Page 174 - 1845, Harmon's Accounts - Ciphers

Harmon R Lucas Dr to Mr. Nolten

Jan 1. 1845 to three pair of shues . . . 2.00

to two pair of shoes . . . 1.45

to one pair of shoes for H.ge . . . 1.25

to one pair of shoes for J. Sh . . . 1.00

one pan price 37 cts . . . 0.37

1 one pare of boots for C. pirces . . . 2.50

2 pans to price 37 each C pirce . . . 0.75

David Archibald 3 pair of shus . . . 2.25

1 set of chek lines 1.50 . . . 1.50

12 I am to settle 12 cts with I.g . . . 0.12

5 pounds of rice . . . 0.25

half bushel of aples . . . 0.65

I got in cash 3.63 . . . 3.63

1 bridle the price . . . 1.00

the fixing of pierces shoes . . . 0.12

to 1 dollar lent money . . . 1.00

to 100 hundred and 5 rails . . . 1.05

to 200 hundred and ten . . . 2.10

2 pair of bely bands 37 each . . . 0.75

1 back band and cupling str . . . 0.62

1 pair of fine shoos price . . . 1.25

fixing mother's shoes . . . 0.30

mending my shoes . . . 0.25

1 bridle rain the price 25 . . . 0.25

1 pair of shoes the price . . . 0.62

1 pair of shoes price . . . 1.25

1 pair of shoes price . . . 1.25

64 x 26 = 384 + 1280 =

243 x 12 = 486 + 2430 + 121 1/2 = 3037 1/2

1664 x 4 = 6656 / 9 = (long division) = 739

13 x 13 = 39 + 130 =

167 x 8 = 1336

205

100 + 100 + 135 + 41 + 10 + 25 + 10 = 421 + 300 + 205 = 926

5345 / 9 = (long division) = 594

3500 / 85 = (long division) = 41

596 + 739 = 1335 x 30 = 40050

1336 x 4 = 5344

Page 135 - July 23, 1840 - Last Page

July th 23 .1841 Page 1. 35

Thu 23 Cloudy this morning with a heavy fog

on I got my plow sharpened and wouldent

run so I went up to Pollards Harvys

to se Marten Mendenhall to get to barow

his plow it broke away and got nice I did

not brake much to Day Harmon

Fri 24 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

broke six rounds in the fore noon in

the after noon I and J. Shigly went and

fixed the camp ground then I went

and broke seven rounds Harmon R

Sat 25 Clear this this morning quite pleasant and

nice I broke praire till noon then I gave

up the ship and tooke home H. Genings

cattle and then I fixed up and went to

a two days meeting held at the camp ground

at four and at night I went again rite

smart at it after night it turned in to

raining rite smart Harmon R

Sun 26 Cloudy this morning it rained some

at nine oclock I went to Meeting at Salem

at 11 oclock I went to it at four oclock

I took down a coffin to the poor house he

was brought there late in the evening

quite a fine meeting Harmon Lucas

Mon 27

Sat 10 I moved the 10 of november 1844

quite pleasant to Harmon R Lucas

Page 134 - July 16, 1840 - Still Breaking

July the 16 1840 Page 134

Thu 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant but

it got cloudy and theere was severall little

showers then I went to plowing I broke

till noon then I quite and went down

to Hecka thorns after a horse in the after

noon I helped the old man Shigly till

four oclock then I went braking John

Pulve worked all Day for me 1840

Fri 17 Clear this morning but clouded up and

at noon it rained some it soon broke away

and got clear and nice I plowed 19 rounds

quite pleasant John pulver worked all day

Sat 18 Cloudy this morning with a heavy fog on

cool and nice it broke away and got warm

I plowed till noon 10 rounds in the aftr

noon I went four rounds Davis Menden

hall held the plow for mee John pulvr

worked half a day it got some cooler in then

Sat 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice I fixed and went down to the battle

ground to a two days meeting in the evenig

it got quite cool I came home after evening

services after nid night H. R. Lucas

Sun 20 Cloudy this morning and quite cool to

I went to braking again I brok 21 rounds

quite pleasant and nice Harmon R

Tue 21 Clear this morning quite pleasant and

nice I finished one land and laid of an

other land and run five rounds on it I

lost half a day a hunting one oxen H.

