January the 1 1809. New Years Day I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Dan V & 23. then we surrounded the table of our blesed Lord & Redeamer in rememberance of him.
2. On Mon I went to Marks & got some pine nots.
3. On Tues I dresd 6 1/2 pounds of flax.
4. On Wed I cleand up some oats & began to thrash wheet.
5. On Thurs I thrashd wheet & took up my flax.
6. On Fri I thrashd wheet.
7. On Sat I thrashd wheet in the fore noon & went to Roadstown in PM & took some grain to uncle Daniel & Edward Welch & came to Denis s & stade the evening.
8. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in 1st peter I & 11.
9. On Mon I cut & carted a lode of fire wood.
10. On Tues I went in the swamp & shot one rabit in AM & broke flax in PM.
11. On Wed I cleand up 12 1/2 bushels of wheet.
12. On Thurs and Fri I thrashd wheet. D Sheppard helpd me. I went to bridgetown.
14. On Sat I finishd thrashing wheet & cleand up 6 bushels.
15. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr J Sheppard preachdfrom Reve I & 10.
16. On Mon I cleand up 9 1/2 bushels of wheet.
17. On Tues I swingled flax.
18. On Wed I wrote a letter to Samuel & went to Jeddidiah Davis s to get some money & then went to mill & to John Reeves s & got my waggon wheels.
19. On Thurs I went to Shilo & took my waggon wheels & then to father in laws & to Stephen Reeves s Vendue.
20. On Fri I made slab fence & went to Jonathan Platts s to meeting in the evening. John Davis preachdfrom Jerem VI & 16.
21. On Sat I dresd 13 lb of flax.
22. On Sun I stade at home & was unwell with a cold.
23. On Mon I went to bridgetown & signd a deed for the house & lot that belongd to the church as a trustee.
24. On Tues & Wed I dresd flax.
26. On Thurs I workd some at a blind bridle & cleand up some oats. the snow was about 5 inches deep.
27. On Fri I went to mill.
28. On Sat I dersd flax.
29. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in st John VI & 44. in the evening I went to Mr Longs whare Mr Sm preachd from these L & 10.
30. On Mon I workd at a bling bridle & a rideing bridle.
31. On Tues I thrashd some clover ceed & went to uncle Joels.
February th 1. On Wed I mended my sled & went to bridgetown. good slaying.
2. On Thurs I went to Ozwell Ayres s.
3. On Fri I went to David Swineys & got two gees & dersd a little flax.
4. On Sat I went to monthly meeting. Mr Sms text was in Math XVI & 19. the snow melts some.
5. On Sun I went to Mr Longs to meeting at 4 oclock PM. Mr Smalley preachd from Philipans II & 16.
6. On Mon I did notions in the house. very sloppy.
7. On Tues I dresd a little flax & cut some wood in the swamp.
8. On Wed I finishd mending J Platts s shoes & finishd making a riding bridle & broke a little flax.
9. On Thurs I dresd some flax & cut Gillided (?) some wood out of the swamp & went to daddys to scoiety meeting.
10. On Fri I cut & cleded wood out of the swamp.
11. On Sat I dresd flax.
12. On Sun I was sick & cept my bed all day. very chilly.
13. On Mon I was very sick. a violent pain in my head.
14. On Tues I was still sick. the pain in my head still remains.
15. On Wed I grew a little better of the plewracy in my head.
16. On Thurs I sat up a little.
17. On Fri I sat up part of the day.
18. On Sat I mend a little.
19. On Sun I sat up the most of the day. John Tubman came here & stade all night.
20. On Mon I still keep very unwell. John Tubman started home.
21. On Tues I soald a pare of shoes for Ozwell Ayres. daddy & mammy came here in PM.
22. On Wed I dresd some flax & went to court in the after noon.
23. On Thurs I mended one of my shoes & cleand up a little oats & finishd thrashing.
24. On Fri I dresd flax & went to Shilo at night.
25. On Sat I cleand up oats. there was between 40 & 50 bushels. then sowd some clover ceed & soald a pare of shoes from Ozwell Ayres.
26. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Math XXIV & 14.
