Page 166 - 1844 Dividing Beef

August the 31 1844 Page 166

Vancamp Dr. to H R L 21 of beef . . . 0.52

george franklin to 16 pounds of beef . . . 0.40

Wm. Klepinger to 9 1/2 of beef . . . 0.19

B Lucas to 9 of beef . . . 0.18

H genings 11 of beef . . . 0.22

H Lucas 10 of beef . . . 0.20

Hide weighing 12 3 ounces . . . 0.98

sep 4 Vancamp got 24 . . . 0.48

george franklin got 22 . . . 0.44

Wm klepinger got 22 1/2 . . . 0.45

Hiram gening got 8 1/2 . . . 0.17

hide weighed 36 1/2 . . . 1.49

Wm simes got 1X0 104 . . . 2.60

Sep 10 Vancamp got of beef 23 1/2 . . . 0.47

gibson got of beef 41 1/4 . . . 1.04

B. Lucas of beef 43 . . . 1.08

Do to 37 pounds of beef . . . 0.74

Wm. Klepinger got of beef . . . 0.09

george Franklin 13 1/2 of beef . . . 0.27

Hide weighing 31 1/2 . . . 1.26

Septe 23 I got of H. genning 23 1/2 of beef . . . 0.47

Sep 31 H. R. Lucas got of Wm. Kleppnger 26 . . . 0.52

D Oogden got of Wm Kleppnger 26 1/2 . . . 0.53

Do to X pounds of salt . . . 0.X

April the 2 . 1845 david Archibald

I got 100 rails of him

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 123 - May 14, 1840 - Rails and Plows

May the 14 . 1840 Page 1. 23

Thu 14 Cloudy this morning and raining some

it broke away about noon then I went

to hauling rails again I hald 7 loads

25 each load quite pleasant after night

I went to meeting at Salem Harm

Fri 15 Clear this morning this is the day of old

Tips raisen Tremendiously warm to day

I drowd 11 loads of rails 26 at a load

I have got 14 times 45 rails which maks

6. 90 rails no more Harmon L

Sat 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant I went and

worked for Adam Best I furowed out ground

he went to quarterly meeting held at simeses

school house 3 miles south of Salem 1840

Sun 17 Clear this morning quite pleasant at 11. oclock

I went down to quarterly meeting and staid

till after for oclock service then I came to

home quite pleasant Harmon R Lucas

Mon 18 Clear this morning quite pleasant I went

down home and got home at 11. oclock in the

after noon I plowed withe my oxen by their

selves to a shovel plough it rained some in

the evening I laid up some fence to 1840

Tue 19 Cloudy this morning and continued so all

day only a few times the sun shoen out

it rained several times through the day I

yoked up a yoke of young stears and I

harrowed in five or six acres of oats

Wed 20 Clear this morning I worked till noon

on the county farm I plowd for oats in

the evening I came home I fetched up

six bushels of potatoes pillow of flower

one bushel of onenes after night I

went to Salem meeting house and

after service we tried for a sabeth school

it fell through with and I dont care

one cent it rained some after night

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 96 - November 29, 1839 - Mud and Logs

November the 29 . 1839 Page . 96 .

Fri 29 Cloudy this morning and it rained

lightly it thoughed rite smart quit

smokey all day Mr. Genings got

2 barels of salt one for him self

containing 2.90 pounds and Mr

Barnes one containing 3.00 pounds 21

I drowd stable logs all day it was 39

quite heavy draging through the mud 18

Sat 30 Cloudy this morning and sleaty quit

a disagreeble day Father raised his

stable quite a disagreeable and mudy

day I drowd logs all day no more at

Sun 1. Cloudy this morning quite smokey

I went up to J. Irelands to seeson a

ground to tend then I came to meeting

I got my colts up from Mendenhalls

after night I went to Salem meting

house. Harmon. R. Lucas 10840

Mon 2 Cloudy this morning it rained some

two or three times in the day I cut rails

timber till noon in the after I went up

to David Knites to lake him 1.37 cts

it snowd one time I was braking my

colt S. Pulver and Father settled

up every thing up to this time he ow a

me 14. dollars 37. cts Wm Hunt

commenced his school no mor at this

Tue 3 Cloudy this morning it rained some I

made some rails for S. Colbert S

Pulver helped me make rails Mrs.

