Jan 1, 1814. On Sat it was the day of our church meeting but so few came that we held no meeting. clear. wind N.
2. on Sun Mr Hutchings preacchd at our house from Rom VIII & 3. it was clear. the wind was N.
3. on Mon I dresd some flax after Mr Hutchings started. clear. wind N.
4. on Tues I went to Abrams a visisint. part cloudy. the wind NE.
5. on Wed I dresd some flax & took up some. it was part clear. N.
6. on Thurs I workd at the house floor. it was cloudy & snowd some, wind SW.
7. On Fri I titend the house floor. it was m ostly clear. the wind SW. pleasant
8. on Sat I split rails. it was cloudy. wind SW. moderate.
9. on Sun I stade at home & red in the methodus Disipline. it raind & snowd. SW
10. on Mon I cut & halld fire wood, it was cloudy. the wind SW.
11. on Tues I workd at the chamber floor & put some corn on. it snowd some, wind SW.
12. on Wed I workd at the floor & put up some more corn & sold Mr Earl
6 bushels at 2 shillings pr bushels. cloudy. wind SW.
13. on Thurs I cilld hoggs. Ozwell helpd me. the 4 weighd 560 the heavyest 158 cut them up & salted them. clear. wind NW. cold.
14. on Fri I shelld some corn & went to Giblars Mill then cut rail timber. it was part clear. the wind was SW. moderate.
15. on Sat I pidled about & helpd Amy some. it raind part of the day. wind SW.
16. On Sun I stade at home. the babe was very sick. cloudy. wind was N. muddy.
17. on Mon I cut a little fire wood. it snowd some, the wind was SW.
18. On Tues I halld some fire wood. was unwell with a bad cold. cloudy. wind W. cold.
19. On Wed I lade a foundation for a little stable for G W Coons to put his horse in who began to board here last Monday. I am still unwell & the child sick. it was cloudy & cold. the wind was NW.
20. on Thurs I workd at the stable some. was not well. clear mostly. wind SW.
21. on Fri I workd at the stable some & went to Mr Emerys & got some dead bees. cloudy. W.
22. on Sat I dresd a little flax & was unwell. it was clear. the wind was W. cool.
23. on Sun I stade at home, it snowd. SW
24. on Mon I pidled about & went to town. it was cloudy. the wind was W.
25. On Tues I halld some fire wood & hunted some & got a cow from uncle Jonathan to winter for her milk. part clear. wind SW. the snow 3 or 4 inches deep.
26. On Wed I soald Sheppard Ayres shoes & went & shot a turkey that weighed 16 1/4 lb & cut some poles. cloudy. wind SW.
27. on Thurs I dresd flax. Ozwell helpd me. it was clear. the wind was W.
28. on Fri I dresd flax. it was clear. W.
29. on Sat I thrashed wheet. it was clear & pleasant. the wind was W. the snow nearly gon.
30. on Sun I staid at home & red in the Methodist Discipline. clear. wind W.
31. on Mon I began to thrash my oats at brother Abrams. it was clear. the wind SW.
Feb 1. On Tues I made a trough & put in the stable for Mr Coons horse & made some shugar troughs. cloudy & warm. there was a hard thunder shower at night.
2. on Wed I went to town & to Abrams & cut some wood. it was cloudy & snowd some. the wind was SW.
3. on Thurs I thrashd oats at Abrams. it was clear in part. wind SW. snowd some.
4. On Fri I thrashd & cleand up all the oats. Abram helpd me. I had 41 bushels.it was clear & cold. the wind NE.
5. on Sat I went to Mr Hutchings to monthly meeting. it was cloudy. wind SW.
6. on Sun I was at Mr Hutchings. he preachd from Gen XIX & 17. then came home, it cleard away in P M, plesant. wind SW.
7. On Mon I went to Edward Earls & sold him 40 bushels of oats at 2 shillings per bushel & he is to take them from Abrams. it was cloudy. the wind was N.
8. on Tues I cleand 7 bushels of wheet & cut some wood. it was cloudy. wind SW. muddy.
9. on Wed. I workd at mending a pare of shoes for Amy & drew some wood. raind some, SW.
10. on Thurs I went to Giblars & got some wheet ground. it raind some. the wind Sw. I hlepd Ozwell with saw off some shugar troves.
11. on Fri I hunted a spell then cleand out the stable. part cloudy. wind SW. the ground coverd with snow that fell last night. muddy.
12. On Sat I went to mill in the morning then cut rail timber. Joseph Swain split rails for me. came on to rain towards night. SW.
13. on Sun I stade at home. it snowd some but melted. the frost is all out of the ground. muddy.
14. On Mon I planted some apple ceeds & went to Mr Emerys & got some wheat & took to Giblars & bought a cow of him for 11 dollars. it raind part of the day. wind SW.
