Jan 1, 1815. on Sun Mr Hutchings reachd here from Isai LIV & 13. it was mostly clear. wind SW.
2. On Mon I cut some wood. Ozwell and Lydia came here to eat turky dinner. it was some showry. wind SW.
3. on Tues I cut some wood & thrashd some wheet. it cleard away. wind W. cool.
4. On Wed I went to New Market twice on arrends & thrashed & cleand some wheet. it was part clear. wind W. we had 18 yards of cloth come home from weevers.
5. on Thurs I went & put up the fence round the wheet then sheld some corn & went to mill. it was cloudy. wind NW.
6. on Fri I dresd flax. clear. wind N. cold.
7. On Sat I helpd Mr Gossett raise a small building. clear. wind SW.
8. On Sun I stade at home. it raind. SW.
9. on Mon I shot some squerrels & made Eliza a pare of shoes. it raind. wind SW. warm.
10. On Tues I helpd Benjamin Eakins raise a smoke house. it raind conciderable. SW.
11. on Wed I went to mill & to Hillsborough with father in law.cloudy & cold. wind W.
12. on Thurs it was fast day. I did no work but went to Abrams. mostly clear. SW.
13. On Fri I cilld 7 hoggs they weighed 857 pounds. Abram & Ozwell helpd me. I cut them up and salted them. clear. wind SW. plesant.
14. on Sat I wrote some advertisements & sat up at New market & put a stack of hay in the stable loft. clear. wind SW.
15. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW.
16. on Mon I went to Pattersons mill then cleand some wheet. it raind at night. SW.
17. On Tues I split some timber for a loom & made a rack for the sheep and calvs. it was part clear. wind SW.
18. On Wed I split out timber for gates & bars. cloudy. wind SW. Mr Avery a minister of the Baptist order stopd & preachd in the evening from Ephe II & 8 first claus. he stade all night.
19. On Thurs I went to Hillsborough & helpd Captian Patterson make out reciept rolls & it snowd in the morn. SW.
20. on Fri I went to Hillsborough. it was cloudy. wind SW.
21. on Sat I split some rails. it came on to snow. wind SW.
22. on Sun I stade at home, it snowd. the wind W & N.
23. On Mon I began to make a loom. it was clear. wind W. cold.
24. on Tues I workd at the loom. it was clear. wind W. cold.
25. on Wed I workd at the loom. it was cloudy. wind W. cold.
26. on Thurs I workd at the loom. it was clear & very cold. wind NW.
27. on Fri I workd at the loom. it snowd some, the wind W. still cold.
28. on Sat we workd at the loom. it was clear & cold. wind W.
29. on Sun I stade at home. clear. W.
30. on Mon I went with father in law to Brother Creeds & got our horses that went there yesterday. clear & cold. NW.
31. on Tues we workd at the loom. it was clear. wind W.
Feb th 1. on Wed I coard some gate osts for Mr Records to hue. mostly clear. wind SW. moderate.
2. on Thurs I cleand 14 bushels of wheet & workd a little at the gate. clear. wind SW.
3. On Fri I started with father in law for Mad river & went 27 miles & put up at Thomas Dillings. part cloudy. wind SW.
4. On Sat we started early & went to besers ville [? Bowersville] & got breakfast then went through Zeny [Xenia] & got to Joel VanMeters & stade. it snowd in the morning. wind NE.
5. On Sun we went to Daniel Mowrs & saw them & stade all night. it was cloudy. wind NE.
6. On Mon we went over to Charles Moores & stade till towards night then went to David Garrisons and stade a little then to Joseph Husteds & stade all night.
7. On Tues we started & went to the yellow springs & looked at them then went by Smiths mill & through Center vill to Caleb Barretts & stade all night. it was cloudy cold. wind W.
8. On Wed we started & came to Lebanon & dined at Abner Smiths then came to Stubs mill & crossd the little Miame & went to David Feleys & put up. clear. wind SW. we came through a very rich country.
9. On Thurs we came to Timothy Tituses & got a shoe on my mare then came to William Smalleys & fed our horses then came to brother Jones & stade all night. clear. wind SW. snowd a little last night.
10. On Fri we came home a litle before night. it was mostly clear & warm. SW.
11. On Sat I workd at my gate. It was cloudy. the wind was NE.
12. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd at our house from the 73 Psalm & 24 vers. it was clear. the wind was W. plesant.
13. On Mon I went to try to collect some of brother Reubens money then workd some at the gate. it was part cloudy. wind SW.
