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Jan. 1, 1831 on Sa I cut some wood & went to Hoseas. cleard off. plesant. br Burnet & Hezekiah preachd at night.
2. on Su I was at meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai XXIV & 44. cloudy.
3. on Mo I went to Hoseas & broke some flax. Samuel got out wheet. part clear.
4. on Tu I made a sheep trough. mostly cloudy.
5. on We I broke flax & got out wheet at Hoseas. clear. midling cold.
6. on Th I workd at the flax & wheet at Hoseas. clear. Docterd wife at night.
7. on Fr I put up a sheep stable & coverd it with straw. cloudy & cold.
8. on Sa I cut some wood. began to snow.
9. on Su I was at home. cloudy. snow 4 intches deep.
10. on Mo I cut some wood & dresd some flax. clear.
11. on Tu I cut wood & split some rails. cloudy.
12. on We I went to br Sheppards in a sled & took wife. cloudy & cold.
13. on Th I got out wheet & broke flax at Hoseas. part clear. still cold.
14. on Fr I cut wood & put some oats in stable mow. came on to snow at noon.
15. on Sa I did notions & went to church meeting. it snowd all day. midling cold.
16. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in 2 Cor V & 17. after sermon administerd the Lords supper. cloudy. snow 6 intches deep.
17. on Mo I cut wood. it snowd some. cold.
18. on Tu I cut some wood & got out runers for a log sled. mostly cloudy. Jesse came here.
19. on We I went to Jesseys & cut & halld some lin logs to Summerses mill. part cloudy. cold.
20. on Th I cut some wood & went to the smith shop. clear & plesent.
21. on Fr I went to Hoseas & cleand 56 bus of wheet. cloudy. snowd some.
22. on Sa I went to Jesseys & halld more logs. Hosea went too. cloudy & cold.
23. on Su I was sick a bed. cloudy.
24. on Mo I was some better. snowd some.
25. on Tu I cilld 7 pigs not 11 months old the heavyist weighd 152. clear, br Sanders helpd.
26. on We I did but little. it snowd.
27. on Th I dresd flax. clear & cold.
28. on Fr I cut & halld wood. cloudy.
29. on Sa I split some rails. it snowd.
30. on Su I went to meeting at New Market. br Smith preachd from Rev XXII & 17. clear. good slaying.
31. on Mo I made Sally Black a pare of shoes. it snowd.
Feb 1 on Tu I helpd Hosea clean some wheet. cloudy.
2. on We I went to Hoseas & got out wheet. cloudy.
3. on Th I went to Hoseas & cleand 17 1/2 bus wheet the last of my crop. raind snow.
4. on Fr I dresd some flax. clear & cold.
5. on Sa I cut wood. clear & cold.
6. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai L & 10. clear. some light in North.
7. on Mo I cut wood & went to Mr Campbells & got Mrs Gossetts shoes. mostly cloudy.
8. on Tu I cleand some flax. mostly cloudy. cold.
9. on We I dresd flax. part clear. very cold.
10. on Th I broke & swingled 12 lb of flax. clear.
11. on Fr I went to br Blakes then workd at a well spout. snowd a little. cold.
12. on Sa I cut & halld wood. mostly clear. the sun was eclipsd. br Laymon preachd here at night from James i & 17.
13. on Su I was at home. clear. some warmer.
14. on Mo I went to Hoseas & put a stack of ceed clover in the barn & a stack of oats. clear.
15. on Tu I went to Hoseas & got out oats. it raind.
16. on We I went to Hoseas & got out oats. cloudy.
17. on Th I dresd flax. clear.
18. on Fr I cleand & fetchd home 57 bus of oats then went to Hillsboro & paid Moses Gossett 63 dollars. clear & plesant.
19. on Sa I put 2 lodes of hay in the stable loft then went to church meeting. clear.
20. on Su I went to meeting. br Bell preachd from Acts XVI & 29 to 34. clear.
21. on Mo I split rails & went to br Sanderses at night to meeting. br Bell preachd from Rev XI & 13. clear. Stillman went to Jesseys to make sugar.
22. on Tu I wrote some letters to J Bereman & st Dimit, br Bell & others was here. raind some.
