Page 166 - 1844 Dividing Beef

August the 31 1844 Page 166

Vancamp Dr. to H R L 21 of beef . . . 0.52

george franklin to 16 pounds of beef . . . 0.40

Wm. Klepinger to 9 1/2 of beef . . . 0.19

B Lucas to 9 of beef . . . 0.18

H genings 11 of beef . . . 0.22

H Lucas 10 of beef . . . 0.20

Hide weighing 12 3 ounces . . . 0.98

sep 4 Vancamp got 24 . . . 0.48

george franklin got 22 . . . 0.44

Wm klepinger got 22 1/2 . . . 0.45

Hiram gening got 8 1/2 . . . 0.17

hide weighed 36 1/2 . . . 1.49

Wm simes got 1X0 104 . . . 2.60

Sep 10 Vancamp got of beef 23 1/2 . . . 0.47

gibson got of beef 41 1/4 . . . 1.04

B. Lucas of beef 43 . . . 1.08

Do to 37 pounds of beef . . . 0.74

Wm. Klepinger got of beef . . . 0.09

george Franklin 13 1/2 of beef . . . 0.27

Hide weighing 31 1/2 . . . 1.26

Septe 23 I got of H. genning 23 1/2 of beef . . . 0.47

Sep 31 H. R. Lucas got of Wm. Kleppnger 26 . . . 0.52

D Oogden got of Wm Kleppnger 26 1/2 . . . 0.53

Do to X pounds of salt . . . 0.X

April the 2 . 1845 david Archibald

I got 100 rails of him

Page 165 - Expenses

Debrah ann &seland 165

1 skein of silk price . . . 0.06

1 paper of pins price . . . 0.12

1/2 pound of all spice . . . 0.06

1/2 pound of saleratus . . . 0.06

50 I paid paid father . . . 0.50

4 bushels of brand . . . 0.16

5 pounds of coffe . . . 0.50

2 pounds of rice . . . 0.10

20 pounds of nails . . . 1.25

1 gallon of molases . . . 0.40

1 gallon of vinigar . . . 0.15

1 bushels of green aples . . . 0.15

1 sack 12 cts . . . 0.12

1 bushe of apples green . . . 0.25

8 pounds of eight peny brads . . . 0.55

1 1/2 pounds of four penyes . . . 0.11

1 pound of six pennys . . . 0.07

45 I paid Bostick the amount . . . 0.45

1 pound of tobaco for Wm. Kle . . . 0.12

2 pounds of eight penny brads . . . 0.12

3 pounds of eight penny nails . . . 0.18

3 pounds of sugar at ten cts . . . 0.30

1 haulter the price of 12 cts . . . 0.12

1 bowl of candle wick . . . 0.10

4 bushels of brand 4 cts per bus . . . 0.16

92 I got in cash 92 cts . . . 0.92

1 pair of coarse boots No 10 . . . 2.50

1 pair of coarse shoes No 10 . . . 1.00

6 pounds of cotten yarn . . . 1.12

3 1/4 pounds of cotten yarn . . . 0.71

1 1/2 yards of gingum and spool . . . 0.25

1 set of a nitting needles and . . . 0.06

15 pounds of iron 4 1/2 cts per pound . . . 0.68

28 pains of glass at 3 cts per pain . . . 0.84

14 bushels of unslcked lime . . . 1.50

1 pint of tar at six cts . . . 0.06

1 sive the p price was 31 cts . . . 0.31

4 pounds of whilening 6 cts perpo . . . 0.25

1 pint of lint seed oile . . . 0.18

3 peck of peches at 1 dollar per Bu . . . 0.80

1 pound of salaratus at ten cts . . . 0.10

1 cream mug 5 cts . . . 0.05

1 pair of buts and screws . . . 0.20

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 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 126 - June 1, 1840 - Writing Letters

