Jan. 1 1818. On Thurs I shot 3 squerrels & cut & split some logs for a smoke

        house. it was cloudy. wind SW.

2. on Fri I made Hosea a pair of shoes. it was cloudy. wind SW. I was

         unwell.

3. on Sat I made my self a pair of shoes. it snowd. wind SW.

4. on Sun I was at home. cloudy. SW.

5. on Mon I halld some wood. Denis cut for me. it was mostly clear. SW.

6. On Tues I hetchled ceed ends off flax & tended upon Denis & B Martain

        who workd at it. clear. wind S. warm. I have a bad boil on my right

        rist.

7. on Wed I helpd Denis git in my flax. it was mostly clear. wind SW.

8. On Thurs Denis & Reuben Sheppard & Ozwell Ayres cilld my hoggs. my wrist

        is still soar. I het the watter. I had 9 hogs & sold 3. clear &

      plesant. wind N.

9. on Fri I did but little. it as cloudy. N. Denis trod wheet.

10. On Sat my wrist is very soar & lame. the boil is a bad one. it was the

        day for church meeting. Mr Hutchings and a few came. it was cloudy &

        cold. wind W.

11. On Sun Mr Hutchings preachd at our house from Rev VI & 17. clear & cold.

        there fell a snow last night about 2 inches deep.

12. on Mon I did but little. Mr Hutchings came here from Reubens. it was

         mostly clear & cold. wind W.

13. On Tues Denis finisd treading wheet & we went & got uncle Jonathans

        wincing mill. clear. wind W.

14. on Wed I helpd clean 22 bushels of wheet & took the mill home. it was

        clear. wind W.

15. on Thurs I broke some flax. it was mostly clear. wind SW. cold.

16. on Fri I cut some wood & helpd Denis lode some hay & flax. part clear.

        wind SW.

17. on Sat I broke flax. Denis & Hosea swingled. it was mostly clear. SE.

18. on Sun I was at home. part clear. SW.

19. On Mon I halld 6 hundred bricks to Mr Greathouse. it was showry &

         thunderd some. wind SW. Warm.

20. on Tues I cut some wood & went to Reubens. it was cloudy. wind W.

21. on Wed I helpd Ozwell build an oven. it was part clear. SW.

22. On Thurs I helpd Ozwell finis his oven. it was mostly clear. wind SW.

         the frost is all out of the ground.

23. on Fri I put hay in the stable loft then halld some wood swingled some

         flax. mostly clear. wind NE.

24. On Sat I helpd Jack Gossett raise a stable. it was cloudy. SW.

25. on Sun I went to presbyterian meeting. Mr White preachd from

        Mark VII & 37. clear mostly. wind E.

26. On Mon I helpd Jack Gossett finis his stable then worked at a

        pare of shoes for Eliza. it came on to rain. SW.

27. on Tues I finisd Elizas shoes & soald a pare for Denis. it raind &

        froze on the trees. wind N.

28. On Wed I laid a hearth in the shop. it snowd some. wind W. the trees

        are so loaded with ice that they fall.

29. on Thurs I swingled some flax. part clear. wind N. ice sticks to trees.

30. on Fri I cut wood. cloudy. wind E.

31. on Sat I cut wood & halld dung on to the meadow. it was cloudy. wind NE.

Feb 1. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd here from Mal III & 16 17 & 18. it was

        cloudy. wind NE.

2. On Mon I was very unwell. it remains cloudy. wind NE. ice sticks yet.

3. on Tues I wove, it snowd. wind NE.

4. On Wed I wove. cloudy & snowd a little. wind W. the snow is 5 inches

         deep.

5. on Thurs I wove & got out the peace. it was cloudy. wind W.

6. on Fri I cut & halld fire wood. it ws part clear. wind SW. cold.

7. On Sat I went to neighbor Lee & bought a walnut tree of him then dresd

        a litle flax. it was clear. wind SW.

8. On Sun I was at home. Reuben & wife was here till noon. it snowd in

         the morning then cleared away. cold. wind NW.

9. On Mon I went in the sled to Mason Harris on a visit. it was clear &

         very cold. wind NW.

10. on Tues I cut & halld fire wood. it was part cloudy. wind SW.

11. On Wed I cut a walnut tree that I got from Mr. Lee & sawd it into saw

        logs that I got of neighbour Lee. it was clear. wind W.

12. On Thurs I halld 2 logs to Mr Shields saw mill. some cloudy. SW.

13. On Fri I halld 2 logs to the mill. it snowd. wind NE & SE.

14. On Sat I mended a shoe for Mary & made some broom corn brooms. it raind

        & then snowd. wind SW & NW.

15. On Sun I was at home till night then went to Ozwells & spent the evening

        with Mark Ayres from Jersey. clear. SW.

