Page 172 - 1852, 1853 - Other Writers

30

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

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 159 - 1843 Sales

October the 6.th. 1843 A Bests sale 159

1 strechers and swingle trees . . . $1.06

2 1 shovel plough . . . 1.88

3 1 pich fork . . . .31

4 1 little spining wheal . . . .50

5 1 lot of yarn . . . .81

6 1 oats stack . . . .62

7 1 pair of gears . . . 4.06

8 1 spring colt . . . 16.58

John Briants . . . 25.82

Nov 11 1 one plain . . . $.10

2 1 drower knife . . . .50

3 1 hand saw . . . 1.81

4 2 files rasp and punch . . . .40

5 1 cradle . . . .31

Nov 31 Joshua Burches sale . . . 3.11

1 1 cag of soap . . . $.44

2 1 stone churn . . . .85

3 2 calvs . . . 2.12

. . . 3.41

. . . 32.35

I got my sask 36 lites . . . 2.25

Sep 19 Joshua green got 5 1/2 of butter . . . 0.55

Sep 27 do. to 4 bounds and ten ounces . . . 0.46

Oct 28 do to 4 3/4 of butter at ten cts . . . 0.48

potatoes 1 bushel . . . 0.25

Oct 20 twou pounds of butter . . . 0.25

one bushel of pottatoes . . . 0.18

Page 147 - Births and Deaths

147

Katharin Elizabeth Lucas was born

December the 6 th. 1835 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

John Rogers Lucas was born

December the 5 th. 1837 in

Tippacanoe County Iindiana

The Deaths of my Brothers and

Sisters which Departeed there lives

some in Ohio and some in Indiana

Hester Ann Lucas Departed this life

July the 29 th. 1822 aged 1 year 8 month

Francis Asbury Lucas Departed this

life September the 4 th. 1822 aged

Six months and 22 days

Emily Francis Lucas Departed this

life July the 21 st. 1827 aged one

year 3 months 1 day

Benjamin Josiah Lucas deeparted

this life July the 11 th. 1829 aged one

year 3 months 29 days

Susan Brown Lucas Departed this

life august 18 th 1837 aged 7 years

8 months 3 days

Katharin Elizabeth Departed this

life the 19 of august 1837 aged one

year 8 months 12 days

Four of the former was buried in

the state of Ohio Muskigum County

Two of the latter was buried in

the state of Indiana Tippacane

County Tippacanoe Township

This I wrote on the 10 of September

1843 the of the Methodist prodestan

Camp meeting quite rainy

rain o rain o rain

Page 134 - July 16, 1840 - Still Breaking

July the 16 1840 Page 134

Thu 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant but

it got cloudy and theere was severall little

showers then I went to plowing I broke

till noon then I quite and went down

to Hecka thorns after a horse in the after

noon I helped the old man Shigly till

four oclock then I went braking John

Pulve worked all Day for me 1840

Fri 17 Clear this morning but clouded up and

at noon it rained some it soon broke away

and got clear and nice I plowed 19 rounds

quite pleasant John pulver worked all day

Sat 18 Cloudy this morning with a heavy fog on

cool and nice it broke away and got warm

I plowed till noon 10 rounds in the aftr

noon I went four rounds Davis Menden

hall held the plow for mee John pulvr

worked half a day it got some cooler in then

Sat 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice I fixed and went down to the battle

ground to a two days meeting in the evenig

it got quite cool I came home after evening

services after nid night H. R. Lucas

Sun 20 Cloudy this morning and quite cool to

I went to braking again I brok 21 rounds

quite pleasant and nice Harmon R

Tue 21 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice I finished one land and laid of an

other land and run five rounds on it I

lost half a day a hunting one oxen H.

Wed 22 Clear this morning with the exception of

a few flying cloudys I broke 19 rounds and it

cam up a very hard shower of rain late

in the evening and rained on all night

one day after Date we or eithe of us

Do agree to pay William Henry

Harrigson the sum of one hundred

quaails Witneess our hands H. lucas

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 130 - June 24, 1840 - Warm with Rain

June the 24 1840 Page 1. 30

Wed 24 Cloudy this morning but the sun shon

out it rained it severl showers I broke

9 1/2 rounds in the fore noon in the

after noon I broke six rounds and

quite at 3 oclock the Drive gave out

John Pulver worked 3 fourths of a day

Thu 25 Cloudy this morning and raining

fine to it has the appearance of it

continuing but it broke away was a

fine day I helped John graves to

rais his barn I drowd his logs up

with three yoke of cattle he got done

Fri 26 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain it got clear and as warm as