June the 1.st. 1840 Page 1.26

Mon 1 Clear this morning quite warm in

the evening it rained some little I

drowd 9 loads of rails 46 at a load

Tue 2 Cloudy this morning and rained some

it soon got clear and nice in the after

noon it got cloudy and after night it

rained quite hard I drowed 8 loads of

rails 46 at a load Harmon . Lucas

Wed 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice it got cloudy and rained several

showers I drowd 6 loads of rails 48 at

a load at dark it looked like that we would

have a storm but it dident storm much

Thu 4 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice quite warm I made 2.00 hundrd

thirty tow rails I got 2 letters from

Ohio one from uncle Wm. Lucas

the other from Cousin Mary Carter

pap hauled some rails Harmon

Fri 5 Clear this morning quite pleasant

the after noon it rained quite a

shower I worked for S. Pulver

on the road by Hirram Genings

Sat 6 Cloudy this morning and raining

I made fence till noon in the after

noon I grubed and plowed some and I

went up to grany Klepingers and I

got 400 hundred cabich plants 1840

Sun 7 Clear this morning quite wrote till time

to goe to Sabeth school then I fixed

up and went to it after meeting I wrote

four letters onee to Wm Lucas one

to Mary Carter one to Ruth Baismen

one to Samuel Smith quite a fime day

at half past four oclock I went to

meeting again so noe more at presant

I still Remain yours and so fourth

Page 120 - April 26, 1840 - School Manager

April the 26. 1840 Page 1.20

Sun 26 Cloudy this morning quite cool

and rained som at four oclock

I went to meeting I wrote som

the sun st clear this evening

Mon 27 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

on quite cool but soon got warmer

I cut some timber a few flying clouds

at noon I cut timber all day Harm

Tue 28 Cloudy this morning and it continued

so nearly all day Father was up

hear I maid rails till .5. oclock then

I went over to Salem Meeting house

to an election in favor of holding a Sabath

School they elected mee a maniger of

the school no more at presant

Wed 29 Cloudy this morning quite foggy the

sun shoen out some few times it rained

some few times at night it broke away

I made rails all day I got 6 Chears

from Wm Bosticks and is to pay

hime .6. 00. in 6 months I got

7. pounds of sugar of Lair 1.00.

