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Jan. 1, 1842 on Sa I wove & cut off some wood & huskd some corn in barn.

        cloudy. thaws some.

 

2. on Su I went to prayer meeting. br Elliott came in preachd from LXV

         Psalm. mostly clear.

 

3. on Mo I cut off wood & went to br Freys with my wife & staid all night.

        clear.cold.

 

4. on Tu I came home from br Freys in PM & cut off some wood. cloudy.high

        wind.

 

5. on We I wove & went to father Vances to prayer meeting at night. mostly

        clear.

 

6. on Th I wove. mostly clear.

 

7. on Fr I huskd corn in barn. cloudy & raind.

 

8. on Sa I cut off some wood & went to church meeting.

 

9. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Allgood preachd from 1st kings XVIII & 21

        then the Lords supper was administerd. he preachd again at  

        night.cloudy. raind at night.

 

10. on  Mo I went to meeting. Eld Allgood preachd from Math VI & 24. it

         cleard off. very mudy. warm.

 

11. on Tu I huskd corn in barn & helpd D Sanders put a new sill under his

        house. clear.

 

12. on We I cut wood. cloudy. cooler.

 

13. on Th I cut wood & huskd corn. cloudy.

 

14. on Fr I huskd corn. cloudy.

 

15. on Sa I did notions. clear  & plesant.

 

16. on Su I went to meeting. br Frey preachd from Rom VIII & 1 at 2 oclock

        there was a temporance meeting. 2 lectors deliverd & a society of more

        than 60 formd. clear. plesant.

 

17. on Mo I cut wood. Robt halld 2 lodes to J Cloud. clear & plesant.

 

18. on Tu I cut & halld wood. clear. plesant.

 

19. on We I huskd corn in barn. Robt plowd. clear.

 

20. on Th I wove. Robt plowd. clear & warm.

 

21. on Fr I workd at a pare of shoes for Margret Phibbs. cloudy. raind &

         snowd last night.

 

22. on Sa I finisd Margrets shoes. Robts wife had a son born between 1 & 2

        oclock. Dr KIrby here. clear & cold. [James Oliver HARRIS b: 22 JAN

        1842, New Market, Highland Co.,OH]

 

23. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Burnett preachd from 1st Sam II & 31 last

        claus. clear & cold.

 

24. on Mo I cut stalks in wheet field. clear.

 

25. on Tu I cut wood. it came on to snow.

 

26. on We I cleand some grass ceed & set in house with br Frey. went to

         prayer meeting at night. clear.

 

27. on Th I halld some wood. clear.

 

28. on Fr I went to Pattersons fulling mill then to New Market to a

         temporance meeting. clear. plesant.

 

29. on Sa I went with wife in carrige to Winchester to Jessey Ewicks. went

         to a meeting at night. Eld Allgood preachd at night from Eph V &

         14. showers.

 

30. on Su I attended meeting. Eld Whitney preachd from Rev II & 15 then

         Allgood from 1st Kings XVIII & 5. clear. staid at Phibbses. he is

         very near death.

 

31. no entry for Monday



 

Feb 1 on Tu we came home. clear. plesant.

 

2. on We I cut some wood & thrashd corn. Robt went to help br Simpkins

         move. had prayer meeting here at night. it raind in PM.

 

3. on Th I cut out a pare of shoes for Marthy & other notions. it raind

         hard.

 

4. on Fr I cut a lode of wood for meeting house. showers.

 

5. on Sa I cut wood. cloudy. warm. John Phibbs died on Wednesday the 2nd

         at 7 oclock PM.

 

6. on Su I went to meeting. Wm Vance & Davis Vance both spoke from lexis.

        clear. snowd at night.

 

7. on Mo I cleand some corn & thrashd some. snowd.

 

8. on Tu I cleand out stable & thrashd corn. clear. this is the coldest day

        this winter.

 

9. on We I helpd Robt hall wood on sled  went to town. clear.

 

10. on Th I helpd my sons butcher 8 shoats 2 of them Roberts. some weighd

         over a hundred. clear & warm.

 

11. on Fr I went to Wm Mcconnaugheys then thrashd corn. it raind some. warm.

 

12. on Sa I went to church meeting. br Frey preachd. Wm Vance Junr was

         licensed to preach. cloudy.

 

13. on Su I was confind at home sick. it raind last night.

 

14. on Mo I was so unwell as to be confind to house. clear. cold.

 

15. on Tu I had a chill & fever confind. brother Frey & wife came here &

        staid all night. snowd.

