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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 {Blank page} {Blank page} 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 80 100 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 60 375 c 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 ed. $200{Front cover} {Back cover} �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew McFarland Learn Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew McFarland Learn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private: Courtesy of Catharine Wilson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1873-1877 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Andrew McFarland Learn Diary & Transcription, 1873-1877 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew McFarland Learn Diary & Transcription, 1873-1877 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew McFarland Learn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private: Courtesy of Catharine Wilson Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Elgin County, Dorchester South Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1873 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Andrew McFarland Learn Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June1873</span></h2> <p>1. Sunday wind Sclear .to 2 church wolveston , preactied . Gehen egéson to Zex , DeMoone and urfé peri- in the evening</p> <p>2. Monday wind Sclear to Belmontriith milk in the scorning piled Boards Bought a Rease combin froer . J. Putmanse for ) 160 have col for let him a 1893 aprig 12 old mashine 8810 Randall drawed manure and took the colti dolions 300 feet fenice tourdish</p> <p>3. Tuesday wind S S clear to St. Thomas with posts Randall drawed manure to fathers to diner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>160 feet Randall drowned in Just Horry To the hop X you're learn and shows to Ding ... ) I Walkerto Lines &amp; Sunday with &amp; clear at hairce Lejonare fourel Go 9 - Monday weine Recteur To J Thomas Took boards took of Rogchanson 11/1000 form to build fenice 4 get mails 102th hinges latch ww lack foog ali from elle kyfough 1867 9 Randall iworked the Road 4 pide courte Bull Will come to Build</p> <p>10 tuesday wired 9 14 hai marked Rond Randall to help with lease Term at the same todos to direct and lea Brook field-Station</p> <p>11 Wednesday wind Well,we I not well . Randall twee - Marcire part of the way 12 Thursday wind Italia To Belimasel fors maringot Nori Da choice 810 pais To Boyd son Garrow 88 75cts atwee got shoes from ly cultivate carne afterstone I learn To Ride horse Randall draut mosep</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 fryday wind SE clear To St Thomas Brought jr Johnson home. Bawed $15 from Mrs Finch To cullvers to diner. Randall drawed Manure</p> <p>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 Bargened with R Sleath for a plow for lumber at $13,50 per Thousand plow $18</p> <p>15 Sunday wind SE clear to 2 church at 3 oclock James Learnd and Charles fergeson To diner W Barn and C Brown and wives To Tea and j Learm and wife and 3 boys to Tea</p> <p>16 Monday wind SW clear To London got Mashine from Elet 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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17 Tuesday wind SE clear cut Thistles Randall and Jane to pick nick</p> <p>18 Wednesday wind SW clear I was sick Randall drawed wood and went to Belmont fare. Hanah Learn and Leta finch and Adaline</p> <p>Gracey and Mr D Moore called in the evening Johnson and bay came from Building fence to St Thomas</p> <p>19 Thursday wind SW clear cultivated corn I Learn to help Randall comenced To plow sumer falowe Bees swarmed spot hefer to Bull let j R johnson have The wool to work on shares 45lb wool</p> <p>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</p> <p>21 Saturday wind SW clear plowed sumer falowe Rand Randall plowed got from Cambell a single harnes for $30 To be paid in lumber at $14 per 1000 R Learn here at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 Sunday wind E Rain at home Randall and jane To Maplton George C Learn and George Deacon to Tea father and Mother here at night and Charles Learn jr</p> <p>23 Monday wind E cloudy Set calage done choars Randall plowed let E Mc have 100 feet boards for $1.50 got from Mother $2. Mother here fathe went home Black cow To Bull Rain at night</p> <p>24 Tuesday wind E cloudy helped Ev Learn To saw Randall and team To Mothe To EV Learn I Paid her $2</p> <p>25 Wednesday wind E clear hoed potatoes got a pump from P Tutnam for $7,50 ct Randall plowed D Moore had a Cow To Bull</p> <p>26 Thursday wind E went To simcoe To fine To S coners Bugners To Tea To Bugners at night To Philips Cullves</p> <p>27 fryday wind SE To hullville to Barbers To Diner To W cullvers To Tea. To Philips at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28 Saturday wind S to simcoe to Carlton Cullvers for Diner To To R Willcox, to Tea to Nisbet Cullvers at night</p> <p>29 Sunday wind SE to Blooms Burgh to Church Elder Slat preached. To philips at night. pide to Bull</p> <p>30 Monday wind SW Rain all day To john Cullvers To Tea to Malons to Diner to philips at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1873</span></h2> <p>1 Tuesday wind W Came home David Barber and wife with us</p> <p>2 Wednes wind W rain Took a load of cheese 30 To Danchestar Station David Barber with me</p> <p>3 Thursday wind W to Belmont To mill got money for cheese $31. Barber and wife went to St Thomas Randall and jane To E lick Brush here at night Bees swarmed</p> <p>4 fryday wind S clearn hoed garden to Belmont got the chop 20 bushel let Sleath have 786 fet boards Abot 148 feet bees swarmed D Moore had a cow to B Randall and jane cam home</p> <p>5 Saturday wind W clear Done choars paid Mrs finch $15 fore noon Randall hlped D Moore cut hay afternoon D Barber and wife here at night gave him $2 for Margret Cullver from E Brush</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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 meeling at night</p> <p>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</p> <p>8 Tuesday wind W Rain fixed Barn brdge to church meeting at night Barber and wife here</p> <p>9 Wednesday wind W cut hay fore noon Raked and put up after noon Ann with barbre and wife To London. Spot cow to Bull</p> <p>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</p> <p>11 fryday wind W clear Drawed hay in barn 5 load lot james Camble have lumber 2144 feet D Barber went home celem stayed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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</p> <p>13 Sunday wind S clear To 2 church Celema with me Ann sick Reetch preached</p> <p>14 Monday wind SW rain cut thistles james Shirk called in the evening and wife</p> <p>15 Tuesday wind W rain fore noon cut hay after noon and put up. David Barber and Margret cullver came here at night</p> <p>16 Wednesday wind SW cloudy cut hay finshed 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</p> <p>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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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</p> <p>19 Saturday wind NW Rain Drawed hay in drive Barn 5 load 1 in Barn Randall Took jane home at night pide cow to Bull</p> <p>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 Ran away</p> <p>21 Monday wind S clear Drawed in 4 load of hay Peter Tutnam Set up Mashine. Calista picked cherys Randall took his Bugy to Belmont to get mended Midge hefer To Bull</p> <p>22 Tuesday wind SW clear cut and Bound wheat Mrs Tralon here and Mrs foster and Ed for cherys let james Camble have joies156 for $2,49 cts not paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Wednesday wind SE clear cut and put up weat EV Learn To help. Mrs Traton To Diner got chery</p> <p>24 Thursday wind Sw clear hot cut and put up wheat and finished fall wheat Mrs Traton for chereys Calista for cherys here</p> <p>25 fryday wind SW clear Rain at night Draged fore noon on sumer falowe cultivated after noon Randall Draged Mrs Traton here for cherys</p> <p>26 Saturday wind SE cloudy to Belmont got the horses shod 6 set 2 new ones Catlarine Leach and jane Learn here at night. balon and wife To Tea</p> <p>27 Sunday wind S clear hot To Mary jane farqurs funeral john finch and john fergeson and georg Learn to diner. Star cow To Bull</p> <p><br />28 Monday wind E cloudy Rain helped EV Learn to line wheat Randall to help Mrs Traton and calestu here for cherys Mrs D Moore to Diner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29 Tyesday wind W clear Drawed in wheat after noon Randall helped EV Learn fore noon</p> <p>30 Wednesday wind SW clear hot Drawed in wheat finished Randall helped. got from Mrs Bass 10 quarts beryes for $1.00cts</p> <p>31 Thursday wind SE cloudy Rain cut fence corners fore noon Randall Raked Stable Rain after noon Randall to harietsvill Robert Learn here at nght</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1873</span></h2> <p>1 fryday wind SW to Belmont got cheese money $32 . . got from Odle 30 lb sugar $3 and a barel salt $1..65 cts Randall went to Aylmer uncle finch abd Annt Came from Loho Traughton to Diner.</p> <p>2 Saturday wind SW clear cut thistles fore noon to covnant meeting after noon. Drawed in 2 load of Rakings afTer Tea Randall to help</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3 Sunday wind NW clear cool To 2 church at 11. and Night Wolverton preach fore noon Grant at night To hills to Tea</p> <p>4 Monday wind NW clear Cultivated on sumer falow with flora and pete Ann picked the geese Randall to Lyons</p> <p>5 tuesday wind SW clear Dug Onions. To church Meeting at night Randall draged sum erfalow</p> <p>6 Wednesday wind SW clear To swamp To j R john sons to Diner. Randall sawed his Dash Board indians got honey and cherys $1.30</p> <p>7 Thursday wind SW rain to help finches Thras with Team and Randall</p> <p>8 fryday wind SW clear Done choars Randall drawed Manure johnsond and boy to tea lill to Bull</p> <p>9 Saturday wind chang {illegible} clear To 1 church on camita To covnant meeTing Randall To Belmont got his Bugy To mapleTon at night Diner Tea D Ed woods</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Sunday wind SE clear to 2 church Grant preached</p> <p>11 Monday wind W rain, clear comenced to cut oats</p> <p>12 Tuesday wind W cloudy cut oats jR johnson and Sam to help bind and Randall Bound</p> <p>13 Wednesday wind E cloudy cut oats finished Randall and Sam jhn son Bound Ann sick</p> <p>14 Thursday wind E clear set up oats Randall helped fore noon to Belmont after noon got from Odle12 yds coTon and {of?} 2 yds print 17 cts bar soap 20. 1 spool 15 cts comb 50 lamp glass 10 cts</p> <p>15 fryday wind NE clear Done choars Randall to help EV Learn after noon Traded horses with George Apleford</p> <p>16 Saturday wind N clear Rain Comenced spring wheat Hiram and George Smith to Diner. to john Learns after tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 Saturday wind E clear to 2 church Wolverton preached Galaton finch to Diner</p> <p><br />18 Monday wind SE clear cut spring wheat Randall Bound</p> <p>19 tuesday wind S clear cut spring wheat Randall Bound EV Learn helped after noon finished</p> <p>20 Wednesday wind SW clear Done choars Randall to help EV Learn Draw in oats. let G finch have .50 cts</p> <p>21 thursday wind SW clear Drawed in the oats 7 acres Randall and joe Drawed Adaline Gracy here at night</p> <p>22 fryday wind SW clear Drawed in spring wheat Randall and joe to help finished harvest</p> <p>23 Saturday wind E N clear plowed for wheat Randall helped EV Learn Draw oats in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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</p> <p>25 Monday wind SW rain forenoon to help EV Learn Thrash after noon 296 oats 44 bushel of wheat</p> <p>26 Tuesday wind E cloudy cleaned wheat fore noon To Belmont to mill after noon 10 bushed of wheat and 12 of chop To wagon to E Mathews to get ex to fergesons at night Colen had his foot Taken of with reaper</p> <p>27 Wednesday wind E clear cut sowed corn fore noon plowed for wheat after noon</p> <p>28 Thursday wind SE clear plowed with 2 Teams finch shed to Belmont at get 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</p> <p>29 fryday wind SW clear to Niles Town To court for a witness for jane Stvenson Bines To Deacon Edwards</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Randall put up corn EV Learn hat a cow to Bull</p> <p>30 SaTurday wind S clear hot cut sowed corn to Belmot at night let Dyer have 9 Doz eggs got 9. bowls Randall got his colt shod to Abots 2 shers</p> <p>31 Sunday wind SW Rain at home john Learn and wife and john finch to Tea</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1873</span></h2> <p>1 Monday wind W clear. cool to ST Thomas to Diner To Charles Learns. put in the Mechants Bank $201 for my self and $45 for Randall Randall to help fawcett Thrash</p> <p>2 Tuesday wind NW clear Sowed wheat 6 Randall Draged with colts</p> <p>3 Wednesday wind SE rain at night finished Draging the wheat and furowed out</p> <p>4 Thursday wind SW Rain to Belmont got wagon got from Dyer chees mong $30. Randall to Belmont to H Lacks sale</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 fryday wind NW clea 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</p> <p>6 Saturday wind NW clear put up sowed corn fore noon To covnant meeting after noon W Marsh way put in Deacon. paid W Marsh for the preaches $24</p> <p>7 Sunday wind SW Rain To 2 church Wolverton preached john Denis and wife and Magy Black To Diner jane Stevenson ja Alen to Tea Randall to Church Robert Learn To Diner</p> <p>8 Monday wind SE clear To swamp got posts fixed posts after noon Randall cut sowed corn Turned. on. clover the cows and cattle</p> <p>9 Tuesday wind SW cool clear to ST Thomas with posts and Trees 7 cherys 5 plums and 1 aple set Them Randall cut corn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Wednesday wind SW clear cut corn Randall helped</p> <p>11 Thursday wind S clear cut corn Randall helped took up 2 skips of Bees at night put 4 in the wood house</p> <p>12 fryday wind S Rain at night cut corn Randall helped</p> <p>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</p> <p>14 Sunday wind NW cool to 2 church to prayer MeeTing Browns with us to W Barrs to Diner Randall Drove peTe colt</p> <p>15 Monday wind S Rain after n cut corn Randall helped Ram after noon Star cow To Bull</p> <p>16 Tuesday wind NW clear Cut and put up corn Randall helped finishd cuTing. Let SroughTon have 100 feet plank for Road $150</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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</p> <p>18 Thursday wind SW clear Drawed. wood killed a pig Done choars got 1 bus potatoes from Sraughton Rain at night</p> <p>19 fryday wind NW clear comenced To Tharsh spring wheat 84 bushed Aplefords Thrashed Sraughton and bill and D Moore EV Learn and joe john cullver and galaTon finch to help</p> <p>20 Saturday wind N clear Thrashed fall wheat 124 bushed 108 oats Mashine brake dawn james Learn here at night</p> <p>21 Sunday wind S clear to Disiple Church E Shepard preached Randall to 2 church SLer preached</p> <p>22 Monday wind SE Rain to Neal taylors. to Old Mr Taylors funeral D Apeford To London for Repairs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Wednesday wind SW clear cut corn Randall helped</p> <p>11 Thursday wind S clear cut corn Randall helped took up 2 skips of Bees at night put 4 in the wood house</p> <p>12 fryday wind S Raind at night cut corn Randall helped</p> <p>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</p> <p>14 Sunday wind NW cool to 2 church to prayer Meeting Browns with us to W Barrs to diner Randall Drove pete colt</p> <p>15 Monday wind S Rain after n Cut corn Randall helpedRam after noon Star cow To Bull</p> <p>16 Tuesday wind Nw clear Cut and put up corn Randall helped finishd cuTing let SroughTonhave 100 feet plank for Road $150</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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</p> <p>18 Thursday wind SW clear Drawed. wood killed a pig Done choars got 1 bus potatoes from Sraughton Rain at night</p> <p>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</p> <p>20 Saturday wind N clear Thrashed fall wheat 124 bushed 108 oats Mashine broke dawn james Learn here at night</p> <p>21 Sunday wind S clear to Disiple Church E Shepard preached Randall to 2 church Sler preached</p> <p>22 Monday wind SE Rain to Neal taylors. to Old Mr Taylors funeral D Apeford To London for Repairs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 tuesday wind S cloudy finished thrashing oats 218 bushed David Barber and wife here at night paid for Thrashing $13.75 to D Apleford</p> <p>24 Wednesday wind SE clear to London to fair David Barber and wife with us Colen fergeson here at night Rain at night</p> <p>25 Thursday wind W clear to help Soeughton thrah D Moore to help Randall and Colin fergeson To London to fair David Barber and wife here</p> <p>26 fryday wind S clear to help W Gracey 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</p> <p>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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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 preachedjg faucell and wife To diner, john and siss finch james and jane Learn and Miss Godby to Tea.