| On Friday Jan 1 1830 I cut
& halld some wood & went to br Sanderses on a visit. part
clear. 2. on Sa I put a new popet in my sled. Jessey & family came here. cloudy. 3. on Su I went to presbyterian meeting. Mr Dicky preachd from Heb X & 19-21 then administerd the sacrement. cloudy. 4. on Mo I cilld 7 hoggs that weighd 11.32. some cloudy. 5. on Tu I went to br Sanderses then poild some brush. clear & midling cold. 6. on We I made a cover to a flower barrel & went to town. it snowd a little. 7. on Th I went to Pattersons folling mill & got 20 1/2 yds of foold cloth & 10 of presd flannel. it was clear & plesant. 8. on Fr I got out oats & dresd flax. clear. 9. on Sa I got out oats & dresd some flax. it raind hard. 10. on Su I was at home. mostly cloudy. 11. on Mo got out some posts for a bin & halld some wood. clear & cool. 12. on Tu I workd at a bing. part clear. 13. on We I finisd my binn. the boys cleand 64 bus of oats. uncle Joel & wife came here.clear & warm. 14. on Th I put some clover in the barn out of the old stable loft. clear. 15. on Fr I took 9 1/2 bus flax ceed to Hillsboro & got 40 cts pr bus. it was clear. & plesant. 16. on Sa I did some notions & went to church meeting & heard Mr Black relate their ecperiance & was receivd. clear. br Smith came home with us & maried my oldes son Hosea to Marthy Burnet a young widow. may the Lord bless them with peace & presperity. clear. 17. on Su I went to meeting. bro Burnet preachd from Rom V & 21 then Hezekiah from 1st Pet I & 2-3 then went to the watter & he baptisd the two that was examond yesterday then came home & dind & at candle light br Burnet preachd here from Heb IX & 13. clear & cool. 18. on Mo I helpd the boys thrash clover for ceed. clear & cold. 19. on Tu I cleand the stables & helpd with the clover. clear. 20. on We I cut wood & went with wife to John Phibbs & stade all night. mostly clear. 21. on Th I came home from Johns & halld fire wood. clear & cold & windy. 22. on Fr I put an oats stack in barn & thrashd the loose sheaves. very windy. 23. on Sa I put fires on logs. some cloudy. cold. 24. on Su I was at home. cloudy & cold. 25. on Mo I tended on my fires. the boys trampd clover ceed. cold. 26. on Tu I cleand over the clover ceed & go 2 1/4 bus. clear & cold. 27. on We I put up the fires & went to Longs to take some leather. clear & smoky. 28. on Th I mended my shoes & put up the negroes. clear. 29. on Fr I cleand 1 1/4 bus clover ceed. it snowd some. 30. on Sa I helpd cill Hezekiahs hogs 4 & one of mine & took it to Dan Emerys. it weighd 118. clear & cold. 31. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Smith preachd from JerXXXI & 18-19. it began to snow. Feb 1 on Mo I went to Moses Gossetts & partly bargind with him for his part of his fathers place then went to Longs & to br Sheppards. it snowd some. snow about 10 int deep. 2. on Tu I cleand some clover ceed & mended Samuels shoes. some cloudy & cold. 3. on We I halld some wood. clear. some warmer. 4. on Th I went to br Smiths in the sled on a visit. cloudy. 5. on Fr I mended the bellows & some bridles. it was clear & cold. 6. on Sa I spun rope yarn. clear & very cold. 7. on Su I went to meeting. br Bell was to preach but did not come. cloudy. 8. on Mo I went to James Dunns on the sled on a visit. clear & cold. 9. on Tu I broke flax. mostly clear. 10. on We I trod out oats & cavd it up. it was mostly clear. 11. on Th I dresd flax. clear. 12. on Fr I went to Moses Gossets & bargind for him for his part of his fathers place. clear. 13. on Sa I went to John Phibbses then to Gossetts & had the Deed executed for their land & paid 130 dollars. it was part clear. 14. on Su I went to New Market whare br Smith preachd from Deut XXXII & 9-12. it was clear & warm. 15. on Mo I went to John Ilers & to Hillsboro to Amariah Gossets to git them to sine the Deed for the Gossett place.it was clear & warm. 16. on Tu I went to J Dunns & took 2 dozen chickens then hung my meat for smoaking. it was clear. 17. on We I cut & sawd timber for sugar troughs. mostly clear. a little cooler. 18. on Th I went to bro Cammels & borrowd 40 dollars of him. clear. 