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DIARYOF ALSON WARD May 1847 10.We all spent the day .Planting corn.and potatoes in the meadowpatch joining LaGrange line.
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11.Father, Mother and Mary went to Pokeepsie In the afternoon we finished planting the patch in the meadowin the forenoon and commencedplanting the long field after dinner NhemiahRobinson layed up some gaps in the stone fence and helped us plant a short time in the afternoon. 12.We all spent our time planting. 13.As yesterday spent our time in the corn field and finished planting. 14.Cleaned up a load of corn and I went to the Lower Landing with it after dinner I called at Mr Gidleys to see Henry Sle~t but he was not at home but found him at our house on my return home On my~downto the river called on Mr Platts and saw Mary she having returned from WayneCo within a few days. 15. Father and myself spent the forenoon preparing a load of corn of it to shell and bring from the mill over to the shed In the went to the river with it Angevine spent the day helping Uncle corn and yesterday also I sold our hay or at least ten tons of per ton
having part afternoon I Daniel plant it at ten dollars
16.Sabbath in the morning went to church it being communionand a pleasant day there where a great many out Mr Wile preached.
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17.In the morning I went to the Valley after a load of plaster and deposited it on the wheat lot In the afternoon Father and myself sowed the west lot after which sister Mary and myself went to Mr Conklins and made a short call . 18.In the afternoon Father and myself prepared a load of corn and in the afternoon Father went to the river with it I finished sowing plaster in the afternoon In the evening I took Miss Wesley home she having spent the day dress making Angevine spent the day and yesterday helping Uncle Daniel plant corn. 19.Angevine and myself spent the day fixing and taking a load of hay to the river to the lower Landing hay press. 20.I spent the day partly in the mill and part of the time helping load and fix Angevine off with hay In the afternoon after we had a load all ready for going to Pokeepsie we upset with it being some sidling which prevented our going with the second load that day We spent our time drawing away the rails and damaged hay from the top of the stack. 21.I spent most of the day in the mill and round the house Angevine went with two loads of hay Father loaded the hay on the wagon. 22.In the forenoon I went to Pokeepsie to meet Edward Canfield at the noon boat and found him It rained some little during the day Angevine drew hay. 23.Sabbath In the morning we all went to church except sister preached a very good sermon.
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Mary Mr Wile
24.The day was rainy we spent our time in the mill and house Angevine went to Pokeepsie early in ·the morning before it rained very hard with a load of hay. 25.It cleared off during the night after a splendid rain very warm and pleasant There where a small party of us went to Dover Stone Crurch and the wells I wil name the CompanyGents Henry Sleight. Charles Pl;tt,David Barnes,James
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