</p> <p>29 Monday wind N rain picked up aples fore noon cleaned wheat after noon David Barker and wife here john Learn and wife To Tea</p> <p>30 Tuesday wind W clear To ST Thomas with David Barber got photograph group for $ 1.37 1/2 . To Diner to charles Learns The womin to faucett frost at night</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1873</span></h2> <p>1 Wednesday widn N clear to swamp. Randall drawed wood. frost at night</p> <p>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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3 fryday wind E clear Dug potatoes fore noon Drawed corn after noon Ann pick the geese George C Learn To Diner</p> <p>4 Saturday wind S Rain to Aylmer show To jesa Learns To Tea To Calum Browns at night</p> <p>5 Sunday wind W cloudy rain at night To Aylmer To church. S Baldwin preached. To Edward Browns to diner at home at night. Rain</p> <p>6 Monday wind N cool cloudy picked Aples 22 bushed Randall comenced to plow in midle field</p> <p>7 Tuesday widn W clear picked up Aples 34 bushel Randall plowed W gracy wife to Diner</p> <p>8 Wednesday wind SE clear picked Aples 12 bushel fore noon let Traughton have 20 bushel aples to Lyons show after noon Randall to show and Ann paid Hughs 48 cts promis to pay T j Putnam $ 20 for bad luck on colt</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>9 Thursday wind S clear picke Aples fore noon 6 bu to belmont after noon let Dyer Odle have 536 lb flour at $3 per unt let Abott have 1 hundred flour $ 3.25 cts Randall plowed fore noon</p> <p>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</p> <p>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</p> <p>12 Sunday wind NW clear to new sarum to church Elder haycock preached to Diner to E turners Randall at home</p> <p>13 Monday wind NW cloudy helped D f Moore thrash fore noon to j g faucetts sale after noon got a cow and fork for $ 15 35 cts Ann to j R johnsons got yarn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 tuesday wind SW clear warm Drawed in corn Randall helped</p> <p>15 Wednesday wind E clear Drawed in corn finished borowed a horse from john Learn lent him the wagon</p> <p>16 Thursday wind S E cloudy wind at night plowed fore noon Peter Putnam here to fix pump after noon</p> <p>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 loards {50 tm written above} Erick Smith and wife to Diner</p> <p>18 Saturday wind SW Rain husked corn Randall To help D Moore clean wheat Cows star Broke her horn</p> <p>19 Sunday wind SW cloudy at home to gracy to Archa Mcolum john Learn and wife and child charles Learn and wife and 2 children francy Deacon and wife and 2 children to Tea in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 Monday wind NE cloudy snow at night plowed Randall plowed in the 14 Acre field 2 teams kept the horses in the stable at night</p> <p>21 Tuesday wind SW snow rain husked corn and killed a hog Randalf went to W gracyes at night put cows in the stable</p> <p>22 Wednesday in SW clear To Belmont fore noon got cheese money $ 25 plowed and Randall after noon 2 Teams. Rain at night</p> <p>23 Thursday wind SW Rain husked corn Randall To Belmont. Robert Learn Took the horse home</p> <p>24 fryday wind SW clear husked corn fore noon Randall and Moore picked Aples. plowed after noon 2 Teams</p> <p>25 Saturday wind SW clear plowed 2 teams Randall helped</p> <p><br />26 Sunday wind E cloudy Rain 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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27 Monday wind S cloudy plowed after noon husked corn core noon Randall helped W gracy paid $ 8.65</p> <p>28 Tuesday wind SEWN snow husked corn Randall to help</p> <p>29 Wednesday wind WN snow husked corn Randall helped</p> <p>30 Thursday wind SE cloudy rain fixed stable Drawed in pumpkins fore noon husked corn afternoon Randall helped</p> <p>31 fryday wind SW snow husked corn Randall to help</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1873</span></h2> <p>1 Saturday wind SW clear husked corn Randall To help. put the Buck with The sheep turned Them to D Moores</p> <p>2 Sunday wind SW Rain at home Randall to gladsTone church</p> <p>3 Monday wind NW snow clear husked corn Randall helped to D Moores in The evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 Tuesday wind S clear fixed platform on well fore noon husked corn after non Randall plowed D Moore and wife and Sarah Ann Legg her in the evening. frze</p> <p>5 Wednesday wind SW clear husked corn Randall plowed frze</p> <p><br />6 Thursday wind SW clear plowed Randall went away and left me To do for him self</p> <p>7 fryday wind SE cloudy plowed finished the 14 acre field Randall to eds</p> <p>8 SaTurday wind NW cloudy to Sroughtons got 10{bushel?} potatoes fore noon Done choars after noon Robert Learn here at night</p> <p>9 Sunday wind NW cloudy at home D f Moore and wife and jane Stevenson To tea put up 2 big steers</p> <p>10 Monday wind W cloudy helped D f Moore kill hogs 2 fore noon plowed after noon in garden</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 Tuesday wind E cloudy snow to Belmont got horses pete and charley shod 4 new 4 set got from Dyer Odele coton yarn 2 bunches $ 3 50 1 lb Tea {50 above}1 lb tabacoe {50 above} wick {2 above} $102 Magenta {10 above} 2 bag {beside} $472 to john pettits at night D Moore with us put up 2 little sTeers</p> <p>12 Wednesday wind NW cloudy cold husked corn Done choars Randall away</p> <p>13 Thursday wind NW cloudy to john petitts child funeral fore noon Done choars and Drawed 2 load of wood after noon Randall home at night</p> <p>14 fryday wind SW clear Drawed wood Randall to Belmont got a bufalow Robe. to Mckelons for $14 75 D Moore fetched grist home from mill for me</p> <p>15 Saturday wind S clear Done choars Randall to Belmont sent with j Troughton for flax seed 25 cts</p> <p>16 Sunday wind SW cloudy thawed At home all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17 Monday wind E cloudy Built a corn crib D f Moore to help. Randall went a way pedling wire j Dean to help him</p> <p>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</p> <p>19 Wednesday wind NW cloudy snow at night Built ash house Randall home at night paid Taxes $26 20 wheat</p> <p>20 Thursday wind NW cloudy killed 5 hogs salted down 4 in baken D Moore Randall and E Learn To help</p> <p>21 fryday wind NE snowed fixed sTable. Randall To Belmont sent Money for wire $27.50 $2 for other things</p> <p>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 Sroughtons</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Sunday wind E cloudy snow at home Mother hariet and litle chaley here To Tea Mother went to E Learns Hariet and charley slayed at night</p> <p>24 Monday wind NW cloudy Done choars Randall to j</p> <p>Denis s sale george Aplefor and wife jack and jeny To Tea Hariet and charley here</p> <p>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 to Eds charley away D Moore Took some geese</p> <p>26 Wednesday wind NW cloudy Done choars Randall choped D Demery and wife Mrs finch and cullver here To tea hareitt and charley D Moore paid $6 for geese</p> <p>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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28 fryday wind NW cloudy snow to Belmont let Dyer Odle have 21 1/4 {$113 above} bushel of wheat {$386 written below} let Abott have boards 256 feet</p> <p>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</p> <p>30 Sunday wind NE cloudy at home to D Moores in the evening Ann To Eds charley and hariet went home</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1873</span></h2> <p>1 Monday wind NE cold to swamp To D pulins to Sandy currys to E Smiths To Diner Randall a way with wire Hanah Learns child Born at 5 oclock in the morning</p> <p>2 tuesday wid SE rain all day warm Done choars Ann washed Randall away with wife</p> <p>3 Wednesday wid SW Rain Done choars. Randall home {bound at night written between the lines}</p> <p>4 Thursday wind SW clear cold fixed fence Randall helped fence blowed Down</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 fryday wind W clear cold fixed fence piled boards Randall chaped. to george Aplefords in The evening Randall and Ann with met to Tea</p> <p>6 Saturday wind N clear to Hills to diner to covnant MeeTing in The afternoon Ann at home Randall To Belmont Robert Learn here at night</p> <p>7 Sunday wind E cloudy at home Randall away Robert Learn here to diner</p> <p>8 Monday wind E cloudy Rain Done choars had a cold and lame buck Randall home at night</p> <p>9 tuesday wind SW Rain I was sick Randall chaped and Done choars</p> <p>10 Wednesday wind W cloudy I was sick geting beter Randall chaped and Done choars sent a leter to Philip cullvers</p> <p>11 Thursday wind SW cloudy Rain caryed in corn to the crib 142 bushel Randall helped</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 fryday wind NE rain put in sTraw fore noon Randall helped caryed in corn 32 bushel to crib after noon. Mrs Daniel Apleford here To Tea</p> <p>13 Saturday wind NE snow 4 inch husked corn Randall choared Dick colt had Distemer</p> <p>14 Stunday wind SW cloudy at home to D Moores To Tea Randall and Ann To</p> <p>15 Monday wind SW clear husked corn filled The crib 200 hundrd bushel Randall drawed wood for sugar bush</p> <p>16 tuesday wind SW clear Drawed wood fore noon To Belmont after noon got from Dyer 1 lb tobacoe {50 written above} 2oz nut meg {10 written above} 3 yrds Drill {25 written above} 12 1/2 g 2 yrds coton hired Clark procton half month for $3</p> <p>17 Wednesday wind SW clear cut wood clark to help in wood house Randall a pedling wire toaly called falls called E Moore here in the eve ning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Thursday wind NE cloudy cut wood in The woods Clark to help. Randall Done Nothing Mealum fruit agent here at night</p> <p>19 fryday wind N cloudy cut wood in the woods clark to help Randall choped 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</p> <p>20 Saturday wind N snow cut wood in the wood house clark to help Randall To Belmont</p> <p>21 Sunday wind N clear coldat home jack Smithto Tea</p> <p>22 Monday wind S cloudykilled a beef fore noonto Belmont after noon let George franeis have a quater beef $2 56 Mrs foster a quarte $2 60 and bag aples 50 j Black a hog aples 75ct Abott a hog 75 ct got from Dyer 15 lb sugar $1 50. an 2 lb bisket 20 . 1 and 4 lb Raisons 50 {illegible} 3 lb curants 25 1 lb Tea 50 and 1 oz cin 5 {illegible} 1 aunt {illegible} 6 yds shirTing 120 and 2L drill 63 cts 2 yrs coton 25 cts shod {5 above} returned slips 80cts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>clark choped Randall helped To kill beef fore noon chaped after noon</p> <p>23 Tuesday wind NE clear Done choars fore noon sawed wood after noon clark cut wood Randall to Eds at night Ann made a shirt for clark</p> <p>24 Wednesday wind SE cloudy snow at night cut wood fore noon Done choars after noon Sent clark procton away at Noon for haveing loused The Bed. Randall to london got home at night</p> <p>25 thursday wind SW cloudy Christmas day to john Learns To diner Philips here at night john finch to to Tea Randall To finches to diner let john Learn have beef quarter 54 lb</p> <p>26 fryday wind SW snow cloudy to help finches Thrash Randall To help and team Asa Learn and wife To diner philip here</p> <p>24 Saturday wind NE cloudy to help finches Thrash with team and Randall philip Done choars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>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</p> <p>29 Monday wind W Blustery snow To help finches Thrash fore noon Randall to help Done choars after noon Randall to Lyons</p> <p>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</p> <p>31 Wednesday wind SW cloudy Done choars Randall came home at noon the Dick Colt Brake with The Distemper</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Janruary 1874</span></h2> <p>1 Thursday wind SW cloudy Dine choars. To misionary 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</p> <p>2 fryday wind SW fogy Done choars Randall home Thawed Rain at night</p> <p>3 Saturday wind thawed SW cloudy Done choars. Randall to Belmont after noon Mateland Brown and George Lawer here at night. Thawed</p> <p>4 Sunday wind SW cold changed at home. To EV Learn in the evening to tea</p> <p>5 Monday wind NW clear To Harriestsville paid to S Bass $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</p> <p>6 Tuesday wind NE snow killed a Beef Randall and Ed to help H Herin to diner Bell fasqur and jane Stevenson to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_1874"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March 1874</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">May</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">June</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July_1874"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">July 1874</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Agust_1874"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Agust 1874</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#September_1874"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">September 1874</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October_1874"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">October 1874</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#November_1874"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">November 1874</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1874</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dan lost Time</td> <td>Days</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>away to Belmont</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18 April</td> <td>away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Dan sick</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Dan done road work</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Dan to pick nick</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1874</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Agust 1874</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Dan Drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Dan away Drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1874</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1874</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Dan away Drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Dan away Drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Dan away Drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Dan away Drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1874</span></h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Dan away drunk</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Dan away</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {the 1s in the far right column could just as easily be /s}</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1874 pair</p> <p>Dan pair $ 1.00 12 Pair Dan 1.00 26 Pair Dan. 1.24 30 Pair Dan 4.00 August 1874 22 pair dan 1.00 25 Pair Dan 4.00 $ September 1874 Pair Dan 4.00 20 pair dan 2 October 1874 Pair Dan 5.00</p> <p>November the 1874 Receivew from Andrew learn in full for work dollars and sevently eight cents</p> <pre> - Daniel Gracery </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I wednesday in N &amp; Rain Dane Chaars let Pq Putman have 90 Bushel en 10lbs wheat for 81 121/2 ets per bushes $10 Raindall to farquers at night.</p> <p>&amp; thursday in N w claudy to st thomsa got etms a Bani tam ove Shoes to dines to fathers to tea to elder A smiths to new Sasum to meeting in evening slay cock pneachew. to lyman learns at night Randall done chaars.</p> <p>9 friday in sclaudy snoe to Break faste to lymass came hame fame maan randall to Behmant after mean sale week hid per $275</p> <p>10 saturday in S Wclaudy snow to Belmant afternoon got from dyer over cau T$6 pair Dyer in full $ 1082 Randaal Drawer 2 load of wood sold yalm learners the old sew for $7.00 11 sunday win N.W snow to new sarumm to church slay rock pneacoches. to poilph Learners to diner gave Dearan New cant $175 for the Raptish Paper.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 Monday WM claudy to Belmant to mill to WBarrs in the evening Randall to Bahmant Robert and Philip Learn took the old saw home</p> <p>15 Tuesday in NE snow to yohn Learns got shingles (oao and 3/4)Randall sick</p> <p>14 Wednessday in NM Bluestery Dance chaar caller to Alack Stwarts in evenning his wife sick. Randall sick</p> <p>15 Thursday in W Blurstery Done chaars cleanew wheat in the evening Demoane in the evening Demoane to help john Doan monew his house past 16 Friday in Wclear cold To spring field with spring whaet 19 hu 45 lbs sold for $104 Barley &amp; bushed solld for $115 per bushed . Randall Away WY hill and wife hes to tea evening john learm and in wife to tea. pair nutman $55 fon Natc 17 saturday in Selear Drawed weoa with calts fone moan to Belmpnt after fun got table faith and dress and shoes from dyer $5.45 the [air fauceth $1 for paper Randall sick pet Bass heren</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 sunday win SC clear to new sarun to church elder hayeaek Preachew wy hill and wife with us to james warwicks to diner Randall sick</p> <p>19 Monday in SC rain NW snow Daechaars haw weak old was hoarsse Randeel sick toath aks</p> <p>20 tuesday in L claudy dane chaars to behmant after moan to old dyesr sale pair dyer $140 fo shoes lyman learn and wife to diner Randall to Relmont to i u learns to tea</p> <p>21 wednesday S fogy done chaars. ly man an betsey and a map peadles to diner randall away at night 22 thursday in S W Rain done chaars sold duglass the sheep 13 for $48 he pair me $10. D for Moan filer the Buck sew for me randall at home</p> <p>23 friday in NW Blustery Lane chaars Randell to Behmont learn and wife and yeme hera to tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 saturday in NWbluesd Done chaars Randall went to mapletan</p> <p>25 Sunday in NW cold at home Randall away mrs d moane and sarah mm legg to tea.</p> <p>26 monday in S W claudy done chaars Randall came home D gracy here in the evening. hargenw fin to work a year for $160 dug lass took the sheep and pair $38</p> <p>27 tuesday win Snow Rain Done chaars Randall to doams george emery aw wife an am and elen mj frank and george c learn here to tea.</p> <p>28 wednesday in NW claudy done choars nelson learn and wife to diner randall away at night</p> <p>29 THURSDAY IN NW CLAUDY to election votew fpr S day Randall vote for day 30 friday N E snow blustery to Black Stewails wife s funeral W Yacks and wife to diner Randall to finehers to a surprise at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>31 Saturday un Nclear to Belmant got the horse shad to a balls &amp; set get 25 1/2 lbs to bacoe from dyer hose matches pair galaury 1/2 lbs tea from W yeack son fon 40ets Draw 2 loadwas lower $300 from Randall</p> <p>Set Ruary 1874 sunday win N L claudu to new sarum to church elder slay cock preached went with Dan gracy to No 4 in evening pair to Deacon New canch $ 1.00 james learn here at night</p> <p>2 monday wind N E snow done choars Randall and jim heard soaly pair his mate $37.00</p> <p>3 tuesday in wc claudy to st thomas Randall done chars got from cary 41 yeds caton and 26 print for $9.30, put in the merchan its Bank $306 to dies to fathers</p> <p>4 wednesday in wealears done choars fane moan to serving field with wheat 34 afternoon, randall away Robert learn here at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 thursday win w clear to spring field with wheat sold to kip for $120 cys 22 bustell got 500 Brant $300 Randall Done choars A Susprize party here at nigght Fathers and mother here and about co persons to the surprise party</p> <p>I fry day win I snow to lyman learns got oats 26 bushesl en barley 12 Randall done chaars</p> <p>4 saturday in R Claudy to belmont with oats to chap 26 bushel got from nugant i barell saltan from from dyer 4 lbs lea $ 275 sets paw john G fawcett $ 1250 fon cau Randall to Behmont</p> <p>$ suunday in Sclear to elder to new sarum</p> <p>9 monday in NW claudy Drawal Weal Fone Moan put cam after moan David Brown here at night Randall came home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 tuesday in Wclaudy snow to whites mill with came for chop fathers and mother here david Brown here Randall to new sarum to tea meeting.</p> <p>11 wednesday iin Wclaudy to Belmoont pair YG gauces th $1.00 95 th got from nugent i bare saltand pitcher $1.45 lts thase from dyer 25ets gotchap from mill 26 bushell to games shirkes in the evening to tea gets 5 3/4 chees from hin 70cts Randall away</p> <p>12 thursday wind S thawew Dane chars Drave dcik catt jane learn and llida hilll here at night Randell home</p> <p>13 Friday wiind S Rain done choars lida hill and jane here Randall home 14 satuday in S wclara done hill went home jane here</p> <p>15 sunday in S clear than to new sarun to chuch to w jane to new sarum day cock kneak new.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 monday in NW smuu blus to Andrew cliles got 2 bushel clover seed $12.00 Randall an yane came home.</p> <p>17 tuesday in w clear cold done choars Randall draw wood in the sugar bush jane here.</p> <p>18 wednesday in S clear done choars Randall to Belmnt little john learn here james learn here at night</p> <p>19 thursday n SW rain at mig done choars Randall home mrs moane took her Bird home W gragery Buril</p> <p>20 Friday in NW clear thawe to will Bushed wheat and 12 af oats to Y fuc westts to diner got cheese macy $2of 76 ots got boats for from $ 1, 75 its Randall home 21 Saturday wind NP snow dave chars Randall home george learn to diner</p> <p>22 sunday wind L claudy at ome Randall and Jone to PV learn in the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23</p> <p>Monday in wice storm to mrs thomsons funeral to david moanes shepard pneached Randall to belmat to Y camlder tp work at harness trade mrs lariet moane sick.