Page 21 - August 8, 1838 - McVey Funeral

August the .8. 1838 21

Wed 8 clear and butiful this morning quite

pleasent some cooler than it has been for

some time past in a little time it cloude

up and in the afternoon it raind some

considerable I put up hay till the rain

Thu 9 cloudy this morning at six .O. clock it

commenced to rain rite smart with

some distent thundrig in the west and

Parah Mcvey was burried to day at

four .O. clock it continued thundring

all day in the evening about dark it

commenced raining with heavy flashes

of lightning and thundring I put up

hay in the afternoon quite warm yes

Fri 10 clear and pleasent this morning at twelve

.O. clock there is a few flying clouds not

quite as sweltry as it was yesterday I

bound up oats John Graves bought a

mare at constable sale for fifty cents

of Sollomond Best so no more on

Sat 11 some few flying clouds this morning

quite warm all day I bound oats to day

Sun 12 clear and very pleasen this morning and

continued so all day I went to Mr. Patterson

to hear Dr Law preach but got very much

disappointed Michel Hair took tis stead

at four in the evening I went to hear Mr.

Emry exhort at the meeting hous noe

Mon 13 some cloudy this morning but broke away

the sun showen out at one .O. clock it

commenced raining about three .O. clock

it broke I drawd hay and stocked it no

Tue 14 clear with the exception of a few flying

clouds quite cool this morning it raind a

little in the after noon at night it

began to rain right hard and raind

all night I cradled oats all day

Page 20 - July 30, 1838 - Maid Hay

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

Page 19 - July 23, 1838 - Doctor Law

July the Twenty third 1838 19

Mon 23 it is some cloudy this morning the sun

shoen out clear it was tollerable warm

all day I cradled wheat for us all day

Tue 24 the sun rose coear but in a few mome

it commenced thundring in the west

right smart and continued thundring

till about nine .O. clock in the morning

then it commenced raining some little

Dr. J. W. Law Respectfully tenders

his profession at services to the citizens

of Pittsburgh Indiana and the surround

ing contrys and hopes by strict attention

to his duties to merit and recieve a share

of the patronage of the publick he may

all ways be found in pittsburgh unless

absent on buisness of his profession

Pittsburgh July the 12 1838 H L

I plowed in the corn in the after none

Wed 25 clear this morning with the exception

of a little cloud in the west some thun

dring it has the apearance of fine weathe

it was quite warm all day I done one of

greatest days mowing for .Old Mr. Shigly

Thu 26 clear with the exception of little cloud and

some thundring in the west wind south

I mowed till noon and then I made hay

Fri 27 clear and quite warm this morning I

cradled wheat for old Mr. Shigley 100

Sat 28 clear and very pleasent only very

warm I cradled wheat till nine .O. clock

I Received a letter from my Cousin

Sun 29 clear and quite warm this morning I went

to the meeting house to hear Mr bruce

at eleven .O. clock about four .O. clock

got a fine shower I went to Mr Simese

to heat Mr. bruce preach right smart

of peopl out at it it broke away at

Page 18 - July 15, 1838 - Binding Wheat

18881222 July the fifteenth 1838

Sun 15 the sun rose clear and pleasent this

morning with the exception of a few clouds

flying over us wind south west I went

Mr. Simses school hous to hear Mr. Paul

preach and in the after noon there was

singing school and at night I came home

Mon 16 clear and pleasent and continued so till

night I bound wheat for Wm Pierce

Tue 17 clear and pleasent and continued so with

the exception of a few flying clouds

I bound wheat for Wm. Pierce 75

Wed 18 clear and pleasent and continued so

with the exception of a few flying

clouds I Bound wheat for Wm Pierce

Thu 19 some cloudy this morning and had

some appearance of rain but dident

rain till about an hour by sun then

it raind some little lots of faun now

I bound wheat for Granison Pierce

Fri 20 clear iwith some clouds two about

twoo .O. clock it raind terable hard

shower lwith heavey thundring and

and lightning and continued some

showery throug out the afternoon the

sun shoen out before it went down

I Pound wheat for John Graves

Sat 21 cloudy this morning the sun shoen out

some few times in the day it raind a

shower in the fore noon and quite a

little while at four it raind and still

contineud so till night I cradled

for James Ireland till four .O. clock

Sun 22 cloudy this morning but broke away

it was some cooler than it has been for

some time past I went over the school

hous to hear Mr. Griffeth preash 183

Page 17 - July 10, 1838 - Harmon's Birthday

July the 10 1839 17

the sun disappeared the space of thirty