 

16. on We I am able to set up most of the day. snowd all day. cold.

 

17. on Th I was stil confind to house. clear & cold.

 

18. on Fr I think some better. chill not so hard. raind.

 

19. on Sa I am still confind to house. clear & cold.

 

20. on Su I was confind at home. part clear.

 

21. on Mo I read all day. very cold nights.

 

22. on Tu I wrote my will. clear. cold wind.

 

23. on We I set up most all day. prayer meeting here at night. clear.

 

24. on Th I got out some splints & made a small basket. clear. Robt opend a

        few sugar trees.

 

25. on Fr I helpd boys clean & put up 30 bus oats. my cough still worisome.

        clear. warm.

 

26. on Sa I sturd off 3 1/2 lb sugar. Robt & wife went to Winchester. raind

        some.

 

27. on Su I was not able to go to meeting. clear.

 

28. on Mo I took care of creatures etc. Robt & family & Margret P came home

        8 oclock at night. raind.



 

March 1 on Tu I did a few notions. very feble. cloudy.

 

2. on We I mend a little but slo. clear. warm.

 

3. on Th I helpd Robt lode some corn to take to Hillsboro. a light shower

         in PM.

 

4. on Fr I seemd more unwell. helpd Robt mend cariage tung straps. raind

         very hard with hard thunder & lightning. warm. grass starts.

 

5. on Sa I cut a little wood. cloudy.

 

6. on Su I stade at home. my family went to Hillsboro to a protracted

         meeting. some cloudy.

 

7. on Mo I cleand out stables & cut some wood. cloudy.

 

8. on Tu I scivd some wheet & helpd Robt hall hued logs & wood. clear.

        frost.

 

9. on We I cut some wood. boys hued some cills to put under kitchen & loom

        house. raind in AM.

 

10. on Th I helpd Robt hall timber. cloudy.

 

11. on Fr I scivd some wheet. cloudy & cool.

 

12. on Sa I helpd Robt mend his flax brake & staid in house & read. ground

        froze hard in morn.

 

13. on Su I went to meeting. br Frey preachd from Math XXII & 42. cloudy.

 

14. on Mo I dresd flax. clear.

 

15. on Tu I dresd flax. claer. ground froze some.

 

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

 

17. on Th I went to town & round to ask hands to help us tomorrow. clear.

 

18. on Fr I prepard for & had my neighbours to help rais kitchen & loom

        house & put under new cills. clear.

 

19. on Sa I workd at kitchen & made a pare of rope traces. clear & warm for

        the season.

 

20. on Su I went to Hillsboro & heard Eld Wedge preach from John V & 39.

        clear & warm.

 

21. on Mo I helpd Robt fix off to Winchester with 4 horses to hall for

         Jessey then workd some in garden. a light shower in morning. cleard

         off.

 

22. on Tu I workd some in garden. clear.

 

23. on We I workd some at kitchen. Eld Frey & the other 2 deacons came here

        in PM to setle with br Frey. clear.

 

24. on Th I workd at kitchen. a thunder shower in morn. cleard off. plesant.

 

25. on Fr I plasterd kitchen. clear & cool at night. Robt came home.

 

26. on Sa I laid harth in kitchen. cloudy. cool.

 

27. on Su I went to meeting. br Elliott preachd from Heb XI & 5 last claus

        then went in to methodus meeting house whare a Mr Dunlap preachd

        from Mal I & 14. came home & wrote part of a letter to Hosea. clear

        & cool. very white frost. peach trees in full bloom.

 

28. on Mo I dresd flax. clear & cool.

 

29. on Tu I helpd Robt a little about sowing oats & flax.

 

30. on We I sowd a few ceeds in garden. it raind a few drops. smoky. my wife

         very unwell.

 

31. on Th I did but little. Robt & Margret went to his wifes fathers to see

        her sister Mary married to a Mr Fenner. clear & cool air.



April 1 on Fr I burnt some corn stalks & sowd flax ceed in the lot before

        the door. clear.

 

2. on Sa I helpd take up the potatoes. Robt plowd garden. my wife has a

         racking cough & fever. clear.

 

3. on Su I was taken with a chill & fever & distressing cough. my wife is

        worse. prayer meeting here at 4 oclock PM. raind several showers. I

        had a bed turn at night.

 

4. on Mo I was interely confind. plesent weather.

 

5. on Tu I am some better. mostly clear.

 

6. on We I had a chill  hot fever. clear.

