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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Page 173 - 1852, James Ireland Writing?

Dec 9th 1852 James W Ireland and
William M Mansfield settled all
these accounts in fall and I owe
Mansfield for one days gathring
Corn and Mansfield is to bucher
hogs 1 day
to Frank husking corn 2 days to self 1 day . . . 1.87
to Mansfield hold Corn . . . 1.00
to Nate at Mcormicks sale 2.64 fo lag chare
to cash paid to winer for scholling . . . 1.33

Jack Smith Dr to 12 bush Con
at 28 cts per bushel . . . 3.36
to 2 hats . . . .87 1/2
to 1 pare shoes . . . 1.25
to 1 pair pants . . . .62 1/2
. . . = 6.11

Cr to Isaac working 21 1/2 day . . . 7.52
at 35 cts pr day
george Enis on Dr to balance due
on settlement oct 1853 . . . $11.42
5h May Cr to stocking shovelplow . . . .75
to one days Clearing . . . .75
to one 1/2 day in Clearing self s west . . . 0.75
Dr to 4 galons Molases . . . 2.00
Cr to stocking Cradle . . . 1.50
Dr to 1 Pair shoes . . . 1.25
to 1 pair boots for self . . . 2.00
Cr to waggon wheal . . . 1.00
to boys 1 day thrashing . . . .75
Dr to one day thrashing 2 horses . . . 1.50
to pare boots for charles . . . 2.00
Cr to boys husking Corn
3 days Each . . . 2.25
Cr to stocking shovelplows . . . 1.25
one to be paid by M Rooney at 75
Dr to 456 ft sheeting at rage . . . 9.12

24 x 12 = 48 +240 = 288 + 12 = 300
456 x 2 = 912 - 675 = 237

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Page 172 - 1852, 1853 - Other Writers

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Nov-2 1852 Benjamin Winver Dr to
70 lls beef . . . 2.45
to Cash one dollor . . . 1.00
to Cash paid on schooling . . . 1.50
. . . = 4.95
to 8 1/2 lbs pork . . . .42 1/2
to pork 87 lls 5 cents pr th . . . 4.35
to 2 bushels corn . . . .50
Dec to Cash 2 dollars . . . 2.00
to 55 lls flower . . . 1.10
to 3 bushels Corn . . . .75

675 + 1242 = 1917

Jack smith workt 5 days 62 1/2 pr day . . . 3.12 1/2
Cr by Cash one dollar . . . 1.00
Isaac workt 5 1/2 days Tuesday ramd . . . 1.75
Cr to 12 bushels Corn . . . 3.00
to cash 50 cents on well . . . .50
Cr to 1 day ly boy . . . .31
Dr to 4 bushel corn Dec 24th . . . 1.00
haskt Corn for Embrson
3 1/2 days at rooneys
to one day on road

1142 + 200 + 125 + 200 + 125 + 225 = 2017
2017 - 775 = 1242
75 + 175 + 150 + 150 + 225 =

Nov 1852 to work done by Winen
Cr to 1/2 day . . . .37 1/2
to 1 day by self and boys salrday . . . 1.50
to 1 Do Do Do monday . . . 1.50
1 Do Do Tusday . . . 1.50
to 1/2 day 1 load Thussday . . . 37 1/2
. . . = 5.25 1/2
to 4 days by John . . . 1.50
Dec 10 to 1 day husking corn . . . .75
to 1 day gathring corn . . . .75
. . . 2.25

775
450 + 225 = 675

Aprle
4th 1853 settled the above account
in full and selld for house
rent up to the 26 the March 1853
and also for two ares and one
hundred rods of Clearing ground
and a balance due winner of
thirty cents

Cr to John Winer plowing 4 day . . . 2.25

1142 + 200 + 125 + 200 + 125 + 200 =
1992 - 515 = 1477
75 + 75 + 75 + 75 + 215 = 515

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Page 133 - July 9, 1840 - Birthday

July the 9 1840 Page Maria 1. 33

Thu 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant and nice we
cradled wheat itill noon in the after noon
we put up 300 hay cocks of hay five
handy of us we got done putting up our hay
in the evening we got done 15 acres of it

Fri 10 Clear this morning quite pleasant we finished
cutting all of the wheat at noon in the after
noon I cradled m for Isaac Best quite
warm Harmon B Lucas his hand

