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Jan. 1, 1833 on Tu I cilld 8 hoggs & kep 6 that weighd 964 lb.

        cloudy & warm.

 

2. on We I salted my pork & took a hog to D Emery & one to br Smith.

        cloudy. warm.

 

3. on Th I soald a pare of over shoes & mended saddle bags. cloudy & warm.

 

4. on Fr I split some railes. Robert plowd. Samuel went to old town.

         cloudy. warm.

 

5. on Sa I went to town & got my paper then wrokd at m y sled. cloudy.

 

6. on Su I was at home. cloudy.

 

7. on Mo I cut some timber & made some clapboards & put up an ash hopper.

        cloudy.

 

8. on Tu I dresd flax. clear. Samuel came home from Old Town.

 

9. on We I thrashd clover. snowd some.

 

10. on Th I finisd thrashing clover of hay. very cold. spit snow.

 

11. on Fr I fixd the floor & began to tramp clover ceed. ight snow.

        very cold.

 

12. on Sa I cut fire wood. boys trampd clover ceed. clear.

 

13. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Acts IX & 22 first

         verses. snow.

 

14. on Mo I mended my sled & halld some wood & went to town. mostly clear.

 

15. on Tu I winnowd some clover ceed & went to * Sister Suttons funeral. br

        Smith preachd from Eccle XII ch. raind some.

 

16. on We I cleand clover ceed. clear & cold.

 

17. on Th I made some fence & cut some wood. cold.

 

18. on Fr I cut wood. clear. some warmer.

 

19. on Sa I cleand clover ceed & went to church meeting. br Newcom preachd

        from Sol song I & 3. clear.

 

20. on Su I went to meeting. br Newcomb preachd from John III be that

         believeth on etc then br Smith from the wages of sin etc. Smith

         administerd the Lords supper. clear & plesant.

 

21. on Mo I cleand some clover ceed & took 5 bus to G Baugh at $4.00 pr bus.

        clear.

 

22. on Tu I finsd my clover ceed & got out some oats.I went to see D H

         Murphy start with 40 hors to Jersey & put fifty dollars in his hands for

        the Sperrys. cloudy in part.

 

23. on We I took some chickens to J Couch & made some fence. part clear.

 

24. on Th I workd at a new bind bridle. my 2 sons went to school. it snowd.

         cold.

 

25. on Fr I finisd my bridle. cloudy & cold.

 

26. on Sa I soald my sled. some cloudy.

 

27. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai XXXIII 13-14. clear.

 

28. on Mo I went to old place & cleand near 50 bus oats. clear & warm.

 

29. on Tu I went withMary to Hillsboro. cloudy. very mudy.

 

30. on We I workd at some fence. raind towards night.warm. raind hard after

         night.

 

31. on Th I workd at shoes & sold a cow to Robin PUrdy for 8 dollars.

         cloudy. wrote a letter at night to uncle John Bereman.

 




Feb 1 on Fr I finisd a pare of shoes for Robert & other notions. cloudy


2. on Sa I halld a stack of hay to barn & halld some railes. clear.

 

3. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith prachd from Rom VIII & 1-3. clear.

 

4. on Mo I halld rails & some stone for fence corners. part clear.

 

5. on Tu I lade worm of lane fence. clear.

 

6. on We I cut some wood & dresd flax. clear.

 

7. on Th I helpd Samuel git out wheet & dresd some flax. clear & dry.

 

8. on Fr I dresd flax & cleand 14 1/2 bus wheet & halld some rails. went

        to br Sheppards at night. clear.

 

9. on Sa I did what is set down to Friday.

 

10. on Su I came from br Sheppards to New Market meeting. no preaching.

        went to Blacks to talk with him. clear.

 

11. on Mo I hoppd a hoggs head. raind some.

 

12. on Tu I workd at shoes. raind hard.

 

13. on We I workd at shoes & went to bro Sanderses with Elder Vincen.

         cloudy. trees loded with ice.

 

14. on Th I sent kittles & casks to Jesseys for sugar making. went to br

         Sanderses at night. br Vincent from Tenese preachd from Ec IX. there

         was a little citty etc. part cloudy.

