Page 25 - September 8, 1838 - Farewell Monsons

September the 1 1838 Page 25

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

Page 18 - July 15, 1838 - Binding Wheat

18881222 July the fifteenth 1838

Sun 15 the sun rose clear and pleasent this

morning with the exception of a few clouds

flying over us wind south west I went

Mr. Simses school hous to hear Mr. Paul

preach and in the after noon there was

singing school and at night I came home

Mon 16 clear and pleasent and continued so till

night I bound wheat for Wm Pierce

Tue 17 clear and pleasent and continued so with

the exception of a few flying clouds

I bound wheat for Wm. Pierce 75

Wed 18 clear and pleasent and continued so

with the exception of a few flying

clouds I Bound wheat for Wm Pierce

Thu 19 some cloudy this morning and had

some appearance of rain but dident

rain till about an hour by sun then

it raind some little lots of faun now

I bound wheat for Granison Pierce

Fri 20 clear iwith some clouds two about

twoo .O. clock it raind terable hard

shower lwith heavey thundring and

and lightning and continued some

showery throug out the afternoon the

sun shoen out before it went down

I Pound wheat for John Graves

Sat 21 cloudy this morning the sun shoen out

some few times in the day it raind a

shower in the fore noon and quite a

little while at four it raind and still

contineud so till night I cradled

for James Ireland till four .O. clock

Sun 22 cloudy this morning but broke away

it was some cooler than it has been for

some time past I went over the school

hous to hear Mr. Griffeth preash 183

Page 4 - May 4, 1838 - Squire Roberds

May the fourth 1838 Page 4

Fri 4 it haint so cold as it has been it has evry

appearance of more rain there is a big cloud

hanging over us at preasant there was som

few rainy showers to day it is very cool

the sun shoen out some two or three time

it raind in the night quite hard an

Sat 5 it is cold enough to snow this morning

wind West it raind severl times in

and through the day at night it broke

away the moon shoen out quite bright

I went to John Graves and Soloman bests

trial tride before squire Roberds 1838

Sun 6 it is a raining this morning again it broke

awa about half past seven .O. clock the sun

shoen out very pleasant wind West at

this time it clouded up at night and had

the appearance of more rain the six

I went to meeting to hear Mr giffette

Mon 7 it has the appearance of more rain the wind

West the sun shoen out about nine .O.clock

in the morning it clouded up again and got

quite windy and cold at three .O. clock it

commenced snowing quite hard it got some

some warmer in the evning I plowed

Tue 8 it has the appearance of a pleasant day

the wind dont blow soe hard as usul the

weather perhaps will moderate it was clear

and cool all day and in the evning it got

some pleasenter than it was for severl days

past I likewise followed plowing all day 1838

Wed 9 it is clear and very pleasant at this time

the sun shoen out quite warm the wind is

calm this morning there was a heavy frost this

morning it got very cold in the evning

it was cold enough to snow but dident

I Plowed all day hard enough amens

When I can read my title clear to mansion

in the skyes I will Bid farewell to