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Jan. 1, 1838 on Mo I wove some & cilld a sow weighd 197 lb & a bull weighd 320. clear & warm.
2. on Tu I wove. clear partly & warm. Robt plowd.
3. on We I wove. clear & warm.
4. on Th I wove. raind some at night.
5. on Fr I wove & got out peace 37 1/2 yds long. Saml cilld his hoggs 4. clear.
6. on Sa I went to town & got a letter from Hosea. all well. ckear. Robt has plowd all the week. no frost.
7. on Su I was at home. raind at night.
8. on Mo I went to br Mcconaugheys then got out some oats. a snow this morn about 4 intches deep. cleard off. midling cold.
9. on Tu I cut & halld some wood then went to Wm Purdys & got a girl about 14 name Margret Formshel. part clear.
10. on We I hewd & set in a pare of small gate posts. clear & cold.
11. on Th I part made a pare of shoes for Peggy. clear & cold.
12. on Fr I finisd Peggys shoes & workd at barn. clear. thaws some.
13. on Sa I got out some oats & cleand 37 bus. Elder Sterns preachd here at night from Isai XXXII & 17. clear.
14. on Su I went to meeting. Elder Sterns preachd from Rom I & 16 then here at night from Luke XII & 32. cloudy. warm.
15. on Mo I went to town & got a deed from M W Gossett for all his rights in this place. clear & plesant.
16. on Tu I got out wheet. clear.
17. on We I went to Hillsboro with neighbours Vance & McConaughey. clear & warm.
18. on Th I cleand 17 bus wheet after giting out a flooring. came on to rain.
19. on Fr I mended shoes. snowd some.
20. on Sa I cut some wood & went to church meeting.
21. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Smith preachd from Math XVIII. clear & cold.
22. on Mo I cut & halld wood. clear.
23. on Tu I made a new coupling pole to waggon & other notions. part clear. Elder Sterns preachd here at night.
24. on We I was at home at a meeting appointed to settle a difficulty in dispute about benevelent opperations and came to the conclusion that every one should act according to the dictates of their own concienceses. clear.
25. on Th I went to fulling mill & got a peace of cloth & wrote a letter to Hosea. part cloudy. moderate.
26. on Fr I went to town & got my gin mare shod then workd at a watter trough to spout under house eve. cloudy. cool aire.
27. on Sa I did notions. cloudy. cooler.
28. on Su I was at home. read Chrismas Evens sermons. cleard off. cold.
29. on Mo I dresd flax. clear & cold.
30. on Tu I cilld 4 hoggs. heviest weighd 47. salted them. part cloudy.
31. on We I got out 43 doz wheet & went to old br Mcconaugheys at night. some cloudy. Feb 1 on Th I got out 26 doz wheet. snowd some.
2. on Fr I got out 9 doz wheet & other things. spits of snow.
3. on Sa I got out 24 doz wheet. still snows a little & very cold.
4. on Su I was at home. cloudy & cold.
5. on Mo I got out doz wheet the last then run it through the mill. snowd some.
6. on Tu I cleand the wheet 50 bus. let br Vance have 28 bus. part clear. more moderate.
7. on We I cut & halld 3 logs to saw mill & some fire wood. came on to rain.
8. on Th I was unwell with a cold. cloudy.
9. on Fr I dresd some flax. clear & cold.
10. on Sa I cut some fire wood. cloudy. high wind.
11. on Su I was at home. part clear. the coldest day there has been this winter.
12. on Mo I dresd 8 lb flax. clear & plesant.
13. on Tu I helpd Saml clean 19 bus wheet of his raiseing. snowd.
14. on We I cut some wood. br Vance & wife her sister & mother came here a sleighing. cloudy.
15. on Th I and wife went with br Vance in sled to Mrs Johnsons. it snowd some. cold.
16. on Fr I set in house & read Chrimas Evins sermons. snowd fast. cold. snow 12 in deep.
17. on Sa I cut some wood & went to church meeting. no business. done. clear & cold.
18. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Smith preachd from Rev. clear & cold.
19. on Mo my daughters from WInchester is here. come a sleighing. clear & cold.
20. on Tu I halld some wood after my daughters started home. mostly clear & cold.
21. on We I halld some saw logs to D Mcconaugheys mill. clear & cold.
22. on Th I halld some logs to mill & some fire wood. clear.
23. on Fr I halld some saw logs to mill. cloudy. snowd a little. good sleighing.
