Andrew McFarland Learn (1822-1889)
1873-1877
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers

June 1873
1 Sunday wind S clear wolverton , preached. John fegeson {Ferguson?} to Tea, D Moore and wife
here in the evening
2. Monday wind S clear to Belmont with milk in the scorning piled Boards Bought a Reaper. P
Putnam 160 let him have colt for $97 a pig $2 old mashine $10 Randall drawed manure and took the
colt to lions {Lyons} let Galaton have 300 feet fence boards $45¢
3. Tuesday wind S E clear to St. Thomas with posts Randall drawed manure to fathers to diner
{dinner}
4 Wednesday wind W rain pitched maure {manure} Randall drawed fore noon rain after noon Nelson
Learn To diner Mr Mathews and wife at night
5 Thursday wind SW cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} Built fence by corn field Randall helped. To
Belmont to saw mill drawed boards 420 feet
6 fay? Day wind W rain fore {Above it reads: noon} to Belmont drawed boards 610 Randall to Litles
7 Saturday wind S clear to belmont drawed man {Above it reads: ure} put {floory?} to the house X
John Learn and 2 boys to Diner and T Walker to diner
8 Sunday wind ?? Clear at home Lyman Learn and wife and Jane to diner
9 Monday wind SE clear to St Thomas Took {Above it reads: 100} boards took J R Johnson up and I
am to build fence got nails 102 lb hinges latch and lock for gate from Mckelaugh $679 Randall
worked the Road {Above it reads: with Team} pide cow to Bull
lill cow to Bull
10 Tuesday wind SW rain worked Road Randall to help with team. Turned out the sow. Traton To
diner and Tea
11 Wednesday wind NW ??? I not well. Randall drawed Manure part of the day

12 Thursday wind NE clear to Belmont fore noon got from Dr cline $10 pair To Boyd and Jarrow $8
75cts ??? got shoes from Dyes cultivater corn after noon P learn To Ride horse Randall drawe
manure
13 fryday {Friday} wind SE clear To St Thomas Brought Jr Johnson home. Bowed {borrowed} $15
from Mrs finch to cullvers to diner. Randall drawed Manure
14 Saturday wind SW clear cultivated corn fore noon Randall drawed manure and went to belmont
after noon got him a pair of shoes $2.25 cts necktie and box colars {collars} Bargened {Bargained}
with R Sleath for a plow for lumber at $13,50 per Thousand plow $18
15 Sunday wind SE clear to 2 church at 3 oclock James Learn and Charles fergeson to diner W Barr
and E Brown and wives to tea and J Learn and wife and 3 boys to Tea
16 Monday wind SW clear to London got Mashine {machine} from Elet {Elliot?} gave a note for $55
to be paid the 1st day of January 1874 got points for cultivater got a pair of shoes Randall spread
manure Joe to help Nub cow to Bull
17 Tuesday wind SE clear cut thistles Randall and Jane to pick nick {picnic}
18 Wednesday wind SW clear I was sick Randall drawed wood and went to Belmont fare {fair?}.
Hanah Learn and Leta finch and Adaline
Gracey and Mr D Moore called in the evening Johnson and boy came from Building fence to St
Thomas
19 Thursday wind SW clear cultivated corn T Learn to help Randall comenced {commenced} To
plow sumer falowe {summer fallow} Bees swarmed I put hefer to Bull let J R Johnson have the wool
to work on shares 45lb wool
20 fryday wind NW clear cultivated corn forenoon to Belmont afternoon got a plow from Sleath $18
got wagon tire set at Abots $1..50cts Randall plowed
21 Saturday wind SW clear plowed sumer falowe Rand Randall plowed got from Cambell a single
harness for $30 to be paid in lumber at $14 per 1000 R Learn here at night
22 Sunday wind E Rain at home Randall and Jane To Mapelton {Mapleton} George C Learn and
George Deacon to Tea father and Mother here at night and Charles Learn Jr

23 Monday wind E cloudy Set calage {cabbage?} done choars {chores} Randall plowed let E Mc
have 100 feet boards for $1.50 got from Mother $2. Mother here fathe {father} went home
Black cow To Bull
Rain at night
24 Tuesday wind E cloudy helped EV Learn To saw Randall and team to Mother to EV Learn I Paid
her $2
25 Wednesday wind E clear hoed potatoes got a pump from P Putnam for $7,50 ct Randall plowed
D Moore had a Cow To Bull
26 Thursday wind E went to Simcoe To Diner {dinner} to T coners {corners?} Bugners to tea to
Bugners at night to Philips Cullves
27 fryday wind SE to hallville to Barbers to Diner to W Cullvers to tea. to Philips at night
28 Saturday wind S to Simcoe to Carlton Cullvers for Diner to to R Willcox, to tea to Nisbet Cullvers
at night
29 Sunday wind SE to Blooms Burgh to Church Elder Slat preached. To philips at night. pide to Bull
30 Monday wind SW Rain all day to John Cullvers to tea to Malons to diner to philips at night
July 1873
1 Tuesday wind W Came home David Barber {Above it reads: and wife} with us
2 Wednes wind W Rain Took a load of cheese 30 To Danchestar {Dorchester?} Station David
Barber with me
3 Thursday wind W to Belmont to mill got money for cheese $31. Barber and wife went to St Thomas
Randall and Jane to Elick Brush here at night Bees swarmed
4 fryday wind S clearn {clear} hoed gardon {garden} to Belmont got the chop 20 bushel let Sleath
have 786 fet {get?} boards Abot {About or Abbott?} 148 feet
bees swarmed
D Moore had a cow to B Randall and Jane cam {came} home

5 Saturday wind W clear Done choars {chores} paid Mrs finch $15 fore noon Randall hlped {helped}
D Moore cut hay afternoon D Barber and wife here at night gave him $2 for Margret Cullver from E
Brush
6 Sunday wind W clear cool to 2 church Wolverton preached David Barber and wife with us John
finch and Siss to diner to prayer meeting at night
7 Monday wind SW clear Mowed fore noon Raked and Drawed in 1 load in the shed after noon
Barber and wife and Ann to John Learns here at night
8 Tuesday wind W Rain fixed Barn brdge {bridge?} to church meeting at night Barber and wife here
9 Wednesday wind W cut hay fore noon Raked and put up after noon Ann with barbre {Barber} and
wife To London. I put cow to Bull
10 Thursday Wind W rain M Drawed in hay 3 load 1 in Barn 2 in shed to Belmont at night with D
Barber got chees 6 lb? 10 cts Dyer
11 fryday wind W clear Drawed hay in barn 5 load lot James Camble have lumber 2144 feet D
Barber went home celema stayed
12 Saturday wind SE clear Drawed hay 2 load cut after noon Ann was sick had Dr Cline here
Randall to Belmont at night John Stewart had a cow here
13 Sunday wind S clear to 2 church Celema with me Ann sick Reetch preached
14 Monday wind SW rain cut thistles James Shirk called in the evening and wife
15 Tuesday wind W rain fore {Above it reads: noon} cut hay after noon and put up. David Barber and
Margret cullver came here at night
16 Wednesday wind SW cloudy cut hay finshed {finished} fore noon Raked and put up Drawed in 2
load after noon W Jackson and wife D Barber and wife and Margret Cullver here to Diner {Dinner}
17 Thursday wind W Rain put up hay after noon Rain at night David Barber and wife and Mary
Cullver here lill and Broon cows to B ut
18 fryday wind S rain took D Barber and wife and Margret Cullver to the cars for home fore noon
Drawed 3 load of hay after noon

19 Saturday wind NW Rain Drawed hay in drive Barn 5 load 1 in Barn Randall Took Jane home at
night pide {pied} cow to Bull
20 Sunday wind NW clear to 2 church Wolverton preached. To W Bass To Diner James Learn and
W Augustine Adaline gracy and Jane Stevenson to tea. Randalls horse Runaway
21 Monday wind S clear Drawed in 4 load of hay Peter Putnam Set up Mashine {machine}. Calista
picked cherys {cherries} Randall took his Bugy {Buggy} to Belmont to get mended Midge hefer
{heifer} to Bull
22 Tuesday wind SW clear cut and Bound wheat Mrs Traton here and Mrs forster and Ed for cherys
let James Camble have {joies?}156 for $2,49 cts not paid
23 Wednesday wind SE clear cut and put up weat EV Learn to help. Mrs Traton to Diner got chery
24 Thursday wind SW clear hot cut and put up wheat and finished fall wheat Mrs Traton for chereys
Calista for cherys here
25 fryday wind SW clear Rain at ni {Above it reads: ght} Draged fore noon on sumer falowe {summer
fallow} cultivated after noon Randall Draged Mrs Traton here for cherys
26 Saturday wind SE cloudy to Belmont got the horses shod 6 set 2 new ones {Above it reads: to
Abotts} Catharine Leach and Jane Learn here at night. Traton and wife to tea
27 Sunday wind S clear hot To Mary Jane farqurs {likely farquar’s} funeral john finch and john
fergeson and george Learn to diner. Star cow To Bull

28 Monday wind E cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} helped EV Learn to line wheat Randall to help Mrs
Traton and Calista here for cherys Mrs D Moore to Diner
29 Tuesday wind W clear Drawed in wheat after noon Randall helped EV Learn fore noon
30 Wednesday wind SW clear hot Drawed in wheat finished Randall helped. got from Mrs Bass 10
quarts beryes {berries} for $1.00 cts
31 Thursday wind SE cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} cut fence corners fore noon Randall Raked
Stable Rain after noon Randall to harietsvill {Harrietsville} Robert Learn here at night
August 1873

1 fryday wind SW to Belmont got cheese money $32 . . got from Odle 30 lb sugar $3 and a barel
{barrel} salt $1.65 cts Randall went to Aylmer uncle finch and Ann Came from Loho Troughton to
Diner.
2 Saturday wind SW clear cut thistles fore noon to covnant {covenant} meeting after noon. Drawed
in 2 load of Rakings after tea Randall to help
3 Sunday wind NW clear cool to 2 church at 11. and Night Wolverton preach fore noon Grant at
night to hills to tea
4 Monday wind NW clear Cultivated on sumer falow {summer fallow} with flora and pete Ann picked
the geese Randall to Lyons
5 tuesday wind SW clear Dug Onions. To church Meeting at night Randall draged sumer falow
6 Wednesday wind SW clear to swamp To J R Johnsons to Diner. Randall sawed his Dash Board
indians got honey and cherys $1.30
7 Thursday wind SW rain to help finches thras {thrash} with Team and Randall
8 fryday wind SW clear Done choars {chores} Randall Drawed Manure Johnson and hay to tea lill to
Bull
9 Saturday wind changed clear to 1 church on comiter {committer?} to covenant meeting Randall to
Belmont got his Bugy {Buggy} to mapleton at night. Diner tea D. Edwards.
10 Sunday wind SE clear to 2 church Grant preached
11 Monday wind W rain, clear comenced to cut oats
12 Tuesday wind W cloudy cut oats J R Johnson and Sam to help bind and Randall Bound
13 Wednesday wind E cloudy cut oats finished Randall and Sam Johnson Bound: Ann sick
14 Thursday wind E clear set up oats Randall helped fore noon to Belmont after noon got from
Odle12 yds {Above it reads: 12 ½ cts} coton and d 2 yds print 17 cts bar soap 20. 1 spool 15 cts
comb 50 lamp glass 10 cts
15 fryday wind NE clear Done choars {chores} Randall to help EV Learn after noon Traded horses
with George Apleford {Appleford}

16 Saturday wind N clear {Above it reads: Rain} Comenced spring wheat Hiram and George Smith
to Diner. to John Learns after tea
17 Saturday wind E clear to 2 church Wolverton preached Galaton finch to Diner

18 Monday wind SE clear cut spring wheat Randall Bound
19 tuesday wind S clear cut spring wheat Randall Bound EV Learn helped after noon finished
20 Wednesday wind SW clear Done choars Randall to help EV Learn Draw in oats. let G finch have
.50 cts
21 thursday wind SW clear Drawed in the oats {Below it reads: 7 acres} Randall and Joe Drawed
Adaline Gracy here at night
22 fryday wind SW clear Drawed in Spring wheat Randall and joe to help finished harvest
23 Saturday wind E N clear plowed for wheat Randall helped EV Learn Draw oats in
24 Sunday wind E clear to 2 church Wolverlon preached J Shrink and wife and 2 girls to Diner here
the old sow had 10 pigs forenoon
25 Monday wind SW rain forenoon to help EV Learn Thrash after noon 296 oats 44 bushel of wheat
26 Tuesday wind E cloudy cleaned wheat fore noon to Belmont to mill after noon 10 bushel of wheat
and 12 of chop to wagon to E Mathews to get EV to fergesons at night Colen had his foot Taken of
with reaper
27 Wednesday wind E clear cut sowed corn fore noon plowed for wheat after noon
28 Thursday wind SE clear plowed with 2 Teams finished to Belmont at got the grist let Hawkins
have 200lb flour $ 6 50 let Abot have pears $ 1. 00 Let pots have pears .75 cts got from Odle 1/2 lb
Tobaco and heave powder .50
29 fryday wind SW clear to Niles Town To court for a witness for jane Stvenson {Stevenson} Biner
{Binder?} to Deacon Edwards
Randall put up corn EV Learn had a cow to Bull

30 Saturday wind S clear {Above it reads: hot} cut sowed corn to Belmot {Belmont} at night let Dyer
have 9 Doz eggs got 9. bowls Randall got his colt shod to Abots 2 shoes
31 Sunday wind SW Rain at home John Learn and wife and John finch to Tea
September 1873
1 Monday wind W clear. cool to ST Thomas to Diner to Charles Learns. put in the Mechants
{Merchants?} Bank $201 for my self and $45 for Randall Randall to help fawcett Thrash
2 Tuesday wind NW clear sowed wheat & Randall Draged with colts
3 Wednesday wind SE rain {Above it reads: at night} finished Draging the wheat and furowed out
4 Thursday wind SW Rain to Belmont got wagon got from Dyer chees mong $30. Randall to Belmont
to H Lacks sale
5 fryday wind NW clea {clear} to James Shirk paid $5 John Denis paid $5 for the preacher got from
A Ravy $ 8 helped D Morne to plow after noon with the 2 teams and Randall
6 Saturday wind NW clear put up sowed corn fore noon to covnant {covenant} meeting after noon W
Marsh way put in Deacon. paid W Marsh for the preacher $24
7 Sunday wind SW Rain To 2 church Wolverton preached John Denis and wife and Magy Black to
Diner Jane Stevenson Jo Alen to Tea Randall to church Robert Learn to Diner
8 Monday wind SE clear to swamp got posts fixed posts after noon Randall cut sowed corn Turned.
on. clover the cows and cattle
9 Tuesday wind SW cool clear to ST Thomas with posts and Trees 7 cherys {cherries} 5 plums and
1 aple {apple} set Them Randall cut corn
10 Wednesday wind SW clear cut corn Randall helped
11 Thursday wind S clear cut corn Randall helped took up 2 skips of Bees at night put 4 in the wood
house
12 fryday wind S Rain at {Above it reads: night} cut corn Randall helped
13 Saturday wind N cool to Belmont paid Mathews $175 got from Odle goods for $174 Calvin Brown
and wife and John finch here at night Traded horses with Georg C Learn

14 Sunday wind NW cool to 2 church to prayer Meeting Browns with us to W Barrs to diner Randall
Drove pete colt
15 Monday wind S Rain after {Above it reads: noon} corn Randall helped Ram after noon Star cow
to Bull
16 Tuesday wind NW clear Cut and put up corn Randall helped finish & cuting {cutting}. Let
Troughton have 100 feet planks for Road $150
17 Wednesday wind SE cloudy put up corn fore noon finished. to Belmont fore after noon. got from
Odle Dyer 1/2 lb tobacoe {tobacco}. 25cts
18 Thursday wind SW clear Drawed. wood killed a pig Done choars got 1 bus {bushel} potatoes from
Troughton Rain at night
19 fryday wind NW clear comenced To Tharsh spring wheat $4 bushel Aplefords {Appleford}
Thrashed Troughton and bill and D Moore EV Learn and Joe John Cullver and Galaton finch to help
20 Saturday wind N clear Thrashed fall wheat 124 bushed 108 oats Mashine brake down James
Learn here at night
21 Sunday wind S clear to Disiple {Disciple} Church E Shepard preached Randall to 2 church Sler
preached
22 Monday wind SE Rain to Neal taylors. to Old Mr Taylors funeral D Apeford {Appleford} to London
for Repairs
{Repeat of previous 2 pdfs}
10 Wednesday wind SW clear cut corn Randall helped
11 Thursday wind S clear cut corn Randall helped took up 2 skips of Bees at night put 4 in the wood
house
12 fryday wind S Raind at night cut corn Randall helped
13 Saturday wind N cool to Belmont paid Mathews $173 got from Odle goods for $174 Calvin Brown
and wife and john finch here at night Traded horses with Georg C Learn

14 Sunday wind NW cool to 2 church to prayer Meeting Browns with us to W Barrs to diner Randall
Drove pete colt
15 Monday wind S Rain after n Cut corn Randall helpedRam after noon Star cow To Bull
16 Tuesday wind Nw clear Cut and put up corn Randall helped finishd cuTing let SroughTonhave
100 feet plank for Road $150
17 Wednesday wind SE cloudy put up corn fore noon finished. to Belmont fore after noon. got from
Odle Dyes 1/2 lb tobacoe. 25cts
18 Thursday wind SW clear Drawed. wood killed a pig Done choars got 1 bus potatoes from
Sraughton Rain at night
19 fryday wind NW clear comenced To Tharsh spring wheat $4 bushed Aplefords Thrashed
Sraughton and bill and D Moore EV Learn and joe john cullves and galaTon finch to help
20 Saturday wind N clear Thrashed fall wheat 124 bushed 108 oats Mashine broke dawn james
Learn here at night
21 Sunday wind S clear to Disiple Church E Shepard preached Randall to 2 church Sler preached
22 Monday wind SE Rain to Neal taylors. to Old Mr Taylors funeral D Apeford To London for Repairs
{Diary resumes after duplicate}
23 tuesday wind S cloudy finished thrashing oats 218 bushel David Barber and wife here at night
paid for Thrashing $13.75 to D Apleford {Appleford}
24 Wednesday wind SE clear to London to fair David Barber and wife with us Colen fergeson {liekly
Ferguson} here at night Rain at night
25 Thursday wind W clear to help Troughton thresh D Moore to help Randall and Colin fergeson To
London to fair David Barber and wife here
26 fryday wind S clear to help W Gracy Thrash Randall to help D Moore father and Mother and D
Barber and wife here at night. Randall got a pair of boots at W Jacksons. $2.90
27 fryday wind SW warm to Belmont to W Jacksons to Diner paid him $2.90 got 3 shoes set to Abots
David Barber and wife with us Randall to help Gracy Thrash

28 Sunday wind S warm to No 7 W Jackson preach and to sunday school David Barber and wife
and Ann to 2 church at 3 pm Sler preached J G Fawcett and wif {wife} to diner, John and siss finch
James and Jane Learn and Miss Godby to Tea.
29 Monday wind N rain picked up aples {apples} fore noon cleaned wheat after noon David Barker
and wife here John Learn and wife to Tea
30 Tuesday wind W clear to St Thomas with David Barber got photograph Group for $ 1.37 ½ . to
Diner to charles Learns the womin {women?} to fawcett frost at night
October 1873
1 Wednesday wind N clear to swamp. Randall drawed wood. frost at night
2 thursday wind S clear Drawed in sowed corn and 1 load of corn and went to Belmont to Mill 18
bushel of wheat got from Odle 20lb sugar and 1 lb Tobacoe $2.50 cts got a buck from John Learn
3 fryday wind E clear Dug potatoes fore noon Drawed corn afternoon Ann pick the geese George C
Learn to Diner
4 Saturday wind S Rain to Aylmer show to Jesa Learns to tea to Calvin Browns at night
5 Sunday wind W cloudy {Above it reads: rain at night} to Aylmer to church. S Baldwin preached. to
Edward Browns to diner at home at night. Rain
6 Monday wind N cool cloudy picked Aples {apples} 22 bushel Randall comenced {commenced} to
plow in midle {middle} field
7 Tuesday wind W clear picked up Aples 34 bushel Randall plowed W Gracy wife to Diner
8 Wednesday wind SE clear picked Aples 12 bushel fore noon let ton have 20 bushel aples {apples}
to Lyons show after noon Randall to show and Ann paid Hughs 48 cts promis {promise} to pay T J
Putnam $ 20 for bad luck on colt
9 Thursday wind S clear picke Aples fore noon 6 bu {bushels} to belmont after noon let Dyer Odle
have 536 lb flour at $3 per cent let Abott have 1 hundred flour $ 3.25 cts Randall plowed fore noon
10 fryday wind S clear picked Aples fore noon took Maple boards to Belmont. 738 feet for Dr
camble. had D Moores Mare. Randall plowed John Doan had a cow to Bull

11 Saturday wind SW Rain to Belmont let Dr camble have 828 feet boards he paid $21 fore noon to
help D Moore thrash after noon Randall help all day
12 Sunday wind NW clear to New sarum to church Elder haycock preached to Diner to E turners
Randall at home
13 Monday wind NW cloudy helped D f Moore thrash fore noon to J G fawcetts sale after noon got a
cow and fork for $ 15 35 cts Ann to J R Johnsons got yarn
13 tuesday wind SW clear {Above it reads: warm} Drawed in corn Randall helped
15 Wednesday wind E clear Drawed in corn finished borowed a horse from John Learn lent him the
wagon
16 Thursday wind S E cloudy {Above it reads: rains at night} plowed fore noon Peter Putnam here to
fix pump after noon
17 fryday wind E clear plowed fore noon Randall plowed all day P J Putnam put in the pump ater
noon for $8.25 ct got loads {Above it reads: 50 tn} Erick Smith and wife to Diner
18 Saturday wind SW Rain husked corn Randall to help D Moore clean wheat Cow star Broke her
horn
19 Sunday wind SW cloudy at home to Gracy to Archer Mcolums John Learn and wife and child
charles Learn and wife and 2 children francis Deacon and wife and 2 children to tea in evening
20 Monday wind NE cloudy {Above it reads: snow at night} plowed Randall plowed in the 14 Acre
field 2 teams kept the horses in the stable at night
21 Tuesday wind SW snow Rain husked corn and killed a hog Randall went to W Gracyes at night
put cows in the stable
22 Wednesday in SW clear To Belmont fore noon got chees {cheese} money $ 25 plowed and
Randall after noon 2 Teams. Rain at night
23 Thursday wind SW Rain husked corn Randall to Belmont. Robert Learn took the horse home
24 fryday wind SW clear husked corn fore noon Randall and Moore picked Aples {apples}. plowed
after noon 2 Teams

25 Saturday wind SW clear plowed 2 teams Randall helped

26 Sunday wind E cloudy Rain {Above it reads: at night} to New Sarum to church Elder Haycock
preached to Lymans to Diner to EV Learns to tea. paid J Merlatt $101 for Taxes
27 Monday wind S cloudy plowed after noon husked corn fore noon Randall helped W Gracy paid $
8.65
28 Tuesday wind SEWN {Above it reads: snow} husked corn Randall to help
29 Wednesday wind WN snow husked corn Randall helped
30 Thursday wind SE cloudy {Above it reads: rain} fixed stable Drawed in pumpkins fore noon
husked corn afternoon Randall helped
31 fryday wind SW snow husked corn Randall to help
November 1873
1 Saturday wind SW clear husked corn Randall to help. put the Buck with the sheep turned them to
D Moores
2 Sunday wind SW Rain at home Randall to Gladstone church
3 Monday wind NW snow clear husked corn Randall helped to D Moores in the evening
4 Tuesday wind S clear fixed platform on well fore noon husked corn after noon Randall plowed D
Moore and wife and Sarah Ann Legg her {here?} in the evening. frze {froze?}
5 Wednesday wind SW clear husked corn Randall plowed frze

6 Thursday wind SW clear plowed Randall went away and left me to do for him self
7 fryday wind SE cloudy plowed finished the 14 acre field Randall to eds
8 Saturday wind NW cloudy to Troughtons got 10 {Knife? Knupe?} {Below it reads: Bushel?}
potatoes fore noon Done choars after noon Robert Learn here at night

