Page 171 - Some Harmon, Mostly Others

January the 5 1846 XXX 29

George Emerson XXX Dr. to H R Lucas XXX

Cr to 90 cents from Klepinger . . . .90

to 4 days horvisting 125 - . . . 5.00

to 1 days howling wng - . . . 62 1/2

to 1 day mowing . . . .75

to 1 day making hay . . . .75

to 3/4 day reparing waggon wheels . . . .50

to 1/2 day hwling hoy . . . .37

to 1 days thrashing . . . .75

to 2 1/2 days thrashing . . . 1.56

to 1 day Cleaning wheat . . . .62

to 3 days lathing andxxxxth . . . 1.87 1/2

to day Cleaning wheat . . . .62 1/2

to 1 1/2 days Cradling . . . 1.12

to 1 day Cleaning oats . . . .75

to axetree . . . 150 . . . = 16.19 1/2

to 1 day working ot waggon bed . . . 1.50 . . . = 17.69 1/2

to 1 day at Crib . . . .75

to 3 days gathring Corn s8Jeom . . . 3.75

to howling Corn 1/2 day . . . .62 1/2

to holling 37 1/2 bushels corn to lafayette . . . 1.38

to Cash got fram hays . . . 2.00

Harmon R. Lucas Dr to Georoe Emerson

to making of to two sleds

Cr to making 3 shovel plows . . . 3.00

Cr to westley plowing 2 days . . . .75 . . . = 30.75

to Chorles 2 days . . . 375 x 2 = 750 . . . 275 x 2 = 550

to Cutting wheat . . . .75

to Thrashing self + bys . . . .75

to boys Cleaning oats . . . 1.00

. . . = 32.95

. . . + 1.25

. . . = 34.20

75 x 5 1/2 = 375 + 37 = 412 1/2

4367 - 3420 = 1147

650 + 550 + 550 + 50 412 1/2 + 75 = 2287 1/2

4367 - 3420 = 947 + 420 = 1367 - 225 = 1142

4367 - 3295 = 1072

Settled the above account

and Emerson aws rue $11.42

oct 15 th 1853 Corierarer to p 31

Page 170 - Harmon's, and Others', Expenses

1 sadle the price of it . . . 14.00

Jun 20 . 12 pounds of sugar at 8 per poun . . . 1.00

2 gallons of molasses 37 . . . 0.75

11 pounds of cod fish 6 cts pound . . . 0.69

6 pounds of rise at 6 sts poun . . . 0.37

7 pounds of coffe at ten cts . . . 0.70

1/2 pound of tea 30 cts . . . 0.30

1 pound of salratus 10 . . . 0.10

got on tick from fally 1845

275 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 10

275 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 10 + 15 =

600

George Emison Dr to one hundred lbs flower . . . 1.50

to 5 bushels Corn 25 per bush - . . . 1.25

to 15 XXX bushels Corn lent to beretornd 3 XXX

to 4 dollars 2 in Cash 2 in store . . . 4.00

to 1 pore shoes for wife . . . .62 1/2

July 17 to 100 lls flowr . . . 1.50

to 58 lls flower . . . .87

to 1/2 gol malasses tpt . . . .25

to 1.95 cts in fowles store . . . 1.95

to 25 lls flower . . . .37 1/2

to 8.85 from Klepinger . . . 8.85

to 100 lbs flower . . . 1.50

to 80 lls flower . . . 1.40

to 1/2 gallon molasses . . . .20

2X000 to hay - . . . .75

to bandles . . . .15

. . . = 25.17

140 x 16 = 840 + 1400 = 2240

275 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 10 = 585

to 70 lls beef 3 1/2 cts per lbr . . . 2.45

to 6 lls tollow . . . .60

to one day working ot wheels . . . .75

to gron at dovisons shop . . . .75

to plank for waggon bead . . . 1.00

to balance on Songnecker Nate . . . .75

to Cash one dallor for huls . . . 1.00

to Cash paid to young for corn . . . 3.75

to corn 3 1/2 bushels . . . 1.00

XXX br to 3 shovel plows . . . 3.00 XXX

. . . = 42.22

to i for shoes dadges . . . 1.45

. . . = $43.67

Page 168 - 1844 Expenses

November the 9 .th. 1844 168

1 bucket the price of it . . . 0.25

1 bed cord at 31 cts . . . 0.31

1 bushel of peches dride . . . 1.00

1 gallon of molases price . . . 0.37

1 pound of coffe for Mrs Pu . . . 0.10

1 paire of shoos the price . . . 1.00