16. on Mon I broke some flax. it was part clear. wind W.

17. On Tues I fell trees in the orchard field. B Martain helpd me. SW. I

         sold Mr McCormack 4 1/2 lb of flax.

18. On Wed I fell trees till noon then went to Hillsborough. it was part

         clear. wind SW.

19. on Thurs I broke flax. Denis swingled 31 lb. it was mostly clear.

        wind W.

20. on Fri I helpd Denis cill 2 hoggs that he got of me. they weighd 34.

        it was mostly cloudy. wind SW.

21. On Sat I went to Tom Johns mill & to Enos Johnsons. part clear. SW.

22. On Sun I was taken the ague & was sick. it raind. womd SW.

23. on Mon I was very unwell. it was part clear. wind W.

24. on Tues I did but little, was some better. Denis trod oats. clear.

        wind W. cold.

25. on Wed I helpd some about cleaning the oats with uncle Jonathans mill

        75 bushels. clear. wind SW.

26. On Thurs I workd on the road. very clear. wind SW.

27. on Fri I dresd flax. Reuben helpd me. clear. wind SW.

28. On Sat I tapd some shuger trees & set some logs to negroeing. clear. SW.

March 1. on Sun I was at home. it raind hard all day. wind NE.

2. on Mon I went to Ozwells. it was cloudy. wind N.

3. on Tues I drew in a flanel peace & got it to work. it snowd. wind NE.

4. on Wed I wove 9 yards of wide flannel. it was clear. wind NE.

5. on Thurs I got some fire wood & went to the shuger camp & got some. it

  was clear part of the day with some squals of snow. wind W.

6. on Fri I put a stack of hay in the stable loft & cut some rail cuts.

         it was clear part of the day with sme squals of snow. wind W.

7. On Sat I opend part of the shuger camp & took the cittles & cart.

        brother Haigh came here. clear. W.

8. On Sun I went to Sugar Tree RIdge & heard a new light preach from

         luke II & 23 & onwards. their was an earth quake. clear. SW. warm.

9. On Mon I opend the rest of the shuger trees & did up the camp & boiled

        watter. clear & arm. wind S.

10. on Tues I put some negroes on the logs & tended upon them & went to

        Greathouses & got some whiskey. clear. SW.

11. on Wed I chopd off logs. D S helpd me. clear & warm. wind S.

12. on Thurs I cut logs D S & Ozwell helpd me. clear but smoky. wind S.

13. on Fri I cut some logs & helpd Mr Wadman roll. mstly clear. wind SW.

14. on Sat I soald Hoseas shoes & helpd neighbour Barns roll. it raind in

        the morning then cleard away. wind NW.

15. on Sun I went to hear Mr White preach from st John I. clear. cold. NW.

16. on Mon I went to the camp & freshd over the trees then split some rails

        & stakes. clear. wind W. cold.

17. On Tues I went to town to ask hands to help me roll & was taken with the

        ague came home & went to bed sick. clear & cold. wind W or N.

18. On Wed I kept my bed the most of the day about 16 men came & rolld my

        logs in PM. it was clear. NE.

19. On Thurs I was a little better & soaled a shoe for Andrew Charles.

         clear. NE.

20. On Fri I was about some & helpd put up the log heaps that is a fire.

         Amy is boiling shuger watter. cloudy. wind E.

21. on Sat I put up some of hte log heaps. was very unwel.it raind some,

         wind W. cool.

22. on Sun I mended sloly stade at home. it raind some. wind W. cool.

23. on Mon I went to mill then set some log heaps on fire. it was clear.

         wind W.

24. on Tues I put up the log heaps & split some rails.

25. On Wed I tended upon the log heaps & went to Brother Faris s to help

         him raise a double barn. clear. wind SW.

26. on Thurs I put up the heaps & split some rails. smoky. wind N. raind

         a little.

27. On Fri I spun rope yarn & went to town & got the plow irons sharpend. It

        snowd. wind E. snow 3 or 4 inches deep.

28. on Sat I was sick & had a chill. it was cloudy & snowd a little. W.

29. on Sun I was unwell. it was part clear. wind W. cool.

30. On Mon I soald Elizas shoes & halld some wood then went to the buryin of

        Mrs. Colvin. it was cloudy. wind W. blew hard.

31. On Tues I halld my logs together & put them in heaps & went to Abrams

        & saw Wm Kendle married to Polly Medsker by Esq Shinn. it was clear. W.

April 1. on Wed I put up the log heaps & made an ax helve & went to Mr

        Sanders. clear. wind SW.

2. on Thurs I set out 4 apple trees in the orchard. it was smoky. wind SW.

