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

Page 161 - 1844 Prices, and ?

July 25. 1844 Page 161

H R L dr to Wm K for

1 Big kittl weight 50 pounds . . . 2.50

1 wask Board price 37 . . . 0.37

1 calf the price of it was . . . 2.00

2 calvs at 75 cts each . . . 1.50

68 cts by order from nicles and co . . . 0.68

Wilson Distrit

vs Witnesses

Brickley for defendant

James and John Blaney

John Wherey

James Brickley

Page 156 - 1843 Mystery Story

March the 5.th 1843 Page 1. 56

for the true Wesleyan the Murder detected

Mr. James Graball kept a public house on one

of the main travelled roads leading to the

great Commerical city of the country . he was

supposed to be in mederate circumstances, as

to property but was considered honest and

attentive to his buisness in those early days

of which we write, it was supposed that in-

keepers, who sold intoxicating drinks could

be honest, -- but other sentiments prevail now

My. graball rented the stand he occupied,

and was supposed to bee doing a moderate

buisness sufficient merely to support his

family of about a medium size

One morning an alarm was sent out among

the neighbors that a poor beggar whom they had

charitably taken in the night before, was found

dead in his bed that morning a number of

persons soon assembled and found it according

to the reports and after due examination of

the body, according to the custom of those times

it was interred in one corner of the common

burying ground, and as he was unknown in

the place, and had nothing about him indicating

his home or friends, he was soon forgotten, no

stone pointed out his grave, and in a few years

its particular location was unknown,

In a few years after this event, Mr. graball

purchased a farm in the neighborhood, up on

which he retired from in-keeping and appeared

to live in the perfect enjoyment of not only

the comforts of life, but even the fullness of

welth and it was often remarked that he had

been the most successful tavern keeper ever

known in that vicinity as observation showed

that this class of persons had usually retired

from business poor it was however supposed

to bee the result of his strict temperance

and attention to his business in connection

with his general domestic economy

time rolled on untill about fifteen years

had pased the taven-house yet stood though

much improved and occupied by another

Page 149 - 1842 Universalism, 1844 Roof

149

A Discant on Universalism 1842

March 4 1842 But is this true and will it stand

A house thus built up on the sand

When floods shall come and waters flow

And rains descend and whirl winds blow

Or will the sinners hope be riven

And he recal them fron earth to heaven

Oh sinful man be filled with dread

Ten thousand woes hang oer thy head

Though you may now while in your pride

Laugh at hell fire mock and deride

And think the narrow way is broad

But oh! alas for thy poor soul

Which may in fiery billows roll

And suffer from Jehovah's ire

The vengeance of eternal fire.

Be not deceived by satan's cry.

Which is ye shall not surely die --

But all thy sinful ways forsake.

So shall thou shun the burning lake

The price of this bill of Lies is 6 1/4 cts

Loren Hills

While Journeying here through tribulation

in christian love we'll march along

and while contentions divide the ambitious

in jesus christ we'll all be one

for pure religion unites together

in christian union I plainly see

while endless ages are onward rolling

this heavenly portion mine shall be

I got my roof finished on the

21 of September 1844 I all so

helped James Shearer Jun. to

roow some logs up sunday the

22 1844 quite a frost this

morning for the first time this

faul

Page 125 - May 28, 1840 - Great Convention

May the 28 . 1840 Page 1. 25

Thu 28 Cloudy this morning but soon broke

away the sun shoen out it rained I

laid up fence till ten oclock then I

fixed up and went down to the great

Convention at Harrison Ville the

brig came in from Mechigon City

there was a thousand folks aut I

believe we had some showers of rain

Fri 29 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I went down to the convention it was

estimated to be 30.000 people the mad

a great to do about oone oclock 9 of

us went down to the river and scen

5 steam boats we had a fine time

we came back and cut around awhile

then we came up and staid all night

to James pattersons aftr night we

seen them shooting their seye light

we had lots of fun a marching around

Sat 30 Clear this morning quit pleasant

we went down to the convention

again a great many went home some

came back to it we went we went

down to the river again seven of

us I came back to it and staid a while

then we came up to James pattersons

all a foot we took diner there then

came home and landed home at dark

Sun 31 Clear this morning quite pleasant

at nine oclock I went over to the

sabeth school there was rite smart

out the books was Distribeted out

to every person all well pleased

there was meeting at four oclock I went

to E. pattersons to meeting oratia

Barns preached quite a nice day

Sarah Maria moris is now a ine

town of Zanesville quite a

lady I'll in sure you that she

will ware the briches samuel slick

Page 122 - May 8, 1840 - Has the Ague

May the 8.th. 1840 Page 122

Fri 8 Cloudy this morning and raining and it

continued so all day I went Down to Mr.