 

15. on Fr I went to old place & fetchd home my young cattle then went to

         meeting house. br Vincent preachd from Mat XXV & they that were ready

        etc. cloudy. snowd last night.

 

16. on Sa I halld some wood & went to church meeting. br Blake & wife was

        excluded for believing universalian doctrin. cloudy.

 

17. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from the wages of sin etc then

         br Vincent from Isai XXXV & 1. cloudy. snow nearly gon.

 

18. on Mo I thrashd some oats. Robert went to Jesseys to make sugar. John

         Phibbs & family went with him. cloudy. raind at night.

 

19. on Tu I cleand 4 1/2 bus oats & cut some wood John & family came back.

        raind some.

 

20. on We I cut & halld wood after John & Mary went away. I went to br Woods

        at night. br Vincent preachd from Luke XVII & 17-18. clear & cold.

 

21. on Th I thrashd & cleand 6 bus oats. Samuel some better. went to John

        Clouds at night. br Vincent preachd from luke XVII & 17-18. clear &

        cold.

 

22. on Fr I made a gate to my sheep yard. clear. windy. some warmer.

 

23. on Sa I made some benches. at night br Vincent preachd here from

        2nd tim II & 3. clear & warm.

 

24. on Su I went to meeting.br Vincent preachd from LXXXIX Pas 15-16. he

         started from us after meeting. cold & windy.

 

25. on Mo I got out oats. clear & cold.

 

26. on Tu I cleand up 34 bus oats & cut some wood. part clear. midling cold.

 

27. on We I cut & halld wood. cloudy. cold.

 

28. on Th I sowd some clover ceed then went to bed sick. snowd towards

         night.



March 1 on Fr I workd some at shoes was unwell. clear & cold.

        snow 3 intches deep.

 

2. on Sa I did but little. clear. cold.

 

3. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai LXIII & 1. clear.

 

4. on Mo I workd out stuff for a bing. clear.

 

5. on Tu I made a bin & put wheet in it. cloudy.

 

6. on We I went to Hillsboro in dandy & stopd at Jesseys to stay all night.

        cloudy.

 

7. on Th I helpd Jessey in sugar camp till 2 oclock then came home. clear

         & plesant.

 

8. on Fr I workd some at shoes. was unwell. cloudy & cool.

 

9. on Sa I halld rails & made fence. clear.

 

10. on Su I was at home. clear.

 

11. on Mo I halld & laid up rails. part clear.

 

12. on Tu I made a pare of shoes for myself. raind some.

 

13. on We I split some rails & went to town. was not well. clear.

 

14. on Th I cut rail timber & went to Jesseys. clear.

 

15. on Fr I helpd Jessey at camp then brought home 70 lb sugar. clear.

 

16. on Sa I split some rails & went to church meeting. clear.

 

17. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from John I & 12-13. mostly

        cloudy. went to br Sanderses at night. br Laymon & Smith both preachd.

 

18. on Mo I laid up fence. clear.warm.

 

19. on Tu I cut rail timber. cloudy.

 

20. on We I workd at fence & wrote a letter to W W Wood concerning $50 I

         sent to the Perrys which they have not got. cloudy.

 

21. on Th I helpd Js Dunn raise a barn. clouded over with high wind.

 

22. on Fr I workd at fence & got it round woods pasture. mostly cloudy.

 

23. on Sa I trimd apple trees & went & got plow irons sharpend. clear.

 

24. on Su I was at home. cloudy.

 

25. on Mo I cleand up the meadow. cloudy.

 

26. on Tu I took chickens to J Couch at one dollar pr doz then began

         clearing a strip in oats field. clear. dresd some flax.

 

27. on We I workd at clearing & plowd. clear.

 

28. on Th I sprouted clover field & helpd git out & clean up 11 bus wheet

        the last I have. mostly cloudy. very cold.

 

29. on Fr I sowd some oats.clear.cold.

 

30. on Sa I sowd some flax ceed & cleand up garden for plowing. clear.

 

31. on Su I was at home. clear. hard frost.



April 1 on Mo I thrashd & went to Ts Election & sowd some flax ceed. clear.

