Diary of Jonathan Phillips Who Lived in Turner, Maine ******************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project Archives by NEMOXT3R5@aol.com A. Phillips November 29, 1999 ********************************************************************* Diary of Jonathan Phillips Who Lived in Turner, Maine Rev. 11/04/99 Jonathan Collins Phillips began his diary January 1, 1840, and continued it for two years. He was twenty days short of age 60 when he began. I wonder if he might have begun earlier or continued it later. This is all we have. This has been typed (thanks Kelly, Carrie and Sarah) from a handwritten copy of the original diary. This copy was made by my grandmother, Viola Rollins Phillips, in her excellent handwriting. The spelling and punctuation is, I believe, copied from the original. The original diary is currently held by my cousin. This may be of interest to not only the descendants and other relations of Jonathan Collins Phillips, but also to those who have ancestors in Turner, Maine during this era, as many in the town are mentioned in this journal. There is a good sense here of what life was like; how people traded both items and help; how they bartered or purchased or made what they needed. There is just enough here to give an idea of Jonathan’s thoughts and philosophies, and some of the interaction in the community. But not enough to not want to spend some time with him to ask the questions his writing introduces. From this journal we know that Jonathan’s eldest son Isaac, found his way to Shirley, Maine, and is mentioned in the early history of that town. Another of Jonathan’s sons, Maurice, followed Isaac there after 1841. Maurice, born at Turner in 1820, married in 1849, Cynthia Allen, daughter of Jairus Allen and Temperance Conant, and they established the Phillips family in Shirley. Maurice is my g g grandfather. NEMOXT3R5@aol.com A. Phillips November 29, 1999 “My birthday. 61 years old. Time seems short as we grow older, and ought to admonish us that we have but little longer to stay here. May I improve it as I ought.” Jonathan Collins Phillips, January 20, 1841. Below is Jonathan’s immediate family. 1. Jonathan Collins Phillips Number of children: 12 b: January 20, 1780 in Sylvester (now Turner Maine). +Hannah Gorham Number of children: 12 Father: Samuel Gorham Mother: Hannah Tirrell d: September 13, 1833 in Turner, Maine b: April 12, 1784 in Turner, Maine m: April 12, 180 Age at death: 49 +Betsy (Gorham?) Caswell d: May 27, 1836 in Turner, Maine b: 1781 m: 1835 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 55 est. + Deborah Staples Father: Josiah Staples Mother: Abigail d: August 20, 1863 in Turner, Maine b: September 04, 1787 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 75 2. Maurice Phillips Number of children: 3 d: September 16, 1899 in Shirley Mills Maine b: December 06, 1820 in Turner Maine Age at death: 78 +Cynthia P Allen Number of children: 3 Father: Jairus Allen Mother: Temperance Conant d: February 28, 1903 In Shirley Mills Maine b: September 01, 1822 m: January 29, 1849 In Turner Maine Age at death: 80 3. Daniel Chase Phillips Number of children: 7 d: March 23, 1918 in Shirley Mills Maine B: June 11, 1853 in Shirley Mills Maine Age at death: 64 +Anna Phoebe Huff Number of children: 7 Father: Jacob Jr Huff Mother: Eleanor Page d: April 26, 1927 in Shirley Mills Maine b: October 25, 1862 in Ripley, Maine m: January 01, 1883 Age at death: 64 3. Allen Millard Phillips Number of children: 2 d: January 15, 1923 in Shirley Mills Maine b: August 10, 1850 in Shirley Mills Maine Age at death: 72 +Ella Simpson Number of children: 2 Father: Daniel F Simpson Mother: Sylvira Shaw d: August 28, 1958 in Needham, Mass. b: July 27, 1852 in Turner, Peru or Buckfield, Maine Age at death: 106 3. Frank Sewell Phillips d: December 08, 1864 in Squaw Mountain, Maine b: August 17, 1862 in Shirley Mills Maine Age at death: 2 3. Mary Phillips Number of children: 1 d: September 22, 1881 b: December 27, 1804 Age at death: 76 +Gemalial Holmes Number of children: 1 d: October 15, 1863 b:February 1796 m: January 01, 1828 in Turner Maine Age at death: 67 est. 3. Isaac Phillips Number of children: 1 d: October 08, 1892 in Monson Maine b: October 08, 1806 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 86 +Julia Ann Loring Number of children: 1 Father: Asa Loring Mother: Hannah Haskell d: April 01, 1867 in prob Monson, Maine b: 1809 in of Hebron, Maine Age at death: 58 est. *2nd Wife of Isaac Phillips: +The Widow Thompson 3. Jonathan Collins Phillips Number of children: 1 b: October 11, 1808 +Mary P. Caswell Number of children: 1 3. SAMUEL PHILLIPS d: June 02, 1866 in Turner, Maine b: March 22, 1811 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 55 3. Hannah T Phillips Number of children: 5 d: August 27, 1852 b: February 22, 1813 Age at death: 39 +Jesse Drew Number of children: 7 Father: Stephen Drew Mother: Anna Bisbee d: August 31, 1890 in Lewiston, Maine b: September 21, 1808 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 81 3. Clara Phillips d: December 20, 1816 in Turner, Maine b: September 07, 1815 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 1 3. Laura Phillips d: October 11, 1832 b: November 25, 1817 Age at death: 14 3. Calvin Phillips d: March 05, 1820 in Turner, Maine b: July 05, 1819 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 0 3. Ann Phillips Number of children: 4 b: February 17, 1823 +Solon Chase Number of children: 4 d: November 23, 1909 b: January 15, 1823 in Standish Maine m: September 09, 1845 Age at death: 86 3. Cynthia Phillips Number of children: 1 d: December 20, 1904 b: June 12, 1825 in Turner Maine Age at death: 79 +Daniel French Number of children: 1 d: March 03, 1905 in Turner Maine b: November 26, 1824 m: January 01, 1851 in Turner Maine Age at death: 80 3. Sewell (Suel) Smith Phillips Number of children: 4 d: May 18, 1910 in Auburn, Maine b: July 24, 1827 in Turner, Maine Age at death: 82 +Lizzie Lombard(Elizabeth Orient Lombard) Number of children: 4 Father: William Lombard Mother: Betsey Pumfrilly d: in Auburn, Maine b: July 18, 1829 in Turner, Maine They lived in Auburn Notes: Jan 29 and other references to Aunt Smith, who he later visited in Boothbay. Smith is a middle name of his youngest son. Do not know the connection. Jan 17 reference Loring. Perhaps from Shirley. February 8 and 10, 1840 references William. Could this be a connection to Abner or to Richard's brother (Jonathan's grandfather)? In September, 1840, a Reuel Phillips in Glenburn and a Richard Phillips in Bangor. What is their connection? August 11 1841 a reference (another) to Daughter Drew. Who is she? (Believe she married a Drew) Aug 18 & 20 1841 - reference to Samuel Phillips in Augusta Dec 16 1841 -reference to Gorham & Phillips (store?) in Augusta Oct 12 1841 reference Jonathans prior wife ..Staples. Caps may be my grandmother's. They may not be from Jonathan's original & = + tc = etc. Capitalized first letter of each day even though not necessarily that way. The symbol below, obviously hand drawn, was found at the left margin of many the day's entries. (Left of the date). The first time it is used is April 21, 1840. We have no idea what it means. If you know, I'd like to hear from you. As it is difficult to copy, the dates where the symbol was found are marked by an asterisk [ * ] 1840 January 1. Journal of Jona. Phillips weather clear and cold. Went to Brittans store sold eighteen pair stockings at 25 cts took pay in calico tc tc 2 Weather clear & cold wind westerly. 3 Wind west weather more moderate & pleasant went abroad in afternoon to Jairus Allens 4 Cold and clear wind westerly. 5 Sunday cold & cloudy wind westerly. Hartson Bradford & wife and child at my house 6 Wind westerly clear and pleasant Maurice & oxen went to help John Harlow break out the new road to Keens Mills and Collins went to Winthrop 7 Wind westerly clear and pleasant I went to vilage in afternoon bought an almanack of John Blake carried wife to Cushing Phillips & stayed the evening. 8 Wind west clear and pleasant went to Mill to Keens got two quarts molasses of Bray & paid in hogs lard and let C J Richardson have twenty two Dollars in money to pay in to the Treasurer of the North Turner Bridge. 9 Wind west & some cloudy & rather warm for the season 10 Wind west warm water drops off the house 11 Wind west pleasant and warm Hannah came here for the first time since her child was born. 12 Wind west clear & cold John Gorham here in day time Martin Harris here in the evening. 13 Wind west cloudy & some snow Aaron Rodgers came to my house to settle accounts found balance in my favor $1.22 Mrs Harlow had of me pack salt toward the scalding tub 14 Clear and cold west wind pleasant in afternoon went to Abner Joneses stayed all night Snowed in the evening about two inches very light. 15 Wind west pleasant warmer went with Mr Jones & wife to Jairus Phillips, on visit in evening to Benjamin Conant. 16 Wind west very cold and clear towards night went to Otis Phillips’s 17 Wind west & clear very cold Came home towards night Isaac Phillips & Ammie Loring and wife came to our house in evening. 18 Wind west cold & clear but pleasant Collins went to Mill Samuel Phillips & Samuel Gorham came here. 19 Wind variable South and west warmer. My children all home for the first time in four years nine in number. 20 My birthday wind south in morning westerly afterwards warm & pleasant some cloudy part of day 21 Wind south & west pleasant in forenoon blustering in afternoon fetched a load of pine wood from the flatt. 22 Cloudy with light fall of snow winds easterly went to Azel Aldens and bought five pound & six ounces Sole Leather promised 1.34 23 Wind northeast severe snowstorm continued from last night lasting all day 24 Wind northwest blustering the snow flies thick Maurice & oxen gone most all day breaking tracks 25 Wind northwest cold Maurice & oxen all day breaking tracks 26 Wind westerly clear & cold 27 Wind easterly cloudy snows very little Maurice went to school. Went to Brays and got one dozen buttons and stick of twist & quarter yd pading paid twenty eight cents cash 28 Wind easterly & cloudy begins to snow about noon snows very little till night I went in to meadow and brought home load of hay Collins went to Minot & carried Judith Coggswell home Maurice went to Brays school & brought home Bethia House 29 Wind easterly cloudy little snow in evening Some sleet or hail Abner Jones & wife & Aunt Aphia Smith came here & Isaac Phillips & wife Jesse Drew here in evening borrowed of me twenty dollars promised to pay in week 30 Wind easterly cloudy and warm Snow & rain moderately William Bradford & wife his daughter Roxany here Gamelial Holmes & wife & child & all that I mentioned yesterday a good company glad to see so many of my friends together 31 Wind northwest blows hard Samuel Harlow & wife & mother here sent one dollar and thirty four cents to Azel Alden to pay for sole leather February 1 Wind east cloudy & warm Abner Jones went home let him have bushel rye to have Bushel corn for it Job Young came here to see aunt Smith as an old acquaintance My daughter Hannah here I hauled a load of hay from the meadow. 2 Wind west clear & pleasant 3 Wind west pleasant in forenoon blustering in afternoon & grows cold fast Sent Maurice & Sewal to Brays in evening with two Bushel indian wheat to pay what I owe him and get the balance in molasses two gallons & pound coffee 4 Wind west very cold & Blustering wife made soap 5 Wind western some cloudy & chilly hauled the last of stock of hay out of meadow Phillips Bradford came here & wife & sister William & Albert & Arvilla & Ruth Stiles Isaac & Collins & wives came from Lewiston in all nineteen to supper heard of the burning carpet factory at Minot Monday third of present month. 6 Wind south warm snow melts on the buildings far warmer than it has been for more than month carried wife & Aunt Smith to Jesse Drews on visit 7 Wind westerly rains in morning clear at 9 o’clock pleasant & warm snow settles several inches. 8 Wind south & west warm & cloudy rains verry little I went to vilage Clarks with Isaac & Collins Sold our beef oxen for $771/2 John Gorham & William Phillips came to my house & staid all night I carried Anns bonnet to Mrs Sampson to get a flower on it to have it Monday next 9 Wind south & east warm some cloudy snow melting Abijah Gorham came here Hannah Drew & children here on visit 10 Wind northeast warm misty with light showers went to Jairus Allens with William Phillips snow soft weather makes under it. 11 Wind west clear & windy not verry cold Maurice & Ann started to Bridgeton I carried Aunt Smith to William Bradfords had Holmes mare tore shoe off paid Tucker ninepence for setting Hannah & Mary here in daytime Isaac & wife here all night. 12 Wind west clear & pleasant warm Ammi Loring here Jesse Bradford & Suel here Isaac & wife started for home Daniel Pratt here in evening 13 Wind west clear & pleasant we beat out our corn Andrew Bennet came here & got his pay for work shoe making last fall in corn & rye & barley $3.50 Mr Bates & Quimby came in afternoon preached at school house in evening. 14 Wind northeast cloudy & chilly went to carry William Phillips to Cushing Phillips in forenoon Rain & snow little in evening 15 Wind southwest in morning Northwest afterwards & very blustering I went to Jairus Allens in afternoon Maurice & Ann came home from Bridgeton brought Deborah Jones Mr Riggs & wife came home with them there was a smart rain in the morning from 3 to 4 o’clock 16 Wind west clear & pleasant Mr Andrews held meeting at School house family & visitors went except wife & self. 17 Wind south & west cloudy in morning clear in afternoon I went in afternoon to Wm Bradfords carried my wife staid all night. 18 Wind west in forenoon clear & pleasant afternoon cloudy and snows. I borrowed $2.12 cash of Sister Bradford & bought a shawl of pedler came home at night & found Cushing Phillips Jun. & wife & Priscilla Phillips at our house 19 Wind westerly cloudy and foggy & misty by spels Collins went to mill to Keens got some goods at Brays Jesse Drew here at dinner Edward Blake here at night to get some fresh Beef for his wife. 20 Wind west cloudy in morning clear after verry warm I went to see Seth Harris he is sick of a cut foot Suel went fishing & catched a trout & chub Collins oils harness 21 Wind west blustering in forenoon after verry warm Snow melts fast Went Wm. Bradfords to carry wifes shawl to send Augusta to color. 