Page 11 - June 11, 1838 - Making Rails

June the eleventh 1838 11

Mon 11 it has the appearance of rain at eight .O.

clock it broke away the sun shoen out

quite warm till two .O. clock then it

disappeard and in a few moments it

came up a shower of rain with heavy

thundrind and lightning at four it broke

away the sun shoen out quite warm

I made rails for Jacobe Klippinger at 62

Tue 12 the sun shoen out quite warm some

few flying clouds it has the appearance

of more fine weather the sun continued

shoen out till three .O. clock it disappear

heavy thundring and lightnings at

six .O. clock the sun shoen out and in a

few moments came another shower

the sun shoen out again I made rails

for Jacob Kleppinger H R L

Wed 13 quite foggy this morning and cooler than

it has been for some time past at seven

.O. clock the sun shoen out quite warm

till six in the evening then the sun

disappeard at dark it commenced rain

with heavy thundring and lightning

flash after flash I made rails for

Jacob Kleppinger for 62 per hu

Thu 14 it was a thundring this morning and

had the appearance of more rain but

broke away the sun shoen out quite

warm till noon then it disappear

and in a few moments it commen

raining with heavy thundring and

lightning it raind severl times throe

the day I made rails till noon for J K

Fri 15 it was cloudy this morning at six .O. clock

the sun shoen out quite pleasent the groun

is very wet the corn is from four to

six inches high the sun shoen out till

nearly night I made rails for J K