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Jan. 1, 1839 on Tu I helpd about giting out wheet. Saml helpd. clear & cold & dry.
2. on We I helpd boys clean & put up 23 bus wheet. Ezra Going preachd here at night. Grizwold was here. cloudy. thaws.
3. on Th the preachers started to Winchester to a protracted meeting. it snowd I cut some wood.
4. on Fr I made a box to sled. cloudy.
5. on Sa I workd at frameing a waggon house. cloudy.
6. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. mostly cloudy. it thaws some.
7. on Mo I workd at waggon house. cloudy. Saml & family & Robt is gon to Winchester to a protracted meeting. be Frey came home from Good Hope church has baptizd 11 at a meeting of days there.
8. on Tu I did notions went to let people know of the meeting. Mr Ashbrook an anti baptist preacher was here at night. br Frey closd. boys got home from Winchester with good that the Lord is there. cloudy.
9. on We I started at day light with br Frey to Winchester got there to prayer meeting. after it Ezra Going preachd. after that the church opend a door & 6 related their experiance & was receivd for baptism. the meeting was dismisd. I dind at Jesseys & went to meeting at night. after some prayers & exertations E Going preachd. br Frey closd. between 20 & 30 mourners came forward to be prayd for. cloudy. raind a little. staid with Jesseys family.
10. on Th I attended prayer meeting at 10 & preaching at 11. 9 or 10 more have obtaind a hope & some back slider reclamed. I never was at a meeting whare the Lord pourd out his spirit so abundantly. many was bathd in tears weaping for their sins. I left at 3 & got home at 7 oclock & found all well. cloudy. raind some. very mudy & warm.
11. on Fr I workd at waggon house. it came on to rain in PM. warm. Elder Stearns preachd here at night from 1st Pet III & 15.
12. on Sa I was at home at church meeting my gandaughtor Margret Phibbs related her experiance & was recievd for baptism. br Pond preachd. cloudy & warm.
13. on Su I went to the Presbyterian meeting house. br Pond preachd from John III & 14. cloudy. the house full of people.
14. on Mo I workd at waggon house. cloudy. rand vey hard after night.
15. on Tu I wrote letter to Saml Jones in Indiana. Eld Sterns was here till after noon repairing my clock. raind some then came on to snow.
16. on We I cut wood & had prayer meeting here. it was expected br Frey would have been her but he did not git here till near night. he baptizd 16 at Winchester last Lords day. cloudy.
17. on Th I went to R Sheppards sail. cloudy.
18. on Fr I cut & halld some poles for rafters. br Frey preachd here from Jer XXI & 13 then baptizd my Grandaughtor Margret Phibbs. cloudy. raind a little.
19. on Sa I hued & framd rafters. cloudy. colder. the ground has been free from frost.
20. on Su I went to br Arnetts to prayer meeting. part clear. quite cold again.
21. on Mo I cut out & closd shoe. cloudy. br Frey preachd here at night from Mica II.
22. on Tu I cut wood. cloudy.
23. on We I went to New Market to see about a meeting house lot. clear & cold.
24. on Th I got out wheet. some cloudy.
25. on Fr I got out wheet the last I have & dresd the last flax. cloudy.
26. on Sa I cleand & put up 25 bus wheet & went to Thos Purdys. cloudy & cold.
27. on Su I went to br Cohns to prayer meeting. clear & cold.
28. on Mo I cut wood & halld. cloudy.
29. on Tu I helpd Robt make a pare of shoes for him. it raind & froze.
30. on We I made a last & began a pare of shoes for myself.
31. on Th I finisd my shoes & cut a stick for splints. cloudy. ground coverd with ice. Feb 1 on Fr I helpd Robt git out oats & cleand 42 bus oats. coudy & cold.
2. on Sa I put up the oats & halld some wood. clear.
3. on Su I went to David Mcconnaugheys to prayer meeting. clear.
4. on Mo I helpd boys about the sheep the dogs cilld last night. they cilld 5 & badly wounded 2 more. mostly clear & cold.
5. on Tu I tryed to cut wood at Sallys but it was too cold.
6. on We I was in the house with br Simkins & Ed Frey.
7. on Th I cut some rail timber at Samls & went to br Vances in PM with br Frey & our wives. clear. moderates some.
8. on Fr I botomd a chair & framd some rafters. it raind in AM.
9. on Sa I put some hay in stable loft. church meeting was here. * Ruth Vance related her experiance & br Conn & wife was receivd by letter.