</p> <p>24 tuesday wind w clear to george learness to dines w moane caller. W gracy and wife and kdaline to tea done gracy in the evening.</p> <p>25 wednesday in St snoe done choars</p> <p>26 thursday in SW cald to behmant let slauck irss have 30a feet hoards $4.00</p> <pre>got the griss from the mill jane worker at an dress </pre> <p>21 friday in SW clear done choars to hills got 2 bags turnips jane worker at an dress</p> <p>28 saturday wind s clear done choars Randall came home at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1874</p> <p>Sunday wind S. clear at home Randall and jane to glad stone to church john learn and masgret cullver to diner and S flemins to tea Randall went to Bekmmont at night margret here</p> <p>2 monday wind Sclear made spindes dones choars margnet clulver here.</p> <p>3 tuesday wind S W rain Travell the Buckets to the Bush taped co trees and took mar gret to john in the after moan 4 wednesday in NW clear done choars put the Buckets Round to trees.</p> <p>5 Thursday wind L clear took the kittens to he bush and hund them margnet cullver walked over n johns here at night</p> <p>6 friday in L claudy Rain done choars margnet cullver here</p> <p>7 saturday in S W cludy to john learns took marget there fill come home with us randall come home at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Sunday in N snow at home Randall home Dan gracy to diner</p> <p>9 Monday in N W snow blus dane choars let george let george ap lefond have randa;l harness randa;; went tp behment</p> <p>10 tuesday wind N blus tery done chars</p> <p>11 wednesday N Blusstery done chars to george aplefanels in the evening</p> <p>12 thurday wind Neol blustery done choars</p> <p>13 fridat wind NW Blustery done chars</p> <p>14 saturday wind w clear sone choars Trawel wood 3 load Randall came home at night 15 sunday wind S clear thunder at home Rnadall home to D moans in the evening</p> <p>16 monday wind S cloudy tapew the bush cannenced to boil gracy to worked ofr a year for me $ 160 chapter wines.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17 tuesday wind SP clear getherew sap 5 tuls and boilew suripew dawn dan gracy to help</p> <p>18 wednesday wind SP cloudy worker in Bush getherew Sap 5 tubs boiler sugarew off 26 lb made moleses 2 galans Dan helhew</p> <p>19 thurday in NW ckear worked in Bush gethere sap 4 tubs Boiled suagre off 50. Dan Helped</p> <p>20 Friday wind S clear worked in Bush getheresw sap 2 1/2 tubs boiled dan to help sugared off 89lbs</p> <p>21 saturday wind NW clear worked in the Bush gethered sap 2 tubs suagred of 26th Randall home janes learn and sarsh legg here at night dan ehaphew in form moan helped in the bush afternoon to belment at night.</p> <p>22 sunday wind SW clear at home Randall home Dan here Robert learn here 23 monday in blush tery done choars dan chapter sugered odd 21lbs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 Tuesday in W clear cab sauce stake cuts fame noar dan spily stakes after naan put the meete to smake jane to Moans at night</p> <p>25 wednesday in SP clear saves stake cuts Dan to help Dan belmont at night</p> <p>26 thursday wind S W main forn and night moan N cold snow after drawed sap 3 tubs dan to help. mate lan Brown and Tanpates to jiners.</p> <p>27 friday wind SW clear Boiled sap getherew 2 tubs dan drawed wood after moon</p> <p>28 saturday wind clear sawed stake cuts fone moan dan to help dan away after moan to Betmont after moan git from syer goods $$2.25 sugared off 28th Randall home at night</p> <p>29 sunday wind SW clear at home Rnadall home an to john learns philip ad Rd learn here C moan to tea, catits ta babe brown 10.00</p> <p>30 monday wind S W clear Dance choars Dan spilt stakes Lenert will and wife to dines changed oats 10 bus.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>And came home from johns, troughton and wife to tea fetched the cloth 50 yds pair her $6.25</p> <p>31 tuesday wind NP clear Drawed staked 436 Dan split stakes</p> <p>April 1874</p> <p>1 wednesday wind JW clear to john learns get the wgon fone moan to hills got hungarion seed after mon to john to john learns ann to hills</p> <p>2 thursday in SW clear Drawed staked 166 fane moon Dan spilt stakes gether w sap after noon father and mother to diner philip learn and wife to tea john finch and randall her at night</p> <p>3 friday in NW snoe cold boiler sap dan split staked randall and jane event to lymass williams barr and wife berty to tea.</p> <p>4 saturday NW cold drawed wood &amp; load for moan sawed blackes aftre moan dan to help. pair W Cagams $14,60 Randwall home at night jane away home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Easter sunday wind &amp; snow at home Randall and dan and jane away Randall and jane came home at night</p> <p>6 monday wind W clear drawes fence blacks fone moan Dan cut Blocks after moan randell to belmount</p> <p>&amp; tuesday in W clear warm sawed blacks fane moan drawed blocks after moan dan spillt blocks</p> <p>8 wednesday wiind &amp; clear getheres and Barlew sah Dan cut loacks after oan and went to layolars and bought a marse for $35 after tear ann helped to cary up the surip Nub and black cans had calfer</p> <p>9 thursday &amp; clear drawed fence black fone moan drawed stakes after moan dan cut blacks put dawn malases 13 gad</p> <p>10 friday in W clear get 1 load starw from &amp; d learn gethered sap 4 1/2 tubs boiled dan to help i was sick after noan</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 Saturday in N snow cold Done chores Dan suriped Down split wood and killed Blacks calf the black sow to boar we was to D Moores in the evening Randall came home at night</p> <p>12 Sunday wind SE clear to 2 church to prayer meeting Dan and Jane wiith us Randall to D Moores in the evening</p> <p>13 Monday in SE clear gethered and Boiled sap 3 1/2 tubs made Molases 6 galons Dan split stakes after noon bass choped wood Richard pullin to tea</p> <p>14 tuesday in SW clear gethered sap 5 tubs boiled Dan to help went to helmont after tea Ann went to Johns Lyman Learn here at night</p> <p>15 Wednesday wind N W clear Drawed sap 3 tubs made Molases 5 galons Dant to help Dan spilt stakes afternoon</p> <p>sugar and Malases 600 lbs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 thursday wind E clear to Mapleton got 4 shoes set on horses got from W Appleford hungarian hay 1 tun for $6 Dan split stakes Py Putnam sessed me for $3500</p> <p>17 fryday wind NE clear gethered sap 3 tubs Boiled let Py Putnam have 8 bushel 19lbs wheat $9.81 side pork 41 lbs $5"13 d paid him in full to date Dan split stakes afternoon</p> <p>18 Saturday wind E clear to Mapleton for hay forenoon to Belmont afternoon got from Dyer 2 spreads $525 1 1/2 lb tobacoe 75 cts let him have 1 1/2 bushel aples 3 galons Molases 16 1/2 lb buter 10 doz eggs let Y cambele have 3 aples $150 got hitch nanes $1 curcomb 20 cts Dan split stakes forenoon went away after noon Randall came home at night John Hawkin with him</p> <p>19 Sunday wind E clear to Newsarum to church Haycock preached to dine to Lymans Randall home John Hawkins here. Dan away</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 Monday wind E rain gethered sap 5 tubs Dan to help. Randall went to Belmont</p> <p>21 tuesday wind S clear Boiled sap Dan thrashed hungarian seed. Betsey culliver here at night John L Learn to Dinner Robert Learn to tea</p> <p>22 Wednesday wind S clear gethered the Buckets and Drawed in from bush cleaned hungarian seed forenoon Dan split stakes after noon finished Betsey cullver went home</p> <p>23 thursday wind NW clear cultivated for barley Dan built fence Round corn field</p> <p>24 fryday wind E clear Drawed stakes forenoon cultivated afternoon Dan built fence Ann to Baleys</p> <p>25 Saturday wind E Rain snow to the swamp Dan at the fence Randall com home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Sunday wind NW at home D f Moore and wife to Diner. froze at night</p> <p>27 Monday wind NW clear cold sick with a boil bought a Drag of charlton $20 sold him 4 pigs $20 Dan at fence Randall to belmont gone to D f Moores at night</p> <p>28 tuesday wind W clear cool sick with a boill Dan at fence. Spot cow had a calf, froze hard at night</p> <p>29 Wednesday wind N cold sick with a boil Dan at fence forenoon away afternoon Midge hefer had a calf froze hard</p> <p>30 thursday wind S cloudy Done chores Dan away Lyman Learn and wife here at night</p> <p>May 1874</p> <p>1 fryday wind W clear cold cultivated to 2 church Meeting at night got a letter of Dissmissial from the church for me and Ann. Dan away</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2 Saturday wind SW clear to Wiliam Barrs fore noon got a load of hay Borowed to paid Next winter to Belmont after noon got from Dyer $372 ct worth paid him $680 ut let Camble have 2 bags aples $150 malass $127 cts Let frots have Molases $460 D Wagoner 1 bag aples 75 paid Dan away Randall came home at night got from pratts 1 shovel I pail $225</p> <p>3 Sunday wind E clear to Newsarum to church haycock preached to Lymans to Diner Randall and Jan to 2 church Sler preached Dan away</p> <p>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 horse Sent milk of 3 cows to factory</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 tuesday wind NW clear Draged forenoon cultivated afternoon Dan at fence</p> <p>6 Wednesday wind NW clear cultivated Dan at fence</p> <p>7 Thursday wind W SW clear Draged oats in 16 acre field Dan sowed oats</p> <p>8 fryday wind SW clear warm Draged Dan sowed grass seede Jane came home</p> <p>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</p> <p>10 Sunday wind S warm to Newsarum to church Elder haycock preached Randall and Jane at home to haycocks to Diner</p> <p>11 Monday wind E clear Rolled 7 acres forenoon Made garden after noon Dan at fence forenoon Drawed old rails for wood after noon Randall to Belmanot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 tuesday wind S clear took the calves to the swamp forenoon let Sandy cury have plowed ground to put in hungarian grass for 1/2 worked at fence after noon Dan at fence</p> <p>13 Wednesday wind N clear fixed fence Dan to help</p> <p>14 thursday wind E clear plowed corn ground Dan at fence forenoon planted potatos afternoon sold empey calf skins got 4 pails from him Rose cow had a calf</p> <p>15 fryday wind SE clear plowed corn ground Dan planted potatoes forenoon at fence afternoon</p> <p>16 Saturday wind W Rain Made 2 gates forenoon plowed corn ground after noon Dan at fence Randalll came home at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17 Sunday wind SW Rain to Newsarum to church A Smith preached had comunion. To Lewis cloeses to Diner the horse was sick Randall and Jane at home Dan away in morning</p> <p>18 Monday wind NE Rain plowed corn ground Dan at fence and put his Mare to Jacksons horse. Randall went to Belmont to work</p> <p>19 tuesday wind SW clear finished plowing corn ground Rolled and draged dan at fence, turned the colts in litle field</p> <p>20 Wednesday in SW Rain Draged corn ground Dan at fence</p> <p>21 Thursday wind NW Rain Draged and Rolled corn ground Dan at fence</p> <p>22 fryday wind NW clear Marked corn ground planted 52 Roes D f Moore and Dan to help</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Saturday wind W clear planted corn Dan to help D Moore helped afternoon. Randall came home at night</p> <p>24 Sunday wind SW celar at home Randall and Jane to Mapleton Dan away. Rain at night</p> <p>25 Monday wind W hard finished planting corn Dan helped let John tooly have 1 bushel corn $1 Randall to Belmont</p> <p>26 tuesday wind W clear plowed in the medowe Dan at fence Let George Smith have 1/4 b corn for 25 cts</p> <p>27 Wednesday wind S clear plowed in medowe Dan helped Ed Learn saw planted melons at night. to Belmont got from Dyer $403 in goods paid 32 doz eggs $320</p> <p>28 thursday wind S clear warm sowed corn plnnted beans cucumbers and potatoes Calvin Brown and wife and Mrs Barr and Mrs Hill to diner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 Saturday in {Weleascold?}</p> <p>Cleaned oats 83 bushel</p> <p>henery to {help?} boy here</p> <p>Randalf come home at</p> <p>night. paid Mary 837s</p> <p>7 Sunday {illegible} Eclear cold</p> <p>to John Learns to Diner</p> <p>John cullver here at</p> <p>night charles an Nih</p> <p>to johns Randalf home at night</p> <p></p> <p>8 Monday {in?} NWclear cold</p> <p>to Belmont got horses shad {8?}</p> <p>shoes set at Abotts let</p> <p>Neuman have 497 {lb 812.42?{42 is written on top of line}}</p> <p>of flour {82.50 cmy? {written between lines}}. got 2 barles salt 83</p> <p>pair Boots $2,25 Broon 25 {it?}</p> <p>colas 15. {Iaginaor?} 10. to Ginos</p> <p>to faucetts John cullver</p> <p>with me tnaughtan {in?}</p> <p>wife an 2 children to ten</p> <p>Randall home at might</p> <p>John cullver here</p> <p></p> <p>9 tuesday in Wclear cold</p> <p>to Lyons john cullver</p> <p>with me Drove pony</p> <p>Randall Drawed wood to</p> <p>Lyons. home at night</p> <p>henery Thnashed oats john</p> <p>Cullver here at night .</p> <p>10 Wednesday {in?} SE snow {at night written on top of snow}</p> <p>to {Avan?} to Diner to</p> <p>Manetts john cullver with</p> <p>me. Randall {Dnewed?} wood</p> <p>to Lyons. henery Thrashed</p> <p>oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 thursday {in?} W Bhistory {"cold" is written above line}</p> <p>Done choars henery Thrashed</p> <p>oats Randall went to</p> <p>Lyons. john cullver went away with him</p> <p></p> <p>18 fryday {in?} Wclear cold</p> <p>{drawed?} 2 {"1 1/2 cond" is written above line} load of wood</p> <p>henery Thrashed oats</p> <p>john Learn john</p> <p>cullver Nib and chrles</p> <p>cullver here to Diner</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>pony Run away</p> <p></p> <p>13 Saturday {in?} Wclear cold</p> <p>cleaned oats 98 bushel</p> <p>Randall and henery and</p> <p>jack and philip cleaned</p> <p></p> <p>14 Sunday {in?} NW clear, cold</p> <p>at home. Df and Ed Moore</p> <p>to Diner Randall and henery</p> <p>to Diner</p> <p>15 Monday {in?} Wclear cold</p> <p>Drove Dick cold {"e" writem very small}{qcharley?}</p> <p>henery thrashed oatss</p> <p>Randall went away</p> <p>St pettit and wife {qgish?}</p> <p>and George Smith an wife</p> <p>and gist to tea</p> <p>16 tuesday {in} Wclear cold</p> <p>Drove Dick and chaley</p> <p>henery Thrashed oats</p> <p>philip to school</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17 Wednesday in W Blustery {"cold" written above line}</p> <p>Done choars henery thrase</p> <p>oats philip to school to</p> <p>geage {originally "geagel" but the "l" is erased and scratched out} learns at night</p> <p>John an Robert Learn</p> <p>to Tea</p> <p>18 Thursday win W clear cold</p> <p>to {Pf Moores sald?}. henery</p> <p>thrashed oats. W Brown</p> <p>and wife and john Learn</p> <p>To Diner</p> <p>19 fryday {in SE?} snow</p> <p>to Belmont to Mill 10 bush</p> <p>of wheat get 1 shoe set on</p> <p>george at Abotts. get 2 {pas?}</p> <p>Magenty 2oets, condition 25</p> <p>of Newon. cleaned oats</p> <p>after 73 bushed henery to</p> <p>help. henry got his oats 43 4</p> <p>philip home at night</p> <p>20 Saturday {in?} Wcloudy {"much" is written smaller and above line}</p> <p>Done choars. henery cut</p> <p>wood philip home: here</p> <p>at night</p> <p>21 Sunday {in?} Wclear {illegible}</p> <p>to New sarum To church</p> <p>haycock preached to</p> <p>Diner to james Warwicks</p> <p>philip with us</p> <p>22 Monday is S thawed {"rain at night" written above the word "thawed"}</p> <p>to Belmont to mill Let</p> <p>pots have 100 lb flour {$ 3 m?}</p> <p>got from Newsnan. {Toets?}</p> <p>get work to Abotts {yorts?}</p> <p>paid hostage on 2 papers</p> <p>to Dyers 40 cts .</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Tuesday {in?} E cloudy {Thawed?}</p> <p>to Belmont took the</p> <p>Roller to Abott to fine</p> <p>henery at the wood</p> <p>philip to school</p> <p>y cook sessed me for</p> <p>83350</p> <p>24 Wednesday {in?} S cloudy {"fog" is written above word "cloudy"}</p> <p>Done choars henery cut</p> <p>wood philip To school</p> <p>25 Thursday {in?} NW cloudy cold</p> <p>Done choars henery an</p> <p>Winters cut wood</p> <p>philip to school. let</p> <p>Winters have 1 bushel</p> <p>of oats and a Rooster {at 25?}</p> <p>26 fryday {in?} N clear cold</p> <p>Done choars. henery and winters cut wood.</p> <p>james Warwick and wife to Diner. y Shane called</p> <p>27 Saturday {in?} NW clear cold</p> <p>to swamp got posts 28</p> <p>soldy Shane timber {$?} 4</p> <p>henery and Winters cut</p> <p>wood philip away at night</p> <p>John Learn and wife end {9?} boy to diner</p> <p>28 Sunday is NW clear cold</p> <p>to No 7 to church Burk</p> <p>preached. philip away</p> <p>Ann at home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1875</p> <p>1 Monday in E snow {"cold" is written above "snow"} Blustery</p> <p>Done choars. philip come</p> <p>home. Robert Learn to dine</p> <p>henery an winters to, diner</p> <p>2 tuesday {in?} W clear cold</p> <p>Done choars philip helped</p> <p>henery and George Bass</p> <p>cut wood</p> <p>3 Wednesday in E snow - {"= very Blustery cold" written above line}{"drift" written above "very Blustery cold"}</p> <p>Done choars. henery split</p> <p>wood {fone?} noon philip home</p> <p>4 Thursday in E clear mild</p> <p>fisc spiles. Done choars phib</p> <p>to help henery an {Nonm?}</p> <p>cut wood after noon</p> <p>5 fryday in SE snow</p> <p>to Belmont got from New</p> <p>man 2 pails and paper ink</p> <p>for c5 cts. philip Done</p> <p>choars. {Nonm?} and henery</p> <p>cut wood fone noon</p> <p><br />6 Saturday in W cloudy cold</p> <p>to Lyons Diner To Randalls</p> <p>Nonm and henery cut wood</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>7 Sunday in E clear</p> <p>to No 7 to church W</p> <p>Jackson preached. philip</p> <p>with me Randall away</p> <p>at night. Ann home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Monday {in?} W clear mild</p> <p>to Belmont let Abott have</p> <p>oats 8 bushel. to y sherks</p> <p>after father an Mother</p> <p>here to Diner an. {Degnoat?}</p> <p>got the house at Lyons.</p> <p>insured for $400 for three</p> <p>years for $7.50. ctc {"ctc" written above line}</p> <p><br />9 Tuesday an S clear mild</p> <p>to London with Newon</p> <p>got carpet from him 48 y {illegible}</p> <p>for $43 to he paid in oats</p> <p>at 40 cts per bushel</p> <p>philip Done choars george</p> <p>Learn and wife to tea</p> <p>10 Wednesday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>to Belmont let Newmon</p> <p>have 54 bushel of oats 40 {cts?}</p> <p>per bushel got each $1.00</p> <p>Ann to {Alas?} finches</p> <p>henery split wood {"at night" written below line}</p> <p>11 Thursday {in?} SE cloudy Rain</p> <p>to john cullvers funeral</p> <p>Norman henery cut</p> <p>wood philip Done choars</p> <p>12 fryday {in?} S clear thawed</p> <p>to Belmont let Newon have</p> <p>oats 49 bushel {"40 ct" above "bushel"} and 200 feet</p> <p>boards $2,40 got Talow 11 lb</p> <p>thead 1/2 lb tacks 6 packs.</p> <p>let Menite have 5 bushel</p> <p>oats $1.95. W jackson</p> <p>and wife to Diner and tea</p> <p>Noam and henery cut wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Saturday and S clear thaw</p> <p>Done choars. philip home</p> <p>Nonm an henery cut</p> <p>wood. let Norm have</p> <p>oats 20 bushel fon $8.00</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>14 Sunday {in?} S Thawed main</p> <p>to No 7 to church Burk</p> <p>preached Randall an</p> <p>Sarah ann Legg to</p> <p>DIner and tea philip</p> <p>away</p> <p>15 Monday {in?}{"high water" written above line} S Rain fogy</p> <p>to st thomas took out of Merchants Bank $413</p> <p>to Dine to Lymans</p> <p>henery Done choars</p> <p>philip away. got Deed</p> <p>on Record</p> <p>16 Tuesday {in?