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Jan. 1, 1844 on Mo I burnt some brush. it clouded over towards night.
2. on Tu I finisd husking corn in barn. it raind.
3. on We I did but few notions. was taken with a fresh cold. had prayer meeting here at night. snowd some. cool.
4. on Th I quilld for Robt. cloudy. cool.
5. on Fr I quilld some. unwell. cloudy.
6. on Sa I was inhouse unwell with a severe cold. my sons cilld my beef cow. she weighd 346 lb. hide 62. took to D Sanderses to tan. Robt cilld a hogg. weight 160 lb. cloudy. a little snow last night.
7. on Su I was unwell with my cold. cleard off.
8. on Mo I quilld some. my sons & I divided our sheep. it was cloudy & midling cold.
9. on Tu I quilld some. Robt got out his peace. it snowd last night. melts to day.
10. on We I helpd Hosea clean 15 1/2 bu oats. some more snow last night. good sleding.
11. on Th I mended shoes. mostly clear.
12. on Fr I cut a little wood. cloudy.
13. on Sa I went to church meeting. Eld Craven preachd form 1 Cor XI & 38. cloudy.
14. on Su I went to meeting. br Craven preachd from Luke CXIV & 33 then administerd the Lords supper. cloudy. thaws.
15. on Mo I wove some on Samls lincy. cloudy.
16. on Tu my sons helpd me butcher 6 hoggs. heavyest weighd 239 1/2. Hosea had 2 of them & Robt one. cloudy. plesent.
17. on We I salted my pork. it snowd some.
18. on Th I quilld for Saml to weave. cloudy.
19. on Fr I cut some wood & dresd some flax. clear.
20. on Sa I quilld & cut off some wood. cloudy.
21. on Su I was at home unwell. cloudy & damp.
22. on Mo I went to smith shop. it came on to rain.
23. on Tu I wrote a letter to D Jones in In. I am unwell. clear & warm.
24. on We I quilld for Martha to weave for Saml. clear & plesent.
25. on Th I sot in house & read. clear & cold.
26. on Fr I cut a few sticks of wood. Eld Cravin calld here. clear & very cold.
27. on Sa I did but little. cough bad. cloudy.
28. on Su I am at home unwell. cloudy & cold.
29. on Mo I was mostly in the house. cough grows worse.
30. on Tu I helpd about halling wood. Saml chopd Hosea halld. he has a bad cold & cough. cloudy.
31. on We I helpd Robt about giting out oats. clear. Feb 1 on Th I mended some bridle reins. it raind & is very icy & slipery.
2. on Fr I sot up a watter pail for Robt & helpd hoop it. cloudy all day. thaws.
3. on Sa I halld wood. Hosea chopd. cloudy & came on to snow in PM. cold wind.
4. on Su I went to prayer meeting. cloudy.
5. on Mo I cut some wood at house. cloudy.
6. on Tu I wove for Saml. part clear.
7. on We I wove some prayer meeting here at night. it came on to snow in PM.
8. on Th I cut a little wood. cloudy. cold. snow about 2 intches deep.
9. on Fr I shelld some corn. cloudy. cold.
10. on Sa I went to church meeting. Eld Cravin preachd from Ephe V & 8. after meeting went & setled with Benj M Barrere & went to Thos Barretts. clear. thaws a little.
11. on Su I went to meeting. Davis Vance preachd from Math VI & 33. it came on to snow.
12. on Mo I had a meeting here to finish setling for building meeting house. cleard off.
13. on Tu I helpd Robt git & clean some oats. clear.
14. on We I wove for Saml to help clean oats there was 67 bushels. mostly clear.
15. on Th I wove for Saml to trim apple trees. mostly cloudy.
16. on Fr I wove. cloudy.
17. on Sa I wove. cloudy & cool.
18. on Su I went to prayer meeting. clear & cold.
19. on Mo I helpd git wood & wove some. clear.
20. on Tu I went as over seer of poor to see Wm Stumbo & receivd him as a paupor on township & made provision for his maintainance. clear. a fine sugar day.
21. on We I opend a few sugar trees & wove some. clear. very plesent.
22. on Th I wove. clear.
23. on Fr I cilld a calf & took skin to D Sanderses to tan then went to J HIgginses & got $15 pork money .clear & warm & windy.
24. on Sa I wove some & movd some hay from barn to stable loft. some clouds.
25. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Craven preachd from John VI & 44 then examond bible class. clear.
