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 132 - July 4, 1840 - Yankee Girls

July the 4. 1840 Page 1.32

Sat 4 Cloudy this morning quite cool too

the sun shoen out I went to Laffaitt

it was a poor gethring for the fourth of

July I had a ride on a canall boat the

first one that ever past through the

Town of Lafayette I rode about 6 miles

on it quite warm all of the yankee

girls was there at the time I got

mee a razor strop and half a quire of

paper 50 cts I got home at dark it got

quite cloudy after night it rained some

Sun 5 Cloudy this morning and quite nice at

nine oclock I went to Sabeth School but

dident stay long there I went down to

the batle ground at 11 oclock meeting

then back home and at four oclock

I went to Egbert Pattersons to a

meeting we had a fine shower to of rain

Mon 6 Cloudy this morning and has some of

the appearnace of rain I helped to mow at

the poor farm Wm Graves S. pulver

E. Downey mowed for us I came home in

the evening it came up quite a shower

of rain no nore at presant 1840

Tue 7 Cloudy this morning and rained several

times I and Pulver and S.Jacksen all

mowed Father and Mother went to town

after the Suit for Mary Janes manedge

we finished mowing about 4 oclock in the

evening it rained nearly all night

Wed 8 Cloudy this morning and rained some and

it continued so all day ue cut wheat till noon

in the after noon we pup up some hay then we

cut some wheat we had a shower in the

evening Wm Shigly feched my cradle

and hay rake down to the county farme

May god look dawn up on us in his ifitat

merce come let us goe to meeteing at

Salem meeting house Harmon

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 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 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 118 - April 16, 1840 - Easter Sunday

April the 16 , 1840 Page 1 . 18

Thu 16 Clear this morning with a frost

on I made rails till at nine oclock

I hurt my right eye so that I

done no more that day I was in

a perdigious site of pain mind I tell

you after night it raind quite hard

Fri 17 Cloudy this morning but soon

brok away and got quite warm I

made some rails a little while but

my eye hurt so bad that I quit

and went to traden I traded off my

spunkey mare to David Clevenger

for tow three year of stears and one

two year old stear I give him a halter

and .50. cts quite windy at night

at dark it thundred lightned and

rained per digious hard quite a storm

Sat 18 Cloudy this morning but soon broke

away I went down home a foot and back

again then I fixed and went down to

Mr. Genings I got there at darke

Sun 19 Clear this morning I went down to

Egbot Pattersons to meeting from

Mr. Gening quite a frost on quite

pleasant all day at four I came up to

Salem meeting house this being on

easter Sunday in the year of our lord

Mon 20 Clear this morning quite a frost on

quite pleasant all day I made rails all

day quite a fine day for working 18

Tue 21 Clear this morning for a little season

and then it got cloudy and in the after

noon it rained some I made rails all

day after night I went to the young

converts meeting then home again

so no more at this time but

Reemmember your affection

or your friend Hiarm Lucas

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 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 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 98 - December 12, 1839 - Yankee Bee