1/4 of tee the price of it was . . . 0.18

3 nut megs at six scents . . . 0.06

1 1/2 ounces of cinnimond at . . . 0.08

10 pains of glass 8 by 10 . . . 0.25

1 hair comb the price of it . . . 0.05

2 deep plates at 15 cts . . . 0.15

10 yards of factry cloth . . . 1.00

4 yards of facry cloth . . . 0.31

1 spelling book the price 4010 . . . 0.10

1 pair of trase chains . . . 0.75

10 1/2 of iron at four and a half cts . . . 0.45

2 1/2 of coffe at ten cts per pound . . . 0.25

3 yards of factry cloth . . . 0.30

1/2 quire of paper price 10 cts . . . 0.10

1 little three square file . . . 0.10

8 pounds of horseshoo iron . . . 0.54

5 cls lent to Wm. Kleppinger . . . 0.05

3 platter pans at 8 cts each . . . 0.25

2 pounds of sugar at ten cts . . . 0.20

1 pound of black lead . . . 0.10

24 cts I Received in cash . . . 0.24

30001 brick which I got of F. C . . . 10.50

1 hundrid brick at 35 cts . . . 0.35

3 1/2 dollars and 50 cls paid to . . . 0.00

Mr. Brown by order for me . . . 3.50

Dec 19 325 I paid Z H brown . . . 3.25

158 I paid my tax for 1844 . . . 1.58

667 I paid my intrest on my land . . . 6.67

7 3/4 yds of blew callico at 20 cts . . . 1.40

Dec 31 1/2 pound of bees wax price . . . 0.15

1 box of red persippet price . . . 0.12

1 pound of lead the price . . . 0.10

1 yard of ribin at twelve . . . 0.12

1/2 bushels of apples price . . . 0.20

totle ammount which I got in

1844 was 47.25

Page 166 - 1844 Dividing Beef

August the 31 1844 Page 166

Vancamp Dr. to H R L 21 of beef . . . 0.52

george franklin to 16 pounds of beef . . . 0.40

Wm. Klepinger to 9 1/2 of beef . . . 0.19

B Lucas to 9 of beef . . . 0.18

H genings 11 of beef . . . 0.22

H Lucas 10 of beef . . . 0.20

Hide weighing 12 3 ounces . . . 0.98

sep 4 Vancamp got 24 . . . 0.48

george franklin got 22 . . . 0.44

Wm klepinger got 22 1/2 . . . 0.45

Hiram gening got 8 1/2 . . . 0.17

hide weighed 36 1/2 . . . 1.49

Wm simes got 1X0 104 . . . 2.60

Sep 10 Vancamp got of beef 23 1/2 . . . 0.47

gibson got of beef 41 1/4 . . . 1.04

B. Lucas of beef 43 . . . 1.08

Do to 37 pounds of beef . . . 0.74

Wm. Klepinger got of beef . . . 0.09

george Franklin 13 1/2 of beef . . . 0.27

Hide weighing 31 1/2 . . . 1.26

Septe 23 I got of H. genning 23 1/2 of beef . . . 0.47

Sep 31 H. R. Lucas got of Wm. Kleppnger 26 . . . 0.52

D Oogden got of Wm Kleppnger 26 1/2 . . . 0.53

Do to X pounds of salt . . . 0.X

April the 2 . 1845 david Archibald

I got 100 rails of him

Page 165 - Expenses

Debrah ann &seland 165

1 skein of silk price . . . 0.06

1 paper of pins price . . . 0.12

1/2 pound of all spice . . . 0.06

1/2 pound of saleratus . . . 0.06

50 I paid paid father . . . 0.50

4 bushels of brand . . . 0.16

5 pounds of coffe . . . 0.50

2 pounds of rice . . . 0.10

20 pounds of nails . . . 1.25

1 gallon of molases . . . 0.40

1 gallon of vinigar . . . 0.15

1 bushels of green aples . . . 0.15

1 sack 12 cts . . . 0.12

1 bushe of apples green . . . 0.25

8 pounds of eight peny brads . . . 0.55

1 1/2 pounds of four penyes . . . 0.11

1 pound of six pennys . . . 0.07

45 I paid Bostick the amount . . . 0.45

1 pound of tobaco for Wm. Kle . . . 0.12

2 pounds of eight penny brads . . . 0.12

3 pounds of eight penny nails . . . 0.18

3 pounds of sugar at ten cts . . . 0.30

1 haulter the price of 12 cts . . . 0.12

1 bowl of candle wick . . . 0.10

4 bushels of brand 4 cts per bus . . . 0.16

92 I got in cash 92 cts . . . 0.92