 

2. on Tu I cleand up meadow. it raind some in PM.

 

3. on We I workd in garden. cloudy.

 

4. on Th I thrashd some oats & other notions. a shower in morning.

 

5. on Fr I plowd. boys went to muster. clear.

 

6. on Sa I thrashd oats. clear.

 

7. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text was in Rev XX. my son came here

         from Indiana. a hard shower in PM.

 

8. on Mo I workd at Mrs Gossetts shoes & other notions. raind some.

 

9. on Tu I plwd some & sprouted. clear & warm.

 

10. on We I sowd 5 acres oats & went to meeting house. Hezekiah preachd from

        Jere XVII & 6. clear & warm.

 

11. on Th I got out some oats & halld wood. my mare had a mare coalt. clear

        with a hard shower at night.

 

12. on Fr I went to smith shop & got plow irons laid. cloudy & cold.

 

13. on Sa I went to Hillsboro & settled with Bereman & Joslin & got a note

        on Smith & Keys for $122.15 & have sent the Perrys all their money.

        clear. frost  & ice.

 

14. on Su I was at home. Robert is bad with putrid soar throat. clear &

         cool.

 

15. on Mo I did notions. Hezekiah came here & preachd at meeting house from

        104 Psalm 34 vers. Roberts a little better. clear.

 

16. on Tu I sheld some corn. raind in PM.

 

17. on We I poild some dung for corn hills & hunted for my hoggs which I

         have not seen sence January. clear.warm.

 

18. on Th I hewd some sleepers.

 

19. on Fr I made a pare of bar posts put my mare to Huses hors. clear.

        Ho & S S came from Jesseys. Hosea still unwell.

 

20. on Sa I planted corn, beens & potatoes in lot & went to church meeting.

        clear.

 

21. on Su I went to meeting. br Smiths text in Eph V & 6-17. br Kirkpatrick

        from next verse. some cloudy.

 

22. on Mo I halld stadcks of oats into barn then rails & wood. clear.

 

23. on Tu I went to old place & cleand up a field for Hosea to plant. clear.

 

24. on We I made fence. clear.

 

25. on Th I put up a pare of bars & furrowd out for corn.clear.

 

26. on Fr I took some bark & helpd M E clean 45 1/2 bus oats. clear.

 

27. on Sa I began to plant corn. clear.

 

28. on Su I went to town to society. clear.

 

29. on Mo I dropd corn part of the day. boys dungd in hill. clear warm &

         dry.


there is no entry for Tuesday the 30th of April



May 1 on We I made up ground for sweet potatoes & went to old place to help

        Hosea plant. clear smoky warm. very dry.

 

2. on Th I helpd Hosea finish planting. clear & warm.

 

3. on Fr I helpd the boys shear sheep. dry & smoky & warm.

 

4. on Sa I hewd some logs. clear.

 

5. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from 1 John II & 1. clear.

 

6. on Mo I prepard timber for cabbin. mostly clear.

 

7. on Tu I toar down old cabbin & halld to a new place. some showers &

        thunder.

 

8. on We I laid the foundation & had a few hands & put up the cabbin.

        mostly clear with a light shower.

 

9. on Th I helpd Hosea fix to fetch his family from waw bash. Robert went

         with him. br H Burnet preachd at meeting house at 4 oclock from

        Pet N & 18. clear.

 

10. on Fr I workd at the cabbin.some cloudy.

 

11. on Sa I went & got a saw & sawd some timber for clapblards. part cloudy.

 

12. on Su I read. it raind till noon. moderate.

 

13. on Mo I mended shoes  bridles. raind all day.

 

14. on Tu I got out some oats  sawd some logs for floor boards. cloudy.

         ground is wet.

 

15. on We I went to mill & to town. cloudy.

 

16. on Th I halld clapboard timber & rive near 400. mostly cloudy.

 

17. on Fr I naild a clapboard ruff on the cabbin. Jos Cloud helpd. clear.

 

18. on Sa I took potatoes out of cave & went to church meeting. light

         showers.

 

19. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd fromI will lead the blind etc

         then W Smith from I am the resurection etc. cloudy.

 

20. on Mo I workd at cabbin. Jos Cloud helpd. a hard shower at night.