22 Wind west & south warm snow melts fast I went to Leeds to Benjamin Trues Snow mostly gone from Bradfords vilage to Hanover Keens Collins drove cow home he holds as security of Wm. Holmes. 23 Came home from Leeds. Snow very soft water runs in the ditches like April Jesse Drew pays me eight dollars toward money borrowed 29 January 24 Wind west and Brisk or Blustering rather warm Sleighing mostly gone I went to Seth Harriss’ I in morning to send $2.12 1/2c to Sister Bradford for money I borrowed of her to buy shawl. 25 Wind west cool thaws some Hannah & Mary here on visit Charles Packard & Elbridge Harlows wives here in afternoon and they in evening. 26 Wind shifts from west to south & east to west showers of snow warm I went to Jairus Allens & Seth Harris & John Harlows Maurice went to Summer to Standishes Mills. 27 Wind northeast in morning looks like snow storm toward noon clears away pleasant in afternoons wind west Sent Maurice to John Blakes to buy quart gin to prepare medicine paid 40 cts for it. 28 Wind northeast & variable cloudy & moderate few flakes of snow toward night I am sick confined to the house 29 Wind north west very pleasant & moderate the girls went to help Hannah sew tc Collins broke our five Bundles flax my health no better. Mar 1 Wind northeast & cloudy begins to snow toward night fell before morning two inches Mar 2 Wind west cloudy in morning clears early & very pleasant & warm snow that came yesterday all gone by 2 o’clock Mrs Holmes came here and hired cow of Collins for three weeks. 3 Wind west clear and warm in forenoon cloudy with some rain in afternoon Collins went to Hartford to the Town Clerks office to put mortgage of cow on record cow that Mrs Holmes borrowed yesterday came Home William Aldens wife & sister came in afternoon with Elbridge Harlows wife Maurice carried Mrs Alden home in waggon 4 Wind west foggy in morning clears up about noon verry warm indeed Maurice went away this afternoon in search of a place to work this season my health continues very poor in consequence of a cold taken about a weak ago. 5 Wind west & north west rain in morning til 8 o’clock then snow til noon then clears and gets cold by eight in evening 6 Wind west moderate in forenoon grows cold towards night Maurice came home from Minot tc. 7 Wind west clear & rather cold blustering with frequent snow squals in forenoon afternoon wind increases toward night & in evening it blows tremendously 8 Wind west clear and cold my health rather better went out doors for the first time for about week. 9 Wind westerly cloudy in morning clears toward noon quite pleasant and warm town meeting today I am unable to go still confined at home with ague tc Holmes wife & child here old Mary Butter here Stephen Drew called here going and returning from town meeting Brought Mellen with him 10 Wind west in morning sun rises clear soon clouds up wind changes to northeast begins to snow early in forenoon and falls 3 or 4 inches the ague sore in my mouth is opened in I hope I shall feel better Colins swingled 71/2 flax 11 Wind west clear & cold pretty good sleighing Collins carried the waggon wheels to William Robins for Warren to mend and went round by Brays and got some molasses 12 Wind west more moderate though pretty cold I went on horse back to Seriah Merrills the first time I have been out for fortnight Maurice went to Brays to carry some corn to pay for his hat in forenoon. 13 Wind westerly clear in morning grows hazey looks likely for snow Hannah came here likewise in afternoon Olive and Hannah Harris & Mrs Harlow Collins carried three Bushel potatoes to Warren and took the waggon wheels to Warner Turners & got the tier set. Wm Bicknell Jr. had bushel barley on credit to pay soon $1.00 14 Wind west clear & cold Warren came here at night & got some flour & bargained to paint the old waggon next weak Collins finished swingle flax to make even of the old last years growth. 15 Wind west clear & pleasant in morning rather hazey in afternoon Mr Andrews preached in our School house family all went except myself 16 Wind west clear & pleasant rather warm went to Wm Robins to carry waggon to Warren to paint Maurice broke 8 bundles of the new flax. Collins finished swingling the old 17 Wind northeast cloudy in morning begins to snow about noon and snows til night Maurice & Suel cut little wood & Collins split & piled some in the wood house with the help of Suel Jesse Drew came in and showed his party zeal as usual 18 Wind west clear & pleasant Maple sap runs pretty well Collins & Maurice tapping trees & making troughs & swingled 4 ¾ flax making in all I have had of the new flax 16 ¼ 19 Wind west in morning variable after east & northeast Sap runs considerable I went to vilage in morning carried hide & two sheep skin to Caleb Blake to be taned. Bought a Hogshead of Allenson Perry and (paid) him fifty cents for it in cash found a last years lamb most dead in Harlow field brought it home Prayer meeting at School house this evening the little cow calved this morning. 20 Wind east & south east cloudy and damp some little mist and snow flakes snow sometime last night 2 or 3 inches the boys boiled down some sap to mollasses & enough to sugar to feast all the family at supper 21 Wind northwest pleasant I went to Jabez Merrills in forenoon John Gorham came here in afternoon and staid all night Ancil Merrill here in evening grows cold at night. 22 Wind westerly clear & very cold John Gorham here stays all night Jesse Drews here in evening. 23 Wind west clear and pleasant Maurice broke six bundles of flax I swingled 2 14oz flax Maurice went to Robins to get the waggon Collins drove home cow from Wm Holmes General Turner here. 24 Wind northeast cloudy & chilly begins to snow towards night I have been looking after the sheep most of the day Collins broke flax Maurice & Suel cut little wood. 25 Wind west snow this morning 9 inches deep very light I went to Ludens Mill in forenoon carried 4 dozen eggs sold to Jesse Bradford & got 3 puding pots & 1 mug afternoon went to Uncle Blossoms with wife on visit went to Mr Staples in evening staid all night quite cold this evening 26 West wind quite cold staid in forenoon at Luther Staples in afternoon went to Charles Staples at night to Abner Jones’ staid all night cold as winter very good sleighing 27 Wind west in morning came home in forenoon Stoped at John Blakes took ball of wicking & half pound Tea on int to pay in eggs or something else grows warm in afternoon wind south & west snow melts sleighing has been pretty good for 3 days 28 Wind northeast cloudy & misty snow melts Sleighing gone I went to Jesse Drews in forenoon to see Hannah found her feeble in health Collins sold the cow he had of Wm Holmes to Jona Holmes for $24. 29 Sunday wind north & west cloudy & showery meeting at the School house Mr Andrews preached. 30 Wind northeast cloudy & foggy in forenoon afterward rainey Collins went to Buckfield to get axes new laid and got his gun with new lock tc tc 31 Tuesday wind west some cloudy grows clear afternoon & colder Collins went to vilage & got pound tea at John Blakes & promised candles Maurice went to vilage in afternoon to settle with Perry and pay him the boys finished cutting the wood. April 1 Wednesday wind west clear & pleasant maple sap runs well Mrs Caleb House died this morning old Mr Cushing died yesterday 2 Thursday wind west clear cool & windy maple sap runs well first today Lewis Drew died last night 9 o’clock evening 3 Friday wind west and southwest pleasant sap runs pretty well I swingled flax yesterday & today 5 ½ pound two sheep lamd 4 Saturday Wind west some showers grows windy & cooler toward night Children went to Lewis Drews funeral we made about 12lb sugar from maple sap 5 Sunday wind west clear & cold & blustering Maurice went to the widow Lewis Drews to night to work next week 6 Monday wind west clear & cold blustering I went to Seriah Merrills, he killed pig, Collins split some wood Cynthia went Jesse Drews to help Hannah. 7 Theusday wind west clear & cold blustering I went to vilage in forenoon carried lot of tin ware old to Higins to mend left it to be done to-morrow let him have bushel and half potatoes paid Philo Clark fifty five cents for portage of free press paper & one letter & three extra papers paid John Blake 5 ¾ candles for Lea & wicking afternoon went to Drews with Collins & Suel & ground two new axes 8 Wednesday wind west clear & cool I went to Warren Turners & John Keens Asia Staples came home at night & stayed all night. 9 Thursday wind southwest clear & pleasant warmer 10 Friday wind southwest clear & pleasant warmer I went to vilage settled with Merrill & Gilbert paid Ballance due them in cash forty three cents bought pail of Philo Clark paid in candles likewise skein of cotton yarn paid 5 cents went to Higings and got the tin ware mended settled with him for that Mrs Charles Torrey & Ruth Torrey here on visit 11 Saturday wind northeast rainy most of the day Nelson Merrill here Luke Bicknell had some money of Collins 12 Sunday wind south & southwest showery Andrews held a meeting at school house 13 Monday wind northwest clear & blustering Collins began to make fence on the new road on the flat I carried John Harlow the assignment of highways wife went to Holmes on visit 14 Theusday wind south some cloudy went to Warren Turners to get oxen & mare shod carried bushel potatoes to Jabez Merrill Bought hat at Brays for Suel paid 50cts cash Sent Suel to Jabez Merrill at night with half bushel of rye he paid 46 cts. Cash got two quarts mollasses at Brays for Jesse Drew 15 Wednesday wind west pleasant & warm I am afflicted with lameness carried wife to Edward Blakes towards night to see his wife found her very low looks like death 16 Thursday wind variable n e & s w pleasant & warm I swingled 3, 2 oz flax had two Bushel blue potatoes of Holmes Collins begun the rail fence on the flat 17 Friday wind south warm Gaius Allen had three pecks rye Sumer Suel went to Minot fishing Collins & I made some log fence on new road Holmes is moveing to Buckfield. 18 Saturday wind southwest very warm Suel comes home from Minot gets no fish Holmes finished moveing all his goods there has been a meeting all this week at the School house near Mr Whitings a violent excitement among them it is said free will Baptists 19 Sunday wind north & west cold in morning pleasant after Meeting continues at the corner all the family most gone this day makes a week Starboard heifer calved this morning. 20 Monday wind northwest cool made soap in forenoon afternoon made fence on new road Samuel Farrar here in evening *21 Theusday wind wet cool & clear finished laying bottom of fence west side of new road Isaac Leavitt had 2 bushel barley & 3 bushel wheat on crt [credit?] Rous Leavitt had 1 bushel rye & 1 bushel barley on crt Boys went to election officers military afternoon22 Wednesday wind west in forenoon South in afternoon Smart rain for 3 hours towards night Asa Coburn here mowing till it rains 3 o’clock James Cox here laying wall till 3 o’clock Doc Magguire called here at noon I swingled 3lb 14oz flax 23 Thursday wind west foggy in morning clear before noon warm verry warm boys taged the sheep in forenoon made fence in afternoon 24 Friday wind west clear & warm went Keens Mill settled accounts with him gave him my note $51.39 Richard Tom sharpened 13 harrow teeth got ½lb tobacco at Brays had charged Cox worked here25 Saturday wind west pleasant & warm James Cox here work Hannah Drew here visit boys went fishing morning I afternoon suckers 2 at time 26 Sunday wind South & Southwest blows hard warm went to Bates meeting house Shower at night wind blowed like huricane Andrews preached at our School house 27 Monday wind northwest rain in morning snow toward noon clear at noon & blown cold went to Chases mill with two little logs & had sawed in to joists the wind last night blew down several barns David Hales tc *28 Theusday wind southwest chilly & hazy went to vilage & carried Mary & Cynthia shoping bought a spear of Brown paid 25c took letter & catalog from post office paid 12c paid Melzer Gilbert 42c paid Mrs Sampson $1.23 for repairing Anns bonnett last winter 29 Wednsday wind west & north rainy & cool women bleached their linen yarn I went to neighbor Harlows 30 Thursday wind north rains in morning clears by 9 o’clock windy & cool Winslow Alden here in evening paid Collins sixty dollars May 1 Friday wind north rainy til most night borrowed neighbor Packards papers three 2 Saturday wind west pleasant & cool went Keens mill & Brays bought Cynthia two shawls paid in an order of Jesse Drews got pound of powder for Collins had charged Samuel came home at night Ann & Cynthia went to se Holmes folks. 3 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant went to meeting at School house near Warren Richards Stoped Tobey Merrills at night vegatation forward Grass the largest it has been for several years at this time Went brother Whitmans at noon heard of death of Mrs Sutherland by suicide by hanging with skein of yarn *4 Monday wind northeast rains fast all day John Gorham came here at night Jesse Drew here in afternoon talked polliticks tc tc 5 Theusday wind northeast snows in forenoon fast with some rain Snow goes off in afternoon with some rain John Gorham here & Samuel Phillips & Mary Holmes 6 Wednesday wind northwest cold went to Benjamin Conants got ½ thousand clapboards he owed to my wife Samuel Phillips had 80 pound Bacon & Bushel wheat for seed at $1.67 7 Thursday wind northwest cold went to meeting at vilage Mr Curtis ordained 8 Friday wind northeast cool & cloudy went to Brays let him have 20 ½ of tow cloth for 23 ½ of sheeting and 4 doz eggs for spice Collins let Higgins have 4 bushel potatoes & Gad Hayford 8 Bushels Luke Bicknell 4 ½ barley March 10 1841 received of Luke Bicknell $4.50 for the barley 9 Saturday wind east cool & cloudy ground wet plowed little on flat the first this year Isaiah Leavitt had two bushel barley paid cash two dollars Collins had it Janes Cox third bushel rye 34cts ballance due him 10 Sunday wind northeast cloudy & chilly Collins went meeting to Bates Andrews preached at School house. 