Page 128 - June 13, 1840 - Bull Hunting

June the 13. 1840 Page 1. 28

Sat 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant

till 8 oclock then It got cloudy and looked

like raine it did rain some but broke

away again and looke nice I went down

ato home at four I started home and stoped

at Hiram Geningses Harmon Lucas

Sun 14 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

fixed up and went over to Sabeth

school and got mee 2 books and quit

as Sabeth School was over I went

down to home for there was a quarterly

meeting there I got there at 12 oclock

and at four oclock I went down to the

meeting it rained some and we came to

home an-- --d Mis Bilder back got a

faul from a horse and had liken to have

been kiled after night I went down

to meeting then back home at 12 ocloc

Hiram Genings and wife horatio A

Barnes and wif and Mother Daniel

Ogden and wife J. J. Cooper and me

staid all night Harmon R Lucas

Mon 15 Clear this morning quite warme

I came home I feched old tom with me

in the after noon I went down to

John Robrtses after a bull of

Hirram Gening and hunted till

sun set then he came up wee yoked

him and feched hime home we got

home after dark a while Harmon

Tue 16 Clear this morng quite pleasant I

drowd two loads of rails then I went

to braking we broke five or six round

Hiram Gening drove the cattle I

quite and laid up fence we had four

yoke of cattle pap and mamma and

John came up I went up to the home

William Henry Harison Departed

this tife on the 4 oh April 11841 in

the city of Washinton so no more r

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 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

Page 95 - November 23, 1839 - Sun Dogs

November the .23. 1839 Page 495

Sat 23 Cloudy this morning and snowing some

it turned in to raining then it turned

in to snowing again I went to Coopers

and got mee a hat at one dollar one

raizor and box one dollar the preachers

house was raised to day no more at this

Sun 24 Cloudy this morning and snowed some

I went to Salem meeting hous to hear

Mr. Cooper preach for the first time

quite stormey after night I went to

E. Pattersons to meeting again it got

desperate cool as I ever saw it in my

quite a congragation out at it ammen

Mon 25 Clear this morning quite cool there

was sun dogs this morning I done

nothing much all day quite cool 1840

Tue 26 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

on quite cool all day I dome nothing

much all day no more at presant

Wed 27 Clear this morning I drowd logs for

a stable Father sold. 6. head of cattle

to James Serviison for .75 dollars and

61 dollars which he owd Father wich

made one hundred and ;36. dollars I

got Johnson graveses note for 1.57 dollars

and Father he is to give .J. Servison 20

dollars out of the note when collected

from J. Graves Father lent J. Pierce

and J. Servison one hundred dollars

it got quite cloudy and after night it

hailed some I went to meeting at Salem

meeting house few out to night

Thu 28 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain in the after noon it began to snow

it turned in to raining it rained

steady I cut wood till noon then I

husked corn 1839 no morning 1839

a man of words and not of deeds

Page 85 - September 13, 1839 - Father's Meeting

September the 13. 1839 Page 85

Fri 13 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

I cleaned up oats it was nice and pleasant

all day campmeeting commenced on

My Fathers land I done several

things to day after night I went to

meeting no more at this time Harmon

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and rained till

late in the evening it quite was a few

out no more at this time H. Lucas

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning and rained som

quite cool for the season it continued so

all day I was at camp meeting there

was a few out Harmon Patterson Joined

the Methedist episcople church 1839 80

Wm Campbell staid all night hear

I got hom 15 miuets past 12 18ooo

Mon 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

looks fine Camp meeting broke up at

ten Oclock quite warm in the after

noon I cut 9 shocks of fodder it

continued pleasant all day but after

night it clouded up and rained hard 1839

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning and raining a

little it rained by spells all day in the

evening I went down to Cooppers store

after quinine I took up a waggon wh

eall to Millses for to get fixed I got

my calf from Samuel Pulvers and

Luesa Pulver had a severe shake of

the ague quite hard no more at this

Wed 18 Clear this morning quite cool for the

season it got some pleasant on through

the day I cut up fodder ten shocks of

Thu 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant

till in the evening it got some cloudy and it

rained some I cut up ten shocks of fodder

Wily. Sims staid att night with us

Page 66 - May 25, 1839 - Murdered Sheep

May the 25 . 1839 Page 66

Sat 25 Clear this morning and quite nice

last night we had a sheep murdered

by a dog I found out the murder and

shot him for doing the deed in the evening

it got cloudy and after night it rained

som I went down to Mr. Coopers mill

and then to the store I got me a curry

Comb price 25 cents and a silk hank.