1 pair of coarse boots No 10 . . . 2.50

1 pair of coarse shoes No 10 . . . 1.00

6 pounds of cotten yarn . . . 1.12

3 1/4 pounds of cotten yarn . . . 0.71

1 1/2 yards of gingum and spool . . . 0.25

1 set of a nitting needles and . . . 0.06

15 pounds of iron 4 1/2 cts per pound . . . 0.68

28 pains of glass at 3 cts per pain . . . 0.84

14 bushels of unslcked lime . . . 1.50

1 pint of tar at six cts . . . 0.06

1 sive the p price was 31 cts . . . 0.31

4 pounds of whilening 6 cts perpo . . . 0.25

1 pint of lint seed oile . . . 0.18

3 peck of peches at 1 dollar per Bu . . . 0.80

1 pound of salaratus at ten cts . . . 0.10

1 cream mug 5 cts . . . 0.05

1 pair of buts and screws . . . 0.20

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 158 - 1844 House Raising

September the 17.th. 1843 158

Elem tree hall or do not medle with what does

not belong to you I love to tell a cheerfull tale in

Sat 14 of September 1844 H. R. L

I raised my house and stable M. L

the names of each person at it

Aaron yarnold 1 Wm. Kleppinger 2

'Jesse W Robenson 3 george franklin

4 Jacob snider 5 Egburt Patterson 6

Wm. Patterson 7 James Patterson Jun

8 Vancamp 9 James Shearer 10

Stephen Barnard 11 daniel ogden 12

Benjamin Lucas 13 Pope white 14

Hiram gennings 15 Wm. Mansfield 16

Harmon R Lucas 17 John MC Neel 18

David Pulver dr to harmon R Lucas

for 1 pair of pantiloons price 250

and he was to worke ten days for them

this is 1111

October the 5the 1842

David Klepinger got of beef 31 paid . . . 0.62

Wm. Klepinger got of beef 23 paid . . . 0.46

J. patterson of beef 1.32 . . . 3.96

B Lucas got of beef 1.28 . . . 3.84

J graves got of beef 46 and paid . . . 0.92

J shigley got of beef 52 pounds . . . 1.04

H genings 57 pounds . . . 1.14

Hide weighing 64 pounds . . . 2.87

Jacob pierce got of H. Lucas 4 calves

and is to let him have 3 hundred

rails half white oak rails . . . 3.75

he all so got 1 pair of boots and is

to give me 2 hundred rails

half white oak rails . . . 2.50

Page 141 - 1843 Accounts

November the 1.st. 1843 141

Wm. Kleppinger dr. to H. R. Lucas for

1 pair of gears the price . . . 4.87

30 bushels of corn 18 cts per bushel . . . 5.40

1 days work at forty cts . . . 0.40

1 days do at 37 cts . . . 0.37

1 wheat head the price 37 cts . . . 0.37

1 the making 81 rails and 36 stakes . . . 0.50

1 half days plowing corn . . . 0.37

H R Lucas Dr. to H genng

J Sep 30 58 feet of inch plank . . . 0.58

for 8 bushels of wheat . . . 4.00

one days work at thrashing . . . 0.50

100 dollar to pay for I Starett . . . 1.00

half bushel of potatoes . . . 0.18

I got 23 1/2 pounds of beef . . . 0.47

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

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 126 - June 1, 1840 - Writing Letters

June the 1.st. 1840 Page 1.26

Mon 1 Clear this morning quite warm in

the evening it rained some little I

drowd 9 loads of rails 46 at a load

Tue 2 Cloudy this morning and rained some

it soon got clear and nice in the after

noon it got cloudy and after night it

rained quite hard I drowed 8 loads of

rails 46 at a load Harmon . Lucas

Wed 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice it got cloudy and rained several

showers I drowd 6 loads of rails 48 at

a load at dark it looked like that we would

have a storm but it dident storm much

Thu 4 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice quite warm I made 2.00 hundrd

