Breckinridge-Hardin County KyArchives History .....John Kasey Diary; Pg. 60 May 27, 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dana Brown brieskate1016@gmail.com August 29, 2010, 8:14 pm 1840 May 27 June 2nd – 15 Paid Singelton (s/b Singleton) Kasey $20.16 for a bond he held of Fathers. June 2nd all well and nothing new. Planted about 10,000 Tobacco plants last week and rain today. Rain today at Freedom friendship Church last Sabbath. Large Collection of people and one subject baptized. Buchanan held service. Got lost going but not much out of the way. Saw a very pretty g----- by the name of 716. Took Dinner with Sashwell Jordan and – on home last week at Hardensburg bought a vest pattern and ------ and ----- V. Daniel $12 pr his bond --. June 15th all well. Rain today nothing new. Last Saturday at Brandenburg at a great Harison festival supposed to be from 1,000 to 1,500 persons there and built a log cabin in honour to Harrison a publick dinner and 3 speaches. 1 from Harry 1 from a gentle man from Ohio and one from Barnet from Indiana. The Barbecue and Meeting was orderly and every person appeared to be well pleased and the company broke up with out any accident except one man got considerably burnt by the fireing of the cannon before they were ready for it though it is thought he will get well and not loose more than one eye. 17th all well nothing strange. Been to Cloverport saw 2 steam boats pass and 2 flat boats pass and 1 store boat landed. Bought 4 wool hats of the store boat at 4/6 ea. Bought 2 scythe blades of Flanagan and 1 churn also. Returned by the way of Grosses Shop and got a new plough weight 18 -- Received a letter from C. C. Jo--- 14th all well and gave me great satisfaction to hear from Va. 19 Wrote to T. A. Cobbs on a/c of his business. 27 all well nothing new wet weather for 4 days planted no tobacco yet expect to plant tomorrow at meeting Sabath last at the big Spring Barnett preached returned home by John Dowells. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/history/other/johnkase412gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/