23. on We I mended shoes & cut some wood. cloudy.
24. on Th I cut & halld wood for myself & Hezekiah. clear & plesant. Robert went to horse mill. this is for Friday.
25. on Fr yesterday I split rails & cut wood. cloudy.
26. on Sa I dresd flax & went to Jesseys. they are making sugar. clear & warm.
27. on Su I went to the meeting house & saw * Mrs Woollums buryed. clear.
28. on Mo I mended shoes & began a pig pen. cloudy & warm.
March 1 on Tu I finisd my pig pen then split rails. clear & warm
2. on We I split some railes. there was thunder showers & hard rain.
3. on Th I split some rails & workd at a gardin gate. clear & warm.
4. on Fr I finisd makeing my gate. it raind.
5. on Sa I want to Thomsons then made some rails. cloudy & cool.
6. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Psalm XXVII & 4. cloudy & cool.
7. on Mo I laid new rails on an old fence & made a light ladder. cleard off.
8. on Tu I went to Jesseys & halld in sugar watter. mostly clear.
9. on We I boild sugar watter at Jesseys. cloudy.
10. on Th I sturd off sugar & boild. part clear.
11. on Fr I was taken last night with the coleramorbus & am very feble. sturd off 13 lb sugar & came home. cloudy.
12. on Sa I went to Hoseas & go 20 apples for John Purdy. clear. I am still very weak.
13. on Su I was at home. it snowd & cold.
14. on Mo I dresd some flax & trimd some apple trees. mostly clear after a hard frost.
15. on Tu I sowd my wheet with clover ceed. clear.
16. on We I burnt some brush. clear & cold.
17. on Th I halld some rails. clear & cold.
18. on Fr I halld rails & made a rope for traces. br Bell preachd here at night.
19. on Sa I cut wood & went to church meeting. snowd last night. cold.
20. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Bell preachd from 1 Sam. clear.
21. on Mo I made fence & went to Hillsboro to sue Saml Suton. clear.
22. on Tu I went to Jesseys & sturd off 46 lb of sugar. clear.
23. on We I sturd off 23 lb of sugar & came home.
24. on Th I warpd a 700 peace 45 yds & went to Emerys & got plow irons sharpend. there was a great rain this morning.
25. on Fr I halld some logs & helpd Hezekiah put a ruff on his crib. cleard off.
26. on Sa I trimd apple trees & went to Jesseys & fetchd home 60 lb of sugar. we have got a 105 to our share. some cloudy.
27. on Su I was at home. clear.
28. on Mo I put latch & cetch to loom house door & wrote a letter to the Perrys. it raind.
29. on Tu I cut some logs & went to Hoseas & thrashd clover. showry.
30. on We I did up fence & dungd garden. clear.
31. on Th I trimd apple trees & went & setled with D Lesler. some cloudy & windy.
April 1 on Fr I made fence & workd in garden. clear.
2. on Sa I went & helpd Hosea mark his lambs calvs etc. then planted some potatoes. part clear.
3. on Su I was at home & wrote a letter to Milcha Gossett to her mother. there was hard rain & hail before day & still rains.
4. on Mo I mowd some old fence & went to township election. raind some.
5. on Tu I put a lode of hay in stable loft & took some oats to br Sanderses barn & trampd out. clear & windy. some frost.
6. on We I took 2 lodes of oats & got out & dresd some flax. clear & windy.
7. on Th I cleand my oats & fetchd it home 43 bushels. some cloudy.
8. on Fr I warpd a peace for table cloths & made some fence. it raind then snowd hard.
9. on Sa I made fence. cloudy & cold.
10. on Su I was at home. raind some.
11. on Mo I rolld logs made rails & made some fence.
12. on Tu I sowd oats. clear. the ground froze.
13. on We I finisd sowing my oats & flax & cleand up a fence row. clear.
14. on Th I was unwell with a relax & red McEwenon the topes. it raind some.
15. on Fr I went & got the plow irons sharpnd & burnt briers. cloudy.
16. on Sa I sowd clover ceed on oats & went to church meeting. cleard off after a thick fog.
17. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Luke IV & 18-19 then administerd the Lords supper.
18. on Mo I finisd sowing my oats with clover ceed & halld some wood. a light shower.
19. on Tu I markd out & planted the lot with potatoes & corn & burnt brush.clear.
20. on We I cleand up the meadow & helpd stop fire that got in the woods from Hezekiahs clearing then made fence. clear & dry.
21. on Th I made fence & sprouted. clear.
22. on Fr I cut bar posts & made a martain box. clear.
23. on Sa I morticd bar posts & hewd bars. clear.
24. on Su I went to society meeting. raind a little.
25. on Mo I hewd bars & halld railes. raind some.
26. on Tu I workd at fence & was taken with a chill & fever. cloudy & cold.
27. on We I was unwell & Samuel so too. clear.
28. on Th I put a lode of hay in stable loft & towards night began to rige up for corn. clear with frost.
29. on Fr I workd at fence & went to the meeting house at night. the Agent of Baptist tract society preachd from Jouh XIV & 1-3. clear.
30. on Sa I made fence & went to br Sheppards. clear.
May 1 on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from 2 pet III then Kirkpatrick from Isai LIII & 1. clear.
2. on Mo I halld some rails. broke an acle tree of the waggon & began to make a new one. clear.
3. on Tu I finisd my acle tree & began to plant corn. clear.
4. on We I planted corn. clear.
5. on Th I planted corn. some cloudy.
6. on Fr I went to Jesseys & planted 5 acres of corn. cloudy & raind at night.
7. on Sa I went to Emerys & got my waggon axle irond. it was showry. hard rain.
8. on Su I went to society. clear. cool.
9. on Mo I dungd corn in the hill & planted. John HIxon cut my 2 coults. some showers. cool.
10. on Tu I dungs & planted corn. clear. frost & ice this morning.
11. on We I finisd planting corn about 18 acre. clear. some warmer.
12. on Th I helpd Hezekiah plant some corn. it came on to rain. I was taken at night with purging & pukeing.
13. on Fr I was sick. purging continued. cloudy.
14. on Sa I was still unwell not able to go to church meeting. clear.
15. on Su I was some better. went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Rom XII ch through out. clear & warm. vigitation grows fast.
16. on Mo I went to Hoseas & helpd put 30 bus wheet in bags of ours for Charles Statham at 50 cts pr bus. some cloudy.
17. on Tu Iwent to John Phibbses & took wife. mostly clear & warm.
18. on We I mended some shoes & went to Robert Boatmans. there was a hard shower.
19. on Th I started to Hillsboro in little waggon. the creek was so high we came back. br Sargent preachd at night from 89 Psalm. there was hard rain.
20. on Fr I chopd some & went to Robert Boatmans. there was a hard shower.
21. on Sa I went to Hillsboro with my wife. mostly clear.
22. on Su I went to New Market to meeting. Mr Cox preachd from Acts XXIV & 25. clear.
23. on Mo I began to git timber for a barn. had 3 hands. cloudy & cold. (a very backward spring the flys in wheet)
24. on Tu I workd at the timber. had 3 hands. it raind some. worms is bad on corn.
25. on We I workd at the logs. raind some. had 3 hands.
26. on Th I wrokd at the timber with 3 hands. clear. some warmer.
27. on Fr I workd at clearing a potatoe patch. clear & warm.
28. on Sa I rolld the logs in my patch & halld off the wood. clear & very warm.
29. on Su I went to society. clear.
30. on Mo I replantd corn. clear & warm.
31. on Tu I replanted corn. clear & warm.
June 1 on We I went to John Morrows raising & rive boards. mostly clear.
2. on Th I took oats to Hoseas & trampd out & broke some flax. clear dry & warm.
3. on Fr I went to Emerys & got plow irons lade. showry. Marys friends came from Batavia.
4. on Sa I made Robert a pare of shoes. raind.
5. on Su I went to meeting. Hexekiah preachd from 2nd Cor V & 9-11. he preachd again at 4 oclock from 2nd tim I & 12. clear & plesant.
6. on Mo I went to Hoseas & cleand 43 bus oats then made a mole board to a corn plow. clear.
