Diary of Hannah Bloomfield Giles
1799
MSS L1972.36 MB [Bound]
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Title
Diary of Hannah Bloomfield Giles
Published
[New Jersey] 1799-1800
Description
1 vol. ; 13 x 19 cm.
Call Number
MSS L1972.36 MB [Bound]
Note
Cover title
Dated from April 17, 1799 to Jan. 8, 1800, with a gap between Nov. 25, 1799 and Jan. 1, 1800.
Domestic, social, and health matters are the subjects of most entries. She also occasionally travels short distances to surrounding towns to call on friends or especially Bloomfield family members.
Several references to her brother "Major Bloomfield", who may have been Joseph Bloomfield, an original member of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati and governor of New Jersey .
May 29, 1799: My worthy friends Mrs. Stevens Mrs. Commodore Truxton and 3 of Mrs. Truxtons children called in morn .... She called again on July 7 and 8. Thomas Truxton was an honorary member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati and was at the time of the diary engaged in the Quasi War with France.
June 3: "Major Paton ... set [sic] one hour with me related many incidents that had transpired since my absence (of two years) from this place .... " A Major John Patten was an original member of the Delaware Society of the Cincinnati.
June 8: "My faithful maid Rosanne gave me opium at 7 oclock in the morning ... Doct came to see me bled me ...."
June 25 & 29 & July 2: "Gen. Heard or his wife called." Both James and John Heard were original members of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati.
Hannah Bloomfield Giles was the wife of James Giles, an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. James Giles bequeathed his Eagle and his diploma to his grandson and in addition named that grandson his successor. The diarist mentions, however, "my darling son" who was "much distres't at our separating." He is mentioned again on July 13, and again on Oct 12: My son B[loomfiled] poor child had nearly been killed by a beef cow ... which took him for his prey by attempting to take him on his horns which glanced along his shoulder blade....
Brown leather binding stamped in gold
Newspaper obituary of Hannah Bloomfield Giles from the Bridgeton Observer pasted down to front free endpaper. No family survivors are named.
Gift of Irving C. Hamners, New Jersey Society, 1972.
Dated from April 17, 1799 to Jan. 8, 1800, with a gap between Nov. 25, 1799 and Jan. 1, 1800.
Domestic, social, and health matters are the subjects of most entries. She also occasionally travels short distances to surrounding towns to call on friends or especially Bloomfield family members.
Several references to her brother "Major Bloomfield", who may have been Joseph Bloomfield, an original member of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati and governor of New Jersey .
May 29, 1799: My worthy friends Mrs. Stevens Mrs. Commodore Truxton and 3 of Mrs. Truxtons children called in morn .... She called again on July 7 and 8. Thomas Truxton was an honorary member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati and was at the time of the diary engaged in the Quasi War with France.
June 3: "Major Paton ... set [sic] one hour with me related many incidents that had transpired since my absence (of two years) from this place .... " A Major John Patten was an original member of the Delaware Society of the Cincinnati.
June 8: "My faithful maid Rosanne gave me opium at 7 oclock in the morning ... Doct came to see me bled me ...."
June 25 & 29 & July 2: "Gen. Heard or his wife called." Both James and John Heard were original members of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati.
Hannah Bloomfield Giles was the wife of James Giles, an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. James Giles bequeathed his Eagle and his diploma to his grandson and in addition named that grandson his successor. The diarist mentions, however, "my darling son" who was "much distres't at our separating." He is mentioned again on July 13, and again on Oct 12: My son B[loomfiled] poor child had nearly been killed by a beef cow ... which took him for his prey by attempting to take him on his horns which glanced along his shoulder blade....
Brown leather binding stamped in gold
Newspaper obituary of Hannah Bloomfield Giles from the Bridgeton Observer pasted down to front free endpaper. No family survivors are named.
Gift of Irving C. Hamners, New Jersey Society, 1972.
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