9 Sunday wind NW cloudy at home D f Moore and wife and Jane Stevenson to tea put up 2 big
steers
10 Monday wind W cloudy helped D f Moore kill hogs 2 fore noon plowed after noon in garden
11 Tuesday wind E cloudy snow {Above it reads: 6 inchs at night} to Belmont got horses pete and
charley shod 4 new 4 set got from Dyer Odele coton {cotton} yarn 2 bunches $ 3 50 1 lb Tea 50 1 lb
tabacoe {Above it reads: 50} wick {Above it reads: 2} $102 Magenta {Above it reads: 10} 2 bag to
John pettits at night {Above it reads: $472} D Moore with us put up 2 litte {little} steers
12 Wednesday wind NW cloudy cold husked corn Done choars Randall away
13 Thursday wind NW cloudy {Above it reads: cold} to John petitts child funeral fore noon Done
choars and Drawed 2 load of wood after noon Randall home at night
14 fryday wind SW clear Drawed wood Randall to Belmont got a bufalow {buffalo?} Robe. to
Mckelons for $14 75 D Moore fetched grist home from mill for me
15 Saturday wind S clear Done choars Randall to Belmont sent with J Troughton for flax seed 25 cts
16 Sunday wind SW cloudy {Above it reads: thawed} At home all day
17 Monday wind E cloudy Built a corn crib D f Moore to help. Randall went a way pedling {peddling}
wire J Dean to help him
18 Tuesday wind N clear Made cider fore noon D Moore E Learn to help plowed after noon sold D
Moore the geese 13 for $6..00
19 Wednesday wind NW cloudy {Above it reads: snow at night} Built ash house Randall home at
night paid Taxes $26 20 wheat
20 Thursday wind NW cloudy killed 5 hogs salted down 4 in baken {bacon?} D Moore Randall and E
Learn To help
21 fryday wind NE snowed fixed stable. Randall To Belmont sent Money for wire $27.50 $2 for other
things
22 Saturday wind SW clear fixed stable fore noon Randall helped to Belmont after noon got from
Dyer pair of slips for Ann 80 cts John Learn and wife To diner he Took his Buck home. Randall got
sage to Troughtons

23 Sunday wind E cloudy {Above it reads: snow} at home Mother hariet and litle charley here to tea
Mother went to E Learns Hariet and charley stayed at night
24 Monday wind NW cloudy Done choars Randall to J Denis s sale george Apleford {Appleford} and
wife Jack and Jeny to tea Hariet and charley here
25 Tuesday wind N cloudy helped E Learn kill 2 hogs fore noon Done choars after noon Drawed 1
load of wood let P J putnam have a hog 159 lb $8 95 cts haiet {Hariet} to Eds charley away D Moore
Took some geese
26 Wednesday wind NW cloudy Done choars Randall chope {chopped?} D Demery and wife Mrs
finch and cullver here to tea hariett and charley D Moore paid $6 for geese
27 Thursday wind NE snow cleaned wheat cut 6 pigs fore noon to Mrs finches to Diner and Tea Ann
and Hariet withe me put in straw after noon took in the colts at night
28 fryday wind NW cloudy snow to Belmont let Dyer Odle have 21 ¼ {Above it reads: $113} bushel
of wheat {Belowe it reads: $386} let Abott have boards 256 feet
29 Saturday wind N clear Done choars to John Learns in the evening charles Learn and wife with us
Ann and hariet went to Eds James Learn here at night Randall home at night
30 Sunday wind NE cloudy at home to D Moores in the evening Ann To Eds charley and hariet went
home
December 1873
1 Monday wind NE cold to swamp To D pulins to Sandy currys to E Smiths To Diner Randall a way
with wire Hannah Learns child Born at 5 oclock in the morning
2 tuesday wind SE rain all day {Above it reads: warm} Done choars Ann washed Randall away with
wire
3 Wednesday wind SW Rain {Between lines it reads: Drawed at night} Done choars. Randall home
4 Thursday wind SW clear cold fixed fence Randall helped fence blowed Down
5 fryday wind W clear cold fixed fence piled boards Randall choped {chopped}. to george Aplefords
in the evening Randall and Ann with met to tea

6 Saturday wind N clear to Hills to diner {dinner} to covnant {covenant} meeting in the afternoon Ann
at home Randall to Belmont Robert Learn here at night
7 Sunday wind E cloudy at home Randall away Robert Learn here to diner
8 Monday wind E cloudy Rain Done choars {chores} had a cold and lame buck Randall home at
night
9 tuesday wind SW Rain I was sick Randall choped and Done choars
10 Wednesday wind W cloudy I was sick geting beter {getting better} Randall choped and Done
choars sent a leter {letter} to Philip cullvers
11 Thursday wind SW cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} caryed {carried} in corn to the crib 142 bushel
Randall helped
12 fryday wind NE rain put in straw fore noon Randall helped caryed {carried} in corn 32 bushel to
crib after noon. Mrs Daniel Apleford {Appleford} here to tea
13 Saturday wind NE snow {Above it reads: 4 inch} husked corn Randall choared {chored} Dick colt
had Distemper
14 Sunday wind SW cloudy at home to D Moores to tea Randall and Ann to {too?}
15 Monday wind SW clear husked corn filled the crib 200 hundred bushel Randall drawed wood for
sugar bush
16 tuesday wind SW clear Drawed wood fore noon to Belmont after noon got from Dyer 1 lb tobacoe
{tobacco} {Above it reads: 50} 2oz nut meg {Above it reads: 10} 3 yrds Drill {Above it reads: 25 2
yrds coton {Above it reads: 12 ½ c} hired Clark proctor half month for $3
17 Wednesday wind SW clear cut wood clark to help in wood house Randall a pedling wire tooly
called falls called E Moore here in the evening
18 thursday wind NE cloudy cut wood in the woods Clark to help. Randall Done Nothing Mcolum
{likely McCollum} fruit agent here at night
19 fryday wind N cloudy cut wood in the woods clark to help Randall choped {chopped} after noon.
paid to Joliff school tax $11 70 sold R tooly 2 steers for $37 to be paid 1 day of february 1874. Elgin
Marsh to diner {dinner}

20 Saturday wind N snow cut wood in the wood house clark to help Randall To Belmont
21 Sunday wind N clear {Above it raeds: cold} at home Jack Smith to Tea
22 Monday wind S cloudy killed a beef fore noon to Belmont after noon let George francis have a
quater beef $2 56 Mrs foster a quarte $2 60 and bag aples 50 J Black a bag aples {apples} 75 ct
Abott a bag 75 ct got from Dyer 15 lb sugar $1 50. an 2 lb Bisket {biscuits?} 20 . 1 and 4 lb Raisons
{raisins} 50 and 3 lb curants 25 1 lb Tea 50 and 1 oz cin {cinnamon?} 5 {illegible} 6 yds shirting 120
and 2 1/ drill 63 cts 2 yrs coton {yards cotton} 25 cts shod {Above it reads: 5}} returned slips 80cts
clark choped {chopped} Randall helped To kill beef fore noon choped after noon
23 tuesday wind NE clear Done choars {chores} fore noon sawed wood after noon clark cut wood
Randall to Eds at night Ann made a shirt for clark
24 Wednesday wind SE cloudy {Above it reads: snow at night} cut wood fore noon Done choars
after noon Sent clark proctor away at Noon for haveing loused the Bed. Randall to london got home
at night
25 thursday wind SW cloudy Christmas day to John Learns To diner {dinner} Philips here at night
John finch to to tea Randall to finches to diner let John Learn have beef quarter 54 lb
26 fryday wind SW snow {Above it reads: cloudy} to help finches Thrash Randall To help and team
Asa Learn and wife to diner philip here
27 Saturday wind NE cloudy to help finches Thrash with team and Randall philip Done choars
28 Sunday wind SW cloudy at home J Emery and R White to d called D f Moore and wife to Tea
Randall away at night philip took horse home
29 Monday wind W Blustery {Above it reads: snow} to help finches Thrash fore noon Randall to help
Done choars after noon Randall to Lyons
30 Tuesday wind W snow Done choars Randall To help George Apleford Thrash. we was to W hills
in the evening Ran {crossed out} dall to orwell
31 Wednesday wind SW cloudy Done choars Randall came home at noon the Dick Colt Brake with
the Distemper
January 1874

1 Thursday wind SW cloudy Done choars {chores}. to misionary {missionary} Meeting at night to No
7 John Learn and wife and W Brown To diner Randall away home at night Ed Moore here at Night
2 fryday wind SW foggy Done choars Randall home Thawed Rain at night
3 Saturday wind thawed SW cloudy {Above it reads: thawed} Done choars. Randall to Belmont after
noon Mateland Brown and George Lawer here at night. Thawed
4 Sunday wind SW {Above it reads: cold} changed at home. to EV Learn in the evening to tea
5 Monday wind NW clear To Harriestsville paid to S Barr $3.00 for taxes paid To John Dafoe 80 cts
school tax to Lyons to town Meeting voted for cline Woodworth Stewart and Charlton and Hair
Randall to Lyons to vote
6 Tuesday wind NE snow killed a Beef Randall and Ed to help H Herin to diner Bell fasqur {farquar?}
and Jane Stevenson to tea
June 1874. paid
Dan paid
12 paid Dan
26 paid Dan
30 paid Dan

1 00
1 00
1 25
4 00

August 1874
22 paid Dan
25 paid Dan

1 00
4 00

September 1874
4 paid Dan
20 paid Dand

4 00
2 00

October 1874
paid Dan

5 00

November 6th 1874
Receved {Received} from Andrew Learn in full for work to date ninety one dolars {dollars} and
seventy eight cents
Daniel Gracey
7 Wednesday wind N E Rain Done choars let P J Putnam have 4 bushel and 10 lb wheat for $112 ½
cts per bushel $10 {Above it reads: 17 ½} Randall to farquers at night
8 thursday wind N W cloudy to St Thomas got Ann a Bonit {bonnet} and ove {over?} shoes to diner
To fathers to tea to elder A Smiths to New Sarun to meeting in evening Haycock preached. To Lyman
Learns at night Randall done choars
9 fryday wind S cloudy snow to Breakfaste To Lymans came home fore noon Randall to Belmont
after noon sold Beef hid {hide?} for $2 75
10 Saturday wind SW cloudy snow To Belmont after noon got from Dyer overcoat $6 pair Boots $3
25 Toacoe {Above it reads: 25} ½ lb lamp and buter {butter} dish $1 32 paid Dyer in full $ 10 82
Randall drawed 2 load of wood sold John Learn the old saw for $ 7. 00
11 Sunday wind NW snow to New Sarum to church Haycock preached. To Philip Learn To diner
{dinner} gave Deacon New comb $1 75 for the Baptist paper
12 Monday wind W cloudy to Belmont to Mill to W Barrs in the evening Randall To Belmont Robert
and philip Learn took the old saw home
13 Tuesday wind NE snow to John Learns got shingles 6000 and ¾ Randall sick
14 Wednesday wind NW Blustery Done choars called to Alack {Alec?} Stewarts in evening his wife
sick. Randall sick.
15 Thursday wind W Blustery Done choars cleaned wheat in the evening D Moore to help. John
Doan Moved his house past
16 fryday wind W clear cold to Spring field with spring wheat 19 bu 45 lb sold for $ 1 07 Barley 8
bushel sold for $1 15 per bushel. Randall away W J hill and wife here to tea evening John Learn and
wife to tea. paid P Putnam $55 for Note

17 Saturday wind S clear Drawed wood with colts for noon To Belmont after noon Ann got tablecloth
and dress and shoes from Dyer $5 45 cts paid fawcett $1 for paper Randall sick Pete Barr here
18 Sunday wind SE clear To New Sarum to church Elder haycock preached W J hill and wife with us
to Jannes Warwicks to diner. Randall sick
19 Monday wind SE rain NW snow Done choars hav {have} a cold was hoarse Randall sick Tooth
ake {ache}
20 tuesday wind E cloudy Done choars. To Belmont after noon To Odle Dyers sale paid Dyer $1 40
for shoes Lyman Learn and wife to diner Randall to Belmont. To EV Learns to tea
21 Wednesday wind S fogy {foggy} {Above it reads: Rain} Done choars. Lyman and Betsey and a
Map pedler {peddler} To Diner. Randall away at night
22 thursday wind SW Rain Done choars. Sold Duglass {Douglas?} the sheep 13 for $48 he paid me
$10. D f Moore filed the Buck saw for me Randall at home
23 fryday wind NW Blustery Done choars Randall to Belmont E V Learn and wife and Jane here to
tea
24 Saturday wind NW Blustery {Above it reads: snow} Done choars Randall went to Mapleton
25 Sunday wind NW cold at home Randall away Mrs D Moore and Sarah Ann Legg to tea
26 Monday wind SW cloudy Done choars Randall came home. D Gracy here in the evening.
Bagened {bargained} for to work a year for $160 Duglass took the sheep and paid $38
27 tuesday wind S snow & Rain Done choars Randall to Doans George Emery and wife and Ann,
and Elen and frank and George C Learn here to tea
28 Wednesday wind NW cloudy {Above it reads: cold} Done choars Nelson Learn and wife To Diner
Randall away at night
29 Thursday wind NW cloudy to Election voted for S Day Randall voter for Day
30 fryday wind NE snow Blustery to Alack {Alec?} Stewarts wifes funeral. W Jackson and wife To
Diner. Randall to finches to a surprise at night

31 Saturday wind N clear to Belmont got the horses shod to Abotts & set got 25 ½ lb. Tobacoe from
Dyer box matches pair galons ½ lb Tea from W Jackson for 70 cts Drawed 2 load wood bowed
{borrowed?} $3 00 from Randall
February 1874
1 Sunday wind NE cloudy {Above it reads: snow to New Sarum to church Elder Haycock preached
went with Dan Gracy To No 4 in evening paid to Deacon New comb $1 00. James Learn here at
night
2 Monday wind NE snow Done choars Randall and Jim to Belmont Richard Tooly paid his note $37””
00
3 tuesday wind W cloudy to St Thomas Randall Done choars {chores}. got from Cary 41 yds coton
{cotton} and 26 print for $ 9 30. Put in the Merchants Bank $3 06 to diner to fathers
4 Wednesday wind W clear Done choars fore noon to spring field with wheat {Above it reads: 50} 34
{Between lines it reads: sold to Blake 121} afternoon. Randall away Robert Learn here at night
5 thursday wind W clear to Spring field with wheat sold to kip for $1 20 cts 22 bushel got 500 bran $3
00 Randall Done choars A Surprise party here at night father and Mother here and about 60 persons
to the surprise party
6 fryday wind E snow {Above it reads: blustery} to Lyman Learns got oats 26 bushel and barley 12
Randall Done choars
7 Saturday wind E cloudy to Belmont with oats to chop 26 bushel got from Nugent 1 barel {barrel}
{Above it reads: $1 30} salt and brain {Above it reads: 25 cts} from Dyer 4 lb tea $2, 75 cts paid John
G fawcett $12, 50 for cow Randall to Belmont
8 Sunday wind SE clear To New Sarum to church Elder haycock preached Randall to New Sarum
9 Monday wind NW cloudy Drawed wood fore noon put up corn after noon David Brown here at
night Randall came home
10 tuesday wind W cloudy {Above it reads: snow} to Whites Mill with corn for chop father and Mother
here David Brown here Randall to New Sarum to tea meeting

11 Wednesday wind W clear to Belmont paid J G fawcett $1..95 cts got from Nugent 1 barel {barrel}
salt and pitcher $1..45 cts spit box from Dyer 25 cts got chop from mill 26 bushel to James Shirks in
the evening to tea get 5 ¾ chees {cheese} from him 70 cts Randall away
12 Thursday wind S Thawed Done choars Drove Dick colt Jane Learn and Lida Hill here at night
Randall home
13 fryday wind S Rain Done choars Lida hill and Jane Learn Randall home
14 Saturday wind SW clear Done choars Randall home Lyda hill went home Jane here
15 Sunday wind S clear thawed to New Sarum to church to warwicks to Diner Randall and Jane to
New Sarum haycock preached
16 Monday wind NW snow blus {Above it reads: tery} to Andrew Cliles got 2 bushel clover seed
{Above it reads: $6 perp} $12..00 Randall and Jane came home
17 Tuesday wind W clear cold Done choars Randall Drawed wood in the sugar bush Jane here
18 Wednesday wind SE clear Done choars Randall to Belmont litte {little} John Learn here James
Learn here at night
19 Thursday wind SW Rain night Done choars Randall home Mrs Moore Took her Bird home W
Gragery {Gregory} Buried
20 fryday wind NW clear Thawed to Mill 6 bushel wheat and 12 of oats to J fawcetts To diner got
cheese moey {money} 27 76 cts got boots for Ann $1, 75 cts Randall home
21 Saturday wind NE snow {Above it reads: Thawed} Done choars Randall home george C Learn To
Diner
22 Sunday wind E cloudy at home Randall and Jane to E V Learn in the evening
23 Monday wind W ice storm to Mrs thomsons funeral to David Moores Shepard preached. Randall
to Belmont to J cambles to work at harness trade Mrs Hariet Moore sick
24 tuesday wind W clear to George Learns to diner W Moore called. W Gracy and wife and Adaline
to tea Dan Gracy in the evening
25 Wednesday wind NE snow Done choars

26 Thursday wind SW cold to Belmont let Hawkins have 300 feet boards $4.00 got from Dyer ½ lb
tobacoe got the grist from the Mill Jane worked at Ann Dress
27 fryday wind SW clear Done choars to hills got 2 bags turnips Janed worke at Anns Dress
28 Saturday wind S clear {Above it reads: thawed} Done choars. Randall came home at night
March 1874
1 Sunday wind S clear warm at home Randall and Jane to gladstone to church John Learn and
Margret cullver to Diner and S Hermins to tea Randall went to Belmlont at night. Margret here
2 Monday wind S clear Made Spikes Done choars Margret cullver here
3 tuesday wind SW Rain Drawed the Buckets to the Bush taped {tapped} 60 trees Ann took Margret
to Johns in the afternoon
4 Wednesday wind NW clear {Above it reads: cold} Done choars put the Buckets Round to trees
5 Thursday wind E clear took the kitles to the Bush and hung them Margret cullver walked from
Johns here at night
6 fryday and cloudy Rain Done choars Margret cullver here
7 Saturday wind SW cloudy {Above it reads: noon} to John Learns took Margret these fill came
home with us Randall came home at night
8 Sunday in N snow at home Randall home Dan Gracy to Diner
9 Monday wind NW snow blustery Done choars let George Apleford have Randalls harness Randall
went to Belmont
10 tuesday wind N {Above it reads: W} Blustery Done choars
11 Wednesday wind N {Above it reads: W} Blustery Done choars. To George Aplefords in the
evening
12 thursday wind N {Above it reads: W} cold Blustery Done choars
13 fryday wind NW Blustery {Above it reads: cold} Done choars

14 Saturday wind W clear {Above it reads: Thawed} Done choars Drawed wood 3 load Randall came
home at night
15 Sunday wind SE clear thawed at home Randall home to D Moores in the evening
16 Monday wind SE cloudy taped {tapped} the Bush comenced {commenced} to Boill sap shut the
Bull up Daniel Gracy comenced to work for a year for me for $160 choped wood
17 tuesday wind SE clear gethered {gathered?} Sap 5 tubs and Boiled. suriped {syruped} Down Dan
Gracy to help
18 Wednesday wind SE cloudy worked in Bush gethered sap 5 tubs boiled. Sugared off 26 lb made
Molases 2 galons Dan. Helped
19 thursday wind NW clear worked in Bush gethered sap 4 tubs Boiled sugared abb 50. Dan helped
20 fryday wind S clear worked in Bush gethered sap 2 ½ tubs Boiled Dan to help. Sugared off 89 lb
21 Saturday wind NW clear worked in the Bush gethered sap 2 tubs sugared of 26 lb Randall home
James Learn and Sarah Ann Legg here at night Dan choped in fore noon helped in the bush
afternoon to Belmont at night
22 Sunday wind SW clear at home Randall home Dan here Robert Learn here
23 Monday wind NW cold Blustery Done choars. Dan choped noon Joe Barber called sugared abb
21 lb
24 tuesday wind W clear cold sawed stake cuts fore noon Dan split stakes after noon put the meete
{meat} to smoke Jane to D Moores at night
25 Wednesday wind SE clear {Above it reads: rain at night} Sawed stake cuts. Dan to help. Dan to
Belmont at night
26 Thursday wind SW rain fore noon. NW cold snow after {Above it reads: and night} Drawed sap 3
tubs Dan to help. Matelan {Maitland?} Brown and Vanpater to Diner {dinner}
27 fryday wind SW clear Boiled sap gethered 2 tubs Dan Drawed wood after noon
28 Saturday wind W clear Sawed stake cuts fore noon Dan to help Dan away after noon. to Belmont
after noon got from Dyer goods $2..25 sugared off 28 lb Randall home at night

29 Sunday wind SW clear at home Randall home Ann to John Learns Philip and Ed Learn here E
Moore to Tea. Calista babe born at 10. Oc
30 Monday and SW clear Done choars Dan split stakes Henery Wilcox and wife to diner chaged
oats 16 bus
Ann came home from Johns. Troughton and wife To Tea fetched the cloth 50 yds paid her $6.25
31 Tuesday wind NE clear Drawed stakes 436 Dan split stakes
April 1874
1 Wednesday wind SW clear to John Learns got the wagon fore noon to hills go hungarion
{hungarian?} seed after noon Dan split stakes Jane to John Learns Ann to hills
2 thursday wind SW clear {Above it reads: snow at night} Drawed stakes 166 fore noon Dan split
stakes gethered sap after noon father and Mother to diner philip Learn and wife to tea John finch
and Randall here at night
3 fryday wind NW snow cold Boiled sap Dan splits stakes Randall and Jane went to Lymans. William
Barr and wife Berty to tea
4 Saturday wind NW cold Drawed wood 3 load fore noon sawed blocks after non Dan to help. Paid
W Eagans $14, 60 Randall home at night. Jane away home
5 Easter Sunday wind E snow at home Randall and Dan and Jane away Randall and Jane came
home at night
6 Monday wind W clear Drawed fence Blocks fore noon Dan cut Blocks after noon Randall To
Belmont
7 Tuesday wind W clear warm sawed Blocks fore noon Drawed Blocks after noon Dan split Blocks
8 Wednesday wind SE clear gethered {gathered} and Boiled sap Dan cut blocks after noon and went
to Tayalors {Taylors?} and Bought a Mare for $35 after Tea Ann helped To cary up the surip {syrup}
Nub and Black cows had a calf.
9 Thursday and E clear Drawed fence blocks fore noon Drawed stakes after noon Dan cut blocks put
Down Molases 13 gal

10 fryday in W clear get 1 load straw from Ed Learn gethered sap 4 ½ tubs Boiled Dan to help S
wassick after noon
11 Saturday wind N snow cold Done choars Dan suriped Down split wood and killed Blacks calf the
black sow to Barr we was to D Moores in the evening Randall came home at night
12 Sunday wind SE clear to 2 church to prayer meeting Dan and Jane with us Randall home Jane
and Randall to D Moores in the evening
13 Monday wind SE clear gethered and Boiled sap 3 ½ tubs made Molases 6 galons Dan split sakes
{stakes} after noon. Barr choped wood Richard pullin to tea
14 Tuesday wind SW clear gethered sap 5 tubs boiled Dan to help went to belmont after tea Ann
went to Johns Lyman Learn here at night
15 Wednesday wind NW clear Drawed sap 3 tubs made Molases 5 galons Dan to help Dan split
stakes after noon. Sugar and Molases 600 lb
16 thursday in SE clear to Mapleton got 4 shoes set on horses got from W Apleton hungarion
{hungarian} hay 1 ton for $6 Dan split stakes P J Putnam sessed me for $35 00
17 fryday wind NE clear gethered sap 3 tubs Boiled let P J Putnam have 8 bushel 19 lb wheat $9.81
side pork in ful lto date Dan split stakes after noon
18 Saturday wind E clear to Mapleton for hay fore noon to Belmont afternoon got from Dyer 2
spreads $5 25 1 ½ lb tabacoe 45 cts let him have 1 ½ bushel aples {apples} 3 galon Molases 16 ½
lb buter {butter} 10 doz eggs let J camble have 3 aples {Above it reads: $1 50} got from him 4 hame
straps 2 hitch naries $1 cur comb 20c Dan split stakes fore noon went away after noon Randall came
home at night John hawkin with him
19 Sunday wind E clear to New Sarum to church Haycock preached to dine to Lymans Randall
home John hawkins here. Dan away
20 Monday wind E rain gethered sap 5 tubs Dan to help. Randall went to Belmont
21 tuesday wind S clear Boiled sap Dan thrashed hungarian seed. Besey cullver here at night John
Learn to Diner Robert Learn to tea
22 Wednesday wind S clear gethered the Buckets and Drawed in from bush cleaned hungarian seed
fore noon Dan split stakes after noon finished Betsey cullver went home

