DIARYOF ALSON WARD
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Apri.1 1844
B~Pleasant-~hd fine day Father went to Pokeepsie and I spent the day in the - mill William Pine came here in the morning and spent most of the day sore finger preventing him from work Father spent the day in Pokeepsie engaged the corn crop at fifty cents to be delivered after planting to the Main Street Landing Company. 9. Stormey in the morning clared off in the afternoon or about noon Angevine went to the Valley in the forenoon to carry some flour and fetched Clarisa Angell and her cosin William Angell son of Ethan Angell. Spent the forenoon in the mill in the afternoon went to Pokeepsie to see about getting some peach trees to plant in our peach orchard came home in the evening. 1O.A very fine and pleasant day commencedplowing to day for oats. Angevine is the plough boy I spent the day in the mill shook carpet at noon as our folks were cleaning house saw barn swallows Father went to Pokeepsie to get further information in regard to the peach trees&. 11.Fine day spent the forenoon in the mill the afternoon in the peach orchard went to the Valley on foot in the evening to get help to work in the orchard and engaged the Crapes after going to the village heard there was an abolition meeting at the Presbyterian Meeting House went to see the performance Some disturbance a fellow called Heno made some disturbance by interupting the speaker and one stone came through the window did not stay to hear and see all came home as I went on foot got home eleven oclock looked like a thunder storm flashed of electricity but no rain.
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12.Spent part of the day in the mill but in consequence of being deficient of help in the peach orchard spent part of the day planting peach pits & Crapo Lake Sr and junior helped Samuel Rice promised but disappointed us in the evening went up to the succer brook about eleven oclock caught a fine mess no one else there. 13.Spent most of the time in the mill and around the house doing chores Father went to Pokeepsie in the one horse wagon to take some flour and engage peach trees engaged three hundred of Daniel Beadle at ten cents bought~ those that were inoclated last fall the inoculation just starting 14.Sabbath an unusually warm day and the past week has been so also, trees are leafing out. Went to church in the morning Mr Howpreached to a large~ congregat.on in the afternoon remained home the thermometer stood as high as eighty degrees in the house and I notice by the Pokeepsie Telegraph that it stood as high as eighty seven on the north side of the building 15.Spent most of the day around the house and mill t-elped transplant-ornimental shade trees mountain ash and larch put ashes around the peach trees and also the-apple trees. Father went to Pokeepsie in the after part of the day to get peach trees returned home in the evening with one hundred and fifty half the quantity engaged.
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16.Helpt transplant peach trees and spent part of _the time in the mill Father went to Pokeepsie in the afternoon to get the remainder of the trees Commenced raining about sun set and was very dark in the evening but little rain Justice Mchordwas at the mill to day gave a short history of a riot at the Presbyterian Church on Friday night last while theJ abolitionists were endeavoring to hold a meeting. The most officious person·:~as one Beno a lewd fellow who prepared a market basket of plucks lights & put in suitable pieces for throwing went to the speakers offered them some fresh but they were not pleased with the quality of the meat but he was determined they should partake by throughing in their faces which created a great stir
