DIARYOF ALSON WARD Nov 1844 8. Spent the day thrashing_, in the mill&In the aft_ernoon Father went to Pokeepsie with a load 6f.pats Returned in the-evening Brought returns in an extra, TeJegrclP.bsuff.i._cient to. decide· ..wUhernt.doubt- in regard. to the StciteOtbet .states do nobJy fo,r t.be.,Deniocrats•.Polk is :probib1Y _elected., 9. Spent-the day-home.in the forenoon cleaning ·a-load of oats the afternoon thrashing Angevine helping Father went to Pokeepsie.
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1O.Sabbath. Mary and myself went to Hopewell to Church took dinner at Jacob Monforts returned home in the evening. 11.Finished thrashing and cleaning up the oats in the forenoon, Angevine and myself staked fence in the afternoon Father tended the mill & 12.Father went to Pokeepsie by the way of LaGrange for the purpose of _looking at some cattle at Gideon·VerValins did not purchase any did not find the owner& Angevine went to the Valley with~the one horse wagon to help Grandpa draw --.gravel and I tended the mill. · 13.Spent the day home in the mill. In the afternoon Father went in company with Gideon Downingto Mr VerValins ~o look at some cattle but as before did not find the owner. Angevine went to the shop with the Dick horse to get him shod. 14.Spent the forenoon tending mill in the afternoon driving horses fo,r Angevine ploughing the east part of the meadowpretty rugged work having never been ploughed.Father tended mill in the afternoon. Towards night I carried fi,re out and burned the dry grass before ploughing.
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15.Spent the day ploughing in the meadowa real tuf job enough to try the patience of Job Angevine holding the plough myself driving. 16.Spent the forenoon ploughing ploughing out the ditches and the afternoon pulling sods out of the ditches Father tended ~ill until just night when he went to the Valley. 17.Sabbath.Went to church to the Valley Mr Hall preached us a very smart sermon Mr Wile not being able to preach on account of his face remained home the rest of the day. Mr Hall is the author of the seven and half years in the far west assuming the name of Robert Carlton. 18.Spent the forenoon in the mill preparing for drawing hay to Pokeepsie borrowing Charles Brown's shelving Angevine and myself went after them Father and Angevine went to the stack to get a load of hay but before getting out~to the roAa the load took a cant and partly fell off after reloading it being so late Father concluded not to go with the hay until tomorrow. I spent the afternoon in the mill 19.Spent the day in the mill Father went to Pokeepsie with his load of hay returned by the way of LaGrange by the middle of the afternoon Angevine spent the day clearing some sods out of the ditches drawing gravel un'der the barnyard gates &
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2O.Wentto Pokeepsie with a load of hay Father tending the mill. Angevine mending fence . 21.Spent the day in the mill Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of hay Angevine cutting wood in the woods east of the peach orchard.