Wed 22 Clear this morning with the exception of

a few flying cloudys I broke 19 rounds and it

cam up a very hard shower of rain late

in the evening and rained on all night

one day after Date we or eithe of us

Do agree to pay William Henry

Harrigson the sum of one hundred

quaails Witneess our hands H. lucas

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 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 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 116 - April 7, 1840 - Yankees' Meeting

April the 7. 1840 Page 1. 16

Tue 7 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

quite a cool aire stiring I went down to

to Mr. Simses Store to get some thing

I got me one set of plates price 1. 25 cs

one set of cups and saucers 50 cts one

set of knives and forks 2.00 dollars

one hankerchief 18 cts I cam home and

helped Wm Shigley rais his house

after night I went to the young con

verts Meeting and was cald on to por

aut my fervent prays to the lord

by Mitten Maken so nore at this

Wed 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant

and nice Father and Mother came up

to see meee hear I Made rails to day

quite fine all day Maria Came to

see mee for the first time a cence

I mooved heare quite pleasant all day

Thu 9 Clear this morning I made rails till

noon all day in the after noon I burnt

my stibles off at bests but I dident

take the ground quite pleasant all day

Fri 10 Cloudy this morning and has the

appearance of rain it rained rite smart

I went down home but dident trade 8

Sat 11. Cloudy this morning and raining some

I went to the battle ground I went

Timmonses bale betwene him and

Marten .Mendenhall for ten Dollars

and Timmons went my bale for the

sum of 5. 67. cts betwene me and

Jesse . Andrs the sun shoen out nice

about noon in the after noon I made

rails after night I went ta meeting

at four oclock all of the yankees

come to meeting Maria and Venatta

was hear I got a bedd cond and one

butter plate and half poun of nails

so no more at presant 1840

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 79 - August 5, 1839 - Congress Man

August the 5. 1839 Page 79

Mon 5 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

got some windy in the evening our august

election was held for the purpose of electing

new congress man I mowed in the fore

noon in the after noon I helped draw

in and stack hay late in the evening it

got some cloudy noe more at this time..

Tue 6 Cloudy this morning and raining a fine

little shower a heavy rain went around

to the South with some thundring and

lightning it soon broke away and the 10

sun shoen out I took up the wagon to 20

Wm Shigleys in the after noon I 183

went up to Mr. Garrets Harmon R

Wed 7 Clear this morning but soon got some

dim and in the evening it rained I

thrashed oats till it commenced Father

was getting his chickens together some

more at this time 1839 Harmon Lucas

Thu 8 Cloudy this morning and has the

appearance of rain it rained some two or

three times in the day in the evening it got

quite clear and winday I went on hunt

of bags in the fore noon in the after noon

I went up to Wm Shigleys to get

the waggon I cleaned up sixteen bushels

of oats for Father Luesa Pulver

Fri 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant Father

and curtus started to Chicago with a

load of chickens and onions I cleaned

up .30.1/2 of oats and thrashed one floar

of oats and bound up four dosens of oats

Sat 10 Clear this morning I cleaned up 25.

