Leonard Iler Diary, 1867-1872

Title

Creator

Leonard Iler

Source

Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society

Date

1867-1872

Language

English

Coverage

19th Century, Essex County, Colchester South Township, Ontario

Date Created

January 1, 1867

Is Part Of

Leonard Iler Diary Collection

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

Diary of Leonard Iler

300 1.50 .98 5.48

1867	Notebook	Leonard Iler
Jany T	1	Commenced the year by going to wedding Eld. Baldwin	Pleasant
W	2	Cutting rail timber	do
T	3	do wood for Mrs Bassett	do
F	4	Drawing rail timber	do
S	5	Covenant meeting	Snowy
S	6	Went to Church Communion day	Pleasant
M	7	Helped Old Baldwin move &c &c	do
T	8	Killing hogs Rich'd Dooff &c	Chilly
W	9	do Solomon &c	Snow last night
T	10	do at home &c Driving colts	do
F	11	Drawing saw logs	do
S	12	do Uncle Sam	do
S	13	Went to Church	Pleasant
M	14	Drawing hay &c	do
T	15	To ~~Windsor~~ Sandwich with pork upset my load average of hogs 367	snow last night Pleasant
W	16	Not doing much almost sick	Pleasant
T	17	Went to Windsor with Molasses	Cold Stormy
F	18	Came from do	Pleasant
S	19	Chopping wood &c Cold morning	do
S	20	Went to Church	Cold Stormy
M	21	Up to Windsor	do
T	22	Cutting rail-timber	Pleasant
W	23	do do	do
T	24	Drawing wood	do
F	25	Cutting stove wood	Drifting snow storm
S	26	do logs to saw	Cold
S	27	Went to Church	do
M	28	Drawing stone for Solomon	do
T	29	Helping Solomon cut saw logs AM Kingsville	do
W	30	Drawing wood Killed beef	do
T	31	Chopping Wood A.M. Kingsville P.M.	Thawing
F Feby	1	Drawing saw logs Solomon	do
S	2	Covenant meeting.	Rain & sleet
M	3	Went to Church	Pleasant
T	4	Chopping wood A.M. P.M.	Snowing
W	5	do do Kingsville	Pleasant

Feby		Continued
W	6	Chopping wood	Pleasant
T	7	do do &c &c &c	do
F	8	do do went to Mill	Thawng do
S	9	Snowing paid Sam. C Toff $100.00	Stormy
S	10	Went to Kingsville Church	Cold
M	11	Chopping Wood &c	do
T	12	Killing hogs	Thawing
W	13	Took hogs to Kingsville	Rain
T	14	Drawing wood	Thawing
F	15	Threshing clover at S Scratch	Cold
S	16	Drawing logs to saw hauled one load hay	Thawing
S	17	Went to Church Gordon Wigle here	Pleasant
M	18	clearning fence row chopping wood	do
T	19	Chopping Snow at night	Chilly
W	20	Drawing manure	"
T	21	Snow storm Drawing wood	Snow
F	22	Teaming A.M. Went after horse doctor for R{illegible}	Pleasant
S	23	Getting out timber for Kitchen	do
S	24	Went to Church Alfred Wigle here	do
M	25	Drawing logs to saw	do
T	26	do do	do
W	27	Went to mill after lumber was disappointed Solomon logs to saw
T	28	Chopping A.M. Kingsville P.M. Mudy	do
F Mar	1	Sawing wood Julian &	Cold
S	2	Getting lumber from Mill Covenant Meet.	do
S	3	went to Church	snow storm do
M	4	Sawing at Julian's	do
T	5	do do Drawing log Solomon	Pleasant
W	6	Sawing at Uncle Johns Broke down	Chilly
T	7	do " do "	Snow
F	8	" ' ' Sawing at home	Pleasant
S	9	" at home	do
S	10	Went to Church	Rainy
M	11	Sawed wood at Solomon	Chilly
T	12	do " " R. Toff	Snowy cold
W	13	do " " Uncle John's broke saw
		Sowed clover seed Drawing rails

