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Page 9 - June 1, 1838 - Logansport Hanging

June the first 1838

Fri 1 in the morning was quite foggy about two
hours by sun it broke away the sun
shoen out quite warm and pleasent at
eight .O. clock I started up to Logans
port to see a man hung I landed abougthe
nine .O. clock about thwelve .O. clock he
was brought out of gail dead he had
hung him self the night before he was
to be hung there I got sight of him it
was supposed there was three thoussand
people there I saw a skuaw have one of the
hansomest little one that ever was I heard
a great meny white folks say that they
would be very glad if there littles ones was
as hansom as it I saw John Smith there
I staid at a young girls hous noe more

Sat 2 it was clear and warm I went tto the
river to fish and from that I plaid
round I staid with the same girl yes
I Received a letter from Wm Lucas

Sun 3 it was quite clear and warm at ten I
.O. clock I went up to Henry Kleppin
gers to singing school there was 25
girls and the best quallity to some of
the boys got the sack I staid with
Henry Kleppinger all night soe noe

Mon 4 it was some cloudy this morning it raind
a little early in the morning but soon
broke away and the sun shoen out clear
and warm I landed home at three .O.
clock the wind raised some about four in
the evening I got badly hurt by a fall

Tue 5 the sun rose clear about six .O. clock it
clouded up and had the appearance of rain
quite warm light wind in the south the
sun shoen out dreekley and shoen out dimly
by turns some cooler than we have had
for some five or six days past the wind
blew tollerable hard it thas the

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