26. on Mo I caried sugar watter & wove. clear.
27. on Tu I wove. cloudy or smoky.
28. on We I wove & got out Samls peace 31 yds then caried some sugar watter. clear mostly.
29. on Th I made a pig trough & cut some wood & helpd gether sugar watter. clear. smoky. March 1 on Fr I did notions. misted.
2. on Sa I cut some wood & went to smith shop. raind some in morning.
3. on Su I went to prayer meeting. cloudy. grows colder & windy.
4. on Mo I went to town to settle with trustees of township. part clear. cold.
5. on Tu I cut wood in woods & sold my land in Indiana on Salamania to John Jones for two dollars & 50 cts pr acre. clear.
6. on We I halld fire wood & took a lode of stove wood to meeting house. clear.
7. on Th I halld wood & gatherd sugar watter etc. cloudy.
8. on Fr I halld wood & broke some flax. clear.
9. on Sa I went to church meeting. cloudy. Eld Cravins text in 1 Cor VI & 20.
10. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Cavin preachd from Heb XI & 7 then examond bible class. prayer meeting here at night. clear.
11. on Mo I put a new handle to a plow & made a new single line. some cloudy.
12. on Tu I workd at a new pare of check lines. it raind nearly all day. Mon Hosea spaid my shoats & whet cross cut saw.
13. on We I was taken unwell & went to bed part of the day. cloudy.
14. on Th I was too unwell to set up all day. cloudy.
15. on Fr I did a few notions. cloudy.
16. on Sa I am still unwell. it raind some.
17. on Su I staid at home. came on to rain.
18. on Mo I sheld some corn last night & today a snow fell 2 intches deep. cold.
19. on Tu I cut some wood & broke some flax. snow mostly melted off. clear.
20. on We I helpd Hosea weigh some hay he had bought & went to father Vances to see his daughter Hety & her oldest daughter. both very sick. cloudy.
21. on Th I helpd my sons pry up & new fix a string of fence. snowd last night.
22. on Fr I dresd some flax in barn. snow fell this morn about 4 intches deep.
23. on Sa I dresd flax in bran. snowd some.
24. on Su I went to meeting. br Cravin preachd from Ephe VI & 4. prayer meeting here at night. clear. ground froze hard in morn.
25. on Mo I made fence & thrashd some oats cleand them. smoky & warm.
26. on Tu I went to father Vances. Mr Frey preachd a funeral from Math XVI & 26 then went to the burying of Hety Cons oldest daughter 5 years old. cloudy.
27. on We I went to br Arnetts & got 12 bus of oats for ceed. Thos Bereman wife & daughter came here on a visit. cloudy.
28. on Th I helpd hall wood & rails. cloudy.
29. on Fr I spun some rope yarn. it raind some.
30. on Sa I finisd making Robts check lines. it snowd very cold wind. froze hard.
31. on Su I was at home. not well. clear & cold. April 1 on Mo I dresd some flax & went to township election. clear.
2. on Tu I poild & burnt brush. clear.
3. on We I poild & burnt brush. clear & warm. Hosea is sowing & plowing in oats.
4. on Th I went to Thos Barrets & finisd paying for my carriage then took up potatoes. Hosea plowd garden. clear.
5. on Fr I sowd flax ceed & workd in garden. clear & warm.
6. on Sa I helpd roll a log heap helpd with giting some straw & went to Thos Beards & to Emerys shop. clear & warm.
7. on Su I went to sun school then to Presbyterian meeting. Mr Eastman preachd from John IV & 43 to end of chap. stopd at Robts & dind. came on to rain in PM.
8. on Mo I went to Mr Metzes & read in news paper. it raind hard in PM.
9. on Tu I made a single line & made fence in PM. cleard off. very warm.
10. on We I workd at fence. clear.
11. on Th I harrowd for Saml to sow oats near 5 acres. clear. very warm.
12. on Fr I workd at fence. there was a hard shower in PM. very warm.
13. on Sa I went to church meeting. before meeting br Carl who was buryed on
br Arnetts land 5 years ago was taken up & buryed in the new burying ground. clear.
14. on Su I went to school & meeting. Eld Cravins text was in 1st Cor XIII & 1-3. after sermon he administerd the Lords supper. clear.
15. on Mo I finisd my fence 50 rod. cleand up the briers & sprouted. clear. very warm.
16. on Tu I harrowd some oats. raind at night.