Pulver and the preacher and simes was

hear after night we had a husking we

had five at it. it got clear but soon got

cloudy again no more at present 18

Wed 4 Cloudy this morning it rained some

I helped to caut out the windows out

Father went to mill at no more

at this time 1840 H. Lucas

Page 87 - September 27, 1839 - Wood Retires

September the 27. 1839 Page 87

Fri 27 Cloudy this morning and raining some

and has the appearance of continuing

to hold out I cleaned up 33 bushels of

oats quite cool it rained hard till noon

then it broke away and got clear and

cool I I plowed in wheat S. Pulver 1839

Sat 28 Clear this morning with a heavy

frost on quite cool in the evening it

got quite cloudy and after night it rain

ed some I plowd till noon in the after

I don nothing much quite cool 1839 .28

Sun 29 Clear this morning quite pleasant

wind South Wm Pierce staid hear

all night at eleven I went to Salem

meeting house to hear the Reverend

B. E. Wood preacher the last

time at four I went down to H. . .

Simses to hear him again and hom

Mon 30 Clear this morning the frost is hard

I plowd in foller ground till noon in

the after noon I haried in wheat we

finished sowing the barnes field 1839

one day after date we or either of us do

promise to pay Wm H Harison

the sum of 2 .2 .oooooo of dollars for

Value Received Witness our hands

and seal this the 17 of December

1839 Wm all Cash and James

Emry no gold and Jacob Chales

Monroe Daivison this being on the

last of the leef I will try to fill

it up with some most inportance

subject when we have been there

ten thousand thousand years brite

shining as the sun we have noe

les days to sing gods praise 1839

am I a soldier of the cross a folower

of the lamb sure I must fight

if I would reign increas my cour

age lord Harmon R Lucas 1839

Page 61 - April 23, 1839 - Preaching Cammel

April the 23. 1839 Page 61

Tue 23 Partley clear this morning quite pleasent

it continued partly clear till in the evening

then it clouded up and after night it

rained some rite smart I plowed for corn

the wind blowes quite hard. one thousand

Wed 24 Clear this morning and has the appearance

of bein a fine day it continued fine all day

I plowed all day for corn the wind blows

som little all day so moe more at this

Thu 25 Clear this morning with some frost in a

little time it clouded up and was some dime

all day I plowed for corn all day 1839

Fri 26 Clear this morning with some frost some

cool it got quite warm about noon I

plowed for corn all day so no more at

this time but remember your Friend 30

Sat 27 Clear this morning in the evening it got

some cloudy and sprinkled some of raim

I plowed for corn all day Harmon

Sun 28 Clear this morning and quite warm in

the evening it clouded up and raind some

I went down to hear the Cammel its give

us a preach at Mr. Simses school house

in the evening I went to prayr meeting

held at Mr. Genings by Mr. Barnes

Mon 29 Cloudy this morning and rained some it

broke away Father started to Chicaugo

again it was some clear till in the evening

came up a despert hard rain it lightned

and thundred quite hard I furrowed out

for corn and planted som little. 1839.20.

Tue 30 Clear this morning but quite foggy I got

five dollars of timmons I went to

Lafayette in the evening it rained

some I got me a saddle at .18 dollars

I am to pay in grain alls well

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 39 - December 14, 1838 - First Church

December the 14 1838 Page 39

Fri 14 clear and pleasent all day I thrashed and

cleaned up 28 bushels of corne I felt

some under the weather all day 1838

John Graves commenced bording on the 8th

day of April AD. 1837 Benjamine

Lucas commenced laboring on the Eri

canall on the 28 th day of March

AD 1837 and continued till the last

Day of October A.D. 1837 8383

December the 14 1838 Dew Harmon

Lucas 14 dollars and 50.6 cts for

Value Received of hime Smith John

Lafayette July the 6.th 1836 H Luca

Bot of John Mccormick 3 yards of muslin

one dozens buttens 100 3 1/2 yards of

Jenes 5. 50 cts Trimmons 200 dollars

totle amount 8. 80 cts cutting 37 cts

and making 200 Dollars 1838

Sat 15 clear early this morning but soon

clouded up and got cold enouh to

snow I went over to the canall

to get some money but in vain

I got home and went down to

Mr. Simeses School house to

a quartley meeting after night

Sun 16 partley clear this morning 1838

the sun shoen out dim all day I went

down to the quartily meeting at Mr.

