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Aug1 4th

Mrs Noel sent to me intelligence of M' Ja Keating's safe arrival in France, in C° with M" Jerome Keating his daugh'. My hand drives it's pen rather steadier to day.

9th

I return'd all the books that Ch & Mde Amelia [Dupont] had lent me & brought home 2 Edinb rev. 87 & 88-& 4 pamp. of Fran" Inst. & Mech' arts-[Franklin Institute.]

Monday 20th August

Mary O Neal came here to replace Elizth Miller as housekeeper, this event long after supper-& a poor raw new housekeeper she'll be.

Augt 23d

On my return home from Newcastle visited M" Mimica Garesché at the Brandywine chalybeate spa spring. The house &c &c is elegant-grounds, well laid out & if the illusion of the virtue of the water continues, may afford something to the stock holders.*

25th

Started at 7 a. m. from M" Noel's for Concord.

Camp Meeting breaking up near Palmer's (blacksmith) droves of folks, driving most furiously, singing &c &c. I arriv'd at 1⁄2 past 11 a. m.

Sunday 26th

M. at Ja' Willcox's—

Mark & Wm Willcox do not apply to their catechisms-McGinly's Galitzin to J. W large paper

September 12th

Mr Patrick Haw started this afternoon for Wilmington to the Circus, as I am told, he never mention'd his frolic journey to me, nor did he state what number of loads he had put out on the pike

13th

Mr Pat Haw at the Circus, & Cross Keys, Kennet roadnothing doing on my place this fine day.

* It is now (1897) abandoned as a health resort.

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Mr Pat Haw brought home Drunk in Moses M-'s cartThis Moses M- is as smooth an enemy to Catholics as any violent puritan in America-He was proud of his freight-to the great scandal of my house & place, & God has not put it in my power to pay the fellow off at present—

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Sept 26th

I find that sweet Pat Haw had taken a pair of cotton stockings out of Hugh Bradly's trunk, they are mark'd H. B. n' 2. this Botany bay loan was discover'd at washing, this week.

29th

Last night at Mr & Mr Garesche's, Eden Park, M' Kenny brought a Gig fom Wilm" stating that the Rev. M' Epinette lay sick, & that there was a person at the point of death-we set out for the summit bridge or Buck tavern on the Del. & Ches. Canal, at 11. a. m. admina M" J Ryan & her brother in the same shantee, admin" Mrs John Ryan in another & bapt her child-We cross the bridge & went about a mile & half where the canal bears to the Ches-I there admin" a poor man in articulo. set out for M' Garesche's-arriv'd about 8 p. m. My leg in a deplorable state

Sunday 30th

M. at M' & M" Garesche's, whose politeness & attention I cannot forget. I return'd to Wilm". vis" Rose Larkin, adm Owen McQuaid & Rosanna Fox or M" Logan-M" Ellen Sheridan went to Mr Noel's, sent horse & Dearborn to Mrs McGee's

October 1st

Leg most miserable-revisited all my sick, & M" Doherty & Sally Ann-& Susan WatersMr & Mrs Garesché presented me 4 bottles of excellent claret-all arrived safe at Coffee Run at Noon. Leg, Leg, Leg &c &c &c-James Bogan came after 7 p. m. for me to administer his father at M' Dupont's powder Mills, Hagley, Brandywine at my convenience, as the complaints are rheumatism & old age.

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2d

Rain-I can't venture to B'wine until it clears off

I set out at 3 p. m. Ja Bogan gave wrong directions for his father's house. These threw myself & my Ginger bread dearborn into Alpine difficulties. I was forced to leave horse & dborn 4 of mile from the sick man's house, amongst rocks endless-& drag my sore leg to his room. Administer'd him. on my return, in smart mist Bapt Tim Burns' childleft horse & dborn at M' I. E. Dupont's & cross'd over to Mde Victor's-the greater part of the two families in New York where M & M Bidderman take shipping for France. My leg indescribable.

3d

At Me V. Dupont's last night & this whole day.