3. On Fri I set out 20 apple trees in the orchard & measured 7 acres of

         ground that R Martain & J Kendle is grubbing. cloudy & raind in the

        after noon. wind NE.

4. on Sat I spun rope yarn. it raind all day. wind N. midling cold.

5. on Sun I was at home. Mr Johnson was to have prachd here but did not

         come. we had prayer meeting. cloudy. wind W.

6. On Mon I rolld some logs & went to the election. part cloudy. W.

7. on Tues I sowd my oats 5 1/2 acres. Hosea harrowd. it was clear. wind W.

8. on Wed I helpd Denis cut house logs. it was clear. wind NW.

9. on Thurs I cut some ground hunks & had 3 men making rails. it was part

        clear. wind NW. cool.

10. on Fri I pickd brush in the stalk field that Denis is plowing then put

         up rails & staks on the fence. clear. NW.

11. on Sat I was at work at the fence & sowd my flax ceed. it was clear. NW.

12. on Sun I was at home & red the armenian seelitan. mostly clear. wind N.

13. on Mon I split some rails & staks. very clear. wind N. frost & ice

        this morning.

14. On Tues I hunted in the woods for a cow & found her then put in some

         stakes on the orchard fence. some cloudy. SW.

15. on Wed I set out some peach trees & helpd Mr Gossett roll in PM. there

        was a thunder shower in AM. wind SW & W.

16. On Thurs I plowd the gardin then helpd Mr Barrett raise a large double

         barn. mostly clear. wind NW.

17. on Fri I stakd & riderd some fence & was taken with the ague. snowd &

        haild some. wind NW. blew hard.

18. On Sat I was very unwell. there was squals of snow. wind W. cold.

19. On Sun I was some better. snowd some very cold ground froze. NW.

20. on Mon I helpd Hosea hall wood out of the orchard field. it snowd.

        cold. wind W.

21. on Tues I warpd a toe peace 35 yds then helpd Ozwell Ayres raise a shop

         then split some rails. cloudy. wind W. cold.

22. on Wed I halld logs off the meadow then helpd neighbour Smith roll & got

        done then came home & the hands with me & put the logs to gethrer on the

        meadow. snowd. wind SW.

23. on Thurs I halld some rails off the meadow then helpd Mr Sanders roll.

         it was part clear. wind W.

24. on Fri I halld 3 lodes of dung into the orchard then helpd Mr Bakens

         roll. clear. wind NW. the ground froze hard.

25. on Sat I warpd a 7 hund peace 25 yds then put my mare to a horse the

         farmers fancy. it raind some. wind SE,

26. on Sun I went to Denises in the after noon. part clear. wind W.

27. on Mon I halld 10 lodes of dung into the orchard field. clear. wind W.

         cold.

28. On Tues I halld 4 loads of dung then went to a vendue of Lewis Gibler,

         dec. it was part clear. wind N.

29. on Wed I halld rails out of the field & fire wood. it was clear.

         wind SW.

30. on Thurs I halld off some logs & wood & began to plow for corn. clear.

        wind W. cold.

May 1. on Fri I plowd & broke my coalter & went & got it mended. clear. SW.

2. on Sat I wove some & went to town. it raind all day. wind NE.

3. On Sun I was at home. it snowd hard in the fore noon. wind W.

4. on Mon I plowd in the orchard. it was blustry. wind NW. cold.

5. on Tues I plowd. it was clear. wind W. ground froze this morning.

6. on Wed I went to town & to Ozwells in AM & plowd in PM. it raind in the

        fore noon. wind SW.

7. On Thurs I warpd a 7 hundred peace 28 yards long then made a bridge in

         the lane. some showers. wind W.

8. On Fri I went to Pattersons mill then deadond timber. mostly cloudy. NW.

9. on Sat I went to Marshes to church meeting. it was clear. wind W.

         plesant.

10. on Sun I went to Presbyterian meeting. Mr White preachd from

        Psalms XXX & 4 second from Romans XII & 1. clear till towards night

        there was a shower. SW.

11. on Mon I helpd Amy git in a peace & made Stillman a pair of shoes. it

        raind in the fore noon. warm. wind SW.

12. on Tues I deadond timber. there was a hard shower towards night.

        wind SW.

13. on Wed I markd out my corn ground. flying clouds. wind W.

14. on Thurs I began to plant corn. it was clear. wind SW.

15. on Fri I finisd planting & helpd neighbour Lee roll logs. part clear.

        wind SW.

16. On Sat I sheard the sheep, 11. Amy helpd & put the mair to horse. mostly

        cloudy. wind NE.

17. on Sun I was at home. part cloudy. SW.

18. On Mon I went to George Parkinsons & took 20 yards of lining & got 2 for

         hats for the girls then helpd Denis shell his ceed corn. it raind

      most of the day. wind W.