Sat 11 Clear this morning quite pleasant I staid
at home till eleven oclock then I started
hom I got Wm. Pierces oxen and feched
up them I drowed some wood Harmon

Sun 12 Cloudy this morning quite warm it rained
several times at nine oclock I went to
Sunday school and at four oclock I went
to meeting and this being my birth day
which maks mee in my Twenty first
year of my age I thank and adore my
god for sparing mee as long as he has

Mon 13 Clear this morning I went down to
Wm. Rences after a yoke of cattle
and down to Lanes and got me a pair
of pantaloons 6.00 dollars Mrs.
Burch Departed her life this evening

Tue 14 Clear this morning quite pleasant I made
another begining to brake I worked till
noon then I went over to Salem
meeting house and waited awhile then I
went and help Dig Mrs. Burches grave
I worked till fore theen I went to braking
again John Pulver worked 3/4 of a day

Wed 15 Clear this morning quite pelasant I broke
prare till noon then I quite and went to
the burien of Mrs. Burch she was
bured about 3 oclock there was about 75
people at it John Pulver worked 3/4 of a day

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

Friday, January 28, 2011

Page 127 - June 8, 1840 - Surveying

June the .8. 1840 Page 1.27

Mon 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant and nic
I laid up fence all day quite nice Har

Tue 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant I made
some rails then I went up and laid up
fence till noon and counted up my rails
I had 12 . 30 rails one the side of the lot
and 11 hundred on the south string in the
after noon I went to mill and got a bag of flo

Wed 10 Clear this morning quite pleasant in
the morning I went up to the shop then
I went and helped to run off our land
John Graves Isaac Klepinger Elijah
Timmons . Samuel pulver Cournal
Oiler the survyor and mee was at it
quite tired of it too we run we run half
a mile line betwene us thence we rune
back .80 rods thence east 80 rods thenc
we commenced at the section line thence
haf a mile mile West thence we came back
80 rods we ran thence half a mile south
betweene John Graves and Isaac best
we came back and started at the section
corner and run thence 40 rods west
thence south 80 rods thence east
40 rods we got done and thank god
for it for I lwas tired as I could be

Wed 11 Clear this morning quite pleasant all
day I drowd and laid up fence all day
quite warm and sweltry Harmon

Fri 12 Clear this morning quite pleasant
I drowd rails till noon then I broke
my ox bough tremendiously warm
it thundred some in the evening like
that we might have a rain after
night it rained it continued all night
Maria Mansfield was born May 14 1823
in the state of new york she now lives
in the state of Indiana Tippecane Co
Tippecanoe Township 1841 Harmon

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Page 115 - April 1, 1840 - New Furniture

April the . 1.st. 1840 Page 1. 13

Wed 1 Clear this morning quite cool we
had a cow to be swamped down in
the mud I fixed my House it got
some cloudy in the evening Harmon

Thu 2 Clear this morning the cow died
I fixed my house up I bought my
a pair of bed steds and table for
2.7 bushels of corn to be delivered
at Wm. Simses quite pleasant all
day I slept in the kitchen for the
first time 1840 Harmon Lucas

Fri 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant
with a frost on quite pleasant in the
evening it got some cloudy and
after night it rained some I cut
down six large rails trees 1840

Sat 4 Clear this morning with some frost
I went down home and I came back
home against 2 oclock P.M and
went down to Hiram Genings
then home again so no more at

Sun 5 Clear this morning at 11 oclock
I went to meeting and at four
oclock I went to meeting again
at Salem Meeting house I
went over to Mendenhalls awhile
it turned in to raining it thundrd
rite smart in th evening 1840

Mon 6 Cloudy this morning and raining
some and has the appearance of holding
out all day I went up to Wm Shigl
to get my table I went to Harison
Ville to the election the sun shoen out
Mr Genings and Mr. Hays
traded horses even up after night
I went up to Isaas Klepingers
set up but was enoug with out us
so david Klepinger and me came

Page 114 - March 25, 1840 - Move to Shigley's

March the 25 . 1840 Page 1. 14

Wed 25 Clear this morning with a heavy
frost on the ground was frose considerable
hard I came home and fetched a yoke of
cattle with me it turned in some warmer
in the after noon I came home in the
evening I went up to Isaac Klepingers
the sun shoen out quite nigligen H L

Thu 26 Clear this morning with a heavy frost
on I went to work for Jacob Klepinger
I groubed all day quite nice after night
I went up to Isaac Klepingers and
staid all night I got my hair cut 18z

