Page 85 - September 13, 1839 - Father's Meeting

September the 13. 1839 Page 85

Fri 13 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

I cleaned up oats it was nice and pleasant

all day campmeeting commenced on

My Fathers land I done several

things to day after night I went to

meeting no more at this time Harmon

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and rained till

late in the evening it quite was a few

out no more at this time H. Lucas

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning and rained som

quite cool for the season it continued so

all day I was at camp meeting there

was a few out Harmon Patterson Joined

the Methedist episcople church 1839 80

Wm Campbell staid all night hear

I got hom 15 miuets past 12 18ooo

Mon 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

looks fine Camp meeting broke up at

ten Oclock quite warm in the after

noon I cut 9 shocks of fodder it

continued pleasant all day but after

night it clouded up and rained hard 1839

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning and raining a

little it rained by spells all day in the

evening I went down to Cooppers store

after quinine I took up a waggon wh

eall to Millses for to get fixed I got

my calf from Samuel Pulvers and

Luesa Pulver had a severe shake of

the ague quite hard no more at this

Wed 18 Clear this morning quite cool for the

season it got some pleasant on through

the day I cut up fodder ten shocks of

Thu 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant

till in the evening it got some cloudy and it

rained some I cut up ten shocks of fodder

Wily. Sims staid att night with us

Page 24 - August 30, 1838 - Monticello Campmeet

24 August the 30. 1838 Page 24

Thu 30 there is a desperate heavy fog this

morning and staid on till nine or ten

.O clock it broke away and was tollerable

warm I went to drive cattle for Adam

Best and never did se just such

a team of cattle before in my life

Fri 31 and the last day of august it was

cloudy and raining a little early in the

morning about nin O clock it raind

a fine shower it broke away and was

quite windy and pleasent all day at

sun set it was a little cloudy helped

Wm Hunt to clean up oats in the

fore noon in the after noon don nothing

Sep 1 clear and windy all day I went to

a campmeting near Montecello and got

there at 12 O. clock and when I got

there I saw nothing to brag of no

Sun 2 some cloudy this morning there was

a few out to day it broke away and

got quite pleasent thire was three

prechers Wily Bruce and Smith

Mon 3 clear and some little frost I received

infermation that morning I got home

half past twelve O clock I put up

hay in the after noon so no more

Tue 4 clear and quite cool I drowd hay

Wed 5 clear and pleasent all day I went

down to help James Graves thrash wheat

Thu 6 clear and pleasent all day I helped

James Graves to thrash wheat out

Fri 7 clear and pleasent all day I helped James

Graves to thrash wheat till noon

One day after date Value Received

I promised to pay S Monsone

Page 8 - May 28, 1838 - Finish Planting

8 May the 28 1838 H L Page 8

Mon 28 it was cloudy and clear by turns all day the

sun shoen out some few times till about five

.O. clock then the sun shoen out quite warm

and pleasent the wind was calm and still

it moderated some about ten .O. clock I

planted corn till four .O. clock and then I

went down to Mr. Simeses school hous to

hear Mr. Wily the Elder preach Mr.

John Smith was out hear from Ohio

Tue 29 it is clear this morning some frost the sun

rose clear and pleasent it has the

appearance of more finer weather than

we have had for some five or six

weeks past and gone I plowed all day

Wed 30 it is clear and cloudy by turns this

morning about seven .O. clock it broke

away and the sun shoen out tollerable

pleasent the wind south east about 12

.O. clock it was in the south about two it got

in the south west and came up a cloud and

had the appearance of rain I am aplowi

for oats about twelve .O. clock we finishe

planting corn at six .O. clock it came up

aheavy cloud and had the appearance of

rain it raind in the ninght quite har

Thu 31 it was some cloudy this morning about

six .O. clock it broke away the sun shoen

clear and warm at suven .O. clock I

started up to Henry Kleppingers to

see the folks it was a very fine day and

very warm we landed up there half past

four in the evning it got some cloudy in

about twelve .O. clock and rain about one

.O. clock alittle shower then it cleared up

and then the sun shoen out quite

warm and pleasent I staid at Mr.

Hineses the first night after I start

when I can raad my title clear to man

sion in the skies I will bid fare

well to evy fear and bid fare well