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Page 99 - December 20, 1839 - Sley Ride

December the 20 .1839 Page 99

Fri 20 Clear this morning with a heavy frost
on it continued clear till in the evening
then it got some cloudy 5 or 6 went on
a wolf hunt and killed 3 wolvs we did
goe to Finches grove after night I went
down to H. Genings to meeting H.

Sat 21 Cloudy this morning and snowd some
very hard and it continued snowding all
I killed four Rabits and one plaesent quite
a deep snow at this time no more at a
this time but Remember me when oo
this you see Ruth Baismen 1839 21

Sun 22 Cloudy this morning I wrot all day it
snowd some in the evening no more at
this time but Remember me Maria.

Mon 23 Cloudy this morning I done nothing
much all day Father and Mother went
down to coopers mill and store and got me
one pound of powder two pounds of shot
one pound of lead price was 87 cts 1839

Tue 24 Cloudy this morning I drowd hay till
noon in the after noon I went up to Isa
Klepingers and got my hair cout after
night I went to Watch meeting it
lasted till ten oclock in the evening

Wed 25 Cloudy this morning and snowd some I
made a sley for to ride in I went to the
school house a while then I came home and
fixed and went to Watch Meting at
James Murfeys such a ride I never saw
Maria Mansfield Luesa Pulver and
Ruey ann and Mary Iam Wm Mansfield
I and John Pulver was in the sley we went
up and down from Erastus barnes thence
two miles north then back the road is
now caled the rase ground they make
fun of our ride but I never had
such a ride in my life H. L

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