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Tim French submitted it the scanned pages of this diary in 2005
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$14.50 for board
$32,55
Thursday, January 1, 1857
Luman Tutma D
Amount brought up $
William Munroe - 62
By amount brought
up from last yr - 1,2
Friday, January 2, 1857
John Lumpkin - Dr.
To amount brought up
Lyman Lumpkin,
by 10 bus. oats 28cts for [amount x'd out]
Saturday, January 3, 1857
Wm Besly
by his wagon - 3 days
Elan Bailer - Dr. 3,24
??????
Sinclair Shuyler - Dr.
mending wagon
Sunday, January 4, 1857
Asa Andrus – Dr.
30 threshing – 240
Line unclear
?? threshing – 12 54
Monday, January 5, 1857
Henry Wordin – Dr.
Amount brought up 17 ??
Byron Smith – Dr.
??th threshing - ?? ??
Tuesday, January 6, 1857
D. D. Chos. – Cr
On account – 5 ??
Horace Shanar – Dr.
On account – 3,15
Wednesday, January 7, 1857
Dunham Russ – Dr.
On account – 14 ??
Chester M??? – 2??
?? Threshing – 3,??
Limez Sherly – Dr.
?? Threshing – 3 ??
Thursday, January 8, 1857
Cut wood to Doria Ross’s came home in the ??
Henry We??in – Dr.
To balance on act. 13,61
Friday, January 9, 1857
C. ?. ???ler – Dr.
To note - $15,??
William ??
Dr. to acct. – 3,??
Saturday, January 19, 1857
Edwin Spencer – Cr.
By work – 8,80
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By Board – 8,04
Dr.
So work – 2,6?
Sunday, January 11, 1857
Monday, January 12, 1857
Edwin? Spencer – Cr.
By mending harness - ,37 ½
Tuesday, January 13, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 4 meals - ,3??
Wednesday, January 14, 1857
Luman Ditnam – Cr.
Cash
O. Danison Ross – Dr.
No Cash - ,25
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 3 meals - ,28 12/21
Thursday, January 15, 1857
Friday, January 16, 1857
Wood to be cut
James Hisley
Saturday, January 17, 1857
Agreed to treat A. D. Spencer to a dish of oysters if he gets married in one year and 2 if he gets Lucinda
Sunday, January 18, 1857
Was baptized in the holy faith of the kingdom of Jesus Christ. May I ever live faithful to that name.
Monday, January 19, 1857
A. D. Spencer – Cr.
By one gun – 11,81
Dr. to one note – 11,81
Tuesday, January 20, 1857
Alan Baily – Cr.
By cash – 3.??
Wednesday, January 21, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 1 meal - ,09??
Henry Woodin – Cr.
By making 1 sled - ????
Thursday, January 22, 1857
Robert Meteer – Dr.
So Edwin and the team 1 day - ????
Friday, January 23, 1857
Robert Meteer – Dr.
So the team 1 day – 1,25
Robert Meteer – Cr.
By cash – 2,25
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 2 meals - ,19 ½
Saturday, January 24, 1857
Horace Spencer – Dr.
So ½ days work with the team – 1.50
Sunday, January 25, 1857
Went to meeting down to to the Granville Church heard some remarks from Brother Brigham on Matthew 5 ch 1-16v
Monday, January 26, 1857
Went to the Lodge in the evening.
George Meteer – Dr.
So Edwin and the team – 1,25
Tuesday, January 27, 1857
George Meteer – Dr.
So the team 1 day – 1,?5
Wednesday, January 28, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By ,4 meals - ,38
Dorias Ross – Dr.
So cutting 1 cord – 2??
George Meteer – Dr.
So the team 1 day – 1,2?
Thursday, January 20, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By ? meals – 47 ½
Dorias Ross – Dr.
So cutting 20 cords – 7.50
George Meteer – Dr.
So the team 1 day – 1,2?
Friday, January 30, 1957
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 4 meals - .3??
George Meteer – Dr.
The team 1 day – 1,25
Saturday, January 31, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 2 meals - .19?
5 cents
5 cents
Sunday, February 1, 1857
Went to Leroy to meeting to hear Brother Hyatt from [text faded]
Monday, February 2, 1857
Edwin Spencer – Dr.
So the team - .50
George Meteer – Dr.
So 1 days work - .62?
Went to the Lodge in the evening was chosen on the visiting committee
Tuesday, February 3, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 3 meals - ,28 28/21
I went to Leroy in the evening to hear Brother Hyatt preach
?? 1 days work with the team – 1.25
Wednesday, February 4, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 3 meals – 28 15/21
Dorias Ross – Dr.
1 cord wood – 2.5
Mr. Meteer – Dr.
1 days work with the team – 1.25
Thursday, February 5, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 3 meals – 2.8 15/21
George Meteer – Cr.
By 1 days board – 1.00
Edwin went to the Summit with a load
Friday, February 6, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 4 meals - .38 2/21
Cut wood for Dorias Ross. Edwin came over in the afternoon.