10. on Su I went to New Market in waggon to meeting. br Frey preachd from Acts XIII & 26. mostly clear & plesant. he preachd there again at night.
11. on Mo I helpd make rails by Samls. cloudy & still cold.
12. on Tu I workd in clearing & hung our meat to smoak. went to father Mcconnaugheys at night. br Frey preachd from Rom VIII & 24 first claus. clear.
13. on We I workd in clearing sent 4 lodes of wood to town. cloudy. thaws some.
14. on Th I workd in clearing sent 3 lodes wood to town. clear.
15. on Fr I finisd framing waggon house & raisd it. cloudy.
16. on Sa I made sugar troughs & tapd 7 trees. clear & plesant.
17. on Su we had prayer meeting here. cloudy. snowd some.
18. on Mo I halld some wood & timber for shingles & rive some. clear & cool.
19. on Tu I made 3 sugar troughs was taken with a lame back. wrote part of a letter to Hezekiah. br Frey wrote the rest. clear & plesant.
20. on We I burnt some brush & went to Eli Beremans on a visit. clear.
21. on Th I went to Wm Purdys & to Hillsboro. part clear & warm.
22. on Fr I rive some shingles had a light chill at night. Eld Sterns preachd here at candle lighting from Luke XXI & 36. cloudy & warm. my back still very lame.
23. on Sa I helpd Robt about shingleing waggon house. some cloudy & warm. brother Bowen Gaddis began to work for me on Tuesday the 19 at 12 dollars pr month.I am going to try to make brick for our new meeting house & pray the Lord to proper the undertaking.
24. on Su I was at home it raind.
25. on Mo I sheld some corn & went to br Vances. raind some.
26. on Tu I began a new wheelbarrow. it raind all day.
27. on We I cut wood & burnt brush. cloudy. some snow squalls.
28. on Th I had 5 sheep cilld with dogs last night. we sheard & skind them. it snows & is growing cold. March 1 on Fr I mended Olivers shoes & some others. clear.
2. on Sa I went to Winchester & took my 2 grandchildren & went to church meeting.there was 3 related there experiance & was receivd for Baptism. came on th snow towards night.
3. on Su I went to the water & saw Eld Burnet baptize 2 then went to meeting house. he preachd then administerd the Lords supper & at 4 oclock a preabyterian preachd. it snowd till it is 4 intches deep.
4. on Mo I went to the new methodis meeting house & took the dementions of it then came home. clear. very cold.
5. on Tu I got out timber for wheelbarrow weheel. clear & cold.
6. on We I halld in a stack of hay & went to New Market with br Vance to see about meeting house lot. clear.
7. on Th I did what is set for yesterday & yesterday went to Hillsboro to court. clear & very muddy. good sugar day.
8. on Fr I burnt brush & helpd hall wood. cloudy & snowd some.
9. on Sa I rive some boards & had church meeting here. one was receivd for baptism & had meeting at night. br Frey preachd from Jer VIII & 22. before church business he preachd from Dut XXXII & 9-12. clear & plesant.
10. on Su the brethren met here & held a prayer meeting then went at 9 to the watter whare Ruth Vance & Nancy Conn was baptizd then went to New Market whare br Frey preachd from Cor XV & 25. after sermon he receivd the 2 that was baptizd then administerd the Lords supper. he preachd again at night but I did not go. clouded over in PM & grew cool.
11. on Mo I workd in clearing & went to New Market to git subscribers to our new meeting house. clear & cool.
12. on Tu I workd in clearing & in the AM went to br Vances. clear & plesant.
13. on We I sorkd in clearing till noon then was taken with chills & confind to house. raind a little.
14. on Th I wrote a letter to Hosea. was unwell. clear. ground froze.
15. on Fr I did a few notions. clear & cool.
16. on Sa I workd at wheelbarrow & in PM went to New Market. clear.
17. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. cloudy.
18. on Mo I rive clapboards. cloudy.
19. on Tu I laid fence worm & rivd some clapboards. cloudy. raind some in morn.
20. on We I workd at fence & clapboards. was not well. some cloudy.
21. on Th I workd at fence. cloudy.
22. on Fr I went to Jacob Johnsons sail. cloudy & chilly. froze some.
23. on Sa I helpd make some fence by Saml & roll some logs. clear & cool.
24. on Su I was at home. not well.mostly clear with a shower at even.
25. on Mo I spun rope yarn & cut wood. clear & cold. snowd last night.