 

21. on Tu I replanted some corn. Mary had a wool picking. mostly clear.

 

22. on We I cut & split rails. Saml workd on the road. mostly clear.

 

23. on Th I went to the burying of Ayreses child & took it in dandy to the

        grave the hoed my lot of corn. halld boards from mill to cabbin for

        floor. cloudy.

 

24. on Fr I hoed corn in AM. it raind in PM. I workd at cabbin.

 

25. on Sa I laid the floor in AM.it raind in PM. I workd at cabbin. windy.

 

26. on Su I spent in reading. a light shower at night.

 

27. on Mo I hoed corn. cloudy.

 

28. on Tu I hoed corn. part clear.

 

29. on We I hoed corn. Hosea & family & Robert returnd from Indiana well

        after night. some cloudy.

 

30. on Th I hoed corn. clear.

 

31. on Fr I hoed corn. got once over. clear.



June 1 on Sa I took our wool to the shene & workd in garden. a shower.

 

2. on Su I went to meeting. Walter Smith preachd from Acts XIII & 38-39.

        several showers.

 

3. on Mo I halld rails & did up fence & went to smith shop in PM. cloudy.

 

4. on Tu I dug & halld stone. cloudy.

 

5. on We I hoed sweet potatoes & dresd some flax etc. part clear. went to

        br Sanderses at even. got a hive of bees on shares.

 

6. on Th I mended shoes. showers.

 

7. on Fr I went to mill & to Jesseys in AM. helpd git out oats in PM. raind

        hard in PM.

 

8. on Sa I cleand 21 bus oats & sheld some corn. raind most all day.earth

        very wet.

 

9. on Su I was at home. very clear.

 

10. on Mo I began to build a stone chinmey. clear. Samuel & Robert mowd

         clover.

 

11. on Tu I workd at chimney to the cabbin. clear.

 

12. on We I workd at & halld one lode clover. clear. I mowd some in AM.

 

13. on Th I workd at chimney & halld one lode clover. clear. I mowd some

         in AM.

 

14. on I workd at chimney & rakd hay. a shower at 10 oclock.

 

15. on Sa I halld a lode clover & went to church meeting. shower in PM.

 

16. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from titus II & 11 then

         Kirkpatrick from John I & 29. clear.

 

17. on Mo I rakd & halld a lode of clover & workd at chimney. clear.

 

18. on Tu I made a mantle peace. cloudy & raind at noon.

 

19. on We I workd some at chimney & laid part of harth. raind hard at even.

 

20. on Th I finisd the hearth & workd at chimney with sticks & clay. Hosea &

        family movd in. cleard off in PM.

 

21. on Fr I fixd for planting potatoes & went to town & got some potters

        ware. boys planted potatoes. clear.

 

22. on Sa I halld a lode of bark to Dill in AM & hoed corn in PM. clear.

 

23. on Su I read in Math. showery.

 

24. on Mo I took 2 bus corn & 29 lb flower to br Smith. raind in AM & got

        a new well bucket fixd at Emerys.

 

25. on Tu I made some rails & shoveld dung out of stable. cloudy & raind

        some.

 

26. on We I cleand 16 bus oats & mowd clover in AM & hoed corn in PM.

 

27. on Th I hoed corn. clear.

 

28. on Fr I workd at a pare of shoes for wife. raind in fore noon then

         cleard off.

 

29. on Sa I rakd & halld 3 lodes clover. very clear.

 

30. on Su I was at home. very clear.



July 1 on Mo I rakd & bound wheet. Samuel credold & helpd Hosea put in stack

        2 lodes of clover. raind towards night.

 

2. on Tu I am 53 years old. rakd & bound wheet. a light shower.

 

3. on We I took up wheet. Jessey helpd. clear.

 

4. on Th I took up wheet. clear.

 

5. on Fr I took up wheet. clear.

 

6. on Sa I took up wheet. clear. Jessey helpd 4 days. clear & warm.

 

7. on Su I went to meeting. Walter Smith preachd from Isai XXII & 13.

         showers went round. warm.

 

8. on Mo I cleand out stable & rep some wheet. raind some in morning.