December the .12. 1839 Page 98

Thu 12 Cloudy this morning quite cool late

in the evening it broke away and at

sun down it got clear and the moon

shown out I helped Erastus Barnes

get in the corn from string town it

was a yankee bee as they call it H . L

Fri 13 Cloudy this morning and looks like

snowd it was a fine day I helped

to make a corn crib and other things

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and snowing some

by turns all day I killed 3 hens and

in the evening I got on my colt and got

hurt by a fall mendenhalls and wife

was hear on a visit no more at pres

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning and snowing rite

smart quite blustry at 11 oclock I went

to meeting right smart out at it the

preacher came hear and took refreshment

after night I went down to E. Pattersons

to meeting house full no more at this

Mon 16 Cloudy this morning and snowd some all

day I fixt fence till noon in the after noon

I went to J. Ireland and cut some wood

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning snowd some Father

helped H. Genings to kill hogs I drowd some

fodder and killed two quails noe more at this

Wed 18 Cloudy this morning at noon it broke

away and moderated some in the fore noon

we got in a load of corn in the after

noon we got wood after night we went

to H. Genings on a visit and came to

home 5. minuets after one oclock 1839. 21

Thu 19 Cloudy this morning at noon it broke

away and turned in some warmed I

got wood all day no more at this

present time but Remmen me 183

Page 95 - November 23, 1839 - Sun Dogs

November the .23. 1839 Page 495

Sat 23 Cloudy this morning and snowing some

it turned in to raining then it turned

in to snowing again I went to Coopers

and got mee a hat at one dollar one

raizor and box one dollar the preachers

house was raised to day no more at this

Sun 24 Cloudy this morning and snowed some

I went to Salem meeting hous to hear

Mr. Cooper preach for the first time

quite stormey after night I went to

E. Pattersons to meeting again it got

desperate cool as I ever saw it in my

quite a congragation out at it ammen

Mon 25 Clear this morning quite cool there

was sun dogs this morning I done

nothing much all day quite cool 1840

Tue 26 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

on quite cool all day I dome nothing

much all day no more at presant

Wed 27 Clear this morning I drowd logs for

a stable Father sold. 6. head of cattle

to James Serviison for .75 dollars and

61 dollars which he owd Father wich

made one hundred and ;36. dollars I

got Johnson graveses note for 1.57 dollars

and Father he is to give .J. Servison 20

dollars out of the note when collected

from J. Graves Father lent J. Pierce

and J. Servison one hundred dollars

it got quite cloudy and after night it

hailed some I went to meeting at Salem

meeting house few out to night

Thu 28 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain in the after noon it began to snow

it turned in to raining it rained

steady I cut wood till noon then I

husked corn 1839 no morning 1839

a man of words and not of deeds

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 86 - September 20, 1839 - Chimney Patched