26. on Tu I workd some at wheel barrow & rolld some logs. clear & windy. the 21 on Thurs last my gin mare had a hors coult & one weel before fill the young mare had a mare coult both by Stanforths horse.
27. on We I burnt some brush & went to father Vances & gave him a note for 369 dollars lent to Francis Simkins. it raind a little.
28. on Th I yesterday went with br Simkins to Esq Baughs whare Amariah Gossett gave br Simkins a deed for his farm & receivd 750 dollars all in hand. clear & plesant to day. did what is set for yesterday.
29. on Fr I went with Sister Eliot to go to Hillsboro.it came on to rain & we returnd. I made some wax & mended some lether halter.
30. on Sa I went with sister Eliot br Vance & wife to Hillsboro to git a certificate for Sister Eliot to teach school in our destrict. clear & cool.
31. on Su I went to br Andrew Mcconnaugheys to prayer meeting. clear. April 1 on Mo I laid the worm of fence & went to township election. clear after a hard frost.
2. on Tu I harrowd in oats. Robt sowd. we planted a bus early potatoes. clear.
3. on We I went early in morning to br Arnetts to git an acre of ground to bury in then attended the burying of br Thomas Carle at 3 PM. clear.
4. on Th I went to mill & helpd hall ciln wood off clearing. clear & very warm.
5. on Fr I burnt chunks on clearing. Robt halld wood. very dry.
6. on Sa I went to bearford to see Mr Furry. clear & dry.
7. on Su I went to br Smikins to prayer meeting. clar.
8. on Mo I finisd my wheelbarrow & went to br Vances mill & ground some cow feed. cloudy & thundred some.
9. on Tu I went to town & got Philip Wilkin to finis altering Jack horse. was taken with a chill towards night. cloudy.
10. on We I was unwell. did some notions. cloudy & smoky.
11. on Th I went to smith shop & got plow share sharpend & burnt some brush. very dry. a fine thunder shower at night.
12. on Fr I went to town & got the right of John Gossett that he got of Presley Gossett. gave him for his part of this place & paid him $103:50 for it. mostly cloudy. I heard John Easton preach.
13. on Sa I put up a pair of bar posts & attended churchmeeting. clar. cool.
14. on Su I was at home at meeting. br Eliott preachd. after him br Frey then at 1/2 past 4 both preachd at David McConnaugheys. clear & cool.
15. on Mo I made a new betle & was taken sick. clear.
16. on Tu I did some notions. it raind a little in morn. cleard off. frost & ice.
17. on We I wheeld some dirt in a poil & other things. clar. frost & ice.
18. on Th I went to town & got plow share sharpend. clear & cold. burnt some leaves.
19. on Fr I finisd a pare of bars & fence & went to D Sanderses & got 5 1/2 lb soal. cloudy.
20. on Sa I helpd hall poles & chips off clearing. raind a little at 1 oclock.
21. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. clear & cool
22. on Mo I burnt brush & leaves in clearing. a light shower towards night. I was taken with a lame back.
23. on Tu I was confind with a lame back. clear & warmer & very dry.
24. on We I harrowd some corn ground 7 set logg heaps on fire. had some neighbours to help roll in PM. clear & warm.
25. on Th I dropd some corn. planted one acre. still lame in my back.
26. on Fr I harrowd corn ground. Robt markd out. Rowen helpd Saml plant. clear.
27. on Sa I helpd some about planting & put up logg heaps. Rowen & Saml coverd 10 acres of corn. clear warm & dry.
28. on Su I was at home the rest went to prayer meeting. there was a shower about day in morn & a hard one between 4 & 5 in PM with large haile.
29. on Mo I took up some flax. cloudy with some showers. my back is still very lame.
30. on Tu I took up the rest of the flax & pickd some brush. cloudy. ground wett. went yesterday with father Vance & artikled with David Zing to do the wood part of our new mmeeting house. he is to have 520 dollars. May 1 on We I workd in clearing. Robt began to plow. I went to mill in PM. cloudy.
2. on Th I cut forkd & polls for brick shed. came on to rain at 1 oclock hard.
4. on Sa I went to br Arnetts & cut his lambe & began to plant new ground in PM. hard frost this morning so as to injure fruit & cut off beens. clear.
5. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting but two hoarse to speak. clear.
6. on Mo I doropd corn & finisd planting. clear.
7. on Tu planted some mellons & pickd chunks on clearing. brother Eliott preachd here at night & br Frey. clear.