19. on Tues I began to grub for potatoes. it was partly clear. wind SW.

         warm.

20. on Wed I grubd. there was a light shower in PM. wind SW. growing wether.

21. On Thurs I took my coalt to town & got Mr Barrere to cut him then went

        to Mr Wadmans & set Hosea to harrowing his corn ground then came home

        sick & went to bed. clear and pleasant. wind SW.

22. on Fri I was very unwell & burnt over some of my clearing. there was a

        light shower towards night. wind SW. warm.

23. on Sat I planted some peas & beens in the gardin & rive some clapboards.

        clear. wind SW.

24. on Sun I was at home. cloudy. wind N.

25. on Mon I rive boards & cut some logs & forks, etc. clear. wind W.

26. on Tues I hewd sleepers & joice. it was clear. wind SW.

27. On Wed I helpd to raise a cabin on my land for Denis to live in. it was

         mostly clear with a shower at night.

28. On Thurs I went to the fulling mill & got a piece of cloth then came by

        Pattersons & brought home some flower then planted some corn in Mr

        Gossetts field for Denis. it was clear. wind NW. cool.

29. on Fri I replanted my  corn & workd some in the gardin. some cloudy.

         raind at night.

30. On Sat I shelld some corn & went to neighbor Smiths & vaccinated Eliza &

        Stillman. it raind all day moderately.

31. On Sun I was at home. Father in law Joel Sheppard arrived here from

         Jersey. it raind some. wind SW.

Jun 1. On Mon I set in the house with father in law Sheppard till after

        dinner then split rails. it was clear and cool. wind W.

2. on Tues I deadond timber. it was some cloudy. wind S.

3. on Wed I deadnd timber & went to Ozwells. clear. SW.

4. On Thurs I went to Enos Johnsons to git a cow I bought of him but

        could not drive her. some cloudy. SW.

5. on Fri I workd in my clearing. it was showry. wind SW. much thunder.

6. On Sat we had meeting of conference to consult about a new constitution.

7. on Sun Mr Johnson preachd from Dut XXXII & 29. clear. wind SW.

8. On Mon I went with Denis to look at some land in AM. then workd in the

         clearing. part clear. wind W. warm.

9. On Tues I workd on the road. it was clear. wind W.

10. on Wed I workd in my clearing part of the day. Mr Ellrodd appointed to

         preach here but did not come. we had prayer meeting. clear. SW.

11. On Thurs I workd in my clearing. it was clear. SW. Johnson Harris

         harrowd corn for me.

12. On Fri I went to Denises to see their sick daughter then hoed corn. it

         raind in the fore noon. wind SW.

13. on Sat I warpd a 30 yard peace for Esq Morrow then hoed corn. part

         cloudy. wind SW. raind at night.

14. On Sun father in law was here. we red & talkd. it raind part of the day.

15. on Mon I finisd harrowing corn & went to hoeing it then went to Denis.

        it was clear & cool. wind N.

16. On Tues I finisd hoeing corn. Father in law started from here about 2

         oclock for Jersey. clear. wind W.

17. on Wed I workd in my potatoe patch & began to plow. some cloudy. SW.

18. on Thurs I finisd plowing & planted my potatoes. it was mostly clear. W.

19. on Fri I made fence. clear. wind W.

20. on Sat I split some rails & went to Reubens & town. clear. wind NW.

21. on Sun I was at home. clear. wind N.

22. on Mon I hunted for my horses part of the fore noon. they came up about

         noon & I began to plow corn. it was mostly clear. wind SW.

23. On Tues I wove part of the day & set out some cabig & tobaco plants. it

        was showry. wind SW.

24. On Wed I went to Hilliards mill then plowd corn. part clear.

25. on Thurs I plowd & hoed corn. Abram grubd for me. it was partly clear.

        wind S. very warm growing wether.

26. on Fri I plowd corn & finisd & went to Raubens & took some lining to

        pay for the season of the mare. it was some cloudy. wind SW.

27. On Sat I hoopd the tubs & shot some squerrels. clear. wind SW. warm.

28. on Sun I went totown. Mr White preachd from Isai LIII & 1. after a short

        inter mision preachd from Gen IV & 49. mostly clear. wind SW.

29. on Mon I hoed corn for Denis at Mr Gossetts. it was clear. wind SW.

        very warm.

30. On Tues I workd on the road. there was a light shower. wind SW.

July 1. on Wed I plowd corn the second time. clear. wind NE.

2. On Thurs I finisd plowing corn. there was a hard shower in PM. wind SW.

3. on Fri I (yesterday I was 38 years old) went to Hillsborough then laid

         up some rails. it was mostly clear. wind SW.

