August the 8 1892

8 a very heavy thunder storrm

10 W. J. Haskin went home

10 to the State.

11 young turkeys

13 got a young pig from

13 T. Merill.

15 Comenced to cut oats on

15 the Haskin place

19 Benidick {name} was beried

19 to day.

23 Tom Merill finished

23 harvest.

23 Bill Cockrill reaping oats

23 for Hiram Shook on Haskin place

24 Bill Cockrill reaping oats

24 for Hiram Shook on Haskin place

24 Thundering nearly all night

24 & heavy rain near morning

25 heavy north east wind

25 & rain all day

Transcription Tips

• Follow the example of transcribing provided in the first few PDF files of this diary.
• Click Edit when you’re ready to start transcribing.
• Click Detach to move the transcription box to a convenient location.
• Copy the text as it is, including misspellings and abbreviations.
• Start each new day with a new line. Otherwise ignore spacing and alignments.
• Use toolbar heading options for any headings in the text, i.e. diary titles.
• Use toolbar table generator for any tables in the text, i.e. finance records.
• Use toolbar comment option to add your own comments, i.e. illegible text or uncertain names or description of drawings.
• Use toolbar stroke through text option to transcribe crossed-out text.
• When done press "Save Transcription" to save your work.
• Note: If a line on one page appears to carry over on the same line on the next page, please check the next page and (if applicable) transcribe both pages together as if they are one page. Type your unified transcription under the first of the two pages.
• View more transcription tips.(Opens in new tab)