 

7. on Th I changd my mare & coult to D Sanders for his mare. mostly clear.

        wife & I both confind.

 

8. on Fr I am still confind. some light showers last night. cooler today &

        cloudy.

 

9. on Sa we are both confind at home from church meeting. clear.

 

10. on Su we were both confind at home. Elder Stearns preachd here at 4

         oclock PM from 2nd Cor V & 4. some showers with hail.

 

11. on Mo I was nearly confind. Olivr Ewick came to stay with us for a

         while. mostly clear.

 

12. on Tu I helpd lay a little floor in meat room. seveal light showers.

 

13. on We I sowd a few ceeds in garden. showers.

 

14. on Th I helpd a little about soap making. clear.

 

15. on Fr I dropd corn. some hazy.

 

16. on Sa I went to church meeting calld to settle Eld Freys back salery &

        back debts for meeting house. clear.

 

17. on Su I was at home it was a rainy day.

 

18. on Mo I was confind to house. cloudy. cool.

 

19. on Tu I am still unwell. br R Sheppard came here. cloudy & cool.

 

20. on We I was in house with br Sheppard. clear.

 

21. on Th I am still afflicted. Br Sheppard started for home in PM. he is

         very febele. clear & warm.

 

22. on Fr I helpd a little about sheep shearing. clear & warm.

 

23. on Sa I did a few notions. had a bad coughing spell. Eld Stearns came

         here. clear. warm.

 

24. on Su I went to Sab school & meeting. Eld Stearns preachd from Math XXII

        & 42-45. clear.

 

25. on Mo I harrrowd corn ground.clear & warm.

 

26. on Tu I sheld some corn. had a long coughing spell

 

27. on We I did but little. cloudy.. cold wind.

 

28. on Th I dropd some corn. clear. cold wind.

 

29. on Fr I mended some bridles. raind moderately.

30. on Sa I planted some broom corn & dropd some for Saml. clear. warmer.



 

May 1 on Su I went to Sabeth school & prayer. clear.

 

2. on Mo I pickd wool. it raind. cool.

 

3. on Tu I went to meeting house. Mr Steel preachd a temperance sermon from

         Rom XIV & 21. cloudy.

 

4. on We I pickd wool. clear.

 

5. on Th I pickd wool. Mr Barrett & wife stopd here a spell. clear.

 

6. on Fr I dropd  corn. clear.

 

7. on Sa I dropd corn at Samls & went to church meeting. Eld Stearns

         preachd from Psalm 133 & then heard Mr Clark deliver a temperance

         lecture. clear.

 

8. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Sterns preachd from 1 tim II & 4-5. came

        home & dind & returnd at 4. Mr Sterns then deliverd a temperance

        address. some clouds.

 

9. on Mo I took my wire & sister Frey to Mr Barretts on a visit. clear

         mostly.

 

10. on Tu I drew in a peace for bags. some clouds. a light thunder shower at

         night.

 

11. on We I mended my carrige curtains & oild some of the harness. clear.

 

12. on Th I wove & rivd some boards. clear.

 

13. on Fr I rivd clapboards. clear & cool.

 

14. on Sa I helpd my sons make some stakes & took to burying ground & riderd

        the fence. frost & ice this morning. raind at night.

 

15. on Su I went to sunday school. after it br Wm Vance preachd form 1st

         Saml II & 30 last cl. clear.

 

16. on Mo I wove some & went to father Vances & took supper at their wool

        picking. clear.

 

17. on Tu I went to Saml Vanwinkles to git a field for my sons to sow in

         buckwheet then to br Arnetts. was very unwell. some light showers.

 

18. on We I took plows to Whislers shop to sharp & wove some. some clouds.

 

19. on Th I did some notions. it raind hard in PM.

 

20. on Fr I took 6 ewes & lambs 5 miles to a man buying a drove. I got 6

         dollars then cut briers out of flax. mostly cloudy.

 

21. on Sa I replanted corn. cloudy.

 

22. on Su I went to school after which Eld Sterns preachd from Rom I & 18

        & at 4 preachd here from 1st Pet II & 7 first claus. cloudy & cool.

 

23. on Mo I wove some. clear. cool.

 

24. on Tu I wove & cut out a pare of fine shoes for Hannah Harris. clear.

 

25. on We I made Hannahs shoes & mended some. cloudy & cold.

 

26. on Th I wove a little. rain.

 

27. on Fr I wove. clear after 9 oclock.

 

28. on Sa I wove & put a new bottom in wash tub. clear cold nights.

