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 125 - May 28, 1840 - Great Convention

May the 28 . 1840 Page 1. 25

Thu 28 Cloudy this morning but soon broke

away the sun shoen out it rained I

laid up fence till ten oclock then I

fixed up and went down to the great

Convention at Harrison Ville the

brig came in from Mechigon City

there was a thousand folks aut I

believe we had some showers of rain

Fri 29 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I went down to the convention it was

estimated to be 30.000 people the mad

a great to do about oone oclock 9 of

us went down to the river and scen

5 steam boats we had a fine time

we came back and cut around awhile

then we came up and staid all night

to James pattersons aftr night we

seen them shooting their seye light

we had lots of fun a marching around

Sat 30 Clear this morning quit pleasant

we went down to the convention

again a great many went home some

came back to it we went we went

down to the river again seven of

us I came back to it and staid a while

then we came up to James pattersons

all a foot we took diner there then

came home and landed home at dark

Sun 31 Clear this morning quite pleasant

at nine oclock I went over to the

sabeth school there was rite smart

out the books was Distribeted out

to every person all well pleased

there was meeting at four oclock I went

to E. pattersons to meeting oratia

Barns preached quite a nice day

Sarah Maria moris is now a ine

town of Zanesville quite a

lady I'll in sure you that she

will ware the briches samuel slick

Page 72 - June 22, 1839 - Three Boats

June the 22. 1839 Page 72

Sat 22 Clear this morning quite cool with a

heavy diew it continued clear all day and

mice I went all over the corn and wheat

fields to inspect them in the after noon

I hunted som and after night I laid

in the waggon to wach rack coons 1839

Sun 23 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

is some warmes than it has been for some

two or three days at ten I went to Salem

meeting house to hear Wood preach and

at half past 3 I went to Pattersons to

meeting it rained some at dark it raind

it rained very hard and steady cool 1839

Mon 24 Cloudy this morning and about noon it

broke away and got clear in the after noon

and pleasant I done nothing much all day

in the after noon I thined corn 1839 21

Tue 25 Clear this morning with the exception of

a few flying clouds over us I went to

Lafayette and got of Hannah for

E. Timmons. 4. 9. 25 I got 2 pounds of

shot .25. half poand of powder .25. two

harps .12 1/2 one pair of susspenders 62 1/2

their is three steam boats up one is cald the

J O. second Return third Reserve

Wed 26 Clear this morning with the exception

of a few clouds it got cloudy and it

rained som two or three times in the

day quite warm after night it rained

again hquit hard I plowed in my corne

Thu 27 Clear partly this morning with the

exception of a few flying clouds over

us quite pleasant it rained som two or

three times in the after noon it and

then it broke away and got clear and

quite pleasant I plowed till in the

evening late then I quite and broke my

plow then made onother one so noe

more at this time Harmon Lucas