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Daily Pocket Diary of Thomas Sweetman Seeley, Sr. 1856 In the following, {…} implies uncertainty in reading the diary Capitalization, spelling, punctuation, indentation replicated as faithfully as possible Ohio surnames mentioned: Albert, Ault, Bachtel, Bachtell, Basser, Battle, {Bernard}, Bostater, Boughton, Bowman, Boyce, Brimsmade, Caldwell, Cameron, Carr, Chidester, Clapp, Clark, Clevelands, Codding, Cole, Cook, Crane, Crow, Depew, {Duydake}, Dunbar, Essex, Fauion, Felps, Fitch, Freemont, French, Gibson, Gooding, Goodrich, Green, Haag, Hale, Halliwill, Henninger, Hurlburt, {Hult}, Jackson, Johnson, Kean, Kimbal, Landon, Lapping, Lawrence, Leak, Lee, Leppingwell, Lopina, Lukens, McConnell, McDole, McKenzie, Main, Mallory, Martin, Mconnell, Moonwell, Morehouse, {Mury}, Nevens, Newton, Olcott, Pardee, Patterson, Pember, Prowty, Purdy, Ray, Redfield, Riness, Rogers, Rossiter, Rowley, Sanderson, Sanford, Sawyer, Seeley, Shank, Smith, Spitzer, Stebbins, Stonebarger, Stroup, Sturges, Thatcher, Thomas, Trant, Walker, Waltz, Whitman, Williams, Wolf, Young. “Feb {3rd} Summons issued to WB Returned Feb 5 Subpoenas issued Feb 7th” Monday, February 25: “Started with J. Seeley for County with clover seed stoped for dinner at Johnsons Corners commenced retailing seed went to
Clinton and then 3½ miles
to up for the night” Tuesday, February 26: “ Went East 5 miles to Greens burg thence Southeast 5 miles to to Wise{?} Mills from there 7 miles to Murlborough put up for the night” Wednesday, February 27: “Snow fell 6 inches making an addition to the 2 feet already on the ground West to see Mr Leak and family At 11
Oclock started for 11
miles then from Thursday, February 28: “Continues cold Started for home and peddled out the remainder of the seed stoped at Johnson’s Corners for Dinner from thence home 7½ Oclock P.M.” Friday, February 29: “A little more pleasant weather Had Company in the evening A R McConnell & wife J {Hult} and wife And company” Saturday, March 1: “Snow from the North East fell 5 inches Deep Had visitors {L.} Seeley & wife John Seeley & wife W. Loppina & wife B. Codding & wife Wm Caldwell & wife” Sunday, March 2: “Blustering and stormy roads Drifted full went to church at the center verry cold” Monday, March 3: “ Still cold with 2 feet of snow on the ground Thermometer 20 Met with at Tuesday, March 4: “8 Oclock mild and thawing 10 Oclock snow squalls from the west and suddenly cold Commissioners in session And business attended to as usual” Wednesday, March 5: “Clear and cold Thermometer 20 Commissioners continued their session and finished up their business and adjourned Returned home at 7 Oclock P.M.” Thursday, March 6: “Verry Blustering all Day wind Northwest and snow flying continuously Had company L.C. Sturges & wife Mr Crane & wife Mrs mental music by Mrs Sturges to the satisfaction of all {feresent}” Friday, March 7: “Clear and cold Thermometer 10 wind Southwest Went with Jesse and wife to Mr Leppingwells Company in the evening James Landon & wife” Saturday, March 8: “ Cold and wintery wind North went with J. Seeley to H Lukens & wife visited us in the evening” Sunday, March 9: “ Verry cold east wind Thermometer at zero Did not attend church in consequence of the cold and snowstorm” Monday, March 10: “ Clear and still Thermometer 4 Deg below zero Went and helped James Landon kill his beef in the after noon” Tuesday, March 11: “ Snow from the Southwest fell two inches Made a visit with J. Seeley and wife to Joshua {Bernards} in {Muryes} in the evening where there were a large company in attendance” Wednesday, March 12: “Clear and cold wind South west Thermometer 16 Mrs French called the first time she has been out in six weeks Bought a bushel Clover seed $7.50 Company in the evening W. Cole & wife and Sisters” Thursday, March 13: “Thermometer 18 wind east visited
the Jesse Seeley R. Codding J. Seeley & wives Returned 11 Oclock in the evening” Friday, March 14: “Clear and cold wind Northwest G.W. Waltz called at noon Thomas Halliwill and wife made us a visit in the evening” Saturday, March 15: “ A little more mild thawing some where the sun shines Drawed a load of wood to the meeting house” Sunday, March 16: “ Still thawing in the sun center road some water in it Attended church a good congregation” Monday, March 17: “ Clear and pleasant wind southwest thawed more than any other Day since last December Went to Home at noon Hired a hand conditonaly Name Nicholas Thomas” Tuesday, March 18: “ Clear and pleasant Wind North & East Mrs Waltz made us a visit Snow begins to melt away some” Wednesday, March 19: “ Clear and cold Wind west Went to Spencer to take Mrs Martha Stroup home returned at noon Mr Caldwell & wife called in the afternoon” Thursday, March 20: “ Clear and the warmest morning since last Christmas Mr Mallory and wife made us a visit in the afternoon and evening” Friday, March 21: “Good Friday wind west froze hard in the morning so the snow will bare a man in the fields Found a bee tree in James Landon woods Made a visit to {C}. Halliwill” Saturday, March 22: “A heavy fogg from the North trees verry much frosted up 9 Oclock again clear Snow melting away gradually water raises in the streams and the Blue birds have made their Appearance” Sunday, March 23: “ Went to church in the wagon thus after 13 weeks snow and sleighing the winter is again broke wind south” Monday, March 24: “ Wind west and freezing in the morning but thawed some through the Day Chopping wood at the Door James Landon called in the afternoon Let him have a ton and a fourth of hay for $7.50 or $6.00 per ton” Tuesday, March 25: “ Wind Northwest cloudy and {Dull}. froze hard in the morning James Landon carried his hay on the sled ground some bare but better sleighing than wagon ing” Wednesday, March 26: “ Wind West Thermometer 28 Clear and pleasant in the morning but cloudy through the Day Pigeons flying some in the fore part of the Day L.C. Sturges got a load of straw” Thursday, March 27: “Cold Northwest wind with snow squall and verry blustering freeze all Day Thermometer 22 L C Sturges got a load of straw on the sled Fodder getting rather {scarce}” Friday, March 28: “Still wind Northwest Clear and cold Thermometer 16 Attended public sale at Simon