27. On Mon I ent to Shilo P& got my new waggon & took to John Reeves to get irons.
28. On Tues I trimd the young orchard. daddy helpd me.
March the 1. On Wed I went to Nathan Tumblesons Vendue & came to Edwards & got supper & then went to David Gilmans to meeting. David Bateman preachd from 1 Peter IV & 18.
2. On Thurs I finishd trimming the young orchard. daddy helpd me.
3. On Fri I went tomill. father in law came hear.
4. On Sat I went to monthly meeting. Mr Sms text was in st Marks V 18-19.
5. On Sun I went to meeting. MrSms text was in st Luke XXIV 25 & 26. after sermon we took the sacrement.
6. On Mon I dresd flax.
7. On Tues I went to John Reeves s & got the plow irons sharpend then dresd flax. J Plats helpd me. Charles began to plow for corn.
8. On Wed I trimd some trees & cut up the brush. it thundred & raind at night.
9. On Thurs I workd some at leviling the durt on the stone querry & sowd some clover ceed.
10. On Fri I finishd lefiling the dirt onthe stone querry & wheeld dort in the cow yard.
11. On Sat I went to John Reeves s & brought home my new two hors waggon then wheeld the dung from the hogg pen into a heep.
12. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Parrot preachd from st tim I & 15. came home & dind then went to the court house whare Mr Parrot preachd from Jere VIII & 22.
13. On Mon I spun rope yarn. it came on to snow about noon. the snow was about 8 or 10 inches deep. very much bankd.
14. On Tues I went to town meeting. cold. tolerable good slaying.
15. On Wed I fixd up a barrel churn. the snow melted some.
16. On Thurs I finishd dresing the flax I took of father in law & I went & took his part home.
17. On Fri I went to the marsh & lookd at the bank then went to John Minor & bought some fowls.
18. On Sat I went to John Reeves s & got some smith work done then got some eggs at shulls store then came home & mended the straps to the coverd waggon.
19. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Joseph Sheppard preachd from Rom III & 3-4-5.
20. On Mon I trimd some trees & made a pig troff & started to philladelphia about 6 oclock & drove all night.
21. On Tues I got to the ferry about 7 oclock & went over into the citty & sold our market stuff & came over the river & stade all night at Isaac Smiths.
22. On Wed I or we started from the ferry about 7 iin AM & got home about 5 PM.
23. On Thurs I went & bought some fowls.
24. On Fri I dresd flax.
25. On Sat I went to mill & to bridgetown & then fixd up a hen coop.
26. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr D Swiney preachd from Mark Vii & 24 last clause.
27. On Mon I went to daddys & paid him 5 Dollars & then made some slab fence. cold for the season.
28. On Tues I started to Philladelphia at 1/2 past 6 & got to the ferry at 5 in PM & sold my calves & fowls then went across the river & back then staid with Isaac Smith. daddy was with me. very cold this morning.
29. On Wed I or we started from the ferry at 7 & got home at 1/2 past 5.
30. On Thurs I let daddy have some Salt hay & sowd some clover ceed. Daniel Swiney preachd here in the evening from st John VIII & 47. D Swiney bled me.
31. On Fri I mended my saddle & went to collect seat money & then dug up a peach tree. smoky.
April 1. On Sat I went to monthly meeting. Mr Sms text was in 2nd Corns IV & 3. after sermon we attended to business & to renting the seats & settleing for them. warm for the season.
2. On Sun I went to meeting. Daniel Swiney preachd from Ephe IV & 30. Mr Smalley administerd the supper.
3. On Mon I went to the company training at Bridgetown.
4. On Tues I workd on the garden & sat out unyans then sow one and a half acre of flax.
5. On Wed I sowd my oats.
6. On Thurs I made part of a watter wheel to fix a churn to go by watter.
7. On Fri I mended a pare of shoes for Amy Sheppard (?) & went to John Reeves s & settled with him.
8. On Sat I plowd in daddys field.
9. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Isai LV & middle part of the 3 verses. frost & ice this morning.
10. On Mon I went to the marsh & workd on Caleb Barrets Bank. 11. On Tues I took some corn from the crib to the barn & went to mill in PM.