} SW snow {"cold blustery" written above "snow"}</p> <p>Done choars y smith here</p> <p>philip came home</p> <p>17 Wednesday {in?} W snow {"cold" written above line} Blustery</p> <p>to Lyons paid fuliton</p> <p>for Ty Putnam $352. {illegible} 5</p> <p>took up Notes. To johns to jack and philip sawed</p> <p>wood</p> <p>18 Thursday {in?} W clear cold</p> <p>cut wood Drawed in 3</p> <p>load. jack helped to cut</p> <p>philip helped Draw</p> <p>jack went away at 3</p> <p>oclock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19 fryday {in?} E clear {"mild" writtn above line}</p> <p>to Belmont got home from New</p> <p>an $2,10 {illegible word on top of line} got Toller freed</p> <p>to Abotts $5.50 {illegible}</p> <p>philip Done choars</p> <p>20 Saturday {illegible} N snow {"cold Blurery" written on top}</p> <p>Done choars to george Learns</p> <p>in the eveng Randall</p> <p>with us philip went</p> <p>home at night</p> <p>21 Sunday {illegible} W clear</p> <p>To john Learns To Diner</p> <p>Randall home herbert</p> <p>an William Learn here</p> <p>at night philip here</p> <p>22 Monday {illegible} NW clear</p> <p>fiseed for sugars jack to help and philip Randall</p> <p>event to Lyons</p> <p>23 Tuesday {illegible} SE clear</p> <p>Took the Buckets to Bush</p> <p>fone noon jack and philip</p> <p>to help Drawed wood 7 cond</p> <p>after philip To help</p> <p>jack cut wood after</p> <p>24 Wednesday {in?} NW snow {"Blustery" written on top of "snow"}</p> <p>Done choars philip helped</p> <p>Jack away</p> <p>25 Thursday {in?} SE clear</p> <p>To Belmont to Mill 26 boats</p> <p>drawed wood 5 cont after</p> <p>johm Learn an famely</p> <p>ad sam Legg ad wife to tea</p> <p>get cheese money $35.50 {illegible}</p> <p>had {cbne?} $10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 fryday {in?} SW Rain</p> <p>to Belmont got chop let</p> <p>Warden have bag Aples {"75~" written on top of "Aples"}</p> <p>taper 121 trees in Bush</p> <p>William Barr an wife</p> <p>and child to tea</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>27 Saturday {in?} NW clear</p> <p>finished Tapin Bush 205</p> <p>Trees Burned out kittes</p> <p>Randall home. to {sane?}</p> <p>leggs to tea</p> <p>28 Sunday in SS clear thawed</p> <p>to No 1 Burk preached</p> <p>Randall home on philip</p> <p>29 Monday {in?} S clear Thawed</p> <p>gethered sap an Boiled 4 {tsps?}</p> <p>philip and Alvin sites</p> <p>to help Alvin Sites</p> <p>come to work for $2.,00 per month</p> <p>30 Tuesday in S clear {illegible}</p> <p>worked in Bush {suriped?}</p> <p>Dawn gethered 2 1/2 tubs</p> <p>of sap and boiled Alvin</p> <p>To help Ann sugared of</p> <p>31 Wednesday {in?} S clear warm</p> <p>to cheese meeting fone noon</p> <p>Norm took job Drawing</p> <p>milk for $ 1C0. cut wood</p> <p>afeter Alvin To help</p> <p>Aga Winters To Diner</p> <p>Ann sugared of $1 lb</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1875</p> <p>1 Thursday in S Rain</p> <p>gethered and Boiled sap 2 {tsps?}</p> <p>alvin to help the sow</p> <p>had 10 pigs</p> <p>2 fryday {in?} NW cloudy</p> <p>gethered sap 1 tub boiled</p> <p>Alvin to help</p> <p>Ann made Molases 5 gals</p> <p>3 Saturday {in?} S clear</p> <p>fixed Roller put meet to</p> <p>smoke Done choars</p> <p>Alvin choared</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>4 Sunday {in?} N clear</p> <p>at home Randall home</p> <p>cullver finch to diner</p> <p>5 Monday {in?} {"SE" written on top} N clear warm</p> <p>gethered and boiled sap 3 {ts?}</p> <p>Alvin to help coneneed</p> <p>to plow</p> <p>6 Tuesday {in?} E cloudy</p> <p>plowed Alvin cleaned</p> <p>stables Mrs Winters</p> <p>to help Ann quilt</p> <p>Made Molases 50 lb</p> <p>7 Wednesday {in?} E cloudy {"sleet" written on top of "cloudy"}</p> <p>plowed Alvin choared</p> <p>Randall took Dick colt</p> <p>to Lyons. sold the pony {"85" written on top of "pony"} $.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Thursday {in?} S clear {"warm" written on top of "clear"}</p> <p>plowed {Mvin?} Boiled</p> <p>sap Edwin cullver</p> <p>and Mother to Diner</p> <p>Lyman and Randall</p> <p>here at night</p> <p>Let phileman have 1 bu {"eom" written above}</p> <p>9 fryday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>plowed. phileman at</p> <p>hen pen Alvin choared</p> <p>Mother to tea</p> <p>10 Saturday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>plowed phileman 1/2 day</p> <p>at her pen Norm and</p> <p>Alvin in Bush Mother</p> <p>to diner. Randall home</p> <p>at night. Let Ancha</p> <p>Mcolum have bag of corn</p> <p>11 Sunday in E clear</p> <p>to 2 church Lynce {pmeache?}</p> <p>Alvin home Randall</p> <p>at home. Nety Learn</p> <p>here at night</p> <p>Rose cow had a calf</p> <p>12 Monday {in?} E clear</p> <p>plowed fone noon cultivate</p> <p>after phileman at pen {"l" scratched out}</p> <p>Alvin choared. Mother</p> <p>and father to Breakfast</p> <p>Mother to diner</p> <p>13 Tuesday in E cloudy</p> <p>Done choars let Norm have</p> <p>Barley 10 bushel. phileman {"day" written on top of "phileman"} 1/2</p> <p>Elder Lyce {between the y and c of "Lyce" the letters "on" are added in pencil} To diner. other</p> <p>To diner. lill cow had calf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 Wednesday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>plowed phileman an</p> <p>Alvin Boiled sap</p> <p>Ann laid carpet up</p> <p>stairs Randall home</p> <p>at night got 7 hens</p> <p>15 Thursday {in?} {"after noon" written on top} S Rain</p> <p>sowed Barley 8 bushel</p> <p>Norm sowed it</p> <p>Norm and wife to Diner</p> <p>Mother To diner and tea</p> <p>phileman at her 1?2 day</p> <p>16 fryday {in?} NW cold snow</p> <p>to Belmont got charley</p> <p>shod 4 shoes 1 new to</p> <p>Abbotts let john Learn</p> <p>have 10 bushel Barley</p> <p>Mother john ad {Ed?} to</p> <p>tea Alvin chared.</p> <p>17 Saturday {in?} W snow {"cold" written above "snow"}</p> <p>Done choars let phileman</p> <p>have hag 125 lb $8.75 cts</p> <p>boards 26 feet 26 cts</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>18 Sunday {in?} NW cloudy {"cold" written above "cloudy"}</p> <p>To 2 church Lynce preache</p> <p>Randall {and?} Sarah Ann</p> <p>Legg to tea. Nub {"a calf" written on top} cord had</p> <p>19 Monday {in?} W cloudy snow</p> <p>to the swamp Norm {"felt" is erased}</p> <p>fetched hosts fon me 1/2 day</p> <p>Alvin huske corn</p> <p>Mother here Norm to diner Ann washed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 Tuesday {in?} N clear {"cold" written above "clear"}</p> <p>Done choars Ann</p> <p>White washed. pide com</p> <p>had a calf. Witers and</p> <p>wife and Duglass to tea</p> <p>21 Wednesday in N clear {"cold" written above "clear"}</p> <p>to Belmont fone noon</p> <p>Alvin husked conn</p> <p>Mother here</p> <p>22 Thursday {in?} N clear</p> <p>fixed fence Alvin tohelp Phileman at pen</p> <p>let hin have flour 33 lb</p> <p>let Abbott have oats 9 1/2</p> <p>bushel traded calves with Edwin</p> <p>23 fryday {in?} SWNE {"at night" written above "SWNE"} snow</p> <p>plowed afternoon Alvin</p> <p>husked corn phileman</p> <p>finished hen pen his</p> <p>wife here to tea Mrs</p> <p>winters here To help Ann</p> <p>24 Saturday in NW cloudy {"cold" written above "cloudy"}</p> <p>To Belmont got from</p> <p>Newon 20 lb sugar 2 yds</p> <p>carpet. phileman boiled</p> <p>sap Alvin To help.</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>25 Sunday {in?} W clear</p> <p>to 2 church with us john</p> <p>Learn and wife To tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Monday {in?} NW clear</p> <p>plowed phileman ad</p> <p>Alvin boiled sap in</p> <p>Bush. Let george Learn</p> <p>have 25 bushel of oats</p> <p>{for?} 45 cts per bushel $11.25</p> <p>to be paid first cheese</p> <p>sale. Shot cow had calf</p> <p>27 Tuesday {in?} E clear</p> <p>cultivated {originally "cultivater" but changed "r" to "d"} for oats ad</p> <p>sowed 1 bushel. phileman</p> <p>and Alvin in the bush</p> <p>Ann boiled Molases</p> <p>Dawn {the "n" in "Dawn" is smudged} 4 1/2 galons</p> <p>28 Wednesday {in?} S clear</p> <p>Draged {"oats" is inserted later} Alvin To help</p> <p>Norm sowed oats 16 be</p> <p>Ed Weslake ad wife to teea</p> <p>29 Thursday {in?} W high Rain</p> <p>Rolled fallwheat Ann</p> <p>put Dawn carpet in parler</p> <p>30 fryday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>plowed for corn. Randall</p> <p>and jack to tea</p> <p>{"May 1875" written in big letters}</p> <p>1 Saturday {in?} E Rain had</p> <p>comenced To send</p> <p>Milk To factory to Belmont</p> <p>from G cows Alvin went</p> <p>home at night gave</p> <p>{jiney?} Aple fond a calf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2 Sunday {in?} NW {"cold" written above} snow</p> <p>At home Randall</p> <p>home to diner alvin</p> <p>come back</p> <p>3 Monday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>To Belmont let Newon</p> <p>have Molases 4 gel 8 lb</p> <p>let Odle have honey 19</p> <p>lb eggs 38 1/4 Doz got</p> <p>from him goods $10.8 {bs?}</p> <p>helpe Norm Draw load</p> <p>of hay from fergesons</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>4 Tuesday {in?} NWSW clear</p> <p>Withe phileman to station</p> <p>for his dog fone noon</p> <p>plowed after the lurkey</p> <p>set</p> <p>5 Wednesday {in?} SW Rain</p> <p>plowed Alvin choared</p> <p>paid by order $2...00 To</p> <p>Mrs Cites for Alvins</p> <p>work. phileman at fence</p> <p>6 Thursday in NW {"cool" written above} clear {fros?}</p> <p>finished plowing sod</p> <p>Drawed in things from</p> <p>the Bush Alvin to help</p> <p>phileman at fence</p> <p>Aga helped Ann</p> <p>7 fryday {in?} E cloudy frost</p> <p>fisced posts for fence</p> <p>phileman at fence</p> <p>Aga helped Ann</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Saturday {in?} SW clear {"ward" written above}</p> <p>Done choars set Bery.</p> <p>{Bushres?} Alvin went</p> <p>home at night.</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>Midge cow had a calf</p> <p>phileman at fence {"day" written on top} 1/2</p> <p>9 Sunday{in?} SW Rain</p> <p>To New {Sarwm?} to church</p> <p>Slaycock preached</p> <p>to haycocks to diner</p> <p>10 Monday {in?} W Rain</p> <p>Done choars let Dun</p> <p>can taylor have 2 bu</p> <p>shel of Barley $1.80</p> <p>gave j cope a calf</p> <p>Alvin come at noon</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>11 Tuesday {in?} SW Rain</p> <p>Done choars set onions</p> <p>Alvin helped went</p> <p>home at night</p> <p>. Randall went to Lyons</p> <p>12 Wednesday {in?} NW Rain</p> <p>Done choars let Albott</p> <p>have 2 bushel of oats</p> <p>Alvin away</p> <p>13 thursday {in? SW clear}</p> <p>set onions fore noon</p> <p>Alvin to help sowed</p> <p>peas and Draged after</p> <p>Norm sowed bushel</p> <p>fone me</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 fryday {in?} SE Rain</p> <p>husked corn finished</p> <p>Alvin set strawbry</p> <p>plants Randall home</p> <p>15 Saturday {in?} NW clear</p> <p>Sowed peas Norm sowed</p> <p>Randall helped to drag Alvin set strawberys</p> <p>set Duck Eggs 11</p> <p>16 Sunday {in?} N clear</p> <p>to {Newsarum?} to church</p> <p>Hacock preached to</p> <p>Diner to Lymans</p> <p>17 Monday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>plowed corn {gnawnd?}</p> <p>fone noon Draged oats</p> <p>for Norm after noon</p> <p>Randall took trees an</p> <p>wood to Lyons with</p> <p>charley ad Dick</p> <p>18 tuesday {in?} NW clear</p> <p>plowed corn {gnownd?} and</p> <p>cultivated for potatoes</p> <p>Alvin planted potatoes</p> <p>helped Norm to plow</p> <p>after noon phileman</p> <p>at fenece. Let john have</p> <p>a bushel of potatoes</p> <p>19 Wednesday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>Drage corn grownd fore {onod? written on top}</p> <p>to Belmont after got from</p> <p>Odle {$5.c6?} w paid $7.75</p> <p>Randall with us. Alvin</p> <p>planted potatoes.</p> <p>star {"star" is crossed out with pencil marking} cow to Bull</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 thursday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>took 6 cattle to the swamp</p> <p>marke corn {gnound?}</p> <p>Rolled the peas</p> <p>Alvin to help</p> <p>Brown cow had a calf</p> <p>21 fryday {in?} SW Rain</p> <p>planted corn Rolled</p> <p>the Barley Alvin to</p> <p>help {phrase written and scratched out in pencil "$11 cheese noey"?}</p> <p>22 Saturday {in?} SW clear {"hot" written above line}</p> <p>to Belmont let Odle have</p> <p>potatoes 7. 3/4 bushed 83 cts</p> <p>per bushel to johns after</p> <p>tea Mother and Belsey</p> <p>here Alvin choared</p> <p>took 4 bushel wheat</p> <p>to mill got from Odle</p> <p>shingle nails 50 lb $250</p> <p>23 Sunday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>to New Sarum to</p> <p>church hackock preache</p> <p>to Lymans to DIner</p> <p>james Learn an wife</p> <p>Randall and Sarah Ann</p> <p>Legg to tea here</p> <p>pad to Newcoml $4.00</p> <p>24 Monday in S clear hot</p> <p>Draged for Milet Alvin</p> <p>away. tured the sow</p> <p>from The pigs</p> <p>25 Tuesday {in?} NW clear hot</p> <p>sowed Millet Alvin</p> <p>helped drag. let Mrs cites</p> <p>potatoes 2 bushel. h Brat</p> <p>got them</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Wednesday {in?} E clear</p> <p>Rolled oats Alvin choard</p> <p>Randall home at night</p> <p>27 thursday {in?} E clear to spring field 10 {Aylmu?}</p> <p>to Orwell. to peter</p> <p>Charltons to Diner</p> <p>got a Bolt of coton 44 yd</p> <p>got curtens an wimcy</p> <p>to Aylmer $15.5 cts</p> <p>28 fryday {in?} S clear to Belmont got pete</p> <p>shod 4 shoes set to Abotts</p> <p>let hooved have 3 golons</p> <p>of Molases $3, co {"cte" written above} let Odle</p> <p>have 16 1/2 Doz eggs got</p> <p>from him $4.05 cts</p> <p>planted Beans {Tumnd?}</p> <p>out the Bull</p> <p>29 Saturday {in?} N Rain {"in morning" written above}</p> <p>to Orwell got shingles</p> <p>from Wicket 8000</p> <p>for $2.80 cts per 1000</p> <p>planted cucumbers</p> <p>took the sow to Boar</p> <p>30 Sunday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>to gladstone church {Lymce?}</p> <p>preached. Ann home</p> <p>Randall and Sarah Ann</p> <p>Legg and Bub to tea</p> <p>gave W Barr $3.00 to pay insurance</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>31 Monday {in?} SW clear</p> <p>to Orwell got shingles</p> <p>from Wicket 7000 1/3 paid</p> <p>him $42..00 slub cow had</p> <p>a calf. W tansley an wife</p> <p>here at night Randall home</p> <p>{"June 1875" written in big letters}</p> <p>1 tuesday {in?} S clear</p> <p>to kings mill with oats</p> <p>sold to Steeple for 45 cts</p> <p>got $35.25 cts tanslet</p> <p>with me. plated Beets and Melons. {"tel" smudged}</p> <p>let Norm have 5 bushel</p> <p>of oats at 45 cts</p> <p>Randall home tansley</p> <p>an wife to Diner went away</p> <p>2 Wednesday {in?} S clear</p> <p>to George Leggs. Randall</p> <p>Maried to Sarah Ann</p> <p>Legg E Shepard maried</p> <p>them they went to</p> <p>Waterford. Rain at night</p> <p>3 thursday {in?} W clear</p> <p>sowed oats on the {wheetd?}</p> <p>Calista here. Elder</p> <p>Rowlan to Diner</p> <p>4 fryday {in?} S clear</p> <p>to Belmont ordered</p> <p>a scraper of Eler {scratched out writing}</p> <p>Mckelon for the Road</p> <p>let Odle have 8 3/4 doz eggs</p> <p>got 1/2 lb starch and chees meg</p> <p>$11.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Saturday {in?} S cloudy {"Rain" written above}</p> <p>to springfield for Randall an wife fone</p> <p>noon planted over</p> <p>corn after noon</p> <p>6 Sunday {in?} S clear</p> <p>to Disiple church Shepard</p> <p>preached. to Leggs to</p> <p>DIner Randall an wife</p> <p>to tea here father</p> <p>an Mother here at night.</p> <pre>7 Monday {in?} W cloudy </pre> <p>to john Mckelons funeral</p> <p>had a infair party for</p> <p>Randall. george Legg</p> <p>and wife Sam and wife</p> <p>Charles and Mary Shepard</p> <p>father an Mother</p> <p>an M {Udle?}. janes</p> <p>Learn and wife here</p> <p>and John Learn and wife and Robert</p> <p>8 tuesday {in?} W clear</p> <p>Worked Road. James</p> <p>Baley to Diner</p> <p>Alvin hoed potatoes</p> <p>Let father have 2 bushel</p> <p>of oats 90 cts</p> <p>9 Wednesday {in?} W clear</p> <p>Worked the Road Norm</p> <p>had charley. sold calf shin</p> <p>for 60, cts Randall and wife</p> <p>home at night. Spot</p> <p>cow to. Bull.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 fryday WD {wind} SW clear Drawed wood frank to help. To Belmont got from Odle 12 glass jars and ties Vraces $2,75cts let Odle have 7 dov eggs</p> <p>24 Satruday WD {wind} S clear to georges ground ciktes Calvin Brown and wife here to diner and tea</p> <p>25 Sunday WD {wind} S clear to 2 church Lynce preached to W Barrs to Diner frank with us. Bronns these</p> <p>26 Monday WD {wind} S Rain cut Round the wheat farnk to help. Stewarts picked chryes on shares</p> <p>27 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear cut and bound wheat franks to help Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>28 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear Bound wheat frank to help. Randall cut wheat. went home at night</p> <p>29 Thursday WD {wind} W clear cut barley. frank bound wheat. To Belmont To see Dr Cline he was sick $20 chese money</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 fryday WD {wind} NW clear Raked and put up barley frank and Lew to help To Belmont at night</p> <p>31 Satruday WD {wind} E clear Raked and put up whet frank to help frank To Belmont got sash. 60cts To Odles he helped Norm after noon. William Learn here at night</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1875</span></h2> <p>1 Sunday WD {wind} E Rain To 2 church Lynce preached james shirk and wife to diner here. frank to Eds at night</p> <p>2 Monsday WD {wind} E cloudy Rain picked cheryes frank lame DR Daniel Cline died</p> <p>3 Tuesday WD {wind} E Rain Done choars frank lame Norm and john Doan to Diner Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>4 Wednesday WD {wind} W clear To Dr Clines funeral Randall and wife with us to Randalls To diner frank with us Rain at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Thursday WD {wind} S clear To Belmont To Mill 20 bushel to chop got from Odle 1 pair boots for frank $2..50. picked cheryes after</p> <p>6 fryday WD {wind} W Rain Down with a lame back frank choared</p> <p>7 Satrday WD {wind} W Rain To Belmont got grists let Odle have egg 16 /12 dz helon and Nety Learns To Tea</p> <p>8 Sunday WD {wind} W clear To 2 church pro Crawford preached. john and Mrs Walice here to diner frank home. here at night</p> <p>9 Monday WD {wind} SW clear too a load of chees 34 To Dorechston station fore noon drawed in Barley after and killed 2 pigs let Hoover have 400lb for $32..00</p> <p>10 Tuesday WD {wind} SW clear Drawed in Barley and wheat frank to help</p> <p>11 Wednesday WD {wind} E W Rain finished drawing in wheat and Barley frank to help</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 Thursday WD {wind} S clear comenced to cut oats Randall to diner he got old Bounce from Norm.he Baroue the bugey. frank helpe in ots</p> <p>13 fryday WD {wind} S clear cut oats frank To help hired jack to help To Belmont got cheese Mpney $28 got umbela from Odle $1.25cts Randall and wife here</p> <p>14 Satruday WD {wind} S Rain cut oats john H fadon barg and frank to help Randall To London here at night frank away at night</p> <p>15 Sunday WD {wind} S clear To 2 church Dr crawford preached. Randall and wife with us frank away. Randalls went home</p> <p>16 Monday WD {wind} NW Rain To Belmont got horses shod 8 shoes set to Abbotts got from Odle box Teaslb 1 lb Tobacoe for $3.85cts finished cuting oats frank to help</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear rain at night cut Millet fore noon Bound oats after frank to