T	14	chopping wood &c	very cold
F	15	Drawing rails	" do
S	16	Cutting rail timber &c	Snow Storm
S	17	Went to Church	Cold
M	18	Drawing rails hurt my leg (alias limb	"
T	19	Funeral Eliz.Shay's child &c &c	East Wind Chilly
W	20	Drawing lumber from Mill Sawing at Uncle Johns broke down	do do do
T	21	Chopping stove wood &c Stormy Rain & Snow
F	22	Working at fence	Moderate
S	23	do " do	do
S	24	Went to Church	Rainy
M	25	Chopping	Pleasant
T	26	J.A.Iler Sawing	East Wind Snow Cold
W	27	J C Iler do	do
T	28	J. " " "	Chilly
F	29	Down at Kingsville	do
S	30	Chopping	Pleasant
S	31	Went to Church	Quite do
M Apr	1	Fix Shed door &c	Stormy morn. do
T	2	Chopping Went to Kingsville	do
W	3	do	do
T	4	Not doing much	Raining
F	5	Chopping	Stormy P.M. Snow
S	6	Covenant Meeting &c	Pleasant
S	7	Went to Church	do
M	8	Chopping	do
T	9	Fencing out back Up to John's evening two lambs one calf	do
W	10	do Richard Iler Married to day	Rain
T	11	Getting maple trees taking apples out hole	Pleasant
F	12	Finished fence out back Got more maple trees Repairing fence north barn	do
S	13	WEnt to Kingsville A.M. Getting log to water mill	do
S	14	Went to Church	do
M	15	Repairing fence by barn	Rainy
T	16	Drawing fence poles Cleaning yard	Pleasant
W	17	do " " do Hauling Manure	do
T	18	do load lumber &c Went to Kngsville	Chilly do
F	19	Plowing & Sowing oats took potatoes out of holes Kept very well	East Wind Chilly

S Apr	20	Drawing wood Cleaning back orchard &c	Windy but pleasant
S	21	Went to church	Cloudy P.M. Chilly
M	22	Splitting stovewood	Rain last night Very wet do
T	23	do rails Turned cattle & colts to graze	Cool
W	24	do " &c	Rainy A.M. do
T	25	Rolling logs at A. Foxes. Kingsville P. M. Thomas N Uncle Davids shingling	do
F	26	Plowing & sowing wheat	Cloudy Chilly
S	27	do " do ~~Arther sowed clover seed~~	Rain last night Cold
S	28	Went to Church	Chilly
M	29	Plowing & sowing wheat Raised Kitchen Father sowed clover seed	Pleasant
T	30	do & " Oats down at Kingsville	do
W May	1	I myself got married today " & so did I.	Cool
T	2	Plowing & sowing Oats	do
F	3	Running water furrows Plowing for potatoes &c	do
S	4	Planting Potatoes & corn Covenant Meeting today	Rainy
S	5	Communion at Church R. Iler & wife here evening	Pleasant
M	6	Raining morn Sundries Plowing out back P.M. Fan has a colt	Cool
T	7	Plowing out back Drawing manure	do
W	8	Plowing for Corn Boys hauling manure	do
T	9	do " do	do
F	10	Furrowing Corn ground	Pleasant
S	11	Planting Corn &c	do
S	12	Went to Church Eld Baldwins Even.	Cool
M	13	Raing last, wet, Burritt to Mill Went to Kingsville	Warm
T	14	Plowing out back for potatoes	Cool
W	15	do " " harrowing Repairing fence fr{ink blot}	do
T	16	Washing sheep &c &c &c Nell has a colt	Cool
F	17	Planting sorghum &c &c & Moved stove	Cool
S	18	do " out back, boys plowing for corn	Pleasant
S	19	Went to Church Rain P.M.	Cool
M	20	Wet Working at Kitchen Planting Potatoes out back	Cool
T	21	Rain A. M. Went to Kingsville P.M.	do
W	22	Down at S. Wigles, Rain all day	do
T	23	Came from Kingsville Draining corn ground Killed a hog	do
F	24	Working at Kitchen. Planting Sorghum	Pleasant
S	25	Shearing sheep &c &c	Cool
S	26	Went to Church Lewis Wigle here last night	do
		{may be from next page} sowed clover seed Drawing {illegible}

