Page 159 - 1843 Sales

October the 6.th. 1843 A Bests sale 159

1 strechers and swingle trees . . . $1.06

2 1 shovel plough . . . 1.88

3 1 pich fork . . . .31

4 1 little spining wheal . . . .50

5 1 lot of yarn . . . .81

6 1 oats stack . . . .62

7 1 pair of gears . . . 4.06

8 1 spring colt . . . 16.58

John Briants . . . 25.82

Nov 11 1 one plain . . . $.10

2 1 drower knife . . . .50

3 1 hand saw . . . 1.81

4 2 files rasp and punch . . . .40

5 1 cradle . . . .31

Nov 31 Joshua Burches sale . . . 3.11

1 1 cag of soap . . . $.44

2 1 stone churn . . . .85

3 2 calvs . . . 2.12

. . . 3.41

. . . 32.35

I got my sask 36 lites . . . 2.25

Sep 19 Joshua green got 5 1/2 of butter . . . 0.55

Sep 27 do. to 4 bounds and ten ounces . . . 0.46

Oct 28 do to 4 3/4 of butter at ten cts . . . 0.48

potatoes 1 bushel . . . 0.25

Oct 20 twou pounds of butter . . . 0.25

one bushel of pottatoes . . . 0.18

Page 133 - July 9, 1840 - Birthday

July the 9 1840 Page Maria 1. 33

Thu 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant and nice we

cradled wheat itill noon in the after noon

we put up 300 hay cocks of hay five

handy of us we got done putting up our hay

in the evening we got done 15 acres of it

Fri 10 Clear this morning quite pleasant we finished

cutting all of the wheat at noon in the after

noon I cradled m for Isaac Best quite

warm Harmon B Lucas his hand

Sat 11 Clear this morning quite pleasant I staid

at home till eleven oclock then I started

hom I got Wm. Pierces oxen and feched

up them I drowed some wood Harmon

Sun 12 Cloudy this morning quite warm it rained

several times at nine oclock I went to

Sunday school and at four oclock I went

to meeting and this being my birth day

which maks mee in my Twenty first

year of my age I thank and adore my

god for sparing mee as long as he has

Mon 13 Clear this morning I went down to

Wm. Rences after a yoke of cattle

and down to Lanes and got me a pair

of pantaloons 6.00 dollars Mrs.

Burch Departed her life this evening

Tue 14 Clear this morning quite pleasant I made

another begining to brake I worked till

noon then I went over to Salem

meeting house and waited awhile then I

went and help Dig Mrs. Burches grave

I worked till fore theen I went to braking

again John Pulver worked 3/4 of a day

Wed 15 Clear this morning quite pelasant I broke

prare till noon then I quite and went to

the burien of Mrs. Burch she was

bured about 3 oclock there was about 75

people at it John Pulver worked 3/4 of a day

Page 131 - June 29, 1840 - Pay our Sergeant

June the 29 .1840 Page 1. 31

Mon 29 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain it got clear and quite warm till

in the after noon it got quite windy I

went down to Hiirram Genings to

get the loan of his cattle and then I

went to Egbert Pattersons after a yoke

but dident get none so I came back

again and put on and old yoke and

yoked my stears up but they soon

got away I turned all out and went

up to my wheat fild no more Harmon

Tue 30 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain but dident rain enny I mowd

