Page 111 - March 4, 1840 - To Indiana

March the 4 . 1840 . Page 1. 11

Wed 4 Clear this morning the wind blew

hard I past Kirkville Mount ehy

Cumberland I past Collumbus at one

oclock my tole was 40 cts bill 87 cts

I got to Lafayette at dark I came 46

miles to day quite pleasant 1840

Thu 5 Clear this morning I came throug

Spring field at 11 oclock I got my

money at eanon I got to dalon at

dark my bill awas 75. tole 29 cts

I came 46 miles to day 1840

Fri 6 Clear this morning I started and

came to Eaton 24 miles off of daton

then to Richmond 16 mils I got

to the Indiana line at dark then I

came 4 miles further to richmond

My bill was 1. 37 cts I came 40 mils

the worst road I ever saw in my life

Sat 7 Clear this morning I started from

richmond and got to Shalells ville

and put up for the night My bill was

75. cts the road was quite muddy I

came 40 miles I got my hames at noon

Sun 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I started my bill was 87 cts I past

Indianapolis at four oclock I got 9

miles this side of it I got to a little

viledge the name of it was augusta

and put up the roads quite bad all

day I came 37 milss Harmon Lucas

Mon 9 Cloudy this morning but soon got clear

I got to kirklin at one oclock I got to

Jefferson at dark and put up quite

a bad road nind I tel you my bill

was 50 cts I road 38 miles to day

alas and did my saviour die or

did my sovren die a charge to keep

I have a god to glory fie 1840

Page 107 - February 14, 1840 - Stranded in Ohio

Fri 14 Cloudy this morning and raining

some all day after night It began to

snow and frees hard I went to sing

ing school after night I staid all night

I staid with Thomas Smith I wrot a

letter back hume las night I went to

meeting then to Thomas Smith and st

aid all night the amen for ever 1840

I was at beamers town 9 E of cambridg

I was at Cambridge 8 E of Concord

I was at Concord 3 E of Norwch I

was at Norwich 12 E of Zanesville

I was at Zanesville 14 So of Dresden

I was at Dresden 8 W of adamas

Ville I was at webbs port 2 N of

Dresden I was at Dresden 9 E of

of Erville I was at ervill 1 E

of Nash port I was at Nash port

14 E of Newark I was at Newark

6 E of Gran ville I was at Granvi

29 E of Collumbus I was at

Collumbus 14 s E of Jefferson

I was at Jefferson 7 E of Lafay

-ette I was at Lafayette 29 E of

Springfield I was at Springfield

9 E of Eanon I was at Eanon

7 E of Fairfield I was at Fairfield

12 E of Daton I was at Daton

and Eaton . Richmond Lew Ray

Jerman lown Indianapolis Eagle

viledge Logans port Delphi and

Jeflerson Lafayette Chigo and

georg town atica Monteceld and

a heap of the am I a soilder of the

Croos one day after date I promas

to pay John long tom this to be or

or Certify I that I have and are

determend to get me a nice and

smart hansom Clever wife when

I do get one in this world or I

wont have eny body a tall 18

before one years roles roand the

wheal of time in my 21 yeare

the lord is on the giving hand 1840

Page 100 - December 26, 1839 - Going to Ohio

December the 26 .1839 Page 1.00

Thu 26 Cloudy this morning I went to Mr.

Pattersons after some money I got 2. 50

quite warm the sun shoen out some of

the time I went up to Klepingers and

got 3 bushels of oats after night we

had some visites hear to our hous amen

Fri 27 Cloudy this morning I started to the

Ohio it was very bad going I got to

George Parkers at four oclock in the

evening I half sold my sley nor more

Sat 28 Cloudy this morning I started and gat

to Kerklin at one oclock I got with in

18 miles of Indianapolis and staid all

night my bill was .62 cents H. L.

Sun 29 Cloudy this morning at about 2 oclock

I past Indianapolis and got 16 miles E.

of that and staid all night it got clear

and quite cool my bill was 43 cts L

Mon 30 Clear this morning I hald my sley te tell

night I got with in .3. miles of Dublin or

25 miles of the devidn line I staid all

night and my bill was 50 cts Harmon L

Tue 31 Cloudy this morning quite cool I past

through Richmond at 12. oclock I got 18

Eaton and staid all night my bill was .75.

Wed 1 Clear this morning I past Daton at

about twon oclock in the evening I got

with in 9 miles of Spring field quite

I lay at a town by the name of Eanon

I got a 3 dollar bill counterfit 183 bill was

Thu 2 Cloudy this morning I went on and got

Jeffers and staid all night me bill was

1.12 cts and tole nothing 1840 H. L

a charge to keep I have a got to glory

bje no more at this time looking to

find you in the same enjoyment 2