May

M	27	Working at Kitchen, planting potatoes out back, Boys plowing for corn	Good
T	28	Rain A.M. Sundries	do
W	29	Spreading Manure &c Boys plowing & drawing Manure	Pleasant
T	30	Planting corn out back place Sorghum front field	Warm
F	31	Plowing harrowing & furrowing & Planting corn front field	do
S June	1	Solomon planting corn Plowing for corn	Pleasant
S	2	Went to church	do
M	3	Plowing Harrowing & Furrowing	Rain last night do
T	4	" " " Planting @ A Jioxer field	Warm
W	5	do for Corn	do
T	6	do do Threatening Storm P.M. J Walls {illegible} here	hot
F	7	do do	"
S	8	Furrowing Corn ground	Warm
S	9	Went to Church Alf. Wigh here	Pleasant
M	10	Planting corn	do
T	11	do do @ Solomon's	Rain ~~last night~~ do
W	12	Plowing corn &c	do
T	13	Replanting do Planting pumpkins &c	do
F	14	Cleaning Sorghum	do
S	15	do do	do
S	16	Went to Church Cold B & family here	do
M	17	Plowing & hoeing corn	Rainy Even do
T	18	do " "	do
W	19	do " Thomas doing road work	do
T	20	Hoeing corn &c Went to Kingsville " "	do
F	21	do " &c Thomas working on roads	do
S	22	do &c Down at H Scratcher	do
S	23	Went to church Helen sick with Erysipelas J.M. {illegible} here	do
M	24	Cleaning back orchard	Rain at night do
T	25	Plowing & hoeing corn &c	do
W	26	do do	do
T	27
F	28
S	29
S	30	Went to Church at Uncle Same E Even
		Plowing corn
		do " Rich'd Iler Mowing P.M.	Warm

W	3	Plowing corn Raking hay Picnic today	Warm
T	4	Drawed in hay	Rain P.M. do
F	5	Plowing corn do " "	"
S	6	do " Covenant Meeting	"
S	7	Went to Church	Pleasant
M	8	Plowing for Rich'rd Iler Thomas Plow for buckwheat	do
T	9	do " do	do
W	10	Helping Solomon with hay	"
T	11	" " " Plowing corn	"
F	12	Sowing Buckwheat picking cherries	Cool
S	13	Plowing corn	do
S	14	Went to Church	Pleasant
M	15	Making & Stacking hay &c	Rain P.M. do
T	16	do Drawing do	do
W	17	Stacking hay Helping Uncle Sam hay	do
T	18	Drawing wheat Making hay	do
F	19	Stacking hay do L	"
S	20	Cradling wheat hoeing out back	"
S	21	Went to Church	"
M	22	Stacking hay &c Went to Kingsville	do
T	23	Cradling wheat	Hot
W	24	Working at Sorghum	do
T	25	" " " &c	Raining
F	26	Plowing Corn	Pleasant
S	27	do " Stacking hay Wheat	do
S	28	Went to Church Very heavy rain	do
M	29	Cutting Canada Thistles &c Sowed Turnips	"
T	30	Boarding woodhouse &c Went to Kingsville	"
W Aug	31	Stacking hay for J {illegible}	Raining P.M. "
T	12	do " " do Heavy rain	"
F	2	Making scaffold by house &c Went to Mill for slabs	"
S	3	Cradled timothy seed &c Covenant Meeting Sowed Clover in front field	"
S	4	Went to Church To Uncle Sam I for dinner
M	5	Shingling at Mrs Wrights Thomas Cradling	Hot
T	6	Binding Wheat putting up eave through	"
W	7	Cradling Oat Binding and drawing Wheat
T	8	do " "