help. frank went home at night</p> <p>18 Wednesday WD {wind} W Rain cut Millit. To Belmont Randall got his bugey from Dewaur $100 Randall and wife to diner</p> <p>19 Thursday WD {wind} W Rain To the swamp Mrs Troughton and hall to tea</p> <p>20 fryday WD {wind} S Rain Raked and put up the millet frank to help Will Mandaville and Tom Sin cleas here at night</p> <p>21 Satruday WD {wind} SW Rain finished puting up Millet Alvin to help frank went home paid him $4..00</p> <p>22 Sunday WD {wind} N clear To 2 chruch j A Baldwin preached Norm and wife with us LYda hill here at night</p> <p>23 Monday WD {wind} E clear helped Norm Bind wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 Tuesday WD {wind} E clear To the swamp to help Sandy cury thrash had to my share 40 bushel wheat and 18 of oats Eder j A Baldwin and girl to dine Ann gave him $1..00 for chruch</p> <p>25 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear To Lyons got Randall to help Draw in oats Randall and wife here</p> <p>26 Thrusday WD {wind} S clear Drawee in oats finished Randall to help drawed in Millet Ann 3 loadto help. 3 load Randall went home noon Ann to Belmont eggs 23 1/3 got sugar $4.36 and 20</p> <p>27 fryday WD {wind} S clear Drawed in Millet 6 load charles cline to help</p> <p>28 satruday WD {wind} S clear Drawed in milit 5 load 1 peas cullver finch and charles Cline to help. W hill and wife here at night. let L Tibetts have peas 2 /12 bushel</p> <p>29 Sunday WD {wind} S clear To 2 chruch Lynce preached Randall and wife to Diner Dick run away. charley stayed at home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Monday WD {wind} W clear Raked peas forenoon Drawed in 3 load after Charles cline to helpp</p> <p>31 Tuesday WD {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</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1875</span></h2> <p>1 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear helped finches thrash with Team and 2 henus got telegram from philip cullver that Margret was sick Mrs Fawcett and Mrs Odle here to tea jesa Roberts come to work</p> <p>2 Thursday WD {wind} S Rain Drawed in peas charles and randall to help comeenced to plow Ann went to Simcoe Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>3 fryday WD {wind} S Rain plowed chales choard carah Ann here Randall here at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4 Satruday WD {wind} N clear Drawed peas finished charles cline to help got a letter from Ann Randall and wife went home</p> <p>5 Sunday WD {wind} S clear To 2 chruch ly preached james Learn and wife here to diner Randall and wife here. Rain at night</p> <p>6 monday WD {wind} N clear plowed paid charles cline $3..00 sent him away</p> <p>7 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear plowed. the men put up the gate charle came back</p> <p>8 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear plowed fore noon went to Bloomsburgh to philips cullvers after to philips at night</p> <p>9 Thursday WD {wind} S Rain at night came home fore noon plowed after</p> <p>10 fryday WD {wind} N clear plowed charley choared killed the turkey</p> <p>11 Satruday WD {wind} E clear plowed Randall and wife here at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 Sunday WD {wind} S cloudy cool To New sarum to church haycock preached</p> <p>13 Monday WD {wind} S clear plowed. charley choard</p> <p>14 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear plowed finished all draged after noon charles choared Henert Moore to diner</p> <p>15 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear sowed Wheat 8 bushl Draged charley drged</p> <p>16 Thursday WD {wind} Rain cleaned wheat cut oats</p> <p>17 fryday WD {wind} N clear cool snow sowed wheat 20 {written above} Norm sowed after noon charles cline draged</p> <p>frost</p> <p>18 Satruday WD {wind} W clear finished the wheat dragin Drawed in oats 2 load charley to help</p> <p>19 Sunday WD {wind}E rain at home Randall an wife called</p> <p>20 Monday WD {wind} W squals fixed Barn and granery killed a pig charley to help. the sow hag 6 pigs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21 Luesday WD {wind} NW cloudy cool helped Norm Thrash with team 1/2 day helped all day and charley to help</p> <p>22 Wednesday WD {wind} N clear Thrashed for Norm Team and charley fore noon. for my self after limlea Norm shirk frank p Bass Rob Alven Baxter boy g finch j fergeson j Doan N McTaget to help</p> <p>23 Thursday WD {wind} NS clear Thrashed 290 oats 104 peas. Doan and fergeson Thrashed. limber while Rob finch shirk Norm Alve To help To john Deniss at night he was kicked by a horse paid fergeson $16.84</p> <p>24 fryday WD {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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Satruday WD {wind} W Rain Cut clover charles choa sold old Bounce marl To Marshel for $25.00 to be paid in six month shirk painted 1/2 day</p> <p>26 Sunday WD {wind} N&amp;S clear To 2 chruch Lynce preached Randall and wife to tea</p> <p>27 Monday WD {wind} W clear cut clover and raked charley and limber to help after noon shirk painted</p> <p>28 Tuesday WD {wind} E clear cut clover finished cutting put up limber and Charley to help after noon</p> <p>29 Wednesday WD {wind} E clear To Belmont got cheese money $40.00 got boots from Der $3.50. got horse shod 4 shoes set to Abbotts. Raked clover after noon fiished limber and charley to help fetched Randalls bugy home</p> <p>30 Thursday WD {wind} W cloudy Dug potatoes charley to help shirk painted Ann went to Randalls took flour and bugy To Randall</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">October 1875</span></h2> <p>1 fryday WD {wind} NE &amp; NW clear Drawed in 7 loadover charles to help. shirk painted</p> <p>2 Saturday WD {wind} W clear Drawed in clover 7 load charles and william Barber To help Barber an boy. to diner. Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>3 Sunday WD {wind} S clear To 2 church 1/2 past 2 orlod Lynce preached. Mother here to diner</p> <p>4 Monday WD {wind} S clear finished the clover took in the Beans set up the corn charles To help shirk painted</p> <p>5 Tuesday WD {wind} E cloudy to Belmont got george shod 2 shoes To Abbotts got from Dyer $1 shug and 25cts Bisket let him have eggs 22 doz {unknow character} 8 Lynce and wife here at night got chees money $28</p> <p>6 Wednesday WD {wind} W Rain to john Learns Mother here at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Thursday WD {wind} W clear Drawed Manure 7 load shirk painted charley choared. Mother here</p> <p>8 fryday WD {wind} SW Rain drawd Manure 5 load shirk finished paiting I paid him $48.00 Took him home charles choared. froze</p> <p>9 Satruday WD {wind} SE clear killed a pig. 89lb Drawed Manure 7 load Randall Took a load of wood home. charles cho</p> <p>10 Sunday WD {wind} cloudy To 2 church Randall and wife and chrles Legg with us Lynce preached charles cline here</p> <p>11 Monday WD {wind} N snow squals Drawed Manure fore noon 4 load To Sam Leggs Raison after. Charles cline went away paid him $1,,50</p> <p>12 Drawed Tuesday WD {wind} N clear Drawed Manure 3{or 2} load forenoon to Lyons show after To Randalls To diner</p> <p>13 Wednesday WD {wind} W clear to Aylmer show judge on horses. To Randalls to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear Drawed Manure 7 load</p> <p>15 fryday WD {wind} W Rain Done choars</p> <p>16 Satruday WD {wind} N cloudy cool To Belmont got petete shod 4 shoes set to Abotts got from Dyer 6 galons lamp oil 21 per galon $168 1/2 Tobacoe 25cts picked aples 6 buckel George Legg and wife to Diner. Reped the horses in stable</p> <p>17 Sunday WD {wind} SW Rain snow at home. lame back</p> <p>18 Monday WD {wind} N clear plowed in wheat feild limber picked Aples 1/4 of day. Randall and wife here at night Randall gave me $65.00 for Deumaw</p> <p>19 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear plowed limber spread manure 1/2 day. Randall took boards down to lyons</p> <p>20 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear plowed.</p> <p>21 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear plowed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 fryday WD {wind} S clear finished plowing in wheat feild Drawed 6 load manure 3 pumkins limber3/4 day. paid to Dewmaw $65,,00 for Randall</p> <p>23 Satruday WD {wind} S clear picked Aples. Tibets paid for Randall $13..00</p> <p>24 Sunday WD {wind} S clear to New sarum to church haycock preached To haycocks To Diner. Randal and wife here at night</p> <p>25 Monday WD {wind} NE cloudy plowed. sold C hoaver 3 catle for $45,00 he paid $15.00 took 1 away Randall took old charley</p> <p>26 Tuesday WD {wind} W Rain fore noon plowed after noon</p> <p>27 Wednesday WD {wind} W cool plowed Randall Tool a load of hay home Pete putnam fixed the pump, 37cts paid</p> <p>28 Thursday WD {wind} S clear plowed Randall Drawe wood 2 home</p> <p>29 fryday WD {wind} E Rain plowed. Randall tto diner hoove to white heifer paid $17,00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Saturday WD {wind} W squals finished plowing oat feild paid taxes $19.77 stoped to send milk to factory</p> <p>31 Sunday WD {wind} W snow Blustry at home put cows in the stable at night</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1875</span></h2> <p>1 Monday WD {wind} W cloudy To Belmont To mill 24 lb oats to chop. got cheese money $25,,00 paid Dyer $10.49 got 2 box salt. $2,20 litle john paid $5.00 hoover paid $10.00 took the young heifer away gave order to hawks for a suit of clother for $24.00</p> <p>2 Tuesday WD {wind} SW clear DOne choars. john Luton and wife here to diner john Learns called at night</p> <p>3 Wednesday WD {wind} E cloudy Opned Dilches sold jackson 2 pigs $16.00</p> <p>4 Thursday WD {wind} N clear To Belmont got chop let Dyer have eggs 5 doz got capet 6 6 yds for 7 1/2 b of wheat. selled with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Abbot paid him $8.24 jackson took the pigs away let creaner have 2 bags Aples $1,00</p> <p>5 fryday WD {wind} N clear Drawe in corn. Ann to Lyons To Randalls Randall here to diner</p> <p>6 Satruday WD {wind} S clear To Belmont let Dyer have wheat 8 bushel 28lb got 5lb nials 25{witten above} 1 condition powder 25{wirtten above} hald lb Tobacoe 30{wirtten above} file 10 butons 6</p> <p>7 Sunday WD {wind} E clear to 2 church Lynce preached Henery finch and wife here in the evening To Tea</p> <p>8 Monday WD {wind} E cloudy took in selor potatoes 48 bushel Elder haycock to diner father and mother here at night</p> <p>9 Tuesday WD {wind} E clear tok in beets and cabage took the sox to Baxter plowed after noon Randall took a load of wood father and mother went to Eds and Notmgh</p> <p>10 wednesday WD {wind} SW Rain Done choars. pain inn my side at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear plowed fore noon husked corn after noon</p> <p>12 fryday WD {wind} SW clear Done choars. Took a note from Norm. for $10 To be paid in 8 month Mother here To diner Randall fetched the horse home.</p> <p><br />13 Satruday WD {wind} N storm To philips To diner Randall and wife and Ida putnam here at night</p> <p>14 Sunday WD {wind} NE snow at home father and Mother To diner Norm and wife in the evening</p> <p>15 Monday WD {wind} SW cloudy Done choars james smith paid $6..00for timber by jack</p> <p>16 Tuesday WD {wind} NW snow Blustery Done choars. Mother here to diner</p> <p>17 Wednesday WD {wind} NW snow 1 foot Done choars. john Learn and wife Robert Arney and Omer To Tea</p> <p>18 Thursday WD {wind} S cloudy DOne choars sent a letter to philip cullvers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19 fryday WD {wind} S clear DOnne choars killed a pig waid 116lb made a broom Norm helped to to kill the pig</p> <p>20 Satruday WD {wind} S clear to Randalls plowed his garden fetched home potatoes from Randalls</p> <p>21 Sunday WD {wind} N clear To 2 church &amp; Lynce preached philip Learn here at night. cold</p> <p>22 Monday WD {wind} E clear cold done choars</p> <p>23 Tuesday WD {wind} SW cloudy Rain helped Randall draw logs for wood Randall and wife Ida and Lynce and wif here at night</p> <p>24 Wednesday WD {wind} N clear helped Randall Draw leogs charles Legg helped let J Lynce have $60..00 Randall and wife went home at night</p> <p>25 Thursday WD {wind} E clear to st Thomas got from Cary goods $ .60cts got photographs takin got Randalls and wife paid $7.00 pihlip done choars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>To fathers To diner got a Rooster from him</p> <p>26 fryday WD {wind} SW Rain Done choars philip To help D F Moore here to tea</p> <p>27 Satruday WD {wind} W clear Thrashed Beans philip To help Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>28 Sunday WD {wind} SW snow Rain at home. Randall and wife went home fore noon philip here</p> <p>29 Monday WD {wind} N cold DOne choars. philip wne thome. got the Dryed aples from Norms</p> <p>30 Tuesday WD {wind} E cold snow To Belmont got cheese Money $25,,00 got from pots stove back and 2 leds $1,25</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">December 1875</span></h2> <p>1 Wednesday WD {wind} E cloudy Done coars. Randall and wife here at night. line one Befalow skin</p> <p>Thursday WD {wind} E clear To Belmont let R Nickle have 2 1/4 bushel Beans and Abott 2 bushel got from Dyer goods $3.17 cts Randall and charley Leggs sawed wood after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3 fryday WD {wind} S clear helped Randall and charley saw fore noon. choaed after got the bobs framed Norm gave up his 2 notes $26.. Balance back on notes $2..50 cts. Randall and wife went home after noon lmber fixed hen pen</p> <p>4 Saturday WD {wind} SE cloudy Done choars. went to john Learns got beef 13lb</p> <p>5 Sunday WD {wind} E Rain at home</p> <p>6 Monday WD {wind} E Rain fogy Done choars. To EV Learn in the evening To tea</p> <p>7 Tuesday WD {wind} SE Rain killed 5 hogs EV 3 hogs Norm and ed To help philip here at night</p> <p>8 Wednesday WD {wind} S &amp; N cloudy cut up the hogs and salted philip choared hogs wait.. 268lb 4,,154lb</p> <p>9 Thursday WD {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 chirk To diner diner to j Blacks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 fryday WD {wind} W cloudy To help Dan Baxter thrash philip done choars husked corn. Norm and wife here in the evening</p> <p>11 Satruday WD {wind} SW snow helped Baxter thrash fore noon. To Belmont after got esons from Dyer 10 cts philip Done choars</p> <p>12 Sunday WD {wind} S cloudy at home Edward Learn here and philip</p> <p>13 Monday WD {wind} N snow blustry Done choars philip choard Ed here at night</p> <p>14 Tuesday WD {wind} W snow Went to sTthomas to court grand jurer To chastes Learn at night</p> <p>15 Wednesday WD {wind} S thawed To court to chasles Learn at night</p> <p>16 Thursday WD {wind} W cold snow To court To W cullvers at night</p> <p>17 fryday WD {wind} W cold To court got pay $7.60cts home at night</p> <p>18 Satruday WD {wind} W cold DOne choars traded with Norm Drag for a calf charles legg sawed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19Sunday WD {wind} NE clear cold at home philip went home</p> <p>20 Monday WD {wind} S clear mild To Avon got 200 feet boards Rented the swam lot to Sandy cury for one year for $35.. to be paid in lumber</p> <p>21 Tuesday WD {wind} S Rain thawed Done choars. Randall took a load of wood</p> <p>22 Wednesday WD {wind} SW clear husked corn finished</p> <p>23 Thursday WD {wind} N clear Done choars. Norm and wife here in the evening To tea.</p> <p>24 fryday WD {wind} E Rain sleet DOne choars. Cury fetched the Bell colt home to me</p> <p>25 Saturday WD {wind} N cloudy DOne choars. Geroge Legg and wife Randall and wife ed and philip Learn here To diner Randall at night</p> <p>26 Sunday SE Rain heavy at home. Randall and wife went home</p> <p>27 Monday WD {wind} SE clear Done choars. EDs wife here in the evening</p> <p>28 Tuesday WD {wind} SE clear Done choars.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29 Wednesday WD {wind} SE clear Done choars. had lame side</p> <p>30 Thursday WD {wind} SE clear, warm DOne choars. Billy Barns cut his foot. S Done it up</p> <p>31 fryday WD {wind} SW clear warm Done choars. Randall fetched Dick horse home henery Sticks to Diner</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Janruary 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Satruday WD {wind} S clear warm So the horses sweat in stable to George Leggs To diner Randall and wife. sak and wife and D F Moore there to diner</p> <p>2 Sunday WD {wind} SW clear warm at home To Norms in the evening paid her $1</p> <p>3 Monday WD {wind} SW clear warm cooler Done choars.</p> <p>4 Tuesday WD {wind} NE clear cold Done choars got from john Learn 68lb beef and 20lb Tallow $3,25cts john and philip and Arney To Tea</p> <p>5 Wednesday WD {wind} S rain warm Done choars</p> <p>6 Thursday WD {wind} N cloudy cold Done choars got from john Learn 60lb flour they called</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 fryday WD {wind} SW clear To Belmot to cheese meeting. got $4.36 chees money. sent for paper paid $1.60 ct</p> <p>8 Satruday WD {wind} S cloudy warm Done choars. Norm com enced to cut logs for wood</p> <p>9 Sunday WD {wind} S Rain warm at home all day</p> <p>10 Monday WD {wind} NW cold To Belmont got a suit of clother from hawkins for $24,,00 Norm cut logs for wood</p> <p>11 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear cold Done choars. Norm cut logs 1/2 dat</p> <p>12 Wednesday WD {wind} NW snow squals Done choars</p> <p>13 Thursday WD {wind} NW clear cold To help galaton finch thrash with team Randall and dick{written below} took a load of wood</p> <p>14 fryday WD {wind} SW cloudy cold to help galaton finch thrash with team</p> <p>15 Saturday WD {wind} SW cloudy Done choars Norm at logs W Roberts To help him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 Sundday WD {wind} SW clear at home</p> <p>17 Monday WD {wind} SW clear warm Thrashed peas with the horses</p> <p>18 Tuesday WD {wind} S rain warm Thrashed peas finished Norm and wife here To tea Norm sold to out to D f Moore for $510..,</p> <p>19 Wednesday WD {wind} W cloudy at night cold helped Norm kill a hog fore noon cleaned 21 bushe peas after Norm To help. Lewis Simpson to diner</p> <p>20 Thursday WD {wind} W clear cold DOne choars.. To lynces EW Learn and wife here in the evening</p> <p>21 fryday WD {wind} E clear cold To Belmont got from Dyer 1/2 lb Tobacoe 1/2 lb soda 35cts Sam Legg and wife and Boy here in evening To tea comencd on buter jar</p> <p>22 Saturday WD {wind} E cloudy To Belmont To mill 10 1/2 bush wheat got jar mustard to Diner To Lewis Simpson</p> <p>23 Sunday WD {wind} N cloudy at home. Robert called</p> <p>24 Monday WD {wind} N cloudy cold Done choars to EV Learns in the evening. let Limber have job to mak box $1,50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Tuesday WD {wind} NW cloudy snow To Belmont got the colts shod To Abbotts 4 new and 4 old set got Nails 5lb To dyers</p> <p>26 Wednesday WD {wind} SW cleare choars. Mrs Winters To Diner. Rain at night</p> <p>27 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear warm DOne choars. Lynce To diner and paid Note $60.00 Randall fetched oats 40 bushel and took a load of wood home</p> <p>28 fryday WD {wind} SE Rain warm Done choars</p> <p>29 Saturday WD {wind} SW cold To Belmont Took wagon box to Abbott to iron got limber 25cts sugar and half lb tobacoe. paid Hawkins $24 for clothes left a pictor To Bons To frame</p> <p>30 Sunday WD {wind} SW clear To No 7 To church Dyer preached To georges to diner</p> <p>31 Monday WD {wind} S clear Done choars. To Alack Stewarts To tea in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Tuesday WD {wind} SW snow Done choars. Randall took a load of wood home here to diner</p> <p>2 Wednesday WD {wind} NW blustery snow Done choars. To finshes in evening To tea</p> <p>3 Thursday WD {wind} SW snow took load of wood for Randall he took 2 Billy 1 Archa Taylor here at night</p> <p>4 fryday WD {wind} NW clear To Belmont with wood for Norm. Randall took wood 1 load Billy 1 load Archa Taylor here at night</p> <p>5 Saturday WD {wind} S clear To Belmont let Dyer have butter 45 3/4 48 cts for goods Archa cut Down trees Randall and wife here a night charley legg and Bily took a load of wood</p> <p>6 Sunday WD {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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Monday WD {wind} SW clear To harietsville paid the insurance $# 80/100 paid Taxes on swamp $3.00 To shirks in evening To Tea Tilda came with us</p> <p>8 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear warm Skided logs fore noon 3 put in sraw after Tilda Shirk to sow here. Archa here at night</p> <p>9 Wednesday WD {wind} E ran sleet Done chors. hired Bill gates for 8 month for $60 1/2 Tilda shirk sowed</p> <p>10 Thursday WD {wind} E cloudy Rain at night DOne choars. Norm sawed wood 4 cord. Drawed in 2 cord Tilda here</p> <p>11 fryday WD {wind} S Rain DOne choars. paid Norm for cuting logs $1.50cts</p> <p>12 Saturday WD {wind} SW clear Done choars</p> <p>13 Sunday WD {wind} E clear at home Tilda here Billy gates here a night Thunder and Rain at night</p> <p>14 Monday WD {wind} SW clear warm put in straw Billy gates camenced To work for me for 8 month $60.50 ct</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15 Tuesday WD {wind} NW cloudy cold DOne choars Bily to help Tilda sowed</p> <p>16 Wednesday WD {wind} W snow squals Done choars Billy split wood fore noon to milk meeting To john stewart george Bass too the job to draw milk for $150.00 6 1/2 month</p> <p>17 Thursday WD {wind} SW snow helped Norm saw with Billy to help fore noon Drawed in 2 cord wood after</p> <p>18 fryday WD {wind} W clear DOe choars. Billy went hom at night</p> <p>20 Sunday WD {wind} NW clear To New sarum to church haycock preached To j Warwicks To diner Tillda with us Billy back at night</p> <p>21 Monay WD {wind} SW Rain at night To help Norm saw with Billy and Team. sold j Mvplale a cow for $40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Randalls wife To diner</p> <p>22 Tuesday WD {wind} NW snow DOne choars Billy to help Archa Taylor here at night</p> <p>23 Wednesday WD {wind} N cold blustery Done choars Billy choared Tilda sowed</p> <p>24 Thrtusday WD {wind} W couldy Drawed wood 6 cord Billy To help Tilda sowed</p> <p>25 fryday WD {wind} SE clear Drawed wood 9 cord Billy to help Tilda sowed</p> <p>26 Saturday WD {wind} E clear Drawed wood 6 cord Ann took Tilda home paid her $5,00 Margred cullver and willy here at night. Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>27 Sunday WD {wind} E hail snow at home Margret and willy here. Randall and wife went home after noon</p> <p>28 Monday WD {wind}E snow to john Learns to diner got grass seed 3 bushel from him $5,00 Margret stayed thre Billy thrash Millet see 1 bushel</p> <p>29 Tuesday WD {wind} NW cloudy Drawed logs 4 Norm helped To Belmont Margret Randall here at night john to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Wednesday WD {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 3/4 bushel clover seed. Billy choared</p> <p>2 Thursday WD {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 $3..50 cts Billy choared</p> <p>3 fryday WD {wind} W clear To Belmont got Dick shoe setlel Abbott have bag of aples got pictor from Moore Drawed 1 cord of wood in the Lynces To Tea sow had pigs 10</p> <p>4 Saturday WD {wind} S clear Drawed in 6 cord of wood paid Norm $2 To johns for Margret Billy went hom at night</p> <p>5 Sunday WD {wind} SW clear Rain at night at home Margret here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 Monday WD {wind} S clear Drawed in 6 cord wood Billy to help. Margret here willy went to johns</p> <p>7Tuesday WD {wind} S Rain DOne choars made Ed one one handle Margret here</p> <p>8 Wednesday WD {wind} N cold Done chors john Learn and wife To diner Margret here</p> <p>9 Thursday WD {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</p> <p>10 fryday WD {wind} SE clear cut logs fore noon heled Norm To tap after. shirk took the cow home Margret and willy here Ed Learn here at night</p> <p>11 Saturday WD {wind} E cloudy at night Rain 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</p> <p>12 Sunday WD {wind} NE Rain at home Billy got the pouts. To Leave</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Monday WD {wind} NW snow cold DOne choars Norm boiled sap Billy gates went away paid him $4.40 cts he quit to work for me</p> <p>14 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear Done choars. To Belmont hot from Dyer 79cts goods Norm fetched in surip</p> <p>15 wednesday WD {wind} E clear cold to help george Learn saw wood J SMith To diner</p> <p>16 Thursday WD {wind} E hail Rain Done choars</p> <p>17 fryday WD {wind} WN cold Blustery Done choars. Mrs Lyce and girl To Tea. hanah got beans and onions. 25 cts</p> <p>18 Satruday WD {wind} N clear cold Done choars</p> <p>19 Sunday WD {wind} SW clear thaw To george Learns to diner Randall and wife here to diner Norms wife had a boy</p> <p>20 Monday WD {wind} NE snow Done choars. spot cow had a calf. William and joseph Alen here at night</p> <p>21 Tuesday WD {wind} NW Blustery Drawed logs 3 Black ash joe Alen helped bill went home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 Wednesday WD {wind} W clear To Springfeild got joe trunk. To Randals to diner hoe with me</p> <p>23 Thrusdasy WD {wind} SW clear To Belmont got from Dyer $4,20 cts paid him $6.75 put in straw after joe to help joe Alen comenced work for 7 month for $84.00</p> <p>24 fryday WD {wind} E clear night snowet Done choars joe killed a calf fore noon. Drawe wood 5 cord after got our pictors.</p> <p>25 Satruday WD {wind} SE Rain Sick with a cold. joe Done choars Let Norm have a ag of aples Ann made candles10 doz</p> <p>26 Sunday WD {wind} NW cloudy snow at home sick joe DOne choars.</p> <p>27 Monday WD {wind} W cloudy Was sick joe cut wood and Done choars</p> <p>28 Tuesday WD {wind} NE snow Blustery I was sick joe Done choars Randall here to dine Norm boiled sap in bush paid joe 25cts</p> <p>29 Wednesday WD {wind} snow lame. joe Done choars james Shirk and wife to diner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 Thrusday WD {wind} Blustery Not well. joe done choars</p> <p>31 fryday WD {wind} W clear Not well joe choped and Done choars. hanah Learn her in the evening</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">APril 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Satruday WD {wind} NE clear To Belmont got wagon box got from potts 12 pie tins 12 hooks got from Dyer 1 lb Tobacoe {10 above} 12 yrds cord 1 broom 30 ct. got 1 shoe set at Abbotts. joe choped and choared. star calved let john Denis have a bull $15</p> <p>2 Sunday WD {wind} SW clear at home Dan Gracey To Tea joe here. Star cow had a calf</p> <p>3 Monday WD {wind} clear Done choars. joe choped pide had a calf Narm in the bush Syrep 50 lb</p> <p>4 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear Done chaors joe killed 2 calves. choped after Norm in bush</p> <p>5 Wednesday WD {wind} S snow rain fore noon shook millet fore noon joe choped after noon Norm in bush fetched Syrep 46 lb</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear Done coars joe choped lill cow had a calf</p> <p>7 fryday WD {wind} NW clear windy DOone choars joe helped sold james Baley a calf 50 cts</p> <p>8 Saruday WD {wind} N clear Done choars joe choped 1/2 day. went ome after paid him $1.25cts Norm in bush syrip 27lb</p> <p>9 Sunday WD {wind} E clear to jhon Learns to diner paid him $6.00 joe chopd</p> <p>11 Tuesday WD {wind} SE clear put in straw joe helped Randall and wife to diner Randall let me have $ 5.00 ct Den finh john cloes and george cutis here in the evening. Norm fetched syrip 45 lb</p> <p>12 Wednesday WD {wind} SW Rain thunder Done choars joe choped 1/2 Norm fethced syrip 25 lb</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Thursday WD {wind} E Rain Done choars joe choared</p> <p>14 fryday WD {wind} W windy squals Rain Done choars joe choped</p> <p>15 Satruday WD {wind} S Rain at nigt To Belmont let dyer have Butter 25 {25 above} $6.50 cts eggs 9 Doz 70 Mrs Legg and charley To diner joe choped</p> <p>16 Easter Sunday {WD} wind W cloudy at home joe here 2 boy to diner</p> <p>17 Monday WD {wind} N clear fixed fence joe to help choared after joe choped jack Smith here in evenig</p> <p>18 Tuesday WD {wind} N clear To Randalls took a pig and 7 bushel oats meat and flour and butter aples got the horses shod to Denises 4 shoes set. 50 ct joe turned up buckets in bush</p> <p>19 Wednesday WD {wind} SE clear took the sow to S stewart joe choped sined to Lynce $20</p> <p>20 Thursday WD {wind} E cloudy comenced to plow joe plowed. Midge cow had a calf. cut the 3 pigs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21 fryday WD {wind} NW clear Done choars. To john Mckelons sale joe plowed Elder Lynce and wife To Tea let him have pork 12 lb $1.50 cts</p> <p>22 Saturday WD {wind} NW Rain plowed fore noon joe killed a calf plowed after</p> <p>23 Sunday WD {wind} W clear To 2 church To prayer meeting. joe To Belmont</p> <p>24 Monday WD {wind] E clear DOne choars turned the colts out joe plowed</p> <p>25 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear Done choars. joe plowed Narms wife to tea</p> <p>26 Wednesday WD {wind} SW clear Done choars. joe plowed</p> <p>27 Thursday WD {wind} S cloudy cultivated for Barley joe plowed. Randall and wife to diner. Rain at night</p> <p>28 fryday WD {wind} NW clear cultivated joe plowed fore noon sowed Barley after noon joe dragged</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29 Saturday WD {wind} W clear sowed grass seede joe draged</p> <p>30 Sunday WD {wind} N clear cold at home charley Alen To diner bill To Tea</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Monday WD {wind} NW clear Done choars. joe plowed set 2 beds onions ethen comenced to send Milk</p> <p>2 Tuesday WD {wind} NE clear cultivated joe plowed father here at night Ann to Belmont Took butter 31 lb {16 written over} $5.76 30 lb syrup $3.39 got goods $6,49 cts Balance $2,57cts</p> <p>3 Wednesday WD {wind} SW clear cultivated joe plowed</p> <p>4 Thursday WD {wind} W clear sowed oats and clover joe draged</p> <p>6 fryday WD {wind} S cloudy Rain sowed oats and clover on barn feild joe plowed and draged. To Belmont let Dyes have 39 Doz eggs got shoes $1.25 cts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Sunday WD {wind} S clear at home Randall and wife to diner joe here</p> <p>8 Monday WD {wind} W Rain trimed orchard joe plowed for corn 1/2 day</p> <p>9 Tuesday WD {wind} W cloudy helped Norm draw in Buckets fore noon joe plowed sowed peas after joe draged Walker to diner</p> <p>10 Wednesday WD {wind} W Rain trimed trees joe plowed Randall and wife here at night</p> <p>11 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear sowed oats and peas fore noon set onions after Randall draged. went home after joe plowed for corn</p> <p>12 fryday WD {wind} NW clear took the sow to Dan Baxters joe trimed trees</p> <p>13 Saturday WD {wind} NW clear To Belmont let Dyer have 10 Doz eggs $1.00 got from him $4.60cts got from tibets $10 took grist to mill 6 bw joe to Belmont got $30 {faded}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 Sunday WD {wind} SW clear to 2 chruch joe with us Lynce preached</p> <p>15 Monday WD {wind} E cloudy Done choars planted potatoes joe plowed</p> <p>16 Tuesday WD {wind} E Rain looked for the colts joe plowed</p> <p>17 Wednesday WD {wind} SE Rain to Belmont got grists let Boid have 15.32 lb of wheat for $1.00 per bushel $15.53cts got from Dyer 35 cts goods joe choared</p> <p>18 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear worked in the garden joe plowed finished Moare house to diner Randall here paid him for Tibbots $10.00</p> <p>19 fryday WD {wind} SE clear planted potatoes sowed oats and peas joe draged corn ground Ann quilted</p> <p>20 Saturday WD {wind} W Rain planted potatoes joe to help. Black cow had a calf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21 Sunday WD {wind} W cloudy To 2 church Lynce preached. Randall and wife To tea</p> <p>22 Monday WD {wind} N clear Done choars joe Draged corn ground</p> <p>23 Tuesday WD {wind} NE clear Marked corn ground comenced to plant joe helped. Sold Jame Mcphale a cow $32.00 joe Smith To Diner</p> <p>24 Wednesday WD {wind} SW clear Done choars Ann sick get Mary Ann Taylor wife to diner and tea DrWilson here paid him $2.00 joe planted corn</p> <p>25 Thursday WD {wind} W clear planted corn joe planted to Belmont let dyes have eggs 20 3/4 Doz got 2 shoes set to Abbotts on charley Dr Wilson called Ann was sick. let C hoover have 2 calves for 60 cts</p> <p>26 fryday WD {wind} SW clear planted corn joe to help Ann sick</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27 Satruday WD {wind} W clear DRaged for millet joe planted corn fiinished paid joe $4.00 Ann beter</p> <p>28 Sunday WD {wind} S some Rain at home Ann sick joe went home and back Randall and wife called Mary went home paid her 75 cts</p> <p>29 Monday WD {wind} W Rain Thunder and lightning Burned john Denis barn and killed 4 horses to john Stewarts. Done choas joe choared</p> <p>30 Tuesday WD {wind} E clear Made soap planted Beans joe draged james Shirk and wife called here</p> <p>31 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear Worked Raod with team and joe Traughton and boy to diner Wodle called</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Thursday WD {wind} S clear Worked the roas ed road Master worked with team and joe . bill cow to B</p> <p>2 fryday WD {wind} S clear sowed Millet joe draged</p> <p>2 Saturday WD {wind} E Rain hard Done choars. Madge to B</p> <p>4 Sunday WD {wind} S clear at home george Learn and wife to Tea and Robert joe to Belmont Alen tea</p> <p>5 Monday WD {wind} W clear Top Belmont got from Dyer $7.44 cts paid $2.00 eggs. 20 doz got charley shod 3 shoes to Abbott joe choared. Rose cow had a calf</p> <p>6 Tueday WD {wind} W clear To StThomas got watch cleaned to Nelsons $1 got goods $32.00 to polacks and crays to DIner to fathers joe choared</p> <p>7 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear Doe choars joe Rolled d cullver to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Thursday WD {wind} S clear fixed fence joe to help Randall took a load of wood let Norm have 1/2 bushel of Millet seede for 25 cts nt paid</p> <p>9 fryday WD {wind} SW clear fixed fence fore noon Norm and joe to help joe rolled the oats after hoed the garden after</p> <p>10 Saturday WD {wind} S clear hot hoed garden joe cut burs To Belmont let Abbott have dried aples $1.77 Dyer 7 Doz eggs. 72 cts gloves 25 cts got goods $2.85 cts</p> <p>11 Sunday WD {wind} S clear to 2 church Randall and wife with us Lynce preached Randalls to diner</p> <p>12 Monday WD {wind} S clear hot cultivaed corn joe helped Tilda shirk here</p> <p>13 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear hot cultivated corn joe to help Tillda here</p> <p>14 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear hot cultivated corn joe to help Eagan to diner pide cow to B</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15 Thrusday WD {wind} S clear To Lyons To Randalls To diner To swamp Randall with me</p> <p>16 fryday WD {wind} S clear cool cultivated corn joe to help. Tillda went home at night</p> <p>17 Saturday WD {wind} S Rain To Old Mr Mcolums funeral. joe away john Lawer and wife and pedler to diner</p> <p>18 Sunday WD {wind} S clear To 2 chruch Lynce pread To W Barrs To diner Randall and wife here to Tea</p> <p>19 Monday WD {wind} W clear to Belmont got 2 shes set to Abbotts let cap aroun have prok 17 1/2 bs Dyer 8 Doz eggs</p> <p>20 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear went to philip cullvers to diner to center to tea to buners to philips at night</p> <p>21 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear to simcoe to diner To Carlton cullvers to philips at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22 thrusday WD {wind} S clear To hullsvill To Warons To diner To Babers to To Tead to phileps at night</p> <p>23 fryday WD {wind} SW clear To Nisbits cullvers to diner To Willcoxs to tea to philps at night</p> <p>24 Saturday WD {wind} S clear to Simcoe to yongs to diner to john to tea to philips at night</p> <p>25 Sunday WD {wind} SW cloudy To Bloamsburgh to chruch Simson preached to phips at night</p> <p>26 Monday WD {wind} SW clear come home to diner to to centes to Tea To Randall home at night</p> <p>27 Tuesday WD {wind} S rain to Andrew Roberts funeral. George Learn and wife to diner father and mother went home paid him 50 cts</p> <p>28 Wednesday WD {wind} W clear cultivated corn joe to help</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29 Thrusday WD {wind} S clear To Lyons got the horses shod 8 shoes to Denises paid $1.00 sowed Millet for Randall joe cut Thristles. sold joe the pony colt for $26.00</p> <p>30 fryday WD {wind} W clear To Walter Browns for strawberyes got 10 quarts Randalls with us joe cut thistles</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Saturday WD {wind} S Rain Done choars plowed in orchrd joe haleped</p> <p>2 Sunday WD {wind} clear at home jesa Learn and wife here at night</p> <p>3 Monday WD {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 85 {ofet?} joe cut Thistles</p> <p>4 Tuesday WD {wind} S Rain Done choars joe helped</p> <p>5 Wednesday WD {wind} W Rain sold J Hoover a cow for $28. To be paid in four month. Ann sick joe spaded garden</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 Thursday WD {wind} S clear To Belmont got from Dyer 4 gals lamp oil 1 1/2 lb tobacoe $2.21 got cheese money $13 paid patts $2.48cts got frist of chop 26 bush</p> <p>7 fryday WD {wind} S clear hot to Belmont Drawed 2 load of lumber. joe to john pettits Raison</p> <p>8 Saturday WD {wind} SW clear hot to 2 chruch W jackson preached Randalls with us</p> <p>10 Monday WD {wind} W Rain To Avon fetched posts from the swamp cleaned wheat 20 bags joe picked beryes</p> <p>11 tuesday WD {wind} W clear warm Done choars joe went to Srpingfeild at night</p> <p>12 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear To Belmont Drawed 2 load lumber let Abbott have 33 3/4 lb pork $3.97cts paid J Camble $2525cts joe away</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Thrusday WD {wind} S Rain cut thistles joe a way. Randall and wife here at night joe come nack at night</p> <p>14 fryday WD {wind} W clear To Belmont let Baid and Mcknikle have 43 1/2 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 from patts $1,20 joe picked beryes fore noon Drawed wood after</p> <p>15 Saturday WD {wind} NW clear To Belmont to Mill let Abbott have 100 lb flour patts 100lb hoover 19lb Dyer eggs 13 Doz got from poatts #2,60 worth Dyer 25cts joe picked Beryes fore noon Drawed wood after</p> <p>16 Sunday WD {wind} S clear To New Sarum to church Tomkins preached to DIner james Learns joe at home</p> <p>17 Monday WD {wind} S clear cut Barlet joe cut round barlet and wheat Bell and jeny Stewart picked cheryes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Tuesday WD {wind} S Rain pm finished cuting barley comenced the wheat joe bound wheat</p> <p>19 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear cut and bound wheat joe to help. Randall and wife to pick cheryes</p> <p>20 Thrusday WD {wind} W clear 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</p> <p>21 fryday W clear cool cut and bount wheat joe and his father to help</p> <p>22 Saturday WD {wind} S clear showers Rain cut and bound wheat and finished joe and his father to help paid Alen $2,25 cts</p> <p>23 Sunday WD {wind} N clear To New Sarum to church Tomkins preached joe away</p> <p>24 Monday WD {wind} N clear To Lyons in forenoon Drawed in Barley after joe to help Randall and wife to pick chereys fathe and mother to diner Ann to Belmont let {os?