 

29. on Su I staid at home unwell. raind in morning a little.

 

30. on Mo I wove & made some fence. clear & cool.

 

31. on Tu I made fence & cut some wood. clear.



 

June 1 on We I made some fence. clear.

 

2. on Th I workd in clearing. clear.

 

3. on Fr I wove. it raind moderately.

 

4. on Sa I went to mill then to Thos Barretts. clear.

 

5. on Su I went to school after it Wm Vance preachd Jere VI & 16. came home

        & dind then went to father Vances to prayer. a thunder shower at day

        light.

 

6. on Mo I hoed corn. clear & cool.

 

7. on Tu I hoed some corn & gave out unwell. clear.

 

8. on We I sheld some corn & hoed some. it raind in morning. boys hunted

        for a cow did not find her.

 

9. on Th I hoed corn.. clear.

 

10. on Fr I hoed some corn. was unwell. clear.

 

11. on Sa I hoed corn. clear & cold. went to church meeting. Eld Burnett

         preachd from titus III & 13 thn attended to Singing school taught by Mr

        Weld.

 

12. on Su I went to school. after it Eld Burnett preachd from John  V & 4

        first part. came home & dind & went back. Mr Frey preachd at 4.

 

13. on Mo I helpd git some timber for shelvens. cleard off.

 

14. on Tu I made a new shaveing hors. it raind a little.

 

15. on We I helpd Robt make new shelvens. cloudy.

 

16. on Th I went to D Mcconnaugheys to the raising of a horse mill. raind in

         morning.

 

17. on Fr I went to Whislers shop & got waggon tire on hind wheels cut.

         clear & warm.

 

18. on Sa I took a side of soal lether to D Sanders to be retand & went to

        town to a temperance meeting. it raind in AM.

 

19. on Su I went to Hillsboro to meeting. Eld Bownson preachd from 4 psalm

        & 3. after an inter mision br Frey preachd from John XIV & 1-3. the

        Elds Bownson & Wedge administerd the Lords supper in court house.

        the first Baptist ever comuned in Hillsboro. it raind till 9 oclock

        AM.

 

20. on Mo I helpd finsh the selvins & lode a lode of bark. clear.

 

21. on Tu I did replant potatoes. Robt took a lode of bark to Hillsboro.

         clear.

 

22. on We I helpd lode bark to take to New Market to J Dill. I was unwell.

         clear. warm.

 

23. on Th there was a beautifull rain in AM. sheld some corn.

 

24. on Fr I helpd clean off new ground. Robt plowd it. br Frey & wife came

        here in PM. clear & warm.

 

25. on Sa I was unwell. did but little. a shower in the night.

 

26. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Frey preachd from 84 Psalm. after diner I

         went to see mother Vance. she is sick. prayed with her. there was a

         hard shower while there.

 

27. on Mo I helpd make some posts & put up some post & rail fence. clear.

        ground wet enough.

 

28. on Tu I made a new rake handle. boys went to Vanwinkles to stur the

         buckwheet ground. clear.

 

29. on We I went to Vanwinkles & sowd between 5 & 6 acres with buckwheet.

        boys plowd & harrowd. mostly clear & warm.

 

30. on Th I sowd our new lot with buckwheet & turnup ceed.



 

July 1 on Fr I getherd briers. the boys mowd. Robt began to plow fallow.

        raind some.

 

2. on Sa I am this day 62. did notions & helpd Saml dress some flax. partly

        clear.

 

3. on Su I went to sunday school then to methodus meeting. Mr Clark preachd

         from Heb XII & 27-28. came home & dind then went to father

         Mcconnaugheys whare Wm Vance spoke from I Acts. a light shower.

 

4. on Mo I began to rebuild a plow in PM. bound wheet put up 51 doz. part

         clear.

 

5. on Tu I bound after Robt cradoling. Oliver Ewick rackd. we put up 60

         dozen. a shower towards night.

 

6. on We I bound after cradol. put up 66 doz. cloudy mostly.

 

7. on Th I mended Samls cradol. rakd some wheet & pulld some flax. clear.

 

8. on Fr it raind. I workd at a plow.

 

9. on Sa I went to church meeting. cloudy.

 

10. on Su I went to school then Eld Wedge preachd from Isai VIII & 18 then

        him & Mr Frey administerd the Lords supper. we dind at br Freys &

        went to the temporance meeting. Frey & others spoke. clear.

 

11. on Mo I rakd & bound wheet  4 of us cut & put up 101 doz. clear.

 

12. on Tu I rakd wheet after cradol. clear.