4. on Sat Mr Smith preachd here from Hib X & 10. it was clear. wind SW.

         warm.

5. on Sun Mr Smith preachd from John XIX & 36 latter clause. we put off

         our constitution becaus we had not got our letters of dismision    

      untill the first Friday in next month. it was part clear. wind SW.

6. on Mon I hoed in the gardin. some light showers. wind SW.

7. on Tues I shot some squerrels & went to the Hellards mill. a light

         shower. SW.

8. On Wed I cut logs in the place whare I want to sow turnups & made a rake

        head. there was a shower in the PM. wind SW.

9. On Thurs I put up a pair of new bars at the end of the lane & went to

        the school house in PM. Clear. wind N. growing weather.

10. on Fri I grubd & burnt brush. it was clear. wind W. very warm.

11. on Sat I went to monthly meeting & got the promis of a letter of

         dismision. it was clear. wind W. very warm. Mr Hutchings is sick.

12. on Sun I went to town to society meeting. it was clear. wind Sw.

        very warm.

13. On Mon I plowd & hoed corn & went to town & got some whiskey & coffee

        for harvest. part clear. wind SW.

14. on Tues I rep wheet for Reuben in my field. he had 8 hands. some cloudy.

         showers went round. wind SW.

15. on Wed I plowd corn & hoed corn. there was a light shower. wind SW.

16. on Thurs I rep for Abram. it was mostly clear. wind SW. very warm.

17. on Fri I cradold wheet for Denis & made 8 gallons of current wine.

         there was 2 showers. wind SW.

18. on Sat I helpd Denis finis cradoling his wheet then finisd plowing corn.

         it was part clear. wind W.

19. on Sun I went to Mr Hutchings. it was clear. wind W. some cooler.

20. on Mon I rep for Ozwell. it was clear with a shower at night.

21. on Tues I mowd. Reuben helpd me. it was clear. wind W.

22. On Wed I was taken with a puking & was confind to my bed. Reuben & Hosea

        halld in wheet.

23. on Thurs I helpd Denis hall in wheet. it raind some. wind SW.

24. on Fri I sturd the hay & put it in cock. mostly clear. wind SW.

25. on Sat I thrashd some wheet. it raind. wind W.

26. on Sun I was at home. some cloudy. W.

27. on Mon I began to pull flax. Denis & Reuben cradold oats for me. two

         showers. wind SW.

28. on Tues I finisd cradoling oats & put up some hay & pulld some flax.

        part clear. wind SW.

29. on Wed I plowd my potatoes & spred out some hay  to dry. mostly cloudy.

        wind SW. I was taken with a puking in PM.

30. On Thurs I pulld flax & finisd had near 1 1/2 acres. it raind a little.

        wind W.

Aug 1. on Sat I helpd Denis cradol oats in AM & he helpd me take up oats in

        PM. clear. wind NW.

2. on Sun I went to brother Farris. clear. wind W. a thunder shower at

         night.

3. On Mon I went to Hillsborough then sowd some turnups. cloudy. wind NW.

4. on Tues I took up oats. clear. W.

5. on Wed I halld in the oats 103 doz. clear. wind W.

6. on Thurs I thrashd some wheet & helpd Denis hall his otats. clear. NW.

7. On Fri I halld in the flax there was meeting appointed here but no

         minister came. it was part clear. wind SW.

8. on Sat I hoed some potatoes & tobaco & went to the school house. a

        light shower. SW.

9. on Sun I was at home. wind W.

10. on Mon I mowd. part clear. wind SW.

11. on Tues I finisd mowing & put the hay in cock. clear.wind SW. Denis

         mowd one field.

12. on Wed I helpd Ozwell clean some wheet & hoed some tobaco. 2 hard

         showers. SW.

13. on Thurs I spred out my hay to dry & put part of it in stack. clear.

         wind NW.

14. on Fri I finisd stacking the last of the hay what Denis cut & all there

        was.  a light shower then clear. wind W.

15. On Sat I went to neighbor Wadmans & brought home a new cherry cupboard.

        there was a very hard shower last night. SW.

16. on Sun I was at home. part clear. wind SW.

17. on Mon I went to town in PM. it raind nearly al day. wind E & SE.

18. on Tues I pickd brush in the clearing & went to the school house in PM.

        part cloudy. wind SW.

19. on Wed I workd in the clearing. it was showry. wind SW. warm.

20. on Thurs I workd in the clearing. mostly clear. wind SW.

21. On Fri I went to the meeting house to the Association. Mr Smith preachd

         the introductory sermon. the letter was then red and then adjornd.

         clear. SW.

22. on Sat I went to the Association & acted as clerk. there was preaching

        at the stand. clear. wind SW.

