Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, February 23, 1774

Our old friend Sam' Sansom Sen, departed this life. this morning.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, April 27, 1774

H. D. and E. D. took a ride to Kensington. Climbed up ye side of our new ship which is building there. Came home by Charles West's place.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, May 3, 1774

Gov^r H—l—n carted round ye Town, and burnt in effigy.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, July 3, 1774

B. Trapnell taken unwell with a sick stomach and fever; Dr Parke attends him. He continued ye same till ye morning of ye 9th, without our being apprehensive of the danger he was in, or Dr Parke, tho' Benny had desired him to call in Dr Kearsley—who did not see him till ye 9th, when he was much changed for the worse. His fever had changed to billious; he departed this life about 4 o'clock, ye morning of ye 10th—First day—and was so much changed by 9 o'clock, that ye Doctors advised by all means to bury him that day, which was accordingly done, between 7 and 8 o'clock in ye evening.

Benny was in his 27th or 28th year—much lamented by all of us. 

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, July 15, 1774

H. D. left home for Atsion. Hilary Baker lodges here in ye place of our poor Benny, whom we miss very much.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, August 4, 1774

Ye new ship Chalkley, Edward Spain, master, sailed this afternoon for Bristol.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, August 26, 1774

Reb^a Waln and her daughter Nancy, M. S., E. D., Sally, Nancy and Billy went to see the Waxworks made by Mrs Wells, opposite ye Royal White Oak.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, September 14, 1774

H. D., E. D. and Sally went to Frankford on Horseback. H. D. on Wild-deer, Sally on ye mare, E. D. on Noble. We were overtaken by two of Owen Jones's daughters, who went with us to A. James'. We came home the Point road—10 miles.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, May 19, 1766

A vessel from Pool brought ye account of ye Repeal of the Stamp Act, ye 20th. Ye Town illuminated upon the occasion.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 22

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, December 24, 1773

An account from Boston of 342 Chests of Tea being thrown into ye sea.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, December 25, 1773

John Parrock called this evening to inform us that ye Tea ship was at Chester.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39

Journal of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, December 27, 1773

Ye Tea ship, and cargo sent off this morning.

SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 39