17. on We I burnt some brush in orchard. clear.
18. on Th I took some sticks to Saml Emerys to make new axel trees to my new waggon the others being made too short. cloudy. grew cool.
19. on Fr I sprouted in meadow & helpd Hosea & Saml hall dung in corn field. clear & cool.
20. on Sa I helpd hall dung. clear.
21. on Su I went to school bible class & prayer. clear.
22. on Mo I plant a truck patch sheld some corn. some clouds.
23. on Tu I righte up some fence & calld in to see Hetable Conn. she is sick. cloudy. high wind.
24. on We I went in cariage to Winchester with wife. left her & went on horsback to John Wallises with elder Cravin & put up. clear after a light shower in morning.
25. on Th we went to lick fork church as a council to assist in ordaining br Davis Vance to the work of a gospel minster which was done with general satisfaction to the council. Eld Cravins preachd from 1st tim II & 15. we then returnd to Winchester & staid at Jessey Ewicks. clear & warm. ground is dry.
26. on Fr I came home. a shower in morn & at night.
27. on Sa I helpd Hosea shear the sheep 10. it raind some hard at night.
28. on Su I went to school & bible class then br Cravens preachd from 137 Psalm 5-6. some clouds.
29. on Mo I dropd corn for Robt in D Vanwinkles field. clear & cool
30. on Tu I spred dung. clear. May 1 on We I workd in garden. a shower at night.
2. on Th I took a yearling stear to B Barrere for 3-50 then harrowd corn ground. part cloudy.
3. on Fr it raind hard last night. I broke some flax. cloudy.
4. on Sa I helpd Hosea put new houns (?) to his little waggon. some clouds. cool.
5. on Su I went to school & bible class then br Frey preachd from 19 Psalm 7. cloudy.
6. on Mo I sharpnd some rails for fence & dread flax. part clear.
7. on Tu I helpd Hosea plant corn. was taken sick at night. cloudy.
8. on We I was confind to the bed with cold & fever. cloudy.
9. on Th I was stil confind. cloudy.
10. on Fr I set up some. cloudy. Hosea finisd the planting.
11. on Sa I was not able to go to meeting. clear.
12. on Su I am still confind. a hard shower last night. mostly clear today.
13. on Mo I mend slo. cloudy with a hard shower at night.
14. on Tu I drew a form of my will. hazy.
15. on We I planted a few pumpkins ceeds & workd some in garden. Hety Conn died at 1/2 past 3 oclock. has been sick 3 months at her fathers. some clouds.
16. on Th I did a few notions. Hety Conn was buryed to day. it raind towards night.
17. on Fr I did but little but read. raind some.
18. on Sa I made a ridge & put out sweet potatoes sprouts. hazy in PM.
19. on Su I was at home. it raind hard in PM. cool.
20. on Mo I cut off a little wood. showery.
21. on Tu I helpd Hosea about giting some timber for posts & pailins. cleard off. cold.
22. on We I morticd some posts for garden fence. clear. white frost & ice this morn.
23. on Th I hoed corn. Hosea plowd. clear.
24. on Fr I hoed corn. Eld Stearns & wife came here. clear.
25. on Sa I hoed in garden after br Stearns went to father Vances. some clouds.
26. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Cravens preachd Hety Conns funeral from the 90 Psalm & 12 v then Eld Stearns gave us a farewell address. he expects to move to Elinois. they came here. it raind a little.
27. on Mo I went to Robts & dropd some corn for him after br Stearns & wife started. cloudy.
28. on Tu I hoed corn & went to father Vances towards night & took supper at wool picking. clear.
29. on We I hoed corn till noon then a hard rain.
30. on Th I did notions. some hard showers.
31. on Fr I cut burdocks in AM. helpd Robt replant in PM at Vanwinkles. Hosea & wife went to Winchester to git wool carded. clear. June 1 on Sa I went to Robts & helpd him clean off a peace of new ground. he plowd it & we planted part of it with potatoes. clear.
2. on Su I went to school & bible class. it lookd like rain but passd over.
3. on Mo I went to John Higginses to look at the dearing place in AM & hoed corn in PM. clear.
4. on Tu I hoed corn. clear. some warmer.
5. on We I hoed corn. clear & warm.
6. on Th I hoed corn. clear.
7. on Fr I hoed corn in lots & went to town to meet a committy from other Sundy schools to fix for celebrateing the 4 of July. some clouds.