 

13. on We I helpd hall in wheet. clear.

 

14. on Th I helpd pull flax. a cool N wind.

 

15. on Fr I wove & hald in some wheet. clear. Saml & Robt cut 10 acres of

        good oats by 5 oclock PM.

 

16. on Sa I helpd hall in wheet & thrashd litering. wove some. clear.

 

17. on Su I went to school had no prayer meeting till 4 PM. clear.

 

18. on Mo I took up oats & took in the flax. clear.

 

19. on Tu I took up oats. showers went round. a little rain here.

 

20. on We I took up oats & helpd hall in. clear.

 

21. on Th I helpd Saml take up & hall in wheet. he sowd 9 doz. Robt & I had

        134 doz. clear.

 

22. on Fr I hoed corn. Robt plowd. clear. warm.

 

23. on Sa I hoed corn. some appearance of showers.

 

24. on Su I went to school after it Mr Levit preachd from Math V & 16. then

        went to Mr Barretts & dind & went back to meeting house to a

       temperance meeting. a fine shower about 4 PM.

 

25. on Mo I cleand out spring & fixd a wattering place. boys began to mow.

        clear.

 

26. on Tu I rakd hay & got in a lode. clear.

 

27. on We I rakd & halld in a lode of hay. a fine shower at noon.

 

28. on Th I got in a lode of hay & went to Saml Emerys shop with plow irons.

        a very fine rain about noon.

 

29. on Fr I mowd briers in AM. boys plowd & rakd & got in a lode in PM.

        clear.

 

30. on Sa I helpd git in a lode of hay. mowd briers & warpd a 40 yd peace.

        cloudy.

 

31. on Su I went to school & prayer meeting. after dinner went to hear Mr

        Steal. he preachd from 80 Psalm 14. clear.



 

Aug 1 on Mo I mowd briers & rakd & got in a lode of hay. clear & cool.

 

2. on Tu I helpd with the hay. clear.

 

3. on We I helpd Saml git in & tramp out wheet & got in the last lode of

        hay. clear.

 

4. on Th I helpd Saml about his wheet & wove some. clear.

 

5. on Fr I helpd clean wheet. put up the straw etc. it raind at night.

 

6. on Sa I went to Winchester in carrige. boys killd brindle calf. I took

         Oliver Ewick home. went to their church meeting. showers.

 

7. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Allgood preachd & showd baptism did not

         come in the place of circumcission. it raind hard with thunder &

         lightning till 2 oclock. we went to Marys.

 

8. on Mo we came from Winchester by one oclock brought home Margret Phibbs.

         I pitchd togather some briers in PM. there was a shower.

 

9. on Tu I pitchd up briers. boys plowd.

 

10. on We I pitchd some briers. was taken with a lame back. clear.

 

11. on Th I wove some. clear.

 

12. on Fr I pitchd briers & wove. clear.

 

13. on Sa I wove & went to church meeting. church agreed to give Eld Frey

        115 dollars for half his time. clear & warm.

 

14. on Su I went to school. after it Mr Frey  preachd from Rev IV & 6. a

         hard shower PM.

 

15. on Mo I helpd clean up barn floor & wove some. there was a shower.

 

16. on Tu I wove. some showers.

 

17. on We I went with my wife to father Simpkins & staid till after dinner

        then went to crossroads to meeting. Mr Frey preachd from Ephe IV & 20

        then came home. there was a shower.

 

18. on Th I wove some & went to br A Mcconnaugheys on a visit with wife. a

        shower.

 

19. on Fr I went  to Azecl Chapmans to look at his farm then to the election

         for esq. Benj Barrere was elected. clear. cilld a calf at evening.

 

20. on Sa I took calf skin to D Sanders to tan & went to Emerys smith shop &

        in PM to town to singing school.

 

21. on Su I went to school & D Vance preachd from Heb IX & 28. mostly clear.

        warm.

 

22. on Mo I helpd git 5 lodes of wood & some stone to fix dri kiln. mostly

        clear & warm.

 

23. on Tu I helpd mend dry kiln & wove some. clear.

 

24. on We I helpd cill white cows calf & went to S Emerys & got mare shod &

        wove some. cloudy.

 

25. on Th I wove. it raind in AM.

 

26. on Fr I started in our carrige with m wife & Eld Frey & went to br

        Fletchers at rains burrow & put up. some showers.

