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25. DIARYOF ALSON WARD Dec 1844 24.Spent the day in the mill Father went to Pokeepsie with the intention of goi:nfrto the City for the purpose of seeing Joseph H Cunninghamto prove the handwriting of his· brother who is dead. Crapo Lake Jr drove back the team from Pokeepsie . 25.Spent the day in the mill had plenty of work for Christmas. In the aft_ernoon Daniel Platt and his wife were at our house on a visit. 26.Spent the day in the mill. In the evening went to Mr Velies giver party a very warm and pleasant evening There were about one hundred and seventy five persons present. 27. Spent the day in the mill Snowedmoderately most of the day Father returned home in the-morning having accomplished his purpose Gamein the stage from Pokeepsie to the Valley Walked from.the Valley home. 28.Spent the day in the mill dressing the upper of stone mearly opening the furrows a little fixing the hoes for the winter There has been one wagon and one sleigh to the mill to day being neither good wagoning or sleighing. 29.Sabbath Father Mother and Mary went to church in the forenoon it being , rather unpleasant going neither wagoning or sleighing there were not many at church. I spent the day home.
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3O.Spent the day hometending the mill and helped fix the small bridges in the meadowbefore snow in order for drawing wood when snow gives us the privilege. The weather is extremely moderate for the season of the year the thermometer ranged but little below freezing and had hardly during the week past. · 31.Spent the day home tending mill Father and Mother went t to Pokeepsie In the morning Edward Barnes and wife his siter Mary Mis VerValin Henry Sleight Elsey Gidley and Charles Platt were at our house and spent the evening Staid long enough to exchange salutations commanat the beginning of a new year. A review of the last month. This month has been one of peace and quietness in this part of the world with the exception of the~County of Renseller and Columbia which had been in great commotion on accountoof the anti rent disterbences many of them have so far resisted all civil authority as to commit violence on the Sheriff taring and fethering and commitiing in any other unlawful acts being disguised as Indians. The Governour had at last called called on tee military to enforce the law On the thirtieth the military uniform companyfrom Pokeepsie left for Albany in companywith the NewYork Company. The result is yet to be heard The twelth of this month was Thanksgiving. This day and Christmas passed off with their usual customs.The Wasingtonians have had a protracted meetings during the evenings of one week. There were a good number min attendance with able speakers Acrhy s subjects were very careful to keep away for fear of conviction not giving them an opportunity to operate on them. the usual excitement of last month has died down to inactivity eaquiling below the usual range as much as the last month s excitement ranged above 1
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