23 thursday wind NW clear cultivated for barley Dan built fence Round corn field
24 fryday wind E clear Drawed stakes fore noon cultivated afternoon Dan built fence Ann to Baleys
25 Saturday wind E Rain snow to the swamp Dan at the fence Randall cam {came} home
26 Sunday wind NW at home D f Moore and wife to Diner frozen night
27 Monday wind NW clear {Above it reads: cold} sick with a boil bought a Drag of charlton $20 sold
him 4 pigs $20 Dan at fence Randall to belmont Jane to D f Moores at night
28 tuesday wind W clear cool sick with a boil Dan at fence. Spot cow had a calf. froze hard at night
29 Wednesday wind N cold sick with a boil Dan at fence fore noon away after noon Midge hefer had
a calf froze hard
30 thursday in S cloudy Dan choars Dan away Lyman Learn and wife here at night
May 1874 1 fryday wind W clear cold cultivated. To 2 church Meeting at night got a leter {letter} of
{word crossed out} Dissmisial {Dismissal} from the church for me and Ann. Dan away
2 Saturday and SW clear to Wiliam Barrs fore noon get a load of hay Borowed to paid Next winter to
Belmont after noon got from Dyer $3 72 cts worth paid him $6 80 ct let Camble have 2 bags aples
$1 50 molass {molasses} $1 27 cts let pots have Molases $4 60 D wagoner 1 bag aples 75 paid Dan
away Randall came home at night got from potts 1 shovel 1 paid $2 25
3 Sunday wind E clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to Lymans to Diner Randall and
Jane to 2 church. Her preached Dan away
4 Monday wind E cloudy sowed Barley spring wheat and grass seede in 7 acre field Dan Draged.
Randall went to Belmont Jane to Eds put Old Doll to Jacksons house sent milk of 3 cows to factory
5 tuesday wind NW clear Draged fore noon cultivated after noon Dan at fence
6 Wednesday wind NW clear cultivated Dan at fence
7 Thursday wind WSW clear Draged oats in 14 acre field. Dan sowed oats
8 fryday wind SW clear warm Draged. Dan sowed grass seede Jane came home

9 Saturday wind SW clear warm finished dragging oats Rolled 14 acres Dan at the fence Randall
came home at night. Pide cow had a calf
10 Sunday wind S warm to New Sarum to church Elder haycock preached Randall and Jane at
home to haycocks to Diner
11 Monday wind E clear Rolled 7 acres fore noon Made garden after noon Dan at fence fore noon
Drawed old nails for wood after noon Randall to Belmont
12 tuesday wind S clear took the calves to the swamp fore noon let sandy cary have plowed ground
to put in hungarian grass for ½ worked at fence after noon Dan at fence
13 Wednesday wind N clear fixed fence Dan to help
14 Thursday wind E clear plowed corn ground planted potatoes after nooon sold empy calf skins got
4 pails from him Rose cow had a calf
15 fryday wind SE clear plowed corn ground Dan planted potatoes fore noon at fence after noon
16 Saturday wind W Rain made 2 gates fore noon plowed corn ground after noon Dan at fence
Randall came home at night
17 Sunday wind SW Rain to New Sarum to church A Smith preached had comunion {communion}.
To Lewis Cloeses to Diner the horse was sick Randall and Jane at home Dan away in morning
18 Monday wind NE Rain plowed corn ground Dan at fence and put his Mare to Jacksons horse.
Randall went to Belmont to work
19 tuesday wind SW clear finished plowing corn ground Rolled and draged {dragged} Dan at fence.
Turned the colts in litle {little} field
20 Wednesday wind SW Rain Draged corn ground Dan at fence
21 Thursday wind NW Rain Draged and Rolled corn ground Dan at fence
22 fryday wind NW clear Marked corn ground planted 52 Roes {rows} D f Moore and Dan to help
23 Saturday wind W clear planted corn Dan to help D Moore helped after noon. Randall came home
at night
24 Sunday wind SW clear at home Randall and Jane to Mapleton Dan away. Rain at night

25 Monday wind W hard finished planting corn Dan helped let John tooly have 1 bushel corn $1
Randall to Belmont
26 Tuesday wind W clear plowed in the medowe {meadow} Dan at fence let George Smith have ¼ lb
corn for 25 cts
27 Wednesday wind S clear plowed in medow Dan helped Ed Learn sow planted melons at night. To
Belmont got from Dyer $4 03 {illegible} in goods paid 32 doz eggs $3 20
28 Thursday wind S clear warm sowed corn planted heavy cucumber and potatoes calvin Brown and
wife and Mrs Barr and Mrs hill to Diner.
and tea. Dan drawe manure and corn ground.
29 fryday wind W warm {Above it reads: clear} draged for hungarian let D Taylor have oats 6 bushel
at 45 cts per bushel not paid Dan away to plow for his hungarian Ed Learn had sow to Boar
30 Saturday wind S clear sowed hungarian Dan at fence Randall corn hom {home} at night
31 Sunday wind N clear To New Sarum to church Elder haycock preached to Diner to Lymans
Randall and Jane at home. Dan away
June 1874
1 Monday wind NW clear {Above it reads: cool} Built fence Turned the horses out to paster {pasture}
2 Tuesday wind SW clear Worke the Road with Dan and Team Sam Legg Road master
3 Wednesday wind E rain fore {Above it reads: noon} worked the Road after noon Dan and team
4 Thursday wind S clear worke Road team fore noon alone after noon Dan done his work on Road.
paid Dan $1.00
5 fryday wind W clear to St Thomas to asosiation {association} fitch preached got Jane a hat $3.25
got oil and linament {liniment} $2 25. to diner To charls Learns Dan at fence Randall came home at
night
6 Saturday wind S clear to Belmont to mill 8 bu wheat let pots have 2 skins for $1 20 let D hoover
have 3 ½ galons Molases $3.50 cts Dan at fence Randall home

7 Sunday {Above it reads: rain} to Disiple {Disciple} church franklin preached. To W Brown’s to diner
Randall and Jane to church
8 Monday wind W showers to swamp fore noon took the seed to curys comenced {commenced} to
cultivate corn after noon Dan at fence timber finished triming {trimming} the orchard
9 tuesday wind NW cloudy cultivated corn with pete horse. Dan at fence
10 Wednesday wind E clear cultivated corn Dan to help D f Moore saw with one horse William
Edwards and Ben Alen {likely Allen} to Diner
11 Thursday and E Rain Made 2 gates. Dan at fence
12 fryday wind NW Bluster To belmont let Dyer have 8 lb Buter {Butter} 8 Doz eggs $2 80 and 55
bushel oats $25.00 got from him in goods $4.54. paid Dan $1.00 Dan at fence
13 Saturday wind W clear choared Dan at fence Randall came home at night
14 Sunday wind SE clear to Desiple church Olofent {likely Oliphant} Preached to John Learn to tea.
Dan to church Randall home
15 Monday wind E rain cultivated corn fore noon made bee hives after Dan at fence
16 tuesday wind SE Rain Made Soap 2 kitles full Dan piled manure
17 Wednesday wind W clear to Belmont got charley shod to Abotts 4 shoes 50 cts paid settled with
him in full cultivated corn after noon. finished Dan at fence Randall home at Night
18 thursday wind S clear Bees swarmed went to A clines at night
19 fryday wind E clear went to Townsend to coners {Connor’s?} to Diner to Bugners to tea to Philip
cullvers at night
20 Saturday wind S clear to N cullvers to Diner to Sams to tea to philips at night
21 Sunday wind S clear to church at Waterford fore noon to Bloomsburgh after noon to Barbers at
night
22 Monday wind S clear to Tims to diner to Wese to tea to Nisbets at Night lill Cow to Bull
23 tuesday cloudy to Roberts to Whetters to Skilers to diner and tea to philips at night

24 wednesday wind S clear to Betseys to diner to Yongs {Young?} to tea to philip at night Nub to Bull
25 Thursday SW clear Rain come home David Barber and wife with us
26 fryday wind W clear to Belmont fore noon at home after David Barber and wife here Randall and
Dan to pick nick {picnic}
27 Saturday wind S clear hoed in garden fore noon Dan to help. David Barber and wife here Randall
came home at night. Rose cow to Bull
28 Sunday wind SW clear {Above it reads: hot} to New Sarum to church haycock preached Jane
went home David Barbers to weslakes {West lake?} let Deacon Newcomb have $25 for 4 month
29 Monday wind NW clear cut thistles after noon got cheese money $30 got form Dyer sugar $1 Dan
at fence
30 tuesday wind NW clear to swamp fore noon let sandy cury have 65 lb flour for Road work Done
Dan after fixed Bridge to barn Barn after noon paid Dan $4. 00 cts David Barber and wife here at
night Randall home at night
July 1874
1 Wednesday wind S clear Rain at night Done choars Dan away David Barber and wife here.
Randall home at night
2 Thursday wind W clear to Belmont got pete shod got the Democrat tires set Dan cut wood
3 fryday wind S clear Built Bridge to Barn Dan helped. David Barber and wife went home Randall
home at night star cow had a calf
4 Saturday wind NW clear to help D Moore draw hay fore noon hoed in garden after to Belmont got
1 shoe set to Abottts let Dyer have 5 Doz eggs got 2 lb Bisket {biscuit?} 2 oz nutmeg Dan Drawed
Dirt spot cow to Bull D Moore {Above it reads: had} cow to Bull
5 Sunday wind SE clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached. to Diner to Lymans Randall
home at night
6 Monday wind S clear comenced to cut hay. Dan hoed came helped D Moore Draw in 1 load of hay

7 tuesday wind S clear {Above it reads: hot} cut and put up hay Dan at hay D Moore to help Black
and pide cows to Bull
8 Wednesday wind S clear {Above it reads: hot} worked at hay finished cuting {cutting} Dan helped
9 Thursday wind S clear Drawed in hay 7 load Dan helped finished
10 fryday wind SW cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} cut thistles. Dan drawed Manure. Ann washed
11 Saturday wind NW clear took a load of hay to W Barr. Dan drawed manure. Randall at hom
{home}. To Belmont at night got from Dyer 1 box blue {Above it reads: 40 cts} 1 condition powder 25
cts ..... 65 cts Botle {Bottle} of aloase from McKelor {likely McKellar} 30 cts
12 Sunday wind E Rain to New Sarum to church A Smith preached W Barr with us and wife and
Berty. Randall and Dan at home
13 Monday and W clear cut thistles on Road Dan drawed Manure Mrs Moore comenced to pick
cheryes
14 tuesday wind SW clear to Belmont to mill got from Dyer 1 box tea 5 lb $3 75 let him have 9 ½ lb.
Butter $1, 71 Dan drawed Manure
15 Wednesday wind SW claer Done choars. Dan drawed Manure
16 thursday wind W clear picked cherys {cherries} {Above it reads: 1 bush} to Belmont got the grist
let Abott have 100 lb flour $3, 25 got from Dyer 12 botles {bottles} ½ lb Rosen 65 cts. Dan draw
manure
17 fryday wind W clear pikced chery ½ bushel Dan spread Manure D Moore had 2 cows to Bull
18 Saturday wind W clear to New Sarum to covnant {covenant} meeting to Ed Cullvers to tea Dan
spread Manure fore noon cut Round the wheat after noon Randall hom {home} at night.
19 Sunday wind SW clear to New Sarum to church Elder William preached Randall home Dan away
D Moore had a cow to Bull
20 Monday wind SW clear cut wheat Dan Bound
21 tuesday wind S clear cut and Bound wheat Dan helped father and Mother here at night

22 Wednesday wind SE clear Drawed in wheat Dan helped father and Mother here picked cheryes
{cherries}
23 thursday wind SE clear Drawed in wheat and finished Dan helped father and Mother went home
24 fryday wind SE clear plowed wheat ground Dan helped bind to union school houre to meeting
homes Preached Dan and Ann with me
25 Saturday wind SE clear Done choars Dan draw Manure Edward Learn here to pick cheryes let
Limber hay a Rooster and pork
26 Sunday wind SW Rain at home Randall home Dan home. Osker yager {Oscar Yager} to Diner
27 Monday wind NW clear to John toolys funeral fore noon Randall and Dan with us. Plowed after
noon Dan with us. Plowed after noon Dan spead {spread} Manure cary up
To Belmont after tea got chees {cheese} money $44 got from Jackson ??? $1 in sugar ½ lb salts
Black cow to Bull
28 tuesday wind W cloudy to St Thomas put in the Merchants Bank $390 got a watch for Randall
$10 Randall with me to diner to Deacon Newcombs Dan drawed Manure Randall to Belmont at night
29 Wednesday wind W clear picked cheryes and Bryes {cherries and Berries} Dan drawed Manure.
Mrs finch here to tea
30 thursday wind S clear to Mrs David Dennerys funeral fore noon cut Barley after Dan and D Moore
Bound
31 fryday wind W Rain cut and Bound Barley Dan to help. To union school house to meeting homes
preached hill and wife with us
August 1874
1 Saturday wind W clear plowed fore noon worked at barley after Dan helped put it in stock. Randall
home at night
2 Sunday wind N clear to New Sarum to church Haycock preached
3 Monday wind W clear picked cheryes fore noon plowed after Tea Dan drawed Manure and spread
Randall to Belmont turned the Bull out

4 Tuesday wind S clear plowed fore noon Dan spread Manure drawed Manure after noon. went to
the swamp after tea took salt for the calves
5 Wednesday wind E clear Drawed in the Barley Dan helped.
6 thursday wind S clear Raked Barley stuble {stubble}. Ann to No 7 voted for Jinkins Dan drawed
Manure
7 fryday wind S clear plowed fore noon Dan spread manure and plowed after noon to Belmont at
night got from Dyer 1 lb of Tobacoe 55 cts laces 5 ct let him have 15 ½ Doz Eggs 12 cts per Doz $1,
86 cts
8 Saturday wind NE clear. Mowed hay Dan plowed finished went to Belmont at night Randall home
at night
9 Sunday wind W clear to John Learn to diner John cloes and family Here to diner Adaline Gracy
and Alma Ralf to tea Randall took them home
10 Monday wind SW Dry cut oats Dan Bound to John Learn after tea
11 tuesday wind SE clear hot. Done choars Dan to help W Gracy
12 Wednesday wind NW clear {Above it reads: hot} Done choars. To John. {Sezars?} childs funeral.
Dan to John Learns to help thrash
13 thursday wind NE clear cut and Bound oats Dan to help
14 fryday wind SE clear thrashed W Vansith and Ed and Bilington {Above it reads: L Norton}
thrashed W Gracey and George Aplford and R Learn C and A Stewart to help. Wheat 114 bus Barley
102 bushel paid them $7, 60 cts
15 Saturday wind S clear hot cut and Bound oats Dan and W Gracey to help. Dan to Belmont
Randall {Below it reads: home} at night
16 Sunday wind W clear hot at hom {home} and Ann and Randall to New Sarum to church to philips
to Diner Dan home
17 Monday wind SW clear cut oats Dan Bound W Gracey had a cow to B {bull}
18 tuesday wind S clear {illegible} Bound oats Dan helped

19 Wednesday wind S clear Bound and Set up oat Dan helped.
20 thursday NW cloudy cut spring wheat E Learn and Dan Bound
21 fyrday wind SE Rain to Belmont in fore noon got horses shod 4 shoes to Abbots let Dyer have
100 flour 11 Doz eggs got from Dyer $2,00 good Drawe in oats after 7 load Dan helped
22 Saturday wind E clear Dug onions Dan drawed manure. Randall came home at night. James
Learn here at night paid Dan $1.00
23 Sunday wind E clear to New Sarum To Church haycock preached Dan to New Sarum to Randall
To Lymans. To haycocks to diner {dinner}
24 Monday wind SE clear Drawed in oats and spring wheat Dan and Randall to help
25 tuesday wind SW clear Drawed in oats finish to Dan helped. Randall went to Belmont at noon.
got the cheese money $36.00 paid Dan $4.00
26 Wednesday wind SW clear cut hungarian fore noon to swamp after Dan Drunk
27 thursday wind SE clear Raked and put up the hugarian Dan away
28 fryday wind SE clear Drawed in hungarian Dan and D Moore helped after noon Dan finished
drawing Manure fore noon
29 Saturday {wind} SE clear to hills fore noon Dan spread Manure. Drawed wood after noon Dan
helped
30 Sunday {wind} SE clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached. to haycock to Diner Dan
away Randall to camp meeting
31 Monday wind NW clear to hills and Graceys fore noon Bargened {bargained} for Gracey farm for
$4,500. to help John Stewart thrash after noon D to help D Moore
September 1874
1 tuesday wind S clear to Belmont fore noon W Gracey deeded his farm to WJ hill. To lockers for
wheat D Baxter with me got 12 bushel Baxter. C. Dan Draged paid for wheat $1..12 ½ cts per bushel.
$13.50
2 Wednesday wind S clear Draged for wheat Dan to help John Learn Thrash

3 thursday wind NW Rain Sowed wheat Dan away
4 fryday wind E clear Done choars. to swamp with little John Learn Dan draged fore noon finished
the wheat and drawed in old Rails for wood after noon to Belmont at night with litle John paid Dan
$4.00
5 Saturday wind S rain St Thomas got hills Deed Recorded got 2 set for Bedroom$6 75 lace 50 to
Diner to charles fathe {father} and Mother her {here} at night. Randall hoome Dan away
6 Sunday wind S clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to diner to Deacon coughels
father and Mother with us they went to Johns Dan away Randall away
7 Monday wind SW clear fixed stable. Comenced to cut corn little John took Old Doll away Hirum
Smith to tea Dan to work at his hungarian to Bills
8 tuesday wind SE clear to Landon with cheese got a straw cutter from John Eliett {Eliott} for $35 to
be paid on 1st day of January 1875 Dan away to Belmont got lines from camble
9 Wednesday wind S clear Drawed and staked grass to Bill graceys for Randall Dan and f
cuningham to help. litle {little} John took the steer away
10 thursday wind SW clear to springfield to debate Dan cut corn. Randall and John finch here at
night
11 fryday wind S clear cut and put up corn Dan to help
12 Saturday wind S clear cut and put up corn Dan to help. let R Marsh have. timber 6 pieces {Above
it reads: .18 x 30} an scantlen {scantling?} 64 pices {pieces} 2x4 {Above it reads: 14 x 16} he paid
$20.00 Randall home at night
13 Sunday wind SE clear to New Sarum To church haycock preached. Dan awy {away} E C Learn
and helon {Helen?} and Netty to tea Randall to gladstone to church
14 Monday wind SC clear cut and put up corn Dan to help let Marsh have lumber in all 3.6.89 feet
15 tuesday wind E misty cut and put corn fore noon Dan to help cleaned wheat after. Sold Dr Cline 4
bags for $36.00
16 Wednesday wind SE clear took Beans Dan cut corn Dr cline took the 4 hogs awy. {away} paid
$36 {illegible}

17 thursday wind E Rain put up corn fore noon. Dan to help Dan sawed wood after. Randall left
Camble and come home
18 fryday wind E clear to Draw timber for Nickle fore noon to Diner to creamers. to mill after to
Belmont got from McKelon 12 glass jars $2. 75 cts got $3..00 form John finch let J Camble have a
crock of pickles. Randall to Yarmouth center get harness lether {leather} 26 Dan to help george
Apleford {Appleford} thrash
19 Saturday wind S rain put up corn finished Dan to help george Apleford at harness Troughton got
aples {apples} to Dry to hlves {halves?} David Cullver and wife to Tea
20 Sunday wind N clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to diner to philips D cullver and
wife with us. Adaline gracey and Alma Ralf to tea paid Dan $2
21 Monday wind W clear Brought colt home. to Belmont to Mill let W Jackson have flour 500 {Above
it reads: lb} at $3.00 per cent Let Dyer have 100 and colls got from Dyer 20 lb sugar $2.00 got colt
shod to Abotts 2 New shoes Randall to London. Dan to help D Moore thrash
22 tuesday wind SW clear {Above it reads: squals} Dug and put in potatoes in celler 21 bushel Dan
to help. To J Shirks after noon Randall at harness. Ed Mathews to tea
23 Wednesday wind S clear Dug potatoes fore noon Dan to help picke up after Dan and Randall to
Roberts to a huskin {husking?} Bee. Lida hill and Mrs Mary Stewart to Tea go peeches {peaches}
24 thursday S clear hot worked shed Dan to help to Belmont got from W Jackson $12 and 35 lb
Nails Randall at harness let Elgin Marsh have 400 feet Boards $4.80.
25 fryday wind S clear hot shingles on shed Dan to help Randall at harness Dan and Randall to
Belmont at night
26 Saturday wind S clear shingled on shed Dan to help Randall at harness away after noon James
Learn tea to Diner
27 Sunday wind W Rain at home Jame Learn teacher to Diner. Randall home and Dan
28 Monday wind NW clear cut stake cuts and Blocks Dan to help Randall at harness
29 tuesday wind NW clear to St Thomas put in the Merchants Banks $110 Randall with me he got
lether from Newcomb 75 ½ lbs got from. A. Newcomb paid $21 to Diner to Charles Learns Dan split
stakes

30 Wednesday wind N cool to Belmont get horses shod to Abotts 4 shoes got from Dyer goods $202
to Jacksons to Diner Randall at harness Dan split stakes weden compay here to tea. Ed Mathews
Sam Johnson Elen and Jane Camble and sister Andrews and wife
October 1874
1 Thursday wind SW Rain picked Aples {apples} put in the celar {cellar} 13 bushel Dan split stakes
and cut Blocks Randall at harness
2 fryday wind NW Rain Not well Dan at fence Randall at harness
3 Saturday wind NW clear to swamp got posts made gate Dan at fence Randall at harness Sandy
Cury sowed wheat on at the swamp
4 Sunday wind NW clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to Wards to Diner Dan away
Randall home Jim here
5 Monday wind SW cloudy Drawed in corn Dan to help paid litle John for Dan $5.00 Randall at
harness John Learn and wife and litle John to diner
6 tuesday wind S cloudy husked corn fore noon Dan to help to Belmont aafter got Dick shod on one
foot Dan at fence Randall Traded horses with W Gracey
7 Wednesday wind E cloudy picke Aples Dan at fence fore noon to Lyon show after noon Randall to
Lyons
8 Thursday wind W cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} to swamp killed Beef let cury have. 108 lb hue
fitspatrick 60 lb Dan to help G Apleford thrash Randall at harness sold hide to Dyer $$2.05
9 fryday wind S clear to help G Apleford thrash fore noon Drawed stake after Dan to help Bill thrash
after Elder haycock and wife here at night Randall at harness
10 Saturday wind W Rain to Aylmer got from walker a spliting gage $5,50 cts to Calvin Browns at
night Dan to help Bill thrash Randall at home
11 Sunday wind NW clear to Malahide To church SE Story preached Raptured 5. Randall at home.
To diner to Browns

12 Monday wind NW clear plowed fore noon with pete and gerge Dan helped Bill thrash Randall at
harness george Learn and wife and Mr f Camble Mrs Camble and Mrs Deacon John Learn and wife
to tea
13 tuesday wind W clear plowed Dan to help John Stewart thrash Randall at harness Kept in horses
14 Wednesday {wind} W clear Drawed in corn finished Dan to help Randall at harness. George
Apleford and wife here in evening
15 thursday wind SW clear to Belmont to mill got from Dyer $ goods $1,40 cts Dan at fence Randall
to Aylmer got hardware lether 55 ½ lbs
16 fryday wind S clear plowed Dan at fence Randall at harness
17 Saturday wind S. clear to Orwell took Ann To kings Mill station she went to Bloomsburg got 2
colars for Randall to Belmont got 4 shoes set at Abotts got grist Dan picked up trash fore noon away
after noon
18 Sunday wind W clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached. Randall with Ann to Simcoe
19 Monday wind W clear to Rings mill station Ann came home Randall at harness Dan away
20 tuesday wind S clear plowed. Dan. Drunk and away Randall at harnss {harness}
21 Wednesday wind W clear Drawe in all Rails for wood Dan picked up Trash Randall away To W h
hills sale after noon let D Moore have 600 feet lumber for Dyer $7,20
22 thurs day {wind} S clear hot drage fore noon plowed after let Abott have Boards 240 feet $2..52
cts got a plow pint from Abott 75 cts Dan choped {chopped} stove wood in woods Randall at harness
Stoped {stopped} sending Milk to
23 fryday wind SE clear plowed. To New Sarum to church meeting at night paid Newcomb 50 cts.
Dan choped Randall at harness
24 Saturday wind S clear plowed fore noon husked corn after Dan choped. Randall to Belmont got
over coat and hat $4.50 cts
25 Sunday {wind} S clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached father and Mother here to
Diner to Lyons at to church at night Negro preached