11 Monday wind north cool & rather more pleasant planted some potatoes on the flat the first thing planted this spring Doctor How had bushel barley paid cash $1.00 James Stairboard had three bushel barley paid for one and half in wheat the other to be paid in shoe making I had the Dollar of How 12 Theusday wind northwest pleasant begun to plough on the hill finished planting potatoes on flat Seth Copeland came to take valuation. 13 Wednesday wind west pleasant & warm Collins went to the falls Charles Packard took note against C Gilbert to S Holt to get pay for me principle & interest $25.9 Holt paid eight dollars & Packard borrowed it for short time. 14 Thursday wind south pleasant & warm went to mill to Ludens mill carried bushel barley to Mr Bates paid Hira Bradford 24 cents for searching record Daniel Chase paid me ten Dollars & thirty four cents for note I hold against him Mrs Allen & Chase here on visit. 15 Friday wind west cloudy with showers went to Buckfield & Hebron staid at James Dunhams all night Bought umbrella at Lorings paid $1.50 paid Samuel F. Brown $3.50 for seing damage on my land by laying County road 16 Saturday wind west & pleasant came home from Hebron Stop at Mrs Drews in Buckfield visit Wm Holmes family 17 Wind west pleasant & warm wind brisk growing dry Mr Curtis Baptist Preacher at vilage preached at school house 18 Monday wind west very strong remarkable warm planted some potatoes & corn the wife of Edward Blake died this morning at 7 o´clock Rous Leavitt had two bushel barley to pay cash in the course of summer 19 Theusday wind from northeast to southwest cloudy slight showers cooler Planted some hauled out manure & ploughed tc tc tc 20 Wednesday wind west cloudy went Edward Blakes funeral of his wife we plowed & sowed & acre of wheat the first this year Adison Cole had four bushel barley paid cash $4. Collins took money 21 Thursday wind northeast hazey rather warm planted some corn ploughed some harrowed the corn ground above the house Holmes & Maria here Warren Turner bushel & half barley pay Blaksmith 22 Fryday wind west clear & pleasant sowed wheat & flax & barley in orchard planted some corn Gad Hayford had eight bushel potatoes & brought six thousand of shingle toward paying 23 Saturday sowed barley on hill Gaius Allen had some hay of Maurice wind easterly chilly & dry Edward Bake here in evening conference at school house 24 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant went to meeting at Bates meeting house Mr Stevens preached stopt at Hartson Bradfords super Andrews preached at our school house took two hats & one bonnet from Hira Bradfords. 25 Monday wind west & south very pleasant & warm planted some more corn turned out oxen & horses to grass John Souls Boy had about one bushel & six quarts of barley paid a 5 frank piece & 25 / 1.19 George Bicknell bushel barley delivered to Emery Bicknell did not pay for it ( I took money for Souls barley Ely Butler half bushel wheat 26 Theusday wind west & south very fine weather for season finished planting corn planted some potatoes Gaius Allen worked here Martin Holmes oxen put in pasture. 27 Wednesday wind west & south finish planting potatoes down by house I went to Livermore with wife shoping let Brittains have 16 ½ yds baging at 14cents took it in calico & little things tape thread tc tc to do found when opening Bundle at home one green veil that we did not buy suppose the Boy put it in by mistake 28 Thursday wind west clear & very warm went to Gamaliel Holmes to tel him to wash sheep boys ploughing upon hill Doctor Parchers horse drowned in bear pond he narrowly escaped himself 29 Friday wind west warm & pleasant boys washed sheep I went with wife to Benjamin Conants on visit found them rather unwell Betsy in a decline Doctor thinks she wont live long staid all night. 30 Saturday wind south chilly came to Luther Staples in morning found them well staid till supper & came home Abner Johnes been here while I was gone & gone home. 31 Sunday windless clear & cold & dry cold enough to wear winter clothes Children went to meeting to Buckfield June 1 Monday wind south & west Ely Butler worked here Maurice shears Samuels sheep in forenoon & shear for Gaius afternoon I went to vilage in afternoon Bought calfskins of Caleb Blake for 2.50 paid $1. cash the rest on crt Bought pint ½ new rum of Caleb paid 12cts cash 2 Theusday wind west & south dry & cool frost in morning in many places boys begun to shear sheep I went to James Starbirds to carry some leather to make some shoes for children tc tc tc 3 Wednesday wind south cloudy & a little misty the boys shear the remainder of sheep 4 Thursday wind south cloudy fine showers in forenoon & warm it has been the sharpest drouth for the week past that I remember at this time of year. I planted a few kernels of corn this forenoon. 5 Friday wind northeast in forenoon foggy north west in after clear an very pleasant & warm Maurice & oxen to Nelson Collins to Warren Turners to iron waggon I & Sewel planted two bushel potatoes wife & Mary to Harlows on visit 6 Saturday wind west and south warm & pleasant boys planting potatoes I went to Kimbals & got the four sheep put out to him & to Warren Turners to have the colt shod tc tc Holmes here shear sheep Mrs Cornelius Johnes buried today 7 Sunday wind south in morning west afternoon cloudy rains toward night meeting at school house Mr Andrews preached 8 Monday wind northerly pleasant Collins fixing waggon to go to Portland Whig Caucus at Town House to choose delligates to the convention at Augusta to nominate candidate for governor tc tc *9 Theusday wind west clear & pleasant Collins started Portland 3 o´clock morning I went to Brays bought 1 yd cotton cloth 10cts paid cash paper tack nails 12 ½ cts Maurice & Suel & oxen & great plow on road *10 Wednesday wind west clear & warm took to myself 31 pounds wool boys peeled a little bark Hemlock hoed garden corn & beans 11 Thursday wind west clear & very warm Collins got home from Portland 2 o´clock morning I went to meeting East Buckfield Mr Vose preached forenoon Stevens afternoon Sow has pigs 12 Friday wind in morning west warm Colins 6 lbs 6oz course open wool went to meeting to Buckfield east meeting house Mr Burr in forenoon Mr Thompson in afternoon the best practical discourse I think I ever heard viz Thompsons 13 Saturday wind north & northeast light showers went mill Brittans in forenoon let Holt bushel corn for writing paper door fastening & tea carried yard verage to Brittans brought home mistake got hoe 2 ounces indigo Box hooks & eyes at Brays on crt 14 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant some cooler Collins sick of violent diarreah 15 Monday wind west cool & squally went to Leeds to Benjamin Trues carried wool to card received five dollars of Collins cash 16 Theusday wind west cool with some slight sprinkles of rain went to Augusta to attend State Convention staid at Noah Bicknells all night 17 Wednesday attended convention at Augusta heard Messrs Holmes Dumont Allen Vose Kinsman and others describe the situation of the country & the corruption of the administration of Andrew Jackson & Martin Vanburens they gave it to us in glowing colors staid at Bicknells 18 Thursday wind west and warmer came home from Augusta Brought notes from Trues Collins 37 mine 58 paid cash for carding found Collins sick yet 19 Friday wind north & northwest cloudy rain by spels quite cool Maurice to Rodgers get the waggon fixed carried three bushel potatoes to pay tc 20 Saturday wind west cool some slight showers went to meeting to Mr Bates meeting sermon by Mr Stevens subject Baptism George Bates & ___ Rann baptized at Bradfords mills went to Abner Jones staid all night Ezekel Martin & wife baptized at same place. 21 Sunday wind west pleasant warmer went meeting Mr Bartlett preached excellent preaching most excellent profitable I believe came home and Mr Packard & wife here 22 Monday wind northwest cloudy with some fine showers grows warm boys hoe little peel bark little 23 Theusday wind west pleasant & warm hoed potatoes on flat tc wife visit to Jessie Drews 24 Wednesday wind west very warm & pleasant hoeing potatoes & little corn 25 Thursday wind west pleasant mowed and raked some grass where we intend to sow some buckwheat Collins gone to Gilmores to get some points to the ploughs paid Collins three dollars cash. 26 Friday wind west & south pleasant boys plowed most of the time got in some hay Aunt Liley buried yesterday *27 Wind south cloudy & warm boys ploughing I went to the mill to Clarks got pint ½ rum & two ounces indigo of John Blake paid cash David Millet & wife here. David paid me forty one dollars and sixty cents on note I hold against him & took it up I borrowed three dollars of Collins by his wife 28 Sunday wind easterly cloudy rain in morning fine rain in the last night Samuel came here likewise Mary & Hannah, Brownell Bicknells child buried this afternoon 29 Monday wind southwest warm Samuel Farrar came here to work framing addition to porch Samuel went home I hoed potatoes boys finish ploughing for buckwheat 30 Theusday wind westerly warm Collins & boys sowing Buckwheat Ely Butler here drawing stone Cushing Phillips here July 1 Wednesday wind west pleasant fine shower last night towards morning growing time for everything Luther Whiting died this morning Aet 69 years 2 Thursday wind west cool went to Brays carried two bushel corn he crt 93cts pr Bushel took up 6 lbs nails @ 8cts and whip lash 12 ½ cts paid John Keen $6.44 cts for note he held against me boys turning over sods & hoeing 3 Friday wind south & east cool & dry hoed the corn on the hill Collins hauled Boards from Chases in forenoon from Lyls ____in afternoon warmer Turner had seven Bushel potatoes 4 Saturday wind west pleasant went to cellebration of National birthday heard an intemperate address Strongly spiced with party bitterness Went to Mr Staples staid all night 5 Sunday wind west pleasant went to meeting came home at night 6 Monday wind west pleasant & warm I went to Joshua Youngs after stove 13 feet carried him six bushel potatoes let John Phinney have five bushel potatoes 7 Theusday wind south & went cloudy signs of rain getting to be very dry Reuben Lyle had potatoes 8 Wednesday wind southwest warm went to mill to Clarks boys raised addition to porch Bought file of Philo Clark paid ten cents cash 9 Thursday wind west & southwest I hoed garden & little corn boys to work on porch 10 Friday wind northwest blows hard & warm went North Turner Bridge paid treasurer 13 Dollars in full for all assessments up to this time against me paid 10 Dollars for Collins went to David Millets to return to him five Dollar Bill Kenduskeag Bank Suppose to be Counterfeit he promise to pay me the same soon as convenient bought 50 herring promise to pay him in pork *11 Saturday went to vilage carried wife to Cushing Phillips Bought Logwood & Vilvol paid rags Bought ¼ of indigo promise to pay in Rye Bought shot & caps paid cash six cents all of John Blake heard of the Death of William Lowell of Minot Died yesterday 12 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant very dry Mr Stevens preached Lecture at School house 5 o´clock Gad Hayford had two pigs & four Bushel at night 13 Monday wind southwest foggy part time Looks like rain begun to hay it in earnest mowed ton or more *14 Theusday wind west very warm looks like showers none verry dry went Brays carried him 8 lbs 13 oz pork to pay for herrings got 2 lbs Saleratus charged got dye pot at Phinneys for Mary 15 Wednesday wind west clear & verry warm haying the misses Merrills here on visit Seriah & Allanson wifes 16 Thursday wind west & southwest verry warm haying hay makes the quickest that I ever saw it this time of year 17 Friday wind west verry warm hay makes enough to carry in to barn mowed in morning Some light showers in evening a good deal of rain north and south of us 18 Saturday wind south & east foggy in morning warm showers in the last night moderate Clombus Packard & sister here after cherrys all gone 19 Sunday wind west pleasant & warm Small shower at night went to meeting Bates meeting Mr Woodman preach lecture at our School house 5 o´clock Mr Greely great meeting at Phinneys barn Mrs Whiting baptized 20 Monday wind west brisk cooler good hay day We did a good Business at it 21 Theusday wind west cool & blustering midleing hay weather hauled in as much as three tons Holmes began his haying on home place Mary Butler had pig promise to pay in calf next year 22 Wednesday wind west in morning Southerly after pleasant & warm making hay 23 Thursday wind west in morning Southerly after looks like rain good hay weather very dry want it to rain got most all our hay in worked til most ten o´clock the boys 24 Friday wind South & east rains considerable William Robins had pig six weeks old promised one Dollar in work 25 Saturday wind west verry pleasant went to Abner Jones with wife stoped at vilage wife bought stuff for cap of Mrs Sampson promised stocking yarn 26 Sunday wind west some cloudy warm Collins & wif & Ann went to meeting to Richmonds meeting house in forenoon *27 Monday wind westerly looks like rain went to mill Clarks mill carried two Bushel rye to John Blake got two quarters indigo Rodgers shod mare forward Hozea Bicknell put one arm in to waggon promise to pay him in produce next fall 28 Theusday started to go to Boothbay staid at Josiah Staples Minot 29 Wednesday traveled to Woolwich crossed the Kennebeck at Bath staid at Benjamin Shaws 30 Thursday arrived at Boothbay weather very pleasant 31 Friday wind Southerly pleasant remain at Boothbay at Aunt Smiths Aug 1 Saturday went over to Eastern harbour to Marshal Smiths came back at night to Aunt Smiths 2 Sunday went to meeting at Congregatonal meeting weather pleasant 3 Monday went to the light house at Cape Newaggin Stevens Smith Keeper staid all night went all way by water 4 Theusday still at the light house wind strong at south 5 Wednesday came back to Aunt Smiths in sail boat 6 Thursday went to Marshall Smiths on visit came back to Aunt Smiths 7 Friday started home traveled through Edgecomb Newcastle Alna Pitston Gardiner Holowell to Augusta staid all night 8 Saturday came home after viewing state house and shoping a little bought wife pair spectacles gave $2. 9 Sunday Mary & Hannah here David Gorham & Samuel Phillips here staid all night. 