14. on Tues I dresd flax. clear. wind NW.
15. On Wed I helpd fall some trees & put negros on them. I had 3 hands at work for me. clear. wind SW. Father in law started between 2 & 3 oclock for Jersey. Mr Hutchings is going with him.
16. on Thurs I negrod logs & dresd flax. it was clear. wind SW.
17. on Fri I workd some at my shoes & some at the gate. showry. wind SW.
18. on Sat I went totown part of the day. cloudy. wind Sw.
19. on Sun I stade at home. cloudy. SW.
20. On Mon I opend the shugar camp. it was clear. wind SW.
21. on Tues I raisd my big gate & negrod off logs. it was clear. wind SW.
22. on Wed I put a stack of hay in the stable loft & made some shuger. it was clear. wind N.
23. on Thurs I dresd 16 lb of flax. it was clear. the wind was NE.
24. On Fri I went to Giblars mill & to Mr Sawms & got a meat barrel. it snowd & melted. the wind NE.
25. On Sat I workd at the loom. it snowd & raind & froze on the trees. wind N.
26. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind W.
27. on Mon I workd some at the shuger camp & made a rattle at Ozwells. part clear. wind SW.
28. on Tues I raisd my bit gate & negrod off logs. it was clear. wind SW.
Mar th 1. On Wed I made a fence across the lane by the gate & put up the negros. it was clear. wind SW. moderate.
2. On Thurs I split some logs & set out 10 young apple trees of our own raising. clear. wind SW.
3. on Fri I cleand some oats & dresd some flax.it was clear & warm. SW.
4. on Sat I plowd part of the garden. there was church meeting here. it was clear. wind SW. plesant.
5. On Sun there was no preaching on account of the wind blowing so hard to be safe traveling. brother Hutchings stade all day. clear. wind SW.
6. On Mon I went to New Market to help the trustees settle the town ship business. some cloudy. wind W.
7. on Tues I dresd 11 lb of flax. it was clear. wind NW. cool but plesant.
8. on Wed I dresd 12 lb of flax. it was clear. wind NW.
9. on Thurs I had 4 ment to help roll logs. it was cloudy in part. wind SW.
10. on Fri I went to Hillsborough then to New Market Y bought an ax. it was clear. wind SW.
11. on Sat I cleand 29 bus of oats & put up the log heaps. cloudy. wind W.
12. on Sun I stade at home & red in Benedictshistory of the baptists which we have lately purchasd. rainin the morning. wind SW.
13. On Mon I set out 30 apple trees in the orchard. clear. wind SW.
14. On Tues I made a bridge across the lane over the holler. mostly clear. wind W.
15. on Wed I cut some logs. clear. wind SW.
16. on Thurs I began to oplow in oats. it was mostly clear. wind NE.
17. On Fri I went to Philip Wilkins & got a 1/2 bushel of saplin flax seed. some showry. wind W. blew hard.
18. On Sat I hunted for my cows & went to Giblars Mill. clear. wind W a little in the morning. cold.
19. on Sun I wrote a letter to George Coons. it was clear. wind SW.
20. On Mon I workd at a warping mill. clear. cold. W.
21. on Tues I fell some timber & plowd in oats. clear. wind SW.
22. on Wed I plowd inoats. it raind some. wind NE. cold.
23. On Thurs I finishd my warping mill. i was cloudy. wind N.
24. On Fri I helpd Mr. Wadman raise a house. cloudy. wind NW.
25. on Sat I halld some logs for a milk house & rolld some logs in the medow. clear. wind W.
26. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW. brother Creed came here & stade a while.
27. on Mon I scure & pegs for spools to run on & warpd a 30 yd peace & made a betle. it was cooudy & raind some. wind SW.
28. on Tues I cut some logs & made a shettle & went to town. it raind. NE.
29. on Wed I made temples & red. it raind part of the day. wind NE. watters very high.
30. On Thurs I went to Giblars mill then set out 40 peach trees. cloudy. NW.
31. On Fri I warpd a piece for Mrs Charles then rolled logs in the meadow & split rails. it snowd smartly in the morning then cleared away. wind SW.
Apr th 1. On Sat I split some rails & went to brother Creeds to church meeting. brother Hage & his wife joind the church. it was mostly cloudy wind SW.
2. on Sun I went to brother Creeds to meeting. Mr Hutchings reachd from 2nd tim IV 7-7. clear. wind W.