Essex in Bought one mall 52 cts” Saturday, March 29: “ Clear and cold wind west Thermometer 18 Attended {?}endue at John Gibson’s bought one stear for $12.62 Bred it six months went to see Mr Boyce Did not settle with him” Sunday, March 30: “Clear and cold wind North Attended church a good congregation snow going verry slow” Monday, March 31: “ Cold North wind Thermometer 14 Made a visit to Thomas Hulliwill in the evening Verry clear all day” Tuesday, April 1: “ Wind South East and prospect of warmer weather A verry uncommon season for snow and cold More than half the snow that has fallen since Christmas is on the ground Went to Wednesday, April 2: “ Wind south cloudy rain in the afternoon the first rain there has been since the 22 Day of last Dec Took two cows of Boyce for his note of $46.50 and $4.50 making $51.00 for the cows” Thursday, April 3: “Still raining moderately wind southwest and west Let G.W. Waltz have 15 bushels of ears corn at .20 per bushel Simeon Sawyer moved into
the cleared off at evening” Friday, April 4: “Cloudy. Wind Northwest verry muddy frost going out of the ground Went to the center to meet ing preparatory lecture” Saturday, April 5: “ Wind North and cloudy Cleared off in the evening Jacob Ault little girl died at 2 Oclock P.M. Went to Mr Ault toward night” Sunday, April 6: “ Clear and pleasant Wind South Went to Church Commun ion season Verry pleasant all day” Monday, April 7: “ Still pleasant South wind Township election a great excitement about assessor Democrats victorious Tuesday, April 8: “ Wind south and quite warm Thermometer 68 Hired two hundred Dollars of C. Holliwill for one year Let James Landon have one bushel of timothy seed” Wednesday, April 9: “ Warm south wind Thermometer 72 Snow banks melting away verry fast” Thursday, April 10: “Sudden change wind North froze some in the morning Went to the center back at noon James Bachtell and Abner Ray called in the afternoon to have the Pardee estate figured up” Friday, April 11: “Wind South looks some like rain Wrote a letter to John Clark of Boughton of business letters Went to Mr Caldwell in the afternoon” Saturday, April 12: “ Verry warm Southwest wind thunder occasionally but not much rain 5 Oclock a black cloud from the North and verry Dark with some rain Commissioners met and examined three {Bridges} east
of Sunday, April 13: “ Wind North froze in the morning Went to Church about the usual number present” Monday, April 14: “ Southeast wind Went to plowing green {soil/sod} rained in the after noon had to quit work Grass starts to grow and a prospect for feed soon Attended school meeting 6 Oclock P.M. elected Charles Brimsmade director” Tuesday, April 15: “ Wind South and verry warm looks rainy continued plowing made out a Days work the first day I have plowed all day for a number of years A shower in the evening with heavy thunder and a great deal of lightning” Wednesday, April 16: “ Wind continues South the most growing morning this spring. Plowed again all Day rather wet James Landon got 41½ lbs cloverseed at twelve and a half cents per lb” Thursday, April 17: “ Southwest wind Clear and pleasant Plowed in the afternoon Sowed grass seed on the winter wheat Went to Wm Bachtells at sundown to see the sick” Friday, April 18: “ Wind North & West rained towards evening Plowed all Day a good time to Drive team Jacob Spitzer paid seventy five Dollars on his note leaving about twenty five Dollars unpaid” Saturday, April 19: “ Wind North cool plowed till noon went to the Post office in the afternoon Orville returned from Sunday, April 20: “ Wind North Clear and cold froze in the morning Went to meeting roads muddling Dry quite cold all Day” Monday, April 21: “ North wind snowsqualls in the forepart of the day but melted as fast as it fell Plowed the orchard west of the house and tried the corn stuble found it too wet sold R Bowman 25 bushels ears corn at .20 per bushel” Tuesday, April 22: “ Wind Northwest Clear and pleasant Commissioners met to adopt a plan for the bridge near C. Fitchs and the one on the Smith road and to {Drain sheeipientin}” Wednesday, April 23: “ Wind South clear and warm Sowed the orchard west of the house with spring wheat commenced sowing in the 11 acre lot in the afternoon Draged with one horse ground rather wet but mellow and luce” Thursday, April 24: “ Wind South a shower at sunrise made things look fresh and green The most growing time this spring Plowed flax ground in forenoon and corn stuble in afternoon and sowed two bushels spring wheat” Friday, April 25: “ Wind South warm and pleasant Sowed two bushels of wheat making one half the 11 acre field and sowed it with clover and timothy seed” Saturday, April 26: “Wind South and east continues dry and warm Finished harrowing the wheat sowed being 6 acres and furrowed out the ground The ground is in good order” Sunday, April 27: “ Still South wind and warm Attended church at the center a good conger- gation” Monday, April 28: “ Wind Southwest cloudy looks like rain Sowed four bushels spring wheat wind changed to south west and blowed verry hard The Assessor called valuation $1147.00” Tuesday, April 29: “ Wind North and Northeast went
to plow points returned at noon finished sowing wheat sowed 15 bushels, ground in good order Orville sowed {manm} on the potatoe ground in the afternoon” Wednesday, April 30: “ Wind east fine growing time Finished draging the wheat wheat ground and furrowed it out Plowed the ground and planted ½ bushel of flesh coloured potatoes and ¼ bushel of Pinkeyes” Thursday, May 1: “East wind a fine shower in the morning at sunrise plowed the garden east of the house went to plowing flax ground planted {cow horn} potatoes Sewing society met here” Friday, May 2: “ Wind Southwest Cloudy and looks like rain Went to Willsons corners after flaxseed to sew got 6 bus hels for myself and four bushels for French and Halliwill paid $1.62½ per bushel Got 14 sweet cherry trees in {Montirll}” Saturday, May 3: “ Wind North growing cold some rain Helped D L French saw a large Oak for shingles Plowed flax ground clover {sod} stubble ground too wet to plow” Sunday, May 4: “ Wind North and cold frost in the morning Went to meeting at center muddy and cold meeting here at 5 oclock P.M.” Monday, May 5: “Wind Northeast Froze ice as thick as win dow glass” Plowed {soid} ground in fore noon Draged in afternoon Attended the annual meeting of the first congre gational society of Litchfield” Tuesday, May 6: “ Wind east no frost Sowed five acres of flax Rained all the afternoon verry hard” Wednesday, May 7: “ Wind Southeast cloudy and a little rainy Removed the corn from the large crib Helped J Spitzer raise his barn Sold 74 sheep and 19 lambs for