24. on Sa I cut & halld fire wood. clear. melts some of roughs.
25. on Su I went to Mr Millars to meting. Mr Smith preachd from John. cloudy & cold.
26. on Mo I cut wood by the house. clear.
27. on Tu I dresd flax. clear. melts some.
28. on We I halld wood & sold D Vanwinkle 30 bus corn at 37 1/2 pr bus. clear. March 1 on Th I set in house & red Chrismas Evens sermons. snowd fast.
2. on Fr I cut wood & made some ax handles. cloudy. spit some with snow.
3. on Sa I & wife went with br Vance wife to their son Jacobs in sled on a visit. clear.
4. on Su I was at home. cloudy. yesterday obert got a buck the first he ever cilld.
5. on Mo I cut & halld some logs. raind some.
6. on Tu I went to Mr Cravens in sled & took wife & sister Mcconnaughey on a visit. cloudy.
7. on We I dresd flax. clouded up in PM.
8. on Th I put in some new ax handles & cut some wood. snowd & raind some.
9. on Fr I halld some wood & went to the burying of G W Barrere. he was buryed after manner of free masons. Mr Turner preachd on the ocasion. cloudy. thaws some.
10. on Sa I got out some oats. partly clear.
11. on Su I was at home. clear. last Friday morn Saml S Harris had a daughter born. [Olive HARRIS, b. 9 MAR 1838]
12. on Mo I sowd timothy ceed on wheet & dresd flax. very clear. snow melts fast.
13. on Tu I helpd git a stack of Hoseas oats in the barn for Saml to git out then began to trim apple trees. part clear. warm. hous ruff has had snow on 4 weeks.
14. on We I cut some wood. cloudy.
15. on Th I went to br Vances & got him to come for some of Hoseas oats we then cleand 50 bus & let br Vance have 41. Saml got them out fot the 6th bus. cloudy.
16. on Fr I sawd some logs at door. came on to rain & snow. snow nearly all gone.
17. on Sa I went to church meeting at br Sanderses. a disagreeable meeting it was. snowd all day.
18. on Su I was at home & red Chrismas Evens sermons. clear.
19. on Mo I cut some wood. clear. halld a hay stack.
20. on Tu I went to town & took irons to Jarmons to git a new plow made. clear & smoky.
21. on We I poild dirt for dung & trimd some apple trees. Robt is plowing. clear & warm.
22. on Th I put straw in furrows as Robt is plowing. clear & warm & smoky.
23. on Fr I put straw in furrows & went to Sam Emerys. clear & warm.
24. on Sa I stakd & ridered some fence. a light thunder shower this morn then clear
25. on Su I was a home. clear. colder.
26. on Mo I got ou 38 doz oats. clear. warm.
27. on Tu my gin mare had a mare colt this morning. I poild dung. Robert finisd brakeing up for corn. clear. I went to town.
28. on We I made a new pair of hames. br Pangburn came here & preachd at night from Rom VIII from 1 to 3. clear & warm.
29. on Th I manded a back band & pickd brush in widow Emerys field. clear. smoky.
30. on Fr I pickd brush in widow Emerys field. Robt plowd. clear & smoky.
31. on Sa I split rails & mended a bridle. Robt started to Elizas. clear & very warm. April 1 on Su I was at home. a hard hail shower in fore noon. Haise Smith had a mare cilld with lightning. she was in stable. cleard off. cool.
2. on Mo I got out a flooring of oats & went to township election. clear & cool.
3. on Tu I went to widow Emerys field finsid the plowing & sowd 5 acres with oats. clear.
4. on We I cavd up oats on barn floor & cleard off garden & went to widow Emerys field & sprouted. Robt finisd harrowing.
5. on Th I took up apples & potatoes & went to br Vances. clear.
6. on Fr I cleand 42 us oats & let br Vance have 17 bus. Mr Stanford came here with his stud horse. I put gin mare. raind some.
7. on Sa I cut some wood & dungd garden. showry. Elder Sterns came here.
8. on Su I went to meeting. br Sterns prachd from Rom VIII & 9 then at our house at 4 from 1 Cor 4 & 2. it raind hard in morn.
9. on Mo I made fence near Samls. cloudy.
10. on Tu I sprouted & cleand off meadow. clear.
11. on We I burnt brush in orchard. clear & very cold.
12. on Th I sowd oats & flax. clear & cold. ground froze this morn hard.
13. on Fr I sprouted & halld some stakes. cloudy. the full mare took the horse.