Saturday, February 7, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 4 meals - .38 2/21
Came home in the afternoon had a lame hand so that I could not work
Sunday, February 8, 1857
Stayed at home all day and read in the Millenial Harbinger and Sanders 2 redder afternoon
Sunday, February 15, 1857
Went to Leroy to hear Brother Hyatt preach had a good time 2 backsliders reclaimed and some to be immersed in 1 week.
Monday, February 16, 1857
Horace Spencer – Cr.
By 1 day chopping - , 87 ½
Alfred Leonard – Cr.
By 1 day chopping – 1,00
Went to the Lodge in the evening was chosen
Tuesday, February 17, 1857
Horace Spencer – Dr.
?o drawing hay – 1,50
Made a bargain with Mr. Reynolds to draw the stone for his tannery for 25,00
Wednesday, February 18, 1857
Alfred Leonard – Dr. To 1 days work – 1,00
Went to the huddle in the evening to spelling school but there was none
Worked to Dorian’s
Adolphus Saron was there at noon rained in the afternoon and we came ???? home and ground my
Friday, February 20, 1857
Edwin & myself started to go to work for Dorias but it stormed so we went to chopping to Morrison went to the huddle in the evening
Saturday, February 21, 1857
Went to Troy and sold that judgment that I held aginst U.D. Baxter for 250,00 paid Jerry Adams $112,42 for Father
Sunday, February 22, 1857
Went down to Granville Centre to meeting heard some excellent remarks from the 1st of Peter by brother Reynolds. Went home with Dennis Perry.
Monday, February 23, 1857
Wend to L. D. Taylors to cutting wood and went to meeting in the evening heard Bro. Hyatt preach.
Tuesday, February 24, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr.
By 6 meals – 57 16/21
Went to hear Bro Hyatt preach in the evening invitation was given and 3 arose.
Wednesday, February 25, 1857
Edwin went over to Dorias chopping. I went down to social meeting in the pm had a good time some very good remarks.
Thursday, February 26, 1857
Edwin went to Towanda with a load of staves – had on 350. I went down to meeting in the Rev. Mr. Wilkinson spok
Friday, February 27, 1857
Went to Troy with 15 bus. corn. Sold it to Pomeroy for $,69 pr 60 lbs in cash. Edwin Spencer lost time. Got that shaft from Panes it come to 3,65
Saturday, February 28, 1857
Went up to Dorias’s and sawed about 5 cords of 4 foot wood up into stove wood in about 2 hours.
Sunday, March 1, 1857
Went down to Granville Centre to social meeting in the morning at 10 o’clock. Bro. Hyatt spoke at 11 o’clock on Baptism. There was 6 immersed and 6 more in the evening.
Monday, March 2, 1857
Cornelius Tayler – Cr.
By making 1 wagontongue and hounds – 2,25
Went to Dorias’s after the machine and took it to Le?? Tayler.
Tuesday, March 3, 1857
Edwin Spencer – Dr.
To trade - ,41
Orlando Streeter – Cr.
By 10 bus. oats – 2,78
Got the machine down to L.D. Taylors. Went up to Streeters.
Wednesday, March 4, 1857
Edwin went to the Summit with 10, 17 ft boards for Philips. Old Mrs. Taylor died at 3 o’clock a.m. Went up ????? school.
Saturday, April 4, 1857
F. C. Spencer lost time ½ d. Went to Franklin in the evening to the Lodge. Did not have a very good Lodge.
Sunday, April 5, 1857
Had sore eyes. Went over to the Woodin School house to hear Sweeny preach but he did not come.
Monday, April 6, 1857
It stormed all day. I went to the Lodge in the evening. There was not many there.
Tuesday, April 7, 1857
Edwin went to cut wood for Lowman Taylor.
Horace Spencer – Cr.
By 1 days work – 1,00
I and Sylvester went to Foulkes Mill.
Wednesday, April 8, 1857
Edwin went to ploughing. I went down to the Centre to see about taking a job of digging a cellar for that tannery.
Thursday, April 9, 1857
Edwin went to ploughing. I went down to the Corners and to the Centre. Dennis Ross and his brother came here.
Wednesday, April 22, 1857
Finished my composition. The deputy Sheriff was there to see about that Spaulding matter.
Thursday, April 23, 1857
Went down to the corners. Saw Charles Packard – he is to work for Enoch Blackwell.
Friday, April 24, 1857
Our folks went up to Mr. Munroe visiting.
Saturday, April 25, 1857
Our folks went over to Mr. Coons. I went down to Burlington to quarterly meeting with A.D.
Sunday, April 25, 1857
Went down to Burlington to quarterly meeting with John Van Buskirk who went down and took a 14
Monday, April 27, 1857
Went down to ??mings Mill and loaded up to go to Towanda. Stayed to Meteer over night.
Tuesday, April 28, 1857
Went to Towanda with a load of boards for James and George Meteer. Took down 1077 feet.
Wednesday, April 29, 1857
Loring Fleming – Dr.
To drawing 1035 feet. Came home at night and went down to Dewitts in the evening visiting.
Thursday, April 30, 1857
Loring Fleming – Dr.