19. on Fr I went to our meeting house & saw John Eyler buryed then went to Hillsboro & paid Amariah Gosset 50 dollars & put up with Jessey. cloudy. 20. on Sa I came home from Hillsboro & went to church meeting. mostly clear. 21. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in Jere XXIII & 6. raind some. 22. on Mo I went to Emerys & got a foot put in the big kittle then sowd clover ceed. clear. 23. on Tu I dresd flax & got out wheet. clear. 24. on We I got out wheet cleand out the stables. it was clear. 25. on Th I finisd giting out wheet & cavd it up. it raind some. 26. on Fr I took some troughs to the sugar camp & opend part of the trees. br Laymon preachd here at night from 1st Cor I & 23 then Hezekiah from 13 chap of same book. it was clear. 27. on Sa I went to the camp & to Mrs Gossets. it was clear. 28. on Su I went to New Market. br Smith preachd from Isai XXVIII & 16. mostly clear. March 1 on Mo I began a pare of shoes for Samuel & cut out one for Hosea. it raind. 2. on Tu I finisd Samuels shoes & mended Elizas. cloudy & cold. 3. on We I cut & halld wood. clear & cool. 4. on Th I halld some hay & went to a meeting of the bible sosiety. clear. 5. on Fr I took in a lode of hay. it came on to rain. I caried & boild sugar watter. 6. on Sa I cleand 16 bus of wheet. cloudy. 7. on Su I was at home. my sow has 12 young pigs. some cloudy. 8. on Mo I workd out a stick for hames for Hosea. cleard off. cold. 9. on Tu I finisd a pare of hames for Hosea & broke some flax. clear & cool. 10. on We I went to Emerys shop the broke flax. 11. on Th I rolld logs. cloudy. 12. on Fr I rolld logs. clear & warm. 13. on Sa I went to Emerys shop & to Mrs Gossets. it raind. 14. on Su I went to Sunday school then to meeting at 3 oclock. Mr Blythe preachd from st thes V & 19. clear & cool. 15. on Mo I movd to the Gosset place. it was clear & plesant. I pray the Lord to bless up in our new cituation & my son also that I have left behind. 16. on Tu I went back & cleand over some wheet & fetchd some more things. it raind a little. I sowd clover ceed. 17. on We I went back & finisd cleaning wheet & fetchd some things. raind hard. 18. on Th I split some railes & went back & made some ropes & fetchd home another lode. part clear. 19. on Fr I sowd 1/2 bus clover ceed on Hezekiahs wheet & went to John Barreres sale. clear after a white frost. 20. on Sa I halld a lode of hay from Hezekiahs & a lode of wood then went to church meeting. there was a shower in PM. 21. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Exodus XXVIII & 37 then administerd the Lords supper. it was clear. 22. on Mo I wrote a letter to Sister Gosset & went to Dills. part cloudy. 23. on Tu made some fence & went to Hoseas & sent 20 bus wheet to mill. cloudy. 24. on We I made some fence & set Samuel to plowing in Pm. cloudy & cool. 25. on Th I run part of a broom & red. it raind all day. 26. on Fr I workd some at the fence then went to tother place & dresd flax. cleard off. 27. on Sa I halld some rails & was at the widow Gossets sale & bought the clock cupboard & other notions. clear & warm. 28. on Su I was at home. clear & warm. 29. on Mo I workd some at the fence. Moses Gosset movd to Hillsboro to day. clear. 30. on Tu I workd some at the fence & went to Dills. some showers. 31. on We I made a pare of back bands for Hosea & took them to him. cloudy. April 1 on Th I fixd up some fence. there was showers of snow & rain. 2. on Fr I went to Hoseas & cleand about 50 bus oats & put a stack in barn & went to br Sheppards. clear. 3. on Sa I set up a new loom for Eliza & made some things belonging to it. clear after a hard frost. 4. on Su I was at home & wrote a letter to John Swinney. clear. 5. on Mo I cut some rail timber & went to township election. Denis Sanders began to work a month for me at 7 dollars. clear. 6. on Tu I workd some at rails. clear. 7. on We I halld some wood & went to Hoseas. clear & warm. I went through the steem at night. cloudy & warm. 8. on Th I began Robert a pare of shoes & did other notions. clear. 9. on Fr I went to Hoseas & got some things & went to Pattersons mill & brought home a lode of flower. this is for yesterday to day I sowd flax at Hoseas. clear. 