12. On Wed I carted saw logs to Cooks Mill for Ozwell Ayres.
13. On Thurs I went to uncle Johnson Reeves s a visiting.
14. On Fri I fixd my churn to go by watter.
15. On Sat I dug stone. I planted some peas.
16. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in st John III & 14.
17. On Mon I went to the bridge then dug some stone & went & sowd some oats in David Swineys field.
18. On Tues I dug stone & went & finishd sowing oats.
19. On Wed I made a pare of bar posts & set them in & went to bridgetown.
20. On Thurs I was very unwell & made a sheath to my plow.
21. On Fri I workd in the nusry.
22. On Sat I carted a lode of stone to the meeting house & helpd mend the road in John Fithians lane.
23. On Sun I went to meeting. Wm Steeling prachd from st John IV & 24. there was a very hard shower as we came home.
24. On Mon I traind at Bridgetown. the ofices met alone.
25. On Tues I dresd flax.
26. On Wed I soald 3 pare of shoes for John Fithian.
27. On Thurs I cut some stockd. Charles plowd for daddy. I cut some straw & planted some potatoes.
28. On Fri I workd on the dams at holms Marsh.
29. On Sat I workd on the DAms. frost & ice for 3 monrings & cold weather.
30. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Revns VII & 13-14. frost this morning.
May the 1. On Mon I went to father in laws & fixd for Charles to plow with 3 horses then came home & workd in the garden.
2. On Tues I went to the marsh & workd on the Dames.
3. On Wed I drove team at father in laws & went to meeting at roadstown. Mr Foreman preachd from Joshu XXIV & 15.
4. On Thurs I traind at Bridgetown Batalian training.
5. On Fri I plowd at father in laws. after sermon there were 3 examond. Amy were one. I pray the Lord to enable us to walk in all the Commandments & ordinances of the Lord blameless. frost this morning.
7. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in LXII Psalm 1 verse. it was some showery with thunder.
8. On Mon I plowd at father in laws in the fore noon then began to plant corn at home.
9. On Tues I planted corn & washd sheep.
10. On Wed I planted corn.
11. On Thurs I planted corn at home in the fore noon then went to father in laws in PM. J PLatts s boys helpd me.
12. On Fri I carted 4 lodes of dung & put in the corn hills in AM & sat in the room in the after noon. Brother Samuel & a lady & Wm Steelings was her & stade all night.
13. On Sat I went to yearly meeting. Mr Roggers preachd from the XXV Psalm & 3 verses. then went to daddys & dind then went to bridgetown. there was 3 persons Baptisd. Amy were one. then went to the court house whare Brother Samuel preachd from Amos IV & 12 latter clause of the vers.
14. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Rogers preachd from Acts V & 42. after a few minutes inter mision Mr Dogg preachd from the fiftieth Psalm & 2 vers then the 3 that was Baptisd yesterday was receivd & Dr Roggers administerd the Supper. then went to father in laws & dind then wene to the meeting house at Bridgetown whare Mr Dogg prachd from Isai LIV & 13.
15. On Mon I planted some corn & went to yearly meeting. Mr Dodge preachd from Luke X & 42. after a short inter mishion Mr Rogers preachd from luke VI & 21. the yearly meeting ended. then we went to Denis Sheppards & dind then went to the meeting house at bridgetown whare Mr Rogers preachd from Daniel V & 23 the last clause of the verse.
16. On Tues I planted corn at father in laws.
17. On Wed I finishd planting corn at father in laws. 18. On Thurs I planted a little corn & sheard my sheep & then went to Bridgetown.
19. On Fri I went towards bridgtown & got a ram that has been gon all winter & sheard him then finishd planting corn & mended a net.
20. On Sat I made fence.
21. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Colos II & 6.
22. On Mon I workd at a sluss at bridgetown.
23. On Tues I workd at the sluss for holms Marsh that J Platts built.
24. On Wed I went to the Mill & then split some rails.
25. On Thurs I went to Shilo & to Samuel Davis s a visiting.
26. On Fri I dresd 10 lb of flax & went to bridgetown with a lode of wood.
27. On Sat I went to the mouth of the crick a fishing & caught one rock (? bass) that weighd 5 1/2 lb & a good mess of small fish.
28. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Ezekel XXXIV & 23.
29. On Mon I replanted corn & went to roadstown to an oficer training.
30. On Tues I workd at the marsh at diging a tailway for a new sluise.
31. On Wed I workd in the race at the marsh. It came on to rain in the after noon.
June th 1. On Thurs I cut out a pare of shoes & made one.
2. On Fri I workd in the sluise raise at the marsh.
3. On Sat I helpd stop a brach in Tittsworths bank.
4. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Acts XIII & 28-29. after sermon we commund at the Lords table.
5. On Mon I replanted corn at father in laws in AM. I made a shoe in PM.
6. On Tues I planted potatoes.
7. On Wed I planted some watter mellon & pumpkins seeds then went to court & was calld on a jury & was dismisd for the night without the triel comeing to an ishue.
8. On Thurs I ent to court & went on to the jury & was dismisd for our dinner then came to gether & was sent out about 5 oclock & came in about 7 oclock. the verdict was in favour of Hollingshead the defendant.
9. On Fri I went to the marsh & workd on the new sluise race. there was a house burnt with lightning in Bridgetown.
10. On Sat I went & helpdlay the new sluise.
11. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sm was absent. Joseph Sheppard red a sermon from Micha VI & 3.
12. On Mon I went to bridgetown in AM & plowd corn in PM.
13. On Tues I went to the review training at Ira Fithians.
14. On Wed, Thurs & Fri I plowd corn.
17. On Sat I workd on the road in Homs s Marsh.
18. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Isai XI & 10.
19. On Mon I went to the marsh & helpd.
20. On Tues I went to the marsh & helpd take out an old sluce.
21. On Wed I plowd corn at father in laws.
22. On Thurs I wrote a letter to E Bereman & receivd one from Brother Samuel B H & I made a part of a rake.
23. On Fri I finishd plowing & howing my corn at father in laws & plowd corn at John Swineys in the after noon.
24. On Sat I mowd at the marsh.
25. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sm was gon to Deviding creek. Joseph Sheppard red a sermon from Math XXV & 13.
26. On Mon I plowd corn for John Swiney.
27. On Tues I mowd my grass at the marsh. J S helpd me.
28. On Wed and Thurs I mowd in Clarks marsh to the shares.
30. On Fri I rakd hay at the marsh & fetchd home a turn.
July, 1809
July th 1. On Sat I rakd hay in Clarks marsh & carted a lode out of my lot.
2. On Sun I was 29 years old & went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in st John IV & 35. after sermon there was one recievd in tothe church then the Lords supper administed.
3. On Mon I carted one lode of hay from our marsh & one from Clarks.
4. On Tues I carted a lode of hay for Clarks & fetchd one home.
5. On Wed I plowd corn in AM & carted a lode of hay for the widdow Randolph in the after noon.
6. On Thurs I plowd corn in the fore noon & went to father in laws in the after noon & harrowd corn.
7. On Fri I went to bridgetown & got the plow irons sharpend & went to bucks mill & got some wool carded then dungd some potatoes in the roe & ground my cythe.
8. On Sat I went to tindons island & mowd for father in law.
9. On Sun I stade & kep the child in the fore noon & went to our school house in the after noon.
10. On Mon I cradold wheet for daddy.
11. On Tues I cradold rye for daddy.
12. On Wed I pulldflax in the fore noon & began to dradol wheet in the after noon.
13. On Thurs and Fri I cradold wheet.
15. On Sat I pulld flax & carted in some wheet.
16. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Hosea II & 13. the youth repeated the catechisms. in the after noon I went to the school house to society meeting. J Platts red a sermon.
17. On Mon I cradold some oats pulld some flax & cradold some wheet.
18. On Tues I cardold wheet.
19. On Wed I made a rake head & went to Ozwells & board (bored) it.
20. On Thurs I finishd a rake & finishd cradoling wheet & pulld some flax & cradold some oate. was taken sidk here & went home towards night.
22. On Sat I went to tindons island & carted hay on board Ephraem Bishops vessel for father in law.
23. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sm was absent. Harvy Sheppard red a sermon from Jerem XXXI & 18-19-20.