8. on Sa I was taken unwell. Eld Cravins came here yesterday to board a while. clear.
9. on Su I went to school & heard br Cravins from Heb XII & 1. David Mcconeys child buryed yesterday. prayer meeting at school house. a shower.
10. on Mo I was unwell. read some. cleard off. cool.
11. on Tu I walkd out some. helpd wife make weaving gears. clear. very cold for June.
12. on We I workd at the gears & warpd a 30 yd peace. cloudy.
13. on Th I helpd beam on & draw our peace through gears. cloudy. raind last night.
14. on Fr I drew peace through read got it to work. raind last night & today. Eld Cravins started to Sardenia.
15. on Sa I read the cross & Journal. it raind.
16. on Su I staid at home unwell. it raind.
17. on Mo I sot in some posts for parkins. showry.
18. on Tu I rakd briers. Hosea began to plow fallow. too wet for corn & wheet.
19. on We I went to S Emerys & settled with him then wove some. some clouds.
20. on Th I went to Robts & helpd him plant 2 bus potatoes. cloudy in part.
21. on Fr I wove some. there was some rain.
22. on Sa I wove in AM & helpd my sons hall hay from neighbour Sanderses field. a light shower.
23. on Su I went to school & meeting. Eld Cravins text was in Jere XIV & 8. clear & cool
24. on Mo I helpd Hosea & Saml git up their clover hay. clear.
25. on Tu Robt began to cradol our wheet. I rakd after him. wheet is much injurd with rust. clear.
26. on We we workd some in wheet both of us unwell. it raind at night. warm.
27. on Th I went to Andrew Mcconnaugheys & got a dollars worth of sugar. some fine showers.
28. on Fr I carried sheavs. my 2 youngest sons cradold & bound. I am still unwell.
30. on ?Su I was at home not well. clear. July 1 on M I wove & went to ingage hands to help boys cut the wheet. clear.
2. on Tu I am 64 years old. wove some & went in carriage to take dinner to 6 harvest hands in D Vanwinkles field. a hard shower at 5 PM.
3. on We I wove some & began to pull flax. cleard off.
4. on Th I wove some & went to the Sunday school celebration. had a march through town to each meeting house. collected the different schools & went to baptist meeting house & had 2 lectors on Sun S then marchd in double file to the grove near whare Robt Harris lives & there partook of an exelent diner furnishd gratuoously by the whole neighbourhood. then had 2 lectures at a stand near to the table one on temporance & one on independance then marchd back to town & dispersd all in good order & high glee. the day clear & cool.
5. on Fr I helpd mow away wheet. clear.
6. on Sa I helpd git in the last of wheet at home. some clouds.
7. on Su I went to school & prayer meeting. went to br A McConnaugheys & dind. it raind a few drops.
8. on Mo I pulld flax & went to Vanwinkles & helpd Saml with a lode of wheet what boys sowd there is not worth cuting. it is so light in the grain. clear.
9. on Tu I finisd pooling the flax. it is very good.
10. on We I went to A Mccconnaugheys & T Barrett & got them to witness my will then to smith shop & home & began to paint my new waggon. some clouds.
11. on Th I put one coat of paint on waggon & went at 11 oclock to our meeting house & heard Eld Frey the converted Jew preach from Acts XVI & 9. he set forth Salvation by Christ in plain language. clear.
12. on Fr ground paint & put on a second coat on waggon. clear.
13. on Sa I helpd Saml hall a lode of wheet from Vanwinkles then halld my flax & went to church meeting. Davis Vance preachd. clear & warm.
14. on Su I went to school & meeting. D Vance preachd from Rev XIV & 42 2nd claus. Eld Craven & him administerd the Lords suppper. we went & dind at Wm Vances & returnd to meeting house. Davis preachd again from Job XIX & 25. clear & warm.
15. on Mo I put up hay & got in a lode. a shower at night.
16. on Tu I rakd oats. Hosea bound. Robt cradold in PM. cleard off. some cooler.
17. on We I spred some hay in wheet stubble & halld in a lode. clear.
18. on Th I was unwell. did but little. clear.
19. on Fr I spred some hay & got in a lode out of oats field. a beautifull shower near night.
20. on Sa I cleand off a spot in gardin for turnups & helpd Hosea take up oats. cleard off. plesant.
21. on Su I went to school & bible class & at 4 to school house to prayer meeting. clear.