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FAug.	9	Binding and drawing Oats	rain at night Hot
S	10	Mowing weed &c Went to Kingsville Barrett C{illegible}	Cool
S	11	Came from Kingsville, Went to Church	"
M	12	Binding & drawing oats & drawing manure	"
T	13	Hunting ducks	"
W	14	Drawing Manure Went to Kingsville	Pleasant
T	15	do do	"
F	16	Drawing Manure for Eld. Baldwing Thomas Cradle for Solmon {illegible}
S	17	Drawing Manure Went to Kingsville	"
S	18	Went to Church	"
M	19	Cradling oats for Solomon, Uncle Davids threshing	"
T	20	Drawing manure Uncle Saml Threshing	"
W	21	" " &c	"
T	22	Drawing stone for Church	"
F	23	Cutting weeds out of corn	"
S	24	Drawing wood Kingsville Evening	"
S	25	Went to Church	"
M	26	Cutting weeds out of corn splitting rails	"
T	27	Splitting & drawing rails	Hot
W	28	" " Boy out at Solomon	"
T	29	Making fence in orchard	Pleasant
F	30	On my way to Newbury At deacon McIntires at night	Cool
S	31	" " Rainy " Deacon Waterworths all night	"
S Sept	1	At Newbury to Church At Mr Yorks " "	"
M	2	On my way home " Joseph Russels	"
T	3	" " Arrived safely at 3 1/2 oclock	Rain evening
W	4	Trying to plow &c Cutting corn	"
T	5	Splitting rails making fence " " &c	Warm
F	6	Drawing stone &c	Rain "
S	7	Covenant Meeting	Cool
S	8	Went to Church Joseph Mallott & family &c	"
M	9	Cutting corn Chopping &c	Rain Even Warm
T	10	Plowing for wheat very dry	Cool
W	11	do do sowing wheat	"
T	12	Seeding
F	13	Working out back,	Rainy P.M.
S	14	" " Down at Kingsville
S		Killed a sheep today

S Sept	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21
S	22
M	23
T	24
W	25
T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T Oct	1
W	2
T	3
F	4
S	5
S	6
M	7
T	8
W	9
T	10
F	11
S	12
S	13
M	14
T	15
W	16
T	17
F	18
S	19
S	20
M	21

T Oct	22
W	23
T	24
F	25
S	26
S	27
M	28
T	29
W	30
T	31
F Nov	1
S	2
S	3
M	4
T	5
W	6
T	7
F	8
S	9
S	10
M	11
T	12
W	13
T	14
F	15
S	16
S	17
M	18
T	19
W	20
T	21
F	22
S	23
S	24
M	25
T	26
W	27

Nov	28
F	29
S	30
S Dec	1
M	2
T	3
W	4
T	5
F	6
S	7
S	8
M	9
T	10
W	11
T	12
F	13
S	14
S	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21
S	22
M	23
T	24
W	25
T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T	31

Jany	1869 Diary by Leo Iler
W	1
T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5
M	6
T	7
W	8
T	9
F	10
S	11
S	12
M	13
T	14
W	15
T	16
F	17
S	18
S	19
M	20
T	21
W	22
T	23
F	24
S	25
S	26
M	27
T	28
W	29
T	30
F	31
S Feby	1
S	2
M	3
T	4
W	5

T Feby	6
F	7
S	8
S	9
M	10
T	11
W	12
T	13
F	14
S	15
S	16
M	17
T	18
W	19
T	20
F	21
S	22
S	23
M	24
T	25
W	26
T	27
F	28
S	29
S Mar	1
M	2
T	3
W	4
T	5
F	6
S	7
S	8
M	9
T	10
W	11
T	12
F	13
S	14

March

S	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21
S	22
M	23
T	24
W	25
T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T	31
W Apr	1
T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5
M	6
T	7
W	8
T	9
F	10
S	11
S	12
M	13
T	14
W	15
T	16
F	17
S	18
S	19
M	20

