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Title: Hannah Logan's courtship, a true narrative; the wooing of the daughter of James Logan, colonial governor of Pennsylvania, and divers other matters, as related in the diary of her lover, the Honorable John Smith, assemblyman of Pennsylvania and king's councillor of New Jersey, 1736-1752;
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Smith, John, 1722-1771 Myers, Albert Cook, 1874-1960, ed
Subjects: Smith, Hannah (Logan), Mrs., 1720-1761 or 2 Smith, John, 1722-1771
Publisher: Philadelphia, Ferris & Leach
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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dout for Dead, but In about five hours, Came to him-self again, but his head being Very much Bruised heContinued 111 Several Weeks. Thomas Pryor (also)had his Collar Bone Broke. 9th. Uncle Caleb Raper took the Qualification tobe Mayor of the City of Burlington In the Room ofEdward Pierce Deceasd, and Coz. Robert Smith tobe Recorder of S* City In the place of Isaac Decow,who was Preferred to be one of the Judges of theQuarter Sessions for the County. 27th. I Bought of Sarah, Wife of Simon Nightin-gale, The Third and Last Vol. of Stephen CrispsSermons, being Twelve Declarations & 2 prayers,price IS 8d. 1st month 4, 1739—40. This day Elizabeth,Daughter of Jon. Large, was to have been Married,but was disappointed. The mans Name that was tohave had her is Robert Swingett, who had been in theCountry from Old England about Six Months. Thismorning a Young Man that Came in the Same Vesselwith him Came to Bristol, and hearing he was Goingto be married Went to Some friends that Intended to
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i74o) John Smith 339 be at the wedding and Told them that he knew theman had a wife and Child In England, and he beingVery Positive in his Story & his account being VeryProbable the Couple Were not married. So that It wasthought the Certificate that he produced at the monthlymeeting was a forged one. It was afterwards Confirmed from England that hehad a wife & Child. 7th. I Sent Money i 2s by George Page to buy meWhitefields Journals & Sermons, as also Fuller ScHolmes on the Suffering of the people Called Quakers,Barcrofts Journal, and Ma Drummond on InternalRevelation ; which he not Going Returned. 2d mo. 4th or 5th. I Bought of Benjamin ffranklinthe following Books (viz.) Piety Promoted, the fiveparts Bound together ; W. Edmundsons Journal ;Jno. Bankss Journal, Thomas Wilsons Journal, JohnBarcrofts Journal & Fuller & Holmes on the Sufferingsof the people called Quakers. They all together Cost30s. LETTER, JOHN SMITH TO JOHN WARDELL. Burlington, 2d mo. 23d, 1740. I

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