cheat all day in the evening I went

up to Isaac Klepingers and staid

all night I sold my wheat to Samuel

Pulver for 12 bushel of Wheat after

wheat harvest Harmon R Lucas

Wed 1 Cear this morning quite cool for

the time of the year I mowd till

noon of cheat in the after noon I

cut some logs for the young mens

tent it sprinkld some of rain in

the after noon I made some oxbows

Thu 2 Clear this morning quite cool I

plowd my potatoes over then began

to howe them I worked at them till

noon in the after noon I mowd some

Fri 3 Clear this morning quite cool I finish

my potatoes then went up to Adan

bests amd got some wheat quite

pleasant one day after Date I or

either of us do promis to pay the

sum of ten cts to george Mcdonel

our sergent in the army so no mor

Wm hery Harison is our president

for 1841 but he soon Departed this

life in April the 4 1841 on his

seat at the citty of Washinton cs

Page 127 - June 8, 1840 - Surveying

June the .8. 1840 Page 1.27

Mon 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant and nic

I laid up fence all day quite nice Har

Tue 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant I made

some rails then I went up and laid up

fence till noon and counted up my rails

I had 12 . 30 rails one the side of the lot

and 11 hundred on the south string in the

after noon I went to mill and got a bag of flo

Wed 10 Clear this morning quite pleasant in

the morning I went up to the shop then

I went and helped to run off our land

John Graves Isaac Klepinger Elijah

Timmons . Samuel pulver Cournal

Oiler the survyor and mee was at it

quite tired of it too we run we run half

a mile line betwene us thence we rune

back .80 rods thence east 80 rods thenc

we commenced at the section line thence

haf a mile mile West thence we came back

80 rods we ran thence half a mile south

betweene John Graves and Isaac best

we came back and started at the section

corner and run thence 40 rods west

thence south 80 rods thence east

40 rods we got done and thank god

for it for I lwas tired as I could be

Wed 11 Clear this morning quite pleasant all

day I drowd and laid up fence all day

quite warm and sweltry Harmon

Fri 12 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I drowd rails till noon then I broke