To drawing 1135 feet
To drawing 1150 feet
Made a trip and half to the Summit
Friday, May 1, 1857
Loring Fleming – Dr.
To drawing 907 feet B
Went 1 trip to the Summit. Came home at night. Went over to Alfred Leonard’s.
Saturday, May 2, 1857
Henry Avery – Dr.
To watch – 10,00
Loring Fleming – Dr.
To drawing 1015 feet boards from the lower mill.
Sunday, May 3, 1857
Went over to our school house to meeting in the morning. Heard a sermon from the Rev. Mr. Leule?
Monday, May 4, 1857
Father traded horses with John Vanbuskirk. He traded of old Yip and got a mare 8 years old worth $100 perfectly sound.
Tuesday, May 5, 1957
It rained.
Henry Avery – Cr.
By one watch - $10,00
Wednesday, May 6, 1857
Went to Smithfield after hay. Bought ½ ton of Mr. Riggs for $7,00 a tun. Got ¼ of a ton for myself and ¼ for Edward.
Thursday, May 7, 1857
U. D. Baxter – Dr.
To bringing ½ ton of plaster - .75
Went down to Foulke’s Mill to see Mr. Hermans.
Friday, May 8, 1857
Loring Fleming – Cr.
By cash – 10,00 – 1 team
Went to the mill. Talked with Joseph Woodin about trading my team for his land.
Saturday, May 9, 1857
Over to look at that land of Joseph Woodins. It rather but good land.
Sunday, May 10, 1857
Went over to our school house to hear Bro. Nichols preach. The house was crowded so that I could not get in.
Monday, May 11, 1857
Orlando Streeter – Dr.
To Cash – 5,00
Orlando Streeter – Cr.
By 7 bus. oats – 3,50
Dragged with the horses
Tuesday, May 12, 1857
Wednesday, May 13, 1857
Horace went dragging on the corn ground with the horses. I went to Leroy to see Mr. Greeno about selling him the machine.
Thursday, May 14, 1857
Went to school all day. Edwin spencer and Lyman Dewitt was there in the afternoon.
Friday, May 15, 1857
Went to Troy. Rained very hard. Started to go up to Lewis Tears in the afternoon but took the wrong road.
Saturday, May 16, 1857
Come down with the mumps. Went down to the Huddle in the forenoon. Mrs. Leonard was here in the afternoon.
Sunday May 17, 1857
Sick with the mumps. F. P. & F L. went to Sabbath School at 9 o’clock a.m. Stayed to prayer meeting at 10 o’clock a.m. The Sabbath School was organized
Monday, May 18, 1857
Sick with the mumps. Some better than yesterday. Father and grandfather went to Troy with H. H. Grace. Mr. Congdon was here a.m. After old doll.
Tuesday, May 19, 1857
Some better. Rained. Have to stay in the house for fear of taking cold.
Wednesday, May 20, 1857
Rainy and gloomy. We have not done anything to our corn ground.
Thursday, May 21, 1857
Read in the grammar all day most
Friday, May 22, 1857
Sold my horses, wagon and harness for $350 for which I took a piece of land over by Crowfuts at $250.
Saturday, May 23, 1857
Went over to Dorias Ross’s to get the threshing machine band and he promised to put by cow in his barn.
Sunday, May 24, 1857
Went down to Hilton’s barn to meeting. Mr. Johnson preached. There was nine baptized. A.D. Spencer J. E.
Monday, May 25, 1857
Went to Troy to the Circus to see John McKane and Lewis Tears but Lewis was not there. Saw McKane.
Tuesday, May 26, 1857
H. H. Grace – Dr.
To ½ days work - ,?? ½
I agreed to help Mr. Tears a few days at $,62 ½ pr day.
Wednesday, May 27, 1857
Lewis H. Tears and Co. – Dr.
To ½ days work – 31 ¼
Planted corn for timothy Case. A thunder came up about 5 o’clock p.m.
Thursday, May 28, 1857
Lewis H. Tears and Co. – Dr.
To 1 days work – 62 1/2
Ploughed corn ground in the fore noon. Dragged and marked corn ground in the after noon.
Friday, May 29, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To 1 days work – 62 ½
Planted corn had 6 hands, planted about 5 acres about 1 bushel of seed
Saturday, May 30, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To ½ days work 31 ¼
Drawed manure in the fore noon came home in the afternoon.
Sunday, May 31, 1857
Rained in the morning. Went down to Granville Corners to the quarterly meeting. Mr. Flambone preached.
Monday, June 1, 1857
Went over to Leroy to see about selling the machine of – suppose that Greeno and Lewis will have it at $225.
Tuesday, June 2, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To 1 days work – 62 ½
Drawed manure on corn ground. Green Sward ground not ploughed.
Wednesday, June 3, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To 1 day of work – 62 ½
Drawed manure on corn ground. Green Sward ground not ploughed.
Thursday, June 4, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To 1 days work – 62 ½
Ploughed corn ground. Got ready for planting and planted some just night.
Friday, June 5, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To 1 days work – 62 ½
Planted corn. Finished for the season I guess.
Saturday, June 6, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Dr.
