Page of log book, 1855

Name/Title

Page of log book, 1855

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.200

Tags

1850s, Agriculture

Scope and Content

Page of log book, author unknown. Content includes: reference to "Uncle Francis", Neil, Margaret and Charlotte, haying, weather conditions, and practice writing "U". [?] ever awaits preseverance. [?] 1845 August 1855 July 14th Bright morning day cloudy Sunshine [?] for uncle Francis all day took in Nine loads went to store at Night 15 sunny cloudy warm thunder and rain and hail and wind at Uncle Gavins but none here charlotte and I Spat [?] Gavins with David Sanders horse and bussy Brough a cheese twenty one pound weight we have horse 16th cloudy warm showers with thunder [?] is mowing between showers and fencing barn. Margrate and Charlotte went and brought Davis flowers [?] rolls and ours with Davies horse A.n. bright warm morning [?] very have 17th cloudy sunshine very warm , mowing spr[?] + turning [?] cloudy warm thundering rake [?] all our [?] & took in there loads shower at night had franks [?] one 18th cloudy sunshine vert hot day [?] Franks wheat here hands [?] & [?] 19th cloudy sunshine very hot & [?] three hands one half day [?] sho Neil and me ground [?] our this Unanimity of sentiment is desirable 1855 July 20th cloudy warm thundery some slight showers cutting wheat at Franks Three hands three fourths of a day 30 dozen cool at night 21 cool cloudy morning Rainy. [?] cut one Ridge [?] our wheat Rob came home we ground his [?] an cool and cloudy we got one ridge wheat bound it and what I cut forenoon [?] dozen then went to store and bought a [?] unday cloudy with showers of mist 23 wet day distant thunder Rob making [?] I was twice at uncle [?] got my [?] fixed paid one dime then got a [?] for cradle paid twelve cents [?] misty morning day showers thundery cut three dozen wheat fixed cradle [?] my new [?] and [?] margrite and Charlotte over Uncle Franks pulling [?] Frank & James boys here at night [?] [?] cloudy [?] Rob mowing and weeding garden [?] five pecks of corn then helped Rob [?] Afternoon twenty one dozen George [?] [?] George and [?] [?] here very [?] with very heavy rain at night

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1855

Location

Location

Container

Murdoch Collection Box 1

Room

Archives

Building

Morgan History Center

Notes

Folder: Journal Entries