Morgans Sale on purpose of ridding

home but the creter went for .76. 50 cts

to James Murpha John Graves one big

grey horse at 91. 25 cts. the cattle went

high rite smart out at it I felt as bad

as I well could feel all day Harmon L

Sat 9 Cloudy this morning and has the appearance

of rain it rained some quite cool I choped

some timber and got up some wood and then

made a hound for the waggon and a tung

at four oclock I went to a meeting appointed

for the purpose of establishing a sabeth

school at Salem meeting we done nothing

at it at this time Harmon R Lucas

Sun 10 Cloudy this morning and cool I had the

ague I believe scincearly our sabeth school

made a begining it rained some in the evening

the sun shoen out some about noon quite

smart out I felt quite bad I was at

the sabethe school then I came home I

went down to Hirams Genings to a

prayr meeting it gat cloudy after night 18

Mon 11. Clear this morning with a frost on quite

pleasant and nice and cerene some air a stiring

at this time quite pleasant all day I made some

rails and stakes Maria the first Harmon the second

Tue 12 Clear this morning quite pleasant and nice

I cut and made rails in the after noon I went

down to Hiram Genings to get a yoke of cattle

and staked of some ground Harmon R Lucas

Wed 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant I hitched up

and went to drowing rails and made a start and

the oxen run a way and broke the 2. hounds

out of the wagon then I went and put in a

new tung and got to drowing at noon againe

I drowd 7 loads 25 at a load then I quite and went

to Timmons and got my supper it rained some

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 89 - October 8, 1839 - Crane Season

October the 8. 1839 Page. .89. .

Tue 8 Cloudy this morning quite warm I got

ready to start back hom against ten oclock

and got home at six in the evening with

five stears and I was quite tired out too 1839

Wed 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

got my calves up and husked some corne.

Thu 10 quite foggy this morning it got clear and

desperate warm I went to Lafayeett I

put two letters in the office one for Wm

Lucas and the other for I know hoo and

James pattersons wife had a quilten bee.

Fri 11 Cloudy this morning I killed one crain 85

steps off hand flying it rained nearly all

day I wrote nearly all day in the after noon

I went out after Joshua Burches waggon

and thee sun set clear and nice 1839 .16

Sat 12 Clear this morning for a while but soon

got cloudy and looked like rain I got

two loads of corn I killed on crain 21

yards off quite pleasant Aaron Yarnold

came hom from Chicago Harmon Luc

Sun 13 Clear this morning I went to E. patters

to Meeting in the evening I got to bra

ke my colt no nore at this tim 1839

Mon 14 Clear this morning with a fog on I

got in two loads of corn Samul Pulver

got 25 bushels of corn at 12 cts per

bushel gand got one load for lown 1839

Tue 15 Clear this morning with a frost on quite

cool it turned quite warm I went to Laffayete

with a load of corn I only got 20 cts a

bushel for a pair of saddle bags and got

25 cts worth of goods I traded with Mr.

genins I sold 2 bushels for apels one

bushels for tins 1839 Harmon Lucas

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 87 - September 27, 1839 - Wood Retires

September the 27. 1839 Page 87

Fri 27 Cloudy this morning and raining some

and has the appearance of continuing

to hold out I cleaned up 33 bushels of

oats quite cool it rained hard till noon

then it broke away and got clear and

cool I I plowed in wheat S. Pulver 1839

Sat 28 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost on quite cool in the evening it

got quite cloudy and after night it rain

ed some I plowd till noon in the after

I don nothing much quite cool 1839 .28

Sun 29 Clear this morning quite pleasant

wind South Wm Pierce staid hear

all night at eleven I went to Salem

meeting house to hear the Reverend

B. E. Wood preacher the last

time at four I went down to H. . .