To 1 days work – 62 ½
Picked up stumps and roots and soon on potato and oat ground not ploughed yet.
Sunday, June 7, 1857
Went to hear the Rev. Mr. Nichols preach in Mr. Hilton’s saw mill. There were three persons baptized.
Monday, June 8, 1857
Lewis Tears – Cr.
By one note – 4.72
Amount due me - $,28
Commenced work for him by the month at $14/pr month
Tuesday, June 9, 1857
The County Superintendent Mr. Coburn inspected the teachers at Troy. Frank got a good certificate.
Wednesday, June 10, 1857
Ploughed for buckwheat. It rained in the afternoon.
Thursday, June 11, 1857
Rained all day. Pretty much let the school teacher Miss Betsy Case take my watch drawed stakes
Friday, June 12, 1857
Ploughed in the afternoon. Rained towards night.
Saturday, June 13, 1857
Ploughed in the fore noon. Planted potatoes and beans and went home.
Lewis H. Tears – Cr.
By 1 pr shoes - $2,25
Sunday, June 14, 1857
Went to prayer meeting at the Calkins school house. Went to the Woodin school house to Sabbath School.
Monday, June 15, 1857
Lewis H. Tears – Cr.
By one cow - $18,00
Planted beans. Lewis went away in the morning.
Tuesday, June 16, 1857
Ploughed on the buckwheat ground. Rained some in the afternoon. Lewis is still gone.
Wednesday, June 17, 1857
Finished ploughing on the buckwheat ground before noon. Commenced ploughing on the summer fallow. Rained.
Thursday, June 18, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow ground. Lewis went to Troy Borough. Boarding at the Old Gentleman’s.
Friday, June 19, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow ground. Board with the Old Gentleman.
Saturday, June 20, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow ground in the forenoon. Fixed fence in the afternoon.
Sunday, June 21, 1857
Staid at with Lewis H. Tears all day. Adeline Olivera came to the Old Gentlemen to work.
Monday, June 22, 1857
Ploughed out corn in the fore noon. Rained in the afternoon. Tapped one of my boots.
Tuesday, June 23, 1857
Made fence in the fore noon. Drawed wood in the afternoon
Wednesday, June 24, 1857
Ploughed corn all day. Lewis ploughed his summer fallow.
Thursday, June 25, 1857
Lewis and myself ploughed on the summer fallow with one horse and the cattle. Truman ploughed corn.
Friday, June 26, 1857
Ploughed out corn with the white horse.
Saturday, June 27, 1857
Ploughed out and hoed corn and came home in the evening. Bought a new vest at Longs for ,87 ½.
Sunday, June 28, 1857
Went to prayer meeting in the fore noon. Frank went to the Huddle to hear brother McDugald preach.
Monday, June 29, 1857
Ploughed out corn and hoed corn in the forenoon and it rained in the afternoon. Tapped [Taped?] my boots.
Tuesday, June 30, 1857.
Wednesday, July 1, 1857
Thursday, July 2, 1857
Lewis Tears – Cr.
By two days – time lost
Friday, July 3, 1857
Hoed corn in the fore noon and came home in the after noon. Bought
1 hat 2,25, 1 whip $,88 ½ cts.
Saturday, July 4, 1857
Went to Troy from thence to Columbia X roads from thence to Columbia
House. Stopped and bought some cigars. From there to Sullivan.
Sunday July 5, 1857
Went to our school house to Sabbath School and to class meeting.
Went up to Lewis Tears.
Monday, July 6, 1857
Ploughed out corn with old white horse. Hoed in the afternoon.
Rained about supper time.
Tuesday, July 7, 1857
Hoed corn all day rained quite hard in the evening.
Wednesday, July 8, 1857
Ploughed and hoed corn
Thursday, July 9, 1857
Dragged on buckwheat ground with the stags. Very warm.
Lewis Tears – Cr.
By 3 yds pants cloth - ,90
Friday, July 10, 1857
Dragged on buckwheat ground with the stags. Very warm.
Saturday, July 11, 1857
Hoed corn and dragged buckwheat ground with the horses.
Sunday, July 12, 1857
Went to East Troy to Sabbath School. Came home. Went to
Mr. Vanbuskirk’s.
Monday, July 13, 1857
Came up to Tears. Got there at noon. Consequently lost
½ day. Timothy Case wanted to hire a hand.
Tuesday, July 14, 1857
Hoed corn with Truman. Hoed 9 rows apiece on the south side of
the cornfield. Mr. Tears ploughed.
Wednesday, July 15, 1857
Hoed corn with Mr. Tears in the fore noon and killed a woochuck.
Hoed potatatoes in the afternoon.
Thursday, July 16, 1857
Hoed potatoes and beans.
Friday, July 17, 1857
Hoed beans in the fore noon. Ploughed on the summer fallow sick
with the headache.
Saturday, July 18, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow.
Sunday, July 19, 1857
Stayed at Tears. Went over to timothy Case’s in the afternoon
and to Mr. Massey in the evening.
Monday, July 20, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow.
Tuesday, July 21, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow.
Wednesday, July 22, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow.