14. on Sa I soald a shoe for Hannah & went to church meeting and on account of their persecuting me because I would not give up the cause of benevelence I seperated from them. clear & cool.
15. on Su I was at home. it raind & haild thundred.
16. on Mo I workd some at gate. it was cloudy & cold.
17. on Tu I went to Hillsboro to cout. it raind towards night.
18. on We I made a blind bridle for Saml. rand hard in morn then cloudy & cold.
19. on Th I split some rails & stakes & had 3 coults cut by Philip Wilkins. some snow storms & cold.
20. on Fr I cut out & closd a pare of shoes for Saml & other things. clear & cold.
21. on Sa I made Saml shoes. Elder Sterns came here & cleand one clock. clear.
22. on Su I went to meeting. Elder Sterns preachd from 1st Peter IV & 1-2 then at our house at 4 oclock from Rom III & 31. clear. some warmer.
23. on Mo I propd up kitchen pickd brush in a new field Saml is to plant a mile from home. Elder Sterns cleand the other clock.thunderd & raind some.
24. on Tu I pickd brush. clear mostly.
25. on We I sowd a lot of flax & went & rold logs & burnt brush for Saml. windy.
26. on Th I did some hooping. showry.
27. on Fr I was very unwell. some chilly. Hezekiah preachd here at night. clear. 28. on Sa I went with Hezekiah & br Vance to Sardenia. Hezekiah preachd at noon. at night some rain. put up at old Starnses.
29. on Su I heard Hezekiah & a Mr Shaw presbyterian preach then rode to Winchester 10 m & heard Hezekiah again. clear. cool. put up with Elder Burnet.
30. on Mo I came to Mr Simminses & took dinner then home. clear & cool. May 1 on Tu I did but little. was unwell. showry.
2. on We I did some notions. raind.
3. on Th I sheld corn & poild dung for corn hills. cloudy & cold. light rain.
4. on Fr I cut some wood. raind some. cold.
5. on Sa I hued some timber. cold. showers.
6.on Su I went to meeting. Elder Sterns preachd from Acts XIII & 24 then at our house at 4 oclock from Isai XXXX & last vers. showers of rain & hail.
7. on Mo I went to Sardenia & got Velina Sterns to live with us. Elder Sternses daughter. cloudy & cold.
8. on Tu I poild dung for corn. cloudy.
9. on We I halld dung & put in corn hills & helpd Saml plant. cloudy.
10. on Th I halld ou dung & began to plan. cloudy & cold.
11. on Fr I halld dung & planted. clear. froze hard this morning. it has been a long cold spell. Aunt [Rebecca] Bereman died to day at 11 oclock AM.
12. on Sa I planted corn till noon then went to Aunt Rebecca Beremans burying at 2 oclock. Sally Ann & Eli is left alone. clear after some frost.
13. on Su I was at home. hazy. plesant.
14. on Mo I planted corn. mostly clear.
15. on Tu I harrowd for Saml in AM & began to plant for him in PM. clear & warm.
16. on We I helpd Saml plant his corn & cleand off the lot before the door & had it plowd. Hezekiah preachd from Micah VI & 6 - 10. some clouds.
17. on Th I cut out & lind some shoes. it raind.
18. on Fr I halld some stakes & some wood & went in PM in waggon & took wife Jesseys 2 boys to Winchester. raind some in fore noon.
19. on Sa we came home. I then went to town. clear & cool. some white frost.
20. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Smith preachd & Kirkpatrick closd meeting. clear.
21. on Mo I sent Robt to Winchester for a new waggon which I give 75 dollars for & cut out some shoes. showry.
22. on Tu I made shoes. it raind. Mr Burnet preachd here at night. raind in fore noon.
23. on We I workd at the shoes. it raind.
24. on Th I cleand up meadow & took 10 bus wheet to Pattersons mill. cloudy & cool.
25. on Fr I made Valina Sterns a pare of fine shoes.
26. on Sa I stakd & riderd fence. cloudy.
27. on Su I was at home. a thunder shower in morn then cloudy & cool.
28. on Mo I washd put up 11 bus potatoes for market & fixd other things & loded waggon for Cincinnati. cloudy. frost.
29. on Tu I started with my wife. found a rough road. put up at Luke Mireses. clear.
30. on We I got to Batavia at seven oclock & staid till 12 then went to Cin. went to fly [?flea] market. slept in waggon. clear.