22. on Mo I rakd & bound some wheet & bound some oats. Hosea rep. some clouds. warm.
23. on Tu I sowd some turnup ceed in garden & took up some oats. some clouds.
24. on We I hoed potatoes at Robts & put up some hay at home. some appearance of rain.
25. on Th I bound some oats in morning then sifted some old wheet. several light showers.
26. on Fr I sheld some corn & mended my shoe & halter.
27. on Sa I put up some hay. cloudy.
28. on Su I went to meeting. Eld Cravin preachd form 1st Cor I & 23-24. stopd at Robts & dind. clear.
29. on Mo I helpd Hosea finis takeing up his oats. Hezekiah Johnson & family 6 children arivd here from Ioway. came by water. cloudy.
30. on Tu I helpd Hosea start with waggon to Winchester for Hezekiahs goods then went to Robts & hoed potatoes & turnup ground. some clouds.
31. on We I did notions. clear. Aug 1 on Th I helpd Hosea hall oats. a shower.
2. on Fr I helpd hall oats. clear.
3. on Sa I helpd hall 2 lodes of oats then went to town to see a Clay pole raisd then put up hay. clear.
4. on Su I was at home. clear.
5. on Mo I helpd put up hay. Eld Allgood & family came here at night & Eliza & husband from Greenfield. clear.
6. on Tu I helpd put up hay & hall in oats. clear.
7. on We I helpd put up hay after comeing from Robts whare we went on a visit. clear.
8. on Th I went to father Vances from there to A Mcconnaugheys with Thos Barrett & wife Hezekiah & wife & my wife. clear.
9. on Fr I helpd Robt fetch a lode of his oats to my barn & cleand some for Saml. a shower at noon.
10. on Sa I went to church meeting. clear.
11. on Su I went to school & prayer meeting. clear.
12. on Mo I was unwell. clear.
13. on Tu I burnt brush in orchard. clear & warm.
14. on We I burnt brush in orchard. clear.
15. on Th I went to Hillsboro to a whig convention. clear warm & dry.
16. on Fr Hezekiah & family left here this morn for his bro Edwards. I made a grub yoke for my coalt then went to town the paper. clear.
17. on Sa I did but little. clear & very warm.
18. on Su I was at home. a few drops of rain.
19. on Mo I was very unwell. clear.
20. on Tu I went to father Vances to a calld church meeting. showers went round.
21. on We I was confind with plurisy. cloudy.
23. on Th I got some better so as to set up some. a shower.
24. on Sa I went with my wife A Mcconnaughey & wife to Winchester to the Association & put up with my daughter Mary. she is just able to walk about with consumption. clouded in PM.
25. on Su I attended preaching. Mr Moor H Johnson & Stephens preachd. some clouds. cool.
26. on Mo I attend the Association till 2 oclock then came home. the meeting was a plesent one.
27. on Tu I put a botom in Robts slop pail. light showers.
28. on We I did a few notions. very unwell. clear.
29. on Th I was more unwell in my bowels. clear.
30. on Fr I am nearly confind to house. cloudy.
31. on Sa I was confind to house. it raind till noon. Sep 1 on Su I am confind still. clear & warm.
2. on Mo I am confind to house with a bowel complaint. clear.
3. on Tu I still set up some. clear & warm.
4. on We I still git worse. cant rest in bed at night. clear.
5. on Th I sent to Dr Hussa & got some rheubarb to take. there was a hard shower of large hail & rain in PM.
6. on Fr I took medicine the doctor sent me. clear.
7. on Sa I feel as my complaint was giving way to the medicine. still very feble.
8. on Su I went to school house to prayer. clear.
9. on Mo I cut a few apples & I am some better.
10. on Tu I cut some apples & pickd some beens. clear.
11. on We I pickd some beens & cut apples. clear.
12. on Th I cut some apples. br Cravin & wife & son came here & stade all night. he preachd at night Solomans song II & 2-3. some clouds.
13. on Fr I move some flax & cleand out chaf stable. clear & warm & dry.
14. on Sa I helpd Hosea husk 11 bus baskets of corn for me & put some in oven to dry. clear.
15. On Su I stade at home. my wife went with Hosea & family to Hillsboro to meeting. clear & warm.
16. on Mo I am still unwell. clear.
17. on Tu I helpd a little about giting out our wheet with machine. they began yesterday.clear dry & warm.