Thu 30 Clear this morning with the exception

of a few flying clouds at this time I

made rails at four oclock I quit and

went to writing it began to rain and

and raind all night I went to meeting

Fri 1 Clear this morning quite nice and

pleasant I mada rails till in the after

noon then I quit and went home I

got home about 2 hours by sun quite

pleasant all day Maria Lucas 1840

Sat 2 Clear this morning quite pleasant at

at half past 12 I started home I

fetched a cow with mee it got some

cloudy in the evening it rained it got

quite windy so no more at presant

Page 116 - April 7, 1840 - Yankees' Meeting

April the 7. 1840 Page 1. 16

Tue 7 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

quite a cool aire stiring I went down to

to Mr. Simses Store to get some thing

I got me one set of plates price 1. 25 cs

one set of cups and saucers 50 cts one

set of knives and forks 2.00 dollars

one hankerchief 18 cts I cam home and

helped Wm Shigley rais his house

after night I went to the young con

verts Meeting and was cald on to por

aut my fervent prays to the lord

by Mitten Maken so nore at this

Wed 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant

and nice Father and Mother came up

to see meee hear I Made rails to day

quite fine all day Maria Came to

see mee for the first time a cence

I mooved heare quite pleasant all day

Thu 9 Clear this morning I made rails till

noon all day in the after noon I burnt

my stibles off at bests but I dident

take the ground quite pleasant all day

Fri 10 Cloudy this morning and has the

appearance of rain it rained rite smart

I went down home but dident trade 8

Sat 11. Cloudy this morning and raining some

I went to the battle ground I went

Timmonses bale betwene him and

Marten .Mendenhall for ten Dollars

and Timmons went my bale for the

sum of 5. 67. cts betwene me and

Jesse . Andrs the sun shoen out nice

about noon in the after noon I made

rails after night I went ta meeting

at four oclock all of the yankees

come to meeting Maria and Venatta

was hear I got a bedd cond and one

butter plate and half poun of nails

so no more at presant 1840

Page 112 - March 10, 1840 - Home Again

March the 10 . 1840 Page 1. 12

Tue 10 Clear this morning I got to Laffayette

at 11 oclock I staid a while and came

out home my bill was 87 cts it got quite

windy and cool it snowd some in the evening

I got home at four oclock P. M Harmon

Wed 11 Clear this morning quite pleasant I went

down to Hiram Geningses then I came

back and went down to home and found

them all well quite cool 1840 Harmon

Thu 12 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

had a hard time to ove hall my books

I got them all rited at last in the

evening it got cloudy and snowd some

some Father got three lots and a half

of land of Daniel Yanders at 8

dollars per acre five years to pay it in

wheat and pork at market price 1840

I went to meeting at saleme 1840

Fri 13 Cleare this morning I went up to

James Irelands in the evening it

got cloudy I went down home 1840

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and rained som

in the evening I went home againe it

rained some of the time Harmon

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning quite cool I went

meeting at Saleme then back home after

night I went to meeting again 1840

Mon 16 Cloudy this morning quite so it rained

I cut stalks ta day after night it

turned in to raining quite hard 1840

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning but soon broke

away the sun shoen out I began to

make rails some warmes at noon

it got quite clear I cut timber

till night then I went to E.

Pattersons to meeting Harmon

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 98 - December 12, 1839 - Yankee Bee

December the .12. 1839 Page 98

Thu 12 Cloudy this morning quite cool late

in the evening it broke away and at

sun down it got clear and the moon

shown out I helped Erastus Barnes

get in the corn from string town it

was a yankee bee as they call it H . L

Fri 13 Cloudy this morning and looks like

snowd it was a fine day I helped

to make a corn crib and other things

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and snowing some

by turns all day I killed 3 hens and

in the evening I got on my colt and got

hurt by a fall mendenhalls and wife

was hear on a visit no more at pres

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning and snowing rite

smart quite blustry at 11 oclock I went

to meeting right smart out at it the

preacher came hear and took refreshment

after night I went down to E. Pattersons

to meeting house full no more at this

Mon 16 Cloudy this morning and snowd some all

day I fixt fence till noon in the after noon

I went to J. Ireland and cut some wood

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning snowd some Father

helped H. Genings to kill hogs I drowd some

fodder and killed two quails noe more at this

Wed 18 Cloudy this morning at noon it broke

away and moderated some in the fore noon

we got in a load of corn in the after

noon we got wood after night we went

to H. Genings on a visit and came to

home 5. minuets after one oclock 1839. 21

Thu 19 Cloudy this morning at noon it broke

away and turned in some warmed I

got wood all day no more at this

present time but Remmen me 183

Page 97 - December 5, 1839 - Netting Quails

December the 5. 1840 Page 97

Thu 5 Cloudy this morning it broke away

about noon and got quit pleasant I

helped S. Pulver to work at the

Parsnage over hear after night I

went to Pulvers on a visit and came

home half past one oclock no more

Fri 6 Cloudy this morning but soon broke

away it soon got cloudy in the evening

I helped Michel Hair net quails

till noon but dident come much sped

in the evening said Hair and Father

caught .30 quails I got in some corne

Mr. Hair staid all night hear after

night it commenced raining hard 18

Sat 7 Cloudy this morning and raining n

some it continued raining all the time

Michel . Hair and Father went a

netting again and caught 17 quails I

husked corn and got some wood and put

some earth or the potatoes after night

it snowd some noe more at this time

Sun 8 Cloudy this morning and snowing some

I wrote some in the evening I went up

to Klepingers it got quite cool in the

evening after night it snowd rite smart

Mon 9 Cloudy this morning quite cool it continued

cloudy all day I husked corne in the evening

it turned in to snowing quite hard H. L.

Tue 10 Cloudy this morning it snowd some I

husking some corne and other things after

night it snowd about 6 inches in depth

Wed 11 Cloudy this morning quite cool it snowd

very hard I cut wood for the school house

and husked corn after night Wm Mansfield

Luesa Pulver John Pulver and also

Maria Mansfield was hear on a visit

till 12 oclock in the evening Harmon

Page 96 - November 29, 1839 - Mud and Logs

November the 29 . 1839 Page . 96 .