Simses to hear him again and hom

Mon 30 Clear this morning the frost is hard

I plowd in foller ground till noon in

the after noon I haried in wheat we

finished sowing the barnes field 1839

one day after date we or either of us do

promise to pay Wm H Harison

the sum of 2 .2 .oooooo of dollars for

Value Received Witness our hands

and seal this the 17 of December

1839 Wm all Cash and James

Emry no gold and Jacob Chales

Monroe Daivison this being on the

last of the leef I will try to fill

it up with some most inportance

subject when we have been there

ten thousand thousand years brite

shining as the sun we have noe

les days to sing gods praise 1839

am I a soldier of the cross a folower

of the lamb sure I must fight

if I would reign increas my cour

age lord Harmon R Lucas 1839

Page 82 - August 26, 1839 - In Chicago

August the 26 . 1839 Page 82

Mon 26 Clear this morning quite pleasant we

lost 2 yoke of oxen belonging to James

Pierces we laid at Jacksons all day and all

night he found the cattle Just at night

Tue 27 Clear this morning we got in to Chicago

we got in about ten oclock I got 25 cts

for oats I sold 57 bushels of oats and

I got six barles of salt three of them

containing 3. 10 pounds each and three

barles containing 2. 90 pounds each and

it cost 16,93. cts three pints of tar at

18 3/4 we got back to Jacksons six miles

east of town I got half pound of reasons

at 12 cts one dosen of appels 6 cts 1839

Wed 28 Clear this morning we started from Jacksons

we lay by thorn creek and camped all night

quite cool I got a cag at 37 cts half pound

of raisens 12 cts H. R. Lucas 1839

Thu 29 Partly clear this morning quite nice

we lay at a grove 8 miles north

of the kankakee quite pleasant 1839

Fri 30 Clear this morning but soon clouded

up and rained it rained in the evening

again we lay at Rake straws 183.9.8

Sat 31 Clear this morning quite pleasant

we came from Rake straws to the

Irecoise to Wm Buckleses after

night when wee got their 1839 H

one day after date we or either of us do

promise to pay the sum of one hundred

dollars for Value Received Witness our

hands and seal this the 10 of December

1839 James live for ever and Jonathan

never die Received on the within note

fifty dollars January thee 16. 18340 er

Andrew nichelos Thomas anthony peter

dunfee and John Love gold. 1839 H.

Page 81 - August 17, 1839 - On the Road

August the 17. 1839 Page 81

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

Page 80 - August 11, 1839 - Ready to Start

August the 11. 1839 . Pag. 80.

Sun 11 Cloudy this morning and raining it

rained very hard withe heavy thundr

and lightning quite cool it has the appear

ance of contingung to hold out the day

but soon broke away the sun shoen

out I fixed up and started to meeting

but was none I went on to James K

and started back to meeting and got

back as far as J. Servisons and it

came up a terible storm with a heavy

thunder and sharp flashes of lightning

accompaned with wind and rain I staid

all night at servison 1839 2.00000

Mon 12 Clear this morning and pleasant I

went to Wm Robisons and got me

a yoke of cattle and I bought 28

sacks of John Rowls for 22 cts each

and got home at one oclock in the

after noon I went and got my waggon

Tue 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I thrashed 30 bushels all day no mer

Wed 14 Clear this morning quite pleasant

all day I claned up 30 bushels of oats

and in the evening I went down to

Wm Robisons on my Journey to

Chicago I started withe 65 bushels

of ats I staled 5 times before I got down

Thu 15 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I had to com back after a yoke of cattle

of Klepingers we got back in the

evening we made the calculation to

wait till sat 17. 1839 I fixed in my

tiing in the waggon I came home

Fri 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I bound up oats and stacked them

at four I started back to Wm

Robisons to mak ready to start to

chicago the next morning 1839

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 60 - April 16, 1839 - Polly's Poppoos

April the 16. 1839 Page 60

Tue 16 Partly clear this morning I got tuo bushe

of oats of old Mr. Shigley it clouded up

and sprinkled some it soon broke away

and got clear and desperately windy it

got quite cool I plowed for corn all day u

Wed 17 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost it was quite windy all day I plowed

for corn oats thiir was a man painting

our chairs for sixteen pounds of bacon

Thu 18 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost it is quite warm to what it was

the or or three days back I finished

sowing oats I hot four bushels of dhoar

Mendenhall at 25 cts per bushe..

