To-night went to the play with Israel Waters to see “Bold Stroke for a
Wife."
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, January 3, 1769
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, January 13, 1769
Dined at Greenwich Hall with Sheriff Joseph Redman, Sam. Morris, Robert
Tuckness, Robert Erwin, Reynold Keen, John de Haas, and Andrew Bankson.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
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, February 11, 1769
My horse fell with me at the Barracks and hurt my arm.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, March 5, 1769
Robert Hopkins's house at Point No Point was burned to the ground
yesterday.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, April 6, 1769
Dr. Kearsley, Colonel Jones, and W. B. Hockley drank tea with me.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, April 10, 1769
My three children were inoculated by Dr. Kearsley.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, April 13, 1769
John Holland was branded in the hand at the State House for manslaughter.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, April 15, 1769
Dined on fish at Greenwich Hall with Joseph Fox, Samuel Mifflin, William
Parr, Judah Foulk, Tench Francis, Reynold Keen, Andrew Bankson, Henry Drinker,
Joseph Wharton, Edward Penington, Captain Story, Dr. Evans, Robert Smith,
Robert Erwin, William Jones, James Hartley, and Mr. Bard.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, May 12, 1769
In the morning took a ride with Joseph Redman in my chair. Drank punch
with Henry Keppele, Jr., and wished him joy on birth of a son. Afterwards went
to see the race between Mr. J's horse, Sportsman, and Dr. Kearsley's black
colt, 3 years old, for a quarter cask of wine. Sportsman won.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
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, July 13, 1769
Took John Reynell and wife out in his own wagon with my horse.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, July 22, 1769
Dined at Greenwich Hall with Joseph Galloway, Joseph Fox, John Ross, Abel
James, Thomas Tilbury, Samuel Bryan, Tench Francis, Joseph Wharton, Robert
Smith, and others.
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, August 25, 1769
My wife and self attended the funeral of Samuel Ash at Darby; he was
buried in Friends' ground there.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, August 29, 1769
At four o'clock this morning we looked at the comet, near the Seven
Stars.
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, September 9, 1769
Last night Penington's lumber store burned down, caused by lime slacking.
Walked to Centre Woods, where I found above one hundred trees blown down.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, September 13, 1769
Whitehead Jones and myself laid a trunk at the raceground, and Jonathan
Humphreys sent his team for a day's hauling.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, September 14, 1769
Went to see the English cattle which arrived a few days ago.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
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