Fri 29 Cloudy this morning and it rained

lightly it thoughed rite smart quit

smokey all day Mr. Genings got

2 barels of salt one for him self

containing 2.90 pounds and Mr

Barnes one containing 3.00 pounds 21

I drowd stable logs all day it was 39

quite heavy draging through the mud 18

Sat 30 Cloudy this morning and sleaty quit

a disagreeble day Father raised his

stable quite a disagreeable and mudy

day I drowd logs all day no more at

Sun 1. Cloudy this morning quite smokey

I went up to J. Irelands to seeson a

ground to tend then I came to meeting

I got my colts up from Mendenhalls

after night I went to Salem meting

house. Harmon. R. Lucas 10840

Mon 2 Cloudy this morning it rained some

two or three times in the day I cut rails

timber till noon in the after I went up

to David Knites to lake him 1.37 cts

it snowd one time I was braking my

colt S. Pulver and Father settled

up every thing up to this time he ow a

me 14. dollars 37. cts Wm Hunt

commenced his school no mor at this

Tue 3 Cloudy this morning it rained some I

made some rails for S. Colbert S

Pulver helped me make rails Mrs.

Pulver and the preacher and simes was

hear after night we had a husking we

had five at it. it got clear but soon got

cloudy again no more at present 18

Wed 4 Cloudy this morning it rained some

I helped to caut out the windows out

Father went to mill at no more

at this time 1840 H. Lucas

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 93 - November 7, 1839 - Wagons North

November the 7 . 1839 Page 93

Thu 7 Cloudy this morning but soon broke aw

-ay it got clear in the evening in the

evening it turned some cloudy I work

-ed the road begining at Feelden

Clevengers and we cut one half mile

dew west Father and Mother went

ona visit to St. Mendenhalls 1839

Fri 8 Clear this morning with the exception

of a few flying clouds quite cool a heavy

frost on I helped Timmons husk corn

Sat 9 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost on I puled corn till noon for my

self in the after noon I kiklled a hog

Sun 10 Clear thiis morning with a heavy on

in the evening it got cloudy at 11 I

went Salem meeting house B. E.

Wood preached was quite a congragation

out to hear him after night I went John

graves to singing school 1839 H . L

Mon 11 Cloudy this morning and rained all

day after night it easeth some we lay

at big pine cool a and disagreeable we

was that for on our journy to Chicago

Tue 12 Cloudy this morning the sun shoen

out once we killed 2 hens and 3 pesants

we met 16 waggons from Chicago

we lay at sugar creek at old pecks

Wed 13 Cloudy this morning we got to the

buck horn tavern after night it rain

-ed I got 25 cts worth of powder

and shot and 6 cts worth of oats 1839

Thu 14 Cloudy this morning and raining some

we came to the kankakee the sun

shoen out clear I spent 43 cts 1840

noe more at this time I thank

you sir Harmon R Lucas

Page 92 - October 31, 1839 - Fine Exhibition

October the 31. 1839 Page 92

Thu 31 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

gethered five loads of corn this makes

nine loads this makes the last day of the

Fri 1 Cloudy this morning quite cool the sun

shoen out some of the time I went to a

fine Exibition quite funy there was a

great meny out at it our tow girls and a

girl by the name of Luesa pulver went

from hear with me. H. R. Lucas

Sat 2 Cloudy this morning I cleaned up 15

bushels of oats and up to fix fence I

killed 2 hens Father went to mull and got or

Sun 3 Cloudy this morning and cool I went

to Salem meeting house to a prayr

meeting after night I went to H.

Genings to meetnig the sun shoen out

some two or three times no more 1839

Mon 4 Clear this morning till nearly noon

then it got some cloudy and smokey at

dark it began to blow and rain quite cool

Father and Mother went on a visit to

Jacob Klepingers I puled two loads of

corn in the fore noon I puled it down in

the after noon I drowed it in after

night it rained hard 1839 H. Lucas

Tue 5 Cloudy this morning and raining some

by turns all day I husked corn a while

then I came in and wrote a while after

night it snowd one inch in depth 1839

Wed 6 Cloudy this morning and snowing som

by turns till nearly noon I went

out and killed one dosen of praire

hens I killed 3 at one shot I got hom

at noon in the after noon I drowd wood

it broke away som 1839 no more at

this presant pearied of time william

H. Harison Harmon R Lucas

Page 90 - October 16, 1839 - Quilten Bees

October the 16. 1839 Page 90.

