East Jersey

Boston was second in rank, with somewhat more than 20,000 people.

New York, the commercial capital of Connecticut and old East Jersey, was slightly smaller than Boston, but growing at a steady rate.

The fourth town in size was Charleston, South Carolina, with about 10,000 inhabitants.

Newport, in Rhode Island, a center of rum manufacture and shipping, stood fifth, with a population of about 7,000.

End of chapter 1 Recording by Devon Pertz, El Paso, Texas Chapter 2 of the Journal of John Woolman by John Woolman This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Devon Pertz Chapter 2 1743-1748 His first journey on a religious visit in East Jersey Thoughts on merchandising and learning a trade Second journey into Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina Third journey through part of West and East Jersey Fourth journey through New York and Long Island to New England And his fifth journey to the eastern shore of Maryland and the lower counties on Delaware My esteemed friend Abraham Farrington, being about to make a visit to friends on the eastern side of this province, and having no companion, he proposed to me to go with him, and after a conference with some elderly friends I agreed to go.

We set out on the 5th of 9th month, 1743, had an evening meeting at a tavern in Brunswick, a town in which none of our society dwelt, the room was full and the people quiet.

Thence to Amboy and had an evening meeting in the courthouse, to which came many people, amongst whom were several members of assembly, they being in town on the public affairs of the province.

At Jericho, on Long Island, I wrote home as follows.

Twenty-fourth of the fourth month, 1760.

Dearly beloved wife, We are favored with health, have been at sundry meetings in East Jersey and on this island.

My mind hath been much in an inward watchful frame since I left thee, greatly desiring that our proceedings may be singly in the will of our Heavenly Father.

End of chapter 1 Recording by Devon Pertz, El Paso, Texas Chapter 2 of the Journal of John Woolman by John Woolman This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Devon Pertz Chapter 2 1743-1748 His first journey on a religious visit in East Jersey, thoughts on merchandising and learning a trade, second journey into Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, third journey through part of West and East Jersey, fourth journey through New York and Long Island to New England, and his fifth journey to the eastern shore of Maryland and the lower counties on Delaware.

My esteemed friend Abraham Farrington, being about to make a visit to friends on the eastern side of this province, and having no companion, he proposed to me to go with him, and after a conference with some elderly friends I agreed to go.

We set out on the 5th of 9th month, 1743, had an evening meeting at a tavern in Brunswick, a town in which none of our society dwelt, the room was full and the people quiet.

Sometimes we found strength to labor earnestly with the unfaithful, especially with those whose station in families or in the society was such that their example had a powerful tendency to open the way for others to go aside from the purity and soundness of the blessed truth.

At Jericho on Long Island I wrote home as follows.

24th of the 4th month, 1760 Dearly beloved wife, We are favored with health, have been at sundry meetings in East Jersey and on this island.

My mind hath been much in an inward watchful frame since I left thee, greatly desiring that our proceedings may be singly in the will of our heavenly Father.