$155.00 to C T Thursday, May 8; “ Wind Northwest Cloudy and Damp Helped J Spitzer finish his raising Went to see J Alberts and got some work Done Plowed flax ground in the after noon Let J Landon have 4 {cwt} of hay at $1.20 Sheep taken away and paid for” Friday, May 9: “ Wind North Mist and rain Attended the funeral of Mrs Depew Sermon by Elder Shank a large congregation Plowed Clover sod for flax” Saturday, May 10: “Clear and pleasant Wind Northwest Finished plowing flax ground Let Thomas Halliwill have 4 {cwt} of hay at .30 per {cwt} Went with Lukens and Bachtel to the center of Litchfield” Sunday, May 11: “ Wind west clear and pleasant Attended church a large congregation Organized a Sabbath schoon B Nevens Superintendant” Monday, May 12: “ Clear and pleasant Wind west Finished sowing flax Blanted the garden east of the house with corn and potatoes 4 Oclock P.M. wind in the north and growing cold” Tuesday, May 13: “ Wind Southwest and quite warm Plowed the west orchard and sowed it with oats Let Mr Whitman have 44 bushels of Oats at .22 per bushel Amount to $9.68” Wednesday, May 14: “ South wind Finished harrowing in Commissioners met as the board of equalization An unusual amount of business before the board Rained hard in the after noon Put up at the Chides ter house” Thursday, May 15: “ Wind Southwest Board in session finished up the business and adjourned at 5 Oclock P.M. returned home at 8 Oclock Somewhat showery Plowed a piece of ground for potatoes for Sawyer to plant” Friday, May 16: “ Wind North and East Went to see G Thatcher A B Olcott V Clapp in regard to the listing of their property” Saturday, May 17: “ Wind Southeast Bought 9 hogs of Wideman for $55.00 Rained at noon and most of the time through the afternoon Tho Halliwill wife is verry sick Was there most of the after noon and evening” Sunday, May 18: “ Wind Northeast Rainy and fogy Did not go to church in consequence of mud and rain Mrs Halliwill Died 10 Oclock P.M. with what the Doctor called congestion of the Brain” Monday, May 19: “ Wind North and Cloudy Went to see E Goodrich and J Rowley about their personal property assessed in Litchfield also to see the Bridge let to L C Fauion and reported to the Auditors office 7 Oclock home” Tuesday, May 20: “ Wind Northwest Clear and pleasant Attended the funeral of Mrs Halliwill Sermon By Mr Hurlburt a large attendance” Wednesday, May 21: “ Wind North Clear and Cool but pleasant Went to Oberlin with Mr Hurlburt and wife a verry pleasant ride Put up with Mr Rossiter Attended the Old peoples concert in the evening held in the church” Thursday, May 22: “ South west wind White frost in the morning Returned from Oberlin arrived at home 3 Oclock P.M. a good time to prepare planting ground” Wednesday, May 23: “ Wind Southwest and verry warm Had Mr Frenches horses to drag with finished harrowing the {soid} ground for corn 3 Oclock P.M. Commenced marking out for planting Settled with Jesse Seeley and squared up” Thursday, May 24: “ Wind west still warm commenced planting corn had S Sawyer & J Seeley to help ground mellow and in good order Let Whitman have 53½ bushels of Oats 5 Oclock a fine shower” Friday, May 25: “ Wind North and quite cold for the season clear all day Went to meeting at the Center Mr Hurlburt prea- ched to the children and youth a large congregation” Saturday, May 26: “ Wind North and East Clear and cold Plowed garden for Mr Sawyer commenced plowing south of the woods for corn Mr Sawyer helped in plant corn in the afternoon ground in good condition” Sunday, May 27: “ Wind South Finished planting corn in the South field 9 acres continued to plow south of the woods Rained in the afternoon and also in the evening Made the ground verry wet” Wednesday, May 28: “ Wind southwest Continued to plow rather wet” Thursday, May 29: “ Cold North wind Dark and foggy Rained hard in the morning Went to J Landons in the afternoon Commenced sawing shingle stuff on J.L. Frenches” Friday, May 30: “ Wind North and cold snow squalls all the forenoon finished sawing and Drawing shingle stuff W Lapping and wife made us a visit had lighting rods put up to the horse barn and large barn” Saturday, May 31: “ Wind west a white frost with some ice corn beans and potatoes killed Down to the ground Plowed and planted with corn the piece east of the gardon” Sunday, June 1: “ Southwest wind Clear and pleasant Went to church a good attendance” Monday, June2: “ Wind South Clear and warm Commissioners met for regular session A large amount of business on hand Put up at the Chidister house” Tuesday, June 3: “ Clear and pleasant Wind south Commissioners in session a number of applications for roads and bridges” Wednesday, June 4: “ Wind South Fine pleasant weather Commissioners in session with a crowd of business on hand 4 Oclock P.M. a shower from the Northwest with wind and some hail” Thursday, June 5: “ Wind west pleasant growing weather Commissioners in session Sawyer finished planting one half the corn south of the woods” Friday, June 6: “ Wind west warm and pleasant Commissioners in session finished up the business and after a long and labo rious meeting adjourned returned home 7 Oc P.M.” Saturday, June 7: “ Wind Southwest Sawyer finished planting corn south of the west woods went to the center to trade at store 5 Oclock P.M. the hardest shower of the season creeks verry high and the ground all in water” Sunday, June 8: “ Wind west Clear and pleasant Attended church a large congregation and a verry good salbath school Returned home just before a heavy shower” Monday, June 9: “ Wind North Clear and pleasant Went to a half miles North of the center with the other commissioners to see about building a bridge Dinner at W.W. Purdy” Tuesday, June 10: “ Wind South warm and pleasant Spent the Day with Mr Stebbins to obtain subscri bers for map Sold 16 hogs to Ste phen Smith at 4¾ cents per lb amount to $122.80” Wednesday, June 11: “ South wind Still pleasant weather Spent the Day as yesterday a fine growing time red clover in bloom and grass verry heavy and pastures good Let Mr Whitman have 20 bushels of oats” Thursday, June 12: “ Wind North Went with Stebbins to
see Sawyer and others home at 10 Oclock rain at noon Contracted for a mower Made a visit to Felps” Friday, June 13: “ West wind Went to see the Bridge in