Thursday, July 23, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow.
Friday, July 24, 1857
Ploughed on the summer fallow.
Saturday, July 25, 1857
Finished ploughing on the summer fallow and went home in the afternoon.
Got $65 of John McKane.
Sunday, July 26, 1857
Went to Sabbath School at our School House. Came home in the
after noon.
Monday, July 27, 1857
Commenced haying. Mowed all day
Tuesday, July 28, 1857
Mowed in the fore noon. Rained in the afternoon.
Wednesday, July 29, 1857
Rained all day.
Thursday, July 30, 1857
Mowed in the fore noon. Drawed in one load in the afternoon.
Friday, July 31, 1857
Worked in haying.
Saturday, August 1, 1857
Raked hay in the morning. Drawed in one load in the fore noon
and in the after noon. Rained after noon.
Sunday, August 2, 1857
Went to our school house to Sabbath School and meeting. I and
John Van Buskirk came back in the afternoon.
Monday, August 3, 1857
Worked in haying.
Tuesday, August 4, 1857
Worked in haying.
Wednesday, August 5, 1857
Raked ground and drawed in barley. Rained in the after noon cradled
????? after supper.
Thursday, August 6, 1857
Finished cradling rye. Wrote a letter to Towanda. Went
to Troy and post it in the Post Office.
Friday, August 7, 1857
Worked in haying.
Saturday, August 8, 1857
Worked in haying.
Sunday, August 9, 1857
Went to Leroy to see Mr. Harris. Went to singing school in the
afternoon.
Monday, August 10, 1857
Saw Mr. Greeno. Took notes for the thresing machine. Went
to Towanda to see Mr. Woodruff.
Tuesday, August 11, 1857
Saw Mr. woodruff about that Spaulding matter. He says that he
must have $75 by the first of Sep.
Wednesday, August 12, 1857
Went up to Tears this morning. Cradled wheat in the fore noon.
Raked and bound.
Thursday, August 13, 1857
Raked and bound in the fore noon.
Friday, August 14, 1857
Worked in haying and harvest.
Saturday, August 15, 1857
Mowed all day. Joseph Gustin was here to work.
Sunday, August 16, 1857
Went home to leave my buggy for Amos Harris. Uncle Patchen was
there. Went to the Woodin School house.
Monday, August 17, 1857
Uncle Patchen and Father went to Leroy to get some stock. Got
$13,00 worth. Went to the Lodge.
Tuesday, August 18, 1857
Came up to Tears this morning. Worked in haying. Joseph
Gustin and William Heevek and Stephen Hicok to work.
Wednesday, August 19, 1857
Worked in haying and harvest and with 6 hands. Mowed all day.
Thursday, August 20, 1857
Worked in haying and harvest with 6 hands
Friday, August 21, 1857
Worked in haying and harvest with 6 hands. Went over to Timothy
Case’s in the evening. Stayed all night.
Saturday, August 22, 1857
Pretty much finished haying. Dismissed the hands. Started
to go home with John Vanbuskirk. Went as far as Tim. Case’s.
Sunday, August 23, 1857
Stayed at Tears’s. Went down to the village in the afternoon.
Monday, August 24, 1857
Cradled oats. Went to the village in the evening. Drove
the colt. John Vanbuskirk went with us.
Tuesday, August 25, 1857
Mowed the orchard in the fore noon. Raked and bound oats in the
afternoon. Isaac Putman came up here.
Wednesday, August 26, 1857
Raked and bound oats all day over across the creek.
Thursday, August 27, 1857
Was taken lame with a swelling on my foot. It rained a good part
of the day.
Friday, August 28, 1857
Was still lame. Charle Lamb and his folks came to Tears in the
fore noon. Went to town in the after noon.
Saturday, August 29, 1857
My foot no better. Went down to Troy with Lewis and from there
home.
Sunday, August 30, 1857
Myself and Uncle Patchen went to our school house to hear Mr. Nichols
preach.
Monday, August 31, 1857
Lame yet went down to Granville. Went to Joseph Woodin’s to see
about that deed.
Tuesday, September 1, 1857
Grandmother and Frank started to York State. I went up to Troy
with them. Went to Miss Case’s Picnic Party.
Wednesday, September 2, 1857
Went to work this morning raking and finishing oats in the fore noon
and drawed in oats in the afternoon.
Thursday, September 3, 1857
Mowed all day in the oat field.
Friday, September 4, 1857
Finished mowing. Raked up the hay.
Saturday, September 5, 1857
Drawed in hay and peas. Went home at night. Took Betsy
down to the village and ????? home with H. H. Grase.
Sunday, September 6, 1857
Went up to Mr. Vanbuskirks. Went to our school house to prayer
meeting in the evening.
Monday, September 7, 1857
Went up to Union with John Vanbuskirk after a pair of Bob sleds.
Went to Lodge in the evening.
Tuesday, September 8, 1857
Went to Tears to work. Cradled oats up on the hill.
Wednesday, September 9, 1857
Cradled oats up on the hill. Very bad cradling. Talked
with Mr. Schrader about trading my land for his team.