my ox bough tremendiously warm

it thundred some in the evening like

that we might have a rain after

night it rained it continued all night

Maria Mansfield was born May 14 1823

in the state of new york she now lives

in the state of Indiana Tippecane Co

Tippecanoe Township 1841 Harmon

Page 124 - May 21, 1840 - Setting Onions

May the 21. 1840 Pag 1. 24

Thu 21 Clear this morning quite cool and windy

but got cloudy and rained some of the

time I set out my bed of oniones 1840

Fri 22 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

drawd 11. loads of rails 38 at a load

quite nice all dday I unyoked my oxen

Sat 23 Cloudy this morning and raining some

but got clear and nice for a while then it

got cloudy and rained some I drowd four

loads of rails 40 at a load till noon in

the after noon I helped E. Timmons to

spay four shoats I plowed some of my garden

Sun 24 Cloudy this morning and rained some

it broke away and got some pleasanter

I went to meeting and at four oclock

I went to meeting again it rained some

before night again after night I went

to Mr. Genings to prayr meeting

and comming home I got lost it did

rain very hard tremendiously dark

Mon 25 Cloudy this morning and raining

some three or four times in the day

I planted 19 rows of potatoes and finish

setting out my onions the sun shoen

out some of the time Harmon

Tue 26 Cloudy this morning and raining

some and continued so all day I built

fence part of the day it rained all

day quite smart Harmon R Lucas

Wed 27 Cloudy this morning and rained till

noon in the after noon it broke away

I haled stakes till noon in the after

noon I laid up fence I got 90 pannels

up after night I went to a school

meeting we got 14 dollars made up

Wm. burch J. Klepinger M. Mahen

J. grooms Mr Mendenhall manegerss

adam best secutary or Librarian

Page 123 - May 14, 1840 - Rails and Plows

May the 14 . 1840 Page 1. 23

Thu 14 Cloudy this morning and raining some

it broke away about noon then I went

to hauling rails again I hald 7 loads

25 each load quite pleasant after night

I went to meeting at Salem Harm

Fri 15 Clear this morning this is the day of old

Tips raisen Tremendiously warm to day

I drowd 11 loads of rails 26 at a load

I have got 14 times 45 rails which maks

6. 90 rails no more Harmon L

Sat 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant I went and

worked for Adam Best I furowed out ground

he went to quarterly meeting held at simeses

school house 3 miles south of Salem 1840

Sun 17 Clear this morning quite pleasant at 11. oclock

I went down to quarterly meeting and staid

till after for oclock service then I came to

home quite pleasant Harmon R Lucas

Mon 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant I went

down home and got home at 11. oclock in the

after noon I plowed withe my oxen by their

selves to a shovel plough it rained some in

the evening I laid up some fence to 1840

Tue 19 Cloudy this morning and continued so all

day only a few times the sun shoen out

it rained several times through the day I

yoked up a yoke of young stears and I

harrowed in five or six acres of oats

Wed 20 Clear this morning I worked till noon

on the county farm I plowd for oats in

the evening I came home I fetched up

six bushels of potatoes pillow of flower

one bushel of onenes after night I

went to Salem meeting house and

after service we tried for a sabeth school

it fell through with and I dont care

one cent it rained some after night

Page 119 - April 22, 1840 - Whig Convention

April the 22 .1840 Page 1. 19

Wed 22 Cloudy this morning and rained some

I made some rails old Man Shigley got

of me ten barles of corn at noon I

got wood for Coopers on Adams bests

acount one Dollar quite warm after

night It rained quite hard and it

thundred and lightned very much

Thu 23 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain it rained some of the time a

little I cut some timber then I

wrote some Harmon R. Lucas

Fri 24 Cloudy this morning and raining

some but som broke away and got

clear quite warm I cut timber and

made some rails I went to limmon

and took tea with the Ladies 1840

Sat 25 Clear this morning and quite pleasant

and nice I started and weent to the

Town of Laffayette with Hiran

Genings in his wagon 9 went in

it some of the way it got cloudy and

rained some then it broke away and

the sun shoen out but soon got

a tremendious hard shower on the

southe side of the Wabash a fine

convention a 1.000. good old

fashoned Whigs at Lafayette

they marched all around the

Court house and the there was

several orations Deliverad then

a long came 2. fool barles of

the old hard cider free for

the company I got one pint

of the cider it continued to rain

on all all night Wm Klepinger

staid all night I got a pam

life hat 31 cts at hanners store

one day after date we or either

of us Dood promis to pay

Page 91 - October 23, 1839 - Traden Party

October the 23. 1839 Page 91

Wed 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

went after my ox and got him again

noon in the after noon I went to mill

Thu 24 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I thrashed wheat up at Adam Bests

It got some cloudy and looked like

raine Benjamin Burch raised his

house Luesa Pulver was hear and

Margret Yarnald was hear all nig

Fri 25 Cloudy this morning and looks like rain

it rained a little in the evening it cleard

up we cleaned up 21 bushels of wheat in

the after noon I thrashed wheat 1839 r

Sat 26 Cloudy this morning it rained some

we cleaned up some wheat till noon in the

evening I went on a traden party Mr and

Mrs pierce wife staid hear was meeting

at Timmonses The boys cut a high swell

after night a trying to scare the girls.

Sun 27 Cloudy this morning and raining it

continued to hold out all day it thund

red quite hard I went to salem to

hear mr. Peters preach 1839. 18.