 

27. on Sa I went to Greenfield & put up with brother Leat (?) & went to the

        association. Eld Whitney preachd the introductory sermon from 1st

        Cor XVI & 10 1st claus then the letters from the churches was red.

        then adjornd to 2 oclock then father Sutton preachd from Prov XIV

        &32. at candle light Allgood from Cor XV & 453. clear & warm.

 

28. on Su I attended meeting. Eld Warde preachd from 1st Cron XXI 7 3 then

         Eld Sergant Junr from Acts XX & 21 then an intermision for 1/2 hour

         then Allgood from 36 Psalm & 9 vers at night Freeman from Rev III &

         20. clear & warm.

 

29. on Mo I went to the association reformd meeting house whare the

        association sot. I am not a mesenger. went to Baptist meeting house

        at 11 oclock. Dr Beck preachd from Ezek XXXIX & 11 then Saml Wallis

        from Gen V & 24. I went to a ministerial conferance at Eld Brunsons.

        there was a shower in PM. at night Allgood preachd from 1st kings

        XVIII & 21.I slep at br Smarts.

 

30. on Tu we came to a brother Wests & fed & dind then came home. all well.

        clear & warm.

 

31. on We I made a scaffold for drying fruit & wove. clear.



 

Sep 1 on Th I wove 5 yds. clear. very warm.

 

2. on Fr I wove 5 yds & attended to the fruit. clear.

 

3. on Sa I wove 3 yds & got out the peace 39 yds. closd a shoe for Robt.

        appearance of showers. I receivd a letter from Hosea.

 

4. on Su I went to school & prayer after which wrote to Hezekiah & Eliza.

        showers went round. very warm.

 

5. on Mo I cleand some ceed wheet. Robt sowd 4 acres & harrowd in. clear &

        warm.

 

6. on Tu I went to Emerys shop with plough irons then harrowd in wheet.

         clear.

 

7. on We I helpd about giting out wheet & finisd writeing my letter to

         Hezekiah. clear.

 

8. on Th I helpd A Mcconnaughey rais a log house. clear & warm.

 

9. on Fr I got out some splints & harrowd in fallow field. a light shower

        about day brake.

 

10. on Sa I harrowd & went to church meeting. br Frey preachd at night at

        father Vances from 2nd Cor IV & 17. clear.

 

11. on Su I went to school & meeting. br Frey preachd from Exo XX & 8. clear

        & warm.

 

12. on Mo I harrowd & helpd git out some wheet. clear.

 

13. on Tu I helpd clean 12 bus wheet. it raind hard this morn. still cloudy.

 

14. on We I made a bushel basket & other notions. came on to rain at night.

 

15. on Th I made Saml a pare of shoes. cleard off. cool.

 

16. on Fr I soald Olivers shoes & went to the school house to the Destrict

        meeting. clear & cool.

 

17. on Sa I helpd fix our grand daughters fr ?  it & they went home with

         Saml & wife. I then sowd 2 1/2 acres of wheet then went to

         Vanwinkles to see our buckwheet. clear mostly.

 

18. on Su I went to school & prayer meeting & at 4 to father Mcconnaugheys.

        Dav Vance preachd from Math XXV & 46. clear cool nights.

 

19. on Mo I did notions. cleand some wheet. clear.

 

20. on Tu I topd corn. very clear. some white frost.

 

21. on We I sowd 3 acres of wheet & harrowd.

 

22. on Th I topd corn & sowd wheet & some timothy ceed. clear.

 

23. on Fr I sowd timothy ceed & topd some corn. clear. white frost.

 

24. on Sa I finisd sowing the 10 acre field with timothy & went to D

         Mcconnaugheys to a school destrict meeting. white frost. clouded

         over towards night.

 

25. on Su I went to school & meeting. D Vance preachd from I HIn(?) II & 3.

        cloudy.

 

26. on Mo I cleand some wheet & helpd hall out dung. clear & warm.

 

27. on Tu I sowd timothy ceed & topd corn. clear. warm.

 

28. on We I sowd timothy ceed. we have sowd 20 acres of wheet & sowd it with

         timothy ceed. clear.

 

29. on Th I pulld corn blades & went to see our buckwheet & to town. a light

        shower at night.

 

30. on Fr I pulld corn blades & went to Daniel Batemans towards night &

        staid. clear.



 

Oct 1. on Sa I made a new shaft to my carrige. it broke last evening. came

        home from D B in PM then bound blades & took in. clear. frost.

 

2. on Su I went to school & meting. Eld Grifeth from Pensylvania preachd

        from Mal IV & 2 then came home & dind & returnd to meeting house

        whare he preachd again. clear.