T Apr	21
W	22
T	23
F	24
S	25
S	26
M	27
T	28
W	29
T	30
F May	1
S	2
S	3
M	4
T	5
W	6
T	7
F	8
S	9
S	10
M	11
T	12
W	13
T	14
F	15
S	16
S	17
M	18
T	19
W	20
T	21
F	22
S	23
S	24
M	25
T	26
W	27

May

T	28
F	29
S	30
S	31
M Ju	1
T	2
W	3
T	4
F	5
S	6
S	7
M	8
T	9
W	10
T	11
F	12
S	13
S	14
M	15
T	16
W	17
T	18
F	19
S	20
S	21
M	22
T	23
W	24
T	25
F	26
S	27
S	28
M	29
T	30

July

W	1
T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5
M	6
T	7
W	8
T	9
F	10
S	11
S	12
M	13
T	14
W	15
T	16
F	17
S	18
S	19
M	20
T	21
W	22
T	23
F	24
S	25
S	26
M	27
T	28
W	29
T	30
F	31
S Aug	1
S	2
M	3
T	4
W	5
T	6

1868

F Aug.	7
S	8
S	9
M	10
T	11
W	12
T	13
F	14
S	15
S	16
M	17
T	18
W	19
T	20
F	21
S	22
S	23
M	24
T	25
W	26
T	27
F	28
S	29
S	30
M	31
T Sept	1
W	2
T	3
F	4
S	5
S	6
M	7
T	8
W	9
T	10
F	11
S	12

S Sept.	13
M	14
T	15
W	16
T	17
F	18
S	19
S	20
M	21
T	22
W	23
T	24
F	25
S	26
S	27
M	28
T	29
W	30
T Oct.	1
F	2
S	3
S	4
M	5
T	6
W	7
T	8
F	9
S	10
S	11
M	12
T	13
W	14
T	15
F	16
S	17
S	18
M	19

T Oct	20
W	21
T	22
F	23
S	24
S	25
M	26
T	27
W	28
T	29
F	30
S	31
S Nov.	1
M	2
T	3
W	4
T	5
F	6
S	7
S	8
M	9
T	10
W	11
T	12
F	13
S	14
S	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21
S	22
M	23
T
W

Nov 1868

T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T Dec.	1
W	2
T	3
F	4
S	5
S	6
M	7
T	8
W	9
T	10
F	11
S	12
S	13
M	14
T	15
W	16
T	17
F	18
S	19
S	20
M	21
T	22
W	23
T	24
F	25
S	26
S	27
M	28
T	29
W	30
T	31
F

January 1869

F	1
S	2
S	3
M	4
T	5
W	6
T	7
F	8
S	9
S	10
M	11
T	12
W	13
T	14
F	15
S	16
S	17
M	18
T	19
W	20
T	21
F	22
S	23
S	24
M	25
T	26
W	27
T	28
F	29
S	30
S	31
M Feb.	1
T	2
W	3
T	4
F	5

Feby

S	6
S	7
M	8
T	9
W	10
T	11
F	12
S	13
S	14
M	15
T	16
W	17
T	18
F	19
S	20
S	21
M	22
T	23
W	24
T	25
F	26
S	27
S	28
Mar. M	1
T	2
W	3
T	4
F	5
S	6
S	7
M	8
T	9
W	10
T	11
F	12

1869 Mar

S	14
M	15
T	16
W	17
T	18
F	19
S	20
S	21
M	22
T	23
W	24
T	25
F	26
S	27
S	28
M	29
T	30
W	31
Apr. T	1
F	2
S	3
S	4
M	5
T	6
W	7
T	8
F	9
S	10
S	11
M	12
T	13
W	14
T	15
F	16
S	17
S	18
M	19

T	20
W	21
T	22
F	23
S	24
S	25
M	26
T	27
W	28
T	29
F	30
May	1
S	2
M	3
T	4
W	5
T	6
F	7
S	8
S	9
M	10
T	11
W	12
T	13
F	14
S	15
S	16
M	17
T	18
W	19
T	20
F	21
S	22
S	23
M	24
T	25