23. On Sun I went to the meeting house. Mr Carney preachd from Isai XXXV & 7

        then Mr. Ellrodd from Rev XI & 1 then we came home & dined & went to New

        Market & Mr Ellrodd preachd from st peter IV & 19. clear. wind SW.the

        Association ended.

24. on Mon I began to plow my oats stuble & helpd Denis clean up 20 bus. of

        oats  had half. it was clear & warm. wind SW.

25. on Tues I went to Hillsborough to the officer muster & resigned my

         commision & voted for Brigadear general. it was clear. wind SW. warm.

26. On Wed I went to town & got some whiskey & made some ropes at uncle

        Joels & fixd the waggon & got the horses shod to go to the river for

        salt. I was unwell. mostly clear. wind SW.

27. On Thurs I startd with Dennis in the waggon with 4 horses for salt &

         went to West Union & stade all night. it was clear. wind W. I was

         unwell.

28. On Fri we went to Manchester eight miles & got five barrels of salt &

        came twelve miles & put up at Molats. clear. NW.

29. On Sat we came home & left 2 barrels at Jonathan Beremans & 1 at Joels

        & one at Dennis s & brought one home.

30. On Sun I stade at home. it was clear. wind NW.I took a dose of salts.

31. on Mon I plowd in the oats stuble. it was clear. wind SW. I burnt some

         brush in the clearing.

Sep 1. on Tues I plowd. there was a shower in the morning. wind SW.

2. on Wed I plowd. it was clear. wind Nw. Denis began to clear the paster

         field to sow on the sehars.

3. on Thurs I plowd. it was clear. SW.

4. On Fri I plowd in AM then went to town to company muster then fetchd

         home a new waggon from Ozwells. it was clear. wind W.

5. on Sat I finisd plowing my stuble there was a hard shower this morning.

         wind SW.

6. on Sun Mr Johonson preachd here from Heb XII & 14 then Mr Hutchings

         from Math VII & 24 to 28. clear. W.

7. On Mon I went to court at Hillsborough. It was clear. wind W.

8. on Tues I cleand 2 bushels of wheet & workd some in the clearing.

         clear. NW.

9. On Wed I went to Hillsborough with Isaac King from Jersey. mostly clear.

         wind NW. cool.

10. On Thurs I trod out 10 doz. of wheet. it was clear & cool. NE.

        white frost.

11. on Fri I cleand 4 1/2 bushels of wheet. it was clear. wind NE.

12. On Sat I went to Robinsons horse mill & ground 2 bus. of wheet then

         cleand 4 3/4 bushels of wheet. helpd Denis roll some logs in my field

         & burnt some brush in the clearing. part clear. wind SW.

13. on Sun I was at home. cloudy. wind SW.

14. On Mon I took some peaches to Hillsborough to the general muster to

         sell. part clear. W.

15. on Tues I pickd brush in the clearing. it was clear. wind W.

16. on Wed I made a riddle botton for wheet.it raind hard all day. wind NE.

17. On Thurs I workd in the clearing & John Hutchings who is working half

        a month for me. it was some cloudy. wind W. cool.

18. on Fri I workd in the clearing & helpd neighbour Smith roll. it was

         cloudy mostly. wind W. cool.

19. on Sat I workd in the clearing & helpd Reuben roll. it raind part of

         the day. wind NW.

20. on Sun I went to Ozwells in AM. clear. wind W.

21. on Mon I workd in the clearing & helpd Reuben roll in PM. clear. W.

22. on Tues I topd corn. clear. wind SW.

23. on Wed I thrashd wheet. clear. N.

24. On Thurs I markd out my field & sowd 5 acres of wheat. John Hutchings

        harrows. it was clear. wind W.

25. on Fri I set up corn fodder & burnt brush. mostly clear. wind SW.

26. on Sat I burnt brush in the clearing. John finis harrowing in the wheet.

         it raind some in PM. SW.

27. on Sun I went to presbyterian meeting. Mr White preachd from

        Eccle VII & 29. clear. wind W.

28. on Mon I finisd burning brush & cut some logs. clear. wind W & N.

29. on Tues I finisd cuting logs & topd corn. clear mostly. wind NE.

30. On Wed I topd some corn, opend some rail cuts. clear. wind NE. I bought

         a new clock at 20 dollars.

Oct 1. on Thurs I trod out & cleand 5 1/2 bushels of wheet & put up corn

        fodder. it was mostly clear. wind NE. cool.

2. on Fri I halld small wood of the clearing. it was clear. wind SW.

3. on Sat I halld of wood & split some rail cuts. it raind a little.

         wind NW.

4. on Sun I was at home. it raind part of hte day. wind NW.

5. On Mon I went to Ozwells to witness a deed that Denis got of Oz

        for his land. Skind my brown mare that died. then halld logs for

        rolling. it was clear. wind NW. frost and ice.

