Folks:
Since many of you enjoyed the trip to Atsion, here is an excerpt from the diary of a teenage girl named Sara Thomson, who made a trip to Tuckerton in June 1809 for recreation and dancing. Again, she mentions stopovers for meals and sleeping, including a stay at Quaker Bridge. I have retained all original spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I hope you enjoy this one, too:
Thursday, June 22, 1809.
Started for Tuckerton the weather very damp—met with a smart Beau in my walk down the Ferry—he immediately joined and escorted us safe over—we bid him adieu—walked up to the house to take our passage the stage as they called it for to me it had more the appearance of an old Jersey wagon such as they go to market in but there was no use in complaining we started, nine passengers in all, the back part of the stage was stuffed full of bags banboxes without number—one poor old man about 80 years of age—the poor soul was cramed in among them to beshure he had a soft seat but the Ban Boxes they where flat enough and there contents wich where principlely Sunday Bonnets for the Tuckerton Bells—stopted at Haddonfield saw Mrs Bolton very much pleased with her—she made many inquires after Mr Wests family—he was very socible. dined at Ever Ham Pewter plates and Wooden spoons Landlady rather short very good peas and pretty good lamb-currant pie sweet with molasses Left Mr Bennet got pretty well in the Pines and heavy sand caught in a thunder storm Lightning one says O, dear, O my, O I wish I was with the old man among the Ban Boxes—the stage leeked spoiled my pretty Bonnet blessed the stage and its proprietors and the old ragged curtains, arrived safe through all our troubles at quaker Bridge, had a very good supper, clames in abundance good coffee very good beds landlady very kind, Charles complained of the rats said they bit his ear could not discover any mark must of drempt it swears he did not started next morning at daylight very pleasant ride after the rain, the driver polite he stopped several times to pick up magnolies water Lily &c arrived at Tuckerton to dine found them all well Aron’s eyes as large as ever too large for my comfert some how, made my mind up not to look at them had the misfortune to get oppossit to him at table change my posion Judg monsterous polite, Susan and Josephine sweet children fine fine weather fine sperits in fine every thing that is fine and clever.
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Best regards,
Jerseyman
Since many of you enjoyed the trip to Atsion, here is an excerpt from the diary of a teenage girl named Sara Thomson, who made a trip to Tuckerton in June 1809 for recreation and dancing. Again, she mentions stopovers for meals and sleeping, including a stay at Quaker Bridge. I have retained all original spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I hope you enjoy this one, too:
Thursday, June 22, 1809.
Started for Tuckerton the weather very damp—met with a smart Beau in my walk down the Ferry—he immediately joined and escorted us safe over—we bid him adieu—walked up to the house to take our passage the stage as they called it for to me it had more the appearance of an old Jersey wagon such as they go to market in but there was no use in complaining we started, nine passengers in all, the back part of the stage was stuffed full of bags banboxes without number—one poor old man about 80 years of age—the poor soul was cramed in among them to beshure he had a soft seat but the Ban Boxes they where flat enough and there contents wich where principlely Sunday Bonnets for the Tuckerton Bells—stopted at Haddonfield saw Mrs Bolton very much pleased with her—she made many inquires after Mr Wests family—he was very socible. dined at Ever Ham Pewter plates and Wooden spoons Landlady rather short very good peas and pretty good lamb-currant pie sweet with molasses Left Mr Bennet got pretty well in the Pines and heavy sand caught in a thunder storm Lightning one says O, dear, O my, O I wish I was with the old man among the Ban Boxes—the stage leeked spoiled my pretty Bonnet blessed the stage and its proprietors and the old ragged curtains, arrived safe through all our troubles at quaker Bridge, had a very good supper, clames in abundance good coffee very good beds landlady very kind, Charles complained of the rats said they bit his ear could not discover any mark must of drempt it swears he did not started next morning at daylight very pleasant ride after the rain, the driver polite he stopped several times to pick up magnolies water Lily &c arrived at Tuckerton to dine found them all well Aron’s eyes as large as ever too large for my comfert some how, made my mind up not to look at them had the misfortune to get oppossit to him at table change my posion Judg monsterous polite, Susan and Josephine sweet children fine fine weather fine sperits in fine every thing that is fine and clever.
If you are interested in reading the entire diary, please point your web browser to this URL:
http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/docs/diaries/index.shtml
Best regards,
Jerseyman