May

W	26
T	27
F	28
S	29
S	30
M	31
T	1
W	2
T	3
F	4
S	5
S	6
M	7
T	8
W	9
T	10
F	11
S	12
S	13
M	14
T	15
W	16
T	17
F	18
S	19
S	20
M	21
T	22
W	23
T	24
F	25
S	26
S	27
M	28
T	29
W	30

1869

July

T	1
F	2
S	3
S	4
M	5
T	6
W	7
T	8
F	9
S	10
S	11
M	12
T	13
W	14
T	15
F	16
S	17
S	18
M	19
T	20
W	21
T	22
F	23
S	24
S	25
M	26
T	27
W	28
T	29
F	30
S	31
S Aug	1
M	2
T	3
W	4
T	5

1869

Aug F	<6/td>
S	7
S	8
M	9
T	10
W	11
T	12
F	13
S	14
S	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21
S	22
M	23
T	24
W	25
T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T	31
W Sept.	1
T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5/td>
M	6
T	7
W	8
T	9

1869

Sept S	10
S	11
M	12
T	14
W	15
T	16
F	17
S	18
S	19
M	20
T	21
W	22
T	23
F	24
S	25
S	26
M	27
T	28
W	29
T	30
F Oct.	1
S	2
S	3
M	4
T	5
W	6
T	7
F	8
S	9
S	10
M	11
T	12
W	13
T	14
F	15
S	16
S

Oct S	17
M	18
T	19
W	20
T	21
F	22
S	23
S	24
M	25
T	26
W	27
T	28
F	29
S	30
S	31
M Nov.	1
T	2
W	3
T	4
F	5
S	6
S	7
M	8
T	9
W	10
T	11
F	12
S	13
S	14
M	15
T	16
W	17
T	18
F	19
S	20
S	21
M	22

Nov 1869

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W	24
T	25
F	26
S	27
S	28
M	29
T	30
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T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5
M	6
T	7
W	8
T	9
F	10
S	11
S	12
M	13
T	14
W	15
T	16
F	17
S	18
S	19
M	20
T	21
W	22
T	23
F	24
S	25
S	26
M	27
T	28
W	29

1869

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F	31
S Jan 1870	1
S	2
M	3
T	4
W	5
T	6
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S	9
M	10
T	11
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M	17
T	18
W	19
T	20
F	21
S	22
S	23
M	24
T	25
W	26
T	27
F	28
S	29
S	30
M	31
T Feb'y	1
W	2

1870

Feb'y
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F	4
S	5
S	6
M	7
T	8
W	9
T	10
F	11
S	12
S	13
M	14
T	15
W	16
T	17
F	18
S	19
S	20
M	21
T	22
W	23
T	24
F	25
S	26
S	27
M	28
T Mar	1
W	2
T	3
F	4
S	5
S	6
M	7
T	8
W	9
T	10
F	11

1870 D Colchester Oct.

S	12
S	13
M	14
T	15
W	16
T	17
F	18
S	19
S	20
M	21
T	22
W	23
T	24
F	25
S	26
S	27
M	28
T	29
W	30
T	31
F	1
S	2
S	3
M	4
T	5
W	6
T	7
F	8
S	9
S	10
M	11
T	12
W	13
T	14
F	15
S	16

1870

April S	17
M	18
T	19
W	20
T	21
F	22
S	23
S	24
M	25
T	26
W	27
T	28
F	29
S	30
S May	1
M	2
T	3
W	4
T	5
F	6
S	7
S	8
M	9
T	10
W	11
T	12
F	13
S	14
S	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21

1870

May
S	22
M	23
T	24
W	25
T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T	31
W June	1
T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5
M	6
T	7
W	8
T	9
F	10
S	11
S	12
M	13
T	14
W	15
T	16
F	17
S	18
S	19
M	20
T	21
W	22
T	23
F	24
S	25
S	26

M	27
T	28
W	29
T	30
FJuly	1
S	2
S	3
M	4
T	5
W	6
T	7
F	8
S	9
S	10
M	11
T	12
W	13
T	14
F	15
S	16
S	17
M	18
T	19
W	20
T	21
F	22
S	23
S	24
M	25
T	26
W	27
T	28
F	29
S	30
S	31