24. On Mon I finishd cradoling oats at home & took up a few.
25. On Tues I took up & carted in oats.
26. On Wed I went to beidgetown in the monring then thrashd & cleand up some wheet.
27. On Thurs I took up oats & carted the last of the oats & flax at home & thrashd some wheet.
28. On Fri I went to tindond island & rakd & carted home a lode of hay.
29. On Sat I onloded my salt hay & finishd mowing the swamp & went to the school house for it was the last day of the quarter that --ake Jarris (?Harris) has taught.
30. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Phil III & 10 first clause of the verse. then came home & dind then went to the school house to society meeting. J Platts red a sermon. a few drops of rain. it is very dry.
31. On Mon I went to bucks mill & got some wool carded & wheet ground then went round to try for a school for John Custoe but could not get one. then rakd the hay in the swamp.
August th 1. On Tues I cradold & took up some oats in David Swineys field & carted the hay in the swamp 3 lodes.
2. On Wed I mowd in the wild marsh for John Platts.
3. On Thurs I took up oats in D Swineys field & carted in the whole 75 doz.
4. On Fri i took up some oats in D S field & cut a little wood.
5. On SatI went to monthly meeting. Mr Sms text was in (blank space) then went to Edwards & got diner.
6. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in CXXXVII Psalm 4 verse. after sermon we surrounded the table of our blesed Lord. came home & dind then went to the school house to society meeting.
7. On Mon I carted 2 lodes of hay for AndrewHahn from on board of the vessel at bridge town.
8. On Tues I carted a lode of hay for Jon Platts from the wild marsh.
9. On Wed I carted one lode or hay for J Platts then made some fnece in the swamp. 10. On Thurs I mowd at the ludly marsh for my self.
11. On Fri I cleand some wheet & went to mill then split some rails & made a fence round the hay stacks. I receivd a letter from E Bereman that gave the account of Aunt Sallys Death. she died last month [no date given]
12. On Sat I wrote a letter to Brother Samuel & put it in the post & went to Mark Bowens on a visit.
13. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was i Isai L & 10. came home & dind then went to the school house to society meeting.
14. On Mon I turnd dung & sowd some turnup ceed inthe garden. a good shower from the west.
15. On Tues I went to the wheeton marsh & turnd & rakd some hay & brought home a lode.
16. On Wed I went & finishd raking hay & brought home a lode.
17. On Thurs I went to the marsh & fethd home a turn. a fine rain.
18. On Fri I went to Bucks Mill & got some wool carded then came home & stackd a lode of hay & hode some potatoes.
19. On Sat I went to the marsh & brought home the last turn of hay then made a little fence in the swamp.
20. On Sun I went to Dearfield meeting. Mr Reeves preachd from one text.
21. On Mon I thrashd wheet.
22. On Tues I went to Nobles Mill & go some fence boards then thrashd some wheet.
23. On Wed I workd at the barn flore & cleand up 5 1/4 bushels of wheet 19 doz has made 9 bushels.
24. On Thurs I lade a flor in of wheet & began to tred then went to Bridgetown & got a letter from Brother Samuel.
25. On Fri I finishd treding the floring & cleand up 8 1/2 bushels of the red bearded wheet then thrashd some oats.
26. On Sat I went to mores mill & then to John Reeves s in PM & got the plow share lade.
27. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in luke XVIII & 13. after noon went to the school house to society meeting.
28. On Mon I finishd the barn flore & trod a forin of wheet.
29. On Tues I went to father in laws & to daddys then came home & workd at a barn door frame.
30. On Wed I went to bridgetown in the morning then thrashd some wheet & workd some at a door for the barn. very dry so we cant plow.
31. On Thurs I workd at the barn Doors inthe fore noon then went to father in laws & to Oswell Ayres s.
September th 1. On Fri I went to the ceder swamp & got forty rails.
2. On Sat I went to monthly meeting. Brother Steelings preachd from Roms V & 1-2 verses. it raind a little.
3. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Huson preachd from st Peter II & 24. after sermon Mr Smalley administerd the Lords Supper. came home & dind then went to the court house whare Mr Huson preachd from the 117 pslam 7 vers.