 

9. on Tu I rep some & halld some & pulld some flax. clear.

 

10. on We I went to old place & took in 136 dozen of wheet. clear.

 

11. on Th I pulld flax. clear & warm.

 

12. on Fr I halld wheet from old place & helpd Jos cloud hall his. clear

         & very warm.

 

13. on Sa I helpd Hosea hall wheet from Hezekiahs field to my barn & pulld

        flax. clear.

 

14. on Su I was at home. refreshing showers.

 

15. on Mo I pulld flax & finisd. clear & cool.

 

16. on Tu I rep oats & spred hay. clear.

 

17. on We I rakd & halld in 5 lodes of hay & one of flax. a shower near

        night. warm.

 

18. on Th I mowd & spred hay. very clear.

 

19. on Fr I moed my  potatoes. cleand 10 bus wheet & got in a lode of hay.

        some cloudy.

 

20. on Sa I took in a lode of hay & went to church meeting a contentious

         one. it was between Sister Wood & Sanders. clear & warm.

 

21. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Ephe ii & 20. clear. very

        warm.

 

22. on Mo I mowd in AM & took up oats & hay in PM a lode of each. clear &

        very warm.

 

23. on Tu I took up oats. I am unwell. clear.

 

24. on We I took up & halld in oats. a light shower in PM. J White & Saml

        cradold. clear.

 

25. on Th I rep some down oats & some timothy for ceed & cockd some. clear

        mostly & very warm. J White helpd.

 

26. on Fr I put up a stack of hay & cockd some. J White cradold & mowd.

        clear.

 

27. on Sa I rakd hay till noon. there was a fine shower in PM.

 

28. on Su I was at home & read. clear.

 

29. on Mo I put up 2 large stacks of hay. Alfred Sheppard helpd. clear

        & warm.

 

30. on Tu I workd out a waggon tongue & cut some wood. a hard shower at

         noon.

 

31. on We I took up oats. clear. Mary & her husband St Clair Dimit from

         Cincinnati came here.



Aug 1 on Th I took up oats & went to Mr Millers to meeting. br Smith preachd

        from Mark XVI & 15-16 then baptizd Sarah Black. clear. cool nights.

 

2. on Fr I took up oats & stackd them had about 200 doz in all. clear.

 

3. on Sa I went to old place & put in barn 20 doz oats of Denis Sanders

         sowing then put in waggon tongue. clear.

 

4. on Su I went to meeting. Watty Smith prachd from John III & 14-16.

         clear.

 

5. on Mo I helpd Joseph Cloud take up oats. mostly clear & warm.

 

6. on Tu I washd some smut wheet & dread some flax. a hard shower towards

        night.

 

7. on We I spred some hay & mended shoes. clear.

 

8. on Th I stackd my part of oats that J cloud had 58 doz. clear.

 

9. on Fr I went to Lewis Beremans burying. some cloudy.

 

10. on Sa I began a poarch at Hoseas & helpd put up his hay. clear.

 

11. on Su I went to Wm Boatmans to see Sally Black. she is sick. cloudy.

 

12. on Mo I workd at the poarch at Hoseas. Edward Johnson came here. cloudy.

 

13. on Tu I went to old place & cleand 11 bus wheet. clear.

 

14. on We I workd in clearing. be Black grubd. clear.

 

15. on Th I workd in clearing & went to meeting house. Mr Bell preachd from

        one Lord etc. br Black grubd. clear cool & dry.

 

16. on Fr I workd in clearing. br Black grubd. Samuel returnd from Stam

         mill. clear.

 

17. on Sa I workd in clearing & br Black till 11 oclock then went to church

        meeting. clear.

 

18. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai LIII & 12 then Wm

        Bell from Rom V & 5. Kirkpatrick a ittle. clear.

 

19. on Mo I workd in clearing. clear.

 

20. on Tu I workd in clearing. clear.

 

21. on We I halld off wood. clear.

 

22. on Th I made a shaft to dandy & rolld logs.

 

23. on Fr I went to smith shop in AM & in PM went to br Clouds on east fork.

        br Pangburn preachd at night. cleard off.