Mon 28 Cloudy this morning it broke away

in the evening and got clear I

helped Jonson graveses chusk corn

after night I helped him at a huske

Tue 29 Clear this morning with a frost on

it looks like it will be a fine day I

puled corn till noon in the after noon

I helped husk a load of corn 1839

Wed 30 Cloudy this morning and rained som it

got clear wee swaped with dolechide for a hor

we gave one yoke of cattle and ten dollars

for the horse I helped John graves to

get in corn we got in four loads 1839

Page 86 - September 20, 1839 - Chimney Patched

September the 20. 1839 Page 86

Fri 20 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

continued in that position all day I cut up

three shocks of fodder in the after noon

I tended the mason he pached our chim

ney the charge was 2. 50 cts he commen

ced at one and quite at four in the evening

Sat 21 Clear this morning quite warm I

thrashed 10. 3/4 of wheat in the fore

noon in the after noon I helped John

Graves clean up wheat .49. bushels

quite warm It rained after night 1839

Sun 22 Cloudy this morning but it soon broke

way and got clear and pleasant I went

down to Egbert Pattersons to meeting

quite warm I seen my old woman there

Mon 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

thrashed oats till noon in the after noon

I covered it up and went up to the field

and cut up three shocks of fodder Father

bought a yoke of cattle from Daniel ogden

he is to give him forty Dollars H. L

Tue 24 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I cleaned up 13 bushels of oats and then

I went up and cut up three shocks of fodder

Father began to seed it got cloudy in thee

evening and rained some I went up to

Adam Bests for a pair of ox howsit

got quite cool it rained consciderable hard

Wed 25 Cloudy this morning but broke away

the sun shoen out some of the time I

plowd foller ground with oxen it turned

some cooler in the evening the evening

Thu 26 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost on it has the appearance of being

a fine day I plowd in wheat in the

after noon in the for noon I plowd in

fouller ground Harmon Calhoon

Hiram T Genings Hiram Lucas

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 78 - July 29, 1839 - Salted Heifer

July the 29 . 1839 Page 78

Mon 29 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

got some cloudy in the evening I cut and

bound up oats and Michel dunfee cut hay

Tue 30 Clear this morning but soon got som

cloudy and sprinkled some of rain I

drowed in wheat for our selvs in the fore

noon in the after noon I drowed wheat

for Adam Best quite warm all day

Wed 31 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

bind up oats in hunts field we put up

66. dosens of oats in the after noon I

cradled in oats quite pleasant. 1839. 31

Thu 1 Clear this morning quite cool and nice

I am very much afflicted with boils at

this time other wise I feel quite well at

this time I finished cutting my oats in

the fore noon in the after noon I raked hay

I counted up the dayys which made four

hundred and eighty one days 1839 20

Fri 2 Cloudy this morning and raining

it continued raining we drowed in oats

in hunts field we built 2 stacks up

their it broke away the rest drowed down

oats I bound up oats for my self in

the evening I went and hired Johnsons

Graves wagon he gave me the waggon a

tirip and one dollar for a parcl of salt

Sat 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

bound up oats for my self in the after

noon I helped to draw in oats and claar

of a thrashing flower and then I went

down to Hirams Ginings to salt my

heifer and back home Faher and mother

went on a visit to Wm Pierces 1839

Sun 4 Clear this morning quite pleasant it got

very warm I went to Salem meeting hous

at 11 oclock I wrote some little I was in

a good dale of pain 1839 . and bouoth

Page 76 - July 17, 1839 - Cradling Wheat

July the 17. 1839 Page 76

Wed 17 Clear this morning with a heavy fog

on quite cool it turned quite warm in

the corse of the day I finishe laying my

corn by in the for noon in the after

noon I cut 18 dosens of my wheat and

Father and Samul Pulver cradleed

wheat for Wm and Josshua Burch

Thu 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant

withe exception of a few flying clouds

I helped Wm Klepinger cradle in

his wheat it made my arms quite

soar Father helped Adam Best

Fri Clear this morning with the exception

of a few flying clouds over us at this

time quite warm in the fore noon I

cut wheat in our field in the after noon

I helped Klepingers cradle in the eve

ning it got cloudy and rained some

it continued so all night in the eve

ning Father and Mother went up

to adam Bests with the Provisions 18..