4. On Mon I cleand 71/2 bushels of wheet & carted 7 lodes of dung.
5. On Tues I spred some dung & cleand up 4 bushels of wheet then workd at the barn doors.
6. On Wed I carted a lode of hay for D Platts from the wild marsh.
7. On Thurs I carted dung & went to daddys.
8. On Fri I spred dung in the morning then cleand up 16 bus of oats from 11 doz then carted 4 lodes of dung. geting very dry again.
9. On Sat I carted some dung & hung one of the barn doors then ground the cythes.
10. On Sun I went to meeting. David Dare red a sermon.
11. On Mon I mowed on Clarks marsh.
12. On Tues I started tothe marsh. it cameon to rain & I came home & hung the other barn door then cilld a calf.
13. On Wed I went to bridge town & took some of my veal & the skin then went to the marsh & finishd mowing on Clarks marsh.
14. On Thurs I emtied & fixd a cask & made one barrel & an half of cider.
15. On Fri I mowd my marsh. J Platts helpd me. Mr Long rakd for me in Clarks marsh. frost this morning.
16. On Sat I rakd hay on Clarks marsh & carted 2 lodes for him & brought home a turn. D Platts carted a turn for me. Jessy Platts rakd for me.
17. On Sun I went to meeting.Mr Smstext was in first John IV & 19. came home & dind then went to the school house to society meeting.
18. On Mon I finishd carting Clarks hay & brought home a lode with 3 horses.
19. On Tues I rakd my lot of hay & carted a lode. Andrew Hanns & J Platts s teams carted a turn for me. a shower at night.
20. On Wed I mowd at stoe creek to the shars.
21. On Thus I rakd some hay on J Platts s marsh the I had mowd to the shears & fetchd home a turn.
22. On Fri I finishd raking J Platts s lot & brought home a turn.
23. On Sat I went to bridge town & ingagd my claffor court then did some otions at home.
24. On Sun I went to Shilo to their yearly meeting. Mr Lafady preachd from Job XXII & 2. then came home & dind then went to the court house whare Lafady preachd from Duteronomy XXXIII & 12 then came home & went to neighbor Barretts whare Lafady preachd from Ruth II & 16.
25. On Mon I went to stoe creek & rakd my hay & fetchd home a turn. Denis Sheppard carted a lode for me.
26. On Tues I fixd for beating flac & beat a little. topd a little corn & went to bridge town & took Phillop Sowder a calf that he is to give me 51/2 Dollars for. it is court time.
27. On Wed I went to the marsh & rakd some rads a long the bank & brought home a lode.
* 28. On Thurs I went & took two of my cattle to the marsh & fetchd home a turn of reeds & put on the colts hovel as I was going to the marsh the horses ran away with my son in the waggon & turnd it bottom up ard & hurt him conciderable but the Lord preservd his life. Brother Reuben Sheppard got home from the new country.
29. On Fri I carted 11 lodes of dung.
30. On Sat I carted 3 lodes of dung & went to monthly meeting. Mr Smalley made some observations on the duty of prayer then several of the members went to prayer for it was another appointed prayer day. then attended to the bisuness of the church then went to E Welshes & dind then they came home with us.
October th 1. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in st Peter I & 11. then we surrounded the table of our Lord then came home & dind then went to the school house to society meeting. last Fri evening I went to Beby run School house to meeting. one Mr Smith preachd form Colos I & 28. warm.
2. On Mon I carted 15 lodes of dung.
3. On Tues I carted 8 lodes of dung & went to the meeting house to choose trustees for the church.
4. On Wed I spred some flax & beat some & went to Ann Perrys Vendue who is going to the new country.
5. On Thurs I carted 5 lodes of dung & finishd beating flax. I had 79 lodes of dung.
6. On Fri I topd & stripd some corn & winerd a little flax ceed.
7. On Sat I winerd ceed & mowd about one acre of wheet & went & cilld two Squrels.
8. On Sun I went to meetimg. one Mr Smith preachd from Revens VII & 17 then came home & dind & went to the school house to society meeting.