31. on Th I sold my potatoes at from 83 cts to one dollar pr bus flower at $2:75. got a barrel of salt at 56 1/4 pr bus & some shuggar coffee & tea & left the citty at 1 oclock & got to Batavia at dusk. clouded over towards night. June 1 on Fr I came from Batavia in afternoon to Moses Beckweths & put up. raind all last night. cloudy all day. road muddy.
2. on Sa we started after brakefast & came to Beauford & put up fed & dind at Mr Furreys thencame home & found all well. clear.
3. on Su I was at home. clear.
4. on Mo I was sick in bed. a light shower.
5. on Tu I was some better. it raind.
6. on We I replanted some corn. it raind hard in fore noon.
7. on Th I spent with Elders Fry & Sterns afternoon in visiting. Fry preachd last night from 2 Cor I & 20 & tonight at br Vances Eld Sterns from Isai LX & 1. the day was clear. I pray the Lord to be with us through our meeting.
8. on Fr I went with Elders Fry
& Sterns to visit sister Creed & family. Mr
9. on Sa I was Constituted into a new church with 16 members. our old brethren have bolted the meeting house against us. Hezekiah preachd from Ephe VI & 16 at night. Mr Thomas from Pensylvania.
10. on Su I was at prayer meeting at 9 then went into our orchard. Mr Griffith preachd from Jere then Hezekiah from out of his fullness etc then Thomas & Sterns administerd the Lors supper then at 5 oclock Fry preachd from Rev VII & 9 then Thomas from st Peter IV &
17-18. a light shower
in PM. we had a good meeting & many tears shed.
11. on Mo I workd some in garden & went to br Vances at 4. Levi Griffith preachd from Luke XIII & 24 then Mr Griswold from Eccles 8 & 6. there was an evening shower.
12. on Tu I cut some wood at the house. it was showry. preaching was at Jacob Vances at night on the little rokky fork.
13. on We I cut fire wood & went to town.Mr Griffith preachd in Methodus meeting house from John III & 3. cleard off. very warm.
14. on Th I hoed in garden & plowd corn. Robt has gon to * Minton Vances wedding. Mr Griswold preachd here from Prov III & 14 at 1/2 past 5. a shower at night.
15. on Fr I made a big gate. a light shower.
16. on Sa I workd onth raod. a very hard shower at 11 oclock. E Bereman Supervisor.
17. on Su I was at home. had prayer meeting here. clear.
18. on Mo I hoed corn & went to town. Mr J Thomas preachd from Job XIX & 23 to 27. he came home with us. clear.
19. on Tu I did up some fence & went & hoed corn in same field. there was a hard shower of rain last night. clear today.
20. on We I hoed corn. clear & warm.
21. on Th I hoed corn. Hyron (? Byron) Sterns preachd here from Luke XVI & 31. clear.
22. on Fr I hoed corn. clear. very warm.
23. on Sa I hoed corn. a shower at night of wind but little rain. very warm.
24. on Su had prayer meeting here. clear. cooler.
25. on Mo I hoed corn. clear.
26. on Tu I took our wool to Thos Pattersons carding Machine & some wheet to his fathers mill. clear & warm.
27. on We I did notions hoed in lot & went & got plow share sharpend. a shower.
28. on Th I mended one of my shoes & set in gate posts. raind hard in morning.
29. on Fr I did notions.clear till near night.
30. on Sa Elder Frey & wife came we helpd fix them in our kitchen to live. I went to br Blacks & got a bushel of buckwheet I lent him 2 years ago. a shower last night then cleard off. July 1 on Su I was at home. br Frey preachd from 1 Cor XVI & 22 again at 4 from Ephe VI & 18. the day was clear & plesant.
2. on Mo I am 58 years old. sowd 5 acres of buckwheet then went with br Frey to seek out a place to baptize in. calld at br Vances and staid till night. showry round.
3. on Tu I hod corn in Samls field. some cloudy.
4. on We I hoed corn for Saml in AM & hoed potatoes in PM. mostly clear. very warm.
5. on Th I hoed potatoes & made some bars. there was a shower towards night. warm.
6. on Fr I hoed potatoes & helpd make a bridge acrost the run by Saml & built a dam for Baptizing. clear. some cooler.
7. on Sa I helpd fix a place to baptize in. the one we built yeaterday leakd then attended church meeting. Hannah Harris Velina Sterns & Davis Vance related their experiance. Elder Frey & wife joind by letter. clear & warm.
