Page 111 - March 4, 1840 - To Indiana

March the 4 . 1840 . Page 1. 11

Wed 4 Clear this morning the wind blew

hard I past Kirkville Mount ehy

Cumberland I past Collumbus at one

oclock my tole was 40 cts bill 87 cts

I got to Lafayette at dark I came 46

miles to day quite pleasant 1840

Thu 5 Clear this morning I came throug

Spring field at 11 oclock I got my

money at eanon I got to dalon at

dark my bill awas 75. tole 29 cts

I came 46 miles to day 1840

Fri 6 Clear this morning I started and

came to Eaton 24 miles off of daton

then to Richmond 16 mils I got

to the Indiana line at dark then I

came 4 miles further to richmond

My bill was 1. 37 cts I came 40 mils

the worst road I ever saw in my life

Sat 7 Clear this morning I started from

richmond and got to Shalells ville

and put up for the night My bill was

75. cts the road was quite muddy I

came 40 miles I got my hames at noon

Sun 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I started my bill was 87 cts I past

Indianapolis at four oclock I got 9

miles this side of it I got to a little

viledge the name of it was augusta

and put up the roads quite bad all

day I came 37 milss Harmon Lucas

Mon 9 Cloudy this morning but soon got clear

I got to kirklin at one oclock I got to

Jefferson at dark and put up quite

a bad road nind I tel you my bill

was 50 cts I road 38 miles to day

alas and did my saviour die or

did my sovren die a charge to keep

I have a god to glory fie 1840

Page 107 - February 14, 1840 - Stranded in Ohio

Fri 14 Cloudy this morning and raining

some all day after night It began to

snow and frees hard I went to sing

ing school after night I staid all night

I staid with Thomas Smith I wrot a

letter back hume las night I went to

meeting then to Thomas Smith and st

aid all night the amen for ever 1840

I was at beamers town 9 E of cambridg

I was at Cambridge 8 E of Concord

I was at Concord 3 E of Norwch I

was at Norwich 12 E of Zanesville

I was at Zanesville 14 So of Dresden

I was at Dresden 8 W of adamas

Ville I was at webbs port 2 N of

Dresden I was at Dresden 9 E of

of Erville I was at ervill 1 E

of Nash port I was at Nash port

14 E of Newark I was at Newark

6 E of Gran ville I was at Granvi

29 E of Collumbus I was at

Collumbus 14 s E of Jefferson

I was at Jefferson 7 E of Lafay

-ette I was at Lafayette 29 E of

Springfield I was at Springfield

9 E of Eanon I was at Eanon

7 E of Fairfield I was at Fairfield

12 E of Daton I was at Daton

and Eaton . Richmond Lew Ray

Jerman lown Indianapolis Eagle

viledge Logans port Delphi and

Jeflerson Lafayette Chigo and

georg town atica Monteceld and

a heap of the am I a soilder of the

Croos one day after date I promas

to pay John long tom this to be or

or Certify I that I have and are

determend to get me a nice and

smart hansom Clever wife when

I do get one in this world or I

wont have eny body a tall 18

before one years roles roand the

wheal of time in my 21 yeare

the lord is on the giving hand 1840

Page 101 - January 3, 1840 - Getting to Ohio

January the .3.d 1840 Page 1, 1

Fri 3 Cloudy this morning I past Columbus at

12. I got to granville and staid all night

my bill was 1. 37 cts quite fine place

Sat 4 Clear this morning I started and got

to Dresden at 4 oclock it thought sone

my bill was 1. 6 cts no mor at this

Sun 5 Clear this morning some warmer than it

has bin for some time past I went to a

meeting then over to Josiah Smiths I

went to meeting after night againe cs

Mon 6 Cloudy this morning I done nothing

much all day I was rite in town all

of the time I would be glad if you will

excuse my bad writing at this time 184

Tue 7 Cloudy this morning I went up to

Samuel Walkers and found all well

pleas permit me to come and spend the

nex sabith evening a few hours I will

be very much pleased I will exit.

Wed 8 Cloudy this morning I and Lirza went

over to concord I got to Isaac Grunnons

and staid all night I got over about one

houre after dark I paid .62 cts tole

Thu 9 Cloudy this morning I started and got

to Benets Lucas at one oclock and staid

all night I was at John Lucas at the eve

Fri 10 Cloudy this morning and raining and

sleted some I started and went over to

Joshua . bomans and got there at 11 oclock

and found all well after night I went

to a singing school I staid all night at

Sat 11 Cloudy this morning and raining quite

foggy the snow went off very fast I

went to to seammens town and back

to Bomans and staid all night 183