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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Page 84 - September 7, 1839 - Kill Beef

September the 7. 1839 Page 84

Sat 7 Cloudy this morning at 8 or 9 Oclock
it began to rain and it continued to
rain till one it then broke away and in
the evening late it got clear I killed
2 squirls s and helped some at the camp
ground no more at this time 1839 H

Sun 8 Cloudy this morning and has the
appearance of rain it rained nearly
all day I rode on hunt of my calvs
but no find them 1839 H. Lucas

Mon 9 Clear this morning but soon clouded
up and rained some but in the evening
it got clear and cool I killed my
beef she weighed 4. 45 pounds she
came to 18 dollars I got her for 13 dollars

Tue 10 Clear this morning quite cool wind north
it got e som few clouds over us I plowed in
the foller ground all day no more at this
time but Remmember me when this you
seee December the 30 . 1839 H. Lucas

Wed. 11. Clear this morning quite cool I went and
helped Jacob Klepinger kill his beef
and in the after noon I thrashed one flowre
of oats in the evening it got som cloudy
and looked like rain it weighe 3. 22
pounds no more at presant amen for

Thu 12 Cloudy this morning quite cool I went
to Lafayette I took two barles of salt
I sold one barel for 7. 75 cts 3. 10 pounds
and one for 7. 50. weight 2. 90 pounds
I sold the hide for 2. 46 cts I got me a
pair of pants 4. 00 50 cts worth of
medison I got a letter from Wm
Lucas Dated august the 22. 1839 I
paid Andrews 16 dollar the tailors
7. 50 cts 1839 ana I came home after
night I feched a calf from town
for adam Best Harmon Lucas

Page 82 - August 26, 1839 - In Chicago

August the 26 . 1839 Page 82

Mon 26 Clear this morning quite pleasant we
lost 2 yoke of oxen belonging to James
Pierces we laid at Jacksons all day and all
night he found the cattle Just at night

Tue 27 Clear this morning we got in to Chicago
we got in about ten oclock I got 25 cts
for oats I sold 57 bushels of oats and
I got six barles of salt three of them
containing 3. 10 pounds each and three
barles containing 2. 90 pounds each and
it cost 16,93. cts three pints of tar at
18 3/4 we got back to Jacksons six miles
east of town I got half pound of reasons
at 12 cts one dosen of appels 6 cts 1839

Wed 28 Clear this morning we started from Jacksons
we lay by thorn creek and camped all night
quite cool I got a cag at 37 cts half pound
of raisens 12 cts H. R. Lucas 1839

Thu 29 Partly clear this morning quite nice
we lay at a grove 8 miles north
of the kankakee quite pleasant 1839

Fri 30 Clear this morning but soon clouded
up and rained it rained in the evening
again we lay at Rake straws 183.9.8

Sat 31 Clear this morning quite pleasant
we came from Rake straws to the
Irecoise to Wm Buckleses after
night when wee got their 1839 H
one day after date we or either of us do
promise to pay the sum of one hundred
dollars for Value Received Witness our
hands and seal this the 10 of December
1839 James live for ever and Jonathan
never die Received on the within note
fifty dollars January thee 16. 18340 er
Andrew nichelos Thomas anthony peter
dunfee and John Love gold. 1839 H.