I ever saw it in my life after noon

it came up a very heavy gustt and

rained tremendious hard and nearly

all the after noon I took one load of

corn down to simeses 28 bushels

I made a new sheath to my plow 18

Sat 27 Cloudy this morning and rained a

little I went to mill and then back

home in the after noon I went down

home with Maria Mansfield and

Wm. Mansfield and got home about

two hours by sun the sun shoen

out quite warm Harmon Lucas

Sun 28 Cloudy this morning but broke away

the sun shoen out at 11 oclock I and

the rest all went to meeting at Nolens

then home and staid a while then we

fixed up and started for home it gat

tremendiously warm at about

six oclock it came up a very hard

shower some went to the north we

had quite hard hear it give it to us

about rite I got home about dark

it still continued to rain after

night Harmon R Lucas

Page 129 - June 17, 1840 - Broken Plow

June the 17. 1840 Page 1.29

Wed 17 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I laid up fence till noon then I went

to braking and broke a while then

I had to quite and goe to the shop for

we had to send the plow home John Pulv

worked thre fourths of a day Harm

Thu 18 Clear this morning it got some

cloudy too quite pleasant I went up to

the shop to get my plow laid I got it

fixed in the after noon I plowed my

patatoes over quite pleasant all day

Fri 19 Clear this morning I went to

braking again but came poor sbeed

for the plow ran on the shear to

much and nearly broke my arms

quite pleasant I broke 7 rounds

in the fore noon in the after noon

I broke 12 rounds John Pulver

worked for me 1840 Harmon R

Sun 20 Clear this morning quite nice

and pleasant I plowd for old Man

Shigley in his corn field for he

was afflicted with the rheumatism

Mon 21 cloudy this morning and rained

some at 9 oclock I went to Sabeth

school and at four oclock I went

down to .Egbert Pattersons it

rained rite smart out at it 183

Tue 22 Cloudy this morning quite foggy

to but got clear and quit warm

all day I plowd for old man Shigly

all day I finished his corn 18

Tue 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I got to braking again and went

9 rounds in the fore noon in the aftr

noon I broke 8 rounds Maria was

there at meeting at salem 1840

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 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

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 117 - April 12, 1840 - Whipper Wills

April the 12 . 1840 . Page 1. 17

Sun 12 Cloudy this morning and rained

quite hard after night it ceased at haf

past nine oclock I went to love feast

was intermishen the space of 15 minuets

then publick preaching Maria and

Venatta Patterson Wm Klepinger

and Samuel Klepinger too at 5

oclock we went to meeting again

it lasted till in the night it got

clear before night rite smart out to

day .S. Klepinger staid all night

Mon 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant

with the exception of a heavy frost

it has the appearance of being a

fine day I got up some wood and

at eleven oclock I went to the

meeting again Elizabeth Patterson

and John grooms at night I went

to meeting again Wm Campbell

preached at night on this ocation

quite a favorable meeting it broke

at 12 oclock after meting it

rained quite hard no more 1840

Tue 14 Cloudy this morning and it

rained some little it has the

appearance of continuing to hold

out it soon quit and got clear

I cut some timber for rails after

night I went to meeting again

house full quite a good meeting

I heard the whipper wills 1840

Wed 15 Clear this morning with a havy

frost on I went up to Jacob Klepinge

and Pulver worked out taw days

it got some cloudy in the evening

I groubed some of the time and

some of the time I made stakes

we got to talking on politicks

but we Dident hit to gether

on the subject at all no not

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

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 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 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 91 - October 23, 1839 - Traden Party

October the 23. 1839 Page 91

Wed 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

went after my ox and got him again

noon in the after noon I went to mill

Thu 24 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I thrashed wheat up at Adam Bests

It got some cloudy and looked like

raine Benjamin Burch raised his

house Luesa Pulver was hear and

Margret Yarnald was hear all nig

Fri 25 Cloudy this morning and looks like rain

it rained a little in the evening it cleard

up we cleaned up 21 bushels of wheat in

the after noon I thrashed wheat 1839 r

Sat 26 Cloudy this morning it rained some

we cleaned up some wheat till noon in the

evening I went on a traden party Mr and

Mrs pierce wife staid hear was meeting

at Timmonses The boys cut a high swell

after night a trying to scare the girls.

Sun 27 Cloudy this morning and raining it

continued to hold out all day it thund

red quite hard I went to salem to

hear mr. Peters preach 1839. 18.

Mon 28 Cloudy this morning it broke away

in the evening and got clear I

helped Jonson graveses chusk corn

after night I helped him at a huske

Tue 29 Clear this morning with a frost on

it looks like it will be a fine day I

puled corn till noon in the after noon

I helped husk a load of corn 1839

Wed 30 Cloudy this morning and rained som it

got clear wee swaped with dolechide for a hor

we gave one yoke of cattle and ten dollars

for the horse I helped John graves to

get in corn we got in four loads 1839

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

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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