Page 131 - June 29, 1840 - Pay our Sergeant

June the 29 .1840 Page 1. 31

Mon 29 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain it got clear and quite warm till

in the after noon it got quite windy I

went down to Hiirram Genings to

get the loan of his cattle and then I

went to Egbert Pattersons after a yoke

but dident get none so I came back

again and put on and old yoke and

yoked my stears up but they soon

got away I turned all out and went

up to my wheat fild no more Harmon

Tue 30 Cloudy this morning and looks like

rain but dident rain enny I mowd

cheat all day in the evening I went

up to Isaac Klepingers and staid

all night I sold my wheat to Samuel

Pulver for 12 bushel of Wheat after

wheat harvest Harmon R Lucas

Wed 1 Cear this morning quite cool for

the time of the year I mowd till

noon of cheat in the after noon I

cut some logs for the young mens

tent it sprinkld some of rain in

the after noon I made some oxbows

Thu 2 Clear this morning quite cool I

plowd my potatoes over then began

to howe them I worked at them till

noon in the after noon I mowd some

Fri 3 Clear this morning quite cool I finish

my potatoes then went up to Adan

bests amd got some wheat quite

pleasant one day after Date I or

either of us do promis to pay the

sum of ten cts to george Mcdonel

our sergent in the army so no mor

Wm hery Harison is our president

for 1841 but he soon Departed this

life in April the 4 1841 on his

seat at the citty of Washinton cs

Page 128 - June 13, 1840 - Bull Hunting

June the 13. 1840 Page 1. 28

Sat 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant

till 8 oclock then It got cloudy and looked

like raine it did rain some but broke

away again and looke nice I went down

ato home at four I started home and stoped

at Hiram Geningses Harmon Lucas

Sun 14 Clear this morning quite pleasant I

fixed up and went over to Sabeth

school and got mee 2 books and quit

as Sabeth School was over I went

down to home for there was a quarterly

meeting there I got there at 12 oclock

and at four oclock I went down to the

meeting it rained some and we came to

home an-- --d Mis Bilder back got a

faul from a horse and had liken to have

been kiled after night I went down

to meeting then back home at 12 ocloc

Hiram Genings and wife horatio A

Barnes and wif and Mother Daniel

Ogden and wife J. J. Cooper and me

staid all night Harmon R Lucas

Mon 15 Clear this morning quite warme

I came home I feched old tom with me

in the after noon I went down to

John Robrtses after a bull of

Hirram Gening and hunted till

sun set then he came up wee yoked

him and feched hime home we got

home after dark a while Harmon

Tue 16 Clear this morng quite pleasant I

drowd two loads of rails then I went

to braking we broke five or six round

Hiram Gening drove the cattle I

quite and laid up fence we had four

yoke of cattle pap and mamma and

John came up I went up to the home

William Henry Harison Departed

this tife on the 4 oh April 11841 in

the city of Washinton so no more r

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