10 Monday wind west pleasant peeled little flax hauled in barley from orchard 11 Theusday wind west Maurice puled the flax Collins & Suel went to village to mill & set the cart tier 12 Wednesday west & south warm cloudy towards night rains little took up the rams 13 Thursday wind southwest showers in morning cloudy mostly went to Jabez Merrill stopt at Wm Youngs got quart whiskey paid 20 cts 14 Friday wind South rains in forenoon fine rain warm 15 Saturday wind west fine weather went to Benjamin Conants boys mowed some wheat found Hog dead in morning in pen *16 Sunday came from B Conants to meeting then home Collins started to Portland let him have ten dollars cash 17 Monday wind west pleasant got in Barley & flax Seriah Merrill here 18 Theusday wind west & south hauled in two load mowed wheat tc Jairus Allen & wife here on visit 19 Wednesday wind west clear very warm verry warm 20 Thursday wind west pleasant warm warm verry warm William Bradford & wife here on visit *21 Friday wind west clear & warm went to vilage bought 7 pound & two skeins of cotton yarn of John Blake paid $2 & 18cts cash received of Collins $10 cash for same Borrowed the other day 22 Saturday wind west clear & warm verry warm whigs met at Town house & heard a lecture from Dumont of Hollowel Luther Staples & wife here tonight 23 Sunday wind west warm fine shower 2 of the clock A Mr Evans here sold me some medicine for 50cts. *24 Monday wind west clear & pleasant went to W Youngs Bought pint Brandy paid 25cts. Maurice went to Lewiston to Samuel Phillips 25 Theusday wind northwest clear in forenoon begins to rain at noon fine rain Abner Jones & wife here on visit *26 Wednesday wind in morning west clear & pleasant took 10 ½ lb wool to work up for myself went to Brays to get newspaper got 2oz indigo on crt. 27 Thursday wind west pleasant 28 Friday wind west clear went to vilage paid Morrill Cole 50cts for carding 17 lb. Wool all that he has carded this year for me. Wif paid Mrs Sampson stocking yarn for cap stuff. Went to Bradford & Mitchels exchanged gingham for Collins paid $1.17 to Boot 29 Saturday west wind clear & pleasant 30 Sunday wind south cloudy some children went to meeting Mr Curtis meeting 31 Monday wind southwest very warm all hand to the great whig meeting held at Universal Meeting house address by F.O.J. Smith Supposed to be nearly a thousand people there the subject greaveneces of the government Sept 1 Theusday went to Lewiston heard Albert Smith Lecture on politicks wind west. 2 Wednesday staid at Lewiston cloudy wind southeasterly 3 Thursday came home wind west clear & pleasant went to Keens Mills in afternoon 4 Friday wind west cool & clear Packard worked here I beat off flaxseed 5 Saturday wind east cloudy rains little towards night spread the flax. 6 Sunday wind northwest cloudy rains most all day *7 Monday wind west clear & pleasant & warm cut up the corn on the hill went to vilage bought of John Bake ½ indigo for myself & one for Collins had them charged one gallon mollassas Maurice came home from Lewiston Samuel Gorham here 8 Theusday wind west clear & warm pulled the Beans Shocked the corn on the hill C Packard worked here afternoon 9 Wednesday wind southwest pleasant verry warm begun to dig potatoes on flat 10 Thursday wind southwest warm & clear wind comes to northwest towards night & grows cooler diging potatoes on flat. Caleb Bake here on visit afternoon *11 Friday wind west cloudy & showery went vilage exchanged rags for Mary took dye stuff paid 10 cts for Saleratus went Abner Jones the Locoes had a meeting Universal House *12 Saturday wind west squaly & cool exchanged my half of grey mere with Gaius Allen for his colt paid him 40 Dollars to Boot finished potatoes on flat Sow rye on the same ground boys went to hear Bensons Address 13 Sunday wind west clear & cool meeting at School house Andrews preached Collins & Mary went to Bates meeting I went to Holmes & exchanged waggons 14 Monday wind west clear & cool went to Town meeting Whigs cast 184 votes Kent heard of the death of Betsy Conant Died last night 15 Theusday wind west went Benjamin Conants funeral of his Daughter back to Abner Jones 16 Wednesday went to Norigewalk stoped Doc Bates Staid till next day 2 o´clock 17 Thursday went to Harmony put up at Souls 18 Friday went to Shirley to Isaac Phillips 19 Saturday rainy all day 20 Sunday cloudy at Shirley 21 Monday wind northwest went fishing to Shirley Bogg Saw fresh moose tracks plenty 22 Theusday wind northwest cool Snow Squalls 23 Wednesday at Shirley cool & rainy with some snow 24 Thursday started to Bangor went as far as Foxcroft put up at Melvin Stevens 25 Friday went to Levant to W Woodmans put up 26 Saturday went to Reuel Phillips in Glenburn put up 27 Sunday went to Seth Staples staid all night 28 Monday went to Bangor put up at Richard Phillips 29 Theusday went to Seth Staples in Glenburn put up 30 Wednesday went to Cattle show at Levant Saw some great squashes & potatoes and some fine cattle Oct 1 Thursday went to Seth Staples in forenoon started home in afternoon put up at Alden Whitmans in Newburgh 2 Friday traveled to China put up at vilage 3 Saturday traveled to Leeds Davis Millet staid all night rainy all day 4 Sunday wind west pleasant staid Millets till most night came home found folks all well deserve to be thankful for it went Lecture in evening Mr Bates 5 Monday wind west pleasant went to mill heard of death of Jairus Phillips raked up flax 6 Theusday wind west clear & warm gathered apples went at night to Silvanus Conants to Carry Scynthia to go to school 7 Wednesday wind west clear & warm gathering apples & pumpkins 8 Thursday wind west pleasant & warm diging potatoes & getting in indian wheat Ely Butler here making wall Isaac Talbot & William Barrel & wifes here *9 Friday wind west & north cool diging potatoes Ely Butler had sheep paid $1.75 cts cash I paid Collins a gold coin that I borrowed of him when I went down east 10 Saturday wind west cool first hard frost went to Minot to Otis Phillips to Lenas Whitman took my cloth home paid him for Dyeing the whole $2.12 staid at Luther Staples all night 11 Sunday come home cool & some rainy 12 Monday wind west clear & cool diging potatoes *13 Theusday wind west cool diging potatoes & making cider America Bartlet here with goods to sell wife bought or swaped stuff for gown I promised $1.17 in cash Job Young here to night 14 Wednesday wind west clear & pleasant went to Brays to vendue Bought sundry articles to the amount of $0.35 cts went with wife & Mary William Aldens staid evening 15 Thursday wind west clear & cold went Minot Bought heifer of James Harlow gave ten dollars paid cash staid at Noah Packards 16 Friday came home received one Dollar of Stephen Packard paid [endorsed on note] S Packard 0.50 cts for boy to drive heifer home Samuel Phillips here Carried Ann home to go to school finished diging potatoes 17 Saturday wind west cool hauled out dung the boys butchered sheep Lowfacts address at Town house by Samuel Blake 18 Sunday wind west quite cool freezes in morning went to funeral of Aunt Abigail Phillips Died the 16th aged 84 years & about 8 months *19 Monday wind Southwest cloudy & chilly went to mill to Clarks got Collins colt shod at Rodgers carried flaxseed to to Coles 1 bushel ½ 12 quarts & 1 pint received on Dollar in cash the remainder crted. 20 Theusday wind southwest verry little rain went to post office found news of Whig victory in Maryland & Georgia tc tc tc 21 Wednesday wind southerly clear in morning cloudy afternoon rains toward night Collins gone to Lewiston on Political Subjects. Brought home Handbill containing news of glorious Whig Victory in Ohio in the election of State Officers 22 Thursday wind west cool Collins went to Buckfield after brick at Daniel Chase 8 hundred 23 Friday wind west clear & windy Martin Harris paid me one dollar in ten cent pieces for a Dollar he borrowed of me month or two ago 24 Saturday wind west clear & cool Collins mending chimney I went after Cynthia from school 25 Sunday wind northeast cool snows little toward night Collins and Mary went to meeting to Bates meeting in the evening I received of Jesse Drew by the hand of Maurice Phillips nine Dollars towards money I lent him last January 26 Monday wind north snows in morning fast fell by noon five inches clears cool Collins laying floor in porch, Packard had sheep fat one worth $2.50 in cash. School meeting in evening 27 Theusday wind west cool & windy snow lays on the ground Maurice went to vilage carried the great plow to Rodgers to be sharpened 28 Wednesday wind north east cloudy snows little in forenoon warm towards night & in evening Maurice & Seuel went to Chases Mills & drawed home some boards. 29 Thursday wind northeast rainey, in afternoon rains fast & evening 30 Friday wind southwest foggy & very warm 31 Saturday wind west cool went to mill at lumber mill Nov 1 Sunday wind north west cool & pleasant went to meeting at meeting house by Richmonds Samuel Brought Ann home from Lewiston & Amanda Gorham 2 Monday wind west pleasant Town meeting for Choice of Electors of president great excitement went to Mr Staples staid all night 3 Theusday wind west clear & pleasant went to Chandler Bradfords to the funeral of his wife came home heard this evening of several towns notes Whigs gain considerable boys peeling up stumps 4 Wednesday wind northeast cloudy & cool puling stumps I went to Lumbards to get stump machine chain mending heard good news for Whigs 5 Thursday wind north cloudy & cool Boys puling stumps I went to Keens to mill went to Holts store sold him ½ bushel rye for 50 cts took it in Tea & pepper heard good news for the Whigs the State has probably gone for Harrison Ellectors 6 Friday wind northeast cool & cloudy Collins work for Elbridge Harlow David Gorham and wife here 7 Saturday wind north cool clear towards night Look likely for fair weather Collins plastering in evening David Gorham gone home 8 Sunday wind northeast cloudy William Chase paid me fifty cents for service done him three years ago I went to Holts store got trimmings for Maurice cloth paid $1.52 in cash in evening. 9 Monday wind northeast Rain Storm Severe & cool *10 Theusday wind northeast cool went James Starboards Settled with him found due me four dollars and sixty four cents 4.64 on all accounts considerable of it never charged 12$ for the use of cow some barley tc tc Went to Holts to hear news heard New York has gone for Harrison by ten 10 thousand majority glorious news for freemen. 11 Wednesday wind northeast cloudy & cool went to vilage got gallon mollasses of John Blake Side Leather upper I had taned 12 Thursday wind northeast cloudy & misty 13 Friday wind north rainey clears toward night Collins begun to plaster porch kitchen 14 Saturday west clear & pleasant went to William Bradfords with wife Staid all night 15 Sunday wind northeast Snow & rain storm came home *16 Monday wind west & fair Maurice started Boston had thirteen Dollars I had five Dollars of Collins David Gorham and Samuel Phillips came here in evening 17 Theusday wind west clear & pleasant went post office heard of Pennsylvania & Tennesee going for Harrison 18 Wednesday west pleasant froze the ground considerable last night 19 Thursday wind north snow & storm Allanson & Sewell Merrill here threshing Collins and Chandler DeCoster exchanged horses 20 Friday wind west clear & cold 21 Saturday wind northwest Blustering & cold went to Mr. Torreys to carry Eunice home paid her $1.75 22 Sunday wind northeast snows moderately 23 Monday wind northeast snows the snow about 6 or 7 inches deep *24 Theusday wind east & west clearing the snow 8 or 10 inches Kimball Brought home seven sheep toward eight had last year Maurice got home from Boston we hear by the mail to-day that the Harrison electors are chosen in this State by 411 majority *25 Wednesday wind westerly fair went vilage Bought of John Blake 12 yds cambrick and seven sheets wading $1.85 on crt. 26 Thursday thanksgiving day Hannah & Mary & children & husbands here I & wife went to J. Allens in evening. 27 Friday wind north cloudy grows cold toward night snow foot deep in woods Harrison DeCoster had 4 sheep $6.00 two Bushel corn 28 Saturday wind west pleasant Algernon Bradford had two sheep for them the dogs killed Maurice went to Rodgers get oxen & horse shod Abner Jones & wife here 29 Sunday wind south pleasant & warm 30 Monday wind south the snow thaws considerable went town meeting vote Representative Congress N. Littlefield Loco 260 L Long whig 150 paid grass 77 cts for insureance borrowed 1.00 of c Blake Bought one nappe of C Blake Dec 1 Theusday wind west very cold went to mill clarks got mare shod at Rodgers Bought one Harrison almock (almanec?)of John Blake price 6 cts cheap enough to 2 Wednesday wind west cold & clear Mr Tich from Shirley here & Mr Woods from Norigewalk brought letter from Isaac 3 Thursday west cool but pleasant went to vilage got traces mended at Rodgers Received $1.50 of Maurice 4 Friday wind west cold & clear went to Hartford to Starboards & Keen vilage Bought of Mrs Husseys 1 yard of foundation muslin paid 25 cents 5 Saturday wind north cold Butchered our pork David Gorham and Samuel Phillips here 6 Sunday wind northeast verry cold cloudy begins to snow in evening Maurice gone to Sumner carry Gaius Allen 7 Monday wind northeast snow fell since last night & sunset 7 or 8 inches verry cold storm snow deepest that I have seen at this time of year for forty years & coldest weather 8 Theusday wind southeast cloudy warmer a little 9 Wednesday wind southwest pleasant warm snow treads went to vilage carried cow hide taken off today sold Blake for $3.00 sold seven pelts to George Bennet 75 cts apiece Bought of John Blake 1 yd velvet 2 doz Buttons 2 quarts mollasses whole 90 cts paid cash four skeins thread at Philos 4 cts paid cash 10 Thursday wind west pleasant went to Holts Bought ½ of Tea ¼ pepper 39 cts cash Ira Houston had 14 sheep ½ lamb to keep 2 years & return the same or others as good & pay one pound wool a head yearly for the use 11 Friday wind northeast clear & cold 12 Saturday wind north cloudy went to vilage carried Leather for Collins to harness maker had two tin pans mended Bought cake of soap & pencil of John Blake paid 7 cents 13 Sunday wind northeast rains all day rather cool snow dont melt 14 Monday wind west pleasant warm snow melts poor sleighing went