15. On Tues I went to Abrams & fetchd home the cow that I bought yesterday then made some fence & cut my leg near the ancle joint with the axe. it was cloudy. the wind was SW.
16. on Wed I went to Ozwells & staid a spell then cut some fire wood. it raind the most of the day. the wind was S. very wet.
17. on Thurs I cut some wood & split some stakes & halld them, cloudy. wind SW.
18. on Fri I dresd some flax. it was clear. the wind was SW. very warm.
19. on Sat I dresd flax & took up some. it was clear. the wind SW. warm.
20. on Sun I stade at home. it was some cloudy. wind SW blew hard & grew colder.
21. on Mon I dresd flax & finishd taking up flax. it was clear. the wind SW. frost & ice.
22. on Tues I dresd flax 13 lb & broke 4 3/4 lb for Isaac. very clear. wind NW & SW.
23. on Wed I cut rail cuts. J Swain split 2.50 rails for me. it was cloudy. wind SW. began to rain.
24. On Thurs I mended shoes & went to town & sold 40 lb of flax. it raind. wind SW.
25. on Fri I dresd flax & hald some fire wood. it was part cloudy. wind SW.
26. on Sat I dresd flax. it was clear. the wind was W. cool.
27. on Sun I went to uncle Joels to meeting. Mr Pitingers text was in Mathew XVI & 17. it was clear & cold. SW.
28. on Mon I thrashd wheet. it was clear. the wind was W. cold.
March th 1. on Tues I finishd thrashing wheet & put a stack of hay into the stable loft. it clouded up. wind W. cold.
2. on Wed I cut & halld some wood.it snowd last night & this morning. the snow about one inch deep. wind SW. cold.
3. on Thurs I cilld a shoat. it weighd 77 then went to Giblars mill then split some rails. it was part cloudy. wind SW.
4. on Fri I dresd 14 1/2 lb of flax & broke 5 1/4 more for Isaac to dress. it was cloudy. W.
5. on Sat I went to town then split some rails. it was the time for church meeting but there was few attended. clear. wind SW. it moderated.
6. on Sun I was at home. Mr Hutchings was to have preachd here but did not come. we held society. the house was nearly full of people. it was clear & plesant. the wind was SW.
7. On Mon I broke some flax & went to town whare the trustees met to settle the township business. it was clear. the wind was W. moderate.
8. on Tues I workd in my clearing at the fence. it was cloudy. the wind was NE. warm.
9. on Wed I workd at the fence. it was part cloudy. the wind was W.
10. On Thurs I split some rails & made fence. it was part clear. the wind W. cool. the best shugar day there has been all spring.
11. on Fri I split some rails & made fence. it was clear mostly. wind W.
12. on Sat I halld rails & made fence. it was part clear mostly. the wind W
13. on Sun I stade at home & began a letter to brother Edward. clear. wind E.
14. on Mon I cleand up 9 bushels of wheet then went to Mr Hutchings with Mr Cary & Mr Johnson. it was part clear. wind SW.
15. on Tues I came from Mr Hutchings to Hillsborough & stade a while at court then came home. it was cloudy & cold. the wind W.
16. on Wed I went to Ozwells a visiting. it was cloudy & snowd a little. the wind was W.
17. on Thurs I made a few trovs & tapd some shugar trees & split some rails.clear. wind SW.
18. on Fri I made fence. J Swain split rails for me. it was clear & plesant. wind SW.
19. on Sat I went to mill & cut off some logs. Joseph Malcolm grubd for me. it was clear. wind SW.
20. on Sun I went to uncle Joels whare Mr Pitinger preachd from John IV & 29. clear. W.
21. on Mon I wrote a letter to brother Edward & put in the office. it raind all day. wind Sw. cold.
22. On Tues I grubd some & went to Mr Murphys & took a piece to git wove. cloudy & cold. wind W.
23. on Wed I trod out oats. clear. wind W.
24. on Thurs I trod out oats & cleand up 10 bus. it was clear. wind SW.
25. on Fri I workd in the clearing. it was clear & plesant. wind NE. J Swain grubd for me.
26. on Sat I plowd part of the garden & grubd some. their was some thunder showers. wind SW. our Polemaic (?) School was here at evening.
27. on Sun I went to Mr Marshes to meeting. Mr Heart preachd from Gen XXIV & 49. it was clear & plesant. the wind was W.
28. on Mon I burnt brush & leavs in the clearing. it was clear. the wind was NE.
29. on Tues I workd in the clearing at turning the trash. clear. wind NE.
30. On Wed I helpd Ozwell make a coffen for Mr Malcolm & went to burying. there was 2 showers of large hail stones. wind SW.
