Name/Title
Log book, 1856-1857Entry/Object ID
2021.1.432Tags
1850s, AgricultureScope and Content
Log book of daily activities in agricultural life. Content includes weather, farm labor, and other residents of Kinsman.
“1857
Nov
26th Very cold morning 1^o below zero day bright
pleasent frosty hauled two load corn from Gibson lot 32
shoks Rob. making sink he went over + fixed Franks clock A.N.
27 Cool ^one above zero^ morning day smoky warm sunshine frosty in the shad
hauled three load 31 shoks corn and 26 fodar R. making sink
28th Frosty morning day sunshine warm smoky thawing rapidly
hauled four lod three of fodar and one of corn 16 shoks Robert
making sink F.N. helping me A.N. I. husked 1 bushel at night
[square by Sundays] 29th Frosty morning day warm sunshine smky James Murdoch
came here and took home Lizy I was over at uncle Franks A.N.
30th Rainy morning and F.N. choring. then husked a little
R. went over to see Pagy then chopt stovewood A.N. showery
husking uncle Frank helping me R. chopt a while then
husked. we husked 11 bushels good and 11 poor
Dis 1st Slight frost morning day cloudy some sunshine Rob.
helping John Boyd to kill hogs F.N. I. husking both to
husking A.N. 12 ½ bushel good and 10 poor
2d Frosty morning day cloudy mild I finished husking (2 ½
good and to 2 poor 106 ½ bushels in all of the Gibson corn
56 good and 48 ½ poor) then picked and put away the corn
Rob made tailrace for sink. Isaac Meacham
brought twelve ewes to our Fup
3d Frosty morning day cloudy mild I chopt some stovewood
made hinges for horse stable Robert Butchering for Frank three
pigs weight 232. 213 and 176 David Stover all night
4th Frosty morning day cloudy mild I. have been sick today Robert
did chors chopt some and helped Lauders barrel
5th Frosty morning day cloudy mild I. did chors to day Robert
most sick he choped some Charlotte off to her School
[Sunday] 6th Rainy warm day
7th Frosty morning bright I choped some F.N. thrash
ed ½ bushels corn A.N. R. helping barrel Uncle
Gavin ^came^ here at night he stoped all night
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“his ewes I traded a ewe for a wader paid 50 cents to boot
then we worked at pigpen a little while at night Gavins Hugh
was here to day Robert was cobling to day
18 Cool cloudy ground white some pils of snow George and I finished
pigpen we put the pigs in it at night Robert tinkering Uncle
Francis took away our cheese 8. weight 63 3/4 lb here + 63 at Store
he brought 10 lb sugare 1 lb tobacco + five dollars money
19 Frosty cloudy F.N. George George and I fiscing horsestabe
Robert butchering sheep for Uncle Francis sunshine F.N.
George at Kinsman I hauled 2 load firewood Rob tinkering
David Lauder had cattle F.N. and horse A.N.
20 Bright frosty morning George went to Gavins I was choring F.N.
away geting waggons mended got cros bar in Lauders buggy 37 ½ cents
21 Cloudy blowy thay rain at night I and cattle loging for Lauder
22 Cool cloudy sunshine loging for Lauder I went to Store at night
[square by Sundays] 23 Frosty morning bright day
24 Cloudy pleasent Lauder John Yokes and I loging down
in Gibsons lot
25 White Frost morning day mild showry Lrugh [sp?] and I.
cuting brush picking up and burning stumps in Gibsons lot
Lauder had cattle ½ day and horse all day
26 Cloudy cool began ploughing in Gibsons lot one yoke
27 Frosty morning cool cloudy F.N. cloudy sunshine A.N.
ploughing all day one yoke John Yokes teeming both 26 + 27
28 Bright morning white hard frost ploughing with steers
the did first best
28 Cloudy with showers of rain snow and hail I. brought
load of wood ploughed garden dug potatos + ditched garden
Robert + George came home to night
30 Slight frost morning day cloudy sunshine
Dec 1st Morning cloudy hard frost cold cloudy F.N. cloudy
pleasent some sunshine A.N. ploughing all day with two
yoke in Gibsons lot George choping for James Storier Robert
…”Archive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1856 - 1857Location
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Murdoch Collection Box 1Room
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Morgan History CenterNotes
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Lauder, David, Murdoch, Robert, Murdoch, Hugh, Murdoch, Francis, Storier, JamesRelated Places
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Kinsman Township, OhioResearch Notes
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