Page 109 - February 22, 1840 - More Funerals

Febuary the 22,1840 Page 1. 9

Sat 22 Cloudy this morning and raining quite

hard it began to rain in the night some

time smokey very much so it rained

all day very hard Samuel Walker

departed this tife to day in his eightieth

year at one oclock to day all so

Mrs. Porter died all so I saw old

Moon get run by his wife oll over

the street with a club heap of fun to

be seen the streets was full of people out

a looking at the two fools I staid at aunts

Sun 23 Cloudy this morning and a raining

quite hand I drawed up old Samuel

Walkers coffin he was bueried at

one oclock very high watters it come

with in a few inches of runing in

the waggon bed in the evening it

got clear and pleasant I went to

to the river and it was very high at

night I staid at Aunts 1840 21

Mon 24 Clear this morning quite pleasant the

ground was frose hard quite nice to day

Mary Eliza Smith aunt and granny

Smith and I took a walk down to the

river it was quite high we had three

hours walk and ammusment we saw

a hog saved bey the help of of two men

and there skeft quite pleasant all day

I staid all night at Thomas Smiths

Tue 25 Clear this morning the ground is frose I

drowd some oats from Tumbelsons Mill

and then some hay it got some hazy about

noon I heard from an uncle and aunt

from Virginia this makes .61. days

a scence I left home I went to a

Temperance meeting I staid at aunts

Wed 26 Clear this morning and pleasant it

continued so all day I staid at aunts

it raind some after night 1840

Page 108 - February 15, 1840 - Ohio Funeral

February the 15, 1840 Page 1 . 8

Sat 15 Cloudy this morning quite cool and rough it

turned out quite nice we had a pleasant

little visit at aunts I staid all night at

Thomas Smiths Harmon R Lucas

Sun 16 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

on quite pleasant at half past ten oclock

I went to meeting and at three oclock

I went over to the prisbtarions with a

young and fine girl I felt quite unwell

to day Elizabeth . Walker departed this

life to day at 12 oclock in her sixtieth

year complained 6 days before she died s

I staid all night at aunts no more at

Mon 17 Cloudy this morning and has some appearance

of rain or snow I went to the buring

of Elizabeth Walker she was bared on

Ivenses farm in the evening it rained

some I staid all night at Thomas Smiths

Tue 18 Cloudy this morning and looks like raine

after night I went to Temperance

meeting and then back and staid all night

at Thomas . Smiths 1840 no more at

Wed 19 Clear this morning and looks fine and

it continued to hold out I Receined three

letters one from home the other from Wm

Lucas and the the tother one from Mary

Carter price of them was. 35. cts I

staid all night at Thomas Smiths 1840

Thu 20 Cloudy this morning and raining and it

continued to rain all day quite muddy and

bad after night I staid all night at T

Smith Ruth . Baismen was there too dr

Fri 21 Clear this morning quite warm and

pleasant at this time the mud is not so

bad as it has been it was a nice day in the

evening it got some cloudy and looked like

rain I staid all night at aunts in

the year of our lord and saviour

Page 101 - January 3, 1840 - Getting to Ohio

January the .3.d 1840 Page 1, 1

Fri 3 Cloudy this morning I past Columbus at

12. I got to granville and staid all night

my bill was 1. 37 cts quite fine place

Sat 4 Clear this morning I started and got

to Dresden at 4 oclock it thought sone

my bill was 1. 6 cts no mor at this

Sun 5 Clear this morning some warmer than it

has bin for some time past I went to a

meeting then over to Josiah Smiths I

went to meeting after night againe cs

Mon 6 Cloudy this morning I done nothing

much all day I was rite in town all

of the time I would be glad if you will

excuse my bad writing at this time 184

Tue 7 Cloudy this morning I went up to

Samuel Walkers and found all well

pleas permit me to come and spend the

nex sabith evening a few hours I will

be very much pleased I will exit.

Wed 8 Cloudy this morning I and Lirza went

over to concord I got to Isaac Grunnons

and staid all night I got over about one

houre after dark I paid .62 cts tole

Thu 9 Cloudy this morning I started and got

to Benets Lucas at one oclock and staid

all night I was at John Lucas at the eve

Fri 10 Cloudy this morning and raining and

sleted some I started and went over to

Joshua . bomans and got there at 11 oclock

and found all well after night I went

to a singing school I staid all night at

Sat 11 Cloudy this morning and raining quite

foggy the snow went off very fast I

went to to seammens town and back

to Bomans and staid all night 183