Page 42 - December 29, 1838 - New Years Eve

December the 29 1838 Page 42

Sat 29 Peartly clear and desperately coald I

suffered pain with a thumb that had

got hurt with being mashed father

came home he sold meel at 50 cts

per bushel and oats at 38 cts per bushe

I done nothing of eny conciquence 1838

Sun 30 some cloudy this morning but broke

away and was quit coald I laid about

and at night I went to meeting at

Salem meeting house their was 22

Mon 31 Clear this morning and continued so

all day quite pleasent I bought five

head of calvs of John Graves I was to

give hime 22 days work for them I

cut down a shugar tree down and

Father and mother went on a visit

up to Aaron Yarnald I discharged

one gun a new years eve I heard

several guns dischargeed Snidder

sent our waggon home after night

By Richardrd Miller and a

little duchman Harmon Lucas

I Am I a souldier of the cross

A follwer of the lamb noemor

and shall I fear to owne his cause

or blush to speak his name

one Day after date we or either

of us promis to pay Henry

Love silver the sum of Thirty

five Thousand Dollars for Value

Received of Witness our hands

this the thirty first day of

December 1838 Thomas Smith

Mary R Carter and 1838

Eliza B Carter and 1838

Ethen I Carter and 1838

Jacson L Carter and 1838

Harvey F Carter and 1838

Richard Carter and . 1838

Esther B Carter and 1838

Harmon R Lucas and 1838