8. on Su I was at meeting in our orchard. prayer meeting first then br Pangburn preachd form Luke XVII & 26 then Elde Frey from Eze XXXIII & 26 then may the Lord add his blessing to this days labour.
9. on Mo I hoed potatoes & plowd some corn. clear & very warm.
10. on Tu I halld some wood & began to rap wheet & went to Eli & Sally Ann Beremans towards night. clear & warm.
11. on We I workd in wheet field till noon. there was a shower in PM.
12. on Th I plowd corn. cloudy & cool.
13. on Fr I rackd & bound wheet. clear. cool.
14. on Sa I workd in wheet. clear. cool.
15. on Su I went to br Vances to prayer meeting. clear & warm. we took dinner at Samuels.
16. on Mo we got our wheet. clear & warm.
17. on Tu I halld in wheet. clear.
18. on We I halld in wheet. I had 148 doz & Saml had 91 dozen. clear & very warm.
19. on Th I hung a gate & halld a lode of wheet for old br Mcconaughey 3 miles. a shower went round.
20. on Fr I spred & put up some hay in a lode. there was a shower in PM>
21. on Sa I put up some hay & halld in a lode. clear. warm.
22. on Su br Sterns preachd here from 1 Peter II & 9. raind till 11 oclock.
23. on Mo I went to Hillsboro to court & had aunt Rebecca Beremand will proven got a letter of administration. clear.
24. on Tu I took up 90 dozen of oats & halld home from Widdow Emerys field. cloudy.
25. on We I pulld flax. clear & warm.
26. on Th I rep oats. clear & warm.
27. on Fr I took up & halld in a lode of oats.clear & very warm.
28. on Sa I took up & halld in 3 lodes of oats. 85 doz in field. old br McConnaughey & boys helpd. br Burnett preachd here at 4 oclock from Luke XIV & 25-28. the day was clear & very warm.
29. on Su I went to Mr Millers to meeting. Elde Frey preachd from John III & 14. after dinner came home & br Frey preachd from LXXXIV & 11. clear & warm. Elder Burnet was there & spoke some. we had a prayer meeting in our porch in the evening.
30. on Mo I halld in some hay for Saml & went to br Burnetts & helpd take up & fetch home a lode of Samls oats. there was a shower about 2 oclock. very warm.
31. on Tu I went to br Arnetts & got the rest of Samls oats. a shower went round. Aug 1 on We I mended the road in my lane & spread some hay & was taken with the pukeing and purging in PM. clear.
2. on Th I workd with hay & took in 3 lodes. clear.
3. on Fr I put up a stack of hay & fetchd one to barn. clear.
4. on Sa I workd with hay till noon. there was a shower in PM.
5. on Su I went to old br Mccnaugheys to prayer meeting. clear.
6. on Mo I helpd put up a stack of hay & put 2 lodes in barn. clear.
7. on Tu I workd with hay. raind a little in PM. very warm.
8. on We I got out & cleand some timothy ceed some wheet & some oats. a shower was in sight. corn is much scorchd with drouth.
9. on Th I yesterday got in the last of our harvest & today did what is set for yesterday.
10. on Fr I went to John Marcusses & Wm Arts then home dind & went to John Wheeton. clear & warm.
11. on Sa I made a new well rope & attended church meeting at our house. br Frey preachd from Luke XV & 18 then 5 young men related there experiances & was receivd for baptism. there was a light shower.
12. on Su I was at prayer meeting at 9. after it br Frey preachd in the orchard to a large assembly. Hettybe Vance related her experiance &
was recievd. we then went to Jacob Vances at 3 oclock. br Frey eachd from John XIV :6. after preaching we went to the creek whare he baptizd John Wheeton Minton Vance Brownfield Vance & their sister John Mcconnaughey my son Robert all young people. Oh that the Lord would make them a blessing to his church. clear.
13. on Mo I mowd bryers round fence. clear & very dry.
14. on Tu I began to hall out dung. clear & warm.
15. on We I halld dung til noon then there was showers in PM.
16. on Th I went to Eli Beremans to attend to the appraising of his mothers property. D Vanwinkle T BArrett and WM Sedman was appraisers. cleard off.
17. on Fr I halld dung. clear & cooler.
18. on Sa I halld dung. clear.
19. on Su I went to prayer meeting to br Vances. clear.
20. on Mo I halld dung till noon 37 lodes in all. the boys began to plow in Widdow Emerys field for wheet. clear.
21. on Tu I went to Wm Ledmans & got plow shear laid & other work done. was taken sick towards night. clear & very drye.
