Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, January 15, 1769

I had to dinner with me Emanuel and Jacob Carpenter, Joseph Redman, Samuel Morris, Daniel Wister, and William Jones.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, July 7, 1769

Went with wife and son Tommy to Galloway's place, and dined with John Wister and wife, Daniel Wister and wife, the Widow Chancellor, William Wister, and George Smith and his mother-in-law.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, August 24, 1769

Yesterday put two men to work on the race track, and this afternoon drove Daniel Wister's pair of horses thrice around the track.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, September 2, 1769

Timothy Matlack, my two sons, and self went up to Joseph Galloway's place to see Whitehead Jones raise Daniel Wister's barn, and after dinner had a bull bait.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, pp. 17-8

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, October 17, 1769

Spent the evening at the Widow Jenkins with John and George Ross, Jacob Carpenter, Henry Pauling, Squire Swope, Daniel Wister, Timothy Matlack, Peter Bachman, George Hitner, and Owen Jones, Jr.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, December 1, 1769

Breakfasted at Galloway's place with Timothy Matlack, Daniel Wister, and Hoffman. In the afternoon, with wife, attended the burial of Mrs. Coultas—body taken from the Widow Jenkins's house to Church ground.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, June 26, 1768

This afternoon, with my two sons and Daniel Wister, went to Joseph Galloway's place to eat turtle.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 15

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, July 10, 1768

This afternoon went with John Backhouse and Thomas Shoemaker up to Joseph Galloway's place to dine with Daniel Wister, William Wister, Timothy Matlack, John Fox, Jacob Barge, and others.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 15

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, October 9, 1768

Dined at Galloway's place with Israel Waters, Daniel Wister, Jacob Barge, Joseph Fox, Timothy Matlack, and Owen Jones.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, February 2, 1767

To-night with my wife, Daniel Wister, and Timothy Matlack, attended the play called "Cato."

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 13

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, February 8, 1767

Took a walk to near the brick kilns with Emanuel and Jacob Carpenter, Daniel Wister and Adam Kimmell. This afternoon William Jones and Mrs. Gray were married.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 13

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, December 31, 1767

Daniel Wister was weighed to-day, 270 pounds; and I, 161 pounds.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 14

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, February 7, 1766

Accompanied Daniel Wister to the meet at Hannah Williams's, where we met the gentlemen hunters. Peter Wikoff wore the brush.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 10

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, March 18, 1766

Went over Schuylkill to meet D. Wister and his brother William, and brother-in-law, Owen Jones, to shoot pigeons.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 10

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, April 16, 1766

Daniel Wister went with me to the Schuylkill to see the great freshet.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 11

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, May 29, 1766

Daniel Wister and myself went to the Green to see a £10 race between Joseph Hogg's and John Buckingham's horses.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 11

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, June 24, 1766

Received the news that Daniel Wister had a son born and named John.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 11

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, October 21, 1766

Attended the funeral of Daniel Wister's son; he was five months old.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 12