thirty tow rails I got 2 letters from

Ohio one from uncle Wm. Lucas

the other from Cousin Mary Carter

pap hauled some rails Harmon

Fri 5 Clear this morning quite pleasant

the after noon it rained quite a

shower I worked for S. Pulver

on the road by Hirram Genings

Sat 6 Cloudy this morning and raining

I made fence till noon in the after

noon I grubed and plowed some and I

went up to grany Klepingers and I

got 400 hundred cabich plants 1840

Sun 7 Clear this morning quite wrote till time

to goe to Sabeth school then I fixed

up and went to it after meeting I wrote

four letters onee to Wm Lucas one

to Mary Carter one to Ruth Baismen

one to Samuel Smith quite a fime day

at half past four oclock I went to

meeting again so noe more at presant

I still Remain yours and so fourth

Page 124 - May 21, 1840 - Setting Onions

May the 21. 1840 Pag 1. 24

Thu 21 Clear this morning quite cool and windy

but got cloudy and rained some of the

time I set out my bed of oniones 1840

Fri 22 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

drawd 11. loads of rails 38 at a load

quite nice all dday I unyoked my oxen

Sat 23 Cloudy this morning and raining some

but got clear and nice for a while then it

got cloudy and rained some I drowd four

loads of rails 40 at a load till noon in

the after noon I helped E. Timmons to

spay four shoats I plowed some of my garden

Sun 24 Cloudy this morning and rained some

it broke away and got some pleasanter

I went to meeting and at four oclock

I went to meeting again it rained some

before night again after night I went

to Mr. Genings to prayr meeting

and comming home I got lost it did

rain very hard tremendiously dark

Mon 25 Cloudy this morning and raining

some three or four times in the day

I planted 19 rows of potatoes and finish

setting out my onions the sun shoen

out some of the time Harmon

Tue 26 Cloudy this morning and raining

some and continued so all day I built

fence part of the day it rained all

day quite smart Harmon R Lucas

Wed 27 Cloudy this morning and rained till

noon in the after noon it broke away

I haled stakes till noon in the after

noon I laid up fence I got 90 pannels

up after night I went to a school

meeting we got 14 dollars made up

Wm. burch J. Klepinger M. Mahen

J. grooms Mr Mendenhall manegerss

adam best secutary or Librarian

Page 121 - May 3, 1840 - Heavy Frost

May the 3D of 1840 Page 121

Sun 3 Cloudy this morning and raining it has

the appearance of continued to hold out

all day I went to Sabeth school at nin

oclock but was none on the account of it

raining too much I was at eleven oclock

meeting I never saw the creek so high in

my life before the sun shoen out twor

three times but it blew after night as

hard as I ever saw quit a time Har

Mon 4 Clear this morning quite cool for

may I went down to Indian creek

then back home I got a Inglish

Grammer price .75, cts and a set

of tea spoons 31. cts in the evening

it got quite clear I cut some timber

for rails I will now exit 1840

Tue 5 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost on it turned out quite pleasant

I cut timber we surveyed out some

land betwene us and Timmons

in the after noon I made rails 2h

Wed 6 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I made some rails and cut some

timber we at this time do ad

ore the holy and exelent name

Thu 7 Clear this morning and was

Dime som all day in the fore

noon I went down to Mr. H.

Genings and washed some sheep

for Aaron Yarnold and Jacob

Klepinger the weather being quite

cool in the after noon I made a

few rails it got quite clear in the

evening at sun set quite nice

one year after date we or either of uf us do

promis to pay to William Henry Harrison

all the good will that I can give hime

for the year 1841 this being on the 7 day

of May 1840 I am in the 21 year of my age

Page 119 - April 22, 1840 - Whig Convention

April the 22 .1840 Page 1. 19

Wed 22 Cloudy this morning and rained some

I made some rails old Man Shigley got

of me ten barles of corn at noon I

got wood for Coopers on Adams bests

acount one Dollar quite warm after

night It rained quite hard and it

thundred and lightned very much

Thu 23 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain it rained some of the time a

little I cut some timber then I

wrote some Harmon R. Lucas

Fri 24 Cloudy this morning and raining

some but som broke away and got

clear quite warm I cut timber and

made some rails I went to limmon

and took tea with the Ladies 1840

Sat 25 Clear this morning and quite pleasant

and nice I started and weent to the

Town of Laffayette with Hiran

Genings in his wagon 9 went in

it some of the way it got cloudy and

rained some then it broke away and

the sun shoen out but soon got

a tremendious hard shower on the

southe side of the Wabash a fine

convention a 1.000. good old

fashoned Whigs at Lafayette

they marched all around the

Court house and the there was

several orations Deliverad then

a long came 2. fool barles of

the old hard cider free for

the company I got one pint

of the cider it continued to rain

on all all night Wm Klepinger

staid all night I got a pam

life hat 31 cts at hanners store

one day after date we or either

of us Dood promis to pay

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 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

Page 113 - March 18, 1840 - Ink Bottle

March the 18 . 1840 Page 1. 13

Wed 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant till

noon in the after noon I cut stalks

after night it rained some 1840 H.

Thu 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

cut stalks some in the evening

I wenet down home more 1840 H.

Fri 20 Clear this morning I dont know

lwhat I done to day in the evening

I went down to home in seted of

of yesterduy 18.40 Harmon

Sat 21 Clear this morning quite cool

I went down to Lafayette and

got me one bottle of Ink one

quire of paper the whole amount

was .56. cts I got home and went

to meeting and after night I went

to meeting again Harmon L

Sun 22 Cloudy this morning I fixt up

and went over to meeting at 11

oclock Sip Camblin and Wm

Mendenhall got quite high there

was 9 joined the church I went

at 5 oclock then back to night

meeting it snowd after night

Mon 23 Cloudy this morning at nine

oclock I went to meeting again

they had a fine Meeting in the

after noon it rained som little

Wme Klepinger and his

mother joined the church there was 18

joineded the church what a fine time

they had in meeting ammene 1840

Tue 24 Cloudy this morning and snowing

some quite a blustry stormy time

in the evining I went down home

it lurned in quite cool and stormy

amendment for this page 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

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