July 4th � 43 degrees in the morning. A first rate day.� I attended Sawmill.� A journey to Whitmore Lake the order of the day.
14th � Robert Geddes commenced cutting wheat gives fifty cents pr acre for cradling.� A first rate crop of wheat this year in this country, very plump
24th � North water wheel of Geddes mill is 16 � inches above the water (the lower part of the buckets) Water 19� inches deep under water wheel
31st � Flouring mill started on new Wheat.� Wheat .60 pr bu.� Huron low, not enough water for one grinding wheel with machinery wheel.
Aug 12th � John Sinclair died in Dixboro
18th � Amos Hicks commenced work for I� Rogers
25th � Rev. J. M. Wead started on a visit to the East.
19th � Thomas J. Van Sickle finished shingling my house.� the shingles are poplar siding 18 inches long
Sept 8th � Finished reading the Bible by course the third time since married and commenced the fourth.
Sept 20 � School commenced in the new school house.
Sept 21st � Thermometer 34 degrees Sept 22nd - 30 degrees lowest so far this month
Sept 25 � Wheat .62 pr Bu at Geddes Mill
26th � Wheat .62 � pr bu at Geddes Mill.� .60 at Ann Arbor
28th � Henry Kirk White and Martha Stone were married (Sunday evening) none of the neighbors invited to the wedding.
29th � Water enough in the Huron to run Grist and Sawmill in Geddesburg.
October � The Locomotive on the Central Rail Road cannot do more half that is required of them.
22nd � 13 degrees above Zero this morning
Oct 31st � Robert Geddes started for Stephenson county Illinois on the Rail Road cars
31st � Henry Kirk White had an Infair at his father�s.� The whole neighborhood accepted and almost all there.� A very pleasant evening.
Nov. 18th � Robert Geddes arrived at home from Illinois.
22nd � Wheat. 82 pr Bu in Ann Arbor
27th � Wheat 1.00 pr Bu in Ann Arbor
29th � Bought a new Cooking Stove & Patent oven 23.00 + 6.00
28th � William Geddes moved into his own house.
29th� - William Geddes was forcible thrown out of his own house by the Three Stuck & three others and his goods.
29th � Bought a Cooking Stove of S.W. Jewett and patent oven.�� Cost 23.00 + 6.00
Dec 5th � Settled with Joseph Rogers & Co and received a due bill for $19.47
15th � Jane Geddes, Robert Geddes oldest daughter up to Ypsilanti Seminary to school.�� Board $1.90 and find her own bed & do her own washing
22nd � Wheat .85 per bu in Ypsilanti.� Built a kitchen this fall & out about $1.10
25th � Christmas Day 22 degrees this morning.� Sleighing good
25th � Wheat .85 at Geddes Mill.� 87� in Ann Arbor
25th � Pork 4.25 for over 200 hogs
27th � This District discharged their teacher, Mr. Willson, for want of food in the school
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