 

3. on Mo I got out 9 doz oats & other notions. br Frey & wife was here.

        clear.

 

4. on Tu I pulld corn blades & pickd beens. we cilld a calf at even. it

         weighd 112 lb. clear.

 

5. on We my family went to Hillsboro to a political meeting. I am unwell.

         clear.

 

6. on Th I bound & took in blades & helpd thrash buckwheet. clear. very

        dry.

 

7. on Fr I helpd clean 8 1/2 bus buckwheet. cut some apples. Daniel Swinney

         staid with me last night. he is my old school mate. I had not seen

         him for about 35 yrs. clear. raind last night.

 

8. on Sa I pickd some beens. cloudy. went to church meeting. Eld Griffith

         preachd from 17 Psalm last vers.

 

9. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Griffith preachd from Isai XL & 9-10-11.

         after an inter mision Mr Frey preachd from Math XXVI & 29 then both

         administed the Lords supper. clear.

 

10. on Mo I pickd beens. clear.

 

11. on Tu I went to the Election & to Vanwinkles & helpd thrash buckwheet.

        clear.

 

12. on We I went to Vanwinkles & helpd thrash buckwheet. clear.

 

13. on Th I cut & halld fire wood. boys went & cleand the buckwheet. had 25

        1/2 bus to our share. clear. a shower at night.

 

14. on Fr I thrashd our beens & getherd pumpkins etc. cleard off. cool.

 

15. on Sa I thrashd some wheet & went to father Vances to mill. clear.

 

16. on Su I went to school & meeting. clear.

 

17. on Mo I helpd dig & put up 30 bus potatoes. clear. ground very dry.

 

18. on Tu I cut out & closd a pare of shoes for my self. it raind a little.

        I hoopd some barrels.

 

19. on We I getherd some apples. boys went to J Shieldses & made 3 barrels

        cider. clear.

 

20. on Th I getherd apples. boys made 2 barrels cider. today we are making

         apple butter. clear. cold. froze hard this morning.

 

21. on Fr I helpd Robt git out & clean some wheet. clear.

 

22. on Sa I helpd git wood. clear.

 

23. on Su I went to school & meeting. br Frey preachd from Ts (?) XL & 1.

        prayer meeting here at night. clear.

 

24. on Mo I workd at my shoes & getherd some apples. cloudy.

 

25. on Tu I finisd my shoes & getherd some apples. it raind hard till noon.

 

26. on We I went to the ministers meeting. Dr Beck preachd from luke XVIII

         & 1 & at night at father Vances from Luke XII & 36. clear.

 

27. on Th I cut some wood & dug some potatoes. clear frosty mornings.

 

28. on Fr I halld wood & huskd some corn. br Beck preachd here at night from

        Gal VI & 15. clear.

 

29. on Sa I halld some wood & pickd & buryd 3 bus apples. clear.

 

30. on Su I went to sabbath school & dismisd it for this season then Dr Beck

        preachd from Eph II & 8. clear & plesant.

 

31. on Mo I helpd Saml husk his corn. clear.



Nov 1 on Tu I helpd Saml husk & git in his corn & went to Byshears mill.

        clear.

 

2. on We I went to D Mcconnaugheys hors mill & ground some wheet & fixd up

        the well pail & helpd butcher Robts calf at even. clear.

 

3. on Th I huskd some corn. Saml & grand children went to Winchester in

         waggon with 3 horses. I was taken with a chill near night & in the

         night with a pluricy pain severe. clear.

 

4. on Fr I set up part of the day. Mary Mcconnaughey came here. clear &

         plesant.

 

5. on Sa I was seazd at 1 oclock with severe plurisy pain had recoars to

         steaming drinking composition tea which easd it so I slepd some.

         sot up part of the day. this evening Robts wife gave me the most

         ridiculous talk I ever had from the tongue of a mortal. it proves

         the tongue is an unruly member & is set on fire of hell. children

         came from Winchester & got in a lode of corn. clear.

 

6. on Su I still have strong pain. steamd again at night then rested

         comfortable. very smoky.

 

7. on  Mo I gave some directions about puting up Robts new cupboard. it

         raind all day.

 

8. on Tu I mended a shoe for Oliver. my pain still remains some easier. it

         raind some.

 

9. on We I mended some pen knives & other notions. cloudy. a little snow.

 

10. on Th I am mending. nearly clear of pain. cloudy & cold.

 

11. on Fr I cleand some flax ceed & helpd spred the flax. cloudy & raind

  at night.

