Page 132 - July 4, 1840 - Yankee Girls

July the 4. 1840 Page 1.32

Sat 4 Cloudy this morning quite cool too

the sun shoen out I went to Laffaitt

it was a poor gethring for the fourth of

July I had a ride on a canall boat the

first one that ever past through the

Town of Lafayette I rode about 6 miles

on it quite warm all of the yankee

girls was there at the time I got

mee a razor strop and half a quire of

paper 50 cts I got home at dark it got

quite cloudy after night it rained some

Sun 5 Cloudy this morning and quite nice at

nine oclock I went to Sabeth School but

dident stay long there I went down to

the batle ground at 11 oclock meeting

then back home and at four oclock

I went to Egbert Pattersons to a

meeting we had a fine shower to of rain

Mon 6 Cloudy this morning and has some of

the appearnace of rain I helped to mow at

the poor farm Wm Graves S. pulver

E. Downey mowed for us I came home in

the evening it came up quite a shower

of rain no nore at presant 1840

Tue 7 Cloudy this morning and rained several

times I and Pulver and S.Jacksen all

mowed Father and Mother went to town

after the Suit for Mary Janes manedge

we finished mowing about 4 oclock in the

evening it rained nearly all night

Wed 8 Cloudy this morning and rained some and

it continued so all day ue cut wheat till noon

in the after noon we pup up some hay then we

cut some wheat we had a shower in the

evening Wm Shigly feched my cradle

and hay rake down to the county farme

May god look dawn up on us in his ifitat

merce come let us goe to meeteing at

Salem meeting house Harmon

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 129 - June 17, 1840 - Broken Plow

June the 17. 1840 Page 1.29

Wed 17 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I laid up fence till noon then I went

to braking and broke a while then

I had to quite and goe to the shop for

we had to send the plow home John Pulv

worked thre fourths of a day Harm

Thu 18 Clear this morning it got some

cloudy too quite pleasant I went up to

the shop to get my plow laid I got it

fixed in the after noon I plowed my

patatoes over quite pleasant all day

Fri 19 Clear this morning I went to

braking again but came poor sbeed

for the plow ran on the shear to

much and nearly broke my arms

quite pleasant I broke 7 rounds

in the fore noon in the after noon

I broke 12 rounds John Pulver

worked for me 1840 Harmon R

Sun 20 Clear this morning quite nice

and pleasant I plowd for old Man

Shigley in his corn field for he

was afflicted with the rheumatism

Mon 21 cloudy this morning and rained

some at 9 oclock I went to Sabeth

school and at four oclock I went

down to .Egbert Pattersons it

rained rite smart out at it 183

Tue 22 Cloudy this morning quite foggy

to but got clear and quit warm

all day I plowd for old man Shigly

all day I finished his corn 18

Tue 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I got to braking again and went

9 rounds in the fore noon in the aftr

noon I broke 8 rounds Maria was

there at meeting at salem 1840

Page 118 - April 16, 1840 - Easter Sunday

April the 16 , 1840 Page 1 . 18

Thu 16 Clear this morning with a frost

on I made rails till at nine oclock

I hurt my right eye so that I

done no more that day I was in

a perdigious site of pain mind I tell

you after night it raind quite hard

Fri 17 Cloudy this morning but soon

brok away and got quite warm I

made some rails a little while but

my eye hurt so bad that I quit

and went to traden I traded off my

spunkey mare to David Clevenger

for tow three year of stears and one

two year old stear I give him a halter

and .50. cts quite windy at night

at dark it thundred lightned and

rained per digious hard quite a storm

Sat 18 Cloudy this morning but soon broke

away I went down home a foot and back

again then I fixed and went down to

Mr. Genings I got there at darke

Sun 19 Clear this morning I went down to

Egbot Pattersons to meeting from

Mr. Gening quite a frost on quite

pleasant all day at four I came up to

Salem meeting house this being on

easter Sunday in the year of our lord

Mon 20 Clear this morning quite a frost on

quite pleasant all day I made rails all

day quite a fine day for working 18

Tue 21 Clear this morning for a little season

and then it got cloudy and in the after

noon it rained some I made rails all

day after night I went to the young

converts meeting then home again

so no more at this time but

Reemmember your affection

or your friend Hiarm Lucas

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 70 - June 11, 1839 - Road Work

June the 11 .1839 Page 70

Tue 11 Cloudy this morning and thunders some

in the west it has very much the appearance

of rain but dident it broke away and the

sun shoen out and turned quite warm in the

after noon it looked some like rain but soon

broke away and got clear and nice in the fore

noon I groubed breash in the after noon I

plowed my corn but very wet H. r L

Wed 12 Clear this morning and quite warm and

pleasant and nice it continued clear with the

exception of a few flying clouds till late in the

evening it rose a very dark cloud in the north

west after night it rained I made a mistake it

dident rain it only thundered and lightning

I plowed in the corn all day father and mother

went on a visit to Aarons Yarnalds 1839

Thu 13 Cloudy this morning and it rained some two

or three times the l sun shoen out of the time

it has some notion of continuing on I think

I plowed till in the evening then I quit father

helped me plow desperate cool for the season 183

Fri 14 Cloudy this morning and raining some it

has turned some cooler than it has been for

some considerable length of time it broke

away and got quite clear and pleasant I worked

on the road under Egbert Patterson he had

about twenty hands a working on the road

Sat 15 Clear this morning and quite pleasent it is

a few flying clouds over us quite warm I

plowed in my corn all day Mr. Green and

his companion cam out ond visit from town

I got my calf hom from Mr. Barneses 1839

Sun 16 Clear this morning and quite pleasent I

went down to Mr. Pattersons to meeting and then

hom and back to Mr. Gening to meeting at four

O clock then I went to Mr. barnards to meeting

after night S. R K staid with L. P

all night moe more at the tine 1839