6. On Tues I had about 12 hands to help me roll my logs in P.M. clear. NW.

7. on Wed I fird my log heaps & tended upon them. clear. wind SW.

8. on Thurs I tended the log heaps & lade some ground chunks. clear. SW.

9. On Fri I workd at the log heaps in AM & helpd D. VanWinkle roll in PM.

         cloudy mostly. a thunder shwer at night. wind SW.

10. on Sat I split some rails. mostly clear. wind NE.

11. on Sun I was at home. partly clear. NE.

12. On Mon I went to Ozwells vendue & clerkd for him. it was part clear. W.

13. On Tues I split some rails & went to the annual election. clear. wind W.

14. on Wed I helpd Denis clean his ceed wheet & halld rails of my new

         ground. clear. wind NW.

15. on Thurs I hlepd Denis clean 2 bushels of otats & made a begining to

         plow in the new ground. clear. wind SW.

16. On Fri I workd at a pair of shoes for Denis & went to Ozwells & settld

        with him. it raind some. SW.

17. On Sat I plowd in AM & was in the house with my cousins from Kentucky.

        clear. wind N.

18. On Sun I went to Abrams with cousin Armstrong & wife. clear. W.

19. on Mon I plowd. it was clear. wind S.

20. on Tues I plowd in AM. it raind in PM. wind SW. hard thunder.

21. on Wed I made fence. clear. wind NW.

22. On Thurs I plowd. it was clear & cold. ground froze. wind W. this

         morning Ozwell Ayres & family started for Jersey. *

23. On Fri I finisd plowing & helpd D. VanWinkle raise a house. clear.

         wind W.

24. On Sat I trod 20 doz of wheat & warped & seized a flannel peace. it was

        clear. wind W. plesant.

25. on Sun I was at home. clear. wind W.

26. On Mon I cleand about 9 bushels of wheet then sowd better than 5 on the

         new ground. Hosea harrowd. clear. wind SW.

27. on Tues I warpd a flannel peace & seizd it & workd at making fence.

        smoky. W.

28. On Wed I finisd making fence round the clearing & helpd Mr Bunn raise a

        house. Hosea finisd harrowing the wheet. wind N. clear.

29. on Thurs I beat flax. clear. wind E.

30. on Fri I spred flax. wind SW. some cloudy.

31. On Sat I made a potato pole & finisd a pair of shoes for Hosea & went

        to Denis's & got the things I bought at  Ozwells vendue. there was a

        thunder shower. Very smoky, wind W. warm.

Nov 1. on Sun I was at home & read in D R Gills body of divinity Vol 1.

        clear. wind SW.

2. on Mon I dug potatoes & halld a lode. clear & smoky. wind S. warm.

3. on Tues I finisd diging potatoes had upwards of 30 bushels then pulld

         the turnups & halld a lode of wood. very smoky & warm. SW.

4. on Wed I pulld & halld 4 lodes of corn. it was smoky & warm. wind SW.

5. on Thurs I huskd corn in the AM. there was a thunder shower in PM.

        wind SW.

6. on Fri I cleand my flax ceed 6 1/2 bushels & halld a lode of corn.

         cloudy. wind W. cool.

7. On Sat I unloaded a lode of corn & cut some stalks & went to the school

        house & did up the chimney. it spit of snow. cold. wind W.

8. on Sun I was at home. clear & cool. wind NW.

9. on Mon I huskd corn. mostly clear. wind SW.

10. On Tues I made Joel Sheppard a pair of shoes & went to brother Faris &

        took home a peace of flannel. it raind part of the day. wind SW.

11. On Wed I finisd husking & halling corn had 3 acres & near 60 bushel pr

        acre. clear. wind SW.

12. on Thurs I huskd corn for Denis. clear & plesant. wind SW.

13. on Fri I halld my tops & some wood & warpd & cizd a flannel peace.

        clear. wind SW.

14. on Sat I trod some wheet. clear & warm. S.

15. on Sun I was at home. flying clouds. wind W.

16. on Mon I cleand 7 bushels of whet & drew in a peace of blankets for Mr

        Ritchey. it was clear & cool. wind W.

17. on Tues I broke & dresd flax. it was clear. wind W. plesant.

18. On Wed I took 10 bushels of flax ceed to Staffords oil mill & went to Mr

        Hutchings. there was flurreys of snow. NW.

19. on Thurs I wove 6 yards of twill cloth. it was clear. wind W.

20. on Fri I cilld a shote that weighd 755 & wove. clear & smoky. wind W.

21. On Sat I wove & got out Mr Ritcheys peace 17 yards long then went to

         the school house whare the subscribers met & concluded to discontinue

        the school. clear & smoky. wind SW. we stade all night.