bushels of oats and then I went to

Laffayeette I got me my coat from

the Taylors price was 8. 38 cts and I

got several articals to quite warm too

no more at this time H. R Lucas

Page 77 - July 22, 1839 - Radical Campmeeting

July the 22. 1839 Page 77

Mon 22 Cloudy this morning and foggy some quite

pleasant the sun shoen out quite warm

but some few flying clouds over us at

this time I finished cutting our wheat

and I began to cut my oats in the evening

it rained some little 1839 H. R. Lucas

Tue 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant and it

is quite warm ther was severel showers went

round to the north we got one shower our selves

after night it rained again Wm Shigley

Father and mee cradled oats in a Wm Hunts

field / Mendenhalls cut theere wheat 1839

Wed 24 Cloudy this morning but broke away thee

sun shoen out but we got a shower we finis

hed our oats liking a few down oats quite

warm Luisa Pulver staid heear all night

Thu 25 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

continued so all day in the evening it got

som cloudy I bound and cut som oats the

radical Campmeeting commenced on pine

Fri 26 Clear this morning som foggy quite warm

I was binding oats Wm. Samuel. David

Klepinger helped us bind oats in hunts

field we dome fine buisness we bound

up 2. 30 dosens of oats four hands of us

quite warm in the evening it had the

appearance of rain Harmon R Lucas

Sat 27 Cloudy this morning quite warm it rained

a hard shower on mee when I was going to

campmeeting yon side of stogdens I cut som

oats before I started and at night I went

to Samuel Shigleys 27. 1839 H. Lucas

Sun 28 Clear this morning quite pleasant there

was considerable out to day I started home

at 12 O clock and as I cam hom I got a

shower and at four I went to H. genings

to meeting after night I got the bag

Page 76 - July 17, 1839 - Cradling Wheat

July the 17. 1839 Page 76

Wed 17 Clear this morning with a heavy fog

on quite cool it turned quite warm in

the corse of the day I finishe laying my

corn by in the for noon in the after

noon I cut 18 dosens of my wheat and

Father and Samul Pulver cradleed

wheat for Wm and Josshua Burch

Thu 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant

withe exception of a few flying clouds

I helped Wm Klepinger cradle in

his wheat it made my arms quite

soar Father helped Adam Best

Fri Clear this morning with the exception

of a few flying clouds over us at this

time quite warm in the fore noon I

cut wheat in our field in the after noon

I helped Klepingers cradle in the eve

ning it got cloudy and rained some

it continued so all night in the eve

ning Father and Mother went up

to adam Bests with the Provisions 18..

Sat 20 Cloudy this morning and raining some

it broke away quite warm there was sev

ral showers went rounld Father and

mee cut our wheat I had 2. 00 hundr

dosens Father had 2. 40 dosens of wheat

the mens names that helped us reap

S. Pulver Wm Shigley Wm Burch

Wm Klepinger Jacob Klepinger Isaac

Klepinger S. Klepinger David

Klepinger B. Burch A Yarnold

A. Best B. Lucas we finished cutting

our wheat and cut 44 dosens for Dave

Klepinger July the 20. 1839 1839

Sun 21 Cloudy this morning and it rained

all day by turns the sun shoen out in the

evening it came up a desperate storm

with thunder and lightning I was at

Isaac Klepingers all day Bettsy Pierce

Benjamin graves was on a visit hear

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 71 - June 17, 1839 - Taylor Suit

June the 17 . 1839 Page 71

Mon 17 Clear this morning quite pleasent and

Father started a trip to chigo again hime

and taylor had quite a fuss in the morning

somthing concerning sof a traid which I had

made quite warm and pleasent and nice till

late in the evening it rose ea cloud in the

West and looked like raine I plowed in my

corn all day I was suid for the first time

I ever was suid in my life by Alexander

Taylor the villon I was suid withe a penalty

under one hundred dollars my age was

Nineteen years ten months and thirty six days

of age when suid Lord help me to gain the suit

Tue 18 Some few flying clouds over us at this

time the sun shoen out some I took my cradle

up to get Wm Shigley to put a stalk

to it the wind blew very hard I plowed

in my corn all day after night I staid

in the waggon to kill rack coons amen

Wed 19 Clear this morning with a heavy diew

some time in and through the day it got some

hazy and in the evening it got cloudy and

and look like rain I plowed in my corn 1839

Thu 20 Clear this morning with the exception of

being hazy or smokey quite pleasent at

noon it got some cloudy and rained some

at three O clock in the evening it broke

away and the sun shoen out late in the

evening it came up a cloud from the west

and at dark it raind accompaned with a

heavy thundring and sharp flashes of lightning

it continue raining all night I plowed in

my corn all day create a breathing spirit

Fri 21 Cloudy this morning and a raining slowly

and continued to hold out till late in the evening

it broke away and got clear and cool I went

Harrisons Ville to tend a suit betwene mee

and taylor I laid over my trile fifteen days for

the want of a wittness out of the stait and went to mill

Page 60 - April 16, 1839 - Polly's Poppoos

April the 16. 1839 Page 60

Tue 16 Partly clear this morning I got tuo bushe

of oats of old Mr. Shigley it clouded up

and sprinkled some it soon broke away

and got clear and desperately windy it

got quite cool I plowed for corn all day u

Wed 17 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost it was quite windy all day I plowed

for corn oats thiir was a man painting

our chairs for sixteen pounds of bacon

Thu 18 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost it is quite warm to what it was

the or or three days back I finished

sowing oats I hot four bushels of dhoar

Mendenhall at 25 cts per bushe..