3. On Mon I went to the township election & was reelected clerk. mostly clear. wind SW.
4. on Tues I cut & rolld logs in the medow.it was part cloudy. wind SW.
5. on Wed I set up 2 pare of bars & widerd some fence. part clear. wind SW.
6. on Thurs I plowd in oats. it ws mostly clear. wind NE.
7. On Fri I went to town to the company muster. it raind in the fore noon. wind SW.
8. On Sat I went to Godfrey Wilkins & got a peck of sweet potatoes for ceed then plowed some. cloudy. wind N.
9. on Sun I went to brother Creeds to meeting. Mr Hutchings preachd from John XX & 17. cear. wind SW.
10. on Mon I plowd in oats. clear. wind W.
11. on Tues I went to the smiths then workd in the meadow. it raind some, wind SW.
12. on Wed I plowd in oats. clear. SW.
13. on Thurs I finishd plowing in oats & began to polow my flax ground the second time. it was clear. wind SW. blew hard.
14. On Fri I finishd plowing the ground and sowd my flax ceed. clear. wind SW.
15. On Sat I went to Hillsborough to Battalion muster. clear. wind SW.
16. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW.
17. on Mon I grubd some & burnt to woods that I want to clear. wind S. Warm.
18. on Tues I grubd some & was unwell. it was cloudy & raind a little. SW.
19. On Wed I helpd Mr Gossett roll logs. it was clear. wind W.
20. On Thurs I went to brother Creeds to get the mare that got out & went there then workd some in the medow. brother Creed came & I did some writing for him & put patty to his hors. clear. wind SW.
21. On Fri I clerkd for the township trustees at Mr. Barreres. there was a thunder shower towards night. wind SW.
22. On Sat I hauled some rails & put on the road fence then went & helpd Mr Barnes roll logs. Cloudy and cold. wind W.
23. on Sun I stade at home. cloudy. W. cold.
24. On Mon there is a white frost & ice this morning. I rolld some logs & began to plow for corn in PM. clear. wind W.
25. on Tues I plowd in new ground it was clear. wind N.
26. On Wed I plowd & made some sweet potatoe hills. mostly clear. wind SW.
27. On Thurs I helpe Mr Janury raise a cabbin. it raind part of the day. wind SW.
28. on Fri I drew a peace in the loom & went to mill & to Hillsborough. mostly cloudy. wind W.
29. on Sat I plowd the apple orchard lot. it was clear. wind SW.
30. on Sun I stade at home. some cloudy. wind W.
May th 1. on Mon I rolld some logs & plowd in the stuble field. clear. SW.
2. on Tues I wove & split some rails. it raind part of the day. wind S.
3. on Wed I took my coult to Esq Barreres & got him cut then split some rails & plowd. it was part clear. wind W.
4. on Thurs I plowd. it was part clear. wind W. cool for may day.
5. on Fri I plowd & went to Ozwells with Caleb Barrett who [Oswell] is on his way to Jersey. clear. wind SW.
6. On Sat I went to town with Caleb Barrett then had church meeting here & recievd news of George W Coons s death in Virginia. raind in the morning then cleared away. wind SW.
7. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd here from Ruth I & 16. clear. wind N.
8. On Mon I plowd & markd out corn & helpd uncle Joel raise a two story frame house. clear. frost and ice. W.
9. On Tues I plowd & sheard my sheep. the boys began to plant corn. cloudy. SW.
10. on Wed I plowd. it was cloudy. SW.
11. on Thurs I markd out corn ground. it was part clear. wind SW.
12. on Fri I split some stakes & waove some. it raind some. wind SW.
13. on Sat I made Ozwell a pare of shoes. it raind. wind SE.
14. On Sun I went to brother Hages on brush creek. there was no preaching. it was clear. wind W. frost & ice this morning. Sister Lydia was deliverd of a daughter. [Oswell & Lydia Shepherd Ayres]
15. on Mon I markd out corn ground. it was part cloudy. wind S. cold.
16. on Tues I wove & got out the peace. it raind. the wind was SW.
17. on Wed I split rials 197. it raind some. wind NE.
18. on Thurs I split rails & planted some corn & warpd a peace. cloudy. wind SW. there was a thunder shower towards night.
19. on Fri I split some rails & mended some shoes. it was clear. wind W. frost & ice.
20. on Sat I helpd Mr Wadman roll logs. it was clear. wind W. cold.