 

24. on Sa I went from br Clouds to Association at Convers Creek. Hezekiah

         preachd the in troductory. delegates went to meeting house & Elder

         Web preachd at stand & at night Spohn in house. we put up at Mr

         Browns a non prefeser. clear & cool night.

 

25. on Su I attended at stand. Elders Croy  Web  & Johnson preachd then went

        to Browns & took dinner & went to meeting at night. Hezekiah

        preachd. clear & dry.

 

26. on Mo I went to meeting house till praching began then the same 3

         preachd that did yesterday then dind at Browns then came to Edward

         Johnsons & put up. went at night to Elder H Burnets. he is sick

         with a fever. Hezekiah preachd. clear.

 

27. on Tu I left Hezekiah & family.they came here the day before we went &

        went with us. we came to Jesseys & took dinner then home. wife is

        unwell. Mrs Gossett went with us. found all well at home. clouded

        over in PM.

 

28. on We I dug some stone & began a dry kiln. clear.

 

29. on Th I finisd my kiln &  put up a hen house. clear.

 

30. on Fr I rackd ceed clover. boys mowd. clear & very dry.

 

31. on Sa I rackd clover & went to town & got a new dung fork & handled it.

        clear.



Sep 1 on Su I was at home. my wife is unwell & took a sweat & puke. clar.

 

2. on  Mo I halld out dung. clear.

 

3. on Tu I halld out dung a light shower.

 

4. on We I bound & set up corn tops & cut out & closd a pare of shoes. a

        hard shower at night.

 

5. on Th I spred dung & went to a special church meeting for the purpos of

        settleing a dificulty between Sisters Sanders & Wood. Samuel began

        to plow for wheet. cloudy.

 

6. on Fr I made a pare of shoes for Rober. raind hard all day.

 

7. on Sa I began a pare of shoes for Samuel & went to old place & cleand

        25 1/2 bus wheet. raind most of the day.

 

8. on Su I was at home. cloudy.

 

9. on Mo I spread dung & workd at shoes. it raind some. cool.

 

10. on Tu I went to General muster & paid my tax. clear.

 

11. on We I began a pare of shelving & spred dung. cloudy.

 

12. on Th I spred dung. cloudy. cold.

 

13. on Fr I spred dung & finisd shelvins. cloudy. cold.

 

14. on Sa I finisd my shelvins & went to church meeting. clear.

 

15. on Su I went to meeting. br Kirkpatrick preachd. be Smith is sick.

         clear.

 

16. on Mo I cleand the ground for boys to plow. clear.

 

17. on Tu I bee off flax ceed. raind some.

 

18. on We it raind hard in AM. we spred out some flax.

 

19. on Th I helpd fall a tree for clapboards & buted it. cloudy & very warm.

 

20. on Fr I took my coalt to old place to wean. raind some.

 

21. on Sa I workd on the road till noon then got in my ceed clover. clear.

 

22. on Su I came from br Smiths & went to uncle J Beremans whare Mr Blythe

        preachd Lewises funeral from Rom VIII & 1. clear.

 

23. on Mo I beat ceed of flax. clear.

 

24. on Tu I spred flax & went to br Sanders & got a few peaches. clear.

 

25. on We I sowd 5 acres of wheet & topd some corn. clear.

 

26. on Th I got out splints & made a bushel basket. the boys & Sally B

        startd early to old town to a protracted meeting. clear & warm.

 

27. on Fr I bound corn fodder & wen to town & put a letter in post offic to

        the Editor of Bapt Journal with 2 collard in it. clear & warm.

 

28. on Sa I helpd Hosea put up his corn fidder & got out lath for chimney.

        clear.

 

29. on Su I went to presbyterian meeting. Mr Rutherford preachd from

         John XI & 35. there was a rind whower last night. clear today.

 

30. on Mo I pickd beeens & pick broom corn & other notions. clear.




 

Oct 1 on Tu I huskd corn in lot & went to old barn & cleand 23 bus wheet.

        raind a little. windy.

 

2. on We I cut saplins & burnt brush & sold John Couch 19 1/2 bus wheet.

        clear.

