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 75 - July 12, 1839 - Another Birthday

July the 12. 1839 Page 4.75

Fri 12 Clear this morning quite pleasant at noon

I went up to Wm Shigleys and got my

cradle and I finished my laying my six

teen acres of corn by and this makes

me in my twenty first year and I

feel my self highly favored and some

what thankful too that I am spaired

to this day I plowed in my other eight

acres of corn it rianed in the evening

Sat 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant it got

som cloudy and at noon it rained some

little quarterly meeting commenced at

Salem Meeting house I plowed till in the

after noon then I quit and cut some wheat

I went to meeting 1839 Tippecanoe Co

Sun 14 Clear this morning quite pleasant at

nine O clock I went to Meeeting the house

was in a measure full and they preached

at half past four in the evening they

held meeting again after night I staid

with S. Mendenhall S. . K went

with L. . Pulver in the evening

it got quite cloudy and had som little

of the appearance of rain at this time

TMon 15 Clear this morning with the exception

of a few flying clouds over us at presant

I plowed in my corn all day S. Pulver

helped us to harvest in wheat 1839

Tue 16 Clear this morning quite cool it conitnued

so all day I plowed till noon in the after

noon I went down to the battle ground

and then to the mill I got mee three

yards of fime muslin at 37 a yard and

a wheat stome at 18 cts S. Pulver

cut wheat for us and lewis graves

plowed faller ground I shall soen come

to the conclution to stop as quick as I can

finish those few lines at the bollom of

this holy book July the 16 1839 H. Lucas

Page 73 - June 28, 1839 - Great Oration

June the .28. .1839 Page 23

Fri 28 Clear this morning and quite pleasant in the

evening it gat soma cloudy I plowed in my

corn it turned some warmer than it has been

for some time Harmon Reasnor Lucas pensman

Sat 29 Clear this morning with the exception of a few

flying clouds it is quite warm Father came

home from Chickgo he got ten bushels of appels

Dried 2.50 cts per bushels four bolts of cotten

one barrel of sugar two hundred pounds of

coffey he all so lost a horse within ten miles

of home he died with the bots quite warme

I plowed in my corm so noe more at this

Sun 30 Clear this morning quite pleasant 1839

it got some cloudy in the after noon I went

up to the prayerer to l see the wheat and

then over to Salem to meeting and in the

evening I went down to Mr. Genings

to meeting S. K went with L. P.

desperate warme day noe more at prease

Mon 1 Partly clear this morning quite pleasant too

it got o little dime quite warm I plowed in

my corn Father and Mother went on a visit

down to Mr. Ginings Harmon. R

Tue 2 Clear this morning with a light fog on and

quite pleasant through out the day in the

evening was a few flying clouds over us

and thundered in the South I plowed in

my corn tilt noon theen I began to lay by

Wed 3 Clear this morning quite pleasant

it continued so all day quite windy I plowed

in my corn I plowed forty rowes of corn

Thu 4 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I went up to Delphi to a great oration

and big diner I seen g a great meny

people out there the mare fell down in

lafaye the wabash I went clean under

I came from Delphi to Pills burgh

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 46 - January 22, 1839 - Go Baering

Jenuary 22 1839 Page 46

Tue 22 Cloudy and windy and after night

it blowed Desperately hard I worke

for Jacob Klepinger and after

night went to Sollomon Bests

and it stormed quite hard 1839

Wed 23 clear and continud so all day after

night I went to meting I worked

for JacB Klepinger I went home

with H. B. their was 20 out

Thu 24 clear this morning I worked for

Jacob Klepinger after night

Mahen and the wife caame to Jacob

Fri 25 cloudy and snowing and raining

som all day after noon it rained

quite hard I finished my work

for Jacob Klepinger H L 1839

Sat 26 cloudy this morning it got some

clear I and David and Samuel

Klepinger had the most fun with

a little calf it would make at us

as hard as it could I got it of

Wm. Burch Feelden Clevenger

had a child to depart this life.

Sun 27 clear this morning Mr. Wood

preached at Salem meeting house

after meeting I went to the baering

then to Mr. Barnards to meeting

Mr. Cook preached their was

eight or ten Joined meeting 1839

Mon 28 cloudy this morning it snowed

ritet smart all day I worked

for John Graves till three O

clock it comtined to storm so Bad

that quit and went home 1839

One day after date I promised

to pay Thomas C Barnes the

sum of tten dollars Value Reced

Page 38 - December 10, 1838 - Father Hunting

December the 10. 1838 Page 38

Mon 10 cloudy this morning early but soon

broke away it was very cool in the morning

it got quit warm and pleasent the Balen

of the day Father started out to Mr.

Groomeses to hunt game which is about

sixteen miles off I took down my over

Coat to Miss. Eeveline Conley to make

she has three Dollars for making a

coat Mr. Simes killed his hogs I

came home and fikced my stables a

Samuel Klepinger went to school

for the first day to Mr. Barnes 1838

this night I counted up the days since I

commenced my Book keeping the number

was two hundred and forty seven days

Tue 11 clear this morning and thoughed rite

smart quite pleasent all day I made

a stable done and in the afternoon

I helped Timmons tare down his house

James Pierce was hear to day and

Thomas Smith came out from Ohio

the tenth of the month and father came

home with hime I killed one praire hen

Wed 12 clear and some cooler than it has been

for two or three days past I helped

Timmons raise a house after night

their is meeting over at Salem

meeting house Mr. Wood exhorted

Father land home from hunting and

killed nothing a tall so no more at

this time hoping no insinuation too

Thu 13 clear and pleasent all day I thrashed

corne after night there was a

singing school over at Salem mete

ing house I killed two praire hens

and one quail Thomas Smith

and James Pierce came up to the

singing school there was rite smart

of a congragtion out to night 1838

aman of words and not of dead

a charge to keep I have a god