The Diary

Under the Diary maker's heading "CASH-ACCOUNT-JANUARY.":

            1874

            Friday 5th June H Weaver set in to work

            3 monts for $55.00 therby to be taken

            in goods out of store at Leesburgh

June 5 Harrowing corn over creek

  "  6     "      '  till noon  hang gate

  "  9 working corn

  " 10 commenced corn second time

  " 11 working corn Jack

  " 12     "    "   Alick

  " 13     "    "     "

  " 15     "  corn

  " 16  1/2 day in corn

  " 17 cleaning under towards Mikes

  " 18 In Leesburgh Theadore

  " 19 1/2 day         "

  " 20 1/2  " forenoon work potatoes

  " 23 cleanout well

  " 24 work corn

  " 26 plow corn coon mare

  " 27 Fix sheep hous haul hay etc

  " 29 at Hay all day

  " 30 put hay in barn

July 1 binding wheat

  "  2 work Fierbaughs bind

  "  3 work Fierbaugh bind

  "  4 cradling rye Rake hay & haul wheat

  "  6 working in hay over by Schoolhouse

  "  7 1/2 day help me haul 2 loads wheat

July 9 Hauling wheat till evening

  " 10 Raking & hauling in hay all day

  " 13 1/2 day working in orchard

  " 14 working in hay in orchard

  " 15 Killed sheep finished hay work corn

  " 16 plowing corn forenoon afternoon he and Ed went to plow                   fathers corn

  " 17 hauling meetin house loggs

  " 18 haul loggs from Grundeys

  " 20 craidling oats

  " 21     "    after dinner onley

  " 22 3/4 day cradling oats corn stuble

  " 23 3/4  " forenoon haul an crad larg part

  " 24 binding oats till supper

  " 25 cut Elders & hauling after noon

  " 27 mowing in lot & choping below sawmill

  " 28 picking black berry onley while sheep

  " 29 Hauling meeting house loggs

  " 30 fin haul loggs after help Mik in Oats

  " 31 after sor sheep grub Elders & choping

August 1 Tinkering at croscut saw till din

Under the Diary maker's heading "CASH ACCOUNT-OCTOBER." The following is crossed out with a single X.

            agrees to take produce or any thing they will take in store

1874 Sam Johnson  Colrd Smith

July 8 by 1 remove on Rone Mare

    10 To 1 Fine White Shirt in box  2.00

Sept   By cut tire on his wagon

             "  cut 1 tire on old exprefs

October 2 To 6 yds shirting .30      1.80

August 1876 setled in full in presence of E A Smith.

Under the Diary maker's heading "MEMORANDA." Last page of book.

                                    Leesville June 19th 1876

Mr Hen Weaver on acpt With J Smith

            To buttons Buckles etc suit                  .25

       " 2 spool .20 & 10 silks                             .76

             " 3 1/2 yds coset Jeans                                   .56

             " 3/4 pad .22 & 1 1/2 Callico .18 spool 8 .48

             " 1 3/4 " Italian cloth                          1.30

             " 1/3 Velveteen .50 1 yd Canvafs .20              .70

             " 8 yds Unian Cassimere .95                     7.60

             " 1 suspenders .60 1 knife 1.00                      1.60

             " 1 Hat super                                                  2.25

             "   Pilkern cutting                                            1.25

                        furnished                                                 $ 16.75

   June 8 To use of Alick & Cultivator            .75

    "  22  " use of Jack & Double shov               .75

(Written on inside back cover of Diary.)

Paris Greeen will Kill potato buggs mix it with flower & sift it on when the dew is on Worth 75 cts pr lb

John Capes of rockford has a bay horse colt which his daughter rode to Leesville 8 April

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George Calwell son of Roberts on Doc Stephenson place has a 4 year old Canadian horse a good one

                                    11th Aprilil

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