erchief price 1.37 cents and a coat patron

and trimmons price .16. dollars a is

to be paid for against crismas if so

be that I can no more at this time

Sun 26 Cloudy this morning and has rained

som and continued raining by spells

nearly all day the sun shoen out som

in the evening it came up a desperate

heavy cloud withe heavy thundring and

sharp flashes of lightning and a very

rain too and it rained all night too

I went to look at my wheat and then

I was at Klepingers the balence of day

Mon 27 Clear with the exception of a cloud in

the West their is considerable of watter on

the ground at this time cool this morning

some clouds are flying over us at this time

it soon rained and rained severel times in

the fore noon in the evening it broke away

and the sun shoen out clear but in a few

moments it got cloudy and in the night it

rained I grubed some and other things

Tue 28 Cloudy this morning and raining some

but soon broke away and got nearly clear

but it soon clouded up and rained again

quite cool it raind by spells all day the

sun shoen out some of the time it got

quite cloar in the evening i I done

nothing all day and am I a soildier

of the croos a fowlewer of the lamb

One day after date we or either of

us doe promis to pay John long

Page 63 - May 7, 1839 - Barrel of Fish

May the 7. 1839 Page 63

Tue 7 Partly clear this morning thier is some frost

I furrowed out a while I finished sixteen

acres planting in the after noon I plowed

in the other eight acres quite warm R

Wed 8 Clear this morning in the fore noon

Father come home from Chiggo he got

one barel of fish which contains one hundred

and ten fish in the barel and two barels

of salt in the evening it clouded up and

had the appearance of rain it went round

to the east with heavy thundring and heavy

flashes of lightning I plowed for corn 1839

Thu 9 Partley Clear this morning but got some

hasy in the evening it clouded up and raind

a fine shower I plowed for corn all day

James Patterson and Mr. Coopers niece

was married to day 1839 Indiana state

Fri 10 Partly clear this morning some hasy and

cool it got quite warm and got some

cloudy in the evening and sprinkled some

I plowed for corn all day Harmon

Sat 11 clear this morning and quite pleasent

in the evening it clouded up and in the

night it rained some little I finished

plowing for corn against noon in the after

noon I furrowed owt for corn quite warm.

Sun 12 cloudy this morning and rained some it

got some broken some cooler than it was.

it continued raining by turns all day

I went over to Salem Meeting house to

Hear Mr. Wood preach after meeting I

went over to Timmons to Singing school

at four I went to meeting again but noen

Mon 13 Cloudy this morning and raining some quite

cool at nine it broke of and the sun shoen

out and was nearly clear the remainder

of the day I furowed ot for corne father

took down his wool to the emeshen

Page 57 - March 30, 1839 - Father's Wagon

March the 30.th. 1839 Page 57

Sat 30 Cloudy this morning but broke away

and in the evening it got quite clear I

went down to Cooppers store and got me

a stalk price 2.00 and a riding whip

price 62 cts in the after noon I went

to a quarterly meeting held near the

widow Genings at the school house in that

nighborhood after night I went to Mr.

James Pierces and staid all night.

Sun 31 Clear this morning and continued so

throughout the day I went back to the love

feast at bubtick preching was hedd at

the widow genings barn after meeting

I came home Silas Campbell was hear

Mon 1 of April 1839 Clear this morning and

quite warm all day I thrashed 28 of oats

Tue 2 Clear this morning quite warm it

looks some hasy I plowed up in Mr.

Hunts field for oats noe more at pres

Wed 3 Clear this morning I plowed till

noon in the after noon I had such a

swelling on my foot that I couldent

work I was some sick too 1839 22

Thu 4 Partly Clear this morning I done

nothing till noon in the after noon

I harrowed in oats quite warm all

day no more at this present time

Fri 5 Clear this morning and quite pleasent

I fixt fence till non in the after noon

I cut stalks it was quite smokey late

in the evening the sun disappeared

Sat 6 Cloudy this mornaing and has the

appearance of rain quite warm and

smokey I plowed till in the after

noon then quite Father had another

trile for the wagon he got it back

Page 28 - October 7, 1838 - Harmon's Library

28 October the 7. 1838 Page 28

Sun 7 clear and pleasent this morning

with a tearrable hard frost cool

I went over to the canall to Day

I have Received 17 news papers 1838

the nomber of books that I have

one Disciplin price 25 cents April 28

one Erethmetic price 37/2 cents 1838

Journal of Mrs Mary Cooper

bought June 20. 1836. price 50 cents

the life of George Washington bought

December the 26. 1837 price 62/2 cts

A Memoir of William H Harrison

the price 75 cents Harmon Lucas

Indian War book price 623 838383

Mon 8 clear and pleasent with a heavy

frost I worked on the canall 1838

Tue 9 clear and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all day

Wed 10 clear till noon a heavy frost in

the after noon it clouded up and

looked like rain I worked on the canall

Thu 11 cloudy in the after noon it blowed

heard the wind I worked on the canall

Fri 12 cloudy and quite cool for the season

I bought a watch at ten Dollars

in the after noon it broke away

but quite cool I came home and nun

Sat 13 cloudy and quite windy all day at

dusk it began to sprinkle and at

dark it raind quite hard very dark

I went to Lafaytte and got a pair of

Sun 14 scatron clouds this morning I went to

mr. Simeses school house to hear

singing and home then I went

over to the canall with George godred

and got there at dark 1838

Page 26 - September 18, 1838 - Solar Eclipse

26 September the 18 1838 Page 26

Tue 18 clear and pleasent to day at three

O clock it clouded up wind blowed

hard and looked like rain it broke

there will be an eclipse of the sun

on tuesday september 18 in the after

noon Visable and annular yes

begining at 3.16.5 in the evening

Ring forms 5.43.45 seconds yes

Eclips nearest central 4.36.10.

Ring brakes 4.47.35 seconds

Eclips ends 4.47.o no seconds

Duration of the ring 2m 50 seconds

Duration of the eclipse 2h 31m o no se

I cut sixteen shocks of fodder e

Wed 19 clear and pleasent all day I cut 16 shocks

Thu 20 clear and pleasent all day I went

to mill and I sen the corpse of

Mr. Coopers sun in laws wifes a

going to Lafayett to be burried

I came home and went to hunt

a blind creature of hoarn and then

to mill and staid there all night

Fri 21 clear and pleasant this morning

in the after noon it clouded up and

looked like rain after night it began

to rain a little I sowed wheat for us

Sat 22 cloudy and a raing lightly this morning

and continued showery till noon then

it quit quite cool I sowd wheat for us

Sun 23 a tremendiouty hard frost this morn

some flying clouds at this time

I went to meeting over at the Salem

meeting house Father came home at ten

O. clock in the morning and done well

Mon 24 clear and pleasent all day I worked

on the canall I worked at dobing

the houses and other things