the North part of made arrangements to adve rtise the bridge by {Z} Cooks in $47.00 home at 3 Oclock P.M.” Saturday, June 14: “ Wind Northwest Commenced cultivating Corn the boys Drawing manure wrote specifica tion and a Notice of Sale of Bridge in the North part of post office in the afternoon” Sunday, June 15: “ Cold North wind and cloudy Attended church minister gone to attend the funeral at L Crow Preached in the after noon” Monday, June 16: “ Wind Southwest Clear and pleasant Bought 9 hogs of Jesse Seeley weight 1533 lbs Paid $69.00 Cultivated corn The boys Drawed manure” Tuesday, June 17: “ West wind Continued pleasant Cultivated corn ground in good condition Boys Drawed manure” Wednesday, June 18: “ Wind Northwest Cloudy and dark looks like rain Continued to work in Corn and Boys Drawed manure Corn is quite late” Thursday, June 19: “ Still cloudy wind Northwest Went to Grafton Station To get the mower Freight $3.12 home at 2 Oclock Put up the mower and tried it in the clover North of the west Barn” Friday, June 20: “ Wind west verry warm Went to the center and got 6 bolts for the mower Mowed 4 acres in the after noon works verry well Let Mr Whitman have 23½ bushels of Oats” Saturday, June 21: “ Wind Southwest The warmest Day of the season Went to help Mr Landon raise his corn barn The boys got in the hay that we mowed on Thursday 6 Oclock P.M. Thermometer 90” Sunday, June 22: “ Wind Southwest verry warm One Oclock Thermometer 98 degrees Went to the church a good congregation” Monday, June 23: “ Wind west and cloudy Went to the bridge near {Z} Cooks to be built to S Hale and Wm H Caldwell for $299.50 Boys Drawed manure” Tuesday, June 24: “ Wind Southeast Mowed in forenoon with machine Raked and Drawed in three loads of hay a hard blow at 4 Oclock P.M. Closed up the contract with Hale & Caldwell to Build the Bridge” Wednesday, June 25: “ Wind Southwest Cloudy Dull hay weather Plowed and hoed potatoes Mowed for J.S. French with Mower Boys raked and coched hay in P.M. verry sultry hot weather” Thursday, June 26: “ Wind changable South & west Stired up hay and opened some that was put up Drawed in 3 loads in the P.M. A hard blow from the North west but no rain” Friday, June 27: “ Wind East Cloudy Went to the center to get Mowing Machine repaired Drawed 2 loads of hay rained at 5 Oclock P.M. and stoped from working at hay” Saturday, June 28: “ Wind South Verry warm Went to with
J let out the job to build a Bridge at {hard scralble} Sold for $1300 to Wolf &
8 Oclock P.M.” Sunday, June 29: “ Wind Southwest Attended church congregation quite small Temperature 92” Monday, June 30: “ North wind Cool and pleasant Mowed in the forenoon south of the orchard in the afternoon in the southwest middle lot Mowed 7 acres” Tuesday, July 1: “ Wind Northeast fine pleasant weather mowed for Mr Green in the schoolhouse lot Went to E Landons rais ing in the afternoon Let Whitman have 20 bushels outs” Wednesday, July 2: “ Wind Southeast Warm and Dry good hay weather Mowed for Green as yes terday went to to mill in the afternoon The Boys Drawed hay in the barn” Thursday, July 3: “ Wind South Finished mowing in the South west Middle lot drawed hay in the afternoon” Friday, July 4: “ Wind Northeast Cool and pleasant Commenced mowing in the Southwest lot Broke the sythe and had to mow by hand hard work” Saturday, July 5: “ Wind East Went to the center to get the sythe mended got home at noon Drawed in six loads of hay to the west barn” Sunday, July 6: “ North wind Cool and pleasant but Dry Attended church At the center a good Congregation” Monday, July 7: “ Wind East Verry Dry weather mowed in the afternoon Drawed hay in the afternoon” Tuesday, July 8: “ Wind Northeast Went to road Dusty and Dry Orville mowed for Lukens sold the mower to H.A. Morehouse for $118.00 Mr Hurlburt & wife made us a visit” Thursday, July 10: “ Wind South Orville plowed Buckwheat ground. The other boys plowed corn in the forenoon Drawed hay in the after noon finished up the south east middle lot” Friday, July 11: “ Wind South Orville finished plowing buckwheat ground and sowed the buckwheat ground verry dry Attended preparatory lecture at the center Mrs Landon & Mr French & wife propose uniting with Church” Saturday, July 12: “ Wind West and cooler Went to tered into contract with R. Wolf & A. Jackson to build a
Bridge across in Druging Buckwheat ground” Sunday, July 13: “ Wind West Dry and Dusty Attended Church at The center Communion Mrs French and Mrs Landon was Baptised by emersion in a large attendance at the water” Monday, July 14: “ Wind South continues dry Mowed in the forenoon Drawed in hay in the after noon Went to Mr Morehouses and got the mower Showers in the North” Tuesday, July 15: “ Wind North Cool but no rain Mowed for Lukens finished 5 Oclock P.M.” Wednesday, July 16: “ Wind South verry warm the ther mometer stood above 90 from 9 Oclock A.M. till 7 Oclock P.M. finished mowing and took the mower home Drawed hay in the P.M.” Thursday, July 17: “ Wind Southwest Thermometer 98 at 12 Oclock at noon Commenced out wheat rather poor” Friday, July 18: “ West wind and Verry Blustering Cool and comfortable Finished cutting wheat Drouth continues severe” Saturday, July 19: “ Wind North and Dry There has been no Due for more than a week Commenced mowing east of the old house Went to Spencer in the afternoon to see a Bridge Boys Drawed Mr Hurlburt a load of hay” Sunday, July 20: “ Wind North clear and Cool Attended meeting at the center Made arrangements for selebration or picknick” Monday, July 21: “ Wind west verry Dry Mowed in the forenoon The boys Drawed in the wheat Mr French mowed on shares four loads” Tuesday, July 22: “ Wind South in the A.M. and North in the P.M. Finished haying for the season at noon Orville cradled flax in the afternoon Commenced working in the corn” Wednesday, July 23: “ Wind South in the A.M. And North in the P.M. Continued working corn and Cradleing flax continues verry Dry” Thursday, July 24: “ Wind as yesterday Orville helped Mr Lukens thrash his wheat Kept to work in the corn” Friday, July 25: “ Wind South in the A.M. and North in the P.M. Worked in the corn and flax Called at J Seeley after tea Raked up three loads of flax and Drawed it in the barn” Saturday, July 26: “ Wind as yesterday Orville finished cradeling flax continued to work in the corn Still Dry and no signs of rain” Sunday, July 27: “ Wind South & West Attended Church verry warm” Monday, July 28: “ Wind Southwest Went to the center in the morning Melisa Caldwell came to help take care of the babe Drawed in three loads of flax 3 Oclock in P.M. a fine shower and rain in the evening” Tuesday, July 29: “ Wind in the south Continued to rain Modrate water fell about one inch 9 Oclock A.M. cleared off Made soap in the after noon Boys threshed flax” Wednesday, July 30: “ Wind south in the A.M. North in the P.M. Worked in the spring wheat in the forenoon and threshed flax in the afternoon verry warm” Thursday, July 31: “ Wind south in the morning North in the rest of the day Cradled