 

3. on Th I sowd 4 1/2 acres wheet for Hosea & burnt brush. a hail shower.

        cold.

 

4. on Fr I burnt brush & helps HOsea titen his under floor. clear.

 

5. on Sa I washd some smut wheet & finisd the cabbin floor at Hoseas.

         clear.

 

6. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Laymon prachd from Ephe II & 13. raind.

         moderate.

 

7. on Mo I was very unwell with a cold & some fever. raind hard in fore

         noon.

 

8. on Tu I went to the fall Election in PM. cloudy.

 

9. on We I halld wood off clearing & turnd flax. cloudy.

 

10. on Th I sawd & halld logs to Stathams mill. raind in fore noon.

 

11. on Fr I sawd halld logs & sawd some gums & halld home. clouded up again.

 

12. on Sa I sawd some clapboard timber. raind hard last night & this

         morning.

 

13. on Su I was at home. clear.

 

14. on Mo I rolld logs & finisd out Hoseas chimney. cloud over toward night.

 

15. on Tu I went to old place & fetchd home winnowing mill & some apples

        then went to school house & chose new officers. raind some. very

        warm.

 

16. on We I cleand 8 bus flax ceed & some wheet. cloudy. very warm.

 

17. on Th I workd in clearing. cloudy. wind blew very hard.

 

18. on Fr I trampd & cleand 10 bus oats then workd in clearing. raind &

        snowd some.

 

19. on Sa I made some fence & went to church meeting.

 

20. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Acts III last vers.

         cloudy.

 

21. on Mo I halld a log to mill & some clap boards boalts home then sowd the

        new ground with wheet. haild some.

 

22. on Tu I finisd fencing the wheet  took up some flax. cloudy & cold.

 

23. on We I went to old place & gatherd winter apples & fetchd home a barrel

        of cider & took one to D Emery then took up the rest of m flax.

        partly clear.

 

24. on Th went to Morrows & got a barrel of watter coder & fetchd home more

        apples then cleand some wheet & went to John Gossetts to a husking

        at night. cloudy.

 

25. on Fr I took some floor boards from Stathams to Penwells  brought some

         poplar home then went to town. windy.

 

26. on Sa I helpd Hosea raise a stable. had 6 hands. clear & windy.

 

27. on Su I was at home. mostly clear. cool.

 

28. on Mo I began to husk corn. it came on to snow. I capd my shoe. cold.

 

29. on Tu took 7 bus flax ceed to Shs Patterson at 75 cents pr bus. snow

         about 2 intches deep. cold for Novr.

 

30. on We I huskd & halld 2 lodes corn. clear. very cold nights.

 

31. on Th I huskd & halld a lode of corn & dug some potatoes. clear.




Nov. on Fr I dug potatoes & got in a lode of corn. clear. warmer.

 

2. on Sa I huskd & halld a lode of corn. cloudy. raind at night.

 

3. on Su I went to meeting house. had prayer meeting. it raind.

 

4. on Mo I riv some clap boards & helpd Hosea put up a corn crib. cloudy.

 

5. on Tu I huskd & got in 2 lodes of corn. clear. very plesant.

 

6. on We I huskd & halld 3 lodes of corn. some cloudy. warm.

 

7. on Th I huskd & got in 2 lodes of corn. some cloudy. went to br Sanders

        at night.

 

8. on Fr I hsukd  & got in  one lode of corn. came on to rain.

 

9. on Sa I finisd husking & got in 2 lodes of corn.

 

10. on Su I was at home.  Hoseas wife had a daughter born yesterday. clear.

 

11. on Mo I went to town then to McCulleys & got my yearling bull. showry.

 

12. on Tu I helpd fix ribs on Hoseas corn crib & buryed some apples. part

        clear.

 

13. on We I took my plow to Emerys & went to Esq Morrows & got a barrel

        cider. some cloudy.

 

14. on Th I pulld off corn for Hosea. it came on to rain. Hezekiah preachd

         at meeting house at night from Psalm 130 & 3-4.

 

15. on Fr I got some wood. snowed in PM.

 

16. on Sa I did notions & went to church meeting. cloudy. cold. ground

         coverd with snow.