10. on Sa I put up some bar posts & finisd Roberts shoes. some snow showers. cool. 11. on Su I was at home. clear. 12. on Mo I made a pair of bars & sowd 1/2 bus flax ceed. clear. 13. on Tu I split stakes in AM & plowd in PM. clear. 14. on We I sowd near 8 acres of oats & went to Hoseas & got some clover ceed. clear. 15. on Th I sowd my oats wtih clover ceed & went to Hoseas & fetchd 20 bus potatoes. cloudy. 16. on Fr I fild the coffee mill & went to see John Gossett who is sick with the piles. it raind. 17. on Sa I halld some rails & went to church meeting. Mrs Black was receivd for baptism. clear & plesant. 18. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Math XVIII & 3. clear. 19. on Mo I went to Hoseas & sowd 7 acres of oats for him came home & split some rails. clear. 20. on Tu I made fence & went & got the plow irons sharpnd. mostly clear. windy. 21. on We I made fence. there was a shower at noon with hard wind. 22. on Th I movd Hezakiah. some showers. 23. on Fr I halld rails & made fence. cloudy. 24. on Sa I halld rails in PM. it raind in AM. 25. on Su I went to meeting. Hezekiah preachd from the 84 Psalm then went to the watter & baptisd Mrs Black. it raind some. 26. on Mo I took some whiteoak bark. clear. 27. on Tu I made fence & rolld some logs. clear. frost & ice this morn. 28. on We I made fence. clear. 29. on Th I made fence & went to Hoseas & got the loom. clear. some warmer. 30. on Fr I made fence & went to br Sheppards & got 3 lb coffee. clear. May 1 on Sa I began to plant corn. some showers. 2. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in Rom X & 14. clear mostly. 3. on Mo I planted corn. clear. 4. on Tu I workd at the fence after a rain in the morning. 5. on We I workd at the fence till noon then went to Hoseas & sheard sheep. raind hard in the morning. 6. on Th I went to Hoseas & finisd shearing my sheep & helpd him plant corn. clear & cool. 7. on Fr I plowd. clear. 8. on Sa I plowd. clear. cool nights. 9. on Su I went to New Market. br Smith preachd. after an inter mision br Sperry preachd. at candle light they both preachd at our meeting house. clear. 10. on Mo I planted corn. clear. 11. on Tu I finisd planting in AM & helpd Hezekiah plant in PM. clear. 12. on We I plowd for D Lesler in AM & at home in PM. a shower at night. 13. on Th I plowd. there was a shower at noon. 14. on Fr I plowd & went to Hoseas & got the wool & some oats & began to sow. a hard shower. 15. on Sa I workd in gardin & went to church meeting. clear mostly. 16. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Luke XV & 18-19. mostly clear. 17. on Mo I mended shoes & cut rail timber. raind in morning. 18. on Tu I sowd some oats & made some fence. raind in moring. 19. on We I replanted corn. part clear. 20. on Th I hoed a truck pach took the wool to the machine & planted some sweet potatoes. clear. 21. on Fr I went to Hoseas & got out oats & dresd flax. clear. cool weather. 22. on Sa I went & got out oats & cleand between 60 & 70 bus. cloudy. 23. on Su I was at home. John & Mary was here. cloudy & cool. 24. on Mo I made rails. Ozwell Ayres came here. clear & cool. 25. on Tu I went to Hillsboro. clear. some frost this morning. 26. on We I stakd & riderd fence. clear. 27. on Th I replanted corn & made fence. clear. 28. on Fr I cut some bushes. raind some. 29. on Sa I went 8 miles to Nataniel Campbells & paid his wife 40 dollars that I had borowd of him. a hard shower at night. 30. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Acts XX. clear. 31. on Mo I workd on the road. some cloudy. June 1 on Tu I split stakes & helpd Hosea roll logs on his potatoe patch. cleard off. windy. 2. on We I stakd & riderd fence. clear. 3. on Th I cleard out a fence roe. it raind towards night. Joseph Grant & family came here. 4. on Fr I halld in to the orchard. there was a hard shower. 5. on Sa I halld rails & wood. a shower. 6. on Su I went to Hoseas in PM. there was a hard rain. 7. on Mo I new set fence round the orchard. it raind some. Joseph Grant started home. 8. on Tu I made fence & began to hoe corn. Stillman plowd. part clear. 