Sat 20 Cloudy this morning and raining some

it broke away quite warm there was sev

ral showers went rounld Father and

mee cut our wheat I had 2. 00 hundr

dosens Father had 2. 40 dosens of wheat

the mens names that helped us reap

S. Pulver Wm Shigley Wm Burch

Wm Klepinger Jacob Klepinger Isaac

Klepinger S. Klepinger David

Klepinger B. Burch A Yarnold

A. Best B. Lucas we finished cutting

our wheat and cut 44 dosens for Dave

Klepinger July the 20. 1839 1839

Sun 21 Cloudy this morning and it rained

all day by turns the sun shoen out in the

evening it came up a desperate storm

with thunder and lightning I was at

Isaac Klepingers all day Bettsy Pierce

Benjamin graves was on a visit hear

Page 50 - February 17, 1839 - Speling School

Febuary the 17. 1839 Page 50

Sun 17 Cloudy this morning and snowe

two or three times in the course

of the day I went to Salam

meeting house to hear Mr.

Wood preach after night he

preached ggin I went to it

Mon 18 clear this morning quite nice

all day I cut wood all day L

D Chism staid all night D

Ttue 19 clear all day I went up to a little

town caled Ammericas to get

some money at the esqires office

which he had collected for mee

I staid all night at michel

hairs and went to speling school

Wed 20 cloudy and raining this mornin

it broke away at noon I had a

Job a getting my money from

the esquire I got fourteen Dollars

and sixty two cents and I paid

L. D. Chisom ten Dollars too

Thu 21 cloudy partly all day the sun shoen

out some times I made one hundre

and forty rails for Adam best

quite warm all day after night

I went to meeting at Mr. genings

Fri 22 cloudy this morning and raingu

it had commenced in the night

it thundred very hard som foggy

too Mr. and Mrs. Genings was hear

and Mr. and Mrs. Barns was hear

on a visit I cout some rail timbe

Sat 23 cloudy this morning and a great

appearance of rain quite warme

it is some smokey I made one hundred

and twelve rails for Adam Best

in the after noon we went a

hunting rabots but killed none

Page 48 - February 4, 1839 - Follower of the Lamb

Febuary the 4. 1839 Page 48

Mon 4 Cloudy this morning in the after

noon it broke away but quite

coald all day I dom nothing of eny

conciquend all day so noe more

Teu 5 clear this morning and continued

so all day a most despertly coald

I done nothing of eny conciquence w

Wed 6 clear this morning and continued

e so all day and som little warmer

it thoughed some little I killed

four praire hens after night I

went Salem meeting house to

Mr. Wood preach H. R. L.

Thu 7 clear this morning and some little

warmer that it has been for some

two or three mornings past it

thoughed some Father went to town

he got a letter for me and six pape

I cut some wood for the school house

after night I went to Mr. gening

to prayer meeting H. R. L.

Fri 8 cloudy this morning and continud

so aall day in the after noon it

rained some five or six times

in the day I cut some timber for

adam Bests and then hunted

Sat 9 clear this morning it had snowed

som in the night which is gone

some colder than it has been for

som two or three days past wind

North west at this time after

night I went to singing school

and I signed one scholar to it we

had liken to load a fight at it

am I a soldier of the croess a

follower of the lamb and

shall I fear to own his cause

or blush to speak his name

Page 46 - January 22, 1839 - Go Baering

Jenuary 22 1839 Page 46

Tue 22 Cloudy and windy and after night

it blowed Desperately hard I worke

for Jacob Klepinger and after

night went to Sollomon Bests

and it stormed quite hard 1839

Wed 23 clear and continud so all day after

night I went to meting I worked

for JacB Klepinger I went home

with H. B. their was 20 out

Thu 24 clear this morning I worked for

Jacob Klepinger after night

Mahen and the wife caame to Jacob

Fri 25 cloudy and snowing and raining

som all day after noon it rained

quite hard I finished my work

for Jacob Klepinger H L 1839

Sat 26 cloudy this morning it got some

clear I and David and Samuel

Klepinger had the most fun with

a little calf it would make at us

as hard as it could I got it of

Wm. Burch Feelden Clevenger

had a child to depart this life.