31. On Thurs I sowd some seed on the new ground & grafted some pear grafts & workd in the clearing. it was mostly clear. wind SW.
Apr th 1. On Fri I went to the company muster at town then split some rails. it was clear. the wind was W. plesant.
2. on Sat I went to Mr Hutchings to monthly meeting & stade all night. clear. wind SW.
3. on Sun I was at Mr Hutchings. he preachd from Psalms XXX & 5. then I came home, it was cloudy & raind in the evening. wind W.
4. On Mon I soald one of my shoes & went to the township election & was chosen clerk. it was part clear after it was done snowing. the snow was about 4 inches deep. wind SW. very cold.
5. on Tues I made fence. clear. wind SW. snow gon.
6. on Wed I split rails & finishd making along the wheet. J Swaim split rails. clear. wind SW.
7. on Thurs I finishd thrashing oats & workd in the clearing. it was clear & warm. wind W.
8. On Fri I plowd a little spot for early potatoes then went to Hillsborough to git some iron. it was clear. wind SW.
9. on Sat I sowd grass ceed & went to Mr Giblars mill. it raind some. SW.
10. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd here from Psalms 126 & 5. it was cloudy. SW.
11. On Mon I cleand oats & flax seed. it was cloudy & raind and snowd some. wind NW.
12. On Tues I fell a tree in the gardin & began to plow in oats & went to our polemoc school at night & we adjournd till the 5th of September. it was clear. wind W. frost & ice. cold.
13. on Wed I plowd in oats. clear. wind SW.
14. On Thurs I plowd in oats till noon. it haild & snowd in P.M. wind NE. Mr Metsker & wife came here a visiting.
15. On Fri I made a shoe for Sheppard Ayres & plowd in oats in P.M. the snow about 1 inch deep. cold. part clear. wind W.
16. On Sat I went to Hillsborough to battalion muster. it ws clear. wind W. the ground was froze this morning & the peaches cilld.
17. on Sun I went o the meeting house. Mr Pitinger preachd from Math VIII & 18-22 chapter. it was clear. wind W.
18. on Mon I plowd in oats.it was cloudy & raind in P.M. I finishd Sheppard Ayers s shoes.
19. on Tues I plowd in oats. it was part clear. the wind N. cool.
20. on Wed I spun rope yarn. it was a very rainy day. wind NE. cool.
21. on Thurs I made a betle & split some rails. it ws mostly cloudy. wind SW.
22. on Fri I went to Giblars & got some flower & 5 gallons of whisky. part clear. wind SW. I sowd some flax ceed.
23. on Sat I went to Hillsborough to the court of inquiry. it was clear & warm. the wind was SW.
24. on Sun I stade at home. it ws clear & very warm. wind N.
25. on Mon I plowd & sowd flax & oats & harrowd them in & began to grub for corn. clear. SW.
26. On Tues I finishd sowing flax & oats & harrowd them in & began to grub for corn. Clear. SW.
27. on Wed I grubd. it ws clear. wind SW.
28. on Thurs I grubd in the after noon a spell & went to Mr Whitleys & put my mare to his horse in the morning. it came on to rain. NE.
29. on Fri I grubd in AM. it raind in PM. SW
30. On Sat I cut some trees off the fence & did it up whare they fell yesterday with the wind. then we had church meeting at our house. two joined the church by letter. little showry. the wind W.
May th 1. on Sun I was at meeting at home. Mr Hutchings preachd from Isai XXX & 21. after sermon we had communion. it was clear. the wind was SW.
2. on Mon I grubd. part clear. wind SW.
3. on Tues I grubd in the fore noon & helpd Mr Gossett roll lots. clear. wind Sw. Ozwell helpd me & chopd.
4. on Wed I cut off logs & rolld some in the after noon. had 4 to help me. clear. wind S.
5. On Thurs I halld fire wood off the clearing & went to town & got my irons sharpend & began to plow for corn. it was clear. the wind SW.
6. on Fri I plowd in AM & helpd uncle Joel roll logs in PM. some showry. SW.
7. on Sat there was a hard thunder shower early in the morning. I plowd in the fore noon & halls some rails off the ground & went to town. it was mostly clear. the wind SW.
8. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind W. cool.
9. on Mon I plowd for corn. clear. wind SW.
10. on Tues I plowd part of the day. there was a very hard shower in the fore noon. wind E & S.
11. on Wed I chopd in the clearing. it was showry & cold. the wind was W.
12. On Thurs I went to Collins s saw mill & halld a lode of boards for Ozwell & went to town & askd hands to help me roll logs tomorrow. cloudy. W.
13. On Fri I burnt brush in the fore noon & rolld logs in the after noon. cloudy. wind W.
14. On Sat I markd out my corn ground & sheard the sheep. it was cloudy. W.
15. on Sun I stade at home. it was cloudy. wind N.