7. on Tu I hoed corn. the Batavia people started home. clear.
8. on We I hoed corn till noon then went to Jesseys to plowing & howing our corn there. clear.
9. on Th I hoed corn at Jesseys & came at night. clear & very warm.
10. on Fr I hoed corn. clear. very warm.
11. on Sa I hoed corn. a shower in morning. Wm Emery & J Whtley is making shingles for me.
12. on Su I went to society. some light showers.
13. on Mo I hoed corn & cut some poles for rafters. Emery & Whitley hued. cleard off.
14. on Tu I hoed corn. clear. some cooler.
15. on We I hoed corn & got once over it by noon then went to town & bought two mowing cyths at $1.25 each. clear.
16. on Th I hoed corn for Hosea. the boys plowd for him. clear.
17. on Fr I dresd some flax 2 hard showers in PM.
18. on Sa I took a tree out of the road went to the smith shop & to church meeting. a shower at night.
19. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from John XV & 5. mostly clear.
20. on Mo I began to plant potatoes. it came on to rain. ground very wet.
21. on Tu I went to Jesseys & to Hillsboro. part clear. Samuel mowd clover & planted potatoes.
22. on We I hoed the lot of corn & potatoes & put up clover hay. raind towards night.
23. on Th I helpd dig on the meeting house lot to see if there was silver oar. cloudy & raind a little.
24. on Fr I spred my clover & halld a lode for Hosea & one out of this field. some cloudy. cool.
25. on Sa I dresd some flax then halld a lode of clover from Hoseas & 2 at home. part cloudy.
26. on Su I was at home. it raind all day.
27. on Mo I halld rails, it raind in AM.
28. on Tu I cut some rail timber & went to town & got our roals. a shower in PM.
29. on We I halld rails & made fence. there was a shower at noon.
30. on Th I made fence & went to Hoseas & halld 2 lodes of clover for him & one home. clear.
July 1 on Fr I hoed corn. cloudy. some light rain.
2. on Sa I was 51 yrs old. rakd & halld 4 lodes of hay. clear.
3. on Su I went to society. a shower in PM.
4. on Mo I hoed corn in AM then went to New Market whare br Smith preachd on independance from Isai XXXIII & 13. there was a shower towards night.
5. on Tu I did notions. it was showry & at night raind very hard.
6. on We The waters was higher than I have seen them for 10 years. still showry.
7. on Th I made some rails & some fence. a shower. I went to Hoseas & made some roaps last night. * Mr Woolums was drowned in bare run.
8. on Fr I began to rap wheet. raind hard at night.
9. on Sa I rep some & was taken unwell. cleard off. wind NW. cool. Jessey helpt.
10. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from 1 Cor I & 4:22:23. clear. I am still unwell.
11. on Mo I rep wheet. Jessey helpd. cleard off. cool.
12. on Tu I rep wheet. Jessey helpd. clear.
13. on We I rakd & bound wheet & finisd had 180 dozen. clear.
14. on Th I stackd my wheet. Hezekiah helpd. there was a shower at night.
15. on Fr I topd up my stacks & fencd them. clear.
16. on Sa I hoed potatoes & went to church meeting. br Smith preachd a short sermon. clear.
17. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in 2 thes II & 13 then administerd the Lords supper. clear & warm.
18. on Mo I cut some wood. showry.
19. on Tu I hoed some vines & made fence. cloudy.
20. on We I made fence & helpd uncle Joel pry up his old barn. part clear & warm.
21. on Th halld rails. a hard shower.
22. on Fr I mended some shoes & oild my bridles. several showers. had rain at night.
23. on Sa I made fence & puld some flax. cloudy.
24. on Su I went to meeting house but none came. clear.
25. on Mo I went to Hoseas & halld in some wheet. a hard shower towards night.
26. on Tu I spred some hay. clear.
27. on We I put up hay. a hard rain in PM.
28. on Th I went to Emerys shop. raind in AM.
29. on Fr I rakd & put up hay a large stack. showers went round.
30. on Sa I went to Hoseas & helpd him put in 2 lodes of wheet & one of hay then
came home & put up flax & shockd oats had 3 men reaping oats.