26 Monday {wind} S clear Rain {Above it reads: at night} plowed Dan cut wood fore noon to help
finches thrash after Nancy Stewart to Tea Randall at harness John Smith comenced to work for
Randall for three month $21.5 cts
27 tuesday {wind} W clear plowed. Dan to help finches thrash Randall at harness let D Apleford have
harness for $28 28 Wednesday wind W Rain plowed Dan to help finches thrash Randall at his shop Mrs Dance here
29 Thursday {wind} W clear Done choars got a pig from George Apleford Randall built his chimney
Dan away Mrs Dance went to Eds
30 fryday wind W clear plowed finished corn field Randall to St Thomas got lether {leather} $19 Dan
away Drunk took up bees 2 hives
31 Saturday {wind} W cloudy {Above it reads: snow} To swamp killed a Beef lent John Stewart 75 lb
to Belmont after let potts have hide $2,52 got a stove $7.50 got a stove for Randall $3,30 A Mcolum
helpe {McCollum helped} To kill the Beef Dan away Drunk Randall at shop
November 1874
1 Sunday wind SW cloudy at home Dan away Randall to gladstone and to Lyons Jane Learn here to
diner lent him 41 lb Beef
2 Monday {wind} SW clear took the Bull awy {away} fore noon plowed garden after Randall and Jack
worked at shop Dan away
3 tuesday wind SW clear plowed garden fore noon set out Rasbery {raspberry} bushes after philip to
help Dan away Randall and Jack at shop
4 Wednesday {wind} SW clear {Above it reads: smokey} husked corn philip to help Randall to Aylmer
got hardware $66.34 cts Dan away. Elgin. Marsh paid $29.16 cts.
5 Thursday wind SW Rain husked corn philip to help Randall and Jack at harness Dan away stoped
work for me George Apleford got 28 feet plank 30 cts
6 fryday wind SW clear to Belmont got from A cooper $50 from Odle $8 from Dyer in goods $9.90 cts
for Tea 11 lb paid Dan in full $91..78 Randall at harness A Cooper to diner

7 Saturday {wind} SE clear Drawed wood 5 corn philip to help he went home at night Randall and
Jack at harness
8 Sunday {wind} SW smokey {Above it reads: Rain at night} to New Sarum to church Haycock
preached to haycoks {Haycocks} to diner Randall to Lymans
9 Monday {wind} SW clear to Belmont fore noon got from Dyer 1 lb tobacoe {Above it reads: 60} 8
bunches bating {batting – likely for quilt making} 80 ct nails {Above it reads: 25} seed 5 cots {colts?}
shod 1 shoe cleaned Barley after Jim shaver to help Randall to harness
10 tuesday {wind} SW clear to Springfield with Barley sold to scott for $100 per bushel 44 bu to
Belmont at night got crank mended to abotts Ann to Johns
11 Wednesday {wind} NW clear pete horse sick. To Belmont got Dyer to Docktor {Doctor} him paid
him 75 cts paid A. Cooper $50..00. Randall and Jack at harness
12 Thursday wind NW cold snow husked corn helped Ed raise his wood shed Randall at harness
13 fryday {wind} NW clear husked corn fore noon Drawed wood after Randall and Jack at harness
fore noon to Belmont after Arin {likely Aaron} filled Jar of butter {Above it reads: 55 lb}
14 Saturday {wind} E clear Drawed wood load Randall and Jack at harness
15 Sunday wind W clear to 2 church to prayer meeting at 11 oclock to W Barrs To diner {dinner} to
church at 3 isler preached Randall to Lyons
16 Monday wind SW clear husked corn Randall and Jack at harness Ann sent a blanket to Dian
{Diane?} Bolsby
17 tuesday {wind} SW Rain husked corn. Randall and Jack at harness
18 Wednesday {wind} N clear husked corn. Randall an {and} Jack at halters. Frze {freeze?}
19 thursday wind NW clear husked corn Randall and Jack at halters. to D Moore in the eveng
{evening?} Mrs J Smith to Diner
20 fryday {wind} NW snow husked corn Randall and Jack at halters

21 Saturday wind W snow to swamp fetched the Jon cattle home to No 7 paid taxes $24.61 cts paid
for Avon school $1.31 cts philip Learn and wife here at night Randall at harness put the cows in
stable at night
22 Sunday wind SE snow {Above it reads: Rain} at home. Philip Learn and wife to diner and went
home Randall away at night
23 Monday {wind} SW Rain snow husked corn. Randall got lether 100 lb to Newcomb
24 Tuesday wind W snow husked corn Randall and Jack at harness Ann put on quilt
25 Wednesday in W snow husked corn. Ann at quilt. Randall and Jack to London
26 thursday {wind} S Rain at {Above it reads: night} husked corn fore noon to George Learn after
and in evening to tea Randall at harness Jack cut his hand
27 fryday {wind} SW clear - {Above it reads: thawed} husked corn Randall at harness Jat took his
horse to Belmont got him shod
28 Saturday wind N snow {Above it reads: all day} husked corn finished in Barn Randall at harness
29 Sunday wind W change {Above it reads: able snow} at home Randall away
30 Monday wind SW clear caryed {carried} in corn to crib Randall and Jack at harness fore noon cut
wood after
December 1874
1 Tuesday wind SW snow Done choars {chores} went to Belmont got from Dyer goods $3..5 cts got
crank mended to Abotts
2 Wednesday {wind} S clear {Above it reads: thawed} husked corn. Randall and Jack at harness
3 Thursday {wind} NW clear husked corn Winters thrashed oats 9 Randall at harness Ann finish her
quilt
4 fryday {Friday} wind W clear took the saw To Mcolums {McCollum’s} fore noon huske corn after
Lyman fetched beef 40 lb Randall and Jack at harness
5 Saturday wind W snow husked corn to George Aplefords {Appleford’s} in evening Randall and
Jack at harness

6 Sunday wind SW cloudy at home all day Randall to Lyons at night
7 Monday {wind} N cloudy to Belmont to Mill with chop 14 bushel got it got from Dyer pair of Boots
$3 50 cts paper pins 10cts. Randall and Jack at harness. Randall to Lyons at to meting {meeting} at
night
8 Tuesday wind SW clear husked corn. Randall and Jack at harness
9 Wednesday SW N. Blustry husked corn henery {Henry?} Sterick thrashed oats Randall and Jack at
harness
10 thursday wind SW clear killed 3 hogs George Apleford and D Moore to help Randall and Jack at
harness
11 fryday wind W snow Done choars. Randall and Jack at harness sold Troughton harness
Troughton and wife and William here in evening To tea
12 Saturday wind W clear. cold Done choars {chores} went to John Learns fore noon let Troughton
have beef. Randall and Jack at harness
13 Sunday wind SE cloudy {Above it reads: sleete} at home. Randall home
14 Monday wind NW clear cold to Belmont got the horses shod 8 shoes 4 new 4 set to Abotts got
from Dyer goods $2...32 cts let him have Butter 14. 1 oz $3.93 ct Randall to help Apleford
15 Tuesday wind SW clear to Belmont to Mill 14 bushel wheat. Cleaned oats 19 bushel H Sterick to
help Randall to apleford Edeth {Edith?} Smith to diner {dinner}
16 Wednesday {wind} S clear {Above it reads: thawed} Done choars. To Belmont got Jacknife {Jackknife} for Sterick 45 cts and lamp chimney {Above it reads: 10 cts} to Dyer. H Sterick thrash oats.
Randall to Lyons
17 Thursday wind NW. Blustery cleaned oats 19 bushel husked corn Sterick thrashed oats Randall
and Jack at harness
18 fryday wind W Blowy to Belmont let Dyer have 500 {Above it reads: $12.50} lb flour potts 100 lb
finch 58 got from Dyer cay fish and goods $ 4.90 from finch Tobacoe 2 lb Sterick thrash oats Randall
at harness to No 7 {extraction?}

19 Saturday wind W clear Done choars H Sterick thrashed oats cleaned up 37 bushel. Randall and
Jack at harness
20 Sunday {wind} NE clear at home sick with a cold Randall away.
21 Monday wind W clear Done choars. H Sterick thrashed oats Randall at harness. George Learn
and wife and Ann Emery to tea
22 tuesday wind SW snow {Above it reads: thawed} Done choars. Henery thrash oats. Randall and
Jack cut wood
23 Wednesday wind SW snow {Above it reads: at night} To Belmont got lamp oil 5 galons from Dyer
at 32 cts $1..00 cts henery thrashed oats cleaned up 48 Bushel Randall to center got leather 100 lb
Stoltz and wife and 3 children to diner Randall got $100 from Henery Sterick
24 Thursday wind SW snow Done choars. henery thrashed sping {spring} wheat Randall and Jack at
harness
25 fryday {wind} SE clear Done choars.{chores} heery {henery/henry?} thrashed wheat. John Learn
and wife to Diner {dinner} and Robert Arney John took his harness from Randall at $35.00 Randall at
harness
26 Saturday wind S clear thawed To Belmont to mill 6 bushel wheat Randall and Jack at harness
away kity Learn to Diner
27 Sunday {wind} S clear Rain {Above it reads: at night} to New Sarum to church haycock preached
to Ed Turners to diner
28 Monday {wind} NW cloudy husked corn fore noon cleaned wheat after 11 ½ {Above it reads: bus}
henery to help. Randall and Jack at harness
29 tuesday {wind} N clear cold sawed wood henery to help fore noon henery thrashed after philip
Learn and wife and W heth to diner heth and 3 of pounds here at night
30 Wednesday {wind} NW clear cold to Sam Stokes with W heths took pouns to Johns to Diner to
Stokes henery Thrashed wheat Randall at harness
31 thursday {wind} NW clear mild Done choars Randall to Belmont got a shirt. paid Dyer and potts
henery away

January 1875
1 fryday {wind} E clear to John Learns to diner henery thrashed wheat Randall at harness to D
Moores in evening
2 Saturday wind NW snow blus {Above it reads: tery} Done choars. Randall at harness Mended
Bilinton {likely Billington} Harness. Henery away
3 Sunday {wind} NW clear To New Sarum to church at 11 and evening haycock preached. To D
Newcombs at night
4 Monday to St Thomas got from cary goods $27,50 to charles Learn to diner henery thrashed put in
Merchants Bank $410. Took out $100
5 Tuesday wind W clear cold to John Learn got peas from him 11 bushel henery thrashed wheat
Randall to London James Shirk and wife and 2 girls here to tea
6 Wednesday {wind} NE cloudy cleaned wheat 26 ½ bushel heery {henry?} to help. Randall to
Orwell. Mrs D f Moore Died at half has eleven oclock AM
7 Thursday wind N snow to swamp. Henery thrashed oats Randall at harness
8 fryday wind E snow to Mrs Hariet Moores funeral E Shepard preached
9 Saturday wind NW cold Blustry Done choars let Sandy Cury have 47 lb pork at 12 ½ lb $5. 87 ½
Bits 10 cts Bargened {bargained} for shingles 16, 000 at $ 2,50 {Above it reads: cts} per thousand.
henery chord.
10 Sunday wind W clear cold to No 7 to meeeting Watson preached: Ann at home
11 Monday wind SW clear Done choars. Let the ash getherer {gatherer} have 5 bushel of ashes.
Henery and Jack cut wood for Randall Randall to Lyons
12 tuesday wind E clear cold to Lyon’s with wood for Randall to Aylmer henery Thrashed oats paid
Note to Elit $35.00
13 Wednesday {wind} SW cloudy {Above it reads: sleete} Done choars. To misionary {missionary}
meeting at night to Troughtons to tea. henery cut wood Jack to help Randall to Lyons

14 thursday {wind} W cold to Lyons with a load for Randall henery cut noon Jack to help Randall
away at night
15 fryday wind W clear cold to Belmont to Mill 24 chop got from Dyer $2 goods henery to Belmont
Randall to center
16 Saturday {wind} W clear to swamp with J Smith let him have timber for $4.00 per thousand
cleaned oats 74 bushel henery thrashed oats Randall and Jack to lyons Ruben and Jane and
galaton and sis finch here to tea
17 Sunday {wind} W clear cold to New Sarum to church haycock preached Randall to John Nortons
18 Monday wind N clear To No 7 voted for Arkel To harietsvill {Harietsville} voted for Tooly to Diner to
E Smiths Randall went to Lyons To comence work
19 tuesday {wind} W clear Done. Choars. to James Shirks. To tea
20 Wednesday wind W clear to Lyons with a load of wood for Randall
21 thursday {wind} W cloudy mild Done choars. to John Stewarts in evening to tea. Sariah {Sarah?}
Ann Legg and Maj Moore to help quilt
22 fryday {wind} W clear Blowey to Henery Willcoxs to diner
23 Saturday {wind} W clear Drawed in 1 ½ cord of wood father and Mother here at night Randall
home at night Randall home at night
24 Sunday {wind} SW snow at home father and Mother here Randall at home Jame {James?} and
Dine and fan called
25 Monday {wind} W cloudy Done choars. Father and Mother went home Randall to Lyons. George
Willcox and Mary To diner Mary stayed to work
26 tuesday {wind} SW clear to Lyons took oats sheaves to Randall. Bought of P J putman house and
lot for $350..00 To be paid in 4 years philip Learn cam {came} to stay
27 Wednesday {wind} S snow to Belmont got 85 cts goods Andrew Cline and wife here to tea. Philip
to school litle geoge {little george} here at night. Mary sowed

28 Thursday {wind} W cloudy to Harietsvill to Elction {Election} voted for McMillian philip to school
Randall home at night
29 fryday {wind} E clear to W J hills to diner S parks and wife R Alen and wife charles Learn and wife
and florence Dart and Stela Learn to tea here W J hill paid note $9,25 cts
30 Saturday wind W clear to Lyons got Deed from PJ Putnam for 2 lots gave notes for $35000 cts he
paid in 4 years $160 in 1876 $100. 1877.. 78 and $50 in 79. at 7 per cts interest to Belmont got
cheese 14 ½ lb from george charles to Eds at night Randat away at night
31 Sunday {wind} W snow at home James Learn Maried {Married}. Here Lin Norton and Jimson wife
here
February 1875
1 Monday in SW blustery Done choars Trade calves with John Stewart. Henery Thrashed oat
Randall went away James Learn and wife went home
2 Tuesday {wind} S mild {Above it reads: clear} to Belmont to Mill with wheat 14 bushel of spring
fetched home calf from Stewarts. Father and John and wife and famely {family} here to tea henery
thrashed oats
3 Wednesday in SW Rain {cold at night} at home. Henery thrashed oat. James Baley and wife and
Mrs finch and Mrs Kertis {Curtis?} to tea. Randall at home at night
4 Thursday {wind} W clear cold to James Baleys to Diner traded calves with him henery Thrashed
oats
5 fryday wind W clear snow {Above it reads: at night} Done choars henery thrashed oats. John and
R Nisbet and Charles Cullver here at night. I sold N Winters bob selys for $26 to be paid in 2 years
6 Saturday wind W clear cold cleaned oats 83 bushel henery to help boy here Randall came home
at night. Paid Mary $375
7 Sunday wind E clear cold to John Learns to Diner John cullver here at night charles and ??? To
Johns Randall home at night
8 Monday wind NW clear cold to Belmont got horses shod & shoes set at Abotts let Neman have
497 lb $12 {Above it reads: 4/2} of flour. {Above it reads: $2.50} got 2 barles {barrels} salts $3 pair

Boats $2,25 Brron {Broom?} 25 ct colar {collar?} 15 {????} 10. To Diner to fawcetts John cullver with
me Troughton and wife and 2 children to ten Randall home at night John cullver here
9 tuesday {wind} W clear cold to Lyons John cullver with me Drove pony Randall Drawed wood to
Lyons. Home at night henery Thrashed oats John cullver here at night
10 Wednesday {wind} SE snow {Above it reads: at night} to Avan to Diner To Manetts John cullver
with me. Randall Drawed wood to Lyons. Henery Thrashed oats
11 thursday {wind} SW Blustery {Above it reads: cold} Done choars henery thrashed oats Randall
went to Lyons. John cullver went away with him
12 fryday wind W clear cold drawed 2 load {Above it reads: 1 ½ cord} of wood henery Thrashed oats
John Learn John cullver Nib and chrles cullver here to Diner Randall home at night pony Run away
13 Saturday wind W clear cold cleaned oats 98 bushel Randall and henery and Jack and philip
cleaned
14 Sunday wind NW clear, cold at home. D f and Ed Moore to Diner Randall and henery to Diner
15 Monday wind W clear cold Drove Dick colton charley henery thrashed oats Randall went away St
pettit and wife and girl and George Smith and wife and girl to tea
16 Tuesday wind W clear cold Drove Dick and Chaley {charley} henery thrashed oats philip to school
17 Wednesday wind W Blustery cold Done choars henery thrashed oats philip to school to geoge
{George} Learns at night John and Robert Learns to Tea
18 Thursday wind W clear cold to D f Moores sale. Henery thrashed oats. W Brown and wife and
John Learn To Diner
19 fryday wind SE snow to Belmont to Mill 10 bush of wheat got 1 shoe set on George at Abotts. Got
2 par Magenty 20 cts 1 condition 25 of Newon
20 Saturday wind W cloudy mild Done choars. Henery cut wood philip home: here at night
21 Sunday wind W clear mild To New Sarum To church haycock preached to Diner to James
Warwicks philip with us

22 Monday {wind} S thawed {Above it reads: rain at night} To Belmont to mill let pots have 100 lb
flour $3- got from Newman. 70 cts got work to Abotts 70 cts paid postage on 2 papers to Dyers 40
cts
23 Tuesday wind E cloudy Thawed to Belmont took the Roller to Abott to fix henery at the wood
philip to school J Cook {sessed?} me for $3350
24 Wednesday wind S cloudy {Above it reads: fog} Done choars henery cut wood philip To school
25 Thursday wind NW cloudy cold Done choars henery and Winters cut wood philip to school let
Winters have 1 bushel of oats and a Rooster 25 ct
26 fryday {wind} N clear cold Done choars. Henery and Winters cut wood. James Warwick and wife
to Diner. J Shane called
27 Saturday wind NW clear cold to swamp got posts 28 sold J Shane tinker $4 henery philip away at
night John Learn and wife and 3 boy to diner
28 Sunday {wind} NW clear cold to No 7 to church Burk preached. Philip away Ann at home
March 1875
1 Monday {wind} E snow {Above it reads: cold} Blustery Done choars. philip come
home. Robert Learn to dine henery and winters to, diner
2 tuesday {wind} W clear cold Done choars philip helped henery and George Barr cut wood
3 Wednesday {wind} E snow - {Above it reads: very Blustery cold} {Above it reads: drift} Done
choars. henery split wood fore noon philip home
4 Thursday {wind} E clear mild fix spiles. Done choars phib {philip?} to help henery and Norm cut
wood after noon
5 fryday and SE snow to Belmont got from Newman 2 pails and paper ink for 65 cts. philip Done
choars. Norm and henery cut wood fore noon

6 Saturday {wind} W cloudy cold to Lyons Diner To Randalls Norm and henery cut wood Randall
home at night

7 Sunday {wind} E clear to No 7 to church W Jackson preached. philip with me Randall away
at night. Ann home
8 Monday {wind} W clear mild to Belmont let Abott have oats 8 bushel. to J Shirks after father and
Mother here to Diner and Degroat got the house at Lyons. insured for $400 for three years for $7.50.
{Above it reads: cts}

9 Tuesday an S clear mild to London with Newon {Newman?} got carpet from him 48 yds for $43 to
be paid in oats at 40 cts per bushel philip Done choars george Learn and wife to tea
10 Wednesday {wind} SW clear to Belmont let Newman have 54 bushel of oats 40 cts per bushel got
web $1.00 Ann to Mrs finches henery split wood
11 Thursday {wind} SE cloudy Rain {Above it reads: at night} to John cullvers funeral Norman
henery cut wood philip Done choars
12 fryday {wind} S clear thawed to Belmont let Newon have oats 49 bushel {Above it reads: 40 ct}
and 200 feet boards $2,40 got Talow 11 lb Thread ½ lb tacks 6 packs. let Menite {Mennonite?} have
5 bushel oats $1.95. W Jackson and wife to Diner and tea Norm and henery cut wood
13 Saturday and S clear thaw Done choars. philip home Norm and henery cut
wood. let Norm haveoats 20 bushel fon $8.00 Randall home at night
14 Sunday {wind} S Thawed rain to No 7 to church Burk preached Randall and Sarah ann Legg to
Diner and tea philip away
15 Monday {wind} S Rain fogy {Above it reads: high water} to St Thomas took out of Merchants
Bank $413 to Dine to Lymans henery Done choars philip away. got Deed on Record
16 Tuesday {wind} SW snow {Above it reads: cold Blustery} Done choars J smith here philip came
home
17 Wednesday {wind} W snow {Above it reads: cold} Blustery to Lyons paid fuliton for P J Putnam
$352... 5 took up Notes. To johns to {Above it reads: diner} jack and philip sawed wood
18 Thursday {wind} W clear cold cut wood Drawed in 3 load. Jack helped to cut

philip helped Draw Jack went away at 3 oclock

19 fryday {wind} E clear {Above it reads: mild} to Belmont got home from New
an $2,10 cts got Roller fixed to Abotts $5.50 1 {key?} 75 ct philip Done choars

20 Saturday {wind} N snow {Above it reads: cold Blurery {blustery}} Done choars to george Learns
in the eveng {evening} Randall with us philip went home at night

21 Sunday {wind} W clear to john Learns To Diner Randall home herbert and William Learn here
at night philip here

22 Monday {wind} NW clear fixed for sugar Jack to help and philip Randall
event to Lyons

23 Tuesday {wind} SE clear Took the Buckets to Bush fone noon Jack and philip
to help Drawed wood 7 cord after philip to help Jack cut wood after

24 Wednesday {wind} NW snow {Above it reads: Blustery} Done choars philip helped
Jack away

25 Thursday {wind} SE clear To Belmont to Mill 26 b oats drawed wood 5 cord after
John Learn an famely {family} and Sam Legg and wife to tea get cheese money $35.50 paid cline
$10
26 fryday {wind} SW Rain to Belmont got chop let Warden have bag Aples {Above it reads: 75}
taped {tapped} 121 trees in Bush William Barr and wife and child to tea Randall home at night
27 Saturday {wind} NW clear finished Tapin {tapping} Bush 205 Trees Burned out kitles Randall
home. to Sam leggs to tea

28 Sunday in SS clear thawed to No 7 Burk preached Randall home and philip
29 Monday {wind} S clear Thawed gethered sap and Boiled 4 tubs philip and Alvin sites
to help Alvin Sites come to work for $2.,00 per month
30 Tuesday {wind} S clear warm worked in Bush suriped {syruped?} Dawn gethered 2 ½ tubs
of sap and boiled Alvin To help Ann sugared of {off}
31 Wednesday {wind} S clear warm to cheese meeting fore noon Norm took job Drawing
milk for $ 160. cut wood after Alvin To help Aga Winters To Diner
Ann sugared of $1 lb
April 1875
1 Thursday {wind} S Rain gethered {gathered} and Boiled sap 2 tubs alvin to help the sow
had 10 pigs
2 fryday {wind} NW cloudy gethered sap 1 tub boiled Alvin to help Ann made Molases 5 gals
3 Saturday {wind} S clear fixed Roller put meet {meat} to smoke Done choars Alvin choared
Randall home at night
4 Sunday {wind} N clear at home Randall home cullver finch to diner {dinner}
5 Monday {wind} {Above it reads: SE} N clear warm gethered and boiled sap 3 tu {tubs}
Alvin to help comenced to plow
6 Tuesday {wind} E cloudy plowed Alvin cleaned stables Mrs Winters to help Ann quilt
Made Molases 50 lb
7 Wednesday {wind} E cloudy {Above it reads: cloudy} plowed Alvin choared
Randall took Dick colt to Lyons. sold the pony $. {Above it reads: 85}
8 Thursday {wind} S clear {Above it reads: warm} plowed Alvin Boiled sap Edwin cullver
and Mother to Diner Lyman and Randall here at night Let phileman have 1 bu corn
9 fryday {wind} SW clear plowed. phileman at hen pen Alvin choared Mother to tea

10 Saturday wind SW clear plowed phileman 1/2 day at hen pen Norm and
Alvin in Bush Mother to diner. Randall home at night. Let Archa Mcolum {likely Archibald McCollum}
have bag of corn
11 Sunday {wind} E clear to 2 church Lynce preached Alvin home Randall at home. Nety Learn
here at night Rose cow had a calf
12 Monday {wind} E clear plowed fore noon cultivated after phileman at pen Alvin choared. Mother
and father to Breakfast Mother to diner
13 Tuesday {wind} E cloudy Done choars let Norm have Barley 10 bushel. phileman ½ {Above it
reads: day} Elder Lyce {between the y and c of "Lyce" the letter “n" is added in pencil} To diner.
Mother To diner. lill cow had calf
14 Wednesday {wind} SW clear plowed phileman and Alvin Boiled sap Ann laid carpet up
stairs Randall home at night got 7 hens
15 Thursday {wind} S Rain {Above it reads: after noon} sowed Barley 8 bushel Norm sowed it
Norm and wife to Diner Mother To diner and tea phileman at her 1/2 day
16 fryday {wind} NW cold snow to Belmont got charley shod 4 shoes 1 new to Abbotts let john Learn
have 10 bushel Barley Mother john ad Ed to tea Alvin chared {chored}.
17 Saturday {wind} W snow {Above it reads: cold} Done choars let phileman have bag 125 lb $8,75
cts boards 26 feet 26 cts Randall home at night
18 Sunday {wind} NW cloudy {Above it reads: cold} To 2 church Lynce preached Randall and Sarah
Ann Legg to tea. Nub cow had {Above it reads: a calf}
19 Monday {wind} W cloudy snow to the swamp Norm {"felt" is erased}
fetched posts for me 1/2 day Alvin huske corn Mother here Norm to diner Ann washed
20 Tuesday {wind} N clear {Above it reads: cold} Done choars Ann White washed. pide corn
had a calf. Witers {Winters?} and wife and Duglass to tea