16. on Mon I planted corn. clear. wind SW.
17. on Tues I planted corn & put up my log heaps & burnt some brush. clear. the wind SW.
18. on Wed I plowd in the new ground. it was cloudy in the morning then clear. wind SW.
19. on Thurs I plowd in the fore noon & helpd Ozwell roll logs in the after noon. mostly clear. wind SW. thunder in the evening.
20. on Fri I finishd plowing the new ground & markd it out both ways. it was some showry. wind was SW.
21. On Sat I planted corn & finishd. it was showry. SW.
22. on Sun I stade at home & was unwell. there was some light showers. wind was N. cool.
23. on Mon I plowd bocks. it was clear. wind SW.
24. on Tues I finishd plowing middles & sheld some corn & went to town & fetchd home a set of harrow teeth. it was showry. raind hard. wind SW.
25. on Wed I halld 8 lodes of dung into the gardin & plowd it. clear. wind SW.
26. on Thurs I grubd & deadend some trees & got out cabbig plants. it was showry. wind SW.
27. on Fri I went to uncle Joels & made 5 new whes(?) then grubd some. part clear. wind W.
28. on Sat I went to Pattersons mill & to Hillsborough. there was a hard shower. wind SW.
29. on Sun I stade at home. part cloudy. wind SW. I receivd a letter from father in law & Reuben.
30. on Mon I went to town & settled with the black smith then plowd a potatoe patch. cloudy. wind W. very cold for the season.
31. on Tues I halld a lode of boards from Pattersons mill for Ozwell. then grubd. cloudy. SW
June th 1. on Wed I wrote a letter to brother Reuben & put in it 30 Dollars of his money. it raind the most of the day. wind NE.
2. on Thurs I split rails. part clear. wind SW.
3. on Fri I plowd for Ozwell. clear. wind SW
4. On Sat I went to Mr. Hutchings to church meeting. there was severe hail storm & hard wind in places. wind SW. hail very large.
5. on Sun I was at Mr Hutchings, he preachd from Hebrew II & 3 & staid all night. it was part clear. wind NW. cool.
6. On Mon I went to town & fetchd home a new cedar churn & wash tub then swapd my horse for a mare & coult chopd & grubd some. it was part clear. wind SW.
7. On Tues I split some rails & went & helpd set up Mr Hustons apple trees that was blown down with the wind last saturday. it was part cloudy. W.
8. on Wed I cut & split some rails & daubd round the chimney. cloudy. wind NE. raind at night.
9. on Thurs I mended shoes & workd in the clearing. raind in the fore noon. wind NE.
10. On Fri I workd on the road & helpd make a bridge by uncle Joels. some cloudy. wind SW
11. on Sat I workd on the road. clear. wind SW.
12. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW. warm.
13. on Mon I planted potatoes & began to harrow corn.it was some showry. wind SW.
14. on Tues I went to unkle John Beremans & took a peace to git wove then workd some in the gardin. there was a had thunder shower towards night. wind N.
15. On Wed I harrowd corn & made Amy a work bench. it was mostly clear & warm.
16. on Thurs I harrowd corn in the fore noon & went to Abrams after Amy in PM. there was a hard thunder shower in the after noon. wind S.
17. on Fri I lade ground chunks for a fence & made some rails. it was clear. wind W. cool.
18. on Sat I finished harrowing corn & broke some flax. a shower at night. wind N.
19. On Sun I stade at home. wind W. last night sister Betcy (Metsker) had a daughter born.
20. on Mon I cut & split some rails & put on the medow fence then dresd flax. it as clear. the wind was N.
21. on Tues I began to plow corn & made a bar post. it was clear & warm. wind SW.
22. on Wed I plowd corn & made a bar post. it was clear. the wind was NE. some cooler.
23. on Thurs I plowd corn & finishd. it ws clear & warm. wind SW.
24. on Fri I made a pare of bars & put them up. clear. wind SW. warm again.
25. On Sat I went to a deer lick on brush creek in the morning but saw none then went to Mr Giblars & brought home my cow that went away a week or two ago then went to the shugar camp & took in the spoils. clear. wind SW.
26. on Sun I stade at home. there was a light shower in the after noon. the wind was SW.
27. on Mon I made fence. it raind some. wind W.
28. on Tues I split some rails & finishd my fence & grubd in PM. part cloudy. wind SW.
29. on Wed I grubd a little & went to town. was vey unwell. clear mostly. wind NE.
30. On Thurs I grubd some. uncle John fetchd home a piece of cloth 20 yards long that he had wove for us. it raind in the after noon. wind N.
