 OC movd at 10 OC- & inter him at 11 OC- had a fine good meeting Jesse Hersey gave a good Sermon a great Concourse of people avery Large funeral, he was about [blot- 77] years old Joseph Davis & Several others Dined here Wilson wife Castner & wife Spent the afternoon here Jesse Hersey made me feel great Condemnation at by his Sermon made the tears to flow plentifully
Joseph Price Diary
Feb 25th 1808
Wind N W overCast & has snowd so as to Cover the Roofs up soon Tom off to Bevans, I off at Tom Prices, Enoch Price their from Richmon[d], been down all winter, I on to Jont Jones Judg Jones & wife their, Citizen Jones made me Stay dinner, Sent a Note for Capt E. Price & he Came, after I up to John Gygers paid him 5 Dolrs. for Smith the Sadler & gave him my acct his Brts. Coffin back to buck J. Jones & the Capt. their I spent 6 Cents, they playd alittle for drink I touch not, home about 10 OC--home heard of Tommy George's death to day about 10 OC-- a Rich Bachalor no Childe Peggy Penneger keep house for him 22 yrs a great Market Girl they say She say She has made him 500L pr year [in margin: "Snow Shower from N W & got very Could"]
f Griffee Daveys he Stayd all night wind Got Cold Clear day, Spent 121/2 Cents for Bear
27th Wind W by S & over Cast nearly all day Clouds Like Snow but wind bares to South potterd at Coffin till 3 OC- finishd & took it down, John Evans along put him in Coffin & Screw the hind part down drank tea their & so home about dusk 1 qt whis 20 Cents Spent 2 days at this Coffin Evening wind got West & Star Light
28th Wind S.W. & been Lite snow shower in Night & Large Whitefrost, up Soon fed & geard up & Set off about 1/2 after 8 OC- arivd their about 9 OC movd at 10 OC- & inter him at 11 OC- had a fine good meeting Jesse Hersey gave a good Sermon a great Concourse of people avery Large funeral, he was about [blot- 77] years old Joseph Davis & Several others Dined here Wilson wife Castner & wife Spent the afternoon here Jesse Hersey made me feel great Condemnation at by his Sermon made the tears to flow plentifully
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