22. on We I fencd hay stacks & got some wood. Jonathan Going D D preachd here at 4 oclock then at br Vances at night. his bro Ezra Going is here sick. clear.
23. on Th I did what is set down to yesterday & yesterday mended my waggon. clear & very warm.
24. on Fr I helpd boys git out wheet.had meeting at night. Ezra Going preachd. showers went round.
25. on Sa I started early & went to Sardina to Association. Hezekiah Johnson preachd the introductory sermon. we went to father Pangburns & put up.clear & very warm.
26. on Su went from br Pangburns to stand. Ezra Going preachd then the D D. after an inter mision of half an hour Mr Shaw a presbyterian lecturd on the abbelition cause & a collection taken for a colourd man. a collection before the inter mision was taken for the convention. went to br Pangburns again. clear.
27.on Mo I attended the Association till it got through then came to C Stathams & took dinner thencame home. Hezekiah preachd here. clear.
28. on Tu I cleand 12 bus wheet & some oats. there was a light shower at noon.
29. on We I cleand out the well & made a new curb. clear & warm.
30. on Th I made a new frame to the well top.clear & very dry.
31. on Fr I made a new spout to well. come showers went round.
Sep 1 on Sa I finisd the well top & other things. clear & cool. 2. on Su I went to br Vances to prayer meetng. had a good meeting. clear & cool.
3. on Mo I went with br Vance to view a place for a new road then cleand 3 bushels flax ceed. very clear after a white frost so as to cill buckwheet.
4. on Tu I helpd Robt git out wheet. clear.
5. on We I cleand 3 1/2 bus wheet then hued timber. clear & very dry.
6. on Th I hewd timber. clear & dry. at night br Frey preachd from John XII & 21 last claus.
7. on Fr I was unwell till noon then got some better & topd corn cilld a sheep at night. Eliza her children came here yesterday.
8. on Sa I went to town & got my mare shod then attended church meeting at home. Bowen Gaddis Mrs Ferren & Mahetable Vance related there experiance & was recievd. Andrew Mcconaughey was chosen Deacon. clear.
9. on Su I went to Jacob Vances to prayer meeting at 8 oclock. Jacob told his experiance & was baptizd with the other 3 them came home. br Frey preachd from Mathew XXVI & 26-28 then administerd the Lords
supper. at night he preachd at br Vances from Gen XXII & 15-17. clear & very dry.
10. on Mo I went in waggon to old town & took Eliza & her children. got there after dark. clear & very dusty.
11. on Tu I left Hezekiahs after brakefast & got home before night. clear. they expect to start soon to Elinois. I never expect to see them again.
12. on We I cleand 17 bus oats & set up some corn fodder. clear. went to Samls to prayer meeting at night.
13. on Th I topd corn. clear & very dry.
14. on Fr I topd corn & tied up fodder. clear.
15. on Sa I tied up corn fodder. clear & very dry.
16. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. Benj Craven & wife was here. came last night. clear. they went home after meeting.
17. on Mo I got some bark to culler [color] with went to hors mill & then to town & got some rolls. clear.
18. on Tu I mended my shoes. there was a great singular elcips of the sun at 4 oclock PM. very clear. everything is perishing for want of rain
from heaven. at night br Frey preachd at father Mcconnaugheys from the narritive of Joseph & his brethren.
19. on We Icut up corn. clear.
20. on Th I cut up corn & pickd beens. clear.
21. on Fr I tied up some corn & wen to school house in PM. there was a refreshing shower to lay the dust.
22. on Sa I cut some wood weatherboarded gable end of oven house. showry. old br West came here to meeting at night.
23. on Su I was at meeting at home. Mr West preachd from Rom VIII & 9 last claus.
24. on Mo I went to widdow Emerys & pickd brush. Robt plowd. clear. a white frost.
25. on Tu I cut some wood. boys cut the buckwheet & plowd some. clear white frost.
26. on We I huskd some corn & went & pickd brush at Emerys. clear. some frost. Elder Burnet preachd at night at Vances from John X & 9.
27. on Th I sowd 5 acres of wheet at widow Emerys on the shares & sprouted. mostly clear.
28. on Fr I went to town with Francis Smikins. he bargind for Amariah Gossetts place. it raind. moderately warm.
29. on Sa I workd on road & cilld a sheep. let br Anrett have 23 lb. mostly clear.
30. on Su I staid at home. part cloudy. warm. Oct 1 on Mo I sprouted in widdow Emerys field. clear & warm.