9. on We I hoed corn. a light shower. 10. on Th I hewd some timber & went to the smith shop. there was a hard shower. 11. on Fr I planted potatoes. cloudy. 12. on Sa I hoed corn. clear & warm. 13. on Su I was at home. clear & warm. 14. on Mo I hoed corn. clear & very warm. 15. on Tu I hoed corn. a light shower. 16. on We I plowd & hoed corn. a hard shower. 17. on Th I plowd & hoed corn. clear. 18. on Fr I hoed corn & helpd Hezekiah with his clover in br Sanderses field. clear. 19. on Sa I rakd & halld hay for Hezekiah & went to church meeting. there was a shower. 20. on Su I went to see br Sheppard. he is very sick then I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Luke XXiii & 32 after sermon administerd the lords supper. showery. Elder Sherburn came here at night. 21. on Mo I went to G W Barreres with Milton Gossett & got a deed for his part of the land for 80 dollars then hoed the lot. part clear. 22. on Tu I hoed corn. a hard shower. 23. on We I cut some wood & went to Hoseas & got some cherrys. clear & cool. 24. on Th I dresd some flax & halld a lode of black oak bark to J Dill. clear. 25. on Fr I halld a lode of bark white oak to J Dill then hoed corn. clear. 26. on Sa I hoed corn & took a lode of white oak bark to J Dill. some cloudy. grows warmer. Elder Sherburn started for home whose facce I never again expect to see in the flesh. 27. on Su I went to meeting. Wm Johnson preachd from Acts XXiv & 25. clear. 28. on Mo I hoed corn. clear. 29. on Tu I mowd some & hoed corn. clear. 30. on We I plowd & hoed corn & spred hay & went to Hoseas. clear & warm. July 1 on Th I plowd corn & spred hay & went to Hoseas. clear & warm. 2. on Fr I was fifty years old this day I hoes corn & made Hosea a boot. clear. 3. on Sa I went to Hoseas & began to cut wheet. him & Hezekiah helpd. some light showers. 4. on Su I went to meeting. Hezekiah J preachd from Heb IV chpt. mostly cloudy. 5. on Mo I rep & shockd wheet. Jessey & apprentice came to help me. clear. 6. on Tu I cut wheet & finisd mine. clear. 7. on We I cradold wheet for Hosea. part cloudy. 8. on Th I rackd & bound wheet for Hosea. showers went round. 9. on Fr I helpd Hosea finis his wheet & began to hall in mine. clear. 10. on Sa I was unwell. Jessey & the boys halld in wheet. clear. 11. on Su I want to br Sheppards to meeting at 4 oclock br Smith preachd from Isai XLII & 16. mostly clear. br Sheppard is very sick. 12. on Mo I went to Hoseas & got out some wheet & puld some flax. 13. on Tu I pulld flax. clear. 14. on We I pulld flax & finisd. clear. 15. on Th I made a rakd & spred hay. Hezekiah & Stillman mowd. clear & dry. 16. on Fr I put up hay. clear & warm. 17. on Sa I put in 2 lodes of hay & went to church meeting. clear & very dry. 18. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in Acts XVII & 30-31. showers went round. 19. on Mo I helpd Hosea hall flax & he helpd me then went to br Sheppards. clear. 20. on Tu I spun rope yarn & went to Hoseas & made a well rope. a light shower. 21. on We I sowd some buck wheet & cleand out the well. showers went round. 22. on Th I put up hay. mostly clear. 23. on Fr I put pup hay. showers went round. 24. on Sa I rakd & stackd hay. clear. 25. on Su I went to meeting. Wm Johnson preachd from Luke X & 27. clear. 26. on Mo I took up & halld in oats. clear. 27. on Tu I took up a few oats. cloudy & raind a little. it remains very dry. 28. on We I split rails & laid up some fence. some cloudy & warm. 29. on Th I took up oats & went to Hoseas & stackd some hay. a light showe. 30. on Fr I took up oats & finisd stacking my part of the hay that Eli Bereman cut on the shears at Hoseas. clear. 31. on Sa I sent a hundred of flower to br Smith & took another to J Sperry & went to br Woods at night. some cloudy. Aug 1 on Su I went to meeting from br Woods. br Smith preachd from Jere XXXI & 18-19. some cloudy & warm. 2. on Mo I trod out wheet at Hoseas. this is for Tues. clear & cool & dry. 3. on Tu I took up oats for Hosea on Mon this was done. some cloudy. 4. on We I cleand up 14 bus of wheet & halld Stillmans in & set him to git it out. clear. 