Buckfield with Elbridge Harlow *15 Theusday wind west clear and warm went to vilage Eli Butler had two sheep $5.00 let John Blake have Bushel & ½ rye $1.50 went Cornelius Jones Abner Jones tc tc *16 Wednesday wind west pleasant went Buckfield exchanged leather with Mr White paid 34 cts to boot 17 Thursday wind northwest grows cold pretty cold towards night 18 Friday wind northwest cold verry cold 19 Saturday wind northwest cold & Blusterring went Lewiston Bought of Samuel Phillips ½ quire of paper paid 12 ½ cts cash took pair cattle cards for Collins of Samuel to be charged 20 Sunday wind west cold went to see Jesse Drew 21 Monday wind west clear & cold Nathaniel Chase here with petition to Legislature for alteration in time of siting & aportionment of Representation & wages tc tc tc 22 Theusday wind northeast verry cold begins to snow 11 o´clock snows til night went to Livermore in forenoon to Brettons store let him have 31 ¾ of apples 9 ½ chickens 8 pair stockings Samuel here in evening staid all night 23 Wednesday wind northwest verry cold snow blown into heaps Samuel remains here put the stove up in kitchen 24 Thursday wind northwest verry cold Collins & Samuel went to Livermore 25 Friday wind west clear & cold Samuel went home I paid Americe Bartlett $1.71 that I owed him for gown pattern Ivory & Ira Page Bought of Collins yoke oxen $75 to be paid in one year Tilden Jones returned 8 sheep & one pelt towards ten he had two years ago 1 died and one hooked by a cow *26 Saturday wind northeast cloudy and very cold begin to snow towards night Collins went Hartford Brought home Chandler DeCosters ram 27 Sunday wind northeast snow continues till afternoon blown into heaps verry cold storm snow deepest and coldest weather at this time of year that has for great many years 28 Monday wind west pleasant warmer than for a week or more 29 Theusday wind west & south pleasant went to Brettons with wife to buy crockery took up pay for some crt had there Noah Bicknell here I went to Wm. Bicknells in evening 30 Wednesday wind west & south pleasant warm went to Leeds to Benjamin Trues staid all night 31 Thursday wind variable warm snows by spells all day came home Stoped at Cornelius Jones & got Bonnet paid 42 cts for repairing stoped John Blake store paid 12 cts for Buttons got platter & wicking 70 cts had charged 1841 January 1 Friday wind variable northeast afternoon begins to snow at sunset a violent snow storm all the evening till I go to bed Job Young buried to-day 2 Saturday wind west pleasant snow fell last night six inches went to Brays paid 23 cts for postage of Argus received & 23 cts for balance of accounts Bought of Holt Box Hooks & Eyes paid 4 cts 3 Sunday wind west & north pleasant in forenoon Squals of snow afternoon *4 Monday wind west clear & cold went vilage got plank of Bicknell paid him 25 cts for it got gallon mollasses of John Blake for Collins had charged C Packard paid me $8.30 for money he Borrowed 13 last May Solon Chase came here to board for the Shawl & pant tc tc 5 Theusday wind west clear & pleasant Collins went Canton to get shooes for his sled cart 6 Wednesday wind northeast snows little rain in evening moderately the Legislature of Maine meets to day it is to be wished that they may try to do something for the people and not spend their time all in party schemes for their own especial benefit 7 Thursday wind north south in evening rain little all day quite warm cuting appells in evening 8 Friday wind west warm & pleasant snow soft a good deal of it gone rained almost all last night today the 8 of January is the anniversary of the memorable Battle of New Orleans probably the means of Andrew Jackson being President of these United States Let us se that we are not to fond of titles & a Proffession so say we 9 Saturday wind north pleasant & warm went Luther Staples found considerable bare ground the rivers & brooks swolen with water 10 Sunday wind east cloudy and moderate weather nobody goes to meeting from this place verry negligant on the score of attending to religious duties times are altered since I was young and I do not believe much for the better on many accounts 11 Monday wind northeast cloudy snows a little rather warm heard today that the commite had declared John Fairfield governor on account of Brunswick votes not being sealed I doubt it but if it (is) true that the votes were not sealed we say heave them out have one rule that is the only safe way of living 12 Theusday wind west clear except blustering squals went to Mill to Clarks got ball of wicking of John Blake for Collins charged to him went to Brays at night after papers find there is no certainty about governor Kent will be elected by the house likely 13 Wednesday wind northeast cloudy wife made candles14 Thursday wind north clear & cold went to meeting Universal meeting house quite large meeting Mr. Vose preached in forenoon William French in afternoon Mr. Vose rather an experimental preacher Mr French Doctrinal rather smart for a man of his age Universalists getting into sistem more writing their sermons and growing as a denomination 15 Friday wind east & south cloudy moderate snows a little 16 Saturday wind southwest pleasant went Leeds Davis Millets stoped at north Turner Bridge Received of the Treasurer $1.68 for money due me for two dividends sleighing verry good 17 Sunday wind southeast rains almost all day snow is full of water 18 Monday wind northwest clear & windy cold went town meeting for Representative to Congress Littlefield & Long candidates third trial let Chushing Phillips nine dollars to pay Job Prince towards the factory Received fifty cents for pasturing calfes for C Phillips 19 Theusday wind west pleasant Collins went Canton 20 Wednesday wind west clear pleasant & warm Collins to vilage to shoe his sled Isaac Stiles & wife here on visit my Birthday 61 years old time seems short as we grow older and ought to admonished us that we have but little longer to stay here may I improve it as I ought 21 Thursday wind northeast snow storm 22 Friday wind west pleasant & moderatly weather for the season John Gorham here staid all night 23 Saturday wind westerly pleasant weather Mr Gorham here Maurice went to Hanover Keens Mill to get corn ground & Bolted Collins went to Wm Bradfords with his wife visiting 24 Sunday wind southwest moderate weather. Snows toward night fell 3 inches John Gorham here 25 Monday wind west clear & pleasant warm thaws John Gorham went away 26 Theusday wind north cloudy moderate went James Starboards carried my lasts to have pair boots made to post office for paper to Holts got pound pearl ash paid 10 cts cash *27 Wednesday wind west pleasant & warm thaws went vilage let John Blake 11 pound candles 14 cts in pound 154 cts took twelve hering 6 cts ball wicking 10 cts skin silk and three skein cotton in all 86 cts in all 24 cts remainder crt hear of the death of Philo Briggs Burial tomorrow Balance in my favor 130 28 Thursday wind west pleasant went Jesse Drews in evening 29 Friday wind west pleasant & warm Benja, Conant & wife Luther Staples & wife here on visit stay all night 30 Saturday wind west pleasant in forenoon Little snow fell in last night grows cold in afternoon wind blows quite cold in evening 31 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant like March weather the end of the first month in this year time flies man dies Feb 1 Monday wind northeast cloudy begins to snow at six o’clock beat out our corn 2 Theusday wind west pleasant & cool went post office paper dont come Collins bougth Harrison Decoster stears to pay $20 ½ ton of hay heifer of Packards or $8 paid 5 of the 20 to day *3 Wednesday wind west grows cold & blustering Noah Packard and wife here Likewise Abner Jones & wife & Davis Stiles & wife Harrison DeCoster had two Bushel corn Judith Caswell here 4 Thursday wind west cold & windy Collins started Portland5 Friday wind southwest cloudy went Wm Bradfords with Brother Jones & Stiles came home at night moon eclipsed this evening total 6 Saturday wind west clear & pleasant 7 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant moderate weather for season 8 Monday wind west pleasant & clear fine weather 9 Theusday wind southwest moderate went Ebenezer Hodges let him have note I held against him for an old sheep a debt that I considered poor Received letter from oston from Stevens & Company want Maurice to go to work for them 10 Wednesday wind west cloudy & clear snow last night 3 or 4 inches 11 Thursday wind northwest blustering snow drifted Josiah Staples & wife here 12 Friday cold & clear snow drifted people to Break tracks 13 Saturday wind northwest cold quite cold went Jairus Allens talked politicks a little we never think alike but I believe him honest in polliticks I wish everyboddy was 14 Sunday wind west clear & cold went to the funeral of David Millet died sudenly hurt himself scalding hog a leson to us all that the healthy have no security against death came home at night found my son I Iaac here from Shirley 15 Monday wind west verry cold Maurice started to Boston to work It makes me anxious fearing he will be unsteady and frequent bad company let him have $9 money *16 Theusday wind westerly cold & clear Isaac starts for home Suel my youngest child gone with him another trial let him go on many accounts or reasons hope & pray that it may prove for the best in the end let him have fifty cents to buy him knife tc to Harrison Decoster had some hay 17 Wednesday snowstorm in forenoon clears at noon pleasant after Phillips Bradford & wife here on visit Anns birthday 18 years old the age that girls call themselves free but two more younger may I live to see them old enough to take care of them selfs *18 Thursday wind west clear & cold went vilage John Blakes store let him two pound candles got quart rum & pound coton yarn Bought two pound allum of Philo Clark paid twenty cents cash *19 Friday wind southwest moderate Broke track myself & steers ¼ day wind blows furious in evening filling all up again 20 Saturday wind west clear & pleasant the steers Breaking tracks 21 Sunday wind west pleasant & moderate weather snow gives a little sent by ann four dollars to Jesse Drew to pay for the same Maurice Borrowed Last Theusday *22 Monday wind northeast & southeast cloudy look likely to storm sold Allanson Merrill half ton hay for five dollars to be paid next October in cash if not paid I am to have his heifer two years old this Spring Ichabod Allen brought my mare home tonight been 16 miles paid me $1.64 cash 23 Theusday wind southwest in forenoon northwest afternoon blows gale very cold went Caleb Houses visit likewise to the funeral of Nathan Sawtelles daughter 13 years old a greivous visitation to him Otis Phillips & wife here at night 24 Wednesday wind west clear & cold went with Otis Phillips to Jabez Merrills Edward Stevens of Hartford burried today 25 Thursday wind west pleasant Algernon Bradford & wife here 26 Friday wind west pleasant & warm thaws considerable John Gorham here I let him have about two hundred of coarse fodder for his horse & cow *27 Saturday wind northeast snows most all day coarse soft snow Gad Hayford had ton of foder half ton of english hay and half of straw & meadow hay John Gorham brought his cow here to be kept for her milk 28 Sunday wind west pleasant & warm received paper from Maurice at Boston the first notice of his getting there *Mar 1 Sunday wind west pleasant warm snow melts Hartshorn Bradford & wife here Lombard had some hay 2 Theusday wind west went Luther Staples stoped Philo Cloarks sold him fourpair stockings at 20 cts per pr pair gloves silk 75 cts & stick twist 5 cts went Abner Jones at night 3 Wednesday wind variable some cloudy thaws some come home 4 Thursday wind northwest clear & cold went Minot carried Judith Packard excelent sleighing today the new President takes the Oath to Administer the Government and we hope that he will & not take up his time in dictating to Congress what they shall do Mr Harrison I trust will let the people manage and do no more than advise the foroner (former?) has ordered May the people always be jealous of their Liberties 5 Friday wind northwest & clear verry cold went Brittains Store sold 4 pound candles took it in sugar & salt Bought silk for dress part paid in Stockings tc gave note for Ballance $4.79 went Samuel fullers & made visit *6 Saturday wind easterly cloudy went Daniel Pratts visit Amos Shaw had 15 hundred hay on Hartson Bradford account price 50 cts per hundred $7.50 7 Sunday wind northeast violent snow storm begun some time last night snow fell foot deep or more 8 Monday wind northeast snows little Alexander Holmes commenced work here today Town Meeting today 9 Theusday wind west pleasant went post office received paper with the inaugural address of President Harrison not all noncommital plain enough for whigs Harrison DeCoster had some hay 10 Wednesday wind west pleasant went vilage sold Caleb Blake 2 lb candles to quart rum the remainder in Salt Peter received of Luke Bicknell $1.50 towards Barley Last spring $4.50 in whole Collins had three dollars some time ago Bullard had some hay 11 Thursday wind west clear & cold went Buckfield to Argo Fobes to se yoke oxen Samuel Staples & wife here & Leonard Conant *12 Friday wind west in forenoon & clear afternoon signs of a storm begun to Dress flax wife begin to spin it swingled 4 ¾ 13 Saturday wind northeast a severe snow storm in forenoon dry & flies like a January snow continues to snow afternoon some & drifted verry bad 14 Sunday wind northwest clear & windy moderately people break tracks it looks as much like winter as it has at any time Ann went G Holmes to work 15 Monday wind west blows fresh roads full of snow G. Holmes here early his wife sick had fine boy before noon Mrs Sarah Maloon wido woman Died at the poor house last night 16 Theusday wind west clear & pleasant but cool the road verry poor snow deep and mealy more snow than usual at this time of year hay getting scarce quick at ten dollars *17 Wednesday wind southerly clear & pleasant but cool went funeral of Mrs Maloon Noah Staples came here in evening an old acquaintance should auld acquaintance be forgot Jesse Drew had ton ½ hay #13 ½ *18 Thursday wind west & south clear warm Collins bought of Charles Packard cow & calf & yearling Bull for $27 19 Friday wind west pleasant warm swingled flax - 1 ¾ 20 Saturday wind south & west verry warm Collins exchanged cattle with Josiah Packard gave $16 to Boot settled accounts with Garius Allen for his father 21 Sunday wind west blustering not verry cold snow melts considerable 22 Monday pleasant wind west CJ Richarson had 269 lb hay 23 Theusday wind easterly begun to rain towards night rained fast 24 Wednesday wind east warm snow melts fast Wm Bradford & wife here on visit John Gorham here 25 Thursday wind west warm Freeland Marble ½ ton hay John Gorham here *26 Friday wind northeast snows some went Holts sold pair stockings for sixteen cents take it in silk thread went Brittains Bought brush for Collins paid in candles 27 Saturday wind all round cloudy rains in afternoon went vilage paid one cent J. Blakes for chalk had one shoe on colt at Rodgers 28 Sunday wind west clear snow melts fast 29 Monday wind south cloudy snows afternoon Collins begun to haul stumps on flat 30 Theusday wind north verry cold thaws but little in forenoon Collins to work on flat getting off stumps 31 Wednesday wind southwest cool went vilage got milk diper at Higings went Holts after paper Abner Jones & wife here April 1 Thursday wind westerly snow squals Jonah Hall paid three Dollars to me for three pigs had last spring & left with me 3 Dollars to pay his taxes in this town 2 Friday wind northeast snows & rains thunder in night I swingled 1 pound ½ flax 3 Saturday wind west blows a gale & cold 4 Sunday wind west pleasant Jesse Drew gave me a note this evening $13.50 for hay had few days ago 5 Monday wind west blustering snow melts fast some snow & rain last night. 