Thursday, September 10, 1857
Finished cradling oats about 4 o’clock. There was about 8 acres
in the piece and it was very bad cradling.
Friday, September 11, 1857
Worked on the summer fallow. Went to a horning scrape in the
evening with Truman.
Saturday, September 12, 1857
Raked and bound oats. Went down to the village in the evening
with Truman rode down with Timothy Case.
Sunday, September 13, 1857
Did not go home. Went down to Mr. Timothy Case’s. John
went down to Edwin Case’s.
Monday, September 14, 1857
Raked and bound oats in the fore noon. Lophir Tears was down
to Mr. Tears. He is a pro slavery man.
Tuesday, September 15, 1857
Raked and bound oats.
Wednesday, September 16, 1857
Finished raking and binding oats. Did not get them quite all
sat up. Rained at night.
Thursday, September 17, 1857
Worked on the summer fallow. It rained at night. Truman
went down to to the village.
Friday, September 18, 1857
Worked on the summer fallow. Truman went to Granville to the
Templar’s Picnic.
Saturday, September 19, 1857
It rained all day. Went to Long’s Mill in the afternoon and to
a grist for Lewis caught cold.
Sunday, September 20, 1857
Went down to Timothy Case’s with Truman and William Cronse. John
went back with us.
Monday, September 21, 1857
Cut up corn. Laid it in bundles on the ground.
Tuesday, September 22, 1857
Commenced cutting up corn and the rain drove us off.
Wednesday, September 23, 1857
Finished cutting up corn. John Vanbuskirk, Heln Hickok, Steven
Hickock and Burton Strait came over.
Thursday, September 24, 1857
Commenced cutting buckwheat up on the hill and cradled a small peice
of oats by the side of the buckwheat.
Friday, September 25, 1857
Mowed a little piece of buckwheat above the house. Tears folks
came home from Lophirs.
Saturday, September 26, 1857
Went to the Summit on the cars. Went up to Mr. Sturtevants.
Jesse Surtevant – Cr.
By cash – 1,75
Went home
Sunday, September 27, 1857
Went down to Granville Centre to hear Brother Landon preach.
Did not have a very good sermon.
Monday, September 28, 1857
Went back to Tears in the morning. L. ?. Tears and Co. – Cr.
By 12 ½ days lost time.
Tuesday, September 29, 1857
Commenced binding up corn drawed in oats. Finished drawing oats.
Wednesday, September 30, 1857
Bound up corn.
Thursday, October 1, 1857
Bound up buckwheat in the forenoon. It rained some. Went
down to the village in the evening.
Friday, October 2, 1857
Bound corn in the fore noon. It rained in the afternoon.
Threshed 40 ?heares of rye. Pared apples in the evening.
Saturday, October 3, 1857
Finished ploughing on the summer fallow. Quit work went home
in the evening.
Sunday, October 4, 1857
Went down to Granville in the afternoon with Uncle Patchen. Went
to our School House to prayer meeting.
Monday, October 5, 1857
Went down to Granville. Walter L. Patchen – Cr.
By one hr calf boots – 5,00
Went to Troy to attend the Teachers Institute organized.
Tuesday, October 6, 1857
Attended the Institute. Opened at 8,30 m by prayer and singing.
Wednesday, October 7, 1857
Went to the Institute. Opened in due form. ques.
Why is it dangerous to ring bell suspended in steeple during a thunderstorm.
Thursday, October 8, 1857
Went to the Institute in a proper time. Opened in due form, obs
you cannot multiply 25 cts by 25 cts.
Friday, October 9, 1857
Went to the Institute at the proper time. Roll called at 8:15
in the morning. Adjourned to the street in order to have the
Saturday, October 10, 1857
Went to the Bradford County Teachers Association opened by prayer and
singing. The price of admission for males – 50 cents.
Sunday, October 11, 1857
Went to the Presbyterian Church to hear the Rev. Mr. Wills preach.
Had a very good discourse.
Monday, October 12, 1857
Went to the Institute at 7:30. Mr. Wills opened by prayer, obs
procure one of Fitch or ?????? physical georaphy.
Tuesday, October 13, 1857
Went to the Institute at 8:30. Mr. Mitchel conducted the
opening exercises. Mr. Coburn introduced Mr. Trotter?
Wednesday, October 14, 1857
Went to the Institute.
Thursday, October 15, 1857
Attended the Institute. Opening exercises conducted by the Professor.
The Institute adjourned to meet at Canton.
Friday, October 16, 1857
Went up to Lewis Tears. Settled up with him. He was owing
me $24,35
Saturday, October 17, 1857
Came home with Lewis Tears. Went with him to look at Baxter’s
threshing machine. He looked at my saw.
Sunday, October 18, 1857
Sick all day. [pencil writing faded out] Read ????? about
Comforter. Abie and Edwin Spencer was here in the afternoon.
Monday, October 19, 1857
Some better. Frank and Grandmother, N. D. Baxter went to Troy
after them went to Spencer’s in the evening.
Tuesday, October 20, 1857
It rained some in the morning. Abe and Edwin Spencer was down
here. I went home with Abraham.