5. on Th I stackd my oats at Hoseas & put up some hay at home. clear. 6. on Fr I stackd my hay. clear. 7. on Sa I took up oats & mended S Bs shoes. Stillman cradold oats. clear. 8. on Su I red Frets essays on baptism. clear. 9. on Mo I took up & hald in oats. clear. 10. on Tu I made & put in a new waggon tongue & split some rails. clear. very drye. 11. on We I halld some railes & go Hezekiah to boar a hole in the well. clear. 12. on Th I went to John Phibbses & got 20 feet of boards & took to meeting house. some cloudy. 13. on Fr I I helpd Hezekiah make a frame to his well top. cloudy. 14. on Sa I plasterd the inside of the kitchen & went to church meeting. clear. 15. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Math XVI & 24-28. cloudy. 16. on Mo I went to Hillsboro. it raind some last night. 17. on Tu I helpd Hezekiah at his well. mostly clear. 18. on We I helpd make a stand near the meeting house. clear. 19. on Th I made some fence & halld some wood. clear. 20. on Fr I made a new pare of bars & cilld a stear & let br Sanders have 88 lb. clear. 21. on Sa I took a hid to Dill to tan & went to the Association. Hezekiah preachd the introductory from John then br Bell on the stand from Math XII & 42. after him be More then dismisd. between 12 & 20 came to my house & dind went to the meeting house at night. br Laymon preachd. clear. 22. on Su I went to meeting. bros More & Tempel preachd after an inter mision C B Smith & Cave preachd & at night Hezekiah. there was near 30 here to night. clear & very dry. 23. on Mo I went to the stand brs More & Laymon preachd then the Association adjornd to meet at Soldier run next year. Oh that the Lord would as his blessing to his owne word. clear. 24. on Tu I rakd clover. Hosea & Stillman mowd at Hoseas. clear. some cooler. 25. on We I took the wall out of my well. clear & cool. 26. on Th I attended on Hezekiah at work in the well. very clear. 27. on Fr I helpd about the well. some cloudy. 28. on Sa I closd some shoes & wrote a letter to John Jere Perry & put it in the office. clear. 29. on Su I was at home. clear & warm. the earth is the dryest I ever saw it. corn & grass dried up. 30. on Mo I began to put the wall in the well. there was a fine shower at noon. 31. on Tu I finisd walling the well. clear. Sep 1 on We I went to the smith shop then cleard some for turnups. clear. 2. on Th I cut & halld 2 lodes of wood then finisd my turnup patch & sowd it. clear & warm. 3. on Fr I went to Hoseas & took in the ceed clover. 4. on Sa I workd at shoe making & went to br Sheppards & got 20 lb of nails. clear. 5. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in Math XX & 28. part cloudy. 6. on Mo I fell a tree for shingles & finisd a pare of shoes for Samuel. showers went round & raind a little here. 7. on Tu I made a shingle horse & shavd some. Jessey was here & went home unwell. there was a good shower in AM. 8. on We I rive shingles. Wm Boatman shavd 500. mostly cloudy. 9. on Th I made shingles. some cloudy. 10. on Fr I helpd br Wood raise hewd log house. mostly clear. 11. on Sa I put on the north side of my citchin ruff. Jesey helpd me. clear. 12. on Su I went to New Market to presbyterian meeting a young Fooferton preachd from Heb II & 2 after an inter mision again from Bals XXIII & 1. clear. 13. on Mo I made shingles. cloudy. 14. on Tu I made some shingles. clear. Samuel S went to move Jessey out of town on a farm. 15. on We I workd at the shingles. clear. 16. on Th I went to Hoseas to roll some logs & broke some flax & helpd Saml git out some wheet. some cloudy & cool. 17. on Fr I made some shingles & went to a meeting of the bible society. yesterday I bought home some honey from Hoseas. clear. 18. on Sa I made some shingles & went to church meeting. clear after frost & ice. 19. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from the 53 chap of Isai. clear after a white frost. three in succesion. 20. on Mo I made a pare of shoes for Robert. clear. I was unwell. 21. on Tu I helpd Hosea make his wife a pare of shoes. part cloudy. 22. on We I huskd & halld in some corn. cloud. a fine shower after night. 