Fri 27 Cloudy this morning I worked till
three oclock in the after noon it rain
some few times I picked up Bresh and
grubed some I came hom in the evening

Sat 28 Cloudy this morning and raining some
it broke away and got quite clear and
warm I went down to Wm Bosticks
to trade it got cloudy and rained some
after night no more at this timel

Sun 29 Cloudy this morning and looks like
raine it rained some all after noon I wrot
some I went to meeting in the evening
then I went up to Klepinger and
staid all night it snowd in the ewe
nig no more 1840 Harmon L

Mon 30 Cloudy this morning and snowing some
I went down home in the evening it
snowd very hard I took down our sheep
quite cool 1840 Harmon Lucas

Tue 31 Cloudy this morning and snowing
I moved up hear to old Mr. Shigleys
I gat seven hogs and Brought them
up Maria Mansfield Harmon
Lucas Harmon Lucas Maria
Mansfield Ruth Baismen Lucas

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Page 104 - January 27, 1840 - Loves Girls

January the 27 . 1840 Page 1. 4

Mon 27 Cloudy this morning I went up to a
nigroes after night after some corne
for Thomas . Smiths then back to hum
I went to mill and got some brand
for hime after night it snowed som
there was quite a nice quatity out to
to night in the day I got my horse shod

Tue 28 Cloudy this morning and snowing some
it soon turned in to raining I went
over the river and killed one squirl
after night I went to meeting then
to Thomas . Smiths and staid all night

Wed 29 Cloudy this morning and raining some
quite smokey it continued to rain all
day after night it rained terible hard
I hunted squirls all day and only killed
three I staid all night at Thomas Smiths

Thu 30 Clear this morning it has the appearance
of being a fine day the wind blew hard
I went to meeting then back to aunt
Pierces again wee staid till half past 10
oclock quite cool and wind windy H R
I staid all night at aunts Harmon

Fri 31 Cloudy this morning quite cool I started
over to Concord with Mary Carter
my Cousin I went to Zanesville and
then went over the river on the ice I
got to Concord after dark it snowd som
at dark I paid 12 cts tole each of us at
the first gait and the same each of us
at the second gait quite cool I staid
at Isaac Grummonses all night 1840
I rise as one that loves the girls well
I feel that it is my duty to rise and
say something concerning of my well
faire hear on earth my cincere desire is
to get to heaven and I want you all
to pray for me that I may prove faithfu

Page 102 - January 12, 1840 - Bed of Ease

January the 12 , 1840 Page 1. 2

Sun 12 Cloudy this morning and snowd some
quite sliperly I started from Joshua
Bomans at 11 oclock and got to Mr.
Grumanses at 3 oclock and staid all
night with theme no more at this time

Mon 13 Cloudy this morning but soon broke
away I got some nails drove in my horese
shoes price was 12. cts I staid all night
with Isaac Grummonses after night
I went to Singing school in con cord
house full of folks no more at presa

Tue 14 Cloudy this morning I started home
from Con Cord quite cloudy this morning
it began to snow very hard I got home
about four oclock 1840 Harmon L

Wed 15 Clear this morning I went up to Mr.
Adamses store then back to a whig
meeting it was the coldest day I have seen
this winter after night I went and staid
at Thomas . Smiths frost flew fast 1840

Thu 16 Clear this morning quite cool the sun
shoen out quite pleasant I went up to Mr.
Stillwells old place I frose my ears very
bad after night I went to meeting then up
to Josiahs . Smiths and staid all night 18

Fri 17 Cloudy this morning it snowd some I done
nothing all day after night I went over
to Singing school they sung by figurs
commencing at 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. this king
of singing I care nothing about I staid at
Aunts all night no more at this time

Sat 18 Cloudy this morning it has some appearanc
of snow I staid at Thomas Smiths
am I a soldier of the cross a folower of
the lam shall I fear to on his cause
or blush to speak his mame must I
be caried to the skies in flowery bed of ease

Saturday, January 22, 2011

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

Monday, January 17, 2011

Page 76 - July 17, 1839 - Cradling Wheat

July the 17. 1839 Page 76

Wed 17 Clear this morning with a heavy fog
on quite cool it turned quite warm in
the corse of the day I finishe laying my
corn by in the for noon in the after
noon I cut 18 dosens of my wheat and
Father and Samul Pulver cradleed
wheat for Wm and Josshua Burch

Thu 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant
withe exception of a few flying clouds
I helped Wm Klepinger cradle in
his wheat it made my arms quite
soar Father helped Adam Best

Fri Clear this morning with the exception
of a few flying clouds over us at this
time quite warm in the fore noon I
cut wheat in our field in the after noon
I helped Klepingers cradle in the eve
ning it got cloudy and rained some
it continued so all night in the eve
ning Father and Mother went up
to adam Bests with the Provisions 18..