6 Thursday wind west went post ofice Holts found Report of Land Agent in ofice Sent me by some friend it exposes some Monstrous extravaganicies I should think 7 Wednesday wind westerly pleasant rather cool for season received paper from Maurice very large consider it a letter from him hope he is doing well swingled 2¾ flax 8 Thursday wind west & north clear & cloudy 9 Friday wind northeast cloudy snows all afternoon looks like winter snow is deep in the road in many places 10 Saturday wind northwest cool snow that fell yesterday not all melted went to Gamaliel with sleigh snow most all the way some places three feet deep heard that President Harrison is dead afraid that it is true having heard he was sick if so let us submit with out mumuring and say the lord gave the Lord taketh away Blessed is his name 11 Sunday wind north clear & cold the Death of General Harrison confirmed also he Death of Barnum Jones of Turner & Isreal Millet we are surrounded with Death Harrison died April 3 Jones 9th Millet 10 *12 Monday wind east & south Ely Butler paid Collins three Dollars for two sheep he had last fall Azel Alden mended pair shoes for me charged 6 cts to go towards use of Lumber Box 13 Theusday wind northeast snows all day looks like winter 14 Wednesday wind west clear & cold Beals brought two bushel corn & exchanged for barley 15 Thursday wind west clear & cold went vilage took paper out of post ofice paid 1½ cents from Boston laid there nearly two months swingling 1¼ flax 16 Friday wind west & south grows warmer looks pleasant tonight *17 Saturday wind southwest pleasant grows warm went Holts let him have note against Caleb Gilbert Due $8 - 80 cents to be sent next Theusday by Seriah Merrill bought 6 oz Tea paid in Butter & for Mrs Harlow ½ pound paid cash & 2 nedles paid 1 cent saw & read President Tylers address to the people of the United States I call it good Whig Doctrine & if the Locos like it we will be agreed 18 Sunday wind northwest rained last night went Jairus Allens and got letter from Maurice at Boston glad to hear of his health and being contented 19 Monday wind west clear & cold freezes in the house in rooms where there is no fire hay scarce & Dear 20 Theusday wind variable northeast at night began to snow 21 Wednesday snows in morning rains all day after wind northeast cold & dismal enough 22 Thursday wind northeast cloudy & cool fast day the people assemble at Holts to play Ball & some quarreling I fear it would be better to go to meeting and hear a fact Sermon as once was the fasion 23 Friday wind northeast misty & cold & chilly went to Asa Coburn met general Turner prize the improvement Winslow Aldens farm heard of the Death of Jotham Briggs Died last night so Death is making its ravages Daughter of Wm Tuttle Died last night ( in Sumner Day before yesterday a Mr Butterfield killed his wife & two Daughters 24 Saturday wind northeast cloudy & misty went to Gilmores furnace got plough iron paid $3.19 besides the old iron Sixty cents went to vendue of personal property of David Millet late of Turner Saw Job Prince paid him $9.00 in cash to my factory share paid George Turner $2.47 for Jonah Hall for Taxes 25 Sunday wind northeast cloudy Jesse Drew took his Horses away fetched themlast night Said he would pay forty cents the horses belong to the foundary company in Canton hay is Scarce and cattle suffering 26 Monday wind east & south cloudy begin to plough on our plain land warm went Buckfield to vendue of real estate of Lewis Drew late of Buckfield Sold low not enough to pay debts 27 Theusday wind southerly warm & foggy Thawing Snow goes off fast mostly bare in opening 28 Wednesday wind west cold Josiah & Samuel Staples staid here tonight 29 Thursday wind southwest went to Mill Clarks bought forty Crackers biscuit paid 25 cts cash of Philo Clark Freeland Marble gave me some pease Clustye went Raising of Alfred Staples barn in afternoon 30 Friday wind northeast Snow & rain storm Severe Snow fell in morning I should think 6 inches in an hour it has been remarkably cold through the month past May 1 Saturday wind northwest cool Snow on the high lands like Winter my health is poor and has been two weeks past Collins came in sick this afternoon threatened with fever 2 Sunday wind west more moderate Snow most gone I am still unwell mostly confined to the house Collins better 3 Monday wind north Snow in morning 2 or 3 inches deep Snow and rain Squally all day, verry cold for the season I am confined to the house Mr Wm Bicknell very sick Doctor thinks he will not recover E. Harlow had more Brittains 4 Theusday wind west cloudy & cool Snow to be seen on the high lands Collins went to Luther Baileys to exchange corn for peas & Billings Hoods to Change potatoes Neighbor Bicknell I hear is failing fast 5 Wednesday wind west & south clear & pleasant looks like Spring I have been out today went Seriah Merrills got six quarts seed corn Collins sowed some peas the first thing planted 6 Thursday wind easterly cloudy & misty & cool looks discouraging Collins begun to plant a few potatoes on flat. 7 Friday wind northwest clear & pleasant little warmer Snow to be seen on high lands that fell Monday last planted few hills corn on the flat my health rather better helped plant two or three hours 8 Saturday wind west & north clear & pleasant warmer looks promising for farmers the grass begins to look green hay is the scarcest that it has been for many years continued to plant corn & potatoes I have been out planting forenoon & afternoon turned young cattle to pasture give the cows no hay but little meal 9 Sunday wind west clear & warmer fine weather the grass is forward as common I believe grows fast Andrews preached at School house a small meeting I hear 10 Monday wind southeast cloudy & warm begins to rain towards night Soft & moderate finished planting on flat about acre & half Ichabod Allen had three pecks of Barley & ½ bushel of indian wheat Saturday last 11 Theusday wind northeast rains in forenoon cloudy after went to Clarks to mill Bought of Philo Clark ½ Bushel wheat paid 62½ cts cash likewise 2 quarts new rum & ½ pint gin paid 33 cts cash Sold him 4 pound Butter for 50 cents took it in 1 pound ginger 2 oz cinnamon and 40 crackers Mr Wm Bicknell Died this morning 6 o’clock 12 Wednesday wind north cloudy & showery ground wet & unfit for cultivation 13 Thursday wind north cool & some light Showers went to funeral of Wm Bicknell Mr Vose preached Subject Resurection of the Dead & future State of Happiness & Holiness he has the appearance of being Sincere & honest even if he is in Eror 14 Friday wind west showery clears up towards night & cool went meeting Vilage National fast Recommended on account of the President Rev. Adam Wilson preached Subject Providence of God & mans dependence a verry able Discourse if am any Judge Mr Greely made some Remarks & gave us a history of the life of president Harrison the Audience looked a little as if the opponents of Mr Harrison would make a party affair of Recommendation of President Tyler to Humble ourselfs before God alas I fear that party feelings have more weight on our minds than patriotism or true love of national Liberty 15 Saturday wind northwest clear cool & windy the ground over water courses in places frozen inch deep anchor frost on side of ditches 16 Sunday west cold & windy looks like April verry cold *17 Monday wind west cloudy in forenoon Showers & hail cool verry cool begun to sow wheat Sowed Bushel the coldest weather that I Remember for many years Parker Sapore had my mare to Livermore 7 or 8 miles 18 Theusday wind northwest cloudy with frequent cold Squals of rain verry cold Sowed more wheat & some Barley *19 Wednesday wind northwest cold & Blustering people wear Mittens at work went Vilage Sold Philo 2½ lbs Butter at 12½ pound Bought three lbs Cotton yarn 1.00 had Ballance charged to pay in Butter as soon as we can make it the weather looks pleasant tonight we live in hope expect to begin to plant corn on the upland to morrow let Collins 25 cts cash 20 Thursday wind west clear pleasant warmer than it has been for ten days began to plant corn on the high land 21 Friday wind west & south warm & pleasant quite warm 22 Saturday wind South Soft warm weather Leaves of trees begin to show green grows fast 23 Sunday wind Southwest Showery in forenoon & warm all day pleasant & fair afternoon looks promising for farmers Andrews held meeting School house my health feeble So nervous that I can hardly hold pen to write I never felt the infirmities of age so sensible as I have within a month or two Strong admonitions to be ready for disolution O Lord make willing to say thy will be done 24 Monday wind South & Southwest verry warm for the season people engaged in planting corn grass grows finely 25 Theusday wind southwest Some cloudy & Showery went Abner Joneses Stoped at Allenson Perrys bought 4 papers of garden seeds paid him 22 cts cash verry warm 26 Wednesday wind southwest showery light finished planting main field of corn planted some onions and Beets verry warm and pretty wet grass never grew faster at this time of year I believe Season looks promising 27 Thursday wind west warm & pleasant fine verrry fine & good weather for farmers Washington Gilbert here on visit glad to se him consider him a promising young man Some faults though but hope he will improve with age & experience *28 Friday wind southwest very warm uncommon warm went Vilage let Rodgers have quarter veal he shod my mare left Calf skin a Dressers to tan he had one Sheep Skin that was taned to cost me two Shillins heard from Suell glad to hear he is well and contented 29 Saturday wind northerly grows cooler verry pleasant went Luther Staples at night to se the old man wifes father found him feeble Like the Lamp that the oil is most out the light is dim and flickering at the age of 89 years 30 Sunday wind easterly cool came home my health poor 31 Monday wind South Chilly June 1 Theusday wind Southwest Showers in morning washed Sheep forenoon Sowed half acre Barley in afternoon Seth Bradford called here Took supper here 2 Wednesday wind west clear and warm a Squall towards night violent wind not much rain planted my Sweet corn & Some pole beans & squashes 3 Thursday wind northwest cold enough for winter clothes went Samuel Holts let him have ten yds Baging Cloth for Shilling yd to pay him for seven pound flax had in April last took goods for Ballance than Brittains Sold him the remainder of the piece 16½ yds for shiling likewise some stocking yarn & pair Stockings & took it in goods 4 Friday wind west cool Gamaliel Holmes & boy worked here towards pigs Betheral Harris worked towards Sheep skin he had in April or March all hands planting potatoes 5 Saturday wind west cool went Vilage to Mill Clarks carried two bushels ½ wheat ½ bu corn Bought of Philo Clark pair kid shoes had charged fetched Bonnet from Mrs Sampson for Cynthia owe 75 cts for repairs Collins came home from Portland Brought Presidents message I gave Mrs Faunce order on John Blake 50 cts pay for Cynthias house rent when at school last fall 6 Sunday wind west clear & windy Dry weather Andrews preached School house 7 Monday wind west clear cool in morning grows warm very warm as great an alteration as ever I knew in as short time Went Canton carried Jesse Drews wife got there very well considering her feebleness 8 Teusday wind west clear very warm indeed Jesse Drew let me have a wagon & fire frame & cultivator paid him in Stephen Packards notes and two notes against him had calf of Mary Butler for pig last year & to have one this year the remainder in potatoes & meal 2.50 it is not worth 1.50 9 Wednesday wind south cloudy & misty Sheared sheep Collins & Martin Harris finished planting potatoes Jesse Drew moved his family to Canton 10 Thursday wind west clear & pleasant went Leeds Davis Millet & Benjamin Trues staid at Trues. 