23. on Th I workd at shoes. some rain. 24. on Fr I finisd Eliza a pare of shoes. cloudy. 25. on Sa I made a boulster to the waggon & workd on the road by John Gossetts. clear. 26. on Su I was at home. Moses Gossett & wife came here. clear. some cooler. 27. on Mo I sowd 4 1/2 acres of wheet. Stillman harrowd it. some cloudy. 28. on Tu I sawd shingles timber. cloudy. 29. on We I took my flax to Hoseas to put out. clear. 30. on Th I sowd wheet for Hosea spred some flax. clear. Oct 1 on Fr I spred some flax & cleand some ceed & broke some flax. clear. 2. on Sa I helpd beet flax & spread at Hoseas. clear till towards night. 3. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai XXXV & 8 then came home & dind & went to New Market. Mr Blithe preachd the funeral of Robert Morrow from Heb VI & 17-18. it was clear. 4. on Mo I went to Hoseas & finisd spreding the flax & cleand the ceed. clear. 5. on Tu I sawd & halld shingle timber some fire wod. mostly clear. 6. on We I made shingles. clear. 7. on Th I went to Hillsboro to meet with the bible society. clear. 8. on Fr I made shingles. clear & dry. 9. on Sa I went to Hoseas & cleand 17 bus of wheet then halld 2 lodes of wood for Eliza. clear. 10. on Su I was at home. part cloudy. 11. on Mo I went to Emerys & got my horse shod then fencd my hay stacks. showers went round. 12. on Tu I started with br Sanders to Ripley with wheet to Read oak meeting house & put up. some cloudy & raind a little at night. 13. on We I or we started early & went to Sheppards mill & sold our wheet at 50 cts pr bus then went to Ripley & got each a barrel of salt at 50 cts pr bus then came near half wasy home put up. there was a shower in PM. 14. on Th I started early & got home about noon then shavd some shingles. cloudy. 15. on Fr I shavd some shingles & went to Hoseas & got some wheet & sowd some. clear. 16. on Sa I finisd sowing 4 1/2 acres of wheet & went to church meeting. clear. 17. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Rev XV & 3 then administerd the Lords supper. clear. 18. on Mo I put the ruff on the south side of the kitchen. Jessey & Hosea helpd. clear. 19. on Tu I made a few shingles & finisd the ruff & went to the Destrict school meeting & was elected clerk. it raind some. 20. on We I cut & halld wood & made a maul. cloudy. 21. on Th I mended my waggon bed & went to Hoseas & halld in my part of the corn that br Sanders planted. clear & smoky. 22. on Fr I huskd & halld in corn. Hosea helpd me. cloudy in AM but cleard off. 23. on Sa I got in corn. Samuel workd on the road. clear & warm like indian summer. 24. on Su I went to the burying of Josefine Barrere. she died with the dead pallsy. ther ws a large collection of people. clear. 25. on Mo I cut & halld wood for Hezekiah. clear & smoky. 26. on Tu I finisd giting in my corn had a bout 10 bushels in all of 16 acres the grub worms injurd it more than drouth. 27. on We I huskd & halld corn for Hezekiah. clear. 28. on Th I finisd giting in Hezekiahs corn in AM & raisd my crib 2 rounds higher in PM. come cloudy. 29. on Fr I halld stone for under pining the meeting house. part cloudy. 30. on Sa I helpd under pin the meeting house with stone. clear & warm. 31. on Su I was at home. raind towards night. Nov 1 on Mo I split some puncheons & made an apple hole. some cloudy. 2. on Tu I gatherd winter apples. Diven getherd apples to make cider on the shares. some cloudy. raind at night. 3. on We I went to Hoseas & helpd him husk corn. clear after a frost. 4. on Th I huskd corn for Hosea till noon then came home & gatherd apples. br Bell preachd here at night from Math XI & 12. clear. 5. on Fr I huskd & halld corn at Hoseas. clear. went to br Sanderses at night. 6. on Sa I helpd br Sanders cill a small beef & got part of it then went to Hoseas & finisd his corn. clear warm & smoky. 7. on Su I was at home. very smoky. 8. on Mo I made a pare of shoes for myself. raind some in morning. very smoky. 9. on Tu I cut & halld some wood & went to Emerys & got my dandy. clear. 10. on We I went to Hoseas & got some grain & went & ground some. clear. cooler. 