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No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 10:39:55 EDT From: Kreapsparrot@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <150.1624c95e.2ae56bbb@aol.com> Subject: [OH-FOOT] FLETCHER, Joseph Daybook Jan-Mar 1853 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Among Joseph Fletcher's surviving documents in the possession of John Little (a great grand nephew) are six daybooks. Transcribed by: early 1990's Eleanor Fletcher (Mrs. Roy David Fletcher) Alice Fletcher Little 1996 John C. Little 2002 John C. Little 2002 Pollee Walker Kreaps (Descendant of Adam Fletcher Walker) Book#1 Daily entries and notations Day book of past and interesting events, Joseph Fletcher, 1853-1854 April 13, 1853....Value of my household property and farming utensils, $300 + 388 = $688 + 10 = $698 + 5 = $703 January 1, 1854...wheat - 42 acres at 800 bushel, corn - 22 acres at 1050 bushel; horses - three, value $190, cattle - 8, value $70, hogs - 11, value $38; wagon and two buggies, value $100 (This book) bought in Newcomerstown, Ohio, December the 29th, 1852 Joseph Fletcher, Oxford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Joseph Fletcher's Post Office Address, White Eyes Plains, Coshocton County, Ohio Jan 1, 1853 Sa I was at Henry Wolf's to a turkey roast in the day time, & at night at the same place to hear H. Broom preach Jan 3-8-15 I was a chopping rail timber, making more rails and husking corn Jan 15 Sa I went out to Mitchell's and came home the 16th, Sunday Jan 17 M T. McCartney and A. McFarland was here all night, Andy played the violin until eleven o'clock Jan 18 Tu Commenced working on the railroad, 1 o'clock PM Jan 19 W I went to Newcomerstown, George Harris died the 14th, To Waggoner's to work on the railroad with my team Jan 20 Th My team was on the railroad Jan 21 F My team was on the railroad Jan 22 Sa My team was on the railroad, G.H. Mitchell came over today (Saturday Jan 23 Su Home today Jan 24 M Storms and snow Jan 25 Tu Philip Waggoner worked on the railroad this forenoon, it stormed and snowed the whole day Jan 26 W Phil was a working on the railroad today, very cold day, Abner & Hannah Bates came over here today Jan 27 Th They went home today, last night was the coldest night we have had this winter, William Miskimen and Sam Longshore started with their horses yesterday for old Philadelphia, I have sent with Sam for a watch Jan 28 F Phil was on the railroad today Jan 29 Sa I went to Newcomerstown Jan 30 Su (No entry) Jan 31 M Making rails today, Craig Henderson commenced boarding here today at noon Monday Feb 1 Tu I went to mill at Craig's Feb 2 W Got my grinding today and A. Walker come up today Feb 3 Th Commenced getting out railroad ties, we got out 30 at 20 cents a piece Feb 4 F Done nothing today Feb 5 Sa Went to work getting out railroad ties, it rained so that we only got out 7 today Feb 6 Su I was at Wolf's, Sunday Feb 7 M We was a cutting down trees for railroad ties this afternoon Feb 8 Tu Henderson came back again, I was sawing off ties this afternoon Feb 9 W Phil and I was a hewing ties, we got out 30 Feb 10 Th I went to Newcomerstown, my team is on the railroad today Feb 11 F My team was on the railroad today Feb 12 Sa We were getting out ties today, it commenced snowing this evening Feb 13 Su Sunday Feb 14 M I was on the railroad today myself 3/4 of the day, Andrew Mullvean commenced boarding here today at noon, Henderson came back today at noon Feb 15 Tu My team was on the railroad today, I rented 15 acres of corn ground in this ------(?) of G. Aunspaugh on the 2/5 Feb 16 W Henderson and I was hauling railroad ties this afternoon, we hauled 50 Feb 17 Th We were a husking and hauling corn today. We husked 4 loads and took it to wolf's Feb 18 F