Fri 19 Cloudy this morning the sun shoen out

dimley some cooler in the evening it got

cloudy and had the appearance of rain

I plowed for corn all day 19. 1839

Sat 20 Cloudy this morning and looks like

we would have rain the sun shoen

out som two or three times Polly H

had a poppoos I plowed all day Father

got home from Chicaugo alls well

Sun 21 Clear this morning with some frost

I went out to see my oats and wheat

and then to Salem meeting house to

hear Mr. Wood preach in the after

noon he preached James Freelses

funeral Mr. Barnards school house

I went to it and got home just at dark

Mon..22 Clear this morning quite warme

all day in the after noon it clouded

up and at dark it began to thundre

aloud and thundre rite sharp after

night it rained some little I plowed

for corn all day no move att

this present time but Remember

Page 49 - February 10, 1839 - Shigley's companion

Febuary the 10 . 1839 Page 49

Sun 10 Cloudy this morning and had the

appearance of rain the sun shoen out

som two or three times in the day

I went to Salem meeting house to

meeting after night I went to James

Murphes to prayr meeting George

Shigleys companion departed her life

at six O. clock P.M in the evening

Mon 11 cloudy this morning and rained

some little I helped to dig a grave

in the evening I went to Granison

Piercess on a trading scouty it was

quite chilley I staid all night their

Tue 12 cloudy this morning and coald too

it had the appearance of snow and

did snow som I traded five calvs

for one cow and calf in the evening

I went and got my chest home

Wed 13 cloudy this morning and had the

appearance of rain but it broke away

and the sun shoen out it turned out

quite pleasent I worked for John

Graves three quarters of a day and

after night I went to meeting at

Salem meeting house H. R. L

Thu 14 clear this morning and a heavy

frost but thoughed the day it got

cloudy and in the after noon it

rained som I worked for John

Graves it turned quite coald 1839

Fri 15 clear this morning at one O. clock it

clouded up and after night it began to

snow hard I worked for John Graves

half a day after night I went to I Singing

Page 47 - January 29, 1839 - Shigley's Estate

Jenuary the 29 . 1839 Page 47

Tue 29 Cloudy this morning and a raining

it commenced in the morning it

rained and sleated all day I done

nothing but try to trade some but

I dident get my ends accomplished

Wed 30 cloudy this amorning and snowed a

nearly all day I killed six praire

hens with my shot gun H. R. L.

Thu 31 cloudy and snowing some through

the courss of the day I worked for

John Graves cuting wood he drow

four loads of wood to home and one

load to milleses H. R. Lucas

Fri 1 Clear this morning and quit

cold and continued so all day I worked

for John Graves choped wood he

drowed six loads of wood hom and

two to mileses we worked litill

three O. clock it got so coald that

we quit Eliza Graves and his wife

came on a visit to John Graveses

Sat 2 clear this morning and quite

coald I think that this morning

is the coaldest morning that wee

have had. this winter before I

went old Mr. Adam Shigleys

sale things went high father got

three calvs at 11 dollars and 12 cts

after night I went Sing school

up at Calhoons school house 1839

Sun 3 clear and quite pleasent this

morning it continued so all day

itthoughed all day I went down to

Mr. Simeses school house to

meeting after night the house was

full as it could hold H. R. L.