18. on We I helpd them finis giting out the wheet then went with my mare to help take machine to Jacob Vances. clear.
19. on Th I helpd some about cleaning wheet & handed in flannel peace to wife. Jessey & wife left here for his fathers in Indiana.
20. on Fr I helpd about giting in peace & went to school destrict annel meeting. clear.
21. on Sa I hoopd some barrels for cider. clear.
22. on Su I went to school house to prayer. clear.
23. on Mo I was very unwell. clear & cool. some frost.
24. on Tu I did a few notions. clear. cool.
25. on We Mr Barretts wife came her. we all went to Roberts. his wife had a daughter born at 9 oclock in AM. clear & cool. [Mary Ann HARRIS b: 25 SEP 1844, New Market, Highland Co., OH]
26. on Th I helpd put up some straw. clear.
27. on Fr I helpd Hosea git in some corn. clouded.
28. on Sa I mended my shoe. it raind all day & snowd at night. cool.
29. on Su I went to meeting. Davis Vance preachd from Rev III & 20 then at school house at 4 PM from Rev VI & 17. clear.
30. on Mo I helpd Hosea hall some wood. Oct 1 on Tu I dug my sweet potatoes. clear.
2. on We I helpd hall in corn. clear.
3. on Th I went to Widow Simpkinses on clear creek & pickd a lode of winter apples. Hosea went too. clear.
4. on Fr I helpd hall in corn. Jessey & wife returnd from their visit to In. clear.
5. on Sa I put new steps at front door & huskd some corn in crib. cloudy.
6. on Su I went with Hosea in carriage to Hillsboro. Eld Brounson preachd from Prov XV & 8. after one hour preachd from Rom X & 14. some cloudy. cool.
7. on Mo I went to Emerys shop & got carriage tire cut on fore wheels. clear.
8. on Tu I harrowd for Robt while he mowd 3 acres wheet. clear.
9. on We I went to meeting. Eld Cravin preachd. clear.
10. on Th I huskd corn & helpd clean some wheet. a few drops of rain.
11. on Fr I huskd corn in crib.
12. on Sa I helpd Hosea fetch some potatoes from Robts. he dug on shairs & went to church meeting. clear.
13. on Su I went to meeting Sunday school postpond till first April next. Eld Cravin preachd from Nehemiah XVII 11 & 17 then administerd the Lords supper. cloudy.
14. on Mo I was in the house. it raind. cool.
15. on Tu I helpd Robt move his things here from Sally Ann Barretts place. cold. showers.
16. on We I went to Sonners steem mill & got a grist that Hosea took their last week. we had prayer meeting here at night. mostly clear.
17. on Th I huskd some corn in crib. raind.
18. on Fr I getherd some apples & cleand some wheet. rainy.
19. on Sa I helpd about the wheet. cloudy.
20. on Su I was at home. clear. cold wind.
21. on Mo I helpd Robt git some wood & finisd cleaning & put up wheet. there was 67 1/2 bushels in our crop. some cloudy.
22. on Tu I emptied ash hopper & filld it with new ashes. clear. pickd some beens.
23. on We I went & moved Charles Teener from New Market to his brothers 3 miles then put up some chalf. clear.
24. on Th I went with wife to Widow Simpkinses. boys went in waggon pickd winter apples. clear & warm. wife & staid all night.
25. on Fr I came home from widow Simpkins & turnd our flax. cloudy.
26. on Sa I mended one of my shoes. it raind.
27. on Su I was at home. it raind.
28. on Mo I huskd some corn in crib. snowd some.
29. on Tu I huskd a little corn. cloudy & cold.
30. on We I cut wood & put up some husks in barn. clear & cool.
31. on Th I huskd some corn. cloudy. Nov 1 on Fr I finisd husking what corn I had in crib & went to presedential election. Clay & Dhe run (?). it raind some.
2. on Sa I heopd Robt pull & hall corn at Vanwinkles. cleard off. warm.
3. on Su I staid at home. it raind.
4. on Mo I helpd Robt finish giting his corn out of Vanwinkles field. cleard off.
5. on Tu I helpd about pooling & halling our corn. clear. ground froze in morn.
6. on We I pulld & helpd hall corn. clear.
7. on Th I workd at corn. clear & plesant.
8. on Fr I helpd finis giting in our corn . a good crop. very sound. clear.
9. on Sa I helpd git some wood then went to Thos Beremans & took supper & went to Thos Barretts to stay all night. clear.