11 Friday came to John Allens Staid diner went Benjamin Conants staid all night 12 Saturday wind west clear pleasant Came to Cyrus Leavitts Staid to Tea Stoped Luther Staples few minutes & came home 13 Sunday wind west clear & very dry Gameliel Holmes & wife & children here 14 Monday wind South Some cloudy verry dry weather 15 Teusday wind easterly begun to rain before day continued to rain till noon Soft fine rain looks promising for hay & crops generally how apt we are to dispair of the blessings of God and to doubt his goodness went to Vilage bought ¼ lb Tea of John Blake paid cash 16 cts 16 Wednesday wind west pleasant rather cool went Post Office North Turner found Letter from Stephen Packard complaining of my selling his note part Love & part Anger hardly know which most of I had on Reflection Condemned the act or I should feel dissatisfied with it but as it is I will keep calm and do hereby Resolve to do Something as I would be done by in the Circumstances so say I *17 Thursday wind west pleasant went Vilage paid Philo Clark all the account I owed him namely pair of shoes took fortnight to-morrow & few cents short on yarn let him have to-day nine lbs Butter & few cents in cash paid Hozea Bicknell 50 cents in corn for waggon arm put in nearly year ago that is all the account he ever had against me 18 Friday wind south cloudy & broken sun shine Abner Jones here received a letter from Maurice in Boston well 19 Saturday wind easterly cloudy & rainy moderately 20 Sunday wind northeast cloudy some little rain Collins Mary & Ann went meeting Bates Meeting Goodman preached may it do them good as doth the upright Jesse Drew here 21 Monday rain Southwest peasant & warm went Canton Vilage and point 22 Tuesday wind west clear & warm Came home took back Stephen Packards note that I sold to Jesse Drew 23 Wednesday wind southwest verry warm Sumer like weather heard of death of Mrs Greely 24 Thursday wind northeast cloudy Some misty Sowed buckwheat & indian wheat went post office Saw corn spindled at S Holts verry early for corn in this country. 25 Friday wind South Cloudy & warm begins to rain 6 o’clock P.M. Collins & hired hand work on road heard of Death of Davis Millets wife of Leeds Daughter of Benjamin Trues Died this morning So Death is making ravages one after another 26 Saturday wind Southeast warm & verry rainy most all day G Holmes had two pigs 27 Sunday wind west verry warm Showers toward night went to the funeral of Davis Millets wife Elder Star preached the funeral sermon Rev Allen Greelys wife buried Friday last *28 Monday wind west warm & showery went Cornelius Jones paid Olive 42 cts for fixing wifes Bonnet Seth Harris had one pig 29 Teusday wind brisk northwest warm went Cushing Phillips on visit Came homeat night 7 o’clock Soon after a most violent Shower with terrible wind blowing the fences to pieces tc. 30 Wednesday wind northwest Brisk & warm went post office after my paper heard of the Destruction of Several Buildings by the Tornado of yesterday find in my paper that the Whigs in Congress are uniting & progressing in the reform so much needed for to bring the country back to its former prosperity. July 1 Thursday wind west pleasant the crops are growing fast the hail and rain hurt them some 2 Friday wind west cooler George French & wife here Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind Mr French is an old neighbor and a verry Steady good (man) I was glad to se them 3 Saturday wind west & clear & cool went Luther Staples Stoped at Philo Clarks Left 5 pounds 5 oz Butter to have pay in goods when he gets up some Tea Left some wool at factory to card 4 Sunday wind west clear & cool *5 Monday wind Southwest Slight Showers went vilage paid Morrill Cole 19 cts for carding six lbs ¼ of rolls Sold Caleb Blake ½ Bushel corn took it in ½ pound Tea one Bottle of ink remainder in Alspice 6 Teusday wind Northwest clear pleasant & warm went to Hanover Keens to Mill carried two Bushel potatoes to Phillip Williams to pay for some borrowed in May to plant 7 Wednesday wind west clear good weather & growing 8 Thursday wind west Showery afternoon went vilage carried Mrs Harlow to John Blakes to sell her wool I carried it down I borrowed Seven Dollars of her & gave her my note left it with John Blake to pay Prince Treasurer of factory Bought of Philo Clark gallon molasses 34 cts peck Salt 25 cts Seven Sheets paper 7 cts it was due me for Butter left there Saturday last 5lbs 9oz made even accounts Rodgers shod mare hind feet paid him Bushel potatoes 9 Friday wind west pleasant hoeing corn growing weather for vegetation Jesse Drew here Bargained with me for waggon for $65 to be paid in ploughs & any iron castings that they have at Canton furnace to take the waggon in few days.The plough & castings to be put at a lower price than they sell at retail viz Cultivators @ $4.50 Boilers 5.00 fire frames 2012 ploughs at ½ doler less than they sell 10 Saturday wind Southwest & Northwest Showers in forenoon Cleared at noon blustering cool afternoon Collins & wife go to Minot I deliver the waggon I bargained yesterday to Jesse Drew to Ezra Bisbee Received no note nor pay for it 11 Sunday wind west cool Andrews preached School House Luther Staples here carried Roxanne home one Stalk corn silked 12 Monday wind west cool hoeing corn 13 Teusday west went post office carried wife to se Mrs Bicknell came home ound Mr Nehemiah Packard & wife after came my son Isaac & wife & David arble from Shirley so that I hear from my son Suel my babe hear he is well welcome news 14 Wednesday wind Southwest Company goes away Some sprinkle of rain 15 Thursday wind northwest verry warm 16 Friday wind west cloudy forenoon begun to mow little went mill Clarks Rogers shod Collins Horse Isaac & wife came back 17 Saturday wind west fine hay weather Isaac & Collins went Canton 18 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant Nehemiah Bicknell had my mare to Buckfield to meeting 19 Monday wind west pleasant & warm light Shower afternoon I went Wm B Brags carried for Colins $80 Dollars se it endorsed on his note 20 Teusday wind west clear & verry warm William French & his Mother & Sister here on visit 21 Wednesday wind west clear & hot making hay while the Sun Shines wife & Cynthia & Julian went Abner Jones’s before six o’clock about Seven miles 22 Thursday wind west clear & verry warm verry dry I am sick & lame not able to work and feel feeble indeed 23 Friday wind easterly cloudy rains some afternoon verry dry time 24 Saturday wind Southwest & some cloudy Collins reaping the rye Jesse Drew ere driving about to Buckfield tc, tc Caravan or Circus at vilage to pick up some change 25 Sunday wind Southwest cloudy in forenoon children went Buckfield meetingBurr Speaker great gathering to hear a man talk Burr is a talker to please the ear I suppose 26 Monday wind Northwest & squally with Sprinkles of rain in forenoon clear & cooler after Daniel Carey here & bargained for our wool at 2 Shillings pr pound to carry it to him in fortnight if we dont get more offered 27 Teusday wind west pleasant & cool verry Drye went Luther Staples & B.Conants & Stephen Packards & home again people generally engaged in haying busy time for farmers 28 Wednesday wind northwest cool & dry my health little improved 29 Thursday wind west rather warmer went vilage Saw John Dillingham Co. Cannery a curiosity indeed and his Bees hive verry curios indeed vegetation in some places dies for want of moisture 30 Friday wind Southwest we are haying Dry weather Stephen Packard Brought me a wagon to pay me for note I held against him for 40 Dollars & 25 cts. *31 Saturday wind Southwest cloudy some looks like rain May it come for the drouth is heavy upon us Ellbridge Harlow had my mare & waggon to vilage Aug 1 Sunday wind all around the Compas looks like rain but dont come except sprinkle verry dry the most so that I ever knew I went to meeting to Mr Bates meeting the first time this sumer Joseph Copeland died aged 91 years one of the first Settlers in this (town) came from Scituate Ms 2 Monday wind west clear & verry warm So dry that the corn in places withers & other vegetable likewise the dryest that I ever remember to have seen we finished mowing our english hay 3 Teusday wind west clear & hot the Skye looks like Brass & the earth feels like Iron dry dry dry indeed I am confined by lameness and feebleness poor frail being surely 4 Wednesday wind west clear & warm went post office corn & potatoes withering under the Scorching sun my health rather better than yesterday desire to be thankful 5 Thursday wind west cloudy mostly Some light Showers went Wm Bradfords found his wife sick health is poor received letter from Isaac Phillips & Suel Phillips they write they are well 6 Friday wind west clear & warm not so hot as it has been some days went on the plains after whortle berries 7 Saturday wind west clear & warm went vilage Collins Merrill colt shod and Step on wagon - Rodgers David Gorham & wife here 8 Sunday wind west & South Some cloudy towards night looks little like rain Terrible dry. 9 Monday 7 P.M. wind south & Southwest cloudy Some light showers some signs of more 10 Teusday wind west clear went Daniel Careys carried him our wool 285¼ valued $95.08 took 80.00 & the remainder in note paid Collins 80 when I got home carried 34 lbs for Samuel value 10.58 Bought of John Blake ½ pound Tea paid 5 cts cash Abner Jones & wife here & Isaacs wife & Jesse Drew 11 Wednesday wind west cloudy some I went Canton with wife found my daughter Drew comfortable Staid at James Staples all night Stoped Brittains paid him 4.79 cts for note he held against me & 83 cts for accounts of pail 12 Thursday wind west warm went back to Mr Drews staid till 5 o’clock then came home 13 Friday wind west clear & dry very dry had green corn & new potatoes for dinner 14 Saturday wind Easterly, clear & dry went vilage to mill Bought of John Blake gallon mollasses 30 cts Saleratus 10 cts paid cash got for Collins pound Saleratus had it crted 15 Sunday wind west clear & dry all drying up I never saw it so dry before this time of year 16 Monday wind west clear & warm went Augusta with Ann Isaac’s wife & Sally Marble went with us on their way home staid at Davis Gorhams 17 Teusday wind west clear & verry warm went 4 or 5 miles with Julia to se her on road warm verry warm indeed I am quite unwell Stay at Gilman Turners onight near the State House a relation Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind no no 18 Wednesday wind west clear and warm paid a Silver Smith 25 cts for repairing fan & belt buckle bought Coffee mill of Mr Hallet paid 71 cts two lbs coffee of somebody else paid 25 cts paid for Ann 4.75 to S. Q. Phillips for goods 19 Thursday wind west clear & verry hot fine shower at the South part of this Town but none here 20 Friday wind west clear & warm Collins Stevens here from Boston & Samuel Phillips from Augusta I carried Stevens to Daniel Chases in Buckfield and back to my house 21 Saturday wind west I carried C. Stevens to Uncle Blossoms 22 Sunday wind North and East looks like rain we pray that it may come it is or ought to be the means of making us Sensible of our dependence So may it be 23 Monday wind northwest clear and cooler no rain yet dry indeed Collins and Samuel started to Boston *24 Teusday wind west clear and dry went vilage paid 42 cts for wifes cloak coloring 75 for Anns to Harback at factory *25 Wednesday wind west clear & dry went Brittains Bought six yds callico at 7 cts 42 paid cash went over Boar Mountain to James Starboards to get my lasts saw some of the best wheat on Mountain that I have ever seen Collins and Samuel got home from Boston 26 Thursday wind west and south warm & clear Sarah Warner here to work for Ann I paid her 17 cts for work done some time ago for Cynthia 27 Friday wind southwest some cloudy some signs of rain Daniel Pratt & wife here on visit 28 Saturday wind southwest went Abner Jones on visit & to Luther Staples at night 29 Sunday wind easterly cloudy & looks like rain went meeting Bates meeting afternoon than home John Gorham here staid all night 30 Monday winds east cloudy begins to rain about 10o’clock moderately & softly continues all day the first rain to wet much more than a dew for more than seven weeks *31 Teusday wind east cloudy & rainy moderately in the forenoon afternoon it increases fine rain looks as if it would wet the ground pretty well the grass is dried all up to appearances Elbridge Harlow had my horse and waggon to ebron *Sept 1 Wednesday wind north mostly cloudy clears away it has been a beautiful rain went vilage afternoon bought of John Blake 2½ red wood paid 15 cts cash got two ½ cotton yarn for Collins had crt paid Mrs Sampson and Andrews 75 cts cash in full of all accounts for the girls Bonnets tc tc tc *2 Thursday wind west warm fine weather I pulled beans in forenoon afternoon went post office Holts took letter for Betsy Chase & two papers for myself paid 18¾ cts for letter Jesse Drew here evening talked polliticks tc tc 3 Friday wind west clear warm husked some corn Saved seed forward indeed brought into the barn all that growed on 3¼ of an acre 4 Saturday wind calm & cloudy warm toward night Showers rain powerfully went to Jairus Allens wife on visit Staid all-night on account of rain 5 Sunday wind north cloudy considerably cool Collins & his wife and Ann went meeting to the new meeting house by Richmonds the ground is pretty wet grass begins to show wet 6 Monday wind northeast cloudy cut up some of our corn on the hill ripe gathered seed in good order corns the forwardest that I have seen it for years perhapshe drouth might be the means in part there appears to be a prospect of considerable of a harvest for all the drouth let us be thankful 7 Teusday wind west warm & pleasant went Carthage with wife on visit to John Staples Staid all night 8 Wednesday wind west warm traveled over the intervale tc Staid all night at Staples 9 Thursday wind west warm went to Biron among the mountains to John Stockbridges staid all night 10 Started back Staid at Edward Stockbridges in Dixfield the weather beautiful the country mountain & valey picturesque indeed Some spots of intervales - excellent 11 Saturday came home found my family well as common heard the melancholy news of the Death of Seth Copeland in the prime of life Said to be a verry honest man and gaining the Confidence of the Town by it an honest mans the noblest work so says Pope 12 Sunday wind variable some cloudy warm *13 Monday wind north cloudy went Town Meeting for the election of Town Officers no choice of Representative Wm B Bray had majority of votes second trial in one week Received of Daniel Carey 75 cts Ballance of note held against him for wool 14 Tuesday wind west clear & pleasant husking corn good & early better than we expected when the drouth was heavy upon us 15 Wednesday wind north clear & pleasant husking corn & went mill to Keens carried new corn went Post office got my paper found my news paper in it the presidents Second veto to the Bank Bill two vetoes in one Session So So 16 Thursday wind north pleasant little cooler good weather for harvesting rather dry for grass have to fodder the cows & oxen *17 Friday wind all round Some cloudy Wm Tuttle worked on road with oxen for us Holmes Surveyed 18 Saturday wind northwest clear & pleasant grows cool toward night went vilage had wool carded at the factory 7 lbs & ¾ paid 32 cts cash 19 Sunday wind north & south clear & pleasant 20 Monday wind Southwest cloudy Town Meeting adjourned from last Monday for the hoice of Representative Choice Charles Andrews on third ballot all partys Dissatisfied 21 Teusday wind Southwest cloudy & chilly went Augusta with my wife on visit to David Grahams 22 Wednesday at Augusta wind north cool and cloudy attended Temperance Convention of the Washington Temperance Societies heard several speakers verry interesting hope they will hold out and think they are more likely to than any former Societys *23 Thursday wind north cloudy & cool came home stoped at Dr Magguires & took dinner Bought at Chandlers 1 Sugar Bowl 1 Cream Pitcher 1 Sauce Bowl paid 33 cts *24 Friday wind southwest cloudy Collins carried forty-two pound wool to be worked into cloth at factory at Turner Village by Cole & Harback 25 Saturday wind southeast cloudy & rainy & warm 26 Sunday wind west clear & windy went meeting Bates meeting heard of the Death f Deborah Staples Daughter of Josiah Staples of Minot buried today *27 Monday wind west clear & windy David House here threshing our wheat had 29½ Bushels 28 Teusday wind Southwest pleasant & warm grass grows like May went Keens mills & post office & Caleb House after Tailoress Bethiah House 29 Wednesday wind southwest cloudy & rainy Muster day one man got his knee wounded so much for carelessness probably rum was at bottom Mrs Elaine Bradford Died yesterday Daughter of Ezra & Lovis Carey aged about 33 years 30 Thursday wind northeast cloudy & rainy & cool Oct 1 Friday wind northwest windy & cool went vilage took 3¾ yds of keryamene Cloth of Harback towards wool Collins carried there paid 9 cts for dye stuff at factory bought of Caleb Blake dozen Buttons stick twist Skin of silk two yards of cotton cloth paid 35 cts cash 2 Saturday wind north clear & cool frost this morning the first time this fall went mill Keenes carried two Bushel wheat new Bought of Holt gallon mollasses & two Skeins of Silk paid cash 42 cts 3 Sunday wind northeast cloudy & cool looks like snow storm John Gorham here swearing about the cold weather and the country verry unhappy man I pity him he has no wife to comfort him & make & mend his stockings tc tc tc tc 4 Monday wind northeast violent rain Storm & wind uncomfortable to husk corn in barn creatures suffer out doors 5 Teusday wind northeast cloudy grows warmer finished husking corn diging potatoes after John Gorham went home this forenoon *6 Wednesday wind north cloudy carried Bethiah House home paid her 37½ cts for her work Abel Chandler here Jesse Drew here I exchanged horses with him he o give his note for twenty five Dollars to paid in one year with interest the first time he comes down from Canton it being dark to-night when we traded & he in urry having to go to Canton to-night the horse I have of him is the old Lewis Drew mare 7 Thursday wind north clear & pleasant grows warmer toward night verry pleasant for the season I am not verry well troubled with lameness & feebleness 8 Friday wind east cloudy rain in evening diging potatoes Abner Jones & wife here heard of the Death of Bradford Rose of Green a verry Steady friendly man 9 Saturday wind north cloudy & rainey Abner Jones & wife here Collins killed a pig verry small 10 Sunday wind northwest Brother Jones & wife went home this morning Collins & wife & Ann gone to meeting 11 Monday wind Southwest after this morning white frost on the hills but not enough to kill potatoes only the part of the leaves went mill to Keenes Collins & William Tuttle diging potatoes on flat been planted five months & not very large neither. 12 Teusday wind northwest pleasant went Luther Staples to se my wifes father found him feble but comfortable his memory good heard of the Death of Wm Bradford 2d died last night Jona Bullards waggon shop Burnt this morning with all his tools and stock 13 Wednesday wind northwest clear & cool diging potatoes finished diging on flat the red are good better than I expected 14 Thursday wind northwest verry cool diging potatoes uncomfortable dug beets and carrots 5 Bushel Beets hard frost the ground frozen some 15 Friday wind northwest in morning ground frozen so that it cleaves up in flakes diging potatoes wind shifts to southeast by eleven o’clock and rains before twelve o’clock rains all afternoon Suden change 16 Saturday wind north cool & cloudy went Abner Jones’s Cynthia came from Canton most sick of cold 17 Sunday wind northeast cloudy & cool uncomfortable carried my wife to Ely Butlers to se his sick mother an object of charity poor & old the poor we have always with us *18 Monday wind northwest cool finished diging potatoes Got good crop 422 Bushels Sold my mare to Esther Holmes for thirty dollars took her note fifteen Dollars in one year & fifteen in two years with interest 19 Tuesday wind northwest cool & Blustery went post office found my papers tc called at Mr Aldens for my wife 20 Wednesday wind Southwest some cloudy Mr Stevens came after his sheep found two one missing I found one of my own dead in pasture and I Butchered one *21 Thursday wind northwest cool & some cloudy went Buckfield Received of Samuel F Brown $25 in part of my claim on the estate of Lewis Drew late of Buckfield Bought 11¼ lbs of sole leather of white at Buckfields village paid $2.70 cash took two ploughs at I Bridghams on Jesse Drews account one marked 11.50 the other $9.00 Bought of W Long one Skein cotton thread paid him four cents 22 Friday wind northwest pleasant for the Season went Bradfords village Bought of Jesse Bradford pound raisins paid 6 cts cash went Asa Bradford and paid him $41.00 for a note he bought of Jesse Drew the foolishish Bargain I believe that ever I made may I remember it and there I learnt or had a chance to learn how to recon intrest by ading intrest to intrest however I believe that friend Bradford is as honest as most men we should be careful how we promise and not give men a chance to compound intrest against us 23 Saturday wind west Collins returned from Augusta 24 Sunday wind west warm in morning misty showers Snow on the mountains toward noon there was a thunder Shower Sharp lightening Showers for Several hours with considerable hail Mr Nehemiah Packard & wife here *25 Monday wind northwest blustering went vilage to Stephen Brays on visit Bought of Philo Clark ½ pound Tea paid 31 cts cash Wm Rodgers shod mare 26 Teusday wind Southwest verry cold & chilly I started to Bridgeton on visit Stoped at Harrison at Simeon Coswells Stayed all night the coldest day that I ever rode in waggon 27 Wednesday wind northwest cold went to Davis Stiles in Bridgeton 28 Thursday wind west cool & uncomfortable afternoon went David Briggs on visit and back to Mr Stiles 29 Friday wind Southwest Started home as far as Wm Bradfords grows warmer Stayed at Wm Bradfords 30 Saturday wind west pleasant and warm a great afternoon Came home heard of the Death of Daniel Blake verry suden sick but two days so we se the uncertainty of life 31 Sunday wind Southwest warm & pleasant went Luther Staples found his father verry feble Daniel Blake Buried today Nov 1 Monday wind west warm as Sumer people work nothing but shirt and trousers on went Mill Keens 2 Teusday wind Southwest ver warm I went Jabez Merrills in evening intending to hear Temperance address but disappointed there was none there A great excitement all over the country may it hold out 3 Wednesday wind west in morning Cooler Some frost grows warmer in course of the day warm in evening as Sumer remarkable weather 4 Thursday wind Southwest cloudy & chilly Dura Bradford at my house I went to Vilage with him 5 Friday wind northeast rains most of day warm 6 Saturday wind northwest grows cold snow on the mountains to Reuben Lybeys after horse & Cyril Merrills after winowing mill 7 Sunday wind northwest clear & blustering Collins & Mary & Cynthia went meeting 8 Monday wind northeast began to Snow 10 o’clock and fel as fast as ever I saw it I went in the morning to Keens mill at the mouth of 20 mile river the snow fel so deep that I had hard work on the horses had to get home trees side of the road bent over so as to fill the road up in many places 9 Teusday wind north clear pleasant the snow 9 or 10 inches deep level not blown about Collins finished threshed peas & oats winnowed them 20bushels & ½ Barley 16½ 10 Wednesday wind northwest clear & cool the Snow holds on pretty well considering the ground is not frozen I went to Keens Mill Carried bushel & ½ wheat got saw at Cyrus Merrills killed sheep to eat in family 11 Thursday wind northwest cool & clear 12 Friday wind west & south cloudy light Showers of Snow 13 Saturday wind northwest pleasant & warm snow melts 14 Sunday wind west warm & pleasant Snow rather moist Gameliel Holmes & family here 15 Monday wind north cloudy & rainy Harrison Decoster had ten sheep to pay Six pound wool pr head half next year in June Aaron Cox had yearling stear to pay five dollars and fifty cents in one year Cash 16 Teusday wind northwest violent wind & cold freezes all day 17 Wednesday wind west clear & cold went S. Holts sold him 5 pound Butter at 15 cts Bought gallon Molasses at 37½ cts ½ lb spice at 12½ cts & 25 cts in Tea So that makes us even in that trade & all others 18 Thursday wind west clear & pleasant but cool Collins set a fire frame in the kitchen that I had Jesse Drew last Sumer 19 Friday wind northwest pleasant & warm Snow thaws Collins went Canton brought me a fire frame for foreroom & pair of fire dogs got them on Jesse Drews account the dogs he owed more paid him last June 20 Saturday wind northwest Snoed all day moderately verry damp dont amount to much 21 Sunday morning wind northwest clear & pleasant & so through the day 22 Monday wind east cloudy & rainy So cold that it froze most of the forenoon Cyrus Merrill paid me ten Dollars on a note I hold against him and I paid him all the Taxes in his Bills against me amounting to $12.58 23 Teusday wind west pleasant & warm Snow melts 24 Wednesday wind west windy & warm we Butchered our pork one weighed 321 the other 318 pounds 25 Thursday wind west thanksgiving day by and with the advise of the Council the Govenor Reccommends to abstain from all unnecessary Labor & Recreation and he might say not eat too much 26 Friday wind northeast Snowstorm Moderately 27 Saturday wind northwest clear & blustering wind & cold 28 Sunday wind west cool but pleasant grows warmer 29 Monday wind northwest cloudy begins to Snow at noon Severe Storm all the afternoon quite cold for this time of year 30 Teusday wind northwest clear & cold looks like Winter December 1 Wednesday wind west clear & pleasant went mill to Keens and post office to get my paper 2 Thursday wind west clear & pleasant went Minot Josiah Staples Mrs Arvilla wife of Martin Harris Died this morning 3 Friday wind west cloudy came home brought Judith Coggwell John Gorham here in evening 4 Saturday wind Southwest cloudy rains afternoon went to the funeral of Martin Harris at the School house Adam Wilson preached the text through fear of Death one all their life time Subject to bondage Mr Wilson is a man of considerable talent in my opinion 5 Sunday wind west clear & pleasant 6 Monday wind west clear & blustering School in this Dist begun this morning ira Jones Died the first of this month of Tiphus fever as I hear More Deaths this year than ever before in this town in the same time 7 Teusday wind west clear & cold had a new fire frame set in South fore room Collins done the work 8 Wednesday wind southwest clear & pleasant thaws little the ground in the open field mostly bare & frozen hard 9 Thursday wind west cloudy & warmer thaws considerable in afternoon with some misty showers 10 Friday wind Southwest cloudy & warm Looks like rain nine o’clock it does rain with the wind northeast 11 Saturday wind northeast cloudy & steady rain all day the most rain that has fell at one time for some months 12 Sunday Morning wind northwest clear & pleasant continues so through the day 13 Monday wind Southwest very pleasant indeed went vilage Bushel wheat for Collins got small piece of cloth at factory that was dressed for Collins bought 7lbs & 2oz stove funel of Higings paid him 89cts. cash 14 Teusday wind northeast warm looks like rain Collins set up fire frame in north room 15 Wednesday wind north cloudy & foggy warm light Snow this morning most all went off today 16 Thursday wind easterly cloudy Some misty afternoon G. Holmes returned from Augusta brought from Gorham & Phillips 2lbs Coffee 1½ of Sugar I gallon mollasses for 69cts pr Bill paid them in Butter 3/15oz amounting to 69cts so that trade is even 17 Friday wind northeast violent Snow Storm all day hail & little rain in evening makes crust 18 Saturday morning wind northwest Snow fell yesterday and last night I should think a foot deep rain at last hard crust begins to snow again light flaky snow Snows all day the wind hauls to the northwest Seven o’clock in the evening the wind blows terribly the Snow has pretty much done falling 19 Sunday wind northwest clear & cold roads verry bad on account of hard crust 20 Monday wind west clear & cold verry cold 21 Teusday wind west clear & cold William Turner here 22 Wednesday wind west clear & cold verry cold 23 Thursday wind southwest cloudy towards night cold went to Luther Staples 24 Friday wind east forenoon Smart rain till noon then clear & pleasant with wind at west Martha Conant buried to-day John Bisbee drowned last week Thursday *25 Saturday wind west clear pleasant fine Christmas the Pages paid 61 Dollars toward the oxen they had of us year ago received letter from Isaac well. 26 Sunday wind west fine day 27 Monday wind South pleasant warm went Seriah Merrills heard of the Death of the wife of Luther Merrill Jun buried Friday last 28 Teusday wind Southwest cloudy warm wife sold pair footings to America Bartlett for 4 Skeins Silk 29 Wednesday wind west pleasant went Hebron James Dunhams Carried Judith Cogswell pleasant visit bought basket of a pedler paid 25 cents cash 30 Thursday wind Southwest cloudy warm Snows evening 31 Friday wind Southwest pleasant Snow thaws Some in evening violent Squall of wind & Snow So ends the year of 1841