8. on We I made shed for bricks & made table to mould on. clear. grows warm.
9. on Th I helpd boys wash sheep & halld a lode of sand. some signs of rain. warm.
10. on Fr I went & halld a lode of sand & then lodes of boards from D McConnaugheys mill. both lodes 936 feet. clear.
11. on Sa boys sheard sheep. we had church meeting. Wm Cohn Jane McConnaughey Amy Phibbs & br Cohns little daughtor was receivd for baptism. Elder Frey was paid off for this year & employd for another year. clear.
12. on Su I went to New Market. br Frey preachd from Isai I & 18 then went to the watter about 80 poles whare he baptizd the 4 that was receivd yesterday. cloudy. there ws a large & attentive audiance.
13. on Mo I went to Mathew Creeds with br Simkins & got for him 150 dollars in silver on in trust then made a bed of morter. raind in fore noon.
14. on Tu I began to mould brick & to learn the boys all about making. Jesse Mcconnaughey began to carry off by the month. clar.
15. on We I workd a levining floors. Saml moulded. Bowen Gaddis wheels & Robt tempers. clear.
16. on Th I workd at brick yard. clear.
17. on Fr I workd at brick & let br Simkins have 6 bus wheet. cloudy & cool.
18. on Sa I workd on road. Robt halld stone for bridging. clear & cool.
19. on Su I went to New Market. br Griswold preachd from Rev III & 20. we came home & dind & went back at 4. he preachd from 1 pet IV & 18 then came home & went back at candle light. he preachd again from Heb II & 3 then one related her experiance. clear.
20. on Mo I workd at the brick. James Simkins began to work. clear.
21. on Tu I went to see Esq Baws hand make brick & to git some moulds made & took some wool to be carded. clear & dry.
22. on We I began to set bricks in kiln. some heavy cloudy.
23. on Th I set brick. clear. I went to David Mcconnaugheys to meeting at night. br Grizwold preachd from Dut.
24. on Fr I helpd Robt hall watter to wet a bed for morter. br Pond preachd here at night. a shower at night.
25. on Sa I set some brick. showry in PM.
26. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. some showers with large hail.
27. on Mo I went to New Market & got Thos Bereman to lay off the place for our meeting house with his cumpus. some light showers.
28. on Tu I set some bricks. cloud.
29. on We I workd in clearing & garden. boys workd at brick. a light shower.
30. on Th I hoed corn for Saml. cloudy.
31. on Fr I hoed corn. part clear. June 1 on Sa I sot bricks. some cloudy.
2. on Su I went to Mr Carls to prayer meeting.cloudy.
3. on Mo I replanted some corn but found the grub worms so numerous I gave it up for a lost crop & went to seting brick. cloudy & raind at night. cool.
4. on Tu I workd at brick yard. clouds.
5. on We I helpd about weting a bed for morter, some clouds.
6. on Th I hoed corn & took in bricks. boys made 3000. clear. warmer.
7. on Sr I set bricks. the boys made 4000. clear & warm & dry. 8. on Sa I hoed some corn & was at church meeting. one related her experiance & was receivd. clear & warm. br McDaniel preachd.
9. on Su I went to New Market to meeting. prayer meeting first then went to watter. br Frey baptizd 2 young women before many witnesses then returnd to meeting house. be Mcdaniel preachd immediately after 8 was receivd by the right hand of fellowship then the Elders both offishiated in adminstering the Lords supper. clouds.
10. on Mo I hoed some corn & put up some bricks. part cloudy. warm.
11. on Tu I made a bridge across the run whare we hall watter. clear.
12. on We I set some bricks that fell out the kiln. some clouds. very warm.
13. on Th hoed corn & helpd hall watter to make morter. a light shower and another after night.
14. on Fr I made some clapboards & hoed corn. showers went round.
15. on Sa I went to Trimbles mill & got some feed & put a clapboard ruff over the brick kiln & went to br Arnetts to a meeting to raise $100 according too our valuatin towards meeting house. clouds.
16. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting.clear & cool.
17. on Mo I rivd some clapboards & went to horse mill. Saml moulded 4000 bricks. clear.
18. on Tu I rivd some clapboards & plantd late potatoes in new ground. a hard rain this morn. I hoed corn in PM.
19. on We I hoed corn & set bricks. clear.
20. on Th I hoed corn & set bricks. clear.
21. on Fr I took in bricks & hoed corn. there was a light shower. cool.
22. on Sa I set bricks. clear & cool.