spring wheat in the forenoon and threshed flax in the after noon Mr wife made us a visit” Friday, August 1: “ Wind South some the appearance of rain Worked as yesterday Ground has got to be Verry Dry again” Saturday, August 2: “ Wind South looks like rain Went to work at the springwheat 9 Oclock a shower that broke us off from work finished threshing flax A nice shower at noon with heavy thunder” Sunday, August 3: “ Wind North Rained most of the night and till 9 Oclock A.M. Attended meeting at the center” Monday, August 4: “ Wind North A heavy Due Worked in the springwheat in the forenoon Cleared flaxseed in the afternoon” Tuesday, August 5: “ Wind North Finished cutting spring wheat Cleaned flaxseed in the afternoon” Wednesday, August 6: “ Wind North Drawed in wheat to the Barn it is Dry and in good order The ground is getting To be verry Dry again” Thursday, August 7: “ Wind Southwest With appearance of showers Finished Drawing wheat and Oats Went to the Sabbath Schoon selebration a great turnout about one hundred teens and a first rate time” Friday, August 8: “ Wind west Done Chores such as on load the Oats finish clean ing flax seed had 65 bushels Howed the potatoes east Of the house {?}.{?}.” Saturday, August 9: “ Wind Northwest Commenced plowing flax stubble for wheat Ground quite Dry and hard” Sunday, August 10: “ Wind South & west Attended church at the center a good Congregation both fore noon and afternoon” Monday, August 11: “ Wind west & Southwest Plowed flax stubble I went to the township of Spencer to see three Bridges and make arra ngements for repairing the same” Tuesday, August 12: “ Wind Southwest Orville plowed flax ground Went to J. Alberts and got tire set on two wagons A nice shower 4 Oclock P.M. Sold Stephen Smith 9 hogs for $101.00 to Deliver next Monday” Wednesday, August 13: “ Wind North The boys Drawed manure from under the shed on the ground for wheat Bought a sow and 6 pigs of Went to the center P.M.” Thursday, August 14: “ Wind North Drawed manure as yesterday Went to see Wm Bachtell about getting some money Went to the center in the evening bought silk for Dress paid $1.50 per yd 8 yards” Friday, August 15: “ North wind Drawed manure from the heap on the lot Went to Societies meeting at 4 Oclock P.M. Verry Dry and cold for the season Corn poor late and backward” Saturday, August 16: “ Wind North Orville plowed flax ground for wheat Attended the funeral of Dr McKenzies wife Mr Hurlburt preached Sold Stephen Smith 28 bushels ears of corn at .25 cents per bushel” Sunday, August 17: “ Wind west Attended meeting at the center a large con gregation F D Kimbal of was buried today Mr Patterson Died 1 Oclock” Monday, August 18: “ Wind South Plowed for wheat Attended the funeral of Mr Patterson at the center of Shank rained at 1 Oclock P.M. and moderately through the afternoon” Tuesday, August 19: “ Wind South and west Continues to rain but moderately Sold 32 bushels ears of corn to A.R. Moonwell for .25 per bushel Rained in the afternoon from the Northwest” Wednesday, August 20: “ Wind Northwest Plowed for wheat Cool and pleasant The top of the ground is moist with the rain yesterday but verry Dry plowing Debth” Thursday, August 21: “ Wind West Went to Welling with flaxseed had 32 bushels and .46 lbs Bought 12 bushels of Mediterranean wheat for seed give $1.25 per bushel home at 6 Oclock P.M.” Friday, August 22: “ Wind Southwest Went to Abutments for the Bridge near {Z} Cooks across Mallott creek home at noon Went to afternoon got $200.00 in gold” Saturday, August 23: “ Wind Southwest Helped Thos Halliwill rais his barn the boys Drawing manure Cool but verry Dry” Sunday, August 24: “ Wind West Attended Church at the center a good congregation Mr Sanderson preached in the Schoolhouse east in Monday, August 25: “ Wind North Cold Helped Mr Halliwill finish his raising Threshed our wheat in the afternoon had 95 bushels spring wheat and 20 bushels winter wheat” Tuesday, August 26: “ Wind North & East Worked in the barn clear ing wheat Orville plowed and Drawed manure in the afternoon” Wednesday, August 27: “ Wind South Went to home at 7 Oclock P.M. The boys plowed and Drawed manure Mrs Gooding made us a visit” Thursday, August 28: “ Wind Southwest Finished plowing for wheat and Drawing manure Cleared and prepared our seed wheat Mrs Sawyer & Mrs French made us a visit Looks like some rain” Friday, August 29: “ Wind West & North Quite cool Went to with flaxseed had in a that & sold 57 bushels and 21 lbs verrry Dry and Dusty” Saturday, August 30: “ Wind West Boys worked at the clover for seed which is verry light Went to Spencer and examined three Bridges and accepted the work on the same home at 7 Oclock P.M.” Sunday, August 31: “ Wind South in A.M. and North P.M. Attended meeting at the center verry Dry and Dusty” Monday, September 1: “ Wind South in A.M. and North in P.M. The Boys raked and Drawed in clover Met at a crowd of business” Tuesday, September 2: “ Wind South in A.M. and North P.M. Commissioners in ses sion as yesterday Orville cradled clover and Simon Draged the wheat ground” Wednesday, September 3: “ Wind South in the A.M. and North P.M. Commissioners finished up the business and adjo urned at 4 Oclock P.M. home at six” Thursday, September 4: “ Wind South Commenced sowing wheat the ground is verry Dry so that wheat cannot come up without rain The boy finished drawing clover from the lot east of the west woods” Friday, September 5: “ Wind South Finished sowing wheat sowed 11½ bushels commenced raining the fore part of the Day moderately moistening the ground a little on the top went to the center to societies meeting home at 7 Oclock” Saturday, September 6: “ Wind South Sold 50 bushels corn to Jesse Seeley and 40 bushels to H Lukens for .25 per bushel Rained at noon and two or three fine showers in the afternoon that Done much good Mr Hurlburt & wife called” Sunday, September 7: “ Wind South Went to church some muddy and rainy had a middling large congregation” Monday, September 8: “ Wind west and South Went to morning got a suit of clothes paid $23.50 Attended societies meet ing in the afternoon which Decided not to employ Mr Hurlburt” Tuesday, September 9: “ Wind South Started on a journey East with Margaret Went to the station at noon took the cars at 2 Oclock at before