21. on Sun I stade at home & wrote a letter to uncle Hosea Harris. clear wind SW. frost & ice this morning.
22. on Mon I workd in the clearing. it wa mostly clear. wind SW.
23. on Tues I began to make a new fence. there was a shower in the midle of the day. wind SW. then went in the evening to uncle Jonathans where Mr Wilson of Cinti preachd from Math XXII & 4 later clause.
24. on Wed I made fence. clear. W.
25. on Thurs I finishd the fence & halld some old fence or rails & went to town in the evening & heard Mr Wilson preach from st John IV & 10. clear. wind NE.
26. on Fri I halld some ground chunks & markd out the apple orchard for corn. clear. SW.
27. on Sat I finishd planting corn & workd in the clearing for potatoes. clear & warm. wind S.
28. on Sun I was at home. clear. wind S.
29. On Mon I cut barn logs. A Medsker helpd me. clear. wind SW. warm.
30. on Tues I made A Medsker a pare of shoes. clear. wind SW.
31. On Wed I halld barn logs & helpd Mr Barrere roll logs. there was a shower. SW.
Jun th 1. on Thurs I mended sister betcys shoes & went to mill. it raind some. SW.
2. On Fri I halld barn logs & helpd B Eakins roll logs. raind some. wind SW.
3. on Sat I rolld some logs & went to brother Creeds to church meeting. it was clear. wind SW.
4. on Sun I wemt tp brptjer Creeds to meeting. Mr Hutchings preachd from Mal IIII & last vers. clear. wind W.
5. on Mon I rolld logs on the clearing & halld barn logs. part clear. SW.
6. on Tues I halld barn logs. it was part clear. wind SW.
7. on Wed I halld logs. it came on to rain towards night. wind SW.
8. on Thurs I knitt a part of a pair of weaving gears & fell a tree for boards & sawd some of it. it was part cloudy. wind W.
9. on Fri I rive clapboards. clear. wind SW.
10. on Sat I cut & sawd & split board timber. brother Abram helpd me. clear. wind SW. warm.
11. on Sun I went to Mr Marshes to meetign. Mr Jones preachd from Psalms CXIV & 15 the Mr Hutchings preachd from Mal III & 18. clear. wind SW.
12. On Mon I askd hands to help rais my barn & halld some timber & stone. it was clear. wind SW.
13. On Tues I was to rais the barn. 4 men came & we laid the foundation. it was a very rainy day. I went & askd hands again. Wind SW.
14. On Wed I raisd my barn had about 20 hands. it was 20 feet square & joind the rough to the stable over the thrashing floor. it was clear. wind N.
15. On Thurs I rive some clapboards & harrowd some corn. cloudy. wind SW.
16. On Fri I went to town & brought home my sheep then drew in a 7 hundred peace & got it to work. raind some. wind SW.
17. on Sat I harrowd some corn & went to Pattersons mill. clear & warm. wind SW.
18. On Sun brother Creed came here. we went to see Mr Farice. I saw Caleb Barrett on his way from Jersey & brought a letter from father in law it was clear. wind SW. warm.
19. On Mon I scoard logs. A Medsker helpd & Jacob Saum hude. clear. E.
20. On Tues I hued some logs & went to mill & to Hillsborough. clear & warm. SW.
21. on Wed I plowd in the new ground for potatoes. it raind in PM. SW.
22. on Thurs I plowd in AM. there was a very hard rain in PM. wind N.
23. on Fri I finishd plowing the new ground & began to plow corn. clear. wind N.
24. on Sat I plowd corn & rolld a tree that fell in it. clear. wind W. growing weather.
25. on Sun I stade at home & wrote part of a letter to father in law clear. wind S
26. on Mon I plowd corn. it was clear & cool. wind N.
27. on Tues I finishd plowing corn the first time over. clear. wind W.
28. On Wed I plantd 4 bushel of potatoes. it was part clear. wind was SW.
29. on Thurs I wove. it raind a little. warm. wind SW.
30. on Fri I wove. it was some cloudy. wind SW.
Jul th 1. on Sat I wove in AM & there was church meeting here in PM. John Farris * joind. there was a shower. wind N.
2. On Sun I was 35 years old. we had society meeting for Mr. Hutchings is sick. clear. W.
3. on Mon I mowd some on my grass that was lodgd & began to plow corn the 2nd time. it was clear. wind NE. cool.
4. on Tues I plowd corn. it was very clear. wind N. cool.
5. on Wed I plowd corn. it wa part cloudy. wind SW.