23. on Su I went to father Vances to prayer meeting. after comeing home & dining went to town & heard Mr Steel preach a presbyterian. clear.
24. on Mo I mended B Gaddises shoes & hoed corn. it raind last night & a light shower to day.
25. on Tu I helpd br Simkins take the ruff off a house & took it down & put it for a barn. some clouds. some warmer.
26. on We I workd at brick yard. clear.
27. on Th I helpd Robt make a bed of morter. cloudy. it raind last night while Eld Frey preachd here from John XXI & 17.
28. on Fr I set bricks. clear. I went to horse mill in morn.
29. on Sa I set bricks. clear & dry.
30. on Su I went to br conns to prayer meeting. clear & warm. July 1 on Mo I finisd seting bricks & fired the kiln. clear & warm.
2. on Tu I am this day 59 years old. tended on brick kiln. a light shower in PM.
3. on We I tended on kiln. was taken with a relax & unwell. clear & cool.
4. on Th I hoed corn & tended on brick kiln. it is not dry yet. clear & cool. boys began to cut wheet at widdow Emerys. clear.
5. on Fr I tended brick kilning night & day. wind some what against us every day from NE. bricks red hot through cool nights.
6. on Sa I settled one side of kiln & turnd fires about 5 oclock in PM. clear & dry.
7. on Su I tended o brick kiln till after 12 oclock noon then shut it up in hope it is well burnt. the Lord be praisd. after dinner I went to town & heard Mr Steel preach from 2nd Cor IV & 3. clear.
8. on Mo I went to Father Vances horse mill & gound 2 bus wheet. was not well. clear. some warmer & very dry. wheet & oats is very good but corn very backward.
9. on Tu I helpd the boys a while in harvest field but was taken towards night with a severe pain in left side & shoulder. clear.
10. on We I was confind to the house. boys cut wheet. a light shower in PM.
11. on Th I walkd out some. a light shower in PM.
12. on Fr I cut some rye out of wheet. clear. eat supper at Samls with br Frey & wife etc.
13. on Sa I went to widdow Emerys & set up wheet shocks that was cown then went to town to church meeting. br David Ferrens wife related her experiance was receivd for baptism. clear.
14. on Su I went to town to meeting. br Elliot preachd from XIV Psalm 1 then Eld Frey from Psalms XCIX & 1. there was a shower as meeting was out.
15. on Mo I made a new pare of shelvans. a shower at 2 oclock.
16. on Tu I set up wheet shocks in AM & began to hall in PM. clear.
17. on We I halld our wheet from widdow Emerys & some at home. clear.
18. on Th I halld in wheet. clear.
19. on Fr I finisd halling wheet. it is ucommonly well filld. we had between 3 & 4 hundred doz. we halld in 113 doz oats. it raind after night.
20. on Sa I hoed my potatoes & sowd a patch of turnups. showers in PM. I finisd makeing Robts shoes.
21. on Su I was at home at prayer meeting. a light shower.
22. on Mo I went to Hillsboro to court. some heavy looking clouds.
23. on Tu I took up some of Samls oats. he has been sick about a week. I went to father Vances at 5 oclock PM whare B Winchil preachd from Isai LIV & 2-3. clear & very warm.
24. on We I put up some hay. a light shower.
25. on Th I took up some of Samls oats & got it all in. clear & very warm.
26. on Fr I rakd hay & helpd hall. clear.
27. on Sa I began to fix for a lime heap & took leather to Mr Carls to have a pare of boots made out of a coult. some cloudy.
28. on Su I went to father Vances to prayer meeting. clear & warm.
29. on Mo I went to horse mill & ground 3 bus wheet then put up hay. showers went round. very warm & dry.
30. on Tu I rakd & helpd hall 2 lodes of good hay. a light shower at night.
31. on We I whet the hand saw & helpd git in the last of the hay. clear & some cooler. Aug 1 on Th I dug some stone for lime. boys cut some logs. clouds. 2. on Fr I dug some stone & other notions. some cloudy & warm. 3. on Sa I began to frame a big gate. Robt & my grand children went to Winchester. I helpd Mr Frey take a good bee tree this morn. he gave $2:00 for it. clear.
4. on Su I went to Minton Vances to prayer meeting. went to Isaac Vances & dind then came to town & heard Mr Steel preach then came to br Arnetts. his wife had a son born this morning. then fetchd my wife home. br Winchel came here from Winchester. clear & warm.
5. on Mo I assisted boys about halling stone for meeting house. clear.