Fri 19 Cloudy this morning the sun shoen out

dimley some cooler in the evening it got

cloudy and had the appearance of rain

I plowed for corn all day 19. 1839

Sat 20 Cloudy this morning and looks like

we would have rain the sun shoen

out som two or three times Polly H

had a poppoos I plowed all day Father

got home from Chicaugo alls well

Sun 21 Clear this morning with some frost

I went out to see my oats and wheat

and then to Salem meeting house to

hear Mr. Wood preach in the after

noon he preached James Freelses

funeral Mr. Barnards school house

I went to it and got home just at dark

Mon..22 Clear this morning quite warme

all day in the after noon it clouded

up and at dark it began to thundre

aloud and thundre rite sharp after

night it rained some little I plowed

for corn all day no move att

this present time but Remember

Page 59 - April 11, 1839 - Trembling Pen

April the 11. 1839. Page 59

Thu 11 Clear this morning with the exception

of a few flying clouds some cool to it

continued clear till nearly night then it got

cloudy and at night it bgan to rain quite

hard I went to Lafayettte I got me two

blind bridles and a collar at five dollars I

got me a hat at fifty cts at MC Cormicks

one dollars worth of trimmons and twelve

cts worth of shot I foand a six pence two

Fri 12 Cloudy this morning and raining it

rained till ten O clock then it broke away

som about twelve the sun shoen out in

the after noon it got qute clear and nice

I don mothing in the fore noon in the after

noon I made fence ine the after noon

Sat 13 Clear this morning with a heavy frost it

continued clear all day James W Ireland he

spaid four hogs one died in less than five minut

after sh was spaid their was an election held

for the purpose of electoon Captain Lieutenan

and ensign James W Ireland got two vots

more than Timmons Wm. Graves got in

to be Lieutenant and Silas Colbert got

in to be ensign I voted for them all my 21

self I mustered two up in the praire 1839

Sun 14 Clear this morning with a heavy frost I

went over to Mr. Mendenhalls and staid

all day at night I went over to Feeldens

and staid all night in the evening it clouded

up and had the appearance of rain but dident

Mon 15 Clear this morning some cooler it has the

apparance of a fine day it thundred some

quite warm I plowed for oats in the evening

it got som cloag after night it rained som

little a man of words and not of deeds

is like a garden full of weeds and no

Dear miss it is with much trembling

of the pen at this tim tha presume

to address you on this subject 1839

Page 58 - April 7, 1839 - Father to Chicaugo

April 7.the. 1839 Page 58

Sun 7 Clear this morning and quite warm

in the morning I went to quarterly

meeting held by the United Brethren

at the school house in the naighbor hood

of Mr. Barnerds their was consderable

of a congragation out at it they held

their publick preaching at the camp

ground in the evening it clouded up

and looked like rain it rained some

at dark I went to evening meeting after

meeting I came home along with Samul

Pulver and his wife I mever saw as

dark a night in my life I got home

at twelve oclock it began to sprinkle

Mon.8. Cloudy this morning and some cooler

then it has been for some time it

broke away and got some warmer we

finished sowing oats in hunts field in

the evening it clouded up and looked

like rain in the after noon I began

to sow oats in our field for my self

Tue 9 Cloudy this morning and rained some

it broke away nearly noon the sun

shoen out nice and warm I sold my

cow for fourteen Dollars to Mr. Barnes

James graves brought our waggon home

Father went to get his loding of flowr

Wed 10 Cloudy this morning it rained in the

night as hard as I ever heard it it lightned

and thundred hard Father started to the

town named Chicaugo this morning with

four barels of flowr and one hundred

and ten dosens of eggs and two hundred

pounds of bacon and twenty eight bounds

of butter I plowed some rained too hard

the sun shoen out some two or three times

in the evening it clouded up and thundred

land tightner very hard after night it rained

quite hard I bought a pair of traces of

Sibbet Camblen price 1.25 cts.

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

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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