11. on Th I oild my harnes & mended Mrs Johnsons shoes. it raind in PM. 12. on Fr I started in the dandy with my wife & went to Wiliamsburg & put up at the Rosses & went to hear Hezekiah preach at night. clear. 13. on Sa I started from br Rosses & went to Batavia & took brakefast with Frederick H then went to St Clair Dimits & dind then went to br Tibbets & put up in Cincinnati. part cloudy. 14. on Su I went to meeting at 11 oclock & heard a Methodus wommon preach & at 3 went to hear H Patterson then went & staid with unkle John Bereman. mostly cloudy. 15. on Mo I went to see Wm Joslins & showd him my power of Atturney from the Perrys then went to the yard whare my mare was & found she was mising. after hunting for her till 3 oclock got a hors of Timothy Hezer & came to Mary Dimits. 16. on Tu I started from Dimits & came to Batavia to Jos Grants. some cloudy. warmer. 17. on We I got a hors of Capt Moor & left the other to be sent back then came to Hudson PIllers & put up. it raind in PM. 18. on Th I came home by 10 then cut wood. clear. some coller. 19. on Fr I went to Hillsboro to Collins to git council about the power of atturney & took Hannah home.mostly clear. 20. on Sa I went to Matthias Giblars to write for the school directors. clear & warm. 21. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Smith preachd. cloudy. raind hard at night. 22. on Mo I workd at a pare of shoes for my wife. cloudy & raind some. 23. on Tu I workd at the shoes & took some buck wheet to Pattersons. cloudy. 24. on We I workd at a pare of shoes for Robert. cloudy. 25. on Th I cut some logs for a hogg pen. cloudy. 26. on Fr I hewd some logs & went to Hoseas & took up some flax. clear. 27. on Sa I went to Hoseas finisd taking up the flax & put it in the barn. clear. 28. on Su I was at home. it raind hard. 29. on Mo I went to br Sanderses & helpd way his hoggs then began to make a pare of shoes for Mr Divin. it raind all day. 30. on Tu I helpd br Sanders deive his hoggs to John Dills & tryd to drive mine but lost them. it was clear. Dec 1 on We I helpd br Sanders cill a bull then went & took my hoggs in the waggon to Dills. they came to $35.50. clear. 2. on Th I began a pare of shoes for S S & hued some logs. it raind part of the day. 3. on Fr I finisd Stillmans shoes & cut & halld fire wood. raind hard in AM. 4. on Sa I helpd br Sanders cill 4 hoggs that weighd 847. cleard off. 5. on Su I went to meeting. br Laymon preachd from Ephe II & 10 after him br Smith spoke some. part cloudy. 6. on Mo I went to Esq Malcoms with Linssey Gossett to git his ackknowledgment to the deed then cut logs for puncheons. 7. on Tu I split some puncheons for hogg pen floor & hewd some logs. some cloudy. 8. on We I halld logs & puncheons. cloudy. 9. on Th I halld some logs & wood. cloudy. snowd some. 10. on Fr I laid the foundation of my hogg pen & floor. mostly cloudy. 11. on Sa I built my hogg pen. Hosea helpd. clear & warm. Nothern lights appeard. 12. on Su I was at home. it raind. 13. on Mo I fixd up the loom house. Hosea came here and made a shoe. it raind. 14. on Tu I went to Hoseas & cleand over some wheet & brought some home. raind. 15. on We I made a door for the hogg pen. part clear & cold. 16. on Th I cilld a white cow weighd 393 then helpd Hezekiah cill 5 hoggs. it snowd some. very cold. 17. on Fr I took the cows hide to Dills to git and weight 52 lb then cut & halld wood. mostly cold. 18. on Sa I put up my hoggs to fat. cut up my beef. went to church meeting. cloudy. 19. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Rev XX & 6. cloudy. 20. on Mo I skind some sheep that I supose the woolves cilld last night. it snowd. 21. on Tu I made some brooms. extreamly cold clear. 22. on We I cleand a little flax. clear. very cold. 23. on Th I dresd some flax & cut some wood & went to br Sanderses at night. more moderate. 24. on Fr I cut some wood. came on to rain. 25. on Sa Christmas I cut wood. cloudy. 26. on Su I was at home. cloudy. 27. on Mo I cut & halld wood. cloudy. 28. on Tu I cilld 3 shotes. snowd. 29. on We I went to Jesseys to town. snowd some. cold. 30. on Th I mended shoes for Lesler. 31. on Fr I did notions. it snowed. |