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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.b suff.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. 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 Downing to 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 meadow pretty 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. 15.Spent the day ploughing in the meadow a 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 & 2O.Went to 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.

Nov 1844 22. Went to Pokeepsie with a load of ,hay fo_und fo,ur loads ahead of me at the press. Aft~r unloading my hay went ·.up in the. vi11age ·and 1·eft. my horses 'under the.earthen ·borse:,sbed.wbtle. Lwent shopping & Went to the dentist a,nd had my tooth: .,pJuged:purchased. ·satin fo_r a vest and left. it at Nelson

B ,EJ'Js··to be made ... -· · 23.Spent the day in the mill Father went to Poughkeepsie with the last load of hay that we shall draw forathe present. In the morning quite early I went to the Valley to cary some grists and it rained quite hard for some time while there it cleared off before noon.

24.SabbathWent to church in the morning Mr Palmer preached Mr Wile not being able yet to occupy the p.ulpit although able to attend churchStaid home the rest of the day and evening it being a very blustery and cold day In the evening there was a total eclipse of the moon which was visible although often interrupted by the flying clouds 25.Spent the day in the mill being a very cold and blustery day assuming the aspect of winter Angevine in the woods cutting wood Father around the house,barn & 26.Spent the day in the mill it being a cold raw day lool<.ing some like snow

Angevine in the woods Father spent part of the day around the house, mill and the rest part drawing a load of hay from the new ground drawing a load of stalks for Uncle Daniel to Grandpa returning the shelvings borrowed of Charles Brown &

27.Spent part of the forenoon in the woods helping Angevine heap up the wood he had been cutting before snow that we may be enabled to load more handily

While tnere got ,some moss for Mary 1 s plants Spent the 'rest of the day in the mill The pond remained frozen over during the day. 28.Spent the day in the mill mostly Father went to Pokeepsie with Uncle Daniel 1 s team with a load of oats for him Angevine took his final exit this morning expecting to work for Henry Barnes this winter The ice in the pond would bear a man easily this morning I took a run up to the upper part to look for fish through the ice but did not see any. About ten oclock it commenced snowing and snowed during the day quite fast if it continuesall night at this rate it will make quite sleighing. 29.Spent part of the day helping Father rigg off for Pokeepsie tending mill &

Father expected to go to Pokeepsie in the sleigh but after getting prepared harnessed etc in backing out from the shead the tongue of the sleigh gave out and we were obliged to take the wagon which was a very good substitute as the sleighing was quite poor A number of sleighs came to the mill For the want of water I was obliged to to send two or three sleighs to the other mi 11

30.Spent the day in the mill Father spent the day home part of the time in the mill and part around the house. Labour

Weariness Can snow upon the flint when restive sloth Finds the down pillow hard Shkie

A View of the Last Month

There has nothing remarkable happened to mar or disturb my peace and contentment nor on the other hand to excite or illumine my feelings or ambition~ut it has been a month as domestic as perhaps any recorded in this book. This has been a month that has resulted in the dissappointment of perhaps more than any month within four years I mean in regard to politics. Many of the most sanguine were dissa½pointed even those of the favoured party. There has been a desparate but unsuccessful attempt to

Nov 1844 30~place Mr Clay in the presidential chair but somehow it seems as though it -had -been foreordained -otherwise~ The faJ se i_d& of ,tbe -benefi.ts of ,a -bigb_protecttv._'e tarri_ff.)1as overwelmed that .party_ in .disappointment tliat --i:s severe. to -t_be-e.xtreme ... The fa1se·stimu1ation has been crushed and an opiate: administered -that .wiTJ pr.obib1y bring them to their sober senses .

How-strange it seems thst people enlightened as the American people are should allow themselves to become so highly excited on mere incidental matters. How seldom do we allow ourselves to become excited on better and more important subject. It would not appear unreasonable if people should become excited often in the welfare of their eternal interests but how diff,erent. They are cold and as fearful of excitement as though it were of but little importance putting of as of the necessary preparation that all acknowledge as requisite for their eternal happiness. Thus we see the inconsistency of depraved human nature. This is indeed an age of excitement on worldy matters new inventions are being made experiments which which all aspiring for worldly gain. This is right but how careful should we be that our aspirations are rightly directed. They should be fO" the good of others as well as ourselves and the glory of God our maker.

Dec 1844 1, Sabbath a rainy snowy unpleasant day spent the day home in consequence of the storm

2. Spent the day in the mill mostly. Father spent part of his time there also

The screan needed fepaiting and father spent part of the time fixing it in a good and substantial manner. In the evening Angevine came with Henry

Barned came after his clothes trunk&.

3, Spent the day in the millFather went to Pokeepsie with the intention of going to New York with Gen Brush but after getting to Pokeepsie they made other arrangements and did not go. Mary went to Pokeepsie to have her teeth pluged. Crapo Lake Jr went along to drive the horse home&. 4. I spent the day in the mill. Father wrote a letter to Edward and Luther in the forenoon. spent the afternoon fixing a shelter for the calf in the evening went to the Valley with some grists&. 5. Spent the day and evening in the mill Father spent the day home. 6. Spent the day and evening in the mill Father went to PokeEP sie with Uncle

Daniel 1 s team with a load of oats.

?.Spent the day in the mill it rained most of the day There were a company of fishermen from the Valley that fished the pond in the ice John Ba~ r being major general of the company they caught three or four good messes. 8. Sabbath went to church in the forenoon Mr Wile preached for the first time for a month and a half. Spent the rest of the day home. 9, Spent the day home thw forehoon fixing the hops in the wheel house for melting ice the afternoon tending mill preparing for butchering &

IO.This day completed according to record the twenty third year of my existence being my birthday, the anniversary of which was held in thet,most complete manner being our butchering day it was pleasant day for it Crapo Lake and son helped get through in good season about two oclock. 11.Went to Pokeepsie with.the pork sent it to the City by the Upper Landing

Company.Father tended the mill .. In-the evening Father and myself cut up the pork.