2. on Tu I huskd some corn & rakd buckwheet. clear.
3. on We I huskd some corn & sowd some wheet for boys to plow whare we have cut up corn. in AM we thrashd buckwheet. clear.
4. on Th I helpd hall & thrash buckwheet & went to br Vances to meeting at night. br Griwold preachd from Isai XlI & 10 the br Frey from Gen V & 24. clear.
5. on Fr I fixd for boys to plow in wheet in buckwheet round. clear.
6. on Sa I did notions spred some dung & went to Sister Johsons. some cloudy with a hard shower after night.
7. on Su I was very sick could notset up any.was taken in the night. the day clear.
8. on Mo I set up some. heavy frost this morning then clear.
9. on Tu I was better & did a few notions. clear.
10. on We Imended Hannahs shoe & went to hors mill.
11. on Th I sifted some buckwheet & went to D Sanders with my wife to eat honey. cloudy & cold. Saml has lost his black cow.
12. on Fr I dug some potatoes. the crop is the nearest cut off with drought I ever saw them. clear.
13. on Sa I huskd some corn made some benches & had church meeting here. Wm Ross Henery Ferren Jas Mcconnaughey & Saml Vance related their experiance & was receivd. Griswold & Pohn preachd then preachd again at night. clear.
14. on Su I was at home. had prayer meetng at 9. after it br Griswold preachd from who is on the Lord side then Poan from what think you of Christ. then Mr Ferrens son & James Simkin related their
experiance they
have now gon to little Rocky fork to baptize the 6. a fine rain in the fore noon.
15. on Mo I went to Hillsboro to court & took my wife. br Vance & wife returnd from Pensylvania. clear & cool.
16. on Tu I helpd Saml pull & hall a lode of corn from Barreres field. clear & cool.
17. on We I helpd Saml git 2 lodes of corn home & went to town. clear.
18. on Th I huskd corn in Barreres field till it came on to rain. I am taken with the flux.
19. on Fr I was laid up with the flux. cloudy. a fine rain yesterday & last night.
20. on Sa I was still confind to the house.
21. on Su I am able to walk out & wait on myself. discharge bloody slime. clear mostly.
22. on Mo I am wors. confind to bed. cloudy.
23. on Tu I am some bette so as to quill some. the blessed Lord is still mercifull to me.
24. on We I am about as I was yesteday. quilld & red. br Frey preachd here at night from Isai XXVII 1-6. a house full of people. cloudy. a hard shower in the night.
25. on Th I did notions. quilld etc. clear. cold.
26. on Fr I wove some. clear & cold.
27. on Sa I huskd some corn. cloudy. snowd the most of the day.
28. on Su I went to br A Mcconnaugheys to prayer meeting. part cloudy. bushes much bent with snow on the leaves.
29. on Mo I tryed to husk corn but ws too cold. gound froze. clear.
30. on Tu I gatherd some apples & huskd corn. some cloudy.
31. on We I huskd & halld corn. clear. cool. Nov 1 on Th I huskd corn. some cloudy.
2. on Fr I went to Eli’ sold one of their young cows then huskd corn whare we cut up. clear. warm.
3. on Sa I huskd corn. raind at night.
4. on Su I went to br Arnetts to prayer meeting. part clear. warm.
5. on Mo I huskd some corn. came on to rain.
6. on Tu I cut wood & huskd corn. clear.
7. on We I cut wood & huskd corn. raind hard at night.
8. on ThI did notions. clear & very cold.
9. on Fr I cut & halld wood & halld some corn. Eld Sterns & wife came here at night. clear & very cold for November.
10. on Sa I was taken with a sever pain in right shoulder. was church meeting here in PM. young Sister Carle gave her experiance & was receivd. Miron Sterns preachd at night from the one tallent. some cloudy.
11. on Su I was at meeting. Miron Sterns preachd on the cross of Christ. br Frey closd then went to our baptismal font & baptizd Sister Carle then br Frey preachd at br Vances at night from the caracter of the wicked & the righteous & their end. some warmer.
12. on Mo I helpd Saml fix off to Cincin then huskd some corn. cloudy.
13. on Tu I went to Sardenia in waggon & took home Sister Sterns. cloudy. br Frey preachd here last night.
14. on We I huskd & got in some corn & fodder. cloudy & rainy at night.
15. on Th I plasterd some open places in house & went to town. it raind all day.