9. On Mon I topd & stripd some corn & went to bredge town & took 4 1/2 bushels of flax ceed.
10. On Tues I went to fathers in the fore noon & cleand up some flax ceed in the after noon.
11. On Wed I carted wood for John Swiney.
12. On Thurs I went to daddys to father in laws then workd at Charles a pare of new shoes.
13. On Fri I topd some corn & cleand some flax ceed.
14. On Sat I finishdclening my flax ceed & took 8 1/2 bushels to bridge town. I had 14 bushels & sold 13 bus for 1 1/2 cents pr bushel.
15. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms txt was in the CXLII Psalm 2 vers. the the youth repeated the catecise. then cam home & dind & went to the school house to society meeting.
16. On Mon I spred dung. Charles plowd,
17. On Tues I spred dung & mended one of my shoes. this is the first rain we have had since harvest to wet the ground. plow deep.
18. On Wed I spred dung & topd corn. 19. On Thurs I went to the marsh to work on the Dams but the watter was on the marsh so that we could not work & came to Bowentown to Olly Brooks s Vendue.
20. On Fri I sowd my wheet. I sowd 6 1/2 bushels then topd some corn. Charles harrowd in the wheet.
21. On Sat I topd corn in the fore noon & went to daddys & thrashd the buck wheet that we raisd in John Swineys field. there was 3 1/2 bus.
22. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in st John VI & 66-67-68 verses.
23. On Mon I topd corn & bound up some fodder.
24. On Tues I carted in some tops & finishd toping corn then huskd corn for David Platts in the after noon.
25. On Wed I carted in the rest of my tops & thrashd some oats.
26. On Thurs I spred flax & put some wether boards on the house. frost & ice this morning.
27. On Fri I huskd corn for daddy. frost & ice this morn.
28. On Sat I made me a pare of thin shoes. it raind.
29. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Heb XI & 16.
30. On Mon I went to the marsh to work on the dams but it came on to rain so we did not work then I workd at a pare of shoes for Amy.
31. On Tues I made some lime morter & slopd round the house in the fore noon then went to father in laws & began to husk my corn.
November th 1. On Wed I getherd corn at father in laws.
2. On Thurs I fixd up my waggon side & went to father in laws & got a lode of corn then went there to society meeting Mr Davis preachd from Hebr XI & (blank)
3. On Fri I dug potatoes & went to Enos Bacons & got 25 Dollars for wood that took to town for me.
4. On Sat I bound one of my thin shoes & went to daddys & paid the last years rent.
5. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Steelings text was in the XCII Psalm & 5 vers. after sermon we surronded the Lords table.
6. On Mon I went & workd for Edward Welch with the team & Charles.
7. On Tues I buryd some of my potatoes & went to bridge twon to Marsh meeting & was chosen clerk.
8. On Wed I went to bridge town & got my horse shod & got some fowls from the widdow Swineys & pickd them in the evening.
9. On Thurs I started to Philladelphia about brake of da with father in law & got into the citty about 1/2 past 4 then went to the musiem.
10. On Fri I went in to Market & sold my fowls & came over & started home about 1/2 past 2 oclock & came to the pole tavern & put up for the night.
11. On Sat I came home at 10 oclock & then went to David Dares whare the trustees met.
12. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Phil I & 6.
13. On Mon I made out a duplicate & went to Roadstown & took it to David Mulford who is the collector of Homes marsh tax.
14. On Tues I huskd some corn & carted in a lode.
15. On Wed I went to the marsh & workd on the wallin Dam.
16. On Thurs I huskd corn. daddy & J Bacon helpd me. we carted in one lode. 17. On Fri I huskd & carted in 3 lodes of corn. D Platts helpd me.
18. On Sat I huskd & carted in one lode of corn.
19. On Sun I went to meeting. David Dares oldest son was buryed. then Mr Sm preachd his funeral from 2nd S in XIV & 14.
20. On Mon I finishd husking corn. it came onto snow. I cutout some shoes.
21. On Tues I sarted & went to Mark Bowens. Edward & Polly went with us. it snowd all day. the snow 4 inches deep.
22. On Wed I went a dear hunting with Mark & others cilld none. we stade all night again.
23. On Thurs I went a Dear hunting again cilld none but started some both days. then camehome in the evening.
24. On Fri I soald a pare of shoes for Enos Terry & workd at a pare for Isaac. it snowd. it was about 8 or 10 inches deep.