Wednesday, October 21, 1857
U.D. Baxter – Dr.
To 1 day work –
Husked corn. Uriah and his wife went to the funeral of Old Mrs.
Bailey.
Thursday, October 22, 1857
U.D. Baxter – Dr.
To 1 days work - .80
Ploughed in the fore noon. Drawed a load of corn in the afternoon.
Friday, October 23, 1857
U.D. Baxter – Dr.
To 1 days work - .80
Drawed corn in the fore noon. Ploughed in the afternoon.
Uriah went to Grases. Raining.
Saturday, October 24, 1857
U.D. Baxter – Dr.
To 1 days work - .5?
Ploughed all day. Uriah husked 8 bushel of corn. Killed
2 squirrels.
Sunday, October 25, 1857
Rainy. Tear folks went to our school house to meeting.
I wrote some poetry from the silent Comforter.
Monday, October 26, 1857
Stormed all day severely. Studied the spelling book. U.D.
Baxter borrowed Father’s rasp of me.
Tuesday, October 27, 1857
Wrote some on Orthography. Went down to the Huddle. Patchen
moved into Tayler’s shop.
Wednesday, October 28, 1857
Frank was sick. I wrote some on orthography in the forenoon.
Went down to Granville Centre in the afternoon.
Thursday, October 29, 1857
Went over to see Hampton about getting his team to go to Mr. Coons.
He said I could have them.
Friday, October 30, 1857
H. H. Grase – Dr.
By his horse and buggy to go on the mountain. Frank went down
to the Centre with me.
Saturday, October 31, 1857
Came home with the horse and buggy from the moun. Ruth was sick
when I started from there. Cost me $1,00.
Sunday, November 1
Was sick all day. Taking home Father’s medicine. Loring
Leonard, Curtiss Calkins, Marvin Leonard and Alvin ???was in here.
Monday, November 2, 1857
Some better. Installation night in the Lodge. There did
not any of our folks go down.
Tuesday, November 3, 1857
Some better. Agreed to ride out with U.D. Baxter. The next
day had an invitation to Lucinda’s party.
Wednesday, November 4, 1857
Went to Dunning on South Creek with Uriah after a grey hound.
U.D. Baxter – Cr.
By trade – 2,00
Thursday, November 5, 1857
Studied some in the fore noon. Went to the Huddle in the afternoon.
Rained. Rode home with George Lece.
Friday, November 6, 1857
Studied. Anna Vanbuskirk was down here. Went to Singing
School. Got the deed for that place on the corner.
Saturday, November 7, 1857
Studied. Helped Father set out apple trees. Showed H. D.
Spencer the deed. He wants to buy the place.
Sunday, November 8, 1857
Wrote some from the silent Comforter. Patchen was up here.
Frances went to Sabbath School and prayer meeting.
Monday, November 9, 1857
A. D. Spencer was down here and wanted to let me have a note against
B. Booth for that land.
Tuesday, November 10, 1857
Went up to Mr. Spencer’s in the morning to see A.D. I agreed
to acknowledge that deed next Monday.
Wednesday, November 11, 1857
Went down to U.D. Baxter to try to borrow $1,00 to pay Father.
He had gone away so I did not see him.
Thursday, November 12, 1857
Went down to Mr. Congdon’s in the morning to get my watch fixed but
he was not at home.
Friday, November 13, 1857
Stayed at home and studied all day. A. D. Spencer was down there
in the afternoon. I went home with him.
Saturday, November 14, 1857
Threshed 48 bundles rye. Curtiss Calkins, A. D. Spencer, Julia
Calkins and Lucinda Ingleson was over to our house and spent the evening.
Sunday, November 15, 1857
Miss Anna Bunyan, Milview Pa.
Sullivan County Pa. Went down to the Huddle.
Monday, November 16, 1857
Went up to Mr. Congdon’s but did find him at home. Lucinda Ingollson
wrote to Centre County.
Tuesday, November 17, 1857
The sheriff was here and avertised the following property for sale
take place on Monday 2 weeks 1 pr stags, 4 cows, hay, harness.
Wednesday, November 18, 1857
G. Lawyer – Dr.
To 2 ¾ bus. rye
Cleaned up rye. Studied in Gray---. frank was up here hunting
for her locket.
Thursday, November 19, 1857
Went up to Mr. Vanbuskirk to see if Anna had Frank’s locket.
She was down to Mr. Jones’ and had the locket.
Friday, November 20, 1857
Some snow on the ground. Studied all day. Quite cold and
windy. Mr. Munroe borrowed 4 bags to go to Troy.
Saturday, November 21, 1857
Still cold. Helped Father mend his wagon. Studied some.
Went down to the Huddle and to the Post Office.
Sunday, November 22, 1857
Went to Granville Centre to meeting. Heard some remarks from
brother Reynolds and Brigham.
Monday, November 23, 1857
Went down to Mr. Congdon’s to see about getting my watch fixed.
He said she would to it.
Tuesday, November 24, 1857
Went to Leroy to see Lucas and Greeno about paying that money on the
threshing machine when it is due.