31. on Su I went to society. there was a shower. my son Hosea had a daughter born this morning.
Aug 1 on Mo I rep oats. showers went round.
2. on Tu I rep oats & helpd Hosea pout in 2 lodes of hay. a shower at night.
3. on We I finisd cuting my oats & helpd D Sanders reap in PM. some cloudy.
4. on Th I plowd & hoed my potatoes & sowd some turnups & put up a stack of hay. clear.
5. on Fr I took up oats & put up a stack. part cloudy. cool.
6. on Sa I took up oats. mostly clear.
7. on Su I went to meeting. N Burnet preachd from Acts XVII & 30-313. after him Hezekiah from Psalms XVI & 11. it raind some. cool.
8. on Mo I took up oats. part cloudy.
9. on Tu I finisd takeing up & stackd my oats. Hezekiah helpd. some sprinkles of rain.
10. on We I went to Hoseas & stackd oats & hay. clear.
11. on Th I went to Hillsboro & to Jesseys & put up some hay. clear & warm.
12. on Fr I cut some wood & helpd Hosea with his oats then went to Elizas & saw her oldest daughter die at 10 oclock PM with the flux & kanker. clear. [dau born 7 Sep 1827]
13. on Sa I went to Wm Holmses & spoke for little Marthys coffin & went to her burying at 4 oclock. br Smith preachd in meeting house from all flesh is grass ec. clear & warm.
14. on Su I was at home. there was a shower.
15. on Mo I mended shoes & halld wood & felld a tree for shingles. cloudy.
16. on Tu I sawd shingle timber. br Van pelt began to make shingles for me. a shower.
17. on We I went to court to attend to the Perrys business. some cloudy.
18. on Th I went again to court. some clear.
19. on Fr I went to court & obtaind a decree to git the money for John & Jeremiah Perry & recievd 300 dollars for them & wrote a letter & put $50.00 in it & started it to them by mail. light showers.
20. on Sa I sawd some timber & went to church meeting. br Lamon preachd from Ephe II & 19. some cloudy.
21. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Ephe V & 14-16. a shower.
22. on Mo I sawd & halld shingle timber. cloudy. raind in morning.
23. on Tu I halld logs for a barn & helpd br Sanders lay foundation for a house. cloudy.
24. on We I helpd D Sanders raise a house. hazy & cool.
25. on Th I mended shoes. it raind.
26. on Fr I helpd cut lath timber. tore down part of old still house. cloudy. my wife started to Association.
27. on Sa I hewd some studing & helpd Hosea git in oats. cleard off.
28. on Su I went to br Sanderses a while. clear & cool.
29. on Mo I helpd Hossea take up oats & git them out. clear.
30. on Tu I halld logs for barn. Hosea helpd. mostly clear.
31. on We I halld the cilld & old stable. Hosea helpd. mostly clear.
Sep 1 on Th I halld the rest of stable & some stone & got hands & laid the foundation of a barn. some cloudy. some rain last night.
2. on Fr I hued some rafters & cut skids. raind some.
3. on Sa I halld scids & rafters & went to New Markey & got 75 lb of nails & askd hands to help me raise on Monday. cloudy.
4. on Su I went to society. cloudy. cool.
5. on Mo I raisd my barn near 2 (???) feet long. had about 25 men. cleard off.
6. on Tu I began to frame rafters. clear.
7. on We I framd rafters & went to Esq Morrows & setleed with M Elwell. raind some.
8. on Th I helpd frame the plates. cloudy.
9. on Fr I finisd the plates & raisd the rafters. nearly mashd my left thumb. clear.
10. on Sa I put on lath. Vanpelt & Jessey began to put on shingles. a hard shower at noon.
11. on Su I went to society. some cloudy.
12. on Mo I helpd wetherboard a gable & finisd lathing. Hoesa & Van pelt shingled some. clear.
13. on Tu I tended on the shingles & finisd the ruff at noon. then put in some hay. clear.
14. on We I went to Hoseas & measurd some wheet to send to mill & cleand some oats.
15. on Th I workd at shoes. it raind.