25. On Sat I thrashd & cleand upsome oats & got a lode of wood.
26. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Ezekiel XVIII & 31. the snow melts.
27. On Mon I workd at shoe makeing & went to bridge town.
28. On Tues I workd at shos & cut some fire wood.
29. On Wed I workd at shoes making & went to court.
30. On Thurs I carted a lode of fire wood & carted a lode of corn from father in laws.
December, 1809
December th 1. On Fri I made my self a pare of lace boots. I onloded some corn the last of my crop. I had about 300 bushels of ears of corn.
2. On Sat I went to monthly meeting. Brother David Bateman preachd from 2nd thes V& 25. then went to Harry Sheppeards & made out Duplicates for the seats.
3. On Sun I went to meeting. D Swiney preachd from 1st Cor XV & 3. then Mr Smalley administerd the Lords supper.
4. On Mon I went to bridge town & got some money that was oweing to me then made a betle. uncle J Bereman came here a visiting.
5. On Tues I went & helpd daddy cill a hog then split some fire wood. I wrote a letter in the evening to Brother Samuel.
6. On Wed I began to cut cord wood on my lot of wood land & went to the bridge & put my letter in the post to Samuel & got one for father from him.
7. On Thurs I went to daddys in the fore noon & cut some wood in the after noon & went to Mr Smalleys at evening to society meeting. Mr D Swiney preachd from (blank)
8. On Fri I went to Bucks Mill & got a grist ground then daddy & Enoch Fithian came here a bargining for he place.
9. On Sat I workd at a pare of Shoes for Joseph Bacon. daddy & E Fithian was here & closd the bargin for the place. he is to give 1350 Dollars.
10. On Sun I stade at home & cept the children in the fore noon & went to the court house in the after noon whare David Bateman preachd from Gen V & 24.
11. On Mon I dresd flax in the fore noon then went to bridgetown whare the Dead for this place was Executed. Enoch Fithian gives 13-50 & uncle Joel Harris gives 90 for the marsh. then I went to John Reeves s.
12. On Tues I lade a florin of wheet to tred. Charles went at it & I dresd some flax & went to Caleb Barrots to society meeting at evening. Daniel Swiney preachd from Ezekiel XXXIII & 11.
13. On Wed I rakd off the florin of wheet & cut cord wood.
14. On Thurs I cut cord wood. Mr & Mrs Smalley came here a visiting then went to D Platts s to society meeting. D Swiney peachd from Exodus XXXII & 26.
15. On Fri I stade in the house till noon with Daniel Swiney then cut wood.
16. On Sat I dresd flax & workd at a pare of Shoes.
17. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in titus II & 14.
18. On Mon I thrashd wheet.
19. On Tues I helpd father in law cill 9 hoggs. John Davis preachd from 1st Cor I & 23-24 at J Platts s.
20. On Wed I finishd thrashing wheet & went to bridge town & paid 4 D & 96 cents then cut cord wood.
21. On Thurs I cilld my cow (she weighd 311) & cut up the beef & got in the last of my flax & went to daddys whare D Swiney preachd from titus III & 45.
22. On Fri I cleand 20 bushels of wheet. I sold one of my cows to Enoch Fithian for 16 Dollars.
23. On Sat I sheld some corn & got some fire wood.
24. On Sun I went to meeting. Mr Sms text was in Luke X & 22.
25. On Mon I bafan to cart cord wood to bridge town from my lot.
26. On Tues I carted one lode of wood & chopd some.
27. On Wed I made Hosea a pair of Shoes & cut cord wood.
28. On Thurs I cut wood. D & R Sheppard helpd me.
29. On Fri I cut cord wood in the fore noon & carted a lode in PM.
30. On Sat I helpd Charles about treding out oats & hoopd a pail.
31. On Sun I went to meeting. D Swiney preachd from st Cor VII & 29.
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