 

12. on Sa I got some wood & went to church meeting. cloudy cold & mudy.

 

13. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Frey preachd from Dut VI & 12 first claus.

        cloudy.

14. on Mo I helpd husk & git in a lode of corn. Robts babe had 2 fits at

        night. br Frey & wife & br Wm Vance & wife came here & staid all

        night. cloudy.

 

15. on Tu I helpd git in a lode of corn. cloudy & cold. snowd at night.

 

16. on We I mended some shoes. snow between 1 & 2 intches deep. cloudy.

 

17. on Th I workd at shoes & went to A Mcconnaugheys. it raind.

 

18. on Fr I titend my hogg pen floor. cloudy. very cold.

 

19. on Sa I fixd my hogg pen & put them in it. cloudy & very cold.

 

20. on Su I was at home. very cold.

 

21. on Mo I helpd git in a lode corn. clear.

 

22. on Tu I helpd git in corn. clear. cold.

 

23. on We I helpd git in corn. clear.

 

24. on Th I cut out & closd shoes. it snowd some last night. still cloudy.

 

25. on Fr I made Margret Phibbs a pare of shoes. cloudy & cold.

 

26. on Sa I halld some wood & huskd some corn in barn. clear.

 

27. on Su I went to meeting. br Frey preachd from 2 kings VII & 3-4. clear.

 

28. on Mo I cut some wood. cloudy. cold.

 

29. on Tu I helpd kill Robts cow calld love. weighd over 400. cloudy.

 

30. on We I began Maryans shoes. Eld Benet came here & went to father Vances

        & preachd from Phil III & 13-14. sleated & froze. grew cold.



 

Dec 1 on Th set in house weith Elders Bennett & Frey till 1 oclock then cut

        some wood. mostly cloudy. cold.

 

2. on Fr I helpd some about giting out wheet & huskd my Indiana corn.

         clear.

 

3. on Sa I huskd corn. cloudy. thaws.

 

4. on Su I went to prayer meeting. raind a little.

 

5. on Mo I plasterd loom house & huskd a lode of corn in PM. cloudy.

 

6. on Tu I took 3 hoggs to Benj Barrere. he gives $1:50 pr hundred. cloudy.

 

7. on We I helpd husk 2 lodes corn. prayer here at night. began to rain.

 

8. on Th I workd at a pare of new shoes for Oliver. it raind hard.

 

9. on Fr I cut fire wood. cloudy. grows cold.

 

10. on Sa I halld some wood & went to church meeting. cloudy. chilly.

 

11. on Su I went to meeting. br Frey preachd from Pet II & 9. part clear.

 

12. on Mo I helpd git in 2 lodes of corn. part clear. cold.

 

13. on Tu I did some notions. snowd some.

 

14. on We I helpd Saml butcher 5 hoggs. cloudy & cold.

 

15. on Th I helpd kill our hoggs 4 for me & one for Robt. my heaviest weighd

        154 lb & his 201. clear. cold. raind.

 

16. on Fr I salted my pork & halld in some corn that was cut up.

        part cloudy.

 

17. on Sa I halld some wood & some corn & huskd some. clear. ground coverd

        with snow.

 

18. on Su I was at home. clear.

 

19. on Mo I huskd corn in field that was cut up. clear.

 

20. on Tu I huskd corn & got it in & fodder he last of the crop. part

        cloudy.

 

21. on We I cut sausage meat & stuffd it & went to smith shop. raind in

        morning.

 

22. on Th I cut wood. cleard off. cold

 

23. on Fr I helpd hall some wood & mended some blind bridles. clear & very

        cold.

 

24. on Sa I went to temperance meeting & was reelected President. stopd with

        my wife at br Freys. went at night to a bible clas at J M.

 

25. on Su Christmas I went from br Freys to meeting. he preachd from XLVI

         & 10. clear.

 

26. on Mo I halld some wood & mended Hannahs shoes. Samls wife. part

         clear.

 

27. on Tu I helpd cill our old cow thrifty 15 years old. weighd near 400.

         hide weighd 64 lb. sold it to D Sanders. snowd in morning. we cilld 3

         shoats also.

 

28. on We I helpd Saml fix off to Winchester sent a shoat to Mary. huskd

         some corn in barn. it raind in PM.

 

29. on Th I did notions. it raind.

 

30. on Fr I thrashd some oats. the bible class met here last night. it snowd

         to day.

 

31. on Sa I cut wood at wood pail. most clear.





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