Sun 27 clear this morning Mr. Wood

preached at Salem meeting house

after meeting I went to the baering

then to Mr. Barnards to meeting

Mr. Cook preached their was

eight or ten Joined meeting 1839

Mon 28 cloudy this morning it snowed

ritet smart all day I worked

for John Graves till three O

clock it comtined to storm so Bad

that quit and went home 1839

One day after date I promised

to pay Thomas C Barnes the

sum of tten dollars Value Reced

Page 43 - January 1, 1839 - New Year

Jenuary the 1 st. 1839 Page 43 I

Tue 1 Cloudy this morning and continued

so all day I went to Harrison

Ville to a shootting match Wm.

Hogcas and Allen Luptain got

eleven turkeys Hogcas killed four

turkeys 2 hundred yds off hand

after night it snowed quite hard

Wed 2 cloudy and thoughed some all day

it rained a little I and John gravs

and father drowed forty five

shocks of fodder after night I

went to Salem Meeting house but

dident stay long Samuel Klepinger

and I went to get a saddle to goe

to Isaac Klepingrs wedding 1839

Thu 3 cloudy this morning it snowed

some little in the morning I went

down to Isaac Bests to a wedding

depending betwin Isaac Klepinger

and Delila Best Mr. chapman

and Miss. Bilder Back awas the 183

attendence at the wedding I came

home at night it turned som colder

Fri 4 cloudy this morning and had the

appearance of snow but dident

I went to the infair after night

hear came two paddys we had some

little fun with them no more no

Sat 5 clear this morning and pleasent

their was a man offerd me thirty

dollars for five calvs it continued

warmer in the evening it got cool

Sun 6 cloudy this morning and mised a

little of rain till in the after

noon then it broke away Father

started to shoney for sheep after

night I went to Salem meeting

house to hear Mr. Hufman

Page 36 - December 1, 1838 - Canal in Vain

December the 1 1838 Page 36

Sat 1 quit smokey and cloudy at ten it snowed

a little I went over to the canall to get som

money but in vein so no more at present

Sun 2 clear this morning quite cool at eleven O. clock

I went to meeting over at Salem meeting

house to hear Mr. Wood preach their was

considerable out to day I parted with my

watch to David Klepinger for ten Dollars

and fifty ctts I went down to Mr. Simses

school house to hear Mr. Wood preach

Mon 3 partly clear all day Father went over

to mill over the river I went and picked

out suitable timber for making rails

for Silas Colbert and in the evening

I went out and killed three praire hens

Tue 4 cloudy this morning and has the appear

of rain or snow Mr. Barnes commencd

his school on the third of December 1838

I killed two praier hens in the day

it snowed some and sleted some it

rained some in the evening I drowed

stove wood for the meeting house and

Father came hom from mill at

noon with 26 Bushels of mele and

a flower so man at present 1838

Wed 5 cloudy all day it snowed some in the

morning I went over to the canall to get

some money but in vain I got their

dew Bill which cald for fourteen Dollars

and six cts Robert hogens was there

with mee I went to meeting at night

their was Mr. Wood Mr. Yarnald Mr.

Timmons Mr. Best and wife Mr.

Shigley and wife and daughter Mr.