Sat 20 Cloudy this morning and raining some
it broke away quite warm there was sev
ral showers went rounld Father and
mee cut our wheat I had 2. 00 hundr
dosens Father had 2. 40 dosens of wheat
the mens names that helped us reap
S. Pulver Wm Shigley Wm Burch
Wm Klepinger Jacob Klepinger Isaac
Klepinger S. Klepinger David
Klepinger B. Burch A Yarnold
A. Best B. Lucas we finished cutting
our wheat and cut 44 dosens for Dave
Klepinger July the 20. 1839 1839

Sun 21 Cloudy this morning and it rained
all day by turns the sun shoen out in the
evening it came up a desperate storm
with thunder and lightning I was at
Isaac Klepingers all day Bettsy Pierce
Benjamin graves was on a visit hear

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Page 68 - June 1, 1839 - Father Sells Apples

June the 1.st. 1839 Page 68

Sat 1 Clear this morning and looks fine
some warmer and pleasant Father
cam from Laffayette he sold his apels
at 25 cents per dosen and potatoes at
one dollar and 25 cents per bushel in
I groubed in the after noon I bought
me a three year old heifer of Mr.
Barnes for thirteen dollars and a calf
for two dollars and fifty cents and then
I went after cabbiges plants to Mr.
Pupvers in the evening it got some
cloudy and looks like rain H. L

Sun 2 Cloudy this morning and looks like we
would have rain but broke away and
the sun shoen out quite warm I went
over to Salem Meeting house to hear
Horatia F Barnes evehort in the after
noon I went to Mr. Genings to prayr
meeting then I came hom so noe more

Mon 3 Cloudy this morning with a heavy fog
but soon broke away and the sun shon
out quite pleasent I began to work y
may corn for the first time after the
rain Mills got 12 bushels of corn for
the making of four hundred rails I
went over and counted the rails and
he fell short .81. rails it got quite
cool in the evening I plowed in my
corn and it sprinkled som of rain

Tue 4 Cloudy this morning and raining
some quite cool for the season the sun
shoen out some of the time I plowed
in my corn all day it got clear in the evening

Wed 5 Clear this morning cool with a heavy
diew through the corse of the day it got
some few flying clouds in the evening
it got clear I plowed in my corn and
Iisaac Klepinger moved his shop
so this finishes the chaptor amen and

Friday, January 14, 2011

Page 54 - March 12, 1839 - Got an Atlas

March the 12 1839 Page 54

Tue 12 Clear this morning it soon clouded
up again then it broke away and
turned warmer I helped down
to the mill with our cattle I
paid lain 18 dollars for store good
I got me an Atlas and geography
and vile of cinim drops for one
dollar and 25 cts a Brush and comb
62 cts haff pound of tee 75 cts
in the after noon I got wood 1839

Wed 13 Cloudy this morning and smokey
early in the morning it turned in
to raining it rained a while then
turned in to snowing quite hard
about two O clock it got clear and
quit windy and cool I worked for
John Graves one fourth of a day and
Isaac Klepinger raised his house

Thu 14 Clear this morning and some
cooler in the evening it clouded up
and increased its coolness I worked
for John Graves John bought a
blind horse he gave 22 dollars for
him I paid James Wi ireland ten
dollars and got my note Psalm.
Father got a bear from greens

Fri 15 Clear this morning and a heavy
frost it clouded up again and staid
cloudy all day it had the appearance
of rain I worked for John graves
till two O clock Harmon Lucas

Sat 16 Clear this morning and some frost
it continued clear till in the after
noon then it clouded up in the
night it rained some I worked
for John graves all day then I went
down to to the sugar camp 1839
One day after date we or either
of us promised to pay John
tom tit 50 dallars and ten cts

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Page 43 - January 1, 1839 - New Year