4th

I set out for Wilm" after breakfast. I admin"-Gallagher, a Taylor, at M' Dennan's-took dinner at Mrs. McGee's. Met Rev. Tho' Martin, a Dominican, from Ohio, who had been with me at Coffee Run 9 years ago, he is on Circuit thro' states, along canals &c to enable himself to build a church. I fell sick after dinner, oblig'd to take to bed- in even got my dborn, revisited all the sick in Wilm" they are recovering— I bivouac at Mrs Noel's.

8th

M. S of Arthur & Ch' Murphy

P calls this afternoon for a settlement in the most abusive language that could come from the lips of any Botany bay Graduate. I must borrow 104:34-& have done with himJohn Dunne breaking stones below the Bridge-& a lame duck would break as much in a day as John Dunne did, if the Duck but hopp'd along them from sun up to sun down.

9th

I notified Patrick Haw, after his breakfast that the above sum was due to him, that I would soon be enabled to pay it him, & that I'd advance him any money he should want to

buy winter clothing, & that I advis'd him to look out for some other place as I could not afford to give the wages of these 2 years—

13th

My leg has been, all last night, in a more distressing state than on any night these 6 months past.

15th

Cash to Pat Haw on acct fifteen dollars. He goes to Wilm" on his own acc' to come home drunk.

Barney McCann came from Wilm" with a gig, took me off to Newcastle to administer his sister in law-adma her, & Baptized her infant-I visited the prisoners M" McCarton & Edw Maher-I got home at 6 p. m.

October 16th

Leg, it's useless to describe it I could not close an eye for nearly the whole night. I was forced to go to Newport again this day. I brought home at my return 3 small pigs. I got home with my Orchestra, safe, at 4 p. m. Mr J" Dunne slunk off this morning before I was able to come down stairs. Mr Pat Haw, a whiskey absentee this whole Day ! ! !

17th

Leg in such plight as God pleases-no Pat Haw—If I was able I would go to Wilm" and hire a hand-.

Mr. Haw was haul'd home this afternoon in somebody's Market cart, who was obliged to hold Haw by the collar & body to prevent his falling over. He was conducted, prisoner like, to the hay mow where he lies. I purpose, God willing, going into Wilm" notwithstanding the shocking state of my leg, to procure a Man or a boy for the winter. The sot is roaring as loud as a Bull in the hay mow-his face all batter'd.

18th

I set out. Betsy Dunlevy is along. Noel's-wrote to Lawyer M Lane—

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19th

Oh my leg! Settled for the payment of Pat* Haw's wages with M' Kenny . Mrs Noel lends me 10 dol for the drunkard's settlement, home at noon when I immediately discharged Pat Haw-he went to harrow wheat for Thomas Farry after dinner

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20th

Leg in agony of pain. Rev. M' Martin came last evg.to take leave of me, on his return to Ohio. Pat Haw has the insolence to defy my turning him off

Sunday 21st

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M. Coffee Run. ppo-M' Dennis M'Credy here from Philadi by whom I hear of the Rev. WTM V. Harold's rehabiliation in St Marys Phil This news is cheering to me, altho' it is given without any accompanying explanation as to what amends for the past, what footing for the future

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I sent Tho Farry into Wilm" before sun up, with a letter to M' Kenny for the amount of Pat Haw's wages that he promised to loan me on the 19 ins' but my letter was brought back without the "Necessary." God will provide The walk to & from the church, & my long standing therein, left me fitting for a pallet this whole afternoon.

October 22d Monday.

I settled finally, this forenoon with Patrick Haw, as follows Balance in his favor $100.00 for which I gave him my note dated of this day, on demand but with condition, written, to receive from him one month's notice previously. As he is gone, & God speed him, I say nothing about the Lark-This note given by me, & call'd for Patrick Haw relieves me from my unexpected disappointment by Mich' Kenny, Wilmington. cujus verba plurima sunt, praetereaque Nihil.

It is favour from heaven, how small soever it is, that John Dunne is here, & does what I desire him to do. I asked him to day how much he'd expect a month for the winter.

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