Maken Mr. Mendenhall Mr. Lucas

one Day after date wee or either of us

promised to pay Mr Slick the sum of

ten Dollars for Value Received

witness my hand Mr. Slick 1838

Page 33 - November 12, 1838 - Subscribers

November the 12. 1838 Page 33

Mon 12 cloudy and rained a little quite warme

Mr. Mendenhall bought a barrel

of salt he paid one dollar and a quart

down it broke away some but rained

sevrel times through the day in the

evening it rained hard I gethered two

loads of corne Wm Simes signed five

Dollars and paid it down Adam Best

signed 2.50 cents Jacob Klepinger signed

and paid one dollar Benjamin Enoch

Wood paid one dollar Wm Burch paid

one dollar and eighty cents Benjamine

Burch signed one dollar and thirty one

James W Ireland signed 3.00 dollars

Benjamin Lucas signed one dollar

Eligah Timmons signed one dollar

Tue 13 some broken wind blows quite hard at

present it turned quite cold it was

partly clear all day I helped to gether

three loads of corne Mr. Mendenhall

helped us gether all day so ends the

Wed 14 tollerable pleasent to day I gethered

corn Mr. Mendenhall and me gethered

four loads of corn it clouded up late in

the evening after dark it rained some

I went over to Salem meeten house to

prayr meeting it was rather intended

for the purpose of letting out the

stove for to be keped up warm and

the house cleand and candles to be

found to be for one year Benjamine

Lucas under took it for six Dollars

Thu 15 sprinkled some this morning it was

cloudy all day and desperate cool all day

I gethered or drawed fodder for John grave

Fri 16 clear this morning and quite cool it was

cold all day it snowed all the after

noon I went and found my colts over

to moatses creek amen to me c 1838

Page 32 - November 6, 1838 - Raise a Stable

November the 6. 1838 Page 32

Tue 6 Very smoky and some cloudy and cool it

continued cool till in the after noon then

began to snow desprately hard it got harder

and harder till night then it paused a while

then it commenced hard night I went to

help Mr. Benjamin Burch to raise a

smoke house and stable the names

as--rted on this page begins with

Wm Burch Joshua Burch Jacob

Kleppinger Aaron Yarnold John

Clark Joseph Bolen John Graves

Adam Best. Sollomond Best

Silas Colbert Jacob Potter Benjamin

Burch John. G. Smith Eligah timon

now the wemond Mrs Kleppinger

Mrs Burch Mrs. Wm. Burch Mrs

Ireland Miss Harriet Burch

Wed 7 it is a drisling this morning and continued

so all day very smokey and tollrable

warm rain for the tim I cut logs for a

Thu 8 clear and very coald this morning the

sun shoen out nice it was broken all

day I husked one load of corn by my

self father came home from court

Fri 9 clear and pleasent this morning it was

considerable warmer than it was yester

at noon at clouded up and got deperately

cold I gethered one load of corn I killed

two praire hens at two shots 1838

Sat 10 clear this morning as it could be it

clouded up in the after noon I cut wood

this makes fiften loads of corne

Sun cloudy this morning it snowed some

in the morning I went over to hunt

my coalls and at eleven O. clock

I wnt over to Salem meeting house

to hear Selkelk preach how

the mew preache cam on to day

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Sat 8 clear and pleasent all day I went down

to Mr. Simeses to get some wheat Mr.

Monson and his lady came hear for the last

Sun 9 clear and pleasent all day I went down

to hear Mr. Gripheth preach Mr.

Camblen Nights funeral Mr. Monson

and his lady bids fare well for the last

Mon 10 clear and pleasent all day I went and

thrashed oats third quarter 10 5 12 E

Tue 11 clear and pleasent this morning through

the day it clouded up and had the appearan

of rain I commenced sowinge wheat on

the primeses of Adam bests no more

Wed 12 some foggy this morning but soon

broke away Father started to chickoau

go started at 8 O clock I sowed wheat

Thu 13 clear and cool this morning I think

there was frost or close mippen I sowedw

Fri 14 clear and cool this morning I have

had my health extreamly well so

far yet I finished sowing wheat at

noon which made One hundred corn rows

or four aclres of ground so ends the day

Sat 15 clear and pleasent all day I down to

Lafayett and from that to Fordsmans

Mill to get emploid but dident get it

Sun 16 clear and pleasent all day I went down

to singing school in Harresson Ville

at ten O clock considerable of sickness ne

Mon 17 some foggy this morning clear and nice

all day I cut up sixteen shocks of corn

fodder wrote this on sunday morning

the seventeenth of september 1838 soma

am I a soildier of the crooss a fodler