6. on Tu I sot the 3 boys to diging for foundation for meeting house then got Giddeon Jaction to cut my new waggon tire & put them on. a shower in AM.
7. on We I fixd & had neighbours to help make a log heap to burn lime on. clear.
8. on Th I hoopd a cask & halld some watter from sping to wash with & went to hunt for a sledg to brake stone. there was a light shower in PM.
9. on Fr I halld some watter & put some stone on log heap.
10. on Sa I put stone on log heap for lime & set it on fire at night. had church meeting here. clear & very dry.
11. on Su I was at home at meeting. Mr Frey prachd on brotherly love. I went to father Mcconnaugheys at 5 to prayer. clear.
12. on Mo I workd at meeting house. Absolem Strange & son began to lay stone foundation. clear & very dry.
13. on Tu I workd at querrying stone & halling lime. clear.
14. on We I workd at meeting house. clear.
15. on Th I tended masons. clear.
16. on Fr I tended masons. clear.
17. on Sa qurry stone & counted Thos Purdy 500 brick & soald my shoe. clear.
18. on Su I was at home. some clouds
19. on Mo I tended mason. clear.
20. on Tu I tended mason they finisd the stone foundation. clear.
21. on We I did notions. not well. boys began to hall dung. clear.
22. on Th I cleand 11 1/2 bus smoth wheet. hoopd a pail & had bowel complaint. a fine shower.
23. on Fr I took sheep skin to Denis. we killd yesterday & hunted for a stone for meeting house door cill& went to Mr Carls & got a pair of new boots for myself. yesterday setled with Bowen Gaddis & paid him off. he workd 5 1/2 months at $12 pr mo. clear.
24. on Sa I put up 6 bushels of early potatoes. gatherd muster ceed. clear.
25. on Su I was too unwell to go to meeting. there was a light shower. very warm.
26. on Mo we halld 3 lodes of brick to meeting house. clear with a shower at night.
27. on Tu I loded & Robt halld 2000 brick to John Barrere. clear.
28. on We I spred dung for boys to plow.
29. on Th I got out 20 doz oats & spred some dung. clear & very dry.
30. on Fr I halld a stone for meeting house step & 2 lodes of brick. clear cool nights.
31. on Sa we halld 3 lodes of brick. I was some unwell. clear.
Sep 1 on Su I went to David Mcconaugheys. Mr Grizwold preachd from Luke XIII & 24. came home & dind then went to father Vances. br Grizwold preachd again. clear.
2. on Mo I helpd about meeting house. had 3 bricklayers began the walls. clear.
3. on Tu I helpd about halling brick & made a hod & clear north light appeard at night in a red appearence. (aurora borealis)
4. on We I helpd about brick sand etc. clear & warm & dry.
5. on Th I helpd about the meeting house. clear.
6. on Fr I helpd lode brick & went to town. it raind in fore noon then cleard off.
7. on Sa I helpd lode brick & went to father Vances to church meeting. my daughters came to see us from Winchester. it raind hard towards night.
8. on Su I went to New Market to meeting. brFrey preachd . it raind in morning & very hard in the evening. the ground is sufficiently wet.
9. on Mo I halld a lode of lime & helpd put up another log heap to burn more lime, it cleard off. the 3 bricklayers went to work to day.
10. on Tu I assisted about loding & unloding brick. clear & cool.
11. on We I was lame of a hurt on big toe joint. helpd lode brick. clear. cool.
12. on Th I helpd lode brick. cloudy.
13. on Fr I helpd about the brick & went to town. clear.
14. on Sa I went to meeting house with a lode of brick. the masons went home at noon. we halld stone & put on our log heap & set it on fire. cloudy.
15. on Su I went to br Arnetts to prayer meeting. some cloudy & raind at night.
16. on Mo I halld a lode of lime one of brick & one of sand. cleard off after a beautifull rain last night.
17. on Tu I cut out & closd a pare of shoes for Saml. it raind.
18. on We I finisd making Saml shoes & went to town. it cleard off.
19. on Th I went to Hillsboro to court. clear.
20. on Fr I helpd boys sow 6 acres of wheet. clear.
21. on Sa I harrowd in wheet & halld corn out of meadow. clear.
22. on Su had prayer meeting here. clear & warm.
23. on Mo I rolld some logs for lime heap & went to meeting house with brick. clear.
24. on Tu I workd at meeting house. clear.
25. on We I helpd at meeting house. it raind in PM.