6. on Thurs I plowd some corn in the morning then wove. it raind most of the day. wind SW.
7. On Fri I sawd out a door in the barn & lade a floor in it. cloudy. wind Sw. warm.
8. On Sat I plowd a little corn & started to Pattersons mill but could not get there for the rocky fork was too high. there was a great rain to day. wind SW & NW.
9. on Sun I went to Marshes to meeting. Mr Jones preachd from luke XV & 2 midle claus. it was part clear. wind W.
10. On Mon I rep wheet for uncle Joel. it was mostly clear. wind SW.
11. on Tues I rep for uncle Joel. it was part cloudy. wind NE.
12. on Wed I rep at home. uncle Joel Thos & Ozwell helpd me. it raind in PM. wind SE.
13. on Thurs I rep after about 10 oclock. uncle Joel & Thomas helpd me in the after noon. it raind in the morning. wind SW.
14. on Fri I rep. Ozwell helpd me. there was a shower at noon. wind SW.
15. on Sat I rep in the fore noon & warpd a peice in PM. it raind very hard in the after noon. wind SW.
16. on Sun I stade at home. very clear. wind W.
17. on Mon I finishd reaping wheet & halld 2 lodes. it came on to rain. wind SW.
18. on Tues I shot 4 squerrels then went to Ozwells a spell then pulld flax. cloudy. wind SW. thunderd conciderable.
19. on Wed I halld in the wheet & had 168 dozen. it raind a little. wind SW & W.
20. on Thurs I puld flax. clear. wind SW.
21. on Fri I pulld flax & finishd. it was clear & warm. wind SW.
22. On Sat I cradold oats in the a.m. & went & put a note into Esq. Ross s hand to collect in the P.M. clear. wind SW. warm.
23. on Sun I stade at home & was unwell. it was very clear. wind W. warm.
24. on Mon I began to mow. clear. wind SW.
25. on Tues I mowd. there was a shower towards night.
26. on Wed I drew in a peace. it raind hard in the morning. wind SW.
27. On Thurs I mowd some & put up my hay & made a shettle & rake. it was clear. wind SW
28. on Fri I cradold oats in the fore noon & halld some oats & flax in PM. clear. wind SW.
29. on Sat I halld flax & 4 lodes of hay. it was clear. wind was SW. very warm. a shower in the evening.
30. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW.
31. On Mon I cradold a little oats & was lade up part of the day with a severe pain in my head & fever. clear mostly. wind SW.
Aug 1. On Tues I finishd cradling oats & put up a little hay & got some better. Ozwell mowd for me. cloudy in PM. wind N.
2. on Wed I mowd & put up hay. it was clear. wind NW.
3. on Thurs I mowd some & put up hay. it was clear. wind was SW.
4. on Fri I stackd hay & wove some. cloudy & raind & thunderd at night. wind N.
5. on Sat I wove some & went to brother Creeds to church meeting. raind in the fore noon. wind W.
6. on Sun I went to brother Creeds to meeting. Mr Hutchings preachd from 1st John III & part of verse 8. clear. wind W. cool.
7. on Mon I mowd. clear. wind W.
8. on Tues I mowd. it was clear. wind SW.
9. on Wed I finishd mowing the medow & halld 2 lodes of hay. cloudy. wind SW. raind.
10. On Thurs I plowd my turnip ground the second time & sowd them. part clear. wind NW.
11. on Fri I finishd puting up the hay & stackd it. mostly clear. wind SW.
12. On Sat I mowd some red clover & went to town where George Shafer was elected captain in our company. clear. wind W. cool.
13. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd from Heb XII & 10 part of second vers at our house. some cloudy. wind W. cool evenings.
14. on Mon I finishd mowing clove & cleand some wheet. he boys thrashd. it was mostly clear. wind SW.
15. On Tues I went to Mr Hutchings & helpd raise a shop. it raind towards night.
16. on Wed I helpd Mr Hutchings finish his shop then came home & began to plow the paster field for fallow. mostly clear. wind SW.
17. on Thurs I plowd fallow. clear. SW
18. on Fri I plowd fallow. some cloudy. SW.
19. on Sat I plowd in AM & went to mill in PM. a shower towards night. wind N.
20. on Sun I stade at home. a shower. NW.
21. on Mon I plowd. it raind. mostly clear. SW.
22. on Tues I plowd. it raind some. W.
