We had 5 American soldiers quartered upon us, by order of ye Council of
Safety. Ye soldiers were named Adam Wise and Henry Feating—those two stayed 2
or 3 days with us, ye others went off in an hour or two after they came.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 43
Capt. Volans came to inform us of ye death of Capt. Spain.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 43
H. D. went this afternoon to the
funeral of Hannah Logan.1
1 Hannah Emlen
Logan, wife of William Logan, of Stenton.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 43
2 The government of Pennsylvania was in 1776 administered by the Assembly, but the Whigs urged the adoption of a new constitution, and delegates assembled who authorized a convention for the purpose soon after the Declaration of Independence was issued. The convention passed ordinances imposing a State tax, and authorizing the arrest of suspicious persons. The Assembly, some of whose members were Friends, adopted resolutions reprobating them. The convention was called for the express and exclusive purpose of framing a constitution, not for the passing of laws. Acts were passed requiring the citizens to renounce their allegiance to the British Crown, and to declare their loyalty to the new government. The Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia adopted a minute in which they said, "We are united in judgment that, consistent with our religious principles, we cannot comply with the requisitions of those laws,. and as in some places fines and taxes have been imposed on those who, from conscientious scruples, refuse or decline making such declarations, it is the united sense and judgment of this meeting that no Friend should pay any such fine or tax."
Congress in August, 1777, being very much prejudiced against the Friends, reported by a Committee, "That the several testimonies which have been published since the commencement of the present contest with Great Britain and America, and the uniform tenor of the conduct and conversation of a number of persons of considerable wealth, who profess themselves to belong to the society of people commonly called Quakers, render it certain and notorious that those persons are with much rancor and bitterness disaffected to the American cause. That, as those persons will have it in their power, so no doubt it will be their inclination to communicate intelligence to the enemy, and in various other ways to injure the counsels and arms of America. That when the enemy in the month of December 1776 were bending their progress towards the City of Philadelphia, a certain seditious publication addressed, 'To our Friends and Brethren in religious profession in these and the adjacent provinces,' signed, John Pemberton, in and on behalf of the Meeting for Sufferings, held at Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the 20th of the Twelfth month 1776, was published, and as the committee were credibly informed, circulated among many members of the society called Quakers, throughout the different States. That as the seditious paper aforesaid originated in the City of Philadelphia, and as the persons whose names are undermentioned have uniformly manifested a disposition highly inimical to the cause of America, therefore Resolved, That it be earnestly recommended to the Supreme Executive Counsel of the State of Pennsylvania to apprehend and secure the persons of," etc., etc.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., pp. 43-4
Charles Mifflin and Polly Waln were this day married.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 44
Tho Wharton Esq was proclaimed President of ye Supreme Executive Council of ye Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Captain General and Commander in Chief in and over ye same.
Some call him Governor.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 44
Brint Debadee, an American soldier, was shot upon ye Commons of this City—a City heretofore clear of such business.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 44
A young man of ye name of Molesworth was hanged on ye Commons, by order of our present ruling Gentry.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 44
E. D. and S. D. went to the Burial of our ancient friend Mary Emlen.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 44
An Officer with 2 Constables called upon us for Blankets went away without any, as others had done, 3 or 4 times before.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 44
The Town illuminated, and a great number of windows broken, on ye Anniversary of Independence and Freedom.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 45
This is ye 7th day of ye 7th month, 1777.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 45
An account of a large Fleet being within our Capes; they disappeared ye next day.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 45
H. D. and S. Emlen left us about 5 o'clock, crossed ye uptown ferry, intending for Burlington, on their way to Rahway Genl meeting. Tho Fisher confined in ye Jerseys. We had a valuable pair of large End-Irons seized and taken from us, by Philip Mause.
SOURCE: Henry D. Biddle,
Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker from 1759
to 1807, A.D., p. 45
1 John Drinker, and older brother of her
husband, Henry Drinker. He refused to take the Continental money.
SOURCE: Henry D.
Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker
from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40
1 Thomas Fisher, one of the firm of Joshua
Fisher & Sons. He married Sarah, daughter of William Logan.
SOURCE: Henry D.
Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker
from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40
John Drinker's store
shut up by the Committee.
SOURCE: Henry D.
Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker
from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 40
The Town has been in
confusion this afternoon on account of an engagement between ye Roebuck, man of
war, and ye Gondelows.
SOURCE: Henry D.
Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker
from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 41
Ye 9th another fight
below took place without much damage.
SOURCE: Henry D.
Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker
from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 41
Our old friend
Joshua Emlen departed this life.
SOURCE: Henry D.
Biddle, Editor, Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker
from 1759 to 1807, A.D., p. 41