Wednesday, November 25, 1857
Came from Leroy to Granville Centre to be examined by Professor Coburn.
Got no 2 on orthography 2 on reading.
Thursday, November 26, 1857
Went down to the Huddle in the evening. Went to social meeting.
Bro’s Brigham and Brunnels presiding.
Friday, November 27, 1857
Engaged 13 turkeys of? for Mr. Munroe at 5 cts per lb. went to
the Dewitts to try to buy their geese but did not.
Saturday, November 28, 1857
Went up to Ross’s Mill with Alfred Fellows to look at that circle saw
of mine as he wanted to buy.
Sunday, November 29, 1857
Went over to Mr. Calkins with Patchen and Frank to see Lucinda.
She is quite sick. Is some better than has been.
Monday, November 30, 1857
Saw A. D. Spencer about taking that land. He says he will if
I convince him that it is clear. Sheriff sale.
Tuesday, December 1, 1857
Dorias Ross – Cr. - ??,55
By settlemen on note 32,8
Went down to Granville Centre to hear brother Miller preach in the
evening.
Wednesday, December 2, 1857
Went up to Tears to see about that note but they had not sent it on
yet. Truman was going to school at Troy.
Thursday, December 3, 1857
Came down to John McKane’s and got a writing from him releasing his
claim on that piece of land on the corner.
Friday, December 4, 1857
Went up to see A.D. Spencer about buying that piece of land.
He said that he would buy it now and turn me out the note.
Saturday, December 5, 1857
Went down to the Post Office and to the Huddle. Stayed in the
evening got 3 catalogues from Manville Baily.
Sunday, December 6, 1857
Stayed at home pretty much all day. Went down to Uriah Baxter’s
just night Lemuel Packard was there. He was at our house in the evening.
Monday, December 7, 1857
Went to Troy to see if Jerry Adams would not take that Booth note on
what I was owing him but he would not.
Tuesday, December 8, 1857
Went over to Mr. Grase’s in the morning. Went to Leroy to see
if Mr. Fellows wanted that circle saw. He said he did.
Wednesday, December 9, 1857
Rained all day. I stayed at home and read the Scenes of a Lifetime
by L. C. Goodrich the author of Parley Work?
Thursday, December 10, 1857
Went over on the turnpike to Sackett’s Mill to see if I could get work
and to see James E. Spencer.
Friday, December 11, 1857
Went to the Summit to see if I could sell shingles. Miller offered
$8 per ?? for prime shingles.
Saturday, December 12, 1857
William Munroe came up here to sell his horses to Father for $200.
Horses, harness, whiffle trees and neck yoke. I tried to trade him
the Old’s land
Sunday, December 13, 1857
Stayed at home all day. Went down to Granville Centre in the
evening to hear bro. McDugald preach subject Why Persons Should be baptized.
Monday, December 14, 1857
Went down to the Huddle to sell my watch to William Munroe towards
his horses. Sold it for ???
Tuesday, December 15, 1857
Myself and Father went over to Mr. Booth’s to see him about working
for him with the team. Was gone to Troy.
Wednesday, December 16, 1857
Helped Father plow some. Went up to Mr. Spencers to help them
raise their shed.
Thursday, December 17, 1857
Helped Father plow some. Went over to Mr. Booth’s in the evening.
Offered to work for him for $15 per month.
Friday, December 18, 1857
Went up to Mr. Spencer’s to see A. D. about that trade he wanted to
trade next Monday.
Saturday, December 19, 1857
Went to Leroy to see Greeno and Lucas about some money. They
said they would try and get some Monday.
Sunday, December 20, 1857
Stayed at home all day. Frank and Patchen was up here.
Ed was down here. I went down to the Huddle in the evening to hear
Mr. Taylor preach.
Monday, December 21, 1857
Threshed rye. Threshed 5 doz. bundles. Grandfather helped
me some.
Tuesday, December 22, 1857
Threshed ? doz. bundles of rye. Grandfather helped me some.
Wednesday, December 23, 1857
Threshed 4 doz. bundles of rye finished. Vanbuskirk’s house burned
down. I went down to singing school.
Thursday, December 24, 1857
Cleaned up rye. Had 5 bus. for my share.
Friday, December 25, 1857
Went to Towanda. Grandfather went with me. Took my rye
to sell it but they would not give what I asked.
Saturday, December 26, 1857
Stayed at home. Snowed all day.
Sunday, December 27, 1857
Stayed at home through the day. Went to the Huddle to hear bro.
McDugald preach. Had a very good sermon.
Monday, December 28, 1857
Went to school all day. Had a very good school. Went to
the Lodge in the evening. Had a good time.
Tuesday, December 29, 1857
H. H. Grase – Dr.
To apid C. ???? - ,63
Staid at home all day. Snowed. Manville was here to board.
Wednesday, December 30, 1857
Went to Troy. Saw Mr. Adam’s father. Took up our note and
gave him another for $172,74 cts.
Thursday, December 31, 1857
Went down to Wm. Vroman’s to see what he would ask to let me redeem
what property he bid off here. He asked me $25 rent over to Henry
Woodin’s to see him about what he was owing me.
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