21 Wednesday in N clear {Above it reads: cold} to Belmont fore noon Alvin husked corn Mother here

22 Thursday {wind} N clear fixed fence Alvin to help Phileman at pen let him have flour 33 lb let
Abbott have oats 9 ½ bushel traded calves with Edwin

23 fryday {wind} SWNE {Above it reads: at night} snow plowed afternoon Alvin husked corn
phileman finished hen pen his wife here to tea Mrs winters here To help Ann

24 Saturday {wind} NW cloudy {Above it reads: cold} To Belmont got from Newon 10 lb sugar 2 yds
carpet. phileman boiled sap Alvin To help. Randall home at night

25 Sunday {wind} W clear to 2 church Lynce preached Randall with us John Learn and wife To tea

26 Monday {wind} NW clear plowed phileman and Alvin boiled sap in Bush. let george Learn have
25 bushel of oats for 45 cts per bushel $11.25 to be paid first cheese sale. Shot cow had calf

27 Tuesday {wind} E clear cultivated for oats and sowed 1 bushel. phileman and Alvin in the bush
Ann boiled Molases Down 4 ½ galons

28 Wednesday {wind} S clear Draged {Above it reads: oats} Alvin to help Norm sowed oats 16 bu Ed
Weslake and wife to tea

29 Thursday {wind} W high Rain Rolled fall wheat Ann put Dawn {down?} carpet in parler {parlor}

30 fryday {wind} SW clear plowed for corn. Randall and jack to Tea

May 1875
1 Saturday {wind} E Rain had comenced To send Milk To factory to Belmont from 6 cows Alvin went
home at night gave Jiney Apleford a calf

2 Sunday {wind} NW snow {Above it reads: cold} At home Randall home to diner alvin come back

3 Monday {wind} SW clear To Belmont let Newon have Molases 4 gal 8 lb let Odle have honey 19 lb
eggs 38 ¼ Doz got from him goods $10.8 {bu?} helpe Norm Draw load of hay from fergesons
Randall home at night

4 Tuesday {wind} NWSW clear With phileman to station for his dog fore noon plowed after the lurkey
{turkey?} set

5 Wednesday {iwind} SW Rain plowed Alvin choared paid by order $2...00 To Mrs Cites for Alvins
work. phileman at fence

6 Thursday {wind} NW {Above it reads: cool} clear {frost?} finished plowing sod Drawed in things
from the Bush Alvin to help phileman at fence Aga helped Ann

7 fryday {wind} E cloudy frost fixed posts for fence phileman at fence Aga helped Ann

8 Saturday {wind} SW clear {Above it reads: warm} Done choars set Bery. {berry} Bushes Alvin went
home at night Randall home at night Midge cow had a calf phileman at fence ½ {Above it reads: day}

9 Sunday {wind} SW Rain To New Sarum to church Haycock preached to haycocks to diner {dinner}

10 Monday {wind} W Rain Done choars let Duncan taylor have 2 bushel of Barley $1.80 gave J cope
a calf Alvin come at noon Randall home at night

11 Tuesday {wind} SW RainnDone choars set onions Alvin helped went home at night. Randall went
to Lyons

12 Wednesday {wind} NW Rain Done choars let Albott {Abott} have 2 bushel of oats Alvin away

13 thursday {wind} SW clear set onions fore noon Alvin to help sowed peas and Draged after Norm
sowed bushel fore me

14 fryday {wind} SE Rain husked corn finished Alvin set strawbry {strawberry} plants Randall home

15 Saturday {wind} NW clear Sowed peas Norm sowed Randall helped to drag Alvin set strawberys
set Duck Eggs 11

16 Sunday {wind} N clear to New Sarum to church Hacock {Haycock} preached to Diner to Lymans

17 Monday {wind} SW clear plowed corn ground fore noon Draged oats for Norm after noon Randall
took trees and wood to Lyons with charley ad Dick

18 tuesday {wind} NW clear plowed corn ground and cultivated for potatoes Alvin planted potatoes
helped Norm to plow after noon phileman at fence. let john have a bushel of potatoes

19 Wednesday {wind} SW clear Drage corn ground fore {Above it reads: noon?} to Belmont after got
from Odle $5,66 {cts?} paid $7,75 {cts?} Randall with us. Alvin planted potatoes. star cow to Bull

20 thursday {wind} SW clear took 6 cattle to the swamp marke corn ground Rolled the peas Alvin to
help Brown cow had a calf

21 fryday {wind} SW Rain planted corn Rolled the Barley Alvin to help $ 11 cheese moey
22 Saturday {wind} SW clear {Above it reads: hot} to Belmont let Odle have potatoes 7. 3/4 bushel
83 cts per bushel to Johns after tea Mother and Belsey here Alvin choared took 4 bushel wheat to
mill got from Odle shingle nails 50 lb $2 50

23 Sunday {wind} SW clear to New Sarum to church hacock {haycock} preached to Lymans to Diner
James Learn and wife Randall and Sarah Ann Legg to tea here paid to Newcomb $4.00

24 Monday {wind} S clear hot Draged for Milet Alvin away. tured {turned?} the sow from the pigs

25 Tuesday {wind} NW clear hot sowed Millet Alvin helped drag. let Mrs cites potatoes 2 bushel. h
Brat got them

26 Wednesday {wind} E clear Rolled oats Alvin choard Randall home at night

27 thursday {wind} E clear to spring field 10 Aylmer to Orwell. to peter Charltons to Diner got a Bolt
of coton 44 yd got curtens {curtains} an wimcy {wincey} to Aylmer $15.5 cts

28 fryday {wind} S clear to Belmont got pete shod 4 shoes set to Abotts let hoover have 3 galons of
Molases $3, 60 cts let Odle have 16 ½ Doz eggs got from him $4,05 cts planted Beans Turned out
the Bull

29 Saturday {wind} N Rain {Above it reads: in morning} to Orwell got shingles from Wicket 8000 for
$2.80 cts per 1000 planted cucumbers took the sow to Boar

30 Sunday {wind} SW clear to gladstone church Lynce preached. Ann home Randall and Sarah Ann
Legg and Bub to tea gave W Barr $3.00 to pay insurance

31 Monday {wind} SW clear to Orwell got shingles from Wicket 7000 1/3 paid him $42..00 slub cow
had a calf. W tansley and wife here at night Randall home
June 1875
1 tuesday wind S clear to kings mill with oats sold to Steeple for 45 cts got $35.25 cts tansley with
me. planted Beets and Melons. tet lbushel of oats at 45 cts Randall home tansley and wife to Diner
went away

2 Wednesday {wind} S clear to George Leggs. Randall Maried {Married} to Sarah Ann Legg E
Shepard maried them they went to Waterford. Rain at night

3 thursday {wind} W clear sowed oats on the wheat {meaning wheat field?} Calista here. Elder
Rowlan to Diner

4 fryday {wind} S clear to Belmont ordered a scraper of {off} Eler {smudged M} Mckelon for the Road
let Odle have 8 3/4 {Above it reads: doz} eggs got 1/2 lb starch and chees moey {money} $11.00

5 Saturday {wind} S cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} to springfield for Randall and wife fore noon
planted over corn after noon

6 Sunday {wind} S clear to Disiple {Disciple} church Shepard preached. to Leggs to Diner Randall
and wife to tea here father and Mother here at night.

7 Monday {wind} W cloudy to John Mckelons funeral had a infair party for Randall. george Legg
and wife Sam and wife Charles and Mary Shepard father and Mother and M Odle {likely Odell} Learn
and wife here and John Learn and wife and Robert

8 tuesday {wind} W clear Worked Road. James Baley to Diner {dinner} Alvin hoed potatoes Let
father have 2 bushel of oats 90 cts

9 Wednesday {wind} W clear Worked the Road Norm had charley. sold calf shin for 60, cts Randall
and wife home at night. Spot cow to. Bull.
{smudged: 10 to Belmo}
10 Thursday {wind} W clear to Belmont got scraper from J Buckhanon $4..25. Worked Road finished
11 fryday {wind} S. clear to St Thomas Ann got a bonet {bonnet} $5 bargened {bargained} for
Bedroom stands put in Merchants Bank $60—Randall and wife home at night

12 Saturday {wind} N clear cool to Avon got Boards from Sandy cury 272 beef {Above it reads: 313}
a Boy here at night
13 Sunday {wind} N clear cool to New Sarum to church haycock preached Randall and wife to New
Sarum and here at night to Diner to haycocks
14 Monday {wind} NW clear cut thistles Ann and Alvin to Lyons
15 Tuesday {wind} W clear cultivated corn. To Randalls at night to a party. Got from treasuer
{treasurer?} $4.25 cts
16 Wednesday wind W clear Done choars Alvin hoed Beans lill cow to Bull
17 Thursday {wind} E smokey to Belmont let Odel have eggs 24 Doz 10... $2,40 got goods $2,30 got
george colt shod to Abotts 2 shoes set set cabage {cabbage} plants 110 Alvin helpe Norm
18 fryday {wind} NW clear Done choars let Norm have 6 bushel oats Alvin hoed Beans Randall and
wife called
19 Saturday {wind} NW clear Drawed water fore noon to New Sarum to covnant {covenant} meeting
after
20 Sunday {wind} S clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to Diner to hay haycock
21 Monday {wind} W clear Done choars. Limber and Sandy Mckelon comenced {commenced} to
shingle the Barn Norms cow {Above it reads: to Bull}
22 Tuesday {wind} S Rain to Belmont to mill & got check from Davison $20 paid Mrs cites $1,80
{Above it reads: cts} got $2 from Odle let Sam legg have the Burk saw cut the 4 pigs
23 Wednesday {wind} S clear Done choars limber ½ day at Barn Elder Lynce and wife to tea
24 Thursday wind S Rain to St Thomas got from Strong set chairs 5 Bedroom stains {satins?} and
Table sawing chair paid him $41..00
25 fryday {wind} SW clear to Belmont let Odle have 34 bushel and 29 lb oats $15.66 cts paid let
limber have 100 lb flour $2.50 Tobacoe {Above it reads: 60 cts} William Edwards to diner
26 Saturday {wind} SW Rain Done choars limber at the Barn. Let litle John Learn have 22 ½ bushel
of oats {Above it reads: 45} for $10,12 ½ Sam Legg fetched the saw home

27 Sunday {wind} S cloudy to 2 church Lynce preached John Denis and wife to Diner. The yong
{young?} catles {cattle} came home.
28 Monday {wind} W clear to Randalls to Diner Randall and wife to tea phileman at Barn alvin away
29 tuesday {wind} S Rain Done choars limber at the Barn. John Brown got eye water
30 Wednesday {wind} W clear to Elder Smiths wifes funeral she was beried {buried} to St Thomas.
To Diner to un closes frank Learn here Elder Mconel preached
July 1875
1 thursday {wind} W clear Done choars let Norm have plank 42 feet 50 ct frank Learn here to work
2 fryday wind NE clear hoed garden fixed Road frank to help
3 Saturday wind S cloudy hoed Beans frank to help. To Belmont let Odle have 24 Doz eggs {Above it
reads: $3 06} got $2,75 cts Randalls home at night Alvin home
4 Sunday {wind} W Rain to 2 church Lynce preached Randall and wife with us and frank Lyman and
Kate to tea
5 Monday {wind} E Rain comenced to cut hay frank to help. Paid limber $4.00 philip here at night
6 tuesday {wind} W Rain hard Done choars frank went home Alvin piled manure
7 Wednesday {wind} W clear Done choars paid limber $2.05 cts took off Boxes of bees the Bees
swarmed Alvin and frank piled manure
8 thursday {wind} NW clear Raked hay and put up frank and Alvin to help put up 40 cock
9 fryday {wind} W clear cut hay fore noon and Drawed in aples {apples} noon frank and Alvin to help
george Learn and wife to tea
10 Saturday {wind} W clear Rain cut and Raked hay frank and Alvin to help
11 Sunday {wind} N clear to 2 church Lynce preached to John Denises to Diner {dinner}. John Learn
and wife and Sam Legg and wife and Randall and wife to tea here.
12 Monday {wind} S clear cut and Raked hay frank and Alvin to help. Randall and wife went home

13 tuesday {wind} NW clear Drawed hay 6 load in Drive Barn Raked hay Boys to help Randall
mowed Randall and wife here
14 Wednesday {wind} S clear cut hay Randall to help Boys Raked Randall and wife went home at
night. Ann to finches to set up with Neley
15 thursday {wind} S clear Drawed in Barn 4 load hay. Raked after.
16 fryday {wind} W clear to Lyons with hay for Randall. Drawed in hay 5 load boys to help
17 Saturday {wind} W clear finished the hay 3 load sent Alvin away. Father and Mother to diner
turned the cattle in the medow {meadow}. Rain at night.
18 Sunday {wind} W clear to 2 church Lynce preached father and Mother and frank with us W Barr
and wife to Diner {dinner}
19 Monday {wind} S clear to Belmont let Odle have egg 23 Doz 8 got sugar 52 ½ lb $5 Basket 15 cts
got horses shod 8 shoes and 4 new father and Mother here father picked cheryes {cherries} {Above
it reads: 2 bu} mother pited {pitted} cheryes
20 tuesday {wind} S clear Done choars frank Drawed 2 load of wood to Belmont got grist father
picked cheryes Randall picked cheryes father and Mother went home Randall and wife went home
21 Wednesday {wind} S clear Not well frank drawed wood uncle cloes and aunt an {and} Mrs
Vanvelzer and hay to diner here
22 Thursday {wind} S clear Drawed wood frank to help Randall and wife to picked cheryes
23 fryday {wind} SW clear Drawed wood frank to help. To Belmont got from Odle 12 glass jars and
Ties & Braces $2,75 cts let Odle have 7 Doz eggs
24 Saturday wind S clear to georges ground ???? Calvin Brown and wife here to diner and tea
25 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church Lynce preached to W Barrs to Diner frank with us. Browns
there
26 Monday {wind} S Rain cut Round the wheat frank to help. Stewarts picked chryes {cherries} on
shares
27 tuesday {wind} W clear cut and Bound wheat frank to help Randall and wife here at night

28 Wednesday {wind} S clear Bound wheat frank to help. Randall cut wheat. Went home at {Above it
reads: night}
29 Thursday {wind} W clear cut Barley frank Bound wheat. To Belmont to see Dr cline he was sick
$ 20 cheese money
30 fryday {wind} NW clear Raked and put up barley frank and Lew to help to Belmont at night
31 Saturday {wind} E clear Raked and put uup wheat frank to help frank to Belmont got sash. 60 cts
to Odles he helped Norm after noon. William Learn at night
August 1875
1 Sunday {wind} E Rain to 2 church Lynce preached James Shirk and wife to Diner here. Frank to
Eds at night
2 Monday {wind} E cloudy Rain picked cheryes frank lame Dr Daniel Cline Died
3 Tuesday {wind} E Rain Done choars frank lame Norm and John Doan to Diner. Randall and wife
here at night
4 Wednesday {wind} W clear to Dr Clines funeral Randall and wife with us to Randalls to Diner frank
with us Rain at night
5 Thursday {wind} S clear to Belmont to Mill 20 bushel to chop got from Odle 1 pair boots for frank
$2..50. picked cheryes after
6 fryday {wind} W Rain Down with a lame back frank choared

7 Saturday {wind} W Rain to Belmont got grists let Odle have egg 16 ½ Doz helen and Nety Learn to
tea
8 Sunday {wind} clear to 2 church pre Crawford preached. John and Mrs Walice {Wallace?} here to
diner frank home. here at night
9 Monday {wind} SW clear took a load of chees {cheese} 34 to Dorchestor {Dorchester} station fore
noon drawed in Barley after and killed 2 pigs let Hoover have 400 lb for $32..00

10 tuesday {wind} SW clear Drawed in Barley and wheat frank to help
11 Wednesday {wind} EW Rain finished Drawing in wheat and Barley frank to help
12 Thursday {wind} S clear comenced to cut oats Randall to diner he got old Bounce {Above it
reads: $10} from Norm. He Borowe {borrowed} the Bugey {buggy}. Frank helpe in oats
13 fryday {wind} S clear cut oats frank to help to Belmont got cheese Money $28 got umbela
{umbrella} from Odle $1.25 cts Randall and wife here
14 Saturday {wind} S Rain cut oats John H fadan Burgh And frank to help Randall to London here at
night frank away at night
15 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church Dr Crawford preached. Randall and wife with us frank away.
Randalls went home
16 Monday {wind} NW Rain to Belmont got horses shod 8 shoes set to Abbotts got from Odle box
teas lb 1 lb tobacoe for $3.85 cts finished cuting {cutting} oats frank to help
17 tuesday {wind} W clear {Above it reads: Rain at night} cut Millit {millet} fore noon Bound oats after
frank to help. Frank went home at night
18 Wednesday {wind} W Rain cut Millit to Belmont Randall got his Bugey from Dewman $100
Randall and wife to diner
19 thursday {wind} W Rain to the swamp Mrs Troughton and hall to tea
20 fryday {wind} S Rain Raked and put up the Millit frank to help Will Mandaville and Tom Sinclear
{likely Sinclair} here at night

21 Saturday wind SW Rain finished puting {putting} up Millit {millet?} Alvin to help frank went home
paid him $4..00
22 Sunday wind N clear to 2 church J A Baldwin preached Norm and wife with us Lyda hill here
23 Monday wind E clear helped Norm Bind wheat
24 Tuesday {wind} E clear to the swamp to help Sandy Cury thrash had to my share 40 bushel
wheat and 18 of oats Eder {Elder} J A Baldwin and girl to dine Ann gave hime $1.00 for church

25 Wednesday {wind} S clear to Lyons got Randall to help Draw in oats Randall and wife here
26 Thursday {wind} S clear Drawed in oats finished Randall to help Drawed in Millit Ann to help. 3
load Randall went home at noon Ann to Belmont eggs. 23 00/3 got sugar $4.96 nd 20
27 fryday {wind} clear Drawed in Millit 6 load Charles Cline to help
28 Saturday {wind} S clear Drawed Millit 5 load 1 peas Cullver finch and Charles cline to help. W hill
and wife here at night. Let S Tibetts hav pay 2 ½ bushel
29 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church Lynce preached Randall and wife to Diner Dick run away.
Charles stayed at home
30 Monday {wind} W clear Raked peas fore noon Drawed in 3 load after Charles Cline to help
31 Tuesday {wind} S clear Raked peas fore noon helped finches Thrash charles cline to help Ann to
Randalls after noon Randall and wife here at night
September 1875
1 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear helped finches thrash with Team and 2 hands got telegram from
philip cullver that Margret was sick Mrs Fawcett and Mrs Odle here to tea Jesa Roberts come to
work
2 Thursday {wind} S Rain Drawed in peas charles and Randall to help comeenced {commenced} to
plow Ann went to Simcoe Randall and wife here at night
3 fryday {wind} S Rain plowed chales choard {charles chored} Sarah Ann here Randall here at night
4 Satruday {wind} N clear Drawed peas finished charles cline to help got a letter from Ann Randall
and wife went home
5 Sunday {wind} S clear To 2 chruch Lynce preached James Learn and wife here to diner {dinner}
Randall and wife here. Rain at night
6 Monday {wind} N clear plowed paid charles cline $3..00 sent him away
7 Tuesday {wind} S clear plowed. the men put up the gate charley came back
8 Wednesday {wind} S clear plowed fore noon went to Bloomsburgh to philips cullvers after to philips
at night

9 Thursday {wind} S Rain at night came home fore noon plowed after
10 fryday {wind} N clear plowed charley choared killed the turkey
11 Satruday {wind} E clear plowed Randall and wife here at night
12 Sunday {wind} S cloudy {Above it reads: cool} To New Sarum to church haycock preached
13 Monday {wind} S clear plowed. charley {under a smudge it reads: choared}
14 Tuesday {wind} S clear plowed finished all draged {dragged?} after noon charles choared Henery
Moore to diner {dinner}
15 Wednesday {wind} S clear sowed Wheat 8 bushel Draged charley drged {draged/dragged?}
16 Thursday {wind} Rain cleaned wheat cut oats
17 fryday {wind} N clear {Above it reads: cool snow} sowed wheat {Above it reads: 20} Norm sowed
after noon charles cline draged
18 Satruday {wind} W clear finished the wheat drag in Drawed in oats 2 load charley to help
19 Sunday {wind}E rain at home Randall an {and} wife called
20 Monday {wind} W squals fixed Barn and granery killed a pig charley to help. the sow hag 6 pigs
21 Tuesday {wind} NW cloudy {Above it reads: cool} helped Norm Thrash with team 1/2 day helped
all day and charley to help
22 Wednesday {wind} N clear Thrashed for Norm Team and charley fore noon. for my self after
limber Norm shirk frank Barr Rob Alven Baxter boy g finch J fergeson J Doan N McTaget to help
23 Thursday {wind} NS clear Thrashed 290 oats 108 wheat 112 Barley 104 peas. Doan and
fergeson Thrashed. limber bub while Rob finch Shirk Norm Alve to help to John Deniss at night he
was kicked by horse paid fergeson $16.84
24 fryday {wind} W clear cut corn. Shirk painted Ed culver here to diner and tea. sent a grist to mill
with Norm 6 let limber have 4 bus hel of wheat. $4..00
25 Satruday {wind} W Rain Cut clover charles choar sold old Bounce mare To Marshel for $25.00 to
be paid in six month shirk painted 1/2 day

26 Sunday {wind} N & S clear to 2 chruch Lynce preached Randall and wife to tea
27 Monday {wind} W clear cut clover and Raked charley and limber to help after noon shirk painted
28 Tuesday {wind} E clear cut clover finished cuting {cutting} put up limber and charley to help after
noon
29 Wednesday {wind} E clear To Belmont got cheese money $40.00 got Boots from Dyer $3.50. got
horse shod 4 shoes set to Abbotts. Raked clover after noon finished limber and charles to help.
fetched Randalls Bugy {Buggy} home
30 Thursday {wind} W cloudy Dug potatoes charley to help. Shirk painted Ann went to Randalls took
flour and bugy To Randall
October 1875
1 fryday {wind} NE & NW clear Drawed in 7 load clover charles to help. Shirk painted
2 Saturday {wind} W clear Drawed in clover 7 load charles and William Barber to help Barber an
{and} boy. to diner {dinner}. Randall and wife here at night
3 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church 1/2 past 2 oclock Lynce preached. Mother here to diner
4 Monday {wind} S clear finished the clover took in the Beans set up the corn charles To help shirk
painted
5 Tuesday {wind} E cloudy to Belmont got george shod 2 shoes To Abbotts got from Dyer $1 shug
{sugar?} and 25cts Bisket {biscuit} let him have eggs 22 Doz and 8 Lynce and wife here at night got
chees {cheese} money $28
6 Wednesday {wind} W Rain to John Learns Mother here at night
7 Thursday {wind} W clear Drawed Manure 7 load Shirk painted charley choared. Mother here
8 fryday {wind} SW Rain Drawed Manure 5 load Shirk finished painting I paid him $48.00 Took him
home charles choared. froze
9 Satruday {wind} SE clear killed a pig. 89lb Drawed Manure 7 load Randall Took a load of wood
home. charles cho {choared}

10 Sunday {wind} cloudy To 2 church Randall and wife and charles Legg with us Lynce preached
charles cline here
11 Monday {wind} N snow {Above it reads: squals} Drawed Manure fore noon {Above it reads: 4
load} To Sam Leggs Raison after. Charles cline went away paid him $1,,50
12 Drawed Tuesday {wind} N clear Drawed Manure 3 {written over 2} load forenoon to Lyons show
after To Randalls To diner {dinner}
13 Wednesday {wind} W clear to Aylmer show Judge on horses. To Randalls to tea
14 Thursday {wind} SW clear Drawed Manure 7 load
15 fryday {wind} W Rain Done choars {chores}
16 Satruday {wind} N cloudy {Above it reads: cool} To Belmont got petete {pete?} shod 4 shoes set
to Abotts got from Dyer 6 galons lamp oil 21 per galon $168 ½ lb Tobacoe {tobacco} 25cts picked
aples {apples} 6 bushel George Legg and wife to Diner. Roped the horses in stable
17 Sunday {wind} SW Rain snow at home. lame Back
18 Monday {wind} N clear plowed in wheat field limber picked Aples 1/4 of day. Randall and wife
here at night Randall gave me $65.00 for Dewmaw {likely Dumas}
19 Tuesday {wind} W clear plowed limber spread manure 1/2 day. Randall took boards down to
lyons
20 Wednesday {wind} S clear plowed.
21 Thursday {wind} SW clear plowed
22 fryday {wind} S clear finished plowing in wheat field Drawed 6 load manure 3 pumkins {pumpkins}
limber 3/4 day. paid to Dewmaw $65,,00 for Randall
23 Satruday {wind} S clear picked Aples. Tibets paid for Randall $13..00
24 Sunday {wind} S clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to haycocks To Diner. Randal
and wife here at night
25 Monday {wind} NE cloudy plowed. Sold C hoover 3 catle {cattle?} for $48.00 he paid $15.00 took
1 away Randall took old charley

26 Tuesday {wind} W Rain fore {Above it reads: noon} plowed after noon
27 Wednesday {wind} W cool plowed Randall Took a load of hay home Pete putnam fixed the pump,
37cts paid
28 Thursday {wind} S clear plowed Randall Drawed wood 2 home
29 fryday {wind} E Rain plowed. Randall to diner hoove {hoover} to white heifer paid $17,00
30 Saturday {wind} W squals finished plowing oat feild paid taxes $19.77 stoped {stopped} to send
milk to factory
31 Sunday {wind} W snow {Above it reads: Blustery} at home put cows in the stable at night
November 1875
1 Monday {wind} W cloudy To Belmont to mill 24 bu oats to chop. got cheese money $25,,00 paid
Dyer $10.49 {Above it reads: cts} got 2 bar salt. $2,20 litle {little} John paid $10.. 12 ½ Norm $5.00
hoover paid $10.00 took the young heifer away gave order to hawks for a suit of clothes for $24.00
2 Tuesday {wind} SW clear Done choars. John Suton {likely Sutton} and wife here to diner John
Learns called at night
3 Wednesday {wind} E cloudy Opened Ditches sold Jackson 2 pigs $16.00
4 Thursday {wind} N clear To Belmont got chop let Dyer have eggs 5 doz got capet {carpet?} 6 yds
for 7 ½ bu of wheat. selled with
Abbot paid him $8.24 Jackson took the pigs away let creamer have 2 bags Aples {Apples} $1,00
5 fryday {wind} N clear Drawe in corn. Ann to Lyons To Randalls Randall here to diner
6 Satruday {wind} S clear To Belmont let Dyer have wheat 8 bushel 28lb got 5lb nails {Above it
reads: 25} 1 condition powder {Above it reads: 25} half lb Tobacoe {Above it reads: 30} file 10 butons
{Above it reads: 6}
7 Sunday {wind} E clear to 2 church Lynce preached Henery finch and wife here in the evening To
Tea
8 Monday {wind} E cloudy took in selor {cellar?} potatoes 48 bushel Elder haycock to diner {dinner}
father and mother here at night

9 Tuesday {wind} E clear tok {took} in beets and cabage {cabbage} took the saw to Baxters plowed
after noon Randall took a load of wood father and mother went to Eds
10 Wednesday {wind} SW Rain {Above it reads: and N at night} Done choars. pain in my side at
night
11 Thursday {wind} SW clear plowed fore noon husked corn after noon
12 fryday {wind} SW clear Done choars.{chores} took a note from Norm. for $10 To be paid in 8
month Mother here to diner Randall fetched the horse home.