16. on Fr the school directors met here & appointed me treasurer & clerk & qualified each other. I got out some wheet.
17. on Sa I cleand some wheet. Robt went to mill. clear & cold.
18. on Su had prayer meeting here. snowd.
19. on Mo I cut wood & hued some sleepers for stable. cloudy. cold.
20. on Tu I laid sleepers in barn shed for stable. cloudy & cold.
21. on We I cut wood & huskd corn. clear.
22. on Th I huskd & got in the last of my crop about 300 bus. clear. plesant.
23. on Fr I made my grandson Joel a pare of shoes. boys halld corn tops. br Marchel preachd here at night. clear & plesant.
24. on Sa I cut & halld wood & went to school house in afternoon to meet the school directors. part clear. cold.
25. on Su I went to br Vances to meeting. Eld Marcher preachd from Saml III & 16-17. mostly clear.the air very frosty.
26. on Mo I workd at shed floor. clear. cold.
27. on Tu workd in clearing. snowd some.
28. on We I burnt brush & went to town & gave bond as school treasurer. cleard off. cold.
29. on Th I went to Hillsboro. clear.
30. on Fr I elpd Saml clean his wheet 22 bushels & got some wood. some cloudy. cold. Dec 1 on Sa I wnt to Winchester with my wife in waggon. was at church meeting. Eld Burnett preachd from Hosea. staid at Jesseys. part clear. more moderate.
2. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Burnett preachd from Isai brake up your fallow ground etc. staid at John PHibbses. cleard off. cold again.
3. on Mo I came home from Winchester & brought 2 of my grand children Oliver Ewick & Margrett Phibbs. cloudy & cold. the roads smoth & good.
4. on Tu I cill a beef stear weighd 240 lb. sent hide to D Sanders to tan weight 41 lb. let Saml have one half the beef. clear mostly & cold.
5. on We I workd at shed for stable. cloudy.
6. on Th I made Oliver E a pare of pegged shoes. cloudy & cold.
7. on Fr I burnt brush. part clear.
8. on Sa I was at home at church meeting. Eld Mcdannel & br Frey both preachd. br Vances Daughter Margret was receivd for baptism. at night they both preachd again. clear & cold.
9. on Su I was at home at meeting. Mcdannel & Frey preachd then went to the watter & baptisd Margret Vence then returnd to the house & partook of the Lords upper & at night went to br Vances whare they preachd again. clear & very cold.
10. on Mo I made a broom & went to Elies to see about giting a lot to build a meeting house on. part clear. very cold.
11. on Tu I burnt brush in clearing. clear & plesant.
12. on We I started Robt to Piketon to take 2 young men on horses. cut wood & burnt brush. clear.
13. on Th I cut wood. clear. Robt got back from Piketon about dark. clear cold nights.
14. on Fr I went to town & got mattax laid with iron & steal. clear & dry. good roads.
15. on Sa I cut wood. Robt halld 4 lodes to Wm Ledman. clear.
16. on Su I was sick with a cold. clouded up.
17. on Mo I was too unwell to go out. read presedents message. snowd & raind.
18. on Tu I thrashd some oats. cloudy.
19. on We I cilld 8 hoggs & 5 shoats. clear & very cold & dry.
20. on Th I cilld the hoggs & yesterday went to New market to meeting. Eld Frey preachd on thanksgiving. it being the day appointed by Governor Vance. cloudy.
21. on Fr I took 2 hoggs to Mr Carl & one to Wm Leadman at $4 pr hund. let br Frey have 2 & salted the rest. br Frey preachd here at night from Hosea 14. clear.
22. on Sa I cut wood & cut meat for saucages. clear. roads smoth & good.
23. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. clear & very cold.
24. on Mo I cut some wood. cloudy.
25. on Tu I [Christmas] went to father Vances to meeting to fix on a place to build a meeting. concluded to build of brick 45 by 35 one story. clear & cold.
26. on We I went to Elies & br Arnetts to see about giting a meeting house lot. clear.
27. on Th I put a new handle in Samls ax & went to Esq Baughs & got a Deed of br Arnett Eli Bereman & David Mcconnaughey one halr acre each for the meeting house lot & burying ground. clear & cold.
28. on Fr I cut wood & sent 2 lodes to Esq Baugh. it came on to snow at noon.
29. on Sa I thrashd & cleand 8 bus oats. clear.
30. on Su I went to br Vances to prayer meeting. clear & v ery cold. snow does not melt.
31. on Mo I made benches for a sled. clear.
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