September the 20. 1839 Page 86

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

Page 85 - September 13, 1839 - Father's Meeting

September the 13. 1839 Page 85

Fri 13 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

I cleaned up oats it was nice and pleasant

all day campmeeting commenced on

My Fathers land I done several

things to day after night I went to

meeting no more at this time Harmon

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and rained till

late in the evening it quite was a few

out no more at this time H. Lucas

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning and rained som

quite cool for the season it continued so

all day I was at camp meeting there

was a few out Harmon Patterson Joined

the Methedist episcople church 1839 80

Wm Campbell staid all night hear

I got hom 15 miuets past 12 18ooo

Mon 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

looks fine Camp meeting broke up at

ten Oclock quite warm in the after

noon I cut 9 shocks of fodder it

continued pleasant all day but after

night it clouded up and rained hard 1839

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning and raining a

little it rained by spells all day in the

evening I went down to Cooppers store

after quinine I took up a waggon wh

eall to Millses for to get fixed I got

my calf from Samuel Pulvers and

Luesa Pulver had a severe shake of

the ague quite hard no more at this

Wed 18 Clear this morning quite cool for the

season it got some pleasant on through

the day I cut up fodder ten shocks of

Thu 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant

till in the evening it got some cloudy and it

rained some I cut up ten shocks of fodder

Wily. Sims staid att night with us

Page 72 - June 22, 1839 - Three Boats

June the 22. 1839 Page 72

Sat 22 Clear this morning quite cool with a

heavy diew it continued clear all day and

mice I went all over the corn and wheat

fields to inspect them in the after noon

I hunted som and after night I laid

in the waggon to wach rack coons 1839

Sun 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

is some warmes than it has been for some

two or three days at ten I went to Salem

meeting house to hear Wood preach and

at half past 3 I went to Pattersons to

meeting it rained some at dark it raind

it rained very hard and steady cool 1839

Mon 24 Cloudy this morning and about noon it

broke away and got clear in the after noon

and pleasant I done nothing much all day

in the after noon I thined corn 1839 21

Tue 25 Clear this morning with the exception of

a few flying clouds over us I went to

Lafayette and got of Hannah for

E. Timmons. 4. 9. 25 I got 2 pounds of

shot .25. half poand of powder .25. two

harps .12 1/2 one pair of susspenders 62 1/2

their is three steam boats up one is cald the

J O. second Return third Reserve

Wed 26 Clear this morning with the exception

of a few clouds it got cloudy and it

rained som two or three times in the

day quite warm after night it rained

again hquit hard I plowed in my corne

Thu 27 Clear partly this morning with the

exception of a few flying clouds over

us quite pleasant it rained som two or

three times in the after noon it and

then it broke away and got clear and

quite pleasant I plowed till in the

evening late then I quite and broke my

plow then made onother one so noe

more at this time Harmon Lucas

Page 70 - June 11, 1839 - Road Work

June the 11 .1839 Page 70

Tue 11 Cloudy this morning and thunders some

in the west it has very much the appearance

of rain but dident it broke away and the

sun shoen out and turned quite warm in the

after noon it looked some like rain but soon

broke away and got clear and nice in the fore

noon I groubed breash in the after noon I

plowed my corn but very wet H. r L

Wed 12 Clear this morning and quite warm and

pleasant and nice it continued clear with the

exception of a few flying clouds till late in the

evening it rose a very dark cloud in the north

west after night it rained I made a mistake it

dident rain it only thundered and lightning

I plowed in the corn all day father and mother

went on a visit to Aarons Yarnalds 1839

Thu 13 Cloudy this morning and it rained some two

or three times the l sun shoen out of the time

it has some notion of continuing on I think

I plowed till in the evening then I quit father

helped me plow desperate cool for the season 183

Fri 14 Cloudy this morning and raining some it

has turned some cooler than it has been for

some considerable length of time it broke

away and got quite clear and pleasant I worked

on the road under Egbert Patterson he had

about twenty hands a working on the road

Sat 15 Clear this morning and quite pleasent it is

a few flying clouds over us quite warm I

plowed in my corn all day Mr. Green and

his companion cam out ond visit from town

I got my calf hom from Mr. Barneses 1839

Sun 16 Clear this morning and quite pleasent I

went down to Mr. Pattersons to meeting and then

hom and back to Mr. Gening to meeting at four

O clock then I went to Mr. barnards to meeting

after night S. R K staid with L. P

all night moe more at the tine 1839

Page 69 - June 6, 1839 - Great Show

June the 6. 1839 Page 69

Thu 6 Clear this morning with a heavy diau and

it got cloudy in a few hours and staid cloudy

some time then it got clear and the sun

shoen out in the evening it got cloudy and

had all the appearance of rain I plowed

all day after night it give us a little rain

Fri 7 Cloudy this morning and has the appearance

of rain and did rain some it soon broke away

the sun shoen out I went to Laffayette to se

a great show while at the show it rained some

again I got in for 25 cents and got to see as mch

as those that paid .50. cents it was supposed

that their was fifteen hundred people at it

and as John Graves and I came home wee

got to ketch as hard a rain as I want to ketch

it got some clear in the west and the sun shoen

out after night it rained very hard again

Sat 8 Cloudy this morning and looks some litle

like rain but broke away the sun shoen out

some about two O clock it sprinkled som of rain

I killed 8 ground squirls and 3 wood pecker

and sheld som corn and went to mill in the

evening it come up a very hard rain it broke

away the sun shoen out nice I got me a scythe

for 2.25 cents and a comb for 25 cents

Father had his trile with John G. Smith

Sun 9 Cloudy this morning and looks like rain

but broke away the sun shoen out it is

quite warm I went to Mr. Pattersons to

meeting at eleven O clock at four O clock I

went to Mr. Genings to Meeting too in the

evening it got quite clear and pleasant 1839

Mon 10 Cloudy this morning it rained in the fore

noon and at noon it come a hard rain accom

paned with thundre and lightning I plowed

till noon it rained till three O clock then

it broke away in the evening it got clear

and pleasent I groubed some in the night

it rained very hard Harmon Luccas 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

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Wed 8 clear and butiful this morning quite

pleasent some cooler than it has been for

some time past in a little time it cloude

up and in the afternoon it raind some

considerable I put up hay till the rain

Thu 9 cloudy this morning at six .O. clock it

commenced to rain rite smart with

some distent thundrig in the west and

Parah Mcvey was burried to day at

four .O. clock it continued thundring

all day in the evening about dark it

commenced raining with heavy flashes

of lightning and thundring I put up

hay in the afternoon quite warm yes

Fri 10 clear and pleasent this morning at twelve

.O. clock there is a few flying clouds not

quite as sweltry as it was yesterday I

bound up oats John Graves bought a

mare at constable sale for fifty cents

of Sollomond Best so no more on

Sat 11 some few flying clouds this morning

quite warm all day I bound oats to day

Sun 12 clear and very pleasen this morning and

continued so all day I went to Mr. Patterson

to hear Dr Law preach but got very much

disappointed Michel Hair took tis stead

at four in the evening I went to hear Mr.

Emry exhort at the meeting hous noe

Mon 13 some cloudy this morning but broke away

the sun showen out at one .O. clock it

commenced raining about three .O. clock

it broke I drawd hay and stocked it no

Tue 14 clear with the exception of a few flying

clouds quite cool this morning it raind a

little in the after noon at night it

began to rain right hard and raind

all night I cradled oats all day