Page 37 - December 6, 1838 - Overcoat

December the 6. 1838 Page 37

Thu 6 Clear and quite cool all day I went

down to Harison Ville to pay a

gudgment of lying betwene father

and Burgate the amount was

two dollars the cost one dollar I

got Receipt in full of all the

ammount I brought anc Ex

ecution against John G Smith

I killed five praire hens to day

Fri 7 partly clear early this mornig

very cold sun Rises at 25 mi

past seven O. clock it thoughed

a little in the day I drawed wood

Father sold two hogs to Mr.

Gennings for twelve Dollars

father and John Graves made

a find settlement up to this date

I Received fifty cts on hanvey

Sat 8 quite cloudy early this morning some

snow on the ground it broke away and

got clear and pleasent all day I went

to Lafayette and got an over Coat

cut out I gave one dollar I bought the

clothe at three dollars and fifty cts

per yard I got a bill of it Luas bot

of MC cormicks three yards and three

fourths of a yard of cloth 13. 12 cts

Trimmons 2. 75 cts handkerchief

37 cts and of powder 50 cts pound

of lead 12 cts totle amount 16. 87 cts

I started home from town after sun

set and got home half past seven

Sun 9 clear and quite cool at present I

went over to Salem meeting house

to prayr meeting there was at night

meeting too and I went to it 1838

Mr. Reasen frasure please thet

the Barer John Smith have the

full amount of ten Dollars and

by so doing you will oblige youfrei

Page 30 - October 23, 1838 - End of Chapter

30 October 23. 1838 Page 30

Tue 23 cloudy this morning and raind till noon

it broke away I worked all day on the canall

Wed 24 cloudy and at noon began to rain about

three O. clock I quit working on the canall

Thu 25 cloudy all day I continued working on

the Eri canall for Frasure and Hill

Fri 26 partly clear some flying clouds at this

time I continued working on the canall

Sat 27 clear this morning till noon and then it clouded

up and at five O. clock it began to rain

and after night it began to snow I continued

to work till noon then cam home amenen

Sun 28 some cloudy the snow fell about one inch

in debth it melted away it came five or

six squalls through the day I went down

to Mr. Mostillers at a two days meeting

then back to singing school at Mr

Simeses school house it commenced at

four O. clock and quit at five I started

home with Miss E B and got home

Mon 29 clear this morning with a heavy frost

I started over to the canall I worked three

quarters of a day so ends the chapter

Tue 30 some clear and cloudy together all day

I settled up with Resen Frasure and

he paid me five dollars my month being

at an end I worked till noon then quit amen

Wed 31 clear and pleasent all day I gethered corn

we husked three loads of corn this makes

the last of the month which it makes

the last of October 1838

Round is the ring that has no end

my ink is pale my pen is bad my love

to you shall never fail amen