23. On Wed I plowd & helpd Mr Wadam rais a stable. there was a shower. W.
24. On Thurs I plowd till noon then made a bed cord & went to brother Creeds & got a piece of beef. clear. wind W. cool.
25. On Fri I went to Hillsborough to the association. Mr. Ellrodd preachd the introductory sermon from Heb XII & 24. then the letters from the churches was red & adjournd till tomorrow. it was clear. wind W.
26. On Sat I went to Hillsborough & attended to the business of the association. there was preaching in the court house & the association was in Mr Beeding house. I came home & three strangers with me. clear. wind SW.
27. On Sun I went to Hillsborough to meeting. Mr Snelson preachd first from Math III & 9 then Mr Nave from Isai LIIII & 11 then Mr Johnson from Kentucky preachd from Ephe X & 8 then came home & brother Ellrodd preachd at our house. there was a shower at night.
28. on Mon Mr Ellrodd & the brethern started towards noon then I plowd fallow. it was cloudy. wind SW.
29. on Tues I began to make a hog trough. it raind the most of the day. wind SW & E.
30. on Wed I plowd in the fore noon. it raind in the after noon. wind N.
31. on Thurs I finishd plowing fallow & dug some stone. it was clear. wind N.
Sep 1. On Fri I went to town to company muster. it was mostly clear. wind N.
2. On Sat I halld 5 lodes of stone & had church meeting here. clear. SW.
3. on Sun I was at home. Mr Hutchings preachd from Math VII & 13. part clear. wind W.
4. on Mon I cleand some clover ceed & split some rails. clear. wind N.
5. On Tues I split some rails & made up some fence & went to mill. cloudy. N.
6. On Wed I made a hogg trough & a new pen & got the mare shod. part cloudy. wind SW. lookd some like rain.
7. On Thurs I started for the Miammi Association & went to the fork and stade at David Feleys. Mr and Mrs Hutchings went with me. it was clear. wind SW.
8. On Fri I started & went to Lebanon & stopd & got dinner then went to the Elk creek meeting house & put up at brother Pearces. it was part clear. wind SW.
9. On Sat I went to the Association. Mr Mason preachd the introduction sermon then the letters were red & some business done. sermon at night in the meeting house by Mr. Trot. clear. wind SW.
10. On Sun I went to the stand whare there were more than four sermons preachd and one at night. raind some. wind SW.
11. On Mon I went to the Association & stade till 2 oclock then started for home & came to Lebenon & put up at brother Ozburns. Mr Hight & Mr Snelson preachd in the court house. cloudy. wind SW.
12. On Tues I came home by dark. it was part clear. wind W.
13. On Wed I went to Hillsborough to General muster. there was a shower wind SW.
14. On Thurs I built a stone wall under a milk house. it was clear, wind W. warm.
15. On Fri I finishd the wall & raisd the logs in P.M. it was clear mostly.wind SW. warm.
16. on Sat I framd the plates & joice etc. clear. wind SW.
17. on Sun I stade at home. it was cloudy & rind towards night. wind W. cool.
18. on Mon I framd the plates of the milk house & put them on. part clear. SW.
19. on Tues I workd at the house. cloudy. SW.
20. On Wed I went to uncle John Beremans & helpd him set bricks. cloudy. W.
21. on Thurs I hude rafters & sot Isaac plowing my fallow. it raind some. N. cool.
22. On Fri I hude rafters & went to town to see about a school house. it was cloudy & raind. W.
23. on Sat I framd the rafters & shot some squerrels. it was mostly clear. wind W.
24. on Sun I wrote part of a letter to father. it ws clear. wind W.
25. on Mon I thrashd wheet. clear. W.
26. on Tues I thrashd wheet. clear. W. I had a fever at night.
27. On Wed I raisd my rafters on the milk house & cleand 9 1/2 bushels of wheat. it was clear. wind N.
28. on Thurs I topd some corn & sowd wheet in PM. clear. wind NE.
29. on Fri I finishd sowing 5 acres of wheet & harrowd it over. clear. wind N.
30. on Sat I went to brother Hutchings to monthly meeting. clear. N.
Oct th 1. on Sun I went from brother Coons to meeting. Mr Hutchings preachd at his own house from Isai XXXV & last vers. I came home. clear & dry wind N.
2. on Mon I topd corn & bound some blades. it was clear. wind E. dry.
3. on Tues I topd some corn. mostly clear. wind SW.
4. on Wed I topd the orchard field. the boys stripd. it was clear. wind SW.