one day after Date I promised

to pay John long bag ten Dollar

Page 41 - December 23, 1838 - Soldier of the Cross

December the 23. 1838 Page 41

Sun 23 clear and quite coald morning meeting

commenced at nine O. clock at noon

Wm groomes and wife and daughter

and Elvila and Gearge pierce and

Wm Simes and wife James Servison

and wife and James pierce all ate diner

meeting ended at nine O. clock and

Wm grooms and wife and daughter and

Micheh Hair staid with us 1838

Mon 24 clear this morning I sent my not with

Hair which I held against Fraisure

and company I cut some rail timber

and after night it snowed som

Tue 25 cloudy this morning Father went

down to James pierces after oats

I drawed wood father got hom with 58

Bushels I done nothing of eny conciquen

it snowed som in the evening H R

Wed 26 clear this morning and quite coald and

Father started up to Logans port

I done nothing all day after night

I went over to Salem meeting house

in the evening it had the appearanc

of snow late in the evening 1838

Thu 27 Cloudy this morning but broke a

way and turned out quit nice I

shot five hogs for old Mr. Shigley

I made a sled two quite pleasent

Fri 28 cloudy this morning at eleven O clock

it snowed I drawed wood over to the

Meeting house John G Smith got

insualed at somthing or other at

night thier was ingin school at Salem

thiir was 20 out I kiled one praire hen

Am I a soldier of the cross a folower

of the lamb and shall I fear to on

his cause or blush to speak ahis nam

and must this feeble body faint

Page 40 - December 18, 1838 - Love and Praise

December the 18 1838 Page 40

Tue 18 cloudy and very coald all day Father

came back from mill I killed three hens

Wed 19 cloudy and tremendisly coald and

Father started up to Logans port and

after night their was meeting over at

Salem meeting house their was the

minister and ten hearers I killed 4

hens and drawed wood too H.R. Lucas

Thu 20 clear and very coald it clouded up and

got some coalder in the afternoon it

got clear again and got som warmer

I drawed wood and went up to Jacob K

and bought two calvs I am to give him

nine days work for them I counted up

how meny chickens I had killed which

made forty in number from the first

of September ttill the last of Dec 1838

Fri 21 cloudy partley all day I went down to

Harrison Ville in the afternoon after

night it rainde some father got home from

Logans port but dident sell out his

load he got home at three O. clock P M

Sat 22 clear this morning cut clouded up and

the frost flew it got very coald I went

down to Harvey Stretches after money

I got 1.50. cts quarterly meeting commened

at Salem old Mr. Adam Shigley departed

his life at six O. clock in the evening

I went over at the meeting after night

James Servison and wife and Wm

groomes and wife and daughter and allso

Thomas smith and James Pierce staid

all night with us at present 1838

a charge to keep I have a god to gloryfie

alas and did my saviour blede and did

my savrer die when all they mercies

O my god my rising soul surveys

transported with the view Im lost

in wounder love and praise 1838

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Sat 1 quit smokey and cloudy at ten it snowed

a little I went over to the canall to get som

money but in vein so no more at present

Sun 2 clear this morning quite cool at eleven O. clock

I went to meeting over at Salem meeting

house to hear Mr. Wood preach their was

considerable out to day I parted with my

watch to David Klepinger for ten Dollars

and fifty ctts I went down to Mr. Simses

school house to hear Mr. Wood preach

Mon 3 partly clear all day Father went over

to mill over the river I went and picked

out suitable timber for making rails

for Silas Colbert and in the evening

I went out and killed three praire hens

Tue 4 cloudy this morning and has the appear

of rain or snow Mr. Barnes commencd

his school on the third of December 1838

I killed two praier hens in the day

it snowed some and sleted some it

rained some in the evening I drowed

stove wood for the meeting house and

Father came hom from mill at

noon with 26 Bushels of mele and

a flower so man at present 1838

Wed 5 cloudy all day it snowed some in the

morning I went over to the canall to get

some money but in vain I got their

dew Bill which cald for fourteen Dollars

and six cts Robert hogens was there

with mee I went to meeting at night

their was Mr. Wood Mr. Yarnald Mr.

Timmons Mr. Best and wife Mr.

Shigley and wife and daughter Mr.

Maken Mr. Mendenhall Mr. Lucas

one Day after date wee or either of us

promised to pay Mr Slick the sum of

ten Dollars for Value Received

witness my hand Mr. Slick 1838