July 1. on Fri I grubd & burnt some brush & cut out & closd a pare of shoes for Lydia. it was some cloudy & raind a little. wind W.
2. On Sat I was 34 years old & went to brother Creeds to church meeting. it was mostly clear. wind SW.
3. On Sun I went to brother Creeds to meeting. Mr Hutchings preachd from prov XIV & 32 then Mr. Keys preachd from Math XXII & 27-29. it was mostly clear. wind N..
4. On Mon I plowd some corn the second time. it came to rain & I made a pare of shoes for Lydia. the wind was SW.
5. on Tues I plowd corn. mostly clear. wind SW.
6. on Wed I was sick. I had a very bad lax. it was mostly clear. wind SW.
7. on Thurs I was a little better in the after noon & went out & shot a squerrel. clear. wind N.
8. on Fri I went out & found some turkys in the wheet & shot one then plowd a few rows of corn was still unwell. some cloudy. wind SW.
9. on Sat I went out & shot a pesant then fixd up my rakes & finishd plowing corn. Isaac has plowd some. it was mostly clear. SW.
10. On Sun I went to the camp meeting. Mr Pitinger preachd outside from Isai LV & 3. there came up a very hard shower of rain & wind & the people went to the meeting house whare he preachd a farewell sermon from acts XX & 27. raind at evening again. wind SW.
11. on Mon I began to reep my wheet. it was mostly clear. the wind W. cool.
12. on Tues I rep. Ozwell helpd me. it was clear. wind W.
13. on Wed I rep. Ozwell & Abram & Mr Coons helpd me.
14. On Thurs I rep & finishd. clear. wind SW.
15. on Fri I fixd a stack bottom & halld part of my wheet. clear. wind SW.
16. on Sat I finishd halling my wheet & had 115 dozens then thrashd some. it was mostly clear. wind was W. warm.
17. On Sun I went to town whare Mr Whitley was buryd. there was a fine shower. the wind was W.
18. On Mon I plowd my potatoes & took my plow to town to git the irons lade then ground my scythe & began to mow. it was clear. the wind NE. cool.
19. on Tues I mowd some, mostly clear. SW.
20. On Wed I went to Robinsons horse mill & ground some wheet. it was some showry. wind SW.
21. on Thurs I mowd & graind 2 dear skins. clear. W.
22. on Fri I mowd & put up the hay. clear. W.
23. on Sat I went to town & got my plow & halld my hay. it was clear & warm. wind SW.
24. on Sun I went to Mr Records to meeting whare Mr Smith preachd from Math XVI & 27. it was clear. wind was SW.
25. On Mon I went to Wilkins horse mill & could not grind then came home & went to Pattersons mill & caught 9 small fish. there was very hard thunder shower in the night & one other in the fore noon & another at evening. SW. I recievd a letter from brother Edward.
26. on Tues I cut logs for a shop. cloudy. SW
27. On Wed I hode my nursry & went to Pattersons mill & got my grist then pickd some wool. It raind in PM. wind SW.
28. on Thurs I went & did some righting for sister betcy & cut some logs. cloudy. SW.
29. on Fri I cradold oats. it was clear. wind SW.
30. on Sat I cradold some oats & halld my flax. it ws clear. wind Sw. warm.
31. on Sun I went to brother Creeds to talk with him. it was clear. the wind Sw.
Aug th 1. on Mon I finishd cradoling oats & went with brother Coons who has come to put a ruff on my house to look out some shingle trees. clear. wind SW.
2. on Tues I helpd brother Coons fall a tree & saw off some cuts for shingles. he fixd & went to making them. I cleand some wheet. it was part clear. wind SW.
3. on Wed I mowd in the new medow & took up some oats. some showers. wind SW.
4. on Thurs I helpd saw some cuts & picled about. there was very hard showers. wind SW.
5. on Fri I fell a tree helpd saw some & took up some oats. part cloudy. wind SW. very warm.
6. on Sat I went to Mr Hutchings to chuch meeting. it was clear. wind was SW.
7. on Sun I was at Mr Hutchings. he preachd from Luke XXIV & 32. it raind hard all the fore noon. I came as far as clear crick but could not cross for the high water & went back & stade all night. wind NE. a hard shower at night.
8. on Mon I came home & took up oats. it was cloudy in the fore noon then cleard away. wind S.
9. on Tues I mowd some in the fore noon & then began to hall oats. clear mostly. wind SW.
10. on Wed I finishd halling oats & had about 150 doz. then mowd some. clear. wind SW.
11. on Thurs I finishd mowing & halld some hay. there was a light shower. wind SW.
12. On Fri I helpd Mr Gossett raise a large shed. mostly clear. wind was SW.
13. On Sat I halld my hay & let my wagon to Mr Vance to move from Kentucky then cleaned 4 1/2 bus. of wheet. clear. wind SW.