3 and at 10 Oclock at night Staid till morning” Wednesday, September 10: “ Wind South Took the cars 8½ Oclock at Clyde 12 & 20 minutes saw Isaac his wife was Dead and child sick so we kept the cars to Canajoharie arrived 6 Oclock P.M. put up for the night” Thursday, September 11: “ Wind West Got a chance to ride out to Fathers with Obediah Hamestrell arrived at Fathers 1 Oclock P.M. found them all well had a pleasant journey” Friday, September 12: “ Wind West Clear and pleasant Went to saw David & wife and some other Old acquaintance Went in the afternoon to Binghams all well staid all night” Saturday, September 13: “ Wind west A little showery and Cool Went to see David Veeders in the afternoon staid all night had a good visit” Sunday, September 14: “ Wind west A very pleasant morning Attended Church
at village saw some of our Old acquaintances then back to Binghams Gurtrude and two of her Children at Binghams” Monday, September 15: “ Wind west and pleasant Went to Fathers Bingham and wife went with us saw uncle Thommy Sweetman showers in the evening” Tuesday, September 16: “ Wind west Made a visit to James Sweetmans in the forenoon After Dinner went to Brother Davids and stayed all night” Wednesday, September 17: “ Wind Southwest Staid to Davids till after noon Made Mrs Angle a visit in the afternoon then went to Brother Michael and staid all night” Thursday, September 18: “ Wind South Clear and pleasant Made uncle John Van Kirk a visit in the morning then went back to Michaels in the afternoon in the eve ning went to Nathans” Friday, September 19: “ Wind Southwest Staid to Nathans through the Day went over his farm and through the woods” Saturday, September 20: “ Wind South Went to Michaels took Dinner Drawed a contract between Michael and Daniel Malick for the sale of his farm Went to Fathers Seeleys” Sunday, September 21: “ Wind west Warm and pleasant Attended meeting at Craig Went to the fun eral of Mrs Oliver Statey at 2 Oclock P.M. Staid to Fathers” Monday, September 22: “ Wind Southwest Rained in the morning Father and Mother went with us to Binghams” Tuesday, September 23: “ Wind Northwest Dull and cloudy morning Went with Bingham and Catharine to Fonda put up to Simon Veeders had a pleasant ride” Wednesday, September 24: “ Wind west Went to Dedication of the Dutch Reformed Church from there to Zeeleys for Dinner then went to John Veeders staid over night” Thursday, September 25: “ Wind Southwest Went to Henry Dow Veeders in the morning then took the eleven Oclock train and went to Canajoharie to the county Fair Genealogy Home at 7 Oclock P.M.” Friday, September 26: “ Wind South Rained in the morning staid to H.D. Veeders for Dinner Cleared off at noon returned to Binghams in the afternoon staid to David Veeders all night” Saturday, September 27: “ Wind North Clear and pleasant Went
to to post office got two letters one from T.M. Newton and one from Electa all well went back to David Veeders” Sunday, September 28: “ Wind South Attended Church at and then went back to Binghams” Monday, September 29: “ Wind Southeast Warm and pleasant Went with Bingham to mill to John Browns Saw Samuel Sherwood home again at 4 Oclock P.M.” Tuesday, September 30: “ Wind Southeast Rained verry hard Dark and gloomy morning Bingham was quite sick all Day Went to Father Seeleys towards evening the water is high in the creeks” Wednesday, October 1: “ Wind West Cleared of pleasant Staid to Fathers in the Forenoon Went to the village in the afternoon home in the evening” Thursday, October 2: “ Wind West Went with the horse and wagon and {lrough} David & wife Michael & wife and Nathan & wife to Fathers and thus spent the Day A verry good family visit” Friday, October 3: “ Wind Northwest Went with Father and Mother David Veeder and wife to Uncle Jacob Montannee had a pleasant Day and a good visit Went to James Sweetmans and staid all night” Saturday, October 4: “ Wind Northwest Returned to Fathers in The morning Went with Talmadge to mill to Fliney’s home at noon” Sunday, October 5: “ Wind South Staid to Fathers no meeting
at D Shafer and brother called in the afternoon” Monday, October 6: “ Wind West Went in the morning over to Binghams to see how their little boy was Fathers folks buckwheat with the machine David Veeder and wife made a visit to Fathers” Tuesday, October 7: “ Wind Northwest Fathers folks threshed buck wheat at the south barn Went to Mr Freemans in the afternoon and made a visit and in the evening went with Freeman to Little
Wednesday, October 8: “ Wind west Went to Binghams and with him to Fonda to a political mass meeting a fine Day and a good turnout home again at 7 Oclock P.M.” Thursday, October 9: “ Wind Southwest Helped Bingham Draw buckwheat for Isaac Burnap to thresh with the machine The warmest Day of the month” Friday, October 10: “ Wind South Went with M Freeman And Uncle Nathan to Schoharie Courthouse to the County fair and a political mass meeting home at 10 Oclock P.M.” Saturday, October 11: “ Wind Southwest Went with David Veeder and wife to the Asa Boudishes in the forenoon and John Carrs in the afternoon had a verry good visit home to Binghams 6 Oclock P.M.” Sunday, October 12: “ Wind East Went in the afternoon with Bingham folks to staid to Fathers” Monday, October 13: “ Wind South Went to Cobleskill with David Veeder and wife to see Peter Warner folks and D. Shafers folks staid to Warners all night in consequence of rain” Tuesday, October 14: “ Wind west Cool with some frost in the morning Returned to Fathers at 11 Oclock in the forenoon and staid there the rem ainder of the Day then Went to Davids in the eve ning returned to Fathers” Wednesday, October 15: “ Wind Northwest Ground froze quite hard stayed to Fathers all Day went to the woods and fields and a ramble to the old suger camp” Thursday, October 16: “ Wind Northwest A letter from home informed us that our folks had the Whooping cough We packed up our things and started for home left Fathers at noon Binghams at 2 Oclock and took the cars 8¼ Oclock in even” Friday, October 17: “ Wind East Found ourselves in at 6½ Oclock in the morning started
from a Delay of one hour later than usual At Cleveland 5 Oclock Supper and then to Grafton at 9 Oclock at night put up till morning” Saturday, October 18: “ Wind South Rained some through the night come from the station in the stage to the center and from there home with Orville arrived at noon Sarah had the Whooping cough the rest of the folks all well” Sunday, October 19: “ Wind West Attended Church at the center Sermon in the afternoon by Mr Newton from Brooklin Monday, October 20: “ Wind Southwest Went with Mr Caldwell to