5. On Thurs I went to Wm Sandersons & got a bushel of salt then bound some blades. some cloudy. wind SW. Acorns fall.
6. On Fri I shot some squirrels & bound some blades. it raind hard at night. Amy had a quilting & got two out.
7. on Sat I cut my buck wheet & bound some tops. it was cloudy. wind W.
8. on Sun I stade athome. brother Farres & some of his family came to meeting but we had none. cloudy. wind W.
9. On Mon I split rails & made fence by the wheet. clear. wind SW. a white frost this morning the first. I took up my flax.
10. On Tues I went to the election & was clerk. it was clear. wind SW.
11. On Wed I mended a pair of boots for Jacob Shafer then helpd B Martown. clear. wind SW.
12. on Thurs I halld between 3 & 4 lodes of corn. it was clear. wind SW.
13. on Fri I put up some stalks & huskd corn by the crib. it was clear. SW.
14. on Sat I went & got my plow irons sharpend then went to mill then fencd my stalks. it was mostly clear & warm. wind SW.
15. on Sun I finishd writeing a letter to father. it was clear. wind SW.
16. on Mon I cleard off the corn ground & sot Isaac to plowing it for wheet then fell a tree Y&sawd some of it for shingles. it was cloudy. wind NE.
17. on Tues I sawd shingle timber & split & halld it to the house. some showers. N.
18. on Wed I rivd & shave 175 lap shingle. it was clear. wind SW.
19. on Thurs I made shingles & sowd 2 acres of wheet. clear. wind NE. warm.
20. on Fri I made some shingles & lath. it wa spart cloudy. wind SW.
21. On Sat I made some clapboards & put on the milk house & warpd 2 flannel peaces. it raind some. SW.
22. on Sun I stade at home. it was part clear. wind SW.
23. on Mon I iput on the lath on one side of the ruff on the milch house. it was clear & plesant. wind W.
24. on Tues I maild on shingles on the house & cleand some wheet. it was clear & plesant. wind W.
25. on Wed I rive some clapboards & thrashd my buck wheet. clear. wind SW.
26. on Thurs I cleand my buck wheet 3 bus then went to Ozwells. it raind some. wind SW.
27. On Fri I dug the sweet potatoes five bushel. the boys dug potatoes. clear, wind W. cold. ice.
28. On Sat I fixd a place under the floor to put the sweet potatoes in & put up the potatoes the boys dug. it was clear. wind W. cool.
29. on Sun I stade at home. clear. wind SW.
30. On Mon I dug potatoes & finishd. I had about 67 bushels. It was clear. wind west. smoky
31. On Tues I took 6 bushels of potatoes to Ozwell & brought home a new desk he made for us. halld my tops & stackd them. it was clear & warm. wind W.
Nov 1. on Wed I began to husk corn in the field. Ozwell helpd me. it was clear & warm. wind W.
2. on Thurs I halld 4 lodes of corn & huskd some. it was cmoky. wind SW.
3. on Fri I owrkd some at the milch house & wove some & went to town & got some sole lether. it raind. wind SE.
4. on Sat I finishd husking corn in the bigest field & got it in then went to brother Creeds Y to stay all night. cloudy. SW.
5. on Sun I stade at brothe Creeds till after noon then came home. it was mostly clear. wind W.
6. On Mon I cilld 2 shoats & let Mr January have one for a bushel of salt. it rained hard part of the day. wind SW. thundered some.
7. on Tues I went to mill & to Hillsborough then broke some flax. clear. N.
8. on Wed I huskd my corn in the orchard & got it in. it clouded up. SW.
9. On Thurs I made Eliza a pair of shoes & cheakd the milch house. it raind part of the day. wind SW. blew hard.
10. on Fri I workd at the milch house. it was cloudy. wind W. cold.
11. on Sat I broke some flax & went to brother Creeds to church meeting. there was none. it was clear. wind SW cold.
12. on Sun I went tobrother Creeds to oprayer meeting. clear. wind SW. cold.
13. on Mon I broke some flax & sizd a peace & drew it through the gears it was clear. wind SW.
14. on Tues I got the peace in & wove some. it was clear. wind S. cold.
15. on Wed I daubd the milch house & part of the shop. mostly clear. wind SW.
16. On Thurs I puld 10 bushels of turnups & buryd them. cloudy. wind SW.
17. On Fri I went to brother Lacocks to go further to attend the business that was appointed by the association. he could not go. I came home part cloudy. W.