Jenuary the 1 st. 1839 Page 43 I

Tue 1 Cloudy this morning and continued
so all day I went to Harrison
Ville to a shootting match Wm.
Hogcas and Allen Luptain got
eleven turkeys Hogcas killed four
turkeys 2 hundred yds off hand
after night it snowed quite hard

Wed 2 cloudy and thoughed some all day
it rained a little I and John gravs
and father drowed forty five
shocks of fodder after night I
went to Salem Meeting house but
dident stay long Samuel Klepinger
and I went to get a saddle to goe
to Isaac Klepingrs wedding 1839

Thu 3 cloudy this morning it snowed
some little in the morning I went
down to Isaac Bests to a wedding
depending betwin Isaac Klepinger
and Delila Best Mr. chapman
and Miss. Bilder Back awas the 183
attendence at the wedding I came
home at night it turned som colder

Fri 4 cloudy this morning and had the
appearance of snow but dident
I went to the infair after night
hear came two paddys we had some
little fun with them no more no

Sat 5 clear this morning and pleasent
their was a man offerd me thirty
dollars for five calvs it continued
warmer in the evening it got cool

Sun 6 cloudy this morning and mised a
little of rain till in the after
noon then it broke away Father
started to shoney for sheep after
night I went to Salem meeting
house to hear Mr. Hufman

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Page 39 - December 14, 1838 - First Church

December the 14 1838 Page 39

Fri 14 clear and pleasent all day I thrashed and
cleaned up 28 bushels of corne I felt
some under the weather all day 1838
John Graves commenced bording on the 8th
day of April AD. 1837 Benjamine
Lucas commenced laboring on the Eri
canall on the 28 th day of March
AD 1837 and continued till the last
Day of October A.D. 1837 8383
December the 14 1838 Dew Harmon
Lucas 14 dollars and 50.6 cts for
Value Received of hime Smith John
Lafayette July the 6.th 1836 H Luca
Bot of John Mccormick 3 yards of muslin
one dozens buttens 100 3 1/2 yards of
Jenes 5. 50 cts Trimmons 200 dollars
totle amount 8. 80 cts cutting 37 cts
and making 200 Dollars 1838

Sat 15 clear early this morning but soon
clouded up and got cold enouh to
snow I went over to the canall
to get some money but in vain
I got home and went down to
Mr. Simeses School house to
a quartley meeting after night

Sun 16 partley clear this morning 1838
the sun shoen out dim all day I went
down to the quartily meeting at Mr.
Simeses school house the house was full
I went and drawed or went and ate
my dinner and Wm Pierces
and went down to servisons and
down to Isaac Graves then back to
meeting Wm. Dollyhide Joined the
church I came hom at nine O. clo

Mon 17 cloudy and snowing and continued so all
day Father went over to mill with
28 bushels of corne I killed 8 praire
hens and two quails and one rabit it
turned some colder than it was 1838

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Page 31 - November 1, 1838 - Killing Cranes

November the first 1838 Page 30

Thu 1 some cloudy this morng it broke away till
nearly noon to noon it raind a little but quit
the sun shoen out quite read it was a
Desperately smoky day and at night I
helped to gether thre loads of corne I killed
two praire hens and broke a cranes leg to

Fri 2 a heavy frost this morning clear till noon
it clouded up for a while though it soon brok away
but desperately smokey I killed one praire
hen we gethered two loads of corne which made
the last of that ten acres of John Smiths

Sat 3 cloudy and a raining it sprinkled all day
I went down to Laffayette I paid of a note
of five Dollars and fifty cents I got a pair
of pantiloons and noe fit so I.ll quit

Sun 4 clear this morning cut foggy it continued
so till in the after noon and then it cloude
up I went over to Salem meeting house
the people tarned out rite smart 1838

Mon 5 it commenced snowing a little before
day light it continued snowing very hard
all morning Father and Isaac Klepping
started to Lafayette to attend court it
was a blustery day I cut down a tree
that stans betweene John L Smiths
and our house and went out and kiled
a crain I was a walking along up flew
some twenty or thirty crains out of old
Mr. Shigleys field and I fired away
and broke a wing I fetched him home
and I had fine fun with the crain and
dog a fighting about four O. clock it
away and then the sun shoen
out clear but clouded up dreckley again
I went out and killed one praire hen
my god my life to the to take I call for
refuge I pray one day after date I
promised to pay Samuel Smith the
sum of ten dollars for value R