We were a hewing ties, we got out 39 Feb 19 Sa We were getting out ties this afternoon. We got out 19. We went to town this afternoon Feb 20 Su I was at Starkers, I went to hear Broom preach this afternoon Feb 21 M Settled with Sarah Kee this morning and she was in our debt 25 cents, went to Levi Van Sickels for clover seed this morning but did not get any, Phil has my team on the railroad Feb 22 Tu I went to Orange, got a bushel of clover seed this morning, Henderson hauled 58 ties, we got out 88 Feb 23 W I done nothing today. I received a letter from G.H. Mitchell. It stormed all day. Feb 24 Th I was at Newcomerstown today. Phil went to Jim Gray's wedding. McClelland was here this morning & wanted me to get out as many ties as I could & wanted me to let out all I could. Feb 25 F We were getting out railroad ties this forenoon. We got out 19. This afternoon we were a husking corn. Feb 26 Sa I hauled Benson a load of corn this morning. We got out 31 ties today, in all 202 Feb 27 Su (No entry) Feb 28 M I was at Wolf's today all day. We wee husking corn this forenoon. I finished my contract at Wolf's this afternoon. We got out 14 railroad ties. Mar 1 Tu We got out 24 ties Mar 2 W We got out 43 ties. Dan Starker helped us today. Mar 3 Th We got out 27 ties Mar 4 F We done nothing today Mar 5 Sa We were a hauling ties. G.M. Hedge helped me. we hauled 106 ties Mar 6 Su I was at home all day. I was not very well Mar 7 M I was at the T P settlement at Wolf's Mar 8 Tu We were getting out ties, we got out 13 Mar 9 W I went to Newcomerstown Mar 10 Th We were getting out ties, we got out 34 Mar ll F We got out 16 ties Mar 12 Sa We were cutting off ties this forenoon. We got done getting out ties. We went to Newcomerstown this afternoon. Mar 13 Su I went to hear Nichols preach Mar 14 M Dan Starker helped me haul ties today. We hauled 165. Mar 15 Tu I was hauling ties for G.M. Hedge today. Craig Henderson came back today at noon. Mar 16 W I made a pair of bars this forenon. This afternoon I went to town. Mar 17 Th I went to John Wolf's this morning and got a dog. Mar 18 F Done nothing today, I was married two years ago today Mar 19 Sa We, the trustees, sold a bridge today across the pond(?) or river to Jim Curn for sixty dollars Mar 20 Su I was at Wolf's Mar 21 M I was hauling rails and building a fence. Andy Mullvean came back. Mar 22 Tu I was chopping off and hauling poles, etc. Mar 23 W I went to Adam Walker's and came back the same day. Mar 24 Th I went out to Dan Lovet's and got 53 apple trees. Mar 25 F I was building fence today. Hannah Bates and Elizabeth Mitchell was here. Mar 26 Sa It rained this forenoon. I was setting out apple trees this afternoon. Mar 27 Su I went to hear Baker preach but he did not come. Mar 28 M We were a piling railroad ties. McClelland came and paid me for them. Mar 29 Tu I was in Newcomerstown. Mandy Ward came here today to work Mar 30 W I was at Lovet's. I got 5 grafted peach trees & one apricot & one almond nut tree. Mar 31 Th I cut some poles ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 10:43:10 EDT From: Kreapsparrot@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3c.2653163c.2ae56c7e@aol.com> Subject: [OH-FOOT] FLETCHER, Joseph Daybook Apr-Jun 1853 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Apr 1 F We were a hauling firewood Apr 2 Sa We, the trustees, met in Newcomerstown today and made a new school district. Hannah Bates and Catharine Tufford was here. Apr 3 Su I was at home all day. H & W Wolf & John Tufford was here. Apr 4 M I was at the Township Election today. It rained and snowed all day, nothing worthy of note transpired the rest of the week. Apr 7 Th G.H. Mitchell was here. Apr 10 Su I was to hear G.W. Case preach at 2 1/2 o clock at the School House Apr 11 M I was at a school district meeting and acted as secretary Apr 12 Tu I was a Newcomerstown Apr 13 W Husking corn Apr 14 Th Craig Henderson & his wife came out here and stayed all night. Apr 15 F They went home today. Andy Kee commenced boarding here this evening. Apr 16 Sa I went to Newcomerstown. Apr 17 Su I was at home all day. Apr 18 M William Kee commenced boarding here today noon & James Kee this evening Apr 19 Tu It rained all afternoon Apr 20 W I was piling ties and building fence across the railraod. Apr 21 Th A. Kee and me were a getting out ties, we got out 28 Apr 22 F We got out 29 ties and piled them. One year ago today G.M. Fletcher was born. Apr 23 Sa I was at Newcomerstown this forenoon and at Wolf's to a turkey roast this afternoon. I heard today about Louisa Mitchell's beau. Apr 24 Su I was at home all day. Apr 25 M We were a hauling ties, etc. I sold a heifer to Sarah Anne Mullvean for $6.50 today. Apr 26 Tu I was over to Newcomerstown this forenoon. I went to the doctor and got some medicine for my headache. Apr 27 W I done nothing today; I was not very well. Apr 28 Th I was with Andy Kee to Coshocton after the license. Apr 29 F I was to Newcomerstown to mill and seen G.H. Mitchell. I got half a barrel of fish & 80 pounds of sugar. Apr 30 Sa We were a building fence. May 1 Su Henry & Liz was here. May 2 M We were a clearing out a fence row on the Cadiz road. May 3 Tu I went to John Wolf's this forenoon & shelled seed corn. Andrew Kee & Sarah Sellers is married this afternoon at 3 oclock. May 4 W I was out this afternoon to Andy Kee's infair. May 5 Th I was a shelling seed corn. May 6 F I gave in my property to the assessor to the value of 840 dollars, one hundred dollars exempted from that May 7 Sa I was this afternoon a helping the Wolfs wash sheep. May 8 Su Henry & Liz was here today. Sarah Kee came back again today to work. Jim and Becky was married today. May 9 M I was a helping Wolfs wash sheep this forenoon. Wm Kee and James came back today noon May 10 Tu I helped G.M. Hedge roll logs this forenoon & furrowed corn ground afternoon May 11 W We commenced planting corn on G. Aunspaugh's farm this afternoon. May 12 Th We were a planting corn. Hiram Wolf & Hannah House was married today. May 13 F I was a furrowing corn ground down by the railroad. May 14 Sa We planted it. May 15 Su I was at home all day. May 16 M I was at Newcomerstown this forenoon. This evening I took 25 dollars and gave it to David Gray to take to Zanesville to Nelson Richardson. May 17 Tu I helped G.M. Hedge plant corn this afternoon May 18 W I was at Newcomerstown this forenoon. May 19 Th This forenoon I bought a sow of John Mullvean, this afternoon I was a helping G.M. Hedge plant corn. May 20 F I was a helping G.M. Hedge plant corn this forenoon. May 21 Sa I was a plowing back of the barn. G.M. Hedge was a helping me. May 22 Su Andy Kee and Sarah was here. We went to hear John Baker preach at 2 1/2 o clock. May 23 M I was a furrowing out corn ground behind the barn. John Mullvean helped me. May 24 Tu I finished planting corn & potatoes today. I and D. Mullvean, Anderson & Aaron Hedge helped me. May 25 W I was a building fence on the other road. McClelland was here & paid us for our ties and wanted me to get out 500 or a 1000 more pin oak ties. May 26 Th Hannah Bates & Margaret Mitchell was here. I was at Newcomerstown this afternoon. May 27 F I was a cutting down and roping timber for ties. May 28 Sa Andrew & James Kee & myself were a getting out ties. We got out 45 in 3/4 of a day. May 29 Su I was out at Linton at G.W. Phillips. May 30 M We commenced working our corn today. May 31 Tu I was a getting out ties Jun 1 W James Kee & myself were a getting out ties. I lent A. Bates thirty dollars. Jun 2 Th I was at Newcomerstown. G.W. Phillips was here. I signed a petition to join Lodge #175. Jun 3 F James Kee & myself were a getting out ties. One year ago this morning Violet died. Jun 4 Sa I was at Newcomerstown this afternoon. Jun 5 Su I was to hear J. Nichols preach at 2 1/2 o clock. Jun 6 M Abner Bates paid me 20 dollars of what he owed me and gave me his note for 10.00 more payable on the first of Sept. next. Jun 7 Tu I was a getting out ties. Jun 8 W I was over to mill today. G.M. Mithcell came home with me. Jun 9 Th I went after my grinding. I got a double shovel plow. Jun 10 F Louisa & Robert Mitchell came over here today. They went over to A. Bates this evening. Jun 11 Sa I went out to Mitchell's this evening with Louisa & Robert. Jun 12 Su I was at Mitchell's all day. Jun 13 M Came home this morning Jun 14 Tu I was a getting out ties. Jun 15 W G.M. Hedge was a hauling ties, he hauled 112. Jun 16 Th I was a getting out ties. G.M. Hedge hauls 88 ties today Jun 17 F I was a getting out ties. I was at Newcomerstown. Jun 18 Sa George & Margaret Shoemaker came over here. Jun 19 Su They went home this evening. Henry & Liz was here. Jun 20 M We took the bridge off of Jim Curn's hands Jun 21 Tu I was a getting out ties Jun 22 W I was a getting out ties Jun 23 Th I was at Newcomerstown. Jun 24 F I was a putting a frame on the grindstone, etc. Jun 25 Sa G.M. Hedge finished hauling ties for me. Jun 26 Su A. Walker & his wife came here this morning. Adam went home this afternoon. Jun 27 M I was at Newcomerstown a hunting harvest hands. G. H. Mitchell was here all night. Jun 28 Tu I commenced my wheat harvest this morning. This afternoon I went to John Miskimen's child's burying, etc. Jun 29 W Working in harvest. Jun 30 Th Working in harvest. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 10:44:34 EDT From: Kreapsparrot@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <55.2f6f9722.2ae56cd2@aol.com> Subject: [OH-FOOT] FLETCHER, Joseph Daybook Jul-Sep 1853 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jul 1 F Working in harvest. Jul 2 Sa Working in harvest this forenoon, at Newcomerstown and got 80 lbs of sugar this afternoon Jul 3 Su I was at home all day except I went to hear Nichols preach at 2 1/2 oclock Jul 4 M I was at Newcomerstown to a celebration, I heard J. Snead, A. McCurdy, F. Hinds & Jesse Suitt speak Jul 5 Tu I was in my harvest. Jul 6 W I was in my harvest, J. Lovett, Abe Miskimens & John Mullvean helped me Jul 7 Th I finished my harvest today noon & we went & helped G.M. Hedge finish his this afternoon Jul 8 F We were in our corn Jul 9 Sa We were in our corn, I went to Newcomerstown this afternoon etc. Jul 10 Su It is a raining this morning, I went to Wolf's Jul 11 M We were a working in the corn. Jul 12 Tu I went to Evansburgh this forenoon after Violet's and George's tombstones. I was a hauling wheat this afternoon. Jul 13 W I was a hauling in wheat Jul 14 Th The same Jul 15 F The same, I had 596 doz of wheat this year Jul 16 Sa I went to Newcomerstown, we laid our corn by Jul 17 Su Henry & Liz was here & Wm Kee and his wife Jul 18 M I was a mowing at G. Aunspaugh's for myself Jul 19 Tu I was a stacking wheat. I joined the Free Masons. Hannah Bates and Betts Mullvean was here. Jul 20 W Finished hauling wheat, I was a mowing Jul 21 Th I was a mowing and putting up hay Jul 22 F The same Jul 23 Sa We finished making hay. I was at Newcomerstown this afternoon. Jul 24 Su Father & Mother Mitchell came here this morning & went home this evening. Jul 25 M I was out at J. Rhoads this forenoon & at Newcomerstown this afternoon. Jul 26 Tu Liz & Ricky was here. Sears preaches at Wills Creek on the first and third Sabbath of every month. Jul 27 W We commenced cutting brush and cradling oats Jul 28 Th We were a cutting brush. Jul 29 F I was a cutting brush this forenoon and a hauling oats this afternoon. Jul 30 Sa It rained, I was at Newcomerstown Jul 31 Su I was at home all day. Catharine Gardner was here. Aug 1 M We were a clearing. Mike Ferrell left here this morning. Aug 2 Tu I was a clearing. Aug 3 W The same. Aug 4 Th The same. Aug 5 F I was at Newcomerstown to a show, Dan Rice's Aug 6 Sa We were a clearing. Aug 7 Su Henry & Liz was here, George and Balinda, etc. Aug 8 M We were a clearing Aug 9 Tu We were a clearing Aug 10 W We were a helping G.M. Hedge thresh. Aug 11 Th We was a helping G.M. Hedge thresh this forenoon & threshing at home this afternoon. Aug 12 F We were a threshing at home today. Aug 13 Sa We were a helping Mullveans thresh today. I was at Newcomerstownn & Orange this afternoon. One year ago today George M. Fletcher died. Aug 14 Su I was at home all day. G.H. Mitchell was here. Aug 15 M We were a cleaning wheat. Aug 16 Tu We were a cleaning wheat. Aug 17 W The same Aug 18 Th Finished cleaning wheat, I hauled it to Evansburgh & sold it to C.F. Davis for 97 cents per bushel, we had 391 1/2 bushels. Aug 19 F I was a doing nothing much, getting seeds, etc. Aug 20 Sa Hannah Bates & Aunt Suse & Cate Tufford was here. Aug 21 Su I went out to Mitchells this morning. Aug 22 M and came home this evening Aug 23 Tu We were a helping Wolfs thresh. Aug 24 W Helping Wolfs thresh. Aug 25 Th Hauling out manure at G. Aunspaugh's. I lent C.F. Davis $265 Aug 26 F I took a load of melons to Newcomerstown, etc. Aug 27 Sa Doing nothing much Aug 28 Su I was at home all day. Aug 29 M Doing nothing, not very well. Borrowed fifty dollars of Sarah Anne Mullvean. Aug 30 Tu I was at Coshocton Aug 31 W I was at Newcomerstown Sep 1 Th I was at Orange & got five hundred dollars in gold of C.F. Davis. I borrowed one hundred & fifty from S.A. Mullvean at seven percent. Sep 2 F I was this morning out at Wm Reddick's to get him to help me cut up corn. Sep 3 Sa Mother & I started to go out to Mitchell's but we turned back on the account of it raining. Sep 4 Su Craig Henderson and his wife was here, etc. Sep 5 M I was at Newcomerstown Sep 6 Tu I was a building a peach kill. Sep 7 W I was at Kee's sale and bought a sow and pigs Sep 8 Th I was at Wolf's Sep 9 F I was a working on the roads. G.H. Mitchell was here. Sep 10 Sa I was a working the roads this forenoon. I went to Newcomerstown this afternoon & got that $100 dollars of Nugen & got $73 of Wolfs. Sep 11 Su I was out to G.W. Phillips. I got $30.33 in gold of him. Sep 12 M We commenced cutting corn. Sep 13 Tu We were a cutting corn. Lou Mitchell had a beau, Mr. Caster. Sep 14 W It rained all day. Sep 15 Th Nothing important Sep 16 F We commenced sowing wheat this afternoon in the new of the moon one day before it changes, sowed 2 lands in the bottom. Sep 17 Sa Sowed two lands more, the moon fulled this morning Sep 18 Su I was out at Mitchells, Margaret Mitchell came home with me. Sep 19 M We were a cutting corn this forenoon, it rained at noon. Sep 20 Tu I was at Aaron Hedge's burial in Newcomerstown Sep 21 W Cuttin corn today Sep 22 Th I was at Newcomerstown Sep 23 F Started for Illinois, went to Zanesille, stayed all night Sep 24 Sa Took the cars at Zanesville, went to Urbanna, there took the hack & went to Bellfountaine all day Sep 25 Su At Bellfountaine all day Sep 26 M Took the cars this evening at 3PM & went to Indianapolis, got there at 10 at night Sep 27 Tu Took the cars this morning at 6 1/2 o clock for Lafayette, got there at 11 1/2 AM, stayed there til 7, took the packet for Delphi, arrived there at 12 night, stayed there until morning Sep 28 W Went to Eb's, took dinner then went to George's this afternoon; stayed at George's until the third of Oct -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V02 Issue #215 *******************************************