13 Satruday {wind} N storm to philips to diner Randall and wife and Ida putnam here at night
14 Sunday {wind} NE snow at home father and Mother to diner Norm and wife in the evening
15 Monday {wind} SW cloudy Done choars James smith paid $6..00 for timber by Jack
16 Tuesday {wind} NW snow {Above it reads: Blustery} Done choars. Mother here to diner
17 Wednesday {wind} NW snow {Above it reads: 1 foot} Done choars. John Learn and wife Robert
Arney and Omer to Tea
18 Thursday {wind} S cloudy Done choars sent a letter to philip cullvers
19 fryday {wind} S clear Done choars {chores} killed a pig waid {weighed} 116lb made a broom
Norm helped to to kill the pig
20 Saturday {wind} S clear to Randalls plowed his garden fetched home potatoes from Randalls
21 Sunday {wind} N clear To 2 church & Lynce preached philip Learn here at night. cold
22 Monday {wind} E clear cold Done choars
23 Tuesday {wind} SW cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} helped Randall Draw logs for wood Randall
and wife Ida and Lynce and wif {wife} here at night
24 Wednesday {wind} N clear helped Randall Draw logs charles Legg helped let J Lynce have
$60..00 Randall and wife went home at night

25 Thursday WD {wind} E clear to st Thomas got from Cary goods $55.60cts got photographs takin
got Randalls and wife paid $7.00 philip Done choars
To fathers To diner got a Rooster from him
26 fryday {wind} SW Rain Done choars philip to help D f Moore here to tea
27 Saturday {wind} W clear Thrashed Beans philip To help Randall and wife here at night
28 Sunday {wind} SW snow Rain at home. Randall and wife went home fore noon philip here
29 Monday {wind} N cold Done choars. philip went home. got the Dryed aples {dried apples?} from
Norms
30 Tuesday {wind} E cold snow to Belmont got cheese Money $25,,00 got from pots stove back and
2 leDs $1,35
December 1875
1 Wednesday {wind} E cloudy Done coars. Randall and wife here at night. line one Befalow skin
2 Thursday {wind} E clear To Belmont let R Nickle have 4 ¼ bushel Beans and Abott 2 bushel got
from Dyer goods $3.17 cts Randall and charley Leggs sawed wood after noon
3 fryday {wind} S clear helped Randall and charley saw fore noon. choared after got the Bobs from
Norm gave up his 2 notes $26.. Balance back on notes $2..50 cts. Randall and wife went home after
noon limber fixed hen pen
4 Saturday {wind} SE cloudy Done choars. went to John Learns got Beef 13lb
5 Sunday {wind} E Rain at home
6 Monday {wind} E Rain fogy {foggy} Done choars. To EV Learn in the evening To tea
7 Tuesday {wind} SE Rain killed 5 hogs EV 3 hogs Norm and Ed To help philip here at night
8 Wednesday {wind} S & N cloudy cut up the hogs and salted philip choared hogs wait.. {weighed?}
268lb 4,,154lb

9 Thursday {wind} NW cold To Belmont got charley shod 4 shoes set the Abbots got from Dyer 1
Doz plates $1,50. sinemen 20 Randall and charley sawed John Learn and wife to diner shirk To
diner to diner to J Blacks
10 fryday {wind} W cloudy To help Dan Baxter thrash philip done choars husked corn. Norm and
wife here in the evening
11 Satruday {wind} SW snow helped Baxter thrash fore noon. To Belmont after got esons from Dyer
10 cts philip Done choars
12 Sunday {wind} S cloudy at home Edward Learn here and philip
13 Monday {wind} N snow Blustery Done choars philip choared Ed here at night
14 Tuesday {wind} W snow Went to st Thomas to court grand Jurer to chartes {charles} Learn at
night
15 Wednesday {wind} S thawed to court to charles Learn at night
16 Thursday {wind} W cold snow to court To W cullvers at night
17 fryday {wind} W cold to court got pay $7.60cts home at night
18 Satruday {wind} W cold Done choars traded with Norm Drag for a calf charles legg sawed.
19 Sunday {wind} NE clear cold at home philip went home
20 Monday {wind} S clear mild To Avon got 200 feet Boards Rented the swamp lot to Sandy cury for
one year for $35.. to be paid in lumber
21 Tuesday {wind} S Rain thawed Done choars {chores}. Randall took a load of wood
22 Wednesday {wind} SW clear husked corn finished
23 Thursday {wind} N clear Done choars. Norm and wife here in the evening to tea.
24 fryday {wind} E Rain sleet Done choars. Cury fetched the Bell colt home to me
25 Saturday {wind} N cloudy Done choars. George Legg and wife Randall and wife ed and philip
Learn here To diner Randall at night

26 Sunday SE Rain heavy at home. Randall and wife went home
27 Monday {wind} SE clear Done choars. Eds wife here in the evening
28 Tuesday {wind} SE clear Done choars.
29 Wednesday {wind} SE clear Done choars. had lame side
30 Thursday {wind} SE clear, warm Done choars. Billy Barns cut his foot. I Done it. up
31 fryday WD {wind} SW clear warm Done choars. Randall fetched Dick horse home henery Sticks
{Shirks?} to Diner {dinner}.
January 1876
1 Saturday {wind} S clear warm So the horses sweat in stable to George Leggs To diner Randall
and wife. Sam and wife and D f Moore there to diner
2 Sunday {wind} SW clear warm at home To Norms in the evening paid her $1
3 Monday {wind} SW clear warm cooler Done choars.
4 Tuesday {wind} NE clear cold Done choars got from John Learn 68lb beef and 20lb Tallow
$3,25cts John and philip and Arney To Tea
5 Wednesday {wind} S rain warm Done choars
6 Thursday {wind} N cloudy cold Done choars got from John Learn 60lb flour they called
7 fryday {wind} SW clear To Belmont to cheese meeting. got $4.36 chees money. sent for paper
paid $1.60 ct
8 Satruday {wind} S cloudy warm Done choars. Norm comenced {commenced} to cut logs for wood
9 Sunday {wind} S Rain warm at home all day
10 Monday {wind} NW cold To Belmont got a suit of clothes from hawkins for $24,,00 Norm cut logs
for wood
11 Tuesday {wind} W clear cold Done choars. Norm cut logs ½ day
12 Wednesday {wind} NW snow {Above it reads: squals} Done choars

13 Thursday {wind} NW clear cold To help galaton finch Thrash with team Randall took a load of
wood and Dick
14 fryday {wind} SW cloudy cold to help galaton finch Thrash with Team
15 Saturday {wind} SW cloudy Done choars Norm at logs W Roberts To help him
16 Sundday {wind} SW clear at home
17 Monday {wind} SW clear warm Thrashed peas with the horses
18 Tuesday {wind} S rain warm Thrashed peas finished Norm and wife here To tea Norm sold to out
to D f Moore for $510..,
19 Wednesday {wind} W cloudy cold {Above it reads: at night} helped Norm kill a hog fore noon
cleaned {Above it reads: 21 bushel} peas after Norm To help. Lewis Simpson to diner
20 Thursday {wind} W clear cold Done choars.. To Lynces EV Learn and wife here in the evening
21 fryday {wind} E clear cold To Belmont got from Dyer ½ lb Tobacoe ½ lb soda 35cts Sam Legg
and wife and Boy here in evening to tea comenced on buter {butter} jar
22 Saturday {wind} E cloudy To Belmont To mill 10 ½ bush {bushels} wheat got jar mustard to Diner
To Lewis Simpson
23 Sunday {wind} N cloudy at home. Robert called
24 Monday {wind} N cloudy cold Done choars to EV Learns in the evening. let limber have job to
mak {make} box $1,50
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25 Tuesday {wind} NW cloudy {Above it reads: snow} To Belmont got the colts shod To Abbotts 4
new and 4 old set got Nails 5lb To Dyers
26 Wednesday {wind} SW clear Done choars {chores}. Mrs Winters To Diner. Rain at night
27 Thursday {wind} SW clear {Above it reads: warm} Done choars. Lynce to diner {dinner} and paid
Note $60.00 Randall fetched oats 40 bushel and took a load of wood home

28 fryday {wind} SE Rain {Above it reads: warm} Done choars
29 Saturday {wind} SW cold to Belmont Took wagon box to Abbott to iron got limber 25cts sugar and
half lb tobacoe {tobacco}. paid Hawkins $24 for clothes left a pictor {picture?} To Bons to frame
30 Sunday {wind} SW clear to No 7 to church Dyer preached to Georges to diner
31 Monday {wind} S clear Done choars. To Alack Stewarts To tea in evening
February 1876
1 Tuesday {wind} SW snow Done choars. Randall took a load of wood home here to diner
2 Wednesday {wind} NW Blustery {Above it reads: snow} Done choars. To finches in evening To tea
3 Thursday {wind} SW snow took load of wood for Randall he took 2 Billy 1 Archa Taylor here at
night
4 fryday {wind} NW clear to Belmont with wood for Norm. Randall took wood 1 load Billy 1 load
Archa Taylor here at night
5 Saturday {wind} S clear to Belmont let Dyer have butter 45 3/4 {Above it reads: 18 cts} for goods
Archa cut Down trees Randall and wife here a night charley legg and Bily took a load of wood
6 Sunday {wind} S thawed warm to New sarum To church Haycock preached To diner To haycocks.
Rol and Ed and philip and herby Learn here to tea
7 Monday {wind} SW clear to harietsville paid the insurance $3

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paid Taxes on swamp $3.00 To

Shirks in evening To Tea Tilda came with us
8 Tuesday {wind} S clear warm Skided {skidded?} logs fore noon 3 put in straw after Tilda Shirk to
saw here. Archa here at night
9 Wednesday {wind} E Ran {Rain} sleet Done choars {choars}. hired Bill gates for 8 month for $60 ½
Tilda shirk sowed
10 Thursday {wind} E cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} at night Done choars. Norm sawed wood 4 cord.
Drawed in 2 cord Tilda here.
11 fryday WD {wind} S Rain Done choars. paid Norm for cuting {cutting} logs $1.50cts

12 Saturday {wind} SW clear Done choars
13 Sunday {wind} E clear at home Tilda here Billy gates here a night Thunder and Rain at night
14 Monday {wind} SW clear warm put in straw Billy gates comenced to work for me for 8 month
$60.50 ct
15 Tuesday {wind} NW cloudy cold Done choars Bily {Billy} to help Tilda sowed
16 Wednesday {wind} W snow {Above it reads: squals} Done choars Billy split wood fore noon. to
milk meeting To John stewart george Barr took the job to draw milk for $150.00 6 ½ month
17 Thursday {wind} SW snow helped Norm saw with Billy to help fore noon Drawed in 2 cord wood
after
18 fryday {wind} SW clear warm to Belmont got bobs shoed $2 to Abotts Ann and Tilda to fawcetts
to diner Billy split wood
19 Saturday {wind} W clear Done choars. Billy went home at night
20 Sunday {wind} NW clear To New sarum to church haycock preached To J Warwicks To diner
Tillda {Tilda} with us Billy back at night
21 Monay {wind} SW Rain at {Above it reads: night} To help Norm saw with Billy and Team. sold J
Mcplale {McPhail?} a cow for $40
Randalls wife To diner
22 tuesday {wind} NW snow Done choars Billy to help Archa Taylor here at night
23 Wednesday {wind} N cold Blustery Done choars Billy choared Tilda sowed
24 Thursday {wind} W couldy Drawed wood 6 cord Billy To help Tilda sowed
25 fryday {wind} SE clear Drawed wood 9 cord Billy to help Tilda sowed
26 Saturday {wind} E clear Drawed wood 6 cord Ann took Tilda home paid her $5,00 Margred
{Margret?} cullver and willy here at night. Randall and wife here at night
27 Sunday {wind} E hail snow at home Margret and willy here. Randall and wife went home after
noon

28 Monday {wind} E snow to John Learns to diner got grass seed 3 bushel from him $5,00 Margret
stayed there Billy thrash Millet seed 1 bushel
29 Tuesday {wind} NW cloudy Drawed logs 4 Norm helped To Belmont Margret Randalls here at
night John to tea
March 1876
1 Wednesday {wind} N snow Drawed 3 logs To Belmont Randall and willy to london Margret and
Sarah Ann here. W Lenard To diner let W Lenard have 30 bushel oats got from him 1 ¾ bushel
clover seed. Billy choared
2 Thursday {wind} N clear Drawed logs 6 to Belmont Norm to help to John Learns in the evening
Margret stayed to Johns got Billy pair boots and mitons {mittens?} $3..50 cts Billy choared
3 fryday {wind} W clear to Belmont got Dick shoe set let Abbott have bag of aples {apples} got pictor
{picture} from Moore Drawed 1 cord of wood in the Lynces To Tea sow had pigs 10
4 Saturday WD {wind} S clear Drawed in 6 cord of wood paid Norm $2 To johns for Margret Billy
went hom at night
5 Sunday {wind} SW clear Rain at night at home Margret here
6 Monday {wind} S clear Drawed in 6 cord wood Billy to help. Margret here willy went to Johns
7 Tuesday {wind} S Rain Done choars made Ed one ax handle Margret here
8 Wednesday {wind} N cold Done choars John Learn and wife to diner Margret here
9 Thursday {wind} E clear cut Logs Billy to help sold James Shirk a cow for $40 to be paid in 8
month Margret here philip and willy at night
10 fryday {wind} SE clear cut logs fore noon helped Norm To tap after. shirk took the cow home.
Margret and willy here Ed Learn here at night
11 Saturday {wind} E cloudy Rain {Above it reads: at night} Took Margret and willy to kings mill
station she went home. sent for the home journal paper Billy helped Norm in the bush comenced to
boil
12 Sunday {wind} NE Rain at home Billy got the pouts. To Leave

13 Monday {wind} NW snow cold Done choars Norm boiled sap Billy gates went away paid him
$4.40 cts he quit to work for me
14 Tuesday {wind} S clear Done choars. To Belmont hot from Dyer 79cts goods Norm fetched in
surip {syrup}
15 Wednesday {wind} E clear cold to help george Learn saw wood J Smith To diner
16 Thursday {wind} E hail Rain Done choars
17 fryday {wind} WN cold Blustery Done choars. Mrs Lyce and girl To Tea. hanah got beans and
onions. 25 cts
18 Satruday {wind} N clear cold Done choars
19 Sunday {wind} SW clear thawed To george Learns to diner Randall and wife here to diner Norms
wife had a boy
20 Monday {wind} NE snow Done choars. spot cow had a calf. William and Joseph Alen here at
night
21 Tuesday {wind} NW Blustery Drawed logs 3 Black ash Joe Alen helped bill went home
22 Wednesday {wind} W clear To Springfield got Joes trunk. To Randals to diner Joe with me
23 Thursday {wind} SW clear to Belmont got from Dyer $4,20 {Above it reads: cts} paid him $6.75
put in straw after joe to help Joe Alen comenced {commenced} work for 7 month for $84..
24 fryday {wind} E clear snowed {Above it reads: night} Done choars Joe killed a calf fore noon.
Drawe wood 5 cord after got our pictors {pictures}.
25 Saturday {wind} SE Rain Sick with a cold. Joe Done choars Let Norm have a bag of aples
{apples} Ann made candles10 doz
26 Sunday {wind} NW cloudy {Above it reads: snow} at home sick Joe Done choars.
27 Monday {wind} W cloudy Was sick Joe cut wood and Done choars
28 Tuesday {wind} NE snow {Above it reads: Blustery} I was sick Joe Done choars Randall here to
dine Norm boiled sap in bush paid Joe 25cts

29 Wednesday {wind} snow lame. Joe Done choars James Shirk and wife to diner
30 Thursday {wind} Blustery Not well. Joe done choars {chores}
31 fryday {wind} W clear Not well. joe choped {chopped} and Done choars. hanah Learn here in the
evening
April 1876
1 Saturday {wind} NE clear to Belmont got wagon Box got from potts 12 pie tins 12 hooks got from
Dyer 1 lb Tobacoe {Above it reads: 60} 12 yrds {Above it reads: 12} cord 1 broom {Above it reads:
30 ct}. got 1 shoe set at Abbotts. Joe choped and choared. Star calved let John Denis have a bull
$15
2 Sunday {wind} SW clear at home Dan Gracey to tea Joe here. Star cow had a calf
3 Monday {wind} clear Done choars. Joe choped pide had a calf Norm in the Bush Syrep {Syrup} 50
lb
4 tuesday {wind} S clear Done choars Joe killed 2 calves. choped after Norm in bush
5 Wednesday {wind} S snow rain {Above it reads: fore noon} shook millet fore noon Joe choped after
noon Norm in Bush fetched Syrep 46 lb
6 Thursday {wind} SW clear Done choars {chores} Joe choped {chopped} lill cow had a calf
7 fryday {wind} NW clear {Above it reads: windy} Done choars Joe helped sold James Baley a calf
50 cts
8 Saturday {wind} N clear Done choars Joe choped ½ day. went home after paid him $1.25cts Norm
in bush syrip {syrup} 27lb
9 Sunday {wind} E clear to John Learn and Ritchard {Richard?} Willcox to diner Joe came back Alen
to tea Randall to diner
10 Monday {wind} E clear to John Learns to diner paid him $6.. Joe chop
11 Tuesday {wind} SE clear put in straw Joe helped Randall and wife to diner Randall let me have $
5.00 ct Den finch John cloes and george cutis here in the evening. Norm fetched syrip 45 lb

12 Wednesday {wind} SW Rain {Above it reads: thunder} Done choars joe choped ½ Norm fetched
syrip 25 lb
13 Thursday {wind} E Rain Done choars Joe choared {chored}
14 fryday {wind} W windy Rain {Above it reads: squals} Done choars Joe choped {chopped}
15 Saturday {wind} S Rain at night to Belmont let Dyer have Butter 25 {Above it reads: 25} $6.50 cts
eggs 9 {Above it reads: 10} Doz 70 Mrs Legg and charley To diner {dinner} Joe choped
16 Easter Sunday wind W cloudy at home Joe here 2 boy to diner
17 Monday {wind} N clear fixed fence Joe to help choared after Joe choped Jack Smith here in
evenig {evening}
18 Tuesday {wind} N clear to Randalls took a pig and 7 bushel oats meat and flour and butter aples
{apples} got the horses shod to Denises 4 shoes set. 50 ct Joe turned up buckets in bush
19 Wednesday {wind} SE clear took the sow to D Stewart Joe choped {chopped}. sined {signed} to
Lynce $20
20 Thursday {wind} E cloudy comenced {commenced} to plow Joe plowed. Midge cow had a calf.
cut the 3 pigs
21 fryday {wind} NW clear Done choars {chores}. To john Mckelons sale Joe plowed Elder Lynce
and wife To Tea let him have pork 12 lb $1.50 cts
22 Saturday {wind} NW Rain plowed fore noon Joe killed a calf plowed after
23 Sunday {wind} W clear To 2 church To prayer meeting. Joe To Belmont
24 Monday {wind] E clear Done choars turned the colts out Joe plowed
25 Tuesday {wind} W clear Done choars. Joe plowed Norms wife to tea
26 Wednesday {wind} SW clear Done choars. Joe plowed
27 Thursday {wind} S cloudy cultivated for Barley Joe plowed. Randall and wife to diner. Rain at
night
28 fryday {wind} NW clear cultivated Joe plowed fore noon sowed Barley after noon Joe dragged

29 Saturday {wind} W clear sowed grass seede {seed} Joe draged {dragged}
30 Sunday {wind} N clear cold at home charley Alen To diner Bill To Tea
May 1876
1 Monday {wind} NW clear Done choars. Joe plowed set 2 beds onions set hen comenced to send
Milk
2 Tuesday {wind} NE clear cultivated Joe plowed father here at night Ann to Belmont Took Butter 31
lb {Above it reads: 16} 30 lb {Above it reads: $5.76} syrup {Above it reads: $3.30} got goods $6,49
cts Balance $2,57cts
3 Wednesday {wind} SW clear cultivated Joe plowed
4 Thursday {wind} W clear sowed oats and clover Joe draged
6 fryday {wind} S cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} sowed oats and clover on barn field Joe plowed and
draged. To Belmont let Dyer have 39 Doz eggs got shoes $1.25 cts
7 Sunday {wind} S clear at home Randall and wife to diner Joe here
8 Monday {wind} W Rain trimed {trimmed} orchard Joe plowed for corn ½ day
9 Tuesday {wind} W cloudy helped Norm draw in Buckets fore noon Joe plowed sowed peas after
Joe draged {dragged} Walker to diner {dinner}
10 Wednesday {wind} W Rain trimed trees Joe plowed Randall and wife here at night
11 Thursday {wind} SW clear sowed oats and peas fore noon set onions after Randall draged. went
home after Joe plowed for corn
12 fryday {wind} NW clear took the sow to Dan Baxters Joe trimed trees
13 Saturday {wind} NW clear to Belmont let Dyer have 10 Doz eggs $1.00 got from him $4.60 cts got
from Tibets $10 took grist to mill 6 bu {bushels} Joe to Belmont got $ {Faded text reads: 3.51}
14 Sunday {wind} SW clear to 2 church Joe with us Lynce preached
15 Monday {wind} E cloudy Done choars planted potatoes Joe plowed