see the Bridge in Mrs Newton made us a visit Paid C Halliwill the vendue Note of $13.00 and a Note for borrowed money of $207.12” Tuesday, October 21: “ Wind South Went to the center got some Blacksmith work Done Orville helped Alex Mc Connell thresh with machine the other boys husked corn Ground very Dry and water low” Wednesday, October 22: “ Wind South Jesse Seeley and wife called in the morning to see us Mr Spitzer called with Prowty and Williams to see about money to fix the road across
swamp in Margaret is unwell” Thursday, October 23: “ Wind Southwest Rained in the morning and Dark and cloudy the rest of the Day Orville went after the Doctor for Margaret he was gone and Did not come” Friday, October 24: “ Wind east Went to the road and Bridges across the swamp and agreed to appropriate one hundred Dollars to repair the same home at noon Margaret no better” Saturday, October 25: “ Wind South Went after the Doctor for Margaret The boys Drawed the corn in the barn to husk that grew east of the garden The Doctor called in the afternoon” Sunday, October 26: “ Wind South Did not go to meeting on account of Margaret’s sickness” Monday, October 27: “ Wind South The boys husked and cribbed corn in the afternoon and Drawed in corn in the afternoon to husk corn tolerable good” Tuesday, October 28: “ Wind west Colder than yesterday Husked and cribbed corn in the forernoon Drawed buckwheat in the afternoon Margaret not much better” Wednesday, October 29: “ Wind South Threshed buckwheat in the forenoon The Doctor called last evening Margaret a little better Harrah and Phebe married this morning 9 Oclock” Thursday, October 30: “ Wind Northwest The boys Drawed corn in the barn in the forenoon
wind blowed hard all Day Margaret not much better” Friday, October 31: “ Wind Southwest Went to send a Draft to Alex McDole of three hundred and eighty five dollars The boys husked corn The ground white with snow” Saturday, November 1: “ Wind South The snow gone but quite cold The boys husked corn Margaret a little better wind blowed hard all Day The ground verry Dry and water scarce” Sunday, November 2: “ Wind Southwest Rained a little shower between eleven and twelve in the forenoon Did not go to meeting Margaret gains slowly” Monday, November 3: “ Wind Southwest Boys husked corn and cribbed it Margaret a little better” Tuesday, November 4: “ Wind west and growing colder Presidential election with a great excitement Attended and voted for Freemont” Wednesday, November 5: “ Wind Southwest With snow squals Drawed corn in the barn finished at noon husked in the afternoon” Thursday, November 6: “ Wind South Husked corn all Day Mr Carr from Called to see about the Bridge at Hardscrabble” Friday, November 7: “ Wind South Went to to see a job done on road across the swamp The boys finished up the crib Mrs Newton paid us a visit” Saturday, November 8: “ Wind west Rained in the morning and turned to snow Thos Halliwill put in a wagon reach The boys made a corn crib” Sunday, November 9: “ Wind west Froze hard and the roads quite rough Went to the center to meeting Mr Hurlburt preached a large congregation” Monday, November 10: “ Wind South Went to see about the embankment to the bridge at Hard scrabble took Dinner at Nathan Carr’s Agreed to pay one half from County Treasury home at 8 P.M.” Tuesday, November 11: “ Wind South Went to the center to get horses shod and wagon fixed Orville and Electa com menced going to school to the center” Wednesday, November 12: “ Wind Southwest Went to Jacob Alberts to see about a sulkey home at 1 Oclock P.M. Margaret continues to improve slowly The boys choped stove wood” Thursday, November 13: “ Wind South Warm and pleasant Wrote a letter to D Shafer and one to B Veeder The boys continued to chop wood” Friday, November 14: “ Wind west & North Rained in the after noon and then turned to snow with cold North wind Mrs Brimsmade & Mrs Landon made us a visit Went to the center to Societies Meeting” Saturday, November 15: “ Wind South Went to Harrisville to see a bridge near C
Alberts on home at 6 Oclock P.M. No school Orville commenced plowing in lot south of west woods” Sunday, November 16: “ Wind west Cold with snow squalls Attended Church at the center Mr Hurlburt preached his farewell sermon a large congregation” Monday, November 17: “ Wind west still cold and snow squalls Drawed a little wood in the afternoon Jess Seeley & wife made us a visit in the eve ning” Tuesday, November 18: “ Wind west A little more moderate Went to S Sawyer & wife to get them a stove” Wednesday, November 19: “ Wind West commenced threshing clover it is verry Dry Mr Main came to Dress stone for doorsteps Miss Rebecca Young is sewing for us this week” Thursday, November 20: “ Wind South Finished threshing clover at noon Plowed in the afternoon Clear and pleasant and fine plow ing” Friday, November 21: “ Wind South The boys plowed Attended the meeting of the Church and society in the afternoon Genealogy Home at 5 Oclock P.M. The Miss Clevelands made us a visit” Saturday, November 22: “ Wind Southwest The boys plowed as yes terday Mr Main finished the Door stone and placed them at the Door Miss Young finished and went home in the evening” Sunday, November 23: “ Wind South Attended meeting at the center sermon by Mr Hurlburt a large congregation warm and pleasant roads verry smooth and Dry” Monday, November 24: “ Wind South Plowed in the forenoon and finished raking off clover straw Drawed in corn stalks in the afternoon” Tuesday, November 25: “ Wind South Plowed till 10 Oclock when it commenced raining and continued till noon Plowed in the afternoon” Wednesday, November 26: “ Wind west cold and blustering Plowed as yesterday Mary Bachtell Died today at noon Finished plowing corn and Buckwheat ground south of the west woods” Thursday, November 27: “ Wind Southwest Plowed corn ground west of the lane Orville got kicked with a horse at the center fetched him home in the after noon Set up with him” Friday, November 28: “ Wind South Orville sick through the night vomited often and some blood The boys plowed as yesterday Mr Hurlburt and wife made us a visit Mr Newton set up with Orville” Saturday, November 29: “ Wind Northwest Rained through the night wind changed and snowed part of the Day Orville a little better than yesterday Too stormy to plow” Sunday, November 30: “ Wind west Attended Church at the center a large conger gation considering the mudy going Orville is better” Monday, December 1: “ Wind South Went to attend commissioners meeting regular session a great amount of bus iness presented The boys plowed in the afternoon” Tuesday, December 2: “ Wind Southeast Commissioners in session as yesterday Boys plowed in the forenoon too stormy to plow in the afternoon” Wednesday, December 3: “ Wind west Very blustering all Day with snow squalls Commissioners finished up their business and adjourned home at six Oclock P.M.” Thursday, December 4: “ Wind west Frose hard this morning helped French kill his beef the boys Drawed wood Let Mr Whitman have