Simeses school house the house was full

I went and drawed or went and ate

my dinner and Wm Pierces

and went down to servisons and

down to Isaac Graves then back to

meeting Wm. Dollyhide Joined the

church I came hom at nine O. clo

Mon 17 cloudy and snowing and continued so all

day Father went over to mill with

28 bushels of corne I killed 8 praire

hens and two quails and one rabit it

turned some colder than it was 1838

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

Page 36 - December 1, 1838 - Canal in Vain

December the 1 1838 Page 36

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

Page 33 - November 12, 1838 - Subscribers

November the 12. 1838 Page 33

Mon 12 cloudy and rained a little quite warme

Mr. Mendenhall bought a barrel

of salt he paid one dollar and a quart

down it broke away some but rained

sevrel times through the day in the

evening it rained hard I gethered two

loads of corne Wm Simes signed five

Dollars and paid it down Adam Best

signed 2.50 cents Jacob Klepinger signed

and paid one dollar Benjamin Enoch

Wood paid one dollar Wm Burch paid

one dollar and eighty cents Benjamine

Burch signed one dollar and thirty one

James W Ireland signed 3.00 dollars

Benjamin Lucas signed one dollar

Eligah Timmons signed one dollar

Tue 13 some broken wind blows quite hard at

present it turned quite cold it was

partly clear all day I helped to gether

three loads of corne Mr. Mendenhall

helped us gether all day so ends the

Wed 14 tollerable pleasent to day I gethered

corn Mr. Mendenhall and me gethered

four loads of corn it clouded up late in

the evening after dark it rained some

I went over to Salem meeten house to

prayr meeting it was rather intended

for the purpose of letting out the

stove for to be keped up warm and

the house cleand and candles to be

found to be for one year Benjamine

Lucas under took it for six Dollars

Thu 15 sprinkled some this morning it was

cloudy all day and desperate cool all day

I gethered or drawed fodder for John grave

Fri 16 clear this morning and quite cool it was

cold all day it snowed all the after

noon I went and found my colts over

to moatses creek amen to me c 1838

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

Page 28 - October 7, 1838 - Harmon's Library

28 October the 7. 1838 Page 28

Sun 7 clear and pleasent this morning

with a tearrable hard frost cool

I went over to the canall to Day

I have Received 17 news papers 1838

the nomber of books that I have

one Disciplin price 25 cents April 28

one Erethmetic price 37/2 cents 1838

Journal of Mrs Mary Cooper

bought June 20. 1836. price 50 cents

the life of George Washington bought

December the 26. 1837 price 62/2 cts

A Memoir of William H Harrison

the price 75 cents Harmon Lucas

Indian War book price 623 838383

Mon 8 clear and pleasent with a heavy

frost I worked on the canall 1838

Tue 9 clear and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all day

Wed 10 clear till noon a heavy frost in

the after noon it clouded up and

looked like rain I worked on the canall

Thu 11 cloudy in the after noon it blowed

heard the wind I worked on the canall

Fri 12 cloudy and quite cool for the season

I bought a watch at ten Dollars

in the after noon it broke away

but quite cool I came home and nun

Sat 13 cloudy and quite windy all day at

dusk it began to sprinkle and at

dark it raind quite hard very dark

I went to Lafaytte and got a pair of

Sun 14 scatron clouds this morning I went to

mr. Simeses school house to hear

singing and home then I went

over to the canall with George godred

and got there at dark 1838

Page 27 - September 25, 1838 - Working the Canal

September the 25 Page 27 1828 27

Tue 25 clear and pleasent all day I worked on

the canall I sawed timber all day

Wed 26 clear and pleasent all day I worked

at dobing a shanty in the fore noon

in the after noon wheald dirt

Thu 27 clear and pleasent all day I wheald

dirt on the canall so no more.

father went to Chickcaugo to day

Fri 28 clear and pleasent all day I wheald

earth out of the canall 1838

Sat 29 clear and pleasent all day I worked

till noon and then I came home 1838

Sun 30 some cloudy early in the morning

but broke away and got clear I

went down to singing school at

Mr. Simeses school house and then

over to the canall and got there at

October the 1st 1838

Mon 1 clear and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all day

Tue 2 clear and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all day

Wed 3 clear and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all Day

Thu 4 clear and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all day

Fri 5 cleard and pleasent all day I

worked on the canall all day

Sat 6 cloudy till noon and then it began to

rain and continued nearly all the

after noon I worked till noon and

then I came home late in the evenig

it broke away and got cooler

Page 25 - September 8, 1838 - Farewell Monsons

September the 1 1838 Page 25

Sat 8 clear and pleasent all day I went down

to Mr. Simeses to get some wheat Mr.