16 Tuesday {wind} E Rain looked for the colts Joe plowed
17 Wednesday {wind} SE Rain to Belmont got grists {Between lines it reads: bub} let Boid have
15.32 lb of wheat for $1.00 per bushel $15.53cts got from Dyer 35 cts goods Joe choared
18 Thursday {wind} SW clear worked in the garden Joe plowed finished Moore house to diner
Randall here paid him for Tibbots $10.00
19 fryday {wind} SE clear planted potatoes sowed oats and peas Joe Draged corn ground Ann
quilted
20 Saturday {wind} W Rain planted potatoes Joe to help. Black cow had a calf
21 Sunday {wind} W cloudy To 2 church Lynce preached. Randall and wife To Tea
22 Monday {wind} N clear Done choars {chores} Joe Draged {Dragged} corn ground
23 Tuesday {wind} NE clear Marked corn ground comenced {commenced} to plant Joe helped. Sold
Jame {James?} Mcphale a cow $32.00 Joe Smith to Diner {dinner}
24 Wednesday {wind} SW clear Done choars Ann Sick get Mary Ann Taylor to work Randall and
wife to diner and tea Dr Wilson here paid him $2.00 Joe planted corn
25 Thursday {wind} W clear planted corn Joe planted to Belmont let Dyer have eggs 20 ¾ Doz got 2
shoes set to Abbotts on charley Dr Wilson called Ann was sick. let C hoover have 2 calves for 60 cts
26 fryday {wind} SW clear planted corn Joe to help Ann sick
27 Saturday {wind} W clear Draged for millet Joe planted corn finished paid Joe $4.00 Ann Beter
28 Sunday {wind} S some Rain at home Ann sick. Joe went home and back Randall and wife called
Mary went home paid her 75 cts
29 Monday {wind} W Rain Thunder and lightning Burned John Denis barn and killed 4 horses to
John Stewarts. Done choas {chores} Joe choared
30 Tuesday {wind} E clear Made soap planted Beans Joe draged James Shirk and wife called here
31 Wednesday {wind} S clear Worked Road with team and Joe Troughton and boy to diner {dinner}
Wodle called

June 1876
1 Thursday {wind} S clear Worked the Road Ed Road Master worked with team and Joe. lill cow
{Above it reads: to B}
2 fryday {wind} S clear sowed Millet Joe draged
2 Saturday {wind} E Rain hard Done choars. Madge to B
4 Sunday {wind} S clear at home george Learn and wife to Tea and Robert Joe to Belmont Alen tea
5 Monday {wind} W clear To Belmont got from Dyer $9.44 cts paid $2.00 eggs. 20 Doz got charley
shod 2 shoes to Abbott Joe choared. Rose cow had a calf
6 Tuesday {wind} W clear To St Thomas got watch cleaned to Nelsons $1 got goods $32.00 to
polacks and carys to Diner to fathers Joe choared
7 Wednesday {wind} S clear Doe {Done} choars Joe Rolled Ed cullver to tea
8 Thursday {wind} S clear fixed fence Joe to help Randall took a load of wood let Norm have ½
bushel of Millet seede for 25 cts nt paid
9 fryday {wind} SW clear fixed fence fore noon Norm and Joe to help Joe Rolled the oats after hoed
the garden after
10 Saturday {wind} S clear hot hoed garden Joe cut burs to Belmont let Abbott have Dried Aples
{apples} $1.77 Dyer 9 Doz eggs. 92 cts gloves 25 cts got goods $2.85 cts
11 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church Randall and wife with us Lynce preached Randalls to diner
12 Monday {wind} S clear hot cultivated corn Joe helped Tilda Shirk here
13 Tuesday {wind} S clear hot cultivated corn Joe to help Tillda here
14 Wednesday {wind} S clear hot cultivated corn Joe to help Eagan to diner pide cow to B
15 Thrusday {wind} S clear to Lyons To Randalls. to diner to swamp Randall with me
16 fryday {wind} S clear cool cultivated corn Joe to help. Tillda went home at night

17 Saturday {wind} S Rain To Old Mr Mcolums funeral. Joe away John Lawer and wife and pedler to
diner
18 Sunday {wind} S clear To 2 church Lynce pread {preached} to W Barrs to diner Randall and wife
here to Tea
19 Monday {wind} W clear to Belmont got 2 shes {shoes} set to Abbotts let {coup anoun/avoun?}
have pork 17 ½ bs Dyer 8 Doz eggs
20 Tuesday {wind} S clear went to philip cullvers to diner to center to tea to Bugners to philips at
night
21 Wednesday {wind} S clear to simcoe to diner To Carlton cullvers to philips at night
22 thursday {wind} S clear to hullsvill to Warons To diner To Babers to to Tea to philips at night
23 fryday {wind} SW clear to Nisbits cullvers to diner to Willcoxs to tea to philips at night
24 Saturday {wind} S clear to Simcoe to Yongs {Young’s} to diner {dinner} to Johns to tea to philips
at night
25 Sunday {wind} SW cloudy to Bloamsburgh {Bloomsburg, Ontario?} to church Simson preached to
phips at night
26 Monday {wind} SW clear come home to diner to to center to Tea to Randall home at night
27 Tuesday {wind} S rain to Andrew Roberts funeral. George Learn and wife to diner father and
mother went home paid him 50 cts
28 Wednesday {wind} W clear cultivated corn Joe to help
29 Thursday {wind} S clear to Lyons got the horses shod 8 shoes to Denises paid $1.00 sowed
Millet for Randall Joe cut Thistles. Sold Joe the pony colt for $26.00
30 fryday {wind} W clear To Walter Browns for strawberyes got 10 quarts Randalls with us joe cut
thistles
July 1876
1 Saturday {wind} S Rain Done choars {chores} plowed in orchard Joe helped

2 Sunday {wind} S clear at home Jesa Learn and wife here at night
3 Monday {wind} W clear To Belmont to Mill 26 bushel to chop let Dyer have 11 Doz eggs got $1.00
sugar and Rope 70 cts fetched lumber 850 feetJoe cut Thistles
4 Tuesday {wind} S Rain Done choars Joe helped
5 Wednesday {wind} W Rain sold J Hoover a cow for $28... to be paid in four month. Ann sick Joe
spaded garden
6 Thursday {wind} S clear to Belmont got from Dyer 4 gals lamp oil 1 ½ lb tobacoe $2.21 got cheese
money $13 paid potts $2.48cts got grist of chop 26 bush
7 fryday {wind} S clear hot to Belmont Drawed 2 load of lumber. Joe to John pettits Raison
{Raising?}
8 Saturday {wind} SW clear hot To Belmont Drawed 2 load of lumber Joe hoed Beans Randall and
wife here at night
9 Sunday and SW clear hot to 2 church W Jackson preached Randalls with us
10 Monday {wind} W Rain to Avon fetched posts from the swamp cleaned wheat 20 bags Joe picked
beryes {berries}
11 Tuesday {wind} W clear warm Done choars Joe went to Springfield at night
12 Wednesday {wind} S clear To Belmont Drawed 2 load lumber let Abbott have 33 ¾ lb pork
$3.97cts paid J Camble $2 {smudge} 25 cts Joe away
13 Thursday {wind} S Rain cut thistles Joe a way. Randall and wife here at night Joe come back at
night
14 fryday {wind} W clear To Belmont let Boid and Mcknikle have 43 ½ bushel of wheat for 100 {per?}
bushel $43,50 took Note for $40. To be paid in 3 month. got from Dyer 200lb sugar $19. got a kitle
{ketlle?} from potts $1,20 Joe picked beryes {berries} fore noon Drawed wood after
15 Saturday {wind} NW clear To Belmont to Mill let Abbott have 100 lb flour potts 100lb hoover 79lb
Dyer eggs 13 Doz got from potts $2,60 worth Dyer 25cts Joe picked Beryes fore noon Drawed wood
after

16 Sunday {wind} S clear to New Sarum to church Tomkins preached to Diner James Learns Joe at
home
17 Monday {wind} S clear cut Barley Joe cut round barley and wheat Bell and Jeny {Jenny?} Stewart
picke cheryes {pick cherries}
{Begin reading at bottom half of page scan}
18 Tuesday {wind} S Rain pm finished cuting {cutting} barley comenced {commenced} the wheat joe
bound wheat
19 Wednesday {wind} S clear cut and bound wheat Joe to help. Randall and wife to pick cheryes
{cherries}
20 Thursday {wind} W clear {Above it reads: Rain} put up Barley and cut wheat Joe and his father to
help Johns boys picked cheryes. Ann to Belmont after tea let Dyes have 5 doz 7 eggs got gloves
and Rosen 35ct
{Resume at top of page scan}
21 fryday W clear cool cut and bound wheat Joe and his father to help
22 Saturday {wind} S clear {Above it reads: showers} Rain cut and Bound wheat and finished Joe
and his father to help paid Alen $2,25 cts
23 Sunday {wind} N clear to New Sarum to church Tomkins preached Joe away
24 Monday {wind} N clear to Lyons in forenoon Drawed in Barley after Joe to help Randall and wife
to pick chereys {cherries} father and mother to diner {dinner} Ann to Belmont let Dy {Dyer?} doz
eggs
25 Tuesday {wind} W clear Drawed Barley finished Drawed 3 load of wheat
26 Wednesday {wind} S clear Drawed in wheat. Joe to help
27 Thursday {wind} SE clear {Above it reads: Rain at night} Drawed wheat fore noon finished. picked
cheryes after joe mewed {mended?} fence
28 fryday {wind} W clear to John Learns ground the Reaper knives to Belmont after tea got Bread
Joe {mended fence?}

29 Saturday {wind} E clear put up hay. went to Belmont got cheese money $38.00 paid Dyer
$26.71cts Joe to help John Elder Rowland here at night
30 Sunday {wind} E clear to 2 church Rowland preached to W Barrs to Diner. Boy Born 29th
31 Monday {wind} E clear got Mashine {machine} here to thrash Rodgers set
August 1876
1 Tuesday {wind} E clear thrashed wheat 128 bushel Barley 100 bushel had to help J Beley S legg E
Learn C Stewart J Mckelon D Mckelon E and P Learn Joe Alen. Rodgers to thrash W and E and
Sine Dews paid them $8..00
2 Wednesday {wind} SE clear cut peas Joe to help Lynce and wife to diner and tea. Randalls called
3 Thursday {wind} SE clear cut peas Joe to help Ann went to Barrs after tea
4 fryday {wind} W clear hot cut peas finished Joe to help. cut and bound oats 1 acre
5 Saturday {wind} S clear {Above it reads: Rain at night} cut oats fore noon Joe bound. to Lyons
after got horses shod 7 shoes To Denises paid 90. cts Randall and wife here at night
6 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church Lynce preached Randalls with us
7 Monday {wind} N clear cut oats Joe Bound John H Smith called
8 Tuesday {wind} W clear Bound oat Joe to help
9 Wednesday {wind} S clear to help J Baley thrash with team Joe to help Mckelon and Stewart
Tomkins and wife to Diner here
10 Thursday {wind} S clear setup fore noon Joe helped stewart thrash cut oats after to Belmont at
night let odle have 13 Doz eggs got tea egg nutmeg 12 Joe 1 lb Tobacoe 50.0 $1,43
11 fryday {wind} S clear Drawed peas 6 load Joe to help
12 Saturday {wind} S Rain Done choars Joe sick to Belmont got charley shod 4 shes {shoes} set to
Abbotts Joe got 2 shirts to Nugents for 2.00
13 Sunday {wind} S clear at home Randall charley legg to tea Joe away back at night boy with him

14 Monday {wind} S clear Drawed in oats Joe to help. 9 load
15 Tuesday {wind} N clear Drawed in oats fore noon Joe to help cut millet after Joe bound oats
16 Wednesday {wind} NE clear Bound and Drawed in oats finished Joe to help
17 Thursday {wind} S clear cut and put up millet 155 {Above it reads: c} Joe to help
18 fryday {wind} S clear cut and put up millet 160 {Above it reads: c} Joe to help
19 Saturday {wind} NW clear Raked and put up millet finished Joe to help

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375

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20 Sunday {wind} NE clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to Geo Leggs to Diner
{dinner}. frost
21 Monday {wind} E and W clear Drawed Millet Joe to help 7 to Belmont let Odle have eggs 13 Doz
2 got tobaco 2 lb Rice 5 lb colars 1 bs.
22 Tuesday {wind} SW clear Drawed in millet Joe to help 7 load
23 Wednesday {wind} S Rain to Belmont to mill with chop 28 bu {bushels} of wheat Joe choared Mrs
farqur and hanah Learn to tea paid Joe 25cts
24 Thursday {wind} S thunder Drawed Millet 6 load Joe to help
25 fryday {wind} NW Rain finished Drawing in the millet Joe to help to Belmont got grist let hoover
have 90 lb flour. Randall and wife called
26 Saturday {wind} W clear put floore {floor} in hog pen Joe to help. to Belmont to mill let Abbott
have flour 100lb potts 100 lb Jackson 100 lb father and mother to tea Joe went home
27 Sunday {wind} W clear To 2 church Rowlon {likely Rowland} preached Randall and wife to church
to diner here Joe come hack
28 Monday {wind} E clear Done choars Joe Drawed manure 7 load
29 Tuesday {wind} NE clear To New Sarum to church thorn preached Joe Drawed manure
comenced to cut corn {Above it reads: 30}
30 Wednesday {wind} S a swer{Above it reads: of rain} {Below it reads: clear} to help Sam Legg
Thrash Joe Drawed manure 9

31 Thursday {wind} S clear hot cut corn 101 shock Joe Drawed manure 10 load
September 1876
1 frysday {wind} NW Rain cut corn 69 shock Joe drawed manure
2 Saturday {wind} clear cut corn 100 chock Joe Drawed manure sow had 5 pigs
3 Sunday {wind} clear to New Sarum to church Tomkins preached to Lymans for diner {dinner}
4 Monday {wind} W clear cut corn 81 shock Joe drawed manure Lyman and wife here to tea John
Eck with come to work. Joe went away paid him in full $60.35cts
5 Tuesday wind W clear cut corn John to help
6 Wednes day {wind} E cloudy {Above it reads: Rain at night} to Belmont got cheese money $30. got
coton {cotton} 46 and shoes and other goods from Jackson $9.35 let Mcbrane have 13 doz egg got
tea 2lb1/4 cut corn after John to help
7 Thrusday {wind} E fogy {foggy} mist Done choars {chores} John spread manure. gave order for a
map in Book stile from coal
8 fryday {wind} W clear to London with cheese 36b got boots and slips from Merit $3.50. To Diner to
gustons. John cut corn
9 Saturday {wind} N cloudy cut corn John to help Elder Rowlon {Rowland} here at night
10 Sunday {wind} E cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} To 2 church Rowlon preached. To diner to
Denises. John at home
11 Monday {wind} E cloudy cut corn John to help Rowlon to diner Randall took blocks for stable Ann
got plums
12 Tuesday {wind} E clear to New Sarum To ordinatier {ordinator?} Meeting Tomkins preache to
diner To Lewises. John cut corn
13 Wednesday {wind} SE clear cut corn John to help
14 Thursday {wind} NW Rain finished cuting {cutting} corn John to help. To Randalls to tea Ann to
John Learns

15 fryday {wind} NW clear to Avon John spread manure. To diner to stovers
16 Saturday {wind} E clear Drawed wood fore noon John to help to mill after. Lyman and Jane and
Randall and here at night
17 Sunday {wind} E Rain at home. Jane Tansley here. Randalls went home
18 Monday {wind} N Rain Doen choars John sawed wood Jane here
19 Tuesday {wind} W clear to Randalls with bards {boards?} to Leggs to diner got strawbery
{strawberry} plants and set them John to help Tansley and wife to tea went home
20 Wednesday {wind} S clear To Belmont To mill let W Jackson have 600 lb flour 2.75 cts per 100 lb
$16.50 got 1 lb salt $1,10 pants 75 ha 25 Let Mcbrane have 5 Doz eggs 55cts Wardes 2 bags aples
{apples} $5 John spread Manure
21 Thursday {wind} clear Drawed in corn 100 shock Dug potatoes 17 bushel John to help
22 fryday {wind} E cloudy Rain {Above it reads: at night} to Calvin Browns to diner to Jessa Learns
to tea John spread manure
23 Saturday {wind} E Rain Done choars. John went To Mapleton after noon John Learn and wife to
tea
24 Sunday {wind} cloudy to 2 church philip with me Rowlan preached philip and wife and kity to diner
Randall and wife to diner
25 Monday {wind} S cloudy {Above it reads: Rain at night} Dug potatoes 9 bushel Drawed wood 4 ½
cord John to help
26 Tuesday {wind} NW Rain hard Drawed wood 4 ½ cord John to help
27 Wednesday {wind} NW cloudy {Above it reads: Rain} Drawed wood ½ {Above it reads: and corn
50sh} came to Belmont. went to bills at night
28 Thursday {wind} SW Rain to London to Western show home at night John husked corn
29 fryday {wind} clear Done choars John Drawed manure on garden
30 Saturday {wind} W clear to Belmont got cheese money $26.00 got cloth 3 ½ yrds $105 from
Jackson 5ct peper {pepper?} John Drawed manure

October 1876
1 Sunday {wind} SW clear to Belmont to church Mckinen {McKinnon?} preached. John at home
2 Monday {wind} SW clear husked corn picked aples {apples} John comenced {commenced} to plow
3 Tuesday {wind} SW Rain to Lyons show John plowed
4 Wednesday {wind} W clear husked corn. John plowed
5 Thursday {wind} SW clear to Aylmer show John plowed Nelson and wife to tea
6 fryday {wind} W Rain to help Ed thrash John plowed. Randall took a load of wood form Norms
father and Mother here at night
7 Saturday {wind} W hail To Belmont got l lb Tobacoe {tobacco} lamp chimney from Jackson 65cts.
John to help Ed thrash fore noon plowed after hanah and Mrs Stevenson her in evening
8 Sunday {wind} W clear t 2 church Rowlan preached to Eds in evening. froze
9 Monday {wind} SW clear picked aples {Above it reads: 13} John flowed Elder Rowlan to diner
{dinner}
10 Tuesday {wind} NW clear Drawed in corn 6 load John to help. Ann to John
11 Wednesday {wind} snow husked corn set up corn picked aples 4 ½ bushel John plowed. froze
12 Thursday {wind} W clear set peach trees fore noon John plowed. picke aples {picked apples}
{Above it reads: 24 ½} after John to help Randall took a load of wood
13 fryday {wind} S clear picked aples 3 fore noon John plowed Drawed in corn after John helped
Randall made cider
14 Saturday {wind} NW Rain {Above it reads: froze} huske corn John plowed finished south field
15 Sunday {wind} NW snow to George Leggs to diner to Johns after noon
16 Monday {wind} SW clear Drawed in corn 6 load John to help. Ann to Gilberts for Butter 58lb paid
$13,50 cts to Johns at night calista had a girl baby

17 Tuesday {wind} W clear Drawed in corn 5 load John to help. sent Butter by stage To Wm Meritt
58lb. got socks 2 pair and pair mits for John from Jackson $1,50 cts
18 Wednesday {wind} SW clear Drawed in corn 2 load finished drawe in Beans Made cider John to
help
19 Thursday {wind} SE clear killed a pig To Belmont got a jar sent a letter for a ring John plowed
Lyman got aples Ann to Johns
20 Fryday {wind} S clear Rain {Above it reads: at night} picked apples 10 bushel John plowed
21 Saturday {wind} S clear husked corn John plowed Randall called and got corn
22 Sunday {wind} S clear to 2 church Rowland preached. To Johns after
23 Monday {wind} NW Rain {Above it reads: all day} Bought spring wheat from EV Learn for $1 per
bushel 15 bushel paid $15John husked corn
24 Tuesday {wind} W Rain got wheat home. to Belmont got for John to Jacksons $3.53 cts worth got
½ lb Tobacoe ½ lbs starch got from potts 1 trap 2 Bolts 1 blacking. from Abbott 1 crew drvr
{screwdriver?} got from Boyed & McNick $40.00 and a letter from Wm Meritt $14.50 cts letter from
the Dutch man with Ring John to Belmont
25 Wednesday {wind} NW cloudy husked corn John plowed
26 Thursday {wind} SW cloudy {Above it reads: squals} husked corn John plowed Ed got aples for
cider
27 fryday {wind} W cloudy {Above it reads snow} and at night husked corn. John plowed {Below it
reads: Rain}
28 Saturday {wind} E Rain husked corn. John choared fore noon {smudged word} went to away after
noon. paid him 50 cts
29 Sunday {wind} E cloudy at home John came back Randall and wife to tea
30 Monday {wind} S clear husked corn. John plowed
31 Tuesday {wind} W clear warm husked corn John plowed
November 1876

1 Wednesday {wind} W Rain {Above it reads: warm} husked corn John plowed finished the 14 acre
field
2 Thursday {wind} W Rain husked corn john plowed {Above it reads: ½ day}
3 fryday {wind} S cloudy husked corn John plowed
4 Saturday {wind} W clear to Lyons paid H wood $5 for gate to Randalls to diner John plowed
5 Sunday {wind} E clear To 2 church morning and even-ning Rowland preached John home
6 Monday {wind} SE Rain husked corn John to help
7 Tuesday {wind} SW cloudy husked corn John to help Elder Rowland calle gave him a bag of corn
8 Wednesday {wind} N Rain husked corn John plowed Randall to Diner
9 Thursday {wind} NW cloudy husked corn set peach trees 50 John plowed James Shirk paid $40
EV Learn paid $1.80 cts
10 fryday {wind} W cloudy to Belmont for noon husked corn after John plowed got from Jackson 1
coat John $4.50 ½ lb tobacoe 25cts
11 Saturday {wind} SE cloudy husked corn John plowed
12 Sunday {wind} SE clear to John Learns to diner
13 Monday {wind} S cloudy took beats {beets} parsnips and potatoes John to help plowed garden
Ann to Leggs and finches
14 Tuesday {wind} NE snow finished plowing cleaned a grist 16 bushel wheat John to help John
went away for a tramp paid him 25 cts
15 Wednesday {wind} W clear husked corn Done choars
16 Thursday {wind} SW cloudy to mill 16 bushel of wheat let Jackson have 400 lb flour. got the
horses shod 8 shoes 4 new to Abbotts
17 fryday {wind} E cloudy to old Mr Mcmurys funeal Elder Smith preached. To EV Learns to tea
18 Saturday {wind} E rain husked corn Done choars

19 Sunday {wind} SE Rain at home
20 Monday {wind} N cloudy to harrietsville to see the counsel {council} to Jellys to Diner. let Ed have
100 {feet?} pnank plank?} for Road $1.00
21 Tuesday {wind} NE Rain fine husked corn
22 Wednesday {wind} W cloudy {Above it reads: cold} To Belmont fore noon got 1 lb tea Botle
{Bottle} oil from Jackson 85 cts huske {husked} corn after
23 Thursday {wind} W cloudy to lyons Dick horse was sick to Belmont got medison {medicine} from
Dyer .50 cts John came home paid Taxes to Mrs putnam $26.04 cts
24 fryday {wind} SW cloudy cold husked corn John to help
25 Saturday {wind} SE snow Sold Joe Jackson 8.. hogs for $95..00 John husked corn
26 Sunday {wind} SE clear {Above it reads: snow} To 2 church Rowland preached. Ann a home
Robert Learn here at night
27 Monday {wind} SE snow to Joe Jacksons got $95.00 To Randalls at night to M fulitons got well
made
28 Tuesday {wind} E clear cold To philips cullvers at night
29 Wednesday {wind} NW clear {Above it reads: cold} to Alma cullvers weding {wedding} to philips a
night
30 Thursday {wind} NW clear {Above it reads: cold} to Nisbets cullvers to diner to David Barbers at
night
December 1876
1 fryday {wind} NW clear cold came home Diner {dinner} to Randalls
2 Saturday {wind} N clear cold Done choars {chores} John choared took the sow to Baleys {drawing
that appears to represent a crossing}
3 Sunday {wind} NW clear at home

4 Monday {wind} NE clear husked corn. John choped comenced {chopped commenced} to feed the
horses cut feed
5 Tuesday {wind} NE clear to Belmont to mill got from Jackson 2 lb tobacoe and grocerys {groceries}
took note from C. J hoover for $34 to be paid in 14 days. John choped
6 Wednesday {wind} SW clear to Belmont got grist got from Abbott wedge {Above it reads: at 50} got
from Jackson tick $1,50 got from potts goods 75cts John choped wood
7 Thursday {wind} W snow husked corn John choped
8 fryday {wind} W clear cold put corn in crib fore noon John to help fixed crib after John choped. EV
Learn and wife here in evening
9 Saturday {wind} NW snow very blus {Above it reads: tery} Done choars John chored
10 Sunday {wind} SE cloudy snow {Above it reads: cold} at home John Learn and wife to Diner
{dinner}. Randall took his cutter home
11 Monday {wind} SE cloudy Done choars put colt in Ann was sick. John husked corn. a tramp Joe
{grayson?} here at night
12 Tuesday {wind} S cloudy thawed husked corn. John thrashed {Above it reads: oats}
13 Wednesday {wind} S cloudy husked corn John choped {chopped}
14 Thursday {wind} SW clear Done choars John choped Randall to diner. Mother here at night
George Learn here from Birty
15 fryday {wind} W cloudy cold To Belmont to mill got meal 35 lb sent for free press $1.60cts John
choped
16 Saturday {wind} W snow {Above it reads: cold} Blustey faced mitons John thrashed
17 Sunday {wind} NE snow at home George Learn here at night Birty
18 Monday {wind} W clear cold to Belmont let Jackson have flour 200lb let potts have 70lb flour John
Thrashed {Above it reads: ½} and choped {Above it reads: ½}
19 Tuesday {wind} W cloudy cold killed a hog 168 lb John to help fore noon husked corn after John
Thrashed cut sasage meet {sausage meat} at night 24lb

