Page 163 - 1844 Wages

Augus the 17 1844 Page 163

Wm Mnsfield Dr. to H. R. Lucas

to 3/4 days cradling and binding . . . 0.50

1 days grubing by the little . . . 0.50

3/4 of a days grubing for him . . . 0.37

1/4 of a days grubing for him . . . 0.12

2 days grubing by job . . . 1.00

Page 162 - 1844 Wages

August the 17 . 1844 Page 162

Aug 17 Wm. Mansfield worked . . . 0.00

for H. R. Lucas so many days . . . 0.00

1 days scoring timber . . . 0.50

1 days scoring timber . . . 0.50

1 days working on the road . . . 0.50

1 days mowing for me . . . 0.50

1/2 days fixing up fence . . . 0.25

3/4 days binding and drawing . . . 0.37

1/2 days drowing in oats . . . 0.25

oct 2 days tending on the mason . . . 1.00

nov 1

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 145 - Marriage and Death

145

Harmon R Lucas was Maried on

the 1.st. of July 1841 to Maria Mansfield

in Laffayette Fair field Township at

at Mr. Elices this being Septembr 6. 1841

Harmon Reasoner Lucas

Departed this life February the 26th 1846

in Tippacanoe Co Ind

Maria Ireland

Departed this life February the

26th 1894 in Jones Co Iowa

just 48 years between there deaths

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 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 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 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 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.