Identifier: hannahloganscour00smit (find matches)
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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h • Richard Sherlock, D.D., Practical Meditation upon the FourLast Things, viz.: I. Death. II. Judgment. III. Hell. IV.Heaven. London, 1692, 8vo. (Brit. Mus. Cat.) 98 Courtship of (4mo. pleased with reading Paradise Lost,particularly so with the Conversation ofAdam & Eve in Paradise. Part of Evesspeech struck my fancy so that I think Ican remember it well Enough to set itdown,—the Latter part of it being aproposto my present circumstances— With thee Conversing I forget all time. Nor Glittering Star Light, without thee is sweet. Fourth month. I St Walked down to see Gov Thomas& his wife take shipping, w* they did atPowels wharf, being Accompanied byAbundance of people. 11^ Drank Tea at May Calverts withseveral Girls. 23^ Our meeting was very Large.Whitefield, 2 Moravian preachers & severalothers that were not friends were there.Drank Tea at L Pembertonswith several fr, and spent the Even^ therewith H. Logan &c. 29*^ Drank Tea at Jno. Armitts withthe Girls, &c\
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1747) Hannah Logan 99 Fifth ni07ith. \^ Spent the day at my plantation inreading Dr. Saml Clarkes sermons, ATour thro Great Brittain, &c\ 4 Even^ Read Shakespeare. 9 Drank Tea at Israel Pembertonswith H. Logan & several other friends. 13 An Express came up this morningfrom near Bombay hook, advising, as tissaid, that there were yesterday afternoonseveral french privateers there who hadLanded some men which were plundering,&C. The Report preveild, & people weremuch frightened. A Council was called,&c% but some of us doubted the Truth ofit. A little time will manifest whether weare right or not. I drank Tea at IsrPembertons with M, Jordan, &c^ 14 Heard . . . that the Reportwhich yesterday so alarmed the town provedGroundless, and the many hard Speechesmade against the poor Qiiakers for theirharmless principles serve only to show themalice of those who made them. 15 (4*^ day) It is now again said & u. wV \J. lOO Courtship of (5*mo- supposed true that some Span

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