18. on Sat I wove 6 1/2 yds of wide flannel. it was clear. wind SE.
19. on Sun I stade at home. it was clear. wind SW.
20. on Mon I wove 7 1/2 yds of wide flannel. it ws clear mostly. wind SW.
21. on Tues I wove 3 yds & got out Ozwells peace of 20 yds. part clear. wind SW.
22. on Wed I warp a short peace put it in. it raind in the morning then cleard away. wind SW. blew hard. I began to make a work bench.
23. on Thurs I dersd flax. the boys & I got 15 lb. it was clear. wind NW.
24. on Fri I halld bung in to the gardin & in to the orchard. clouded up. SW. 25. On Sat I went to mill & then to town & got some leather. clear. W.
26. on Sun I went to Ozwells & to Mr Farreses. clear. wind W. cool.
27. on Mon I dresd flax. clear. NW.
28. on Tues I hunted the most of the day & got nothing. it was cloudy. SW.
29. On Wed I made Hosea a pair of shoes & cut out & closd a pare for Ozwell. it rained hard. wind SW.
30. on Thurs I went to brother Creeds then finishd Ozwells shoes. cloudy. NW.
Dec 1. On Fri I helpd Mr Barnes rais a large log barn & took 2 hoggs to new market which I got 350 cents pr hundred for. it was cloudy. wind W.
2. on Sat I cleand my saplin flax ceed & hunted some. clear. wind SE.
3. on Sun I stade at home. cloudy. wind W.
4. on Mon I lade a floor for a hogg pen. it was part clear. wind SW. grows cold.
5. On Tues I helpd Mr Wadman rais a shop. it was clear & cold. wind SW.
6. on Wed I cilld a beef a yearling steer it weighd 255 lb. I took the hide to git tand. it ws cloudy & snowd. wind SW.
7. on Thurs I built a hogg pen. it was part clear. wind W. Hosea went to mill.
8. On Fri I took Ozwell a quarter of beef & brought home a book case & halld fire wood. mostly clear. wind W. very cold.
9. on Sat I got in my saplin flax. it is nicely roted. & put up my hoggs to fat. it was church meeting day. none came but brother Creed & Ozwells folks. clear. wind W. cold.
10. on Sun I stade at home. brother Feres came here to meeting. mostly clear & cold. W.
11. on Mon I warpd & cizd a short peace & dresd some flax. clear. wind SW.
12. On Tues I went & helpd appraise an estay mare that A Medsker took up then went to brother Creeds & got a stud horse that I expect to keep the next season. clear. wind W.
13. on Wed I went to mill then made a last. clear. wind SW.
14. on Thurs I helpd Mr Barns raise a barn. it was cloudy. wind SW.
15. On Fri I workd at a pare of shoes for Joseph Swain & made a rack for the cows. it was cloudy. raind at night. SW.
16. On Sat I cut logs for a small stable. it was cloudy. snowd a little. SW.
17. on Sun I stade at home. it was cloudy & cold. wind SW.
18. On Mon I fixd my new slip gears & drew a flannel peace through them. it was part clear. wind W. cool.
19. on Tues I drw the peace through the reed & got it towork then cut & halld stable logs. it was clear.wind SW.
20. On Wed I raise a stable 12 feet by 13 had 3 to help me. it was cloudy. S.
21. on Thurs I putt the ruff on the stable & cut out the door & cheakd it. Ozwell helpd me. it ws cloudy. wind SS
22. on Fri I made a stable door & hung it & made a trough & put the stud horse in to it. cloudy. wind N.
23. on Sat it raind. I made a pare of small shoes for Joseph Swaim & took them home. wind NE.
24. on Sun I stade at home. it was cloudy & cold. wind W. some snow on ground.
25. On Mon I wove a flannel piece. it was mostly cloudy. wind NW. cold A Christmas day.
26. on Tues I made a rack & put in the new stable & wove some. clear & cold wind NW.
27. on Wed I wove & got out the peace 8 yds long & took it home. clear. S.
28. on Thurs I was sick with a cold. it wa clear. wind SW. cold.
29. on Fri I cut out & closd a pare of shoes for Sheppard Ayres & hunted
some. cloudy. wind N. a snow fell last night. I went to town at night whare Mr Begs preachd from (book omitted) V & 20.
30. on Sat I hunted & caught but one rabbit. it was cloudy. wind SW. cold
31. on Sun I stade at home. cloudy. wind W.
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