26. on Th I workd at meeting house. Robthalld brick. clear.
27. on Fr I went to meeting house & workd. it came on to rain at noon.the purlines & joice was raisd to day.
28. on Sa I went to meeting house and to seam mill. the bricklayers finisd the walls of meeting house. I gave them $25. it was clear after a very hard frost so as to kill everything.
29. on Su Iwent to br Conns to prayer meeting. clear & cool.
30. on Mo I cilld spring calf weighd 125 lb. took hide to D Sanders then topd corn. clear & cool. Oct 1 on Tu I went to hors mill. there was a very hard frost. I plowd in some wheet in corn. clear.
2. on We I topd some corn & rakd some buck wheet. clear.
3. on Th I went to steam mill & got 8 bus ground then sowd some wheet.clear.
4. on Fr I rakd & halld in buck wheet. clear & warm. is giting dry again.
5. on Sa I went to Daniel Batemans & got Mrs Morgan an old maid to come live with us then went to town. clear.
6. on Su I went to father Vances to prayer. came home dind then went to town & heard Mr Steel preach from Jere VIII & 22. some clouds. warm.
7. on Mo I huskd & got in some corn & sowd some wheet. boys plowd. clear.
8. on Tu I huskd corn & workd at meeting house in PM & went to Election. clear.
9. on We I got in some corn & stocks & sowd some wheet for boys to plow. clear. warm.
10. on Th I finisd sowing the corn field & went to smith shop with plows. clear.
11. on Fr I workd on road. clear & warm.
12. on Sa I laid a brick floor in seller & went to town to church meeting. clear some cooler.
13. on Su I was at home at meeting. br Frey preachd from Rom VIII & 22 then Elder Sterns from 73 Psalm 22-23. after dinner went to Danl Batemans whare they both preachd at night. clear.
14. on Mo I came home & went to town to see about giting meeting house plasterd. clear & cool.
15. on Tu I pickd winter apples & cleand 13 1/2 bus wheet. clear.
16. on We I was sick. clear.
17. on Th I did notions. clear.
18. on Fr I fixd waggon to take chickens to market & went & divided some property between Sally Ann & Eli Bereman. clear. some cooler.
19. on Sa I helpd fix things for Cincinnati. cleard off. cool.
20. on Su I went to father Vances to prayer meeting. clear & cool.
21. on Mo I started Robt early to market with 14 doz chickens & 8 bus wheet & other notions then went to Saly Ann Bs. Eli has started to move to Mad river. I then pickd winter apples & fell from a limb & hurt my right shoulder. clear.
22. on Tu I huskd corn that was cut up. my shoulder very lame. clear.
23. on We I huskd corn. clear & warm.
24. on Th I huskd corn & dug my potatoes. clear & warm & very dry.
25. on Fr I huskd corn whare Saml planted. Robt got home from Cincinnati. poor markets. clear.
26. on Sa I husk & got in a lode of corn & let James Johnson have Jack horse again. clear & warm.
27. on Su I went to br Conns to prayer meeting.father Vance & wife retund from Pensylvania yesterday. we stopd & dind with them. clear.
28. on Mo I workd at meeting house door cill in AM & got in a lode of corn. clear after a white frost.
29. on Tu I cilld a spring calf took the hide to D Sanders to tan weight 20
quarters. weighd 120 lb. I then huskd corn. br Frey movd from here. clear.
30. on We I huskd corn. cloudy.
31. on Th I huskd corn & went to town to put up advertisements for a sale of Beremans property. cloudy. Nov 1 on Fr I huskd corn & went to town. it raind a little.
2. on Sa I started early in waggon with wife to Winchester & went to church meeting. cloudy. cold.
3. on Su we was with the children & went to meeting. Eld Burnet & Elder Ellwood preachd & Ellrodd preachd at night.it raind a little.
4. on Mo I came home from Winchester. it was cloudy & cool.
5. on Tu I cut out shoes & did notions. it raind hard with thunder & lightning.
6. on We I helpd Saml take the clock from our kitchen & set up whare he lives then went to D Sanders & helpd take off his house ruff & put up plates. sent Robt to hall stone on turnpike.cloud. snow near ngiht.
7. on Th I went to Sally Ann Beremans & sold some of the property at publick sale. cloudy & cool.
8. on Fr I did notions. cloudy. br Right preachd here at night.
9. on Sa I halld some wood & went to br Jacob Vances to church meeting. br Right preachd. Sis Stanfoth recd by letter. cloudy & cold.