} have 6 doz eggs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear Drawed Barley finished Drawed 3 load of wheat</p> <p>26 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear Drawed in wheat joe to help</p> <p>27 Thursday WD {wind} SE clear Rain at night Drawed whet fore noon finished. picked cheryes after joe mewed{?} fence</p> <p>28 fryday WD {wind} W clear to john Learns ground the reaper knives to Belmont after tea got Bread joe {manued fend?}</p> <p>29 Saturday WD {wind} E clear put up hay. went to Belmont got cheese money $38.00 paid Dyed $26.71cts joe to help john Elder Rowland here at night</p> <p>30 Sunday WD {wind} E clear to 2 chruch Rowland preached To W Barrs To Diner. boy born 29th</p> <p>31 Monday WD {wind} E clear got Mashine here to thrash Rodgers set</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">August 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Tuesday WD {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</p> <p>2 Wednesday WD {wind} SE clear cut peas joe to hlep Lynce and wife to diner and tea. Randalls called</p> <p>3 Thursday WD {wind} SE clear cut peas joe to help Ann went to Barrs after tea</p> <p>4 fryday WD {wind} W clear hot cut peas fninshed joe to help. cut and bound oats 1 acre Rain at night</p> <p>5 Saturday WD {wind} S clear 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</p> <p>6 Sunday WD {wind} S clear to 2 church Lyon preached Randalls with us</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Monday WD {wind} N clear cut oats joe Bound john H Smith called</p> <p>8 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear Bound oat joe to help</p> <p>9 Wednesday WD {wind} S clear tp help y Baley thrash with team joe to help Mckelon and Stewart Tomkins and wife to Diner here</p> <p>10 Thrusday WD {wind} S clear setup fore noon joe helped stewart thrash cut oats after To Belmont at nightlet odle have 13 Doz eggs got tea egg nutmeg 12 joe 1 lb Tobacoe {sold?} $1,43</p> <p>11 fryday WD {wind} S clear Drawed peas 6 load joe to help</p> <p>12 Saturday WD {wind} S Rain Done choars joe sick To Belmont got charley shod 4 shes set to Abbotts joe got 2 shirts to Nugarts for #2.00</p> <p>13 Sunday WD {S clear at home Randall charley legg to tea joe away back at night boy with him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 Monday WD {wind} S cler Drawed in oats joe to help. 9 load</p> <p>15 Tuesday WD {wind} N clear Drawed in oats fore noon joe to help cut millet after joe bound oats</p> <p>16 Wednesday WD {wind} NE clear Bound and drawed in oats finished joe to help</p> <p>17 Thursday WD {wind} S clear cut and put up millet 155 joe to help</p> <p>18 fryday WD {wind} S clear cut and put up millet 160 joe to help</p> <p>19 Saturday WD {wind} NW clear Raked and put up millet finished joe to help 60/375</p> <p>20 Sunday WD {wind} NE clear to New Sarum to church haycock preached to Geo Legs to Diner. frost</p> <p>21 Monday WD {wind} E and W clear Drawed Millet joe to help 7 To Belmont let odle have eggs 13 Doz 2 got tobaco 2 lb Rive 5 lb colars 1 bs</p> <p>22 Tuesday WD {wind} SW clear Drawed in millet joe to help 7 load</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Wednesday WD {wind} S Rain To Belmont to mill with chop 28 b 4 of wheat joe choared Mrs fargur and hanah Learn to tea paid joe 25cts</p> <p>24 Thursday WD {wind} S thunder Drawed Millet 6 load joe to help</p> <p>25 fryday WD {wind} NW Rain finished Drawing in the millet joe to help To Belmont hot grist let hoover have 90 lb flour. Randall and wife called</p> <p>26 Saturday WD {wind} W clear put floore in hog pen joe to help. To Belmont to mill let Aabbott have flour 100lb father and mother to Tea joe went home</p> <p>27 Sunday WD {wind} W clear To 2 church Rowlon preached Randall and wife To church to diner here joe come hack</p> <p>28 Monday WD {wind} E clear done choars joe Drawed manure 7 load</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>29 Tuesday WD {wind} NE clear To Newsarum to church horn preached joe drawed manure comenced to cut corn 30 {text above}</p> <p>30 Wednesday WD {wind} S ofnain a swer clear To help Sam Legg thrash joe Drawed manure 9</p> <p>31 Thursday WD {wind} S clear hot cut corn 101 shock joe Drawed manure 10 load</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1876</span></h2> <p>1 frysday WD {wind} NW Rain cut corn 69 shock joe drawed manure</p> <p>2 Saturday WD {wind} clear cut corn 100 chock joe Drawed manure sow had 5 pigs</p> <p>3 Sunday WD {wind} clear To New sarum To church Tomkins preached To Lymans for diner</p> <p>$ Mondy WD {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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Tuesday {wind} W clear cut corn john to help</p> <p>6 Wednes day WD {wind} E cloudy Rained at night {text written above} To Belmont got cheese money $30. got coton 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</p> <p>7 Thrusday WD {wind} E fogy mist Done choars john spred manure. gave order for a map in book stile from coal</p> <p>8 fryday WD {wind} W clear To London with cheese 36b got boots and ships from Merit $3.50. To diner to gustons. john cut corn</p> <p>9 Saturday WD {wind} N cloudy cut corn john to help Elder Rowlon here at night</p> <p>10 Sunday WD {wind} E cloudy Rain {text above} To 2 chruch Rowlon preached. To diner to Deninses. john at home</p> <p>11 Monday WD {wind} E cloudy cut corn john to help Rowlon to diner Randall took blocks for stable Ann got plums</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>12 Tuesday WD {wind} E clear To New Sarum To ordinatir Meeting Tomkins preache to diner To Lewises. john cut corn</p> <p>13 Wednesday WD {wind} SE clear cut corn john to help</p> <p>14 Thursday WD {wind} NW Rain finished cuting corn john to help. To Randalls to tea Ann to john Learns</p> <p>15 fryday WD {wind} NW clear Drawed wood fore noon john to help to mill after. Lyman and jane and Randall and here at night</p> <p>17 Sunday WD {wind} E Rain at home. jane Tonsley here. Randalls went home</p> <p>18 Monday WD {wind} N Rain Doen choars john sawed wood jane here</p> <p>19 Tuesday WD {wind} W clear To Randalls with bards To leggs to diner got strawbery plants and set them john to help Tansley and wife to tea went home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 Wednesday WD {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 $5 john spread manure</p> <p>21 Thursday WD {wind} clear Drawed in corn 100 shock Dug potatoes 17 bushel john to help</p> <p>22 fryday WD {wind} E cloudy at night rain {text written above} To Calvin Browns to diner to jessa Learns to tea john spread manure</p> <p>23 Saturday WD {wind} E Rain Done choars john went To Mapleton after noon john Learn and wife to tea</p> <p>24 Sunday WD {wind} cloudy to 2 chruch philip with me Rowlan preached philip and wife and kity to diner Randall and wife to diner</p> <p>25 Monday WD {wind} S cloudy Rain at night {text written above} Dug potatoes 7 {or 9} bushel Drawed wood 41/2 cord john to help</p> <p>26 Tuesday WD {wind} NW Rain hard Drawed wood 4/12 cord john to help</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27 Wednesday WD {wind} NW Rain cloudy Drawed wood 1/2 and corn 50sh came to belmont. went to bills at night</p> <p>28 Thursday WD {wind} SW Rain To London to Western show home at night john husked corn</p> <p>29 fryday WD {wind} clear done choars john Drawed manure on garden</p> <p>30 Saturday WD W clear To Belmont got cheese money $26.00 got cloth 3 1/2 yrds $105 from jackson 5ct peper john Drawed manure</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOber 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Sunday wd {wind} SW clear To Belmont to church Mckinen preached. john at home</p> <p>2 Monday WD {wind} SW clear husked corn [icked aples john comenced to plow</p> <p>3 Tuesday WD SW Rain to Lyons show john plowed</p> <p>4 Wednesday WD {wind} W clear husked corn. john plowed</p> <p>5 Thursday WD {wind} SW clear to Aylmer show john plowed Nolson and wife to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 fryday WD {wind} W Rain to help Ed thrash john plowed. Randall took a load of wood form Norms father and Mother here at night</p> <p>7 Satruday WD {wind} hail To Belmont got l lb Tobacoe lamp chimney from jackson 65cts. john to help Ed thrash fore noon plowed after hanah and Mrs slevenson her in evening</p> <p>8 Sunday WD {wind} W clear To 2 chruch Rowlan preached To Eds in evening. froze</p> <p>9 Monday WD {SW clear picked aples 13 john flowed Elder Rowland to diner</p> <p>10 Tuesday WD {wind} NW clear Drawed in corn 6 load john to help. Ann to john</p> <p>11 Wednesday WD {wind} snow husked corn set up corn picked aples 4/12 bushel john plowed. froze</p> <p>12 Thursday WD {wind} W clear set peach trees fore noon john plowed. picke aples 24 1/2 after john to help Randall took a load of wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Fryday [wind] S clear picked aples 3 fore noon john plowed Drawed in corn after john helped Randall made cider</p> <p>14 Saturday [wind] NW Rain froze huske corn john plowed finished south field</p> <p>15 Sunday [wind] NW snow to George Leggs to diner to johns after noon</p> <p>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 calis Ta had a girl baby</p> <p>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</p> <p>18 Wednesday [wind] SW clear Drawed in corn 2 load finished drawe in beans made cider john to help</p> <p>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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 Fryday [wind] S clear rain at night picked apples 10 bushel john plowed</p> <p>21 Saturday [wind] S clear husked corn john plowed Randall called and got corn</p> <p>22 Sunday [wind] S clea to 2 church Rowland preached. To johns after</p> <p>23 Monday [wind] NW Rain all day bought spring wheat from EV Learn for $1 per bushel 15 bushel paid #15 john husked corn</p> <p>24 Tuesday [wind] W Rain got wheat home to Belmont got for john to jacksons $3.53 cts worth got 1/2 lb Tobacoe 1/2 lbs starch got from patts 1 trap 2 Bolts 1 blacking. from Abbott 1 crew [drives?] got from Boyed &amp; McNide $40.0 and a letter from Wm Meritt $14.50 cts letter from the dutch man with Ring john to Belmont {Unclear entry in parts, longer entries often become jumbled}</p> <p>25 Wednesday [wind] NW cloudy husked corn john plowed</p> <p>26 Thursday [wind] SW cludy sqails husked corn john plowed Ed got aples for cider</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27 Fryday [wind] W cloudy snow and at night Rain {and at night rain written above and below previous line indicating he returned to his diary to make a more accurate assessment of the days weather}</p> <p>28 Saturday [wind] E Rain husked corn. john choared fore noon {smudged word} went to away after noon. paid him 50 cts</p> <p>29 Sunday [wind] E cloudy at home john came back Randall and wife to tea</p> <p>30 Monday [wind] S clear husked corn. john plowed</p> <p>31 Tuesday [wind] W clear warm husked corn john plowed</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">November 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Wednesday [wind] W Rain warm husked corn john plowed finished the 14 acre field</p> <p>2 Thursday [wind] W Rain husked corn john plowed 1/2 day</p> <p>3 Fryday [wind] S cloudy husked corn john plowed</p> <p>4 Saturday [wind] W clear to Lyons paid H wood $5 for gate To Randalls to diner john plowed</p> <p>Sunday [wind] E clear To 2 church morning and even-ning Rowlands preached john home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 Monday [wind] SE Rain husked corn john to help</p> <p>7 tuesday [wind] SW cloudy hused corn john to help Elder Rowland calle gave him a bag of corn</p> <p>8 Wednesday [wind] N Rain husked corn john plowed Randall to Diner</p> <p>9 Thursday [wind] NW cloudy husked corn set peach trees 50 john plowed james Shirk paid $40 EV Learn paid $1.80 cts</p> <p>10 Fryday [wind] W cloudy To Belmont for noon husked corn after john plowed got from jackson 1 coat john $4.50 1/2 lb tobacoe 25cts</p> <p>11 Saturday [wind] SE cloudy husked corn john plowed</p> <p>12 Sunday [wind] SE clear to john Learns to diner</p> <p>13 Moncay [wind] S cloudy Took beats parsnips and potatoes john to help plowed garden Ann to Leggs and finches</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 Tuesday [wind] NE snow finished plowing cleaned a grist 10 bushel wheat john to help john went away for a tramp paid him 25 cts</p> <p>15 Wednesday [wind] W clear husked corn Done choars</p> <p>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</p> <p>17 Fryday [wind] E cloudy to old Mr Mcmurys funealElder Smith preached. To EV Learns to tea</p> <p>18 Saturday [wind] E rain husked corn done choars</p> <p>19 Sunday [wind] SE rain at home</p> <p>20 Monday [wind] N cloudy to harietsville to see the consel To yellys to Diner. let Ed have 100 [feet?] pnank for raod $1.00 {uncertain words in entry}</p> <p>21 Tuesday [wind] NE rain fine husked corn</p> <p>22 Wednesday [wind W cloudy cold To Belmont fore noon got 1 lb tea Botle oil from jackson 85 cts husked corn after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Thursday [wind] W cloudy To Lyons Dick horse was sick To Belmont got medison from Dyes .50 cts john came home paid Taxes to Mrs [putonun?] $26.04 cts</p> <p>24 Fryday [wind] SW cloudy cold husked corn john to help</p> <p>25 Saturday [wind] SE snow Sold joe jackson 8[,,?] hogs for $95..00 john husked corn</p> <p>26 Sunday [wind] SE clear snow To 2 chruch Rowland preached. Ann a home Robert Learn here at night</p> <p>27 Monday [wind] SE snow To joe jacksons got $95.00 To Randalls at night to M fulitons got well made</p> <p>28 Tuesday [wind] E clear cold To philips cullvers at night</p> <p>29 Wednesday [wind] NW clear cold To Alma cullvers weding To philips a night</p> <p>30 Thursday [wind] NW clear cold to Nisbets cullvers to diner to David Barbers at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Decmber 1876</span></h2> <p>1 Fryday [wind] NW clear cold came home Diner to Randalls</p> <p>2 Saturday [wind] N clear cold Done choars john choared took the sox to Baleys{drawing appears to represent a crossing}</p> <p>3 Sunday [wind] NW clear at home</p> <p>4 Monday [wind] NE clear husked corn. john choped comenced to feed the horses cut feed</p> <p>5 Tuesday [wind] NE clear To Belmont to mill got from jackson 2 lb tobacoe and grocerys took note from c.y hoocer for $34 to be paid in 14 days. john choped</p> <p>6 Wednesday [wind] SW clear To Belmont got grist got from Abbott wedge at 50 got from jackson tick $1.50 got from potts goods 75cts john choped wood</p> <p>7 Thursday [wind] W snow husked corn john choped</p> <p>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</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>9 Saturrday [wind] NW snow very blus Done choars john choared</p> <p>10 Sunday [wind] SE cloudy snow coldat home john Learn and wife to Diner. Randall took his cutter home</p> <p>11 Monday [wind] SE cloudy Done choars put colt in Ann was sick. john hosked corn. a tramp joe grag{ink smudging end of word} here at noght</p> <p>12 Tuesday [wind] S cloudy thawed husked corn. john thrashed oats</p> <p>13 Wednesday [wind] S cloudy husked corn john choped</p> <p>14 Thursday [wind] SW clear Done choars john choped Randall to diner. Mothers here at night George Learn here from Bisty</p> <p>15 Fryday [wind] W cloudy cold To Belmont to mill got meal 35 lb sent for free press $1.60cts john choped</p> <p>16 Saturday [wind] W snow Blustey cold faced mitons john thrashed</p> <p>17 Sunday [wind] NE snow at home George Learn here at night Bisty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Monday [wind] W clear cold To Belmont let jackson have flour 200lb let potts have 70lb flour john Thrashed 1/2 and choped /12</p> <p>19 Tuesday [wind] W cloudy cold Killed a hog 168 lb john to help fore noon husked corn after john thrashed cut sasage meet at night 24lb</p> <p>20 Wednesday [wind] E cloudy cold to Belmont got fish 1/2 lb of jackson $5.00 from Abott a clevis. husked corn after john thrashed</p> <p>21 thursday [wind] SE cloudy took a load of oats to Randall john thrashed</p> <p>22 Fryday [wind] NE snowed sick with a cold john thrashed Ann made cake</p> <p>23 Saturday [wind] W cloudy sick with a cold john done choars. Randall and wife here at ngiht</p> <p>24 Sunday [wind] NE clear at home. Randall and Ann to 2 chruch Rowlan preached his wife stayed with me they went home at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Monday chistmas [wind] E snow To George Leggs to diner john done choars</p> <p>26 Tuesday [wind] W clear To Belmont got over coat from jackson $13.50 got cheee money $50 to diner to Mrs clines john choared lip Learn and wife here for tea</p> <p>27 Wednesday [wind] W clear To St thomas put in the Merchants Bank $304 01cts got a cap from coyn $2.50 to Lymans to diner Ann To Lymans john choared</p> <p>28 Thursday [wind[ E snow cleaned oats 26 bushel fore noon to Randalls after too stove there john choared</p> <p>29 Fryday [wind] E snow Blustery Killed 3 hogs jim wilsey to help paid him 75 cts john helped</p> <p>30 Saturday [wind] W cold Blustery cut up hogs 3 made sausage john choared</p> <p>31 Sunday [wind] W clear cloudy To 2 church Mconel preached To george To tea Ed and phil here at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1877</span></h2> <p>1 Monday [wind] SE clear To Lyons town meeting voted fo fuliton simpson charleton Bentley Ann to johns to diner to Randalls john thrashed oats</p> <p>2 Tuesday [wind] E clear Drawed 1 load wood sent for the canadian Baptist paper3. $5.25ct to Belmont got chock for cheese$10 Randall here at night john thrashed oats</p> <p>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</p> <p>4 Thursday [wind] SW clear To Enick Sminths to diner to the swamp john Done choars W Eckworth here day and night</p> <p>5 Fryday [wind] SW cloudy To Belmont got lamp oil of jackson 4gals $2.10 to 23 tea 37 let him have drye Apples bushels 4 and 15 lb paid john 62 1/2 David Mondaville to diner john choared thrashed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>6 Saturday [wind] SW clear Done choars john to Lymans. Paid him 10 cts</p> <p>7 Sunday [wind] SW cloudy to New sarum to church Tomkins preached to Elurners to diner. paid to D Nucomle $1 for organ</p> <p>8 Monday [wind] N cold snow Cleaned oats 19 bushel and heat fore noon john to help john thrashed oats after</p> <p>9 Tuesday [wind] SW clear To Belmont to mill 16 bus got from jackson goods $2 let Dyes have bean 1 1/2 $1.50 Abott 1 bushel Beans john thrashed oats</p> <p>10 wednesday [wind] SW snow at home father and mother here john thrashed oats</p> <p>11 Thrusday [wind] S and N snow at home Randall and wife here to diner father and motehr went away john thrashed pats and choared</p> <p>12 Fryday [wind] NE cloudy cold To Belmont let jackson have 614 lb flour $2,85cts $1,7,50 and oats 42 1,60 {and oats written above} got Boots $350. 