42½ bushels oats at .28 per bus. Went to J Frenches in the afternoon and evening the first time Margaret has been out” Friday, December 5: “ Wind west Cold and wintery ground froze hard Made a visit Jesse’s in the afternoon Mr Mconnell & wife and Mr Landon & wife made us a visit in the evening” Saturday, December 6: “ Wind west Went to the center home at 3 Oclock P.M. The boys choped wood in the woods C Halliwill called to look over the Pardee estate” Sunday, December 7: “ Wind west Attended meeting at the center the ground is froze hard and the roads smothe” Monday, December 8: “ Wind west Drawed two lods Paid Rose A and James Battle $20 each on the Pardee Estate” Tuesday, December 9: “ Wind South Went to settled the Pardee estate staid out to the Repu blican Jubile a good turnout and a good time” Wednesday, December 10: “ Wind South Warm and pleasant Went to the Bridge at Hardscrabble which is nearly finished and accepted the same Paid for the embankment home at 6 Oclock P.M.” Thursday, December 11: “ Wind Southwest Rained a little in the morning and wind Blowed hard all Day The children to school” Friday, December 12: “ Wind Southwest Cleaned up twenty four bushels of wheat and took to and twelve and a half cents home a 4 Oclock P.M. Clear all Day and muddy” Saturday, December 13: “ Wind South Cloudy and Dull Mr Caldwell and wife made us visit Done some cooperind and butchered a pig” Sunday, December 14: “ Wind Southwest Rained in the night and wind blowed verry hard all Day growed cold verry fast and froze hard towards evening Did not go to meeting in consequence of the weather” Monday, December 15: “ Wind west Cold and Dry Went to H to see the threshers at home the rest of the Day” Tuesday, December 16: “ Wind Northwest Went to the center Attended the Methodist Meeting in the evening” Wednesday, December 17: “ Wind Northwest Went with J Seeley out to Rockyriver to let out a job of earth work at the Bridge near Charles Fitchs home at 7 Oclock P.M.” Thursday, December 18: “ Wind East Cold and wintery Helped J S French kill his hogs Genealogy Home at 1 Oclock P.M.” Friday, December 19: “ Wind Southeast Still cold and uncom fortable weather Not busy at any time The weather moderated and hailed in the evening” Saturday, December 20: “ Wind west Rained in the morning and then snow squalled Went to a Contract with Martin to make the embankment at
the Sunday, December 21: “ Wind west Went to the center to meeting a foot The ground froze hard and roads rough” Monday, December 22: “ Wind West Thermometer 4 Oclock P.M. 6 Drawed two loads of wood on the sled Done chores the rest of the day Bought Jesse’s and John’s interest in the 80 acres of land in $90.00 each” Tuesday, December 23: “ Wind West Started on a journey to my land Failed of getting the morning train and left the station at 7 O. P.M. and got to Toledo 10½ O. and at Wednesday, December 24: “ Wind Southwest Went and paid my taxes which was $4.10 and then went on foot to A. Bostater, a Distance of eleven miles” Thursday, December 25: “ Wind west Clear and pleasant Went with A Bostater to see 40 acres of land which he offered to trade me and then went to see my land” Friday, December 26: “ Wind west at Bostaters as yesterday” Saturday, December 27: “ Wind East Started for Stephen Haags but it rained and went back rained hard most of the Day and night” Sunday, December 28: “ Wind west The rain that fell yes terday froze and the ice is nearly an inch thick in the road” Monday, December 29: “ Wind west Traded with Mr Bostater 80 acres of land for his 40 acres and $100.00 to boot and wrote Deeds for the same after which Mr Bostater made me another offer and I sold him the 80 acres” Tuesday, December 30: “ Wind west Went to J Camerons and entered into an arti cle of agreement with A Bostater for the land and he paid $100.00 Down and is to pay $250.00 more” Wednesday, December 31: “ Wind Southwest Went on foot to 9 miles and after Dinner went to Stryker and put up for the night with
S A Entries on MEMORANDA page: Appears to be by same hand as immediately above “ Commissioner fees First term Dec 5th/55 $6.00 March term / 56. 5½ Days $11.00 Board of Equalization May 14th $8.00 June term 7 Days $14.00 Sept term 15 Days $30.00 Dec term 8 Days $16.00 March term/57 7½ Days $15.00 Board of Equalization May 14th $14.00 June term 5 Days $10.00 Sept term 18½ Days $37.00 Dec term 15½ Days $31.00 Dec 30th/57 3 Days $6.00 Jan 15th/58 4½ Days $9.00 March term 5 Days $10.00 June term 18½ Days $37.00 Sept term 35½ Days $71.00 Oct 29th/58 20 Days $40.00 Dec 7 final settlement 2 Days 4.00 Recd the last year $183.00 Recd for the three years $369.00” Entries on MEMORANDA page: Appears to be by a different hand than immediately above [Thomas Sweetman Seeley Sr died 22 Dec 1862] “Account with J D July 2nd 1874 Self and team at the {Plds} mowed in A M 1 1 P.M. raked 1 0 July 3rd Stears 1.0 “ 7 Brown and self one load of hay each in all {found} 8th helped D cut flax then he comes and helped me 9th Self Frank and machine Mr Browns wheat 10th “ Entries on MEMORANDA page: Appears to be by same hand as immediately above “{Thorteher} in Haying and Harvesting” Entries on MEMORANDA page: Appears to be by same hand as immediately above “ Account with T D Thatcher July 8th “ Entries on MEMORANDA page: Appears to be by same hand as immediately above “Melvina Smith 1 Emma L Pember 1 Ida J Smith 1 Rosa Johnson 1 Emma Johnson 1 Clara Stonebarger 1 Allice Stonebarger 1 Rosa Stonebarger 1 W J Smith 1 Andrew Smith 1 Joseph Smith 1 Marquis Pember 1 Douglas Henninger 1 Albert M Heninnger 1 Isaac Henninger 1 Lewis Johnson 1” Entries on CASH ACCOUNT – MAY page Appears to be by same hand as immediately above Note: All Roman numerals represented with Is (e.g. V = IIII & a diagonal line) “January 17th 1876 head of Third class Clara Stonebarger X Nellie Kean II Ida Smith I Emma Johnson I” Entries on CASH ACCOUNT – NOVEMBER page Appears to be by same hand as immediately above Torn, half page “M Seeley O Lee S Basser Entries on CASH ACCOUNT – DECEMBER page Appears to be by same hand as immediately above “ {luraver} 25 march {97} hr from {8 acres} marked one may sad ground 15 april Plowing for corn 24 march {sowed} w cost of crop ${1}0. {curn} “ “ $128 + 20 $148 {a}4x18{?} 1½ acres” Entries
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