14. On Sun I went to Brother Records to yearly meeting. Mr Smith baptized one then finishd from Psalms 72 & 16 then administerd the Lord's Supper. clear. wind SW.
15. On Mon I fell a tree & sawd some timber for shingles. brother Coons is shaving them & cleaned 7 bus of oats. clear. wind SW.
16. On Tues I sawd some timber & began to hew the rafere. Ozwell helpd. there was a shower at night. wind W. blew hard.
17. On Wed I & Ozwell hude rafters & fell a tree for shingles. it was clear. wind SW.
18. on Thurs I went to Pattersons mill & to Hillsborough then sawd some timber for shingles. it was clear. wind SW. warm.
19. On Fri I score the plates for Ozwell to hue. it was cloudy. wind SW. very warm.
20. on Sat I plowd some ground & sowd some turnups ceed & made some fence. cloudy. wind N.
21. on Sun I went to Ozwells with brother Creed & stade a while. it was clear. wind NE. cool.
22. on Mon I began to plow my oats stubble for wheet. clear & cool. wind NE.
23. on Tues I plowd & went to town & got the mare shod. clear. wind SW.
24. on Wed I plowd. it was clear. SW.
25. on Thurs I went to Robinsons horse mill & ground 2 bushels of wheet then got some plums & pidled about. was unwell. cloudy & raind towards night. wind SW.
26. On Fri I went to Thomas Williamsons to a brigade officer muster. it
raind at night. wind SW. I stade all night. lay in a stable loft on some hay.
27. on Sat I stade & musterd some. it came on to rain very hard & we was dismisd & came home. there was showers all day. wind S. there has been much rain.
28. On Sun I went to the Patterson mill & got some flower that got wet last night with the uncommon high watter. it raind a little. wind SW.
29. on Mon I plowd. it was part clear. SW.
30. on Tues I plowd. clear mostly. wind S.
31. on Wed I plowd. clear. wind SW.
Sep th 1. On Thurs I finishd plowing & went to Mr Giblars. cleaer. SW. warm.
2. On Fri I went to Phillip Wilkins to company muster. some showry. wind SW.
3. on Sat I went a hunting & shot a young turky. we had church at our house in the after noon. clear. wind SW.
4. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd at our house from the LXXII Psalm & 6 verse. clear. wind SW.
5. on Mon I cheakd a back door that we cut out a Saturday then scoard timber for Mr Coons to hew. cloudy. wind SW.
6. On Tues I halld logs for a shop. it misted some & was cloudy. wind SW. Warm.
7. On Wed I halld logs & plates for my house ruff. cloudy. wind SW.
8. On Thurs I lade a foundation for a shop 16 feet square & went to Malcolms vendue & askd hands to help me raise next Monday. cloudy. wind SW.
9. On Fri I helpd Brother Coons frame the rafters & hue some joise. clear. wind W
10. On Sat I went to Hillsborough & bought nails. part ckear, wind W.
11. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW.
12. On Mon I had hands & raisd a shop & took the ruff off the house & put it on & raisd plates & rafters on the house. it was clear & very warm. SW.
13. On Tues I helpd weather board the gable end. it raind some. wind SW.
14. On Wed I helpd put on the lath & tended on brother Coons & Mr Gossett who began to lay shingles. it misted some. SW.
15. On Thurs I went to Hillsborough to the Ridgmentel muster. it raind part of the day. wind W.
16. On Fri I helpd about the house which we finishd. it was cloudy. wind W. cooler.
17. on Sat I pidled about. it was showry. wind SW.
18. on Sun I wrote a letter to Brother Reuben. it was clear. wind was W. cool.
19. on Mon I began to top corn & cleand some wheet. it was clear. wind W.
20. on Tues I finishd a letter to brother Reuben & put 30 Dollars in it to him & made a matex & ax handles. it was part cloudy. SW.
21. on Wed I cut out & owrkd at a pare of shoes for Ozwell. it raind. SW.
22. on Thurs I finishd Ozwells shoes & scutchd down part of the shop. it raind. wind N.
23. On Fri I went to the election for justice of the peace. George W Barrere & John Davidson was elected. it was clear. wind NW.
24. on Sat I went & helpd Mr HUston cover a new barn then thrashd some wheet. it was clear. wind SW.
25. on Sun I started to brother Records to meeting. it came on to rain & I returnd. wind W. stopd at Abrams.
26. on Mon I topd corn. clear. SW.
27. On Tues I cleand some wheet & markd out my fallow ground. clear. SW. Wm & George Sanderson grubd for me.
28. on Wed I began to plow in wheet. there was a shower. wind SW.
29. on Thurs I plowd in wheet. it was clear warm. wind SW.