Monson and his lady came hear for the last

Sun 9 clear and pleasent all day I went down

to hear Mr. Gripheth preach Mr.

Camblen Nights funeral Mr. Monson

and his lady bids fare well for the last

Mon 10 clear and pleasent all day I went and

thrashed oats third quarter 10 5 12 E

Tue 11 clear and pleasent this morning through

the day it clouded up and had the appearan

of rain I commenced sowinge wheat on

the primeses of Adam bests no more

Wed 12 some foggy this morning but soon

broke away Father started to chickoau

go started at 8 O clock I sowed wheat

Thu 13 clear and cool this morning I think

there was frost or close mippen I sowedw

Fri 14 clear and cool this morning I have

had my health extreamly well so

far yet I finished sowing wheat at

noon which made One hundred corn rows

or four aclres of ground so ends the day

Sat 15 clear and pleasent all day I down to

Lafayett and from that to Fordsmans

Mill to get emploid but dident get it

Sun 16 clear and pleasent all day I went down

to singing school in Harresson Ville

at ten O clock considerable of sickness ne

Mon 17 some foggy this morning clear and nice

all day I cut up sixteen shocks of corn

fodder wrote this on sunday morning

the seventeenth of september 1838 soma

am I a soildier of the crooss a fodler

Page 23 - August 20, 1838 - Sining School

August the 20 1838 Page 23

Tue 21 clear with some fog a heavy diew

it continued so till in the after noon

rose a cloud and looked some like rain

quite pleasent now I bound up oats

in the fore noon in the after noon hay

Wed 22 clear and pleasent this morning it

looks some foggy I bound up Oats

and made hay I am well at preasen

Thu 23 some hazy this morning it got clear

in a litle time I bound oats l in

the morning and done other things

Fri 24 clear this morning and continued so all

day I thrashed wheat in the after noon

I done nothing much in the fore noon

Sat 25 some cloudy this morning at seven O.

clock it commenced raining rite smart

it broke away and got clear I went

to mill and then to Mr. Veys sale no

Sun 26 clear and pleasent this morning some

cooler than it has been for some time past

I went down to sining school at Mr. simese

Mon 27 some cloudy this morning and has some

apearance of rain it raind a little in the

fore noon and at one .O. clock it raind

a fine shower and broke away dreckly

again I maid hay only when raining

it blowed a terrible about sixty or seventy

rods of fence was blowed down for J Graves

Thu 28 It is cloudy early in the moring but

broke away and is cooler than it has been

for some time pas I made hay all day

Fri 29 clear this morning at noon it look some

hazy I made hay and put it up so no

when all thy mersies o my god my

rising soul surveys so ends the chapter

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20 July the 30 1838

Mon 30 clear till noon in the evening it raind a fine

shower I mowed till non then maid hay 1838

Tue 31 at seven .O. clock it raind a fine shower

I counted up the wet and dry weather and

there was sixty two wet days and fifty

three dry days from the eight of april

till the last of July 1838

August the 1 1838

Wed 1 clear and quite cool for what we have had

for some time past it clouded up and was

cloudy all day I mowed for old Mr. Shigley

Thu 2 cloudy in the morning but broke

away and got some warmer and pleasen

I cradled oats at night I went to hear

Mr. Paul Preach at the meeting hous

Fri 3 clear and pleasent all day I drawed hay

Sat 4 clear in the morning but soon clouded

up and at ten .O. clock it began to

rain tollerable hard I went to the

City of Laffyette and came out

James Pierces and staid all night

Sun 5 cloudy in the morning but twords

noon it broke away then was a shower

went round in the south I was at Mr.

Simeses school house at sining school

Mon 6 clear till noon in the after part of

the day it raind a terable shower and

then it broke away some I mowed till

the rain ascended then I went to bests

Tue 7 Quite foggy this morning it had some

appearance of rain I mowed and put up

hay hard times at this time no more

Round is the ring that has no end

so is my love to you my friend

my pen is bad my Ink is frale