10. on Su I went to meeting. br Craven preachd from Jer XX & 9. some clouds.
11. on Mo I went to Winchester to put a new top on our carraige. we found our Daughter Mary low in consumption. Jesseys two oldest sons recovering from fever. there was some clouds.
12. on Tu I went to Marys & staid all night it raind nearly all day.
13. on We I helpd about making the new top to carriage. it raind some. cold wind.
14. on Th I helpd put on cover & new lining to carriage. clear after a severe frieze.
15. on Fr I came home from Winchester. clear.
16. on Sa I huskd corn in crib. clear & warm.
17. on Su I was at home. lookd like rain.
18. on Mo I huskd some corn. part clear.
19. on Tu I helpd make fence in front of meeting house of posts & boards. mostly clear. a heavy white frost.
20. on We I helpd make rails & fence the hay in meadow. cloudy & cool & damp.
21. on Th I helpd Robt husk corn in barn. cloudy & raind some.
22. on Fr I huskd some corn & helpd Robt git up some logs. cloudy.
23. on Sa I took wife to Eld Cravens then helpd my brethren set in posts for a board fence in front of meeting house. cloudy & cool
24. on Su I staid at home. clear & cold.
25. on Mo I huskd some corn.clear.
26. on Tu I cut off some wood & huskd some corn in crib. cloudy.
27. on We I huskd corn & other notions. clear.
28. on Th I helpd Robt husk corn in barn. cloudy & raind some.
29. on Fr I huskd some corn in barn. Robt halld 2 lodes of corn & fodder he cut up on Mr Barretts place. cloudy.
30. on Sa I huskd some corn in crib. cloudy. Dec 1 on Su I went to prayer meeting & to presbyterian meeting & heard a sermon from the naritive of Cain & Able. cloudy & chilly wind.
2. on Mo I did a few notions. was unwell. clear.
3. on Tu I did but little about butchering our hoggs except heat watter. my sons all helpd. killd 11. clear & plesent.
4. on We Robt took 4 of my hoggs & 6 of his to Jacob Vance. highest price $2:50 pr hundred lb. I put a coat of paint on cariage. clear.
5. on Th I helpd Hosea right up his house on his new farm. cloudy. warm. Benj Cravin staid here to night with 5 men & near 200 fat hoggs.
6. on Fr I helpd about beating ceed off some flax & huskd some corn. it raind all day. warm.
7. on Sa I went to church meeting concluded to have a protracted meeting in febry next. cloudy.
8. on Su I went to meeting. Mr Cravens text was in the 89 Psalm 15-16. yesterday his text was in Heb III 12-13. cleard off. cold.
9. on Mo I cut some wood 7 closd pare of shoes. sun eclipsd to day. some clouds. cold.
10. on Tu I went to Denis Sanderses then to help Hosea again at his house. clear.
11. on We I huskd corn & cut wood. clear.
12. on ThI cut wood in woods. part cloudy.
13. on Fr I huskd some corn. cloudy. snowd at night.
14. on Sa I went to Emerys shop & got Robt horses shod. this is for friday for to day cloudy. snowd again at night both snows togather 2 intches.
15. on Su I was at home. not well. clear.
16. on Mo I workd at shoes. clear & cold.
17. on Tu I huskd corn & cut off wood. cloudy.
18. on We I het water for my 3 sons to butcher our hoggs & my bool hide weighd 77 lb. clear.
19. on Th I went to meeting. br Craven preachd from the 143 Psalm last ves. it was thanksgiving day. clear & plesent.
20. on Fr I salted my pork & sent some pork beef corn flower apples & salt to Mary Phibbs. she has consumption. Saml went. clear.
21. on Sa I workd at shoe makeing. cloudy.
22. on Su I staid at home. it raind.
23. on Mo I workd at shoes. it snowd last night 2 intches deep. cleard off. cold.
24. on Tu I workd at shoes. clear & plesant.
25. on We I huskd some corn. was unwell. clear.
26. on Th I was in hous. Hosea splaid my pigs.
27. on Fr I prepaird apples for minc pyes & other notions. snowd a little. turnd cold.
28. on Sa I alterd fence at hay stack so old mare could go to it. she has a hard distemper. then cut some wood. part cloudy.
29. on Su I was at home. not well. clear.
30. on Mo I huskd corn. cloudy.
31. on Tu I cut some wood in woods. clear.
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