30. on Fri I plowd in wheet. it was clear. wind SE. very warm.
Oct th 1. on Sat I plowd in wheet. it was clear & warm. the wind was SW.
2. on Sun I stade at home & red. it was clear & warm. the wind was SW.
3. On Mon I plowed in wheet till noon & finishd the field 5 acres then mended my saddle & fixd for going to Kentucky. there was a shower at night. wind SW. warm.
4. On Tues I expected to start to Kentucky but brother Creed who was going with me gave out for one week. I topd corn. there was a hard thunder shower. wind SW.
5. On Wed I went to Giblars mill & got 2 bus of wheet ground. wind W. the widow Sanderson was buryd to day.
6. on Thurs I shot some squrrels then Ozwell & Abram helpd me roll logs. it was mostly clear. wind W. cooler.
7. On Fri I bound corn fodder & workd in the clearing. clear. wind N. a little frost this morning.
8. On Sat I halld & stackd my tops & halld a lode of pumpkins & daubd the house. it was clear. wind SW.
9. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd at our house from Exodus XIV & 13. clear. the wind was SE.
10. on Mon I went to uncle Joels shop & made a door. clear. wind SW.
11. On Tues I went to the anuel election & was clerk. it was clear mostly. wind SW. warm.
12. On Wed I started for Kentucky with brother Creed & daughter & Mr Fraley & went to Mr Smiths & stade all night. part cloudy. wind SW.
13. On Thurs we started from brother Smiths & went to the Ohio river & crossed over about 12 oclock & went to the North fork of Licking & put up. clear & warm. we traveld 32 miles.
14. On Fri we started & crossd the North fork & went 10 miles to Cynthiana & * crossd the east fork of Licking then went 11 miles to uncle Hosea Harris & stade. I have not seen him for 32 years. mostly clear. wind W.
15. On Sat I walkd about some with uncle Hosea. mosrly cloudy. wind NW.
16. on Sun I went with uncle Hosea to Dry run meetinghouse. Mr Biggs preachd from Eze XVII 11 first verses. clear. wind Sw. a little white frost.
17. On Mon I started from uncle Hoseas & went through Lexington to Kentucky river & could not cross & went back 1 mile & stade all night. I traveld about 37 miles.
18. On Tues I started early & went to the river & forded it & went to uncle Thomas Beremans he lives on the river at Waric & stade all night & walkd about with him. it cleard away. wind NW. cool.
19. On Wed uncle Thomas & I started & went through Lexington to uncle Hoseas. it was part cloudy. wind W. no rain.
20. On Thurs I stade at Uncle Hoseas. it was clear and cold. wind W. frost.
21. On Fri I started from uncles & came through Cynthiana & crossd Licking & the Dry ridge & put up. it was part clear. wind W. cold. traveld 40 miles.
22. On Sat I started & came 10 miles past Washington & 4 miles further to Limestone & stopd at Abijah Castoes & took breakfast & stade till one oclock then crossd the Ohio river in a flat & came 10 miles to Mr Ellroads & put up.
23. On Sun I came home from my long visit. it was part clear. wind W.
24. On Mon I burnt some brush & broke some flax & went to town & got my soal leather. it was clear. wind SW. frost and ice.
25. On Tues I went to Collins mill & fetchd home a lode of poplar boards. it was clear. the wind SW. moderate.
26. On Wed I chunkd part of the shop. it raind. the wind was SW.
27. on Thurs I workd some at the shop & soald my shoe. it raind some. wind SW. I receivd a letter from brother Edward.
28. on Fri I getherd some corn sheld it & took to Patterson mill. cloudy. SW.
29. On Sat I helpd Mr Barrere roll logs. it was part cloudy. wind SW.
30. on Sun I wrote a letter to father. it was clear. wind SW. cool.
31. on Mon I began to pull corn & halld some. it was clear. wind SW. cool.
Nov th 1. on Tues I pulld & halld corn. it ws part clear. wind was SW.
2. on Wed I rivd some clapboards & huskd corn & halld some. part cloudy. wind NE.
3. on Thurs I hung the back door & went to Pattersons mill. it raind. NE.
4. on Fri I went a hunting & cilld a turky & made a door check. cloudy. SW.
5. on Sat I pulld off & halld a lode of corn & had church meeting here. cloudy. wind SW.
6. On Sun Mr Hutchings preached from Luke XVIII & 1 then administerd the Lords supper. some cloudy & snowd. wind W.
7. on Mon I pulld off & halld 2 lodes of corn & huskd some. cloudy & snowd. wind W.
8. On Tues I pulld off & halld 2 loads of corn & finishd. I had 11 lodes & huskd some. part cloudy. wind W. ground froze. Isaac ran away.