 

17. on Su I went to meeting. br Smith preachd from Isai I & 6. cloudy

         mostly.

 

18. on Mo I alterd & markd my pigs. clean some wheet & helpd Hosea pull his

        corn. clear.

 

19. on Tu I pulld corn for Hosea. clear. cold.

 

20. on We I helpd John Gossett lode Hezekiahs rent corn then went to halling

         my rent corn. clear.

 

21. on Th I pulld & halld rent corn had about 100 bushels. cloudy.

 

22. on Fr I buryed some winter apples & went to Grorge Baughs Constable

         sale. clear. cool.

 

23. on Sa I went o Esq Morrows & got 2 barrels cider then took one to Mary &

        Jesseys. clear.

 

24. on Su I stade at Jesseys. snowd all day.

 

25. on Mo I came home from Jesseys. snow 7 or 8 intches deep. still falling.

 

26. on Tu I made a pare of shoes for Rachel Elwell. snowd some. near a foot

         deep.

 

27. on We I helpd br Sanders cill a beef. came home & dresd some flax.

         clear.

 

28. on Th I cut some wood & dresd some flax. clear & plesant.

 

29. on Fr I halld wood & huskd corn. it raind at night. snow melts.

 

30. on Sa I haskd corn in waggon shed. cloudy & smoky. snow melts fast.



Dec 1. on Su I was at home. cloudy.

 

2. on Mo I mended the fire place in loom house. cloudy. raind a little.

 

3. on Tu I cut logs & briers. Saml began to plow clover dield. some cloudy.

 

4. on We I riv clap boards & fixd Hoseas stable ruff to put on boards.

         mostly cloudy.

 

5. on Th I cut logs & mowd briers & went to Baughs sale at town. cloudy.

 

6. on Fr I took 9 hoggs to D H Murphy at $3.00 pr hun. if over 2 hun pr

         hogg heavyest 278 neat [net]. part clear.

 

7. on Sa I mowd briers & got some wood. cloudy.

 

8. on Su I was at home. br Sanders & wife came here.

 

9. on Mo I mowd briers & sprouted off cut wood. cloudy. snowd some.

 

10. on Tu I measurd & sold 50 bus corn at 25 cts. pr bus. mostly clear.

 

11. on We I cut wood. clear. cool.

 

12. on Th I was sick. clear.

 

13. on Fr I went to Hillsboro with wife. clouded up towards night.

 

14. on Sa I cleand some wheet & went to church meeting. snowd some.

 

15. on Su I went to meeting. the preacher did not come. cloudy.

 

16. on Mo I closd shoes. boys cleand Hezekiahs wheet. 24 bus that Hosea got

         out. snowed all day.

 

17. on Tu I workd at shoes. snowed some.

 

18. on We I cilld the old cherry cow weighd 417 lb snowd some. took the hide

         to Dill to tan. weight 63.

 

19. on Th I setled with Jessey. he paid me about 80 dollars then went with

         him to br Sheppards. he paid him 118  dollars. cloudy.

 

20. on Fr I cut & salted my beef & thrashd some oats.the sun has not appeard

        for 7 days.

 

21. on Sa I cut & halld some wood. part clear.

 

22. on Su I was at home. m ostly clear.

 

23. on Mo I cilld 9 hoggs let Hosea have one weighd 163. cloudy. raind a

         little.

 

24. on Tu I cut & salted my pork & took a barrel cider to Mrs Fanchier. part

        clear. snow nearly gon. quite warm.

 

25. Christmas. I prepard apples for mince pies tuefd sauages etc. snowd.

         grows cold.

 

26. on Th I thrashd some timothy & herd(?) ceed & * went to br Sanderses &

        saw his Daughter Phebe maried to Saml Emery by Wm Miller Esq.

        mostly clear.

 

27. on Fr I cut & halld wood. clear.

 

28. on Sa I dresd some flax & helpd SAml git out wheet. clear.

 

29. on Su I was at home. clouded over.

 

30. on Mo I cleand  bus wheet & halld in a stack of oats more than 2 years

        old. raind last night. cleard off. plesant.

 

31. on Tu I made a rack for my cows & halld  dung on meadow. clear & warm.

 




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