16. on Fr I workd at shoes & made a new plow handle. cleard off. I went to smith shop.
17. on Sa I halld some wood & went to church meeting. clear. some frost.
18. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Col II chap. clear. frost.
19. on Mo I put up a pare bars & made fence. clear. some warmer.
20. on Tu I rakd & halld in hay. clear.
21. on We I cleard plow. Stillman plowd. clear.
22. on Th I cleard plow & made a shoe. showers in PM.
23. on Fr I made an ax handle & topd corn. clear.
24. on Sa I went to smith shop & cleard plow for Samuel. clear in part.
25. on Su I went to society. cloudy.
26. on Mo I workd at Roberts shoes & bound some corn foodde. raind in AM.
27. on Tu I plowd. clear.
28. on We I plowd, Samuel mowd ceed flower. clear & cool.
29. on Th I topd corn & cleard plow. clear. cool.
30. on Fr I went to smith shop ethen bound & set up fodder. clear. frost & some ice.
Oct 1 on Sa I cut some wood & halld. cloudy.
2. on Su I staid at home. it raind.
3. on Mo I went to Hoseas & helpd clean some wheet then came home & finisd Robt shoes. raind.
4. on Tu I made a pare of shoes for myself. raind.
5. on We I empd some cider barrels & cleand some wheet for ceed. cloudy & cold.
6. on Th I workd at the barn & began to sow wheet. it cleard off. cool.
7. on Fr I sowd some wheet & sprouted some. cloudy.
8. on Sa I got some wood & did notions. it raind hard.
9. on Su I red in the Baptist Journal. cloudy & cool.
10. on Mo I halld a stack of wheet to Hoseas. clear after a white frost.
11. on Tu I went to the Election. clear. a hard frost.
12. on We I sowd & harrowd weheet. clear.
13. on Th I finisd harrowing wheet & went to Hillsboro & paid my tax $8.23. clear & warm.
14. on Fr I went to Hoseas & took in ceed clover. clear & warm.
15. on Sa I took in clover & went to church meeting. clear & warm.
16. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai XL & 9-10-11 then administerd the Lords supper. it was clear & plesant.
17. on Mo I finisd giting in clover & huskd some corn & halld some wood. clear.
18. on Tu I began a pare of shoes for J Johnson & went to school house. clear. raind in morn.
19. on We I went to Jesseys & sowd some wheet for him. clear & warm.
20. on Th I halld some corn. clear.
21. on Fr I mended my waggon bed & gatherd apples fo winter. clear & warm. 22. on SaI halld some wood & gatherd apples. clear. Samuel finisd puting in Jesseys wheet. 6 acres.
23. on Su I went to meeting. Hezekiah preachd from st John V & 1-5. some showers with hard wind.
24. on Mo I dug some potatoes & wrote a letter to John Swinney. it raind some.
25. on Tu I getherd some apples & dug potatoes. mostly clear.
26. on We I put some rails in barn mow for floor & huskd some corn. part cloudy.
27. on Th I halld a lode of corn & some potatoes. cloudy. raind last night.
28. on Fr I went to Hoseas & cleand near 11 bus wheet. finisd puting up potatoes had about 20 bus. cloudy. took in my cabig.
29. on Sa I began a foundation for a corn crib & went to br Sheppards at night. clear.
30. on Su I stade at br Sheppards till after noon then came home. cloudy. raind in morn.
31. on Mo I mended my wifes shoes & put a letter in the post office to Jerh Perry and put $50. in it to him & one to J Swinney.
Nov 1 on Tu I took in some apples & cut & halld 3 lodes wood. the Purdys took a lode of apples to make cider on shares. cloudy. cool.
2. on We I huskcd & halld in corn. cloudy.
3. on Th I got in corn. mostly clear.
4. on Fr I got in corn. mostly clear.
5. on Sa I got in corn. raind last night. today clear.
6. on Su I went to Hillsboro to presbyterian meeting. clear & plesant.
7. on Mo I huskd & halld corn. clear.
8. on Tu I got in corn. clear & warm..
9. on We I huskd & halld corn. mostly clear.
10. on Th I put up part of a new corn crib. some showers of rain.