20 Wednesday {wind} E cloudy cold to Belmont got fish ½ lb of Jackson $5.00 from Abott a clevis.
husked corn after John thrashed
21 thursday {wind} SE cloudy took a load of oats to Randall John Thrashed
22 fryday {wind} NE snowed sick with a cold John thrashed Ann made cake
23 Saturday {wind} W cloudy sick with a cold John Done choars. Randall and wife here at night
24 Sunday {wind} NE clear at home. Randall and Ann to 2 church Rowlan preached his wife stayed
with me they went home at night
25 Monday christmas {wind} E snow to George Leggs to diner John Done choars
26 Tuesday {wind} W clear to Belmont got over coat from Jackson $13.50 got cheese money $50 to
Diner to Mrs clines John choared philip Learn and wife here to tea
27 Wednesday {wind} W clear To St thomas put in the Merchants Bank $304 01 cts got a cap from
coyn $2.50 to Lymans to diner Ann To Lymans. John choared
28 Thursday {wind} E snow cleaned oats 26 bushel fore noon to Randalls after took stove there
John choared
29 fryday {wind} E snow Blustery killed 3 hogs Jim wilsey to help paid him 75 cts John helped
30 Saturday {wind} W cold Blustery cut up hogs 3 made sausage John choared
31 Sunday {wind} W clear {Above it reads: B {for Blustery?}} cloudy To 2 church Mconel preached
To george To Tea Ed and phil here at night
January 1877
1 Monday {wind} SE clear to Lyons town meeting voted fo {for} fuliton simpson charleton Bentley
Ann to Johns. to diner to Randalls John Thrashed oats
2 Tuesday {wind} E clear Drawed 1 load wood sent for the canadian Baptist paper 3. $5.25 ct to
Belmont got chock {chalk?} for cheese $10 Randall here at night John thrashed oats
3 Wednesday {wind} NW NE clear to London paid taxes on swamp. Randall with me left cap To
Belts to be cleaned and fixed Lyman and fam to diner Eckworth here at night John thrashed

4 thursday {wind} SW clear To Enick Smiths to diner to the swamp John Done choars W Eckworth
here day and night
5 fryday {wind} SW cloudy to Belmont got lamp oil of Jjackson 5 gals $2.10 to 23 tea 37 let him have
Dryed {dried} Apples bushels 4. and 15 lb paid John 62 ½ David Mondaville to diner John choared
thrashed
6 Saturday {wind} SW clear Done choars John to Lymans. Paid him 10 cts
7 Sunday {wind} SW cloudy {Above it reads: mild} to New Sarum to church Tomkins preached to E
lurners to diner. paid to D Newcomb $1 for organ
8 Monday {wind} cold snow cleaned oats {Above it reads: 19 bushel} and wheat fore noon John to
help John thrashed oats after
9 Tuesday {wind} SW clear To Belmont to mill 16 bus {bushels} got from Jackson goods $2 let Dyer
have Bean 1 ½ $1.50 Abott 1 bushel Beans John thrashed oats
10 Wednesday {wind} SW snow at home father and Mother here John thrashed oats
11 Thursday {wind} S and N snow at home Randall and wife here to diner {dinner} father and Mother
went away. John thrashed oats and choared
12 fryday {wind} NE cloudy cold {Between lines it reads: and oats 42 1.00} to Belmont let Jackson
have 614 lb flour $2,85 cts $1,7,50 got Boots $350. 2 brooms John thrashed oats choars
13 Saturday {wind} W clear cold at home John thrashed oats and choared
14 Sunday {wind} SE clear To 2 church Mconel preached to W Barrs to diner John Done the choars
15 Monday {wind} NE snow to Belmont with Randall to get frank hawkins David Brown here at night.
cleaned oats 28 John choared thrashed
16 Tuesday {wind} W clear To Belmont with G Legg got 1 lb tobacoe from Jackson Geroge Legg
and wife to diner {dinner} George Learn and wife to tea. D Brown here. John thrashed oats and
choared
17 Wednesday {wind} W clear at home W Barr and wife Levi Smith and wife Cornell and wife a child
here to diner D Brown went away John Thrashed oats

18 Thursday {wind} SW cloudy to st Thomis {St Thomas} to fathers Birthday party he was 80 years
old John done coars {chores}
19 fryday {wind} SW cloudy {Above it reads: mild} to Belmont to cheese meeting to Wh Odles to tea
John thrashed and choared
20 Saturday {wind} N clear cleaned oats 22 bushel John to help and choared
21 Sunday {wind} SW clear cold to New sarum To church Tomkins preached to Tomkins to diner.
John Done the choars Jane Stevenson to tea
22 Monday {wind} SW clear to halls. Tomkins and wife to diner John Learn and wife to tea. John
thrashed oats
23 Tuesday {wind} W clear cold to Belmont got the horses shod 8 soes {shoes} to Abbotts got Bobs
from him $ 36 let him have Nole {and} hoover for $34 paid $1.75 to charles Learns to tea John
choared
24 Wednesday {wind} W cold clear to John Learns to diner John Thrashed and choared
25 Thursday {wind} W clear got sheep 6 from John Learn let him have baby To Randalls after John
thrashed and choared
26 fryday {wind} SW clear to swamp got posts from sandy cury 26 for $104 ct to litle {little} Johns to
tea John thrashed and choared {chored}
27 Saturday {wind} SW clear to Aylmer with oats 37 bus got $15. sold to Lewis for 40 cts John
choared and thrashed Earnest Learn here at night
28 Sunday {wind} SW clear to 2 church Mconel {McConnell?} preached lib farquer and Jane Stevon
to Diner. to George Aplefords {Applefords} to tea John to John Learns
29 Monday {wind} SW clear thawed to cheese meeting to John Stewarts Randall and wife here to
tea John choared and thrashed oats
30 Tuesday {wind} SE clear thawed to Nelson Learns George Learn and wife with us to diner
{dinner}. John choared.
31 Wednesday SE cloudy thaw to Belmont to mill 6 bushel of wheat 24 of chop oats peas got from
potts 220 {sptes?} from Nugent slips

February 1877
1 thursday {wind} SW clear to Belmont got grist let hoover have 100lb flour. got from Jackson goods
$2.55 paid John $171
2 fryday {wind} E clear Thawed Done choars {chores}. went to James Batleys to tea John choared
3 Saturday {wind} NE cloudy cleaned oats 38 bushel John to help John went to Lymans at night Litle
{Little} John Learn and wife here at n To tea
4 Sunday {wind} W clear Thawed at home. John came home
5 Monday {wind} NW cloudy to harriettsville to ensurence {insurance} meeting got ensured {insured}
for $2500 paid $5...cts litle John and wife with us to diner to J Jeleys John choared
6 Tuesday {wind} SW cloudy at home cleaned wheat James Learn and wife and Sarah Bolsby To
diner John Thrashed and choared
7 Wednesday {wind} S clear to Aylmer Ann to Johns to diner To Randalls. John choared thrashed
8 Thursday {wind} S clear to Aylmer with Wheat 32.7 bushel got $1.30 cts $41.75 to Diner to P
charlestons John choared Thrashed
9 fryday {wind} S clear to Belmont to mill let Jackson have honey 17 ½ {Between lines it reads: our
cap $2.25} $3.32 cts got goods $3.72 cts got Bedstead from Bonn $7 John choared thrashed
10 Saturday {wind} SW clear thawed husked corn. went to John Learns. John thrashed oats choared
11 Sunday {wind} SW clear To New Sarum to church Tomkins preached. to John finches To diner
paid Newcomb $4..00 for Tomkins. John at home
12 Monday {wind} N cloudy blustery to John Lutons traded 23 bushel of Barley to diner Ann with me
John thrashed choared Randall took charley
13 Tuesday {wind} NW clear thawed to Belmont to mill got grist Randall fetched charley home John
thrashed choared
14 Wednesday {wind} SW clear To Randalls to diner John choared {chored} and thrashed
15 Thursday {wind} W cloudy cleaned oats 41 bushel John to help hanah to diner {dinner} paid John
50cts

16 fryday {wind} NW clear fixed {sptes?} John thrashe {thrashed}
17 Saturday {wind} NW snow {Above it reads: Blustery} traded Bell to Tom Belmore for Nelley B.
John thrashe
18 Sunday {wind} SW {Above it reads: cloudy} snow at home. John at home
19 Monday {wind} NW clear {Above it reads: cold} at home John thrashed let Tom Bellmore have
barley 8 bushel for Boat
20 Tuesday {wind} SW clear To swamp. Rented Sandy Cury the swamp for 1 year for $40 and Road
work and taxes to be paid John Thrashed
21 Wednesday {wind} S clear husked corn John Thrashed
22 Thursday {wind} S clear to Randalls Sarah Anns Baby born at 5 oclock Ann to Randalls at night
John Thrashed choared
23 fryday {wind} NW cloudy to Randalls to diner Ann came home let John Learn Jr have 2 bus
{bushels} of corn {Above it reads: $120} let Aga winters have 2 ½ lb Butter 50cts John thrashed and
choared
24 Saturday {wind} NE cloudy cleaned oats John to help 38
25 Sunday {wind} NW cold to Lyons to church Williams preached to Randalls to diner Ann stayed to
Randalls John at home
26 Monday {wind} N clear husked corn John choped {chopped} Ann to Randalls
27 Tuesday {wind} SEW clear to R fulitons salee {sale} John Thrashed Ann came home
28 Wednesday {wind} SW clear to Belmont let Jackson have 6 ½ Doz eggs 12 ½ cts Doz John
choped got John 3 lb tobacoe pencil 58 cts
March 1877
1 Thursday {wind} SW clear Drawed Beckets to Bush Taped {tapped} 15 trees John washed the
Buckets. fther {father} to diner
2 fryday {wind} S Rain forenoon taped 145 trees after noon John to help

3 Saturday {wind} SW cloudy {Above it reads: snow} worked in bush taped {tapped} 47 trees fix
boiling place and gethered {gathered} 2 Tubs of sap John to help. frank haw kins fetched dick horse
home from Randalls
4 Sunday {wind} NW cold at home
5 Monday {wind} NW cold Boiled sap John to help old Black cow down
6 Tuesday {wind} SW snow thrashed oats with the horses John to help. Ann sugared off 22lb.
Randall to diner. Midge cow {smudge} had a calf
7 Wednesday {wind} SE clear cold Thrashed oats John to help
8 Thursday {wind} SE Rain Thrashed oats John to help
9 fryday {wind} NW cold snow {Above it reads: Blustery} to Belmont for Dr wilson Ann to Randalls
John choared
10 Saturday {wind} W clear cleaned oats 82 bushel John to help. Ann to Randalls
11 Sunday {wind} SW snow to Randalls Ann came home John to No 1 to church
12 Monday {wind} NE snow {Above it reads: cold} Thrashed peas John to help Randall took the cow
home left the colt Elder Rowland to diner {dinner}
13 Tuesday {wind} S clear Thrashed peas fore noon John to help To Randalls after lill cow had a calf
14 Wednesday {wind} S and N snow {Above it reads: Blustery} Thrashed peas John to help
15 Thursday {wind} SW clear to Belmont let Dyer have Egg 11 Doz oats 4 bushel got for John
shirting $181 cts got tea 3 ¾ lbs to Randalls after John Thrashed peas choared Ann to Eds quilting
spot cow had a calf
16 fryday {wind} NW snow cold cleaned peas 57 bushel John to help. let cullver finch have oats 14
bushel $5.60 cts. Mrs finch cullver and liley to tea
17 Saturday {wind} W clear finished Thrashing oats John choared. Mrs Dr Cline and 2 children to tea
18 Sunday {wind} SW snow To Randalls. John home

19 Monday {wind} NW snow to Springfield with oats bushel 41. got 43 cts per bushel James Learn
with me John choared old Eckwith here at night. Levy and Enick Smith and wives here to diner
20 Tuesday {wind} NE clear {Above it reads: Thunder a night} To thew swamp. John choped
{chopped}. Ann to Randalls
21 Wednesday {wind} NE snow {Above it reads: clear after} to Randalls for Ann cleaned oats 12
bushel John choared {chored}
22 Thursday {wind} SW Thawed to spring field with oats 57 bushel 44cts $25.00 John choared
23 fryday {wind} W clear thawed to Belmont to mill 24 bus to chop. Gethered {gathered} sap 2 tubs
after John to help. Randall to Diner and Jessa Robert to work for him. let Jackson have 15 lb of
Butter 25cts per lb $3.75
24 Saturday {wind} NE cloudy to Belmont got grist boiled sap John boiled. Elder Rowlan Olover
{Oliver?} cullver and boy and lida and Martha hill here at night pide cow had a calf
25 Sunday {wind} E Rain to 2 church Rowland preached. O cullver and boy here. sow had 6 pigs
26 Monday {wind} NE Rain snow {Between lines it reads: Ann sugard 25 lb} Done choars John
skined {skinned} the old Black cow Cullvers went away Ann sugared of {off} 25 lb
27 Tuesday {wind} NW clear thawed to Belmont let potts have a hide 50 lb $250. Drawed sap after 3
tubs. John to help Randall and hawkins to diner
28 Wednesday {wind} NW windy Boiled sap John to help
29 Thursday {wind} NW clear wind to Eagans mill fore noon John choared Ann sugared off 35 lb
30 fryday {wind} SW clear thawed To Randalls fore noon worked in the Bush after John to help
31 Saturday {wind} SE Rain To Belmont got 2 lb tobacoe and 1 of soap from McBrane for $1.14 cts
1 for John John choped {chopped}
April 1877
1 Sunday {wind} S Rain at home. Neley cow sick Norms wife to tea
2 Monday {wind} NW clear gethered {gathered} and Boiled sap 5 tubs John to help John comenced
{commenced} work for a year for $72

3 Tuesday {wind} NE SE clear Boiled sap John to help
4 Wednesday {wind} SE clear to Belmont got from W Martin timothey seed 80lb for $4.00 order a
pair of pants from Jackson John choped. Sam Legg and wife to tea. Ann sugared off 73lb.
5 Thursday {wind} NW snow gethered sap 5 tubs boiled John to help
6 fryday {wind} NW clear gethered sap 3 tubs Boiled John to help. Ann sugared off 42lb
7 Saturday {wind} NE clear boiled sap Drawed wood John to help Ann sugared off 30lb
8 Sunday {wind} E windy at home Joe Alen to tea Ed Learn to diner
9 Monday {wind} NE clear gethered sap 4 tubs Boiled John to help sold peas 28 bu {bushels} ten to
Ravy 18 to Dunn for 75 per lb Elder Rowland to diner Ann sugard {sugared} 40 lb
10 Tuesday {wind} NE clear Boiled sap fore noon John to help John choped {chopped} after
11 Wednesday {wind} N clear To Randalls got horses shoes set on front feet John choped
12 Thursday {wind} NS clear worked in bush finished let EV Learn have 10 bushel peas 75 cts per
bushel $7.50 traded oats with Jim for peas 16 ½ for 10 Jim and wife to diner {dinner}
13 fryday {wind} NE clear To Belmont let Jackson have eggs 27 dDz 12cts got $250 got seed to
Martins got Bushes to Tibets let Taylon have ½ bu potta toes [potatoes?} 50 cts John choped
14 Saturday {wind} SE clear to St Thomas put the Merchants Bank $96 all in the Bank 400.07 to
Elder Rowlands to diner Ann to philips John choped and choared {chopped and chored}
15 Sunday {wind} W clear at home Randall and Chaley {charley} Legg called
16 Monday {wind} SE rain fore noon clear after Cultivated 2 teams John to help
17 Tuesday {wind} E SE clear {Above it reads: Rain at night} Sowed wheat {Above it reads: 7 acres}
John Draged
18 Wednesday {wind} E Rain Done choars John choared {chored}
19 Thursday {wind} E Rain To Belmont got pants from Jackson $3.65 cts John choared
20 fryday {wind} NW clear Done choars John choped {chopped}

21 Saturday {wind} NW clear Lame. John choped Elder Rowland to tea fetched my watch
22 Sunday {wind} W clear to 2 church Elder Rowland preached. Randall and wife to diner {dinner}
23 Monday {wind} S clear Rolled medow {meadow} John cultivated. sold Mckelon Barley 4 bushel.
Elder Rowland to diner
24 Tuesday {wind} NW squals sowed grass seede John cultivated Sarah Ann and Jessa Roberts to
Diner
25 Wednesday {wind} N clear Done choars John cultivated
26 Thursday {wind} S clear sowed oats 24 bushel John draged
27 fryday {wind} E clear sowed oats 14 bushel fore noon John draged Rolled wheat after noon
28 Saturday {wind} E Rain to Belmont let Dyer have molases {Molasses} 4 gals {Above it reads:
$5.44} $1.25 egg 30 Doz {Above it reads: 10} $30 got 2lb Tobacoe and comb $ 1.50 John Draged
oats fin {finished}
29 Sunday {wind} SW cloudy To No 1 To church Dyer preached Joe Alen to diner
30 Monday {wind} W cloudy {Above it reads: hail} to Belmont let Dyer have peas 6 ½ bushel {Above
it reads: 90 $5.50} got salt 3 barels {barrels} $3.30 wash load 20 let Norm have barley 10 bushel. let
Litle John Learn have oats 30 bushel $13.50 paid
May 1877
1 Tuesday {wind} N cleared Done choars John cultivated
2 Wednensday {wind} N clear choared John cultivated
3 Thursday {wind} SW clear Sowed pears 6 ½ bushel Barley 12 bushel let M White have 1 bushel of
corn for $1.00 not paid John Draged
4 fryday {wind} SW clear to Belmont let Dyer have eggs 16 {Above it reads: 10 $160} Doz 7 quarts of
onions $1.05 Ann got Dress. $12.05 John choared {chored} Ravy got pear 10 bushel paid $7.50
5 Saturday {wind} NE clear made garden John to help planted potatoes to John Learn after tea
6 Sunday {wind} E clear To 2 church Rowland preached. John Learn and wife to diner

7 Monday {wind} clear to swamp fore noon let Norm have 10 bushel Barley {Above it reads: lent} 2
¾ peas $2.47 ½ cts John cultivated
8 Tuesday {wind} NE clear turned the cows out to pater {pasture}. John cultivated fore noon. helped
to plant potatoes after Ann to Belmont to get Dresse fited {Dress fitted}
9 Wednesnday {wind} NE Rain planted potatoes fore noon John to help To Belmont after to mill 16
bushel chop and 4 of wheat let Jackson have 3 bags of potatoes $2.70 got goods $7.00 for John
10 Thursday {wind} W clear Rolled John draged corn ground. let John Learn have 8 bushels of peas
and 3 ½ corn $7.50
11 fryday {wind} SE clear Rolled. John cultivated
12 Saturday {wind} SE clear to Belmont got grist got from Abbott Bette Rings and plow point John
sick took him to Dr spencer let Jackson have butter 24 lb crack Randall to tea let him have $20.00 as
lent
13 Sunday {wind} SE clear To 2 church a stranger preached. John sick
14 Monday {wind} S clear Draged and Rolled corn ground let W Barr and Cullver finch have 1 ½
bushels of corn each John sick
15 Tuesday {wind} S clouldy Masked corn ground let litle John have 1 bushel of {Above it reads:
hard} corn D Brown ½ and Norm, ½ Not paid John sick
16 Wednesday {wind} SW showers sick John sick D pery to work Randall wife here got flour
17 Thursday {wind} S showers plowed John planted corn pery split Rails
18 fryday {wind} SW clear hot plowed pery split Rails John sick let D Baxter have corn 1 ¼ bushel
$1.25 Ann to Randalls
19 Saturday {wind} SE clear hot planted corn John to help to Belmont let Dyer have eggs 35 Doz
{Above it reads: 10} $2.50 get $1.00
20 Sunday {wind} S clear hot to 2 church Rowland preached. To Belmont with John to Dr Merlatt
Randall and wife and Jacob Shirk and wife John finch and wife David Shirk and Lely finch to diner

21 Monday {wind} S&N clear planted corn John and pery to help let John Simpson have ¾ bushels
of corn 75 Cullver finch paid $1.50
22 Tuesday {wind} W rain to Randalls sale Bargen {Bargain} with colard for a drill for $70 let him
have a harness for $35. Frery {pery?} split Rails John finch planing {planting} corn
23 Wednesday {wind} N clear cool Done choars {chores} John drawed Rails. pery built fence
24 Thursday {wind} NW clear cool sowed millet planted Beans John to help to Belmont after Randall
and wife withe us Ann got her Linen Dress
25 fryday {wind} NW clear to Randalls plowed garden John choared {chored} pery split Rails
26 Saturday {wind} N clear Sowed corn and Turnps {turnips} John draged. pery fine shed fence. paid
him $4.00 fish pedler {peddler} to diner {dinner}
27 Sunday {wind} W clear To 2 church Stranger preached. John to Lyman Learns
28 Monday {wind} NE clear Done choars John piled manure. father and Mother to diner Randalls
and Sam Leggs to tea
29 Tuesday {wind} S clear To Randalls father and Mother with John chored Nelson Learn here at
night
30 Wednesday {wind} S clear Done choars. John piled Manure
31 Thursday {wind} S clear To Belmont got 4 shoes set to Abbotts got can fixed to potts. got Drill
from W. Colard $80.00 let Dyer have eggs 20 {Above it reads: Doz}
June 1877
1 fryday {wind} S clear warm Done choar {chore}. paid William Collard $ 77.50 cts for Drill in full to
Belmont. got cheese Money $25 from Davison Neley Mare had a colt
2 Saturday {wind} S showers Done choars John choared sold Gun 3 bushels of millet seeds $3.00
3 Sunday {wind} SW Rain {Above it reads: night} to George Leggs to diner
4 Monday {wind} S clear Worked Road teams John Sam Legg Road Muster

5 Tuesday {wind} E cloudy cultivated corn John to help. to Belmont got charley shod to Abbotts 4
shoes .50 cts
6 Wednesday {wind} NE clear worked Road John to an team Mrs C Brown and Mrs Barr to tea let
george have ½ bushel millet seeds
7 Thursday NE clear to St Thomas to Diner to Rowlands. Caller to charles got Ann a bonet {bonnet}
got a hat To tea to Weslakes John cut thistles
8 fryday {wind} SW clear cultivated corn John to help. to Belmont let Dyer have 11 ½ Doz eggs
$1,26 got goods $1,70ct got order from simptson $21.00 Sarah Learn and herbert Nety Lety Clady to
diner
9 Saturday {wind} S Rain to henry Roberts got order paid $21.00 cultivated corn after John Learn
paid $6.00 Ann got her Dress paid $5.00 frank Learn here at night paid pery $4.50
10 Sunday {wind} W clear cool to New sarum to church Tomkins preached Ann at home Randalls to
tea
11 Monday {wind} S clear cultivated corn John to help Nelley Mare to Hoe
12 Tuesday {wind} S clear took Ann to kings mill to go to waterford george Emer and wife here at
night. cut thistles after noon. paid for plank to charlton $ 14.75
13 Wednesday {wind} S shower cut thistles fore noon john to help John hoed potatoes Ann went
home Randall and wife here at night Bees swarmed
14 Thursday {wind} SW Rain went to Simcoe to Ed Colons at night
15 fryday {wind} S clear to R Wilcoxes and Yongs to philips at night
16 Saturday {wind} S clear To Nisbet cullvers to philips at night
17 Sunday {wind} S clear to David Barber at night
18 Monday {wind} S clear came home Margret with us to Belmont let Dyer have 17 Doz eggs got
John shoes $1.25.
19 Tuesday {wind} NW clear cut clover cultivated corn Margret here Dan Smith here
20 Wednesday {wind} E clear cultivated corn John to help Margret here Smith went away

21 Thursday {wind} NW cloudy Raked hay cultivated corn John to help Margret went to Johns
22 fryday {wind} N clear cultivated corn John to help to Belmont got goods from Dyer $2.00 took grist
to mill
23 Saturday {wind} S clear cut hay and Drawed in 3 load John to help Margret came back from
Johns
24 Sunday {wind} SW clear {Above it reads: Rain at night} at home Margret here Randall and wife to
Diner
25 Monday {wind} SW clear {Above it reads: Rain at night} Raked hay John to help Margret here
26 Tuesday {wind} SW Rain To Belmont got horses shod 4 shoes wagon pole to Abbotts. paid Bill
$1.00 Margret here
27 Wednesday {wind} SW clear to Lyons got wagon and took it to Belmont to Abbott. let Dyer have 7
½ Doz eggs got goods $1,89 and paid John 75 Margret here
28 Thursday {wind} NW Rain Drawed in hay 5 load went to lambeth to John Smiths after Margret
with us
29 fryday {wind} NW Rain came home to Nelsons to tea Margret with us
30. Saturday {wind} SW Rain to Randalls Margret with John choared Bees swarmed
local farm
diary
June 1873 - June 1877
Harrietville/Belmont
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