1870

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T	2
W	3
T	4
F	5
S	6
S	7
M	8
T	9
W	10
T	11
F	12
S	13
S	14
M	15
T	16
W	17
T	18
F	19
S	20
S	21
M	22
T	23
W	24
T	25
F	26
S	27
S	28
M	29
T	30
W	31
Sept T	1
F	2
S	3
S	4
M	5

1870

Sept	6
W	7
T	8
F	9
S	10

S	Jan'y 1
M	2
T	3
W	4
T	5
F	6
S	7
S	8
M	9
T	10
W	11
T	12
F	13
S	14
S	15
M	16
T	17
W	18
T	19
F	20
S	21
S	22
M	23
T	24
W	25
T	26
F	27
S	28
S	29
M	30
T	31
W	Feb'y 1
T	2
F	3
S	4
S	5

M	Feb 6	Almost sick	Pleasant
T	7	" " Uncle J. Coatsworth
W	8	AT A Buchanan's getting sleigh repaired
T	9	Drawing logs to saw P.M. Helen went to Kingsville	Cold
F	10	" " " " "
S	11	" " " " AM Drove the brown colt to Oxford Meetings closed tonight	Pleasant
S	12	Snow storm Mrs Snider baptized Took Eld. Turner to Kingsville Dell came home	Cold
M	13	Getting out sawlogs for horse sheds	Cool
T	14
W	15
T	16	April 8th 1871
F	17	We have had the finest spring I ever knew scarcely any frost since the latter part of February sowed our Spring Wheat Apr. 4th ground rathe wet yet
S	18
S	19
M	20
T	21	Mr John Ulches buried Mar 30th
W	22	Mr Richard Thornton " Apr 2nd
T	23
F	25
S	26
S	27
April	20th 1871	The weather has been somewhat cooler. Some frost last week. Finished sowing spring grain yesterday. Very heavy shower
June	6 1971	Some Frost during the month of May doing damage. The latter part of the month and so far in June has been warm enough for harvest We had a heavy shower today; not quite done planting corn. We are visited this season by the potato bug; have some early potatoes about the sice of small hickory nuts. Attended the association at Chatham.
July	3rd	Just finished taking clover hay today weather very fine hay good

1871

July	17th	the season continues remarkable fine, excellent harvest weather Finished cutting wheat for John today, cut ours on the 8th, cutting barley today, commenced timothy hay very heavy. Crops look well: are troubled with potato bug
1871
October	23rd	have been husking some corn for a few days Our potato crop was good (an exception) Has been remarkably dry since August scarcely any seeding done Great fires all over the country
Dec	12th	It remains remarkably dry no sleighing yet Sold grey team a few days agao for $225
1872
Jan'y	11th	had some extremely cold days before Christmas no sleighing yet. Went to Detroit on a call in holidays
Feb'y	14	Have had very steady Winter weathe plenty of snow and about a month sleighing it thawed and rained a few days but is very cold now again
April	18th	Cold and dry very cold March, Sowed S.Wheat Apirl 26th finished Oats today good time for seeding
June	17	have had plenty rain for nearly a month corn looks badly the worms have done great damage, pleasant weather now, have some early potatoes about the size of walnuts Raised horse sheds at Church this spring
Nov	1st	have had a fine season somewhat dry during the summer fall wheat yielded very poorly spring wheat much better we had in all 180 bu and 380 of oats. It has been a good fall for seeding whea looks well. We made 250 Gall. Molasses of our own & 700 for other people. We had abou 125 bu. potatoes. Our corn crop is about the best we ever raised have just commenced to husk
		15 bbs Cider finished today

1872

Mrs Buchanan died the latter part of August about 75age

" J. Ferriss " about the same time " "

Old Mr Beeman " " " middle of September aged 91

Uncle Richard Herrington on the 21st October age 76

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W	26
T	27
F	28
S	29
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W	2
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M	28
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S	2
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T	7
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F	15
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