11. on Fr I halld some wood & huskd corn. cleard off.
12. on Sa I was very sick. clear.
13. on Su I remaind very sick. clear.
14. on Mo Hosea & br Sanders cilld my bull it weighd 297 lb. I am still confind. some cloudy.
15. on Tu I walkd out some. at night was taken with a severe pain in my left breast & shoulder.
16. on We I am still much distresd with pain. the boys have gon to Jesseys to take in corn.
17. on Th I am still laid up. clear & cool.
18. on Fr I went to Emerys & to the meeting house at night. br Chaffe preachd from Heb III & 5. some cloudy.
19. on Sa I got some wood & went to church meeting. clear & cool.
20. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Smith preachd form John XI & 25. clear.
21. on Mo I huskd corn. snowed towards night.
22. on Tu I mended shoes for Eliza. cloudy. cold.
23. on We I halld in corn. clear.
24. on Th I cut & halld some wood & huskd some corn at Hezekiahs. part cloudy.
25. on Fr I went to Jesseys & finisd husking corn & sent 25 bus to Hillsboro. mostly clear.
26. on Sa I took 25 bus more corn to Mr Glasscock & got $10 saddle then halld 2 lodes wood for Jessey then took 12 gus corn to the Pattersons & came home. raind in morn. cloudy all day.
27. on Su I began to read the bible through. snowd.
28. on Mo I cut & halld 4 lodes wood. cloudy. cold.
29. on Tu I dresd some flax. clear & cold.
30. on We I halld 2 lodes of corn from Hoseas. it came on to snow.
Dec 1 on Th I mended a shoe for Sally Black & went to Dills & got 10 1/2 lb soal lether. cloudy.
2. on Fr I went to mill & to Hillsboro. part clear. thaws some. it has been very cold.
3. on Sa I went to New Market & put $120 in to H Merphys hand for the Perrys then cut some wood. cloudy & cold.
4. on Su I was at home. cloudy & cold.
5. on Mo I did but little. very cold. cloudy.
6. on Tu I helpd br Sanders cill a bull & skind a sheep that died. part clear & cold.
7. on We I cilld 7 hoggs. Hezekiah & br Sanders helpd. mostly clear.
8. on Th I went to Hilsboro & took 6 hoggs to Mr Galscock & 2 to Nelson Sheppard. left Samuel at Jesseys to hall wood for him. part clear.
9. on Fr I went to To Huntors & M Elwells then huskd corn for Hezekiahs hoggs. part clear. cold.
10. on Sa I cut some wood & whet my saw. clear.
11. on Su I was at home. cleaar & cold.
12. on Mo I helpd Hosea cill a small bef & sold my bald horse 3 past to Caleb Ayres for 55 dollars. clear & cold.
13. on Tu I did notions. clear. very cold. Samuel cilld his first turky.
14. on We I cilld 3 hoggs for Hezekiah & Samuel went with them to Hillsboro. cloudy & snowd towards night.
15. on Th I cut some wood. clear & cold.
16. on Fr I cilld 5 hoggs they weighd 734 the heviest 215. Hosea helpd. part clear.
17. on Sa I cut a little wood & went to church meeting. clear. very cold. hard wind last night.
18. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd. clear & cold.
19. on Mo I cilld a stear weighd 347 lb then went to br Smiths & took him some beef, pork & a coverlid dried apples & stade all night. snowd in morn then clear & cold.
20. on Tu I cut some wood for br Smith then came home. clear.
21. on We I pulld corn for Hezekiah & put in his crib. clear.
22. on Th I dresd flax. clear.
23. on Fr I cut some wood, it came on to snow.
24. on Sa I got some wood. cleard off.
25. on Su I went to New Market. Hezekiah preachd from Isai LIII & 6-9. part clear.
26. on Mo I cut some rail timber. clear.
27. on Tu I mended a shoe for S B. it snowd.
28. on We I cut some wood at door. Jessey & family was here. cloudy.
29. on Th I put some rails in barn mow for floor. cold & clear.
30. on Fr I put a stack of hay in barn. cloudy.
31. on Sa I did but litle. it snowd.
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