22. On Sun I went with Amy to brother Haighs to meeting. Mr Johnson preachd

         from Math V & 8. clear & smoky. wind SW. we stade all night.

23. on Mon I came home from brother Haighs & halld fire wood. clear & smoky.

        SW.

24. on Tues I got in a peace for blankets & warpd one for fulling 23 yds &

        cizd it. very smoky. wind NE.

25. On Wed I cut & split some rails & fenced the hay stacks & put some logs

        together & went in the evening & raked leaves to stop fire from running

        in the woods. it is so dry the wood is burning very much.

26. on Thurs I dresd some flax & cleand 15 bushels of oats that Hosea tred.

        it raind hard in the after noon. wind W.

27. on Fri I made Eliza a pair of shoes & went to Denises & made a last.

        cloudy. wind N.

28. on Sat I made Hannah a pair of shoes & shot 3 squerrels. it was cloudy.

        wind N.

29. on Sun Mr Hutchings preachd here from Isai XXXV & 8. clear. wind NW.

30. on Mon I dresd flax. clear. wind SW.

Dec 1. on Tues I dresd flax. some cloudy. NW.

2. on Wed I dresd flax & finisd the old crop. clear & cold. wind N.

3. on Thurs I trod 21 doz of wheet. it was clear. wind SE.

4. On Fri Amy & I went to Hillsborough & got the Association minutes that

        had just been printed. clear. wind S.

5. On Sat I got in a peace for a coverlet & wove a yard and 3/4. it raind

        all day. wind NE.

6. on Sun I was at home & red in the Dialogue of Devils. it was part clear.

        wind NW. it snowd last night 2 inches deep.

7. On Mon I workd on the road to pay the tax. it was clear & cold. Wind W.

8. on Tues I cleand 9 bus. of wheet & halld some wood. clear & plesant.

        wind SW.

9. On Wed I warpd & cizd a peace of flannel & went to Hillards mill &

        fetchd home a grist. clear & warm. S. snow nearly gon.

10. on Thurs I hunted for my shoats & got in a woolen peace & wove 7 1/2

        yds. it was cloudy. wind NE.

11. on Fri I cilld the old sow she weighd 175 lb. took half to Mr Ritchey

         then wove 7 yds. it was cloudy. wind NE.

12. on Sat I went to church meeting at Mr Hutchings & stade all night.

         cloudy. W

13. on Sun I was at Mr Hutchings he preachd from Heb II & 3 after meeting I

        came home. cloudy & cold. wind NE. snowd in the evening.

14. on Mon I wove 8 1/2 yds of flannel & got out the peace 23 yds long.

         mostly clear. wind N. cold.

15. on Tues I halld 5 lodes of fire wod. it was clear. wind SW.

16. on Wed I went & got the mares shoes movd then went to Mr BArretts & to

        uncle Jonathans & stade the evening. it was part cloudy & cold. wind

      NW.

17. on Thurs I got in a flannel peace & wove 4 yards. clear. wind N. very

        cold.

18. on Fri I wove 8 yards. clear. wind N.

19. on Sat I trod out & cleand 6 1/2 bus of wheet. clear. wind NE.

20. On Sun I went to see Denises. * he had a son born this morning.

        clear. NW.

21. on Mon I helpd Hosea tread out wheet & finisd breaking the old flax.

         clear. NE.

22. on Tues I cleand 14 bushels of wheet after finishing treding it out. it

         was mostly clear. wind N.

23. on Wed I got out a flannel peace 20 yds for McCoy & warpd a peace for

        our selves & cizd it. very clear. wind NW.

24. on Thurs I helpd uncle Joel put a ruff on a stable & wove some. clear.

        W. this day is for yesterday & that for this.

25. Christmas  Fri I helpd Reuben clean 10 bushels of wheet then took 23

         yards of cloth to Andersons fulling mill. very clear. wind SW.

26. on  Sat I thrashd & cleand 6 bushels of oats & went to town & got a

        letter from Edward W. it raind & snowd. wind SW.

27. on Sun I went to town. Mr White preachd from John X & 41. cloudy.

         wind W.

28. On Mon I helpd cut out a new road to Hilliards mill. it snowd some

         round.  wind W.

29. On Tues I helpd neighbour Smith cill a beef then cild my stear. it

         weighed 266. clear. wind SW. snow melted.

30. On Wed I took my hide to the tanners to git tand then went to town

         again. Mr Johnson preachd from st thes. V & 6. it raind the most of

       the day. wind W & N.

31. on Thurs I set in the house with brother Haigh & wife till after noon

        then took some grain to Pattersons mill. it was mostly cloudy. wind W.

        snow all gon.