minuets then it shoen out again at four

.O. clock it came up a fine shower it

continued to be cloudy till night fifteen

tiken seven .O. clock it came a heavy

rain wind blowed very hard from the

north the rain ceased for a few minuets

then it came another shower with

right smart of thundrind and lightning

at night it raind considerable quite weat

Wed 11 at daylight it came a fine shower and then

it ceased awhile and then it commenced

again and still contines to rain a head

it has the the appearance of continuing

to rain through out the day wind west

about four .O. clock it broke away the

sun shoen out some I went to nigar town

noing better by the name of harrisonville

Thu 12 some cloudy this morning but was

broken the sun shoen otu all day in

the evening it got quite clear it is quite

pleasent wind north west this is my

birth day which makes mee nineteen

years of age in my twentieth year I

feell myself as good as enny boddy

I cradled three acres of wheat no more

Fri 13 quite clear and pleasent this morning

cooler than it has been for some time

and continued so till night quite pleasent

I cradled part of the then plowd some then

I bound up wheat all Day soe no more

Sat 14 clear and pleasent this morning at this

time the corn is from knee high to the

top of hour head in places the sun shoen

out all day quite pleasent wind north

west I plowed and finished eighteen

acres of corn July the 12 1819 I was born

Dear friend I once more and againe

try to inform you that wee are all well

Page 16 - July 5, 1838 - Girl's Safety

16 July the fifth 1838

Thu 5 it had the appearance of rain to nine

.O. clock it give us a fine shower in a

few minuets it broke away the sun

shoen out at one .O. clock it was clear

as it could bee and continued so till

the going down of the sun wind north

east quite pleasent I plowed corn 1838

Fri 6 quite clear and pleasent this morning

wind east at this time it look a little

hasy but cleard away wind north east

I plowed in the corn field all day

Sat 7 quite clear and very pleasent and warm

it continued so all day Mr. Munson

and his old woman was hear I plowed

till four in the evening then I quit

Sun 8 a little foggy this morning and some little

cloudy but the sun shoen out some little

it had the appearance of rain nearly all day

I went over here to hear Mr. Bruce

preach at eleven .O. clock and at four .O.

clock I went down to hear said Bruce

again at Mr. simeses school house I went

on purpes to see the girls safe home but

I couldent take heart to goe so no more

Mon 9 the sun rose and shoen out pleasent it has

the appearance of fine weather at present

it continued so till about three .O. clock it

clouded up and raind a fine shower in the

north and a fine shower in the south and

at four .O. clock we received a little of it

but none to doe much good some

thundring and lightning I plowed corn

Tue 10 the sun rose and shoen out clear and pleasen

with the exception of a few flying clouds

wind south west at nine .O. clock it clouded

up and raind in the south and sprinkled

alittle here at halfpast eleven .O. clock it

came a fine show I plowed corn

Page 15 - July 1, 1838 - Independence Day

July the first 1838 15

Sun 1 quite clear and pleasent the sun rose and

shoen out warm it has the appearance of

the weather being changed for a short

space of time it raind at two a fine little

shower the sun shon out all the time I

went to Mr. Simeses to hear Mr.

Paul preach at three .O. clock went to

Mr. Benjamin Graves to prayr

meeting I steped up to S. G. and

my company was excepted so I went

to Mr. Eliga Graveses with her then

back to meeting then back to home and

I came away at dy light what good luck

Mon 2 quite clear and pleasent at this time

it was quite warm I plowed in the corn

Tue 3 quite clear and pleasent the sun rose and

shoen out clear it has the appearance

of more fineer weather in the evening it

had some appearance of raind the sun

shoen out all day I plowed in the corm

I started in it for the second time over

Wed 4 it is cloudy and has the appearance of rain

the sun shoen out wind south west at

seven .O. clock I started to Lafayette to

see a freat show and my company was

granted with Miss. S. G. to town

I took her in the show I never was so

nisely fooled in my lifetime before

I went and got two 25 cent tickets and

tried to goe in but alas when I got there

there was nothing but a little pen and

that dident soot us so I went back and

got one tickit for the other two and went

and tride to git her to goe in but she

wouldent goe her self I seen that she wante

to goe in so I went and got 50 cents of

Mr. watson and went and got two ticket

it pleased hear mightly as good luck would

have it I got in jest before the sircus

begun quite warm itn ther yes