Wed 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

look Joshua Burches waggon to hum.

in the fore noon in the afer noon I dug

my potatoes quite pleasant Harmon.

Thu 17 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

husked corn till noon in the after noon

I got my calf up out of the praire quit

pleasant all day Luisa Pulver and

Meriah Mansfield was hear to a

quilten no more at this time 1839

Fri 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

warm I husked corn all day after night

burned up a consciderable heap of fence

after night it turned some cooler e

Sat 19 Cloudy this morning I went over to

a sale at John Bars I got me an

old oxen for 20 dollars Thomas Huf

man went my bale David Klepinger

got a colt at 54. 62 cts John.

Graves went his bail 1839 Harmon

Sun 20 Clear this morning quite cool I went

over to hear a new preacher preach

at Salem meeting house at 11 oclock

after night I went to H. Genings

to meeting no more at this time 1839

Mon 21 Clear this morning with a frost on

quite cool I went to Bars after my ox

but dident get him. in the evening I

went to Erastus barness to get a wagon

but dident get none H. Lucas 1839

Tue 22 Clear this morning Father u sold 11 head

of calvs to James Servisons and 16 head

of pigs for 4. 6. to be paid in five

monthes this makes four loads of corn 1839

Mrs genings Mirs barnes Mrs pulver and

Mrs ogden was hear on a visit or rather

on a quileten bee no more 1839 H.

Page 88 - October 1, 1839 - School Trustees

October the 1. 1839 Page 88

Tue 1 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

on Sarah Mendenhall started back

to the Ohio aggin I plowed sowd up with

one yoke of cattle and husked some corne

Wed 2 Clear this morning quite pleasant with

a forst on I sowd wheat till noon in

the after noon I and John hows husked

one load of corn we got hom after dark

Thu 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

sowd wheat till noon me and John hows

in the after noon I plowd in wheat my

self quite warm all day I was at Yarnalds

Fri 4 Clear this morning quite warm I

went down to James .Servisons to muster

and came home quite tired too H. . L

Sat 5 Cloudy this morning quite warm it

rained tast night and it rained some

little this morning I went down to the

store and got me a pen knife at 75 cts

one box of caps 25 half pound of powder

in 25 in the after noon I hhrashed oats

and cleaned up 17 bushels of oats there

was a school meeting held at the school

house for trust tees E. Timmons and

I. Graves and B. Lucas was elecled

as our trust tees for this year 1839 H.

Sun 6 Cloudy this morning and has the appeara

ance of rain it was quite smokey all day

in the the evening it began to rain I

went to E. Pattersons to meeting the

H. Geninges tostay a while and get

my supper no nore at this time 18,

Mon 7 Cloudy this morning and raining a

little Father started to Chicago with

three ohter teams with him I went to

the white oke grove 21 miles distant

off I staid with him gening was a long

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

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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

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Sat 17 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

started to chicago we staid on big pine

all night we got their at dark 1839

Sun 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant

one yoke of James pierces cattle got away

and came Back about 6 miles we got

to sugar creek and put up for the night

Mon 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

got to the Rockwise at 2 oclock we met

Father and the rest coming home we

got to the buck horn tavern at night

Tue 20 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

only went to beaver creek one of the oxen

gave out and we staid all night H. Luc

Wed 21 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

lay on the kankakee we had to leave one

star back in consequence of suliness warm

Thu 22 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

went back after the star but couldent get

him we came back and the rest started after

him and got hime in the evening we yoked

up and drove over the kankakee we got a

fine shower of rain in the evening 1839

Fri 23 Clear this morning and foggy quite warm

it got some cloudy in the evening and had the

appearance of rain we lay at Huns all night

Sat 24 Cloudy this morning it rained terible hard

as we went through Thorntown and

I got 3 1/2 of sugar at 50 cts and in

the after noon it rained quite

hard and we keped a head we lay

3 miles East of Rexfords 1839

Sun 25 the sun shoen out som of the time in

the evening it rained hard we laid

at O. Jacksons 6 miles this side of Chickgy