9. on Wed I went to Hillsborough & put some corn in crib. clear. wind SW.
10. on Thurs I finishd puting my corn in the crib & went to town & got some lether. part cloudy. wind SW.
11. On Fri I workd at the shop & buryd some potatoes & cabage. raind some. wind SW. moderate.
12. on Sat I chunkd & daubd part of the shop. mostly clear. wind SW. warm.
13. on Sun I stade at home. some cloudy. SW.
14. on Mon I workd at the shop. it was cloudy & raind some. wind SW.
15. On Tues I workd at the shop. Amy had a quilting. part cloudy. wind SW.
16. on Wed I made Amy a pare of shoes. it raind part of the day. Sw. warm.
17. on Thurs I soald my shoe & went to brother Creeds. it was a rainy day. wind SW.
18. on Fri I thrashd some flax & took up some that was roted. mostly clear. wind SW.
19. On Sat Father Sheppard arrivd here in the morning from Jersey & Ozwell & Lydia Abraham & Betsey & all their children came to see him. I cilld a hog that weighed 100 pounds. it was clear. wind was SW. cool.
20. on Sun I stade at home & talkd with father in law. clear. wind SW. plesant.
21. On Mon I helpd Uncle Joel sett his bricks. it was cloudy. wind SW.
22. On Tues I spread some flax & made a shed at the end of the threshing floor. it was mostly cloudy. wind SW.
23. on Wed I pidled about & went a visiting & cilld no deer. cloudy. wind SW.
24. on Thurs I thrashd & cleand 4 bus of wheet. it was part cloudy. wind W.
25. on Fri I went to Hillsborough with father in law. clear. wind N. cool.
26. on Sat I bound my flax & halld it in & made a partain in the stable. it was clear. wind NW.
27. on Sun I stade at home. it snowd. SW.
28. on Mon I cleand some oats & burnt some brush in the clearing. clear. NE.
29. On Tues I helpd father split some puncheons & laid them in the lane to walk on. it came on to rain. wind SW.
30. On Wed I made Hosea a pair of shoes.
Dec th 1. on Thurs I halld a lode of corn for Ozwell from Mr Emery. it was mostly cloudy. wind W.
2. on Fri I dresd flax. it was clear & cool. wind was SW. froze hard.
3. on Sat I went to Mr Hutchings to monthly meeting but had none for he was gon from home. I stade all night. part cloudy. wind N.
4. on Sun I stade till after society meeting then came home. part clear. wind N.
5. On Mon I went to Pattersons mill. it raind & froze as it fell. wind NE.
6. on Tues I made a watter trough. it was cloudy. wind SW. icy.
7. on Wed I rive clapboards. it was cloudy. wind NE. icy. 8. on Thurs I went with father in law to uncle Jonathans & Ozwells then home. it was cloudy.wind W.
9. on Fri I winnowd some flax ceed. it was cloudy. wind N.
10. on Sat I winnowd flax ceed & went a dear hunting but cilld none. it snowd. NE.
11. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd at our house from Rev VI & 17 last vers. clear. wind W.
12. on Mon I broke flax. clear. wind W.
13. on Tues I broke flax. clear. wind W. cold.
14. on Wed I cleand some flax ceed & some oats. mostly clear. wind SW. moderate.
15. On Thurs I went & helpd brother Creed raise a house & stade all night. showry. SW.
16. On Fri I helpd brother Creed a spell & then came home & fixd my watering trough. father in law was with me. it was part clear & part cloudy. W.
17. on Sat I swingled 19 lb of flax & the boys 7 1/2. it ws clear. the wind W.
18. on Sun I stade at home. it snowd. NW.
19. On Mon I workd at a pare of shoes for father in law & went a hunting towards night. it was cloudy & snowd some.
20. On Tues I cleand some oats fell some trees & went a hunting & cilld a 3 prong buck. it was cloudy. wind SW.
21. on Wed I cleand some oats & hunted some. it was clear. wind SW.
22. on Thurs I finishd father in laws shoes & dresd some flax. mostly clear. wind W.
23. on Fri I titend part of the chamber floor. it ws clear. wind SW.
24. on Sat I graind some deer skin & got some wood. it snowd some. W.
25. On Sun I stade home. it was cloudy and snowd. the wind W.
26. on Mon I hunted a spell & was unwell. clear & cold. wind W.
27. on Tues father & I went to brother Creeds. it was clear. wind SW
28. on Wed I dresd 11 lb of flax. it was clear. wind W. plesant.
29. on Thurs I dresd 13 lb of flax. it was clear. wind W. plesant.
30. on Fri I dresd 13 1/2 lb of flax. it was clear. wind W. plesant.
31. on Sat I cleand 18 bus of oats & took up some flax. clear & warm. SW.
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