2 brooms john thrashed oats choar</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Saturday [wind] W clear cold at home john thrashed oats and choared</p> <p>14 Sunday [wind] SE clear To 2 church Mconel preached to W Barss to diner john done the choars</p> <p>15 Monday [wind] NE snow To Belmont with Randall to get frank hawkins David Brown here at night. cleaned oats 28 john choared thrashed</p> <p>16 Tuesday [wind] W clear To Belmont with G Legg got 1 lb tobacoe from jackson Geroge less annd wife to diner geroge Learn and wife to tea. D brown here. john thrashed oats and choared</p> <p>17 Wednesday [wind] W clear at home W Barr and wife Levy Smth and wife Cornell and wife a child here to diner D Brown went away john Thrashed oats</p> <p>18 Thursday [wind] SW cloudy To st Thomas to fathers Birthday party he was 80 years old john done coars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19 Fryday [wind] SW cloudy mild to Belmont to cheese meeting to Wh Odles to tea john thrashed and choared</p> <p>20 Saturday [wind] N clear Cleaned oats 22 bushel john to help and choared</p> <p>21 Sunday [wind] SW clear cold To New sarum to church Tomkings preached to Tomkins to diner john done the choars jane Stevenson to tea</p> <p>22 Monday [wind] SW clear to halls Tomkins and wife to diner john learn and wife to tea john thrashed oats</p> <p>23 Tuesday [wind] W clear cold To Belmont got the horses shod 8 shoes to abbotts got bobs from him $ 36 let him have Nole and hoover for $34 paid $1.75 To charles Learn to tea john choared</p> <p>24 wenesday [wind] W cold clear To john learns to diner john thrashed and choared</p> <p>25 Thursday [wind] W clear got sheep 6 from john Learn let him have baby To Randalls after john thrashed and choared</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 fryday [wind] SW clear To swamp got posts from sandy cury 26 for $104 to litle johns to tea john thrashed and choared</p> <p>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</p> <p>28 Sunday [wind] SW clear To 2 church Mconel preache lib farques and jane stevon to diner. to george Aplefands to tea john to john Learns</p> <p>29 Monday [wind] SW clear thawed to cheese meeting to john stewarts Randall and wife here to tea john choared and thrashed oats</p> <p>30 Tuesday [wind] SE clear Thawed To Nelson Learns george Learn and wife with us to diner john choared.</p> <p>31 Wednesday SE cloudyThaw to Belmont to mill 6 bushel of wheat 24 of chop oats peas got from potts 220 sptes from Nugent slips</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">February 1877</span></h2> <p>1 Thursday [wind] SW clear To Belmont got grist let hoover have 100lb flour. got from jackson goods $2.55 paid john $171</p> <p>2 Fryday [wind] E clear Thawed Done choars. went to james Batleys top tea john choared</p> <p>3 Saturday [wind] NE cloudy Cleaned oats 38 bushel john to help john went to lymans at night Litle john Learn and wife here at n To tea</p> <p>4 Sunday [wind] W clear Thawed at home john came home</p> <p>5 Monday [wind] NW cloudy to harrietsville to ensurence meeting got ensured for $2500 paid $5...cts litle john and wife with us to diner to j geleys john choared</p> <p>6 Tuesday [wind] SW cloudy at home cleaned wheat james learn and wife and Sarah Bolsby to diner john thrashed and choared</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7 Wednesday [wind] S clear To Aylmer Ann to johns to diner To Randalls. john choared thrashed</p> <p>8 Thursday [wind] S clear to Aylmer with Wheat 32.7 bushel got $1.30 cts $41.75 to diner to T charlestons john choared Thrashed</p> <p>9 Fryday [wind] S clear To Belmont to mill let jackson have honey 17 1/2 $3.32 cts got goods 43.72 cts ad cap $2.25 got Bedstead from Bonn $7 john choared thrashed</p> <p>10 Saturday [wind] SW clear thawd Tusked corn. went to john Learns. john thrashed oats choared</p> <p>11 Saturday [wind] SW clear To New Sarum to church Tomkins preached. to john finches to diner paid Newcomb $4..00 for Tomkins. john at home</p> <p>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</p> <p>13 Tuesday [wind] NW clear thawd To Belmont to mill got grist Randall fetched charley home john thrashed choared</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 wednesday [wind] SW clear To Randalls to diner john choared and thrashed</p> <p>15 Thursday [wind] W cloudy cleaned oats 41 bushel john to help hanah to diner paid john 50cts</p> <p>16 Fryday [wind] NW clear fixed sples john thrashe</p> <p>17 Saturday [wind] NW snow Blustery traded Bell to Tom Belmore for Nelley B. john thrashe</p> <p>18 Sunday [wind] SW cloudy snowat home john at home</p> <p>19 Monday [wind] NW clear cold at home john thrashed let To Bellmore have barley 8 bushel for boot [Boat?]</p> <p>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</p> <p>21 Wednesday [wind] S clear husked corn john thrashed</p> <p>22 Thursday [wind] S clear To Randalls Sarah Anns baby born at 5 oclock Ann to Randalls at night john Thrashed choard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 Fryday [wind] NW cloudy To Randalls to diner Ann came home let john Learn jr have 2 bus of corn $120 let Aga winters have 2 1/2 lb Butter 50cts john thrashed and choared</p> <p>24 Saturday [wind] NE cloudy cleaned oats john to help 38</p> <p>25 Sunday [wind] NW cold To Lyons to cheuch William preached to Randalls to diner Ann stayed to Randalls john at home</p> <p>26 Monday [wind] N clear husked corn john choped Ann to Randalls</p> <p>27 Tuesday [wind] SEW clear To R fulitons salee john Thrashed Ann came home</p> <p>28 Wednesday [wind] SW clear To Belmont let jackson have 6 1/2 doz eggs 12 1/2 cts doz john choped got john 1 lb tobacoe pencil [5/6]8 cts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1877</span></h2> <p>1 Thursday [wind] SW clear Drawed beckets to Bush taped 15 trees john washed the buckets. fthes to diner</p> <p>2 Fryday [wind] S rain forenoon taped 145 trees after noon john to help</p> <p>3 Saturday [wind] SW cloudy snow worked in bush taped 47 trees fix boiling place and gethered 2 tubs of sap john to help. frank haw kins fetched dick horse home from Randalls</p> <p>4 Sunday [wind] NW cold at home</p> <p>5 Monday [wind] NW cold Boiled sap john to help old Black cow down</p> <p>6 Tuesday [wind] SW snow Thrashed oats with the horses john to help. Ann sugared off 22lb. Randall to diner. Midge cow h had a calf</p> <p>7 Wednesday [wind] SE clear cold Thrashed oats john to help</p> <p>8 Thursday [wind] SE Rain Threshed oats john to help</p> <p>9Fryday [wind] NW cold snow Blustery To Belmont for Dr wilson Ann to Randalls john choared</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Saturday [wind] W clear Cleaned oats 82 bushel john to elp. Ann to Randalls</p> <p>11 Sunday [wind] SW snow To Randalls Ann came home john to No 1 to church</p> <p>12 Monday [wind] NE snow cold Thrashed peas john to help Randall took the cow home left the colt Elder Rowland to diner</p> <p>13 Tuesday [wind] S clear Thrashed peas fore noon john to help To Randalls after lill cow had a calf</p> <p>14 Wednesday [wind] S [and?] N snow Blustery Thrashed peas john to help</p> <p>15 Thursday [wind] SW clear To Belmont let Dyes have egg 11 doz oats 4 bushel got for john shirting $181 cts got tea 3 /34 lbs to Randalls after john Thrashed peas choared Ann to Eds quilting spot cow had a calf</p> <p>16 Fryday [wind[ NW snow cold cleaned peas 57 bushel john to help let cullver finch have oats 14 bushel $5.6ts. Mrs finch cullver and liley to tea</p> <p>17 Saturday [wind] W clear finished thrashing oats john choared. Mrs DaCline and 2 children to tea</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 Sunday [wind] SW snow To Randalls. john home</p> <p>19 Monday [wind] NW snow To spring field 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 Thunder at night {names in this entry difficutl to decipher}</p> <p>20 Tuesday [wind] NE clear To thew swamp. john choped. Ann to Randalls</p> <p>21 Wednesday [wind] NE snow clear after To Randalls for Ann cleaned oats 12 buchel john choared</p> <p>22 Thursday [wind] SW thawed To spring field with oats 57 bushel 44cts $25.00 john choared</p> <p>23 Fryday [wind] W clear thawed To belmont to mill 24 bus to chop. gethered sap 2 tubs after john to help. Randall to diner and yessa Robert to work for him. let jackson have 15 lb of Butter 25cts per lb $3.75</p> <p>24 Saturday [wind] NE couldy To Belmont got grist boiled sap john boiled. Elder Rowlan Olover cullver and boy and lida and Martha hill here at night pide cow had a calf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Sunday [wind] E Rain to 2 chruch Rowland preached. O cullver and boy here. sow had [6?] pigs</p> <p>26 Monday [wind] N Rain snow Ann sugard 25 lb Done choars john skined the old Black cow Cullvers went away Ann sugared of 25 lb</p> <p>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</p> <p>28 Wednesday [wind] NW windy Boiled sap john to help</p> <p>29 Thursday [wind] NW clear wind to Eagans mill fore noon john choared Ann sugared off 25[or 35] lb</p> <p>30 Fryday [wind] SW clear thawed To Randalls fore noon worked in the Bush afterjohn to help</p> <p>31 Saturday [wind] SE Rain To belmont got 2 lb tobacoe and 1 of soap from McBrone for $1.14 cts 1 for john john choped</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1877</span></h2> <p>1 Sunday [wind] S Rain at home. Neley cow sick Norms wife to tea</p> <p>2 Monday [wind] NW clear gethered and boiled sap 5 tubs john to help john comenced work for a year for $72</p> <p>3 Tuesday [wind] NE SE clear Boiled sap john to help</p> <p>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.</p> <p>5 Thursday [wind] NW snow gethered sap 5 tubs boiled john to help</p> <p>6 Fryday [wind] NW clear gethered sap 3 tubs boiled john to help. Ann sugared off 42lb</p> <p>7 Saturday [wind] NE clear boiled sap Drawed wood john to help Ann sugared off 30lb</p> <p>8 Sunday [wind] E windy at home joe Alen to tea Ed Learn to diner</p> <p>9 Monday [wind] NE clear getherer sap 4 tubs Boiled john to help sold peas 2 [&amp; lb?] ten to Ravy 18 to Dunn for 75 per lb Elder Rowland to diner Ann sugerd 40 lb</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 Tuesday [wind] NE clear Boiled sap fore noon john to help john choped after</p> <p>11 Wednesday [wind] N clear To Randalls got horses shoes set on front feet john choped</p> <p>12 Thursday [wind] NS clear worked in bush finished let [ER?] Learn have 10 bushel peas [at?] 5 cts per bushel $7.50 traded oats with jim for peas 16 1/2 for 10 jim and wife to diner</p> <p>13 Fryday [wind] NE clear To Belmont let jackson have eggs 27 doz 12cts got $250 {likley missing period} got seed to Matin got Bushes to Tibeh Let Taylon have 1/2 bapotto taes50 cts john choped {entry unclear}</p> <p>14 Saturday [wind] SE clear to St Tomas put the Merchants Bank $96 all in the bank 400.0 to Elder Rowlands to diner Ann to philips john choped and choared</p> <p>15 Sunday [wind] W clear at home Randall and Chaley legg called {uncertain}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16 Monday [wind] SE rain fore noon clear after Cultivated 2 teams john to help</p> <p>17 Tuesday [wind] E SE clear rain at night Sowed wheat 7 acres john draged</p> <p>18 Wednesday [wind] E Rain Done choars john choared</p> <p>19 Thursday [wind] E Rain To Belmont got pants from jackson $3.65 cts john choared</p> <p>20 Fryday [wind] W clear to 2 church Elder Rowland preached. Randall and wife to diner</p> <p>23 Monday [wind] S clear Rolled medow john cultivated. sold Mckets Barley 4 bushel. Elder Rowland to diner</p> <p>24 Tuesday [wind] NW squals sowed grass seede john cultivated Sarah Ann and jessa Roberts to diner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 Wednesday [wind] N clear Done choars john cultivated</p> <p>26 Thursday [wind] S clear sowed oats 24 bushel john draged</p> <p>27 Fryday [wind] E clear sowed oats 14 bushel fore noon john draged rolled wheat after noon</p> <p>28 Saturday [wind] E Rain To Belmont let Dyes have molases 4 gals $5.44 $1.25 egg 30 doz [10?] got 2lb Tobacoe and comb $ 1.50 john draged oats bin {entry unclear}</p> <p>29 Sunday [wind] SW cloudy To No 1 To church Dyer preached joe Alen to diner</p> <p>30 Monday [wind] W cloudy hail To Belmont let Dyer haver peas 6 1/2 bushel $5.50 got salt 3 barels $3.30 wash load 20 Let Norm have barley 10 bushel. let Litle john Learn have oats 30 bushel $13.50 paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1877</span></h2> <p>1 Tuesday [wind] N cleared Done choars john cultivated</p> <p>2 wenensday [wind] N clear choared john cultivated</p> <p>3 Thursday [wind] SW clear Sower pears 6 1/2 bushel Barley 12 bushel let M White have 1 bushel of corn for $1.00 not paid john draged</p> <p>4 Fryday [wind] SW clear to Belmont let Dyes have eggs 16 [10?] doz [??] of onions $1.05 Ann got Dress. $12.05 john choared Rauy got pens 10 bushel paid $7.50 {entry unclear}</p> <p>5 Satruday [wind] NE clear made garden john to help planted potatoes to john Learn after tea</p> <p>6 Sunday [wind] E clear To 2 chruch Rowland preached. john Learn and wife to diner</p> <p>7 Monday [wind] clear to [swamp?] fore noon let Norm have 10 bushel Barley lent 2 3/4 peas $2.47 1/2cts john cultivated</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Tuesday [wind] NE clear Turned the cows out to pater. john cultivated fore noon. helped to plant potatoes after Ann to Belmont to get dresse fited</p> <p>9 wesnday [wind] NE Rain planted potatoe 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</p> <p>10 Thrusday [wind] W clear Rolled john draged corn ground. let john Learn have 8 bushels of peas and 3 /12 corn $7.50</p> <p>11 Fryday [wind} SE clear To Belmont got frist got from abbott belte rings and plow point john sick took him to DR spencer et jackson have better 24lb crack Randall to tea let him have $20.00 as lent</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13 Sunday [wind] SE clear To 2 church a stranger preached. john sick</p> <p>14 Monday [wind S clear draged and Rolled corn grains let W bare and Cullver finch have 11/2 bushels of corn each john sick</p> <p>15 tuesday [wiind] S clouldy Masked corn ground let litle joh have 1 busheld of hard corn D Brown 1/2 and Kor, 1/2 Not paid john sick</p> <p>16 wednesday [wind] SW showrs sick john sick D pery to work Randall wife here got flour</p> <p>17 Thursday [wind] S showers plowed john plaites corn pery split rails</p> <p>18 Fryday [wind] SW clear hot plowed pery split rails john sick let D Baxter have corn 1 1/4 bushel $ 1.25 Ann to Randalls</p> <p>19 Saturday [wind] SE clear hot planted corn john to help to Belmont let Dyer have eggs 35 doz [10?] $2.50 get $1.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20 Sunday [wind] S clear hot to church Rowland Preached. To Belmont with john to Dr Menlatt Randall and wife and jacot Shirk and wife john finch and wife David Shirk and Lely finch to diner</p> <p>21 Monday [wind] S&amp;N clear planted corn john and pery to help let john Simpson have 3/4 bushels corn 75 Cullver finch paid $1.50</p> <p>22 Tuesday [wind] W rain to Randalls sale Bargen with colard for a drill for $70 let him have a harness for $35. frery split rails john finch planing corn</p> <p>23 Wednesday [wind] N clear cool done choars john drawed rails. pery built fence</p> <p>24 Thursday [wind] NW clear cool sowed miller planted beans john to help to Belmont after Rondal and wife withe us Ann got her linen Dress</p> <p>25 Fryday [wind] NW clear To Randalls plowed gardon john choared pery split rails</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26 Saturday [wind] N clear Sowes corn and Turnps john draged. pery fine shed dence. paid him $4.00 fish pedler to diner</p> <p>27 Sunday [wind] W clear To church [Slnanges?] preached. john to Lyman Learns</p> <p>28 Monday [wind] NE clear DOne choars john piled manure. father and Mother to diner Randalls and Sam Leggs to tea</p> <p>29 Tuesday [wind} S clear To Randalls father and mother with john [chot?] Nelson Learn here at night</p> <p>30 Wednesday [wind] S clear Done choars. john piled Manure</p> <p>31 Thursday [wind] S clear To Belmont got 4 shoes set to Abbotts got can fixed to potts. got Drill from W.Collard $80.00 let Dyer have eggs 12 doz</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June 1877</span></h2> <p>1 Fryday [wind] S clar warm done choar. paid William collard $ 77.50 cts for Drill in full to Belmont. got cheese Money $25 from Davison Neley Mare had a colt</p> <p>2 Saturday [wind] S showers Some choars john choared sold [Yun?] 3 bushels of millet seeds $3.00</p> <p>3 Sunday [wind] SW Rain To geroge Leggs to diner</p> <p>4 Monday [wind] S clear Worker road teams john Sam legg Road Muster</p> <p>5 Tuesday [wind] E cloudy coltivatec corn john to help to Belmont got charley shod to Abbotts 4 shoes .50 cts</p> <p>6 Wednesday [wind] NE clear worked road john to an team Mrs [?] Brown and Mrs Bare to tea let geroge hae 1/2 bushel millt seeds</p> <p>7 Thursday NE clear to St Thomas to diner to rawlands. Calles to charles got Anna bonet got a hat To tea to Weslakes john cut thistles {final entry diffcult to decipher}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8 Fryday [wind] SW clear cultivated corn john to help to Belmont let Dyer have 11 1/2 doz eggs$1,26 got goods $1,70[?] got order from simptson $21.00 Sarah Learn and herbert Nety Sety Clady to diner</p> <p>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 nightpaid pery $4.50</p> <p>10 Sunday [wind] W clear cool to New sarum to church Tomkins preached Ann at home Randals to tea</p> <p>11 Monday [wind] S clear cultivated corn john to help Nelley Mare to hoe</p> <p>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 frank to charlton[?] $ 14.75</p> <p>13 Wednesday [wind] S shower cut thistles fore noon john to help john hoed potatoes Ann went home Tandall and wife here at night beed swarmed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14 Thursday [wind] SW Rain went to Simcoe to Ed Cahons at night</p> <p>15 Fryday [wind] S clear to R Wil coxes and yongs to philips at night</p> <p>16 Saturday [wind] S clear To Nishet cullvers To philips at night</p> <p>17 Sunday [wind] S clear to David Barber at night</p> <p>18 Monday [wind] S clear came home Margret with us to Belmont let Dyes have 17 doz eggs got john shoes $1.25</p> <p>19 Tuesday [wind] NW clear cut cloves cultivates corn Margret here Dan Smith here</p> <p>20 Wednesday [wind] E clear cultivated corn john to help Margret here Smith went away</p> <p>21 Thursday [wind] NW cloudy raked hay cultivated corn john to help Margret went to johns</p> <p>22 Fryday [wind] N clear cultivated corn john to help to Belmont got goods from Dyes $2.00 took grist to mill</p> <p>23 Saturday [wind] S clear cut hay and Drawed in 3 load john to help Margret came back from johns</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 Sunday [wind] SW clear at home Margret here Randall and wife to diner Rain at night</p> <p>25 Monday [wind] SW clear raked hay john to help Margret here</p> <p>26 Tuesday [wind] SW Rain To Belmont got horses [shat?] 4 shoes wagon hole to Abbotts. paid Bill $ 1.00 Margret here</p> <p>27 wednesday [wind] SW clear tpo Lyons got wagon and took it to Belmont to Abbott. let Dyes have 7 1/2 Doz eggs got goods $1,89 and paid john 75 Margret here</p> <p>28 Thursday [wind] NW rain Drawed in har 5 load wnet to lambeth to john Smiths after Margret with us</p> <p>29 Fryday [wind] NW rain came home to Nelsons to tea Margret with us</p> <p>30. Saturday [wind] SW rain to Randalls Margret with john choared Bees swarmed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>local farm</p> <p>diary</p> <p>June 1873 - June 1877</p> <p>Harrietville/Belmont</p> <p>ed.</p> <p>$200-</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Front cover}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back cover}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed