DIARYOF ALSON WARD. Nov 1846 16LSpent the day thrashing tending.mill &
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17.Spent the day in the mill Calvin worked at the barn and washed the paint on the platform Father went to Pokeepsie with part of a load of rye and some flour. 18.In the morning Father went down to the village with the one horse wagon for Grandpa1 s folks to come up and spend the day. Grand pa, Aunt Mary, Clarissa and Lavinia Ward of Michigan daughter of OwenWard, Letty Smith came up and spent the day. Calvin and myself spent the day thrashing. Mr Garrison and daughter gave us a call in the afternoon. At night Father went to the Valley to carry all except Clarissa and Lavinia they expect to spend the week with us. Father spent-his time in the mill, house entertaining company& 19.In the morning finished drawing in the rye stack as it looked very much like rain and did not get it in any too soon as it commencedraining very soon after we finished drawing and continued to increase during the day and fore part of the night until it became a perfect gale we had to open the waste way to let off the water. Aunt Clarissa and Lavinia went up to Uncle Daniels in the morning. 2O.Calvin and myself spent the day thrashing and commencedcleaning up the rye after finishing thrashing. Clarissa and Lavinia spent the day with us. Father went up after them with the wagon this morning.
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21.in the morning finished cleaning the rye after which I prepared and went to Pokeepsie with it. Father and Calvin tended the mill. Aunt Clarissa and Lavinia went home in the afternoon . 22.Sabbath. Went to church in the morning. Mr Bronson an agent for the Bible Society preached for us. The day was some cool and overcast there where a goodly number present. 23.Commencedthrashing oats Uncle Daniel s boys helped us and expect to until we finish. 1
24.Continued thrashing. Father went with a load of oats to Pokeepsie. Ispent most of the day in the mill. In the evening went down to Grandpas and spent the evening road round by the way of Mr Conklins after Mary Conklin who had an invitation also. Met Mr Dudley,Miss Dewey, Miss Nancy Drake. 25.Spent the day thrashing was some surprised to wake up and find the ground covered with snow and snowing which continues at the present time very fast 9 oclock in the evening. 26. The snow is about five inches deep which makes fair sleighing if it should continue as cold as to day it would last some time. Spent the day preparing for winter got our apples in the celler from the bee house but they had commencedfreezing slightly brought the bees in the celler and built a fence around the straw stack. Towards night got the wood sled out and went to Mr Wiles given party. Uncle Daniel and Mary Elizabeth went with us (Mary and myself).
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27.Spent most of the day entertaining companyEdwinStockholm and Catherine Monfort came to Mr Wiles last night unexpectedly to us and spent the evening there with us staid all night at our house and returned homeafter dinner to day. Uncle Daniel s hands thrashed. Calvin helped. Father tended mill. 1