10. on Su I went to br Jacob Vances. br Right preachd from 2 Cor & 20. house full of folks. clear & cool.
11. on Mo I burnt brush in clearing. clear & moderate.
12. on Tu I closd a pare of shoes for Oliver & workd in clearing. clear.
13. on We I workd in clearing. clear.
14. on Th I workd at a pare of shoes for Robt. it raind with thunder & lightning. raind all day.
15. on Fr I workd at shoes for Samls children. raind all night & a while in morning. a good rain. pulld our turnups.
16. on Sa I huskd some corn. clear. frosty.
17. on Su I went to br Arnetts to meeting. br Frew preachd from Zec IV & 1-2. some cloudy.
18. on Mo I went to new meeting house to give directions then helpd Saml husk corn. grows cold. part clear.
19. on Tu I huskd corn for Saml. cloudy & very cold.
20. on We I cut & halld wood & went to br Freys. towards night snow squalls. cold.
21. on Th I cut out shoes for Samls wife & closd some. clear & very cold.
22. on Fr I made shoes. clear & cold.
23. on Sa I helpd Saml hall his corn fodder. it came on to rain & frieze.
24. on Su I was at home. raind some.
25. on Mo I did but little. clear & cold.
26. on Tu I halld some corn & huskd. clear & cold.
27. on We I went to Hillsboro & paid my tax. prayer meeting here at night. clear.
28. on Th I huskd corn for Saml. cloudy. more moderate.
29. on Fr I did notions. cloudy.
30. on Sa I huskd corn in barn & poild some dirt for corn hills. Saml & family went to Winchester. cloudy. Dec 1 on Su I went to father Vances to prayer meeting. cloudy.
2. on Mo I went to hors mill & ground 3 bus wheet then poild dirt. raind towards night.
3. on Tu I helpd hall some dung & a lode of corn. Saml butcherd his 4 hoggs. it raind a little.
4. on We I went to town & to Abraham Gossetts. cleard off at evening. br Frey preachd at father Mcconnaugheys from st John IX & 25 last claus.
5. on Th I halld 2000 sammon brick to Abraham Gosset. cloudy.
6. on Fr I went to br Arnetts & cilld a stear he fatted on shears for me. weighd 300 lb. took hide to D Sanders weight 46. cut & salted beef. cloudy.
7. on Sa I went to Jacob Vances to church meeting. br & sister West was receivd by letter. cloudy.
8. on Su I went to br J Vances to meeting. br Frey preachd from S Song V last vers. cloudy & mudy. raind some in morn.
9. on Mo I halld some wood & a lode of corn. it snowd some.
10. on Tu I closd some shoes & huskd some corn in barn. cloudy & cold.
11. on We I helpd Robt make his shoes. had prayer meeting here at night. snowd.
12. on Th I went to hors mill & ground 4 bus buckwheet. cloudy. snow 4 intches.
13. on Fr I fild the coffee mill & helpd Saml make a sled. cloudy. Robt got wood.
14. on Sa I was at home at meeting. it is the thanksgiving day appointed by Governor Shannon. cloudy.
15. on Su I was at home. it snowd some.
16.on Mo I made Amy Phibbs a pare of shoes. cloudy.
17. on Tu I helpd boys cill 7 hoggs. weighd 789 lb. let br Frey have one. weighd 100. cloudy.
18. on We I began a chicken coop. cloudy. cold.
19. on Th I workd at chicken coop. cloudy.
20. on Fr I went & got horses shoes movd & workd some at coop. mostly clear & cold.
21. on Sa I butcherd the steer Saml fattend on shars. weighd 265. sent hide to D Sanders. weighd 47. cilld 2 hoggs & sold to M Whisler at $3.00 pr hund. came on to snow in PM.
22. on Su I was at home snowd some. snow about 4 intches deep.
23. on Mo I cut some wood & some beef & salted it etc. cloudy.
24. on Tu I workd at a pare of shoes for myself. cloudy & snowd some.
25. on We Christmas I was very unwell with a cold & fever. cloudy. good sleighing.
26. on Th I finisd my shoes. still unwell. cleard off. plesant.
27. on Fr I staid in house. cloudy. grows cold.
28. on Sa I did notions. cloudy. I git some better.
29. on Su I had meeting here. br Elliott preachd from Heb II & 3. after him Mr Frey spoke some & concluded. cloudy & very cold.
30. on Mo I did notions. part clear & cold.
31. on Tu I cut a little wood. it snowd.
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