Nancy Dubois, Calvert 47,48,49,50, 51,60

17.Spent the day in the mill Calvin worked at the barn and washed the paint on the platform Father went to Pokeepsie with part of a load of rye and some flour.

18.In the morning Father went down to the village with the one horse wagon for

Grandpa1 s folks to come up and spend the day. Grand pa, Aunt Mary, Clarissa and Lavinia Ward of Michigan daughter of Owen Ward, Letty Smith came up and spent the day. Calvin and myself spent the day thrashing. Mr Garrison and daughter gave us a call in the afternoon. At night Father went to the Valley to carry all except Clarissa and Lavinia they expect to spend the week with us. Father spent-his time in the mill, house entertaining company & 19.In the morning finished drawing in the rye stack as it looked very much like rain and did not get it in any too soon as it commenced raining very soon after we finished drawing and continued to increase during the day and fore part of the night until it became a perfect gale we had to open the waste way to let off the water. Aunt Clarissa and Lavinia went up to Uncle Daniels in the morning. 2O.Calvin and myself spent the day thrashing and commenced cleaning up the rye after finishing thrashing. Clarissa and Lavinia spent the day with us. Father went up after them with the wagon this morning. 21.in the morning finished cleaning the rye after which I prepared and went to

Pokeepsie with it. Father and Calvin tended the mill. Aunt Clarissa and Lavinia went home in the afternoon .

22.Sabbath. Went to church in the morning. Mr Bronson an agent for the Bible

Society preached for us. The day was some cool and overcast there where a goodly number present. 23.Commenced thrashing oats Uncle Daniel 1 s boys helped us and expect to until we finish.

24.Continued thrashing. Father went with a load of oats to Pokeepsie. Ispent most of the day in the mill. In the evening went down to Grandpas and spent the evening road round by the way of Mr Conklins after Mary Conklin who had an invitation also. Met Mr Dudley,Miss Dewey, Miss Nancy Drake. 25.Spent the day thrashing was some surprised to wake up and find the ground covered with snow and snowing which continues at the present time very fast 9 oclock in the evening. 26. The snow is about five inches deep which makes fair sleighing if it should continue as cold as to day it would last some time. Spent the day preparing for winter got our apples in the celler from the bee house but they had commenced freezing slightly brought the bees in the celler and built a fence around the straw stack. Towards night got the wood sled out and went to Mr Wiles given party. Uncle Daniel and Mary Elizabeth went with us (Mary and myself). 27.Spent most of the day entertaining companyEdwin Stockholm and Catherine Monfort came to Mr Wiles last night unexpectedly to us and spent the evening there with us staid all night at our house and returned home after dinner to day . Uncle Daniel 1 s hands thrashed. Calvin helped. Father tended mill.

Nov 1846 28.Sister Mary and myself went to Pokeepsie in the sleigh. The day wa~ very warm the snow wasted very fa_st and before, we got. to: tbe. turnpike g&t"~ w.1sbed for a wagon and ·concl_ud~d: t~_:_~r¥_}~e-:::-.~~c~~{Q~_~{b.~t .. f?pn~-to.ugh scratching and found. about. good:;s;te:i.9h1J1g·.-,g?-;· it_~rni:~]-bt:be-.rn S.L!mmer,, returned by way of Peter

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29.Sabbath. In the morning we all went to church Mr Wile preached spent the rest of the day home. 30.Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of .oats. I spent my time in the mill.

Uncle Daniel 1 s men kept the thrashing going.

Dec 1876 . 1. ·:Lspent the day in the mill. In the fo_renoon Father fixed the pig pen with a trough. In the afternoon Father and Mother went to Mr Wiles to the given party. The boys or men finished thrashing. 2. The day was rainy we spent our time in the mill In the afternoon we took up the lower run of stone and did not quite finish them. In the morning or forenoon

Calvin and myself cleaned up a load of oats. In the afternoon Calvin went home having finished his services with.us for the present. 3. I spent the day in the mill. Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of oats. 4. I went to Pokeepsie with a load of oats.Father tended the mill: 5.-I spent the day in the mill. Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of corn for Uncle Daniel.

6. Sabbath. In the morning Father, Mary and myself went to church Mother staid home. Mr Travis came home with us and spent the day. 7. In the morning Father prepared for going to Pokeepsie with a load of oats.

He went to Ward Wesleys after his daughter to dress make. Mr Travis went home this morning after breakfast. After Father started for Pokeepsie I helped fish the pond John Baker generaled the affair Edwin Dudley and the neighbors helped fish we caught about 19 picural and 60 succors the ice was in fine order 8. In the morning very early Father and myself got up very early and cleaned up a load of oats and also yesterday morning. Father went to Pokeepsie with them I spent the day in the mill the day was rainy or rather overcast with a mist In the evening I took Miss Wesley home and called at Grandpas. 9. Father,and myself spent the day cleaning up a load of oats and doing other chores tending mill & the thaw yesterday made the roads quite bad finishing off with very little snow. 10.In the forenoon I went to the Valley to take Mary to Grandpas to spend the day this day was quite cold. Spent the remainder of the day in the mill On our way to the Valley we met Grandpa coming up to our house and Uncle Daniels on foot. In the afternoon it commenced snowing and continued to snow very fast until ten oclock in the evening when it stoped or nearly so. 11.This morning findsus with snow enough to call it moderate sleighing the roads where very rough or the sleighing would be first rate. Father went to the

Valley with the two horse sleigh after Mary and Lavinia Ward who came to spend a day or so with us. Mr Wile came and took dinner with us and made his proposed parish visit I spent the day in the mill.

Dec 1846 12.Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of pats in the sleigh Ispent the day in the mill In the evening Mary 'and Tavinia went up to Uncle Daniels expecting to stay the evening but Calvert and Frances Canfield came to our house to spend a part of the evening and Mary had to return home. 13.Sabbath. Mother, Mary and myself went to church in the sleigh. Father staid home and kept house. Mr Wile preached. 14.Father and myself spent the forenoon cleaning and measuring the remainder of our oats. The rest of the day in the mill In the evening I went to carry a bbl of flour to Jacog Tenyk and a grist to the Valley. 15I spent the day in the mill Father and Mother went to Pokeepsie Aunt Mary Angell and Lavinia Ward went-along Lavinia expects to stay at Mr Boyds and go from there to N. York in a day or so. Aunt Mary expects to stay a day or so at

Mr Platts.

16.Father went to Pokeepsie with a load of oats I spent the day in the mill

In the evening Mary and myself went to Mr Conklins on a visit and spent the evening. 17.I spent the day in the mill Father spent his time in the mill house & There were a party from LaGrange attempted to fish the pond but they did not catch any In the afternoon it commenced snowing and snowed very hard during the evening and at present time half past 9 oclock. 18,The snow of yesterday afternoon and last night drifted considerable there would have been sufficient for fine sleighing had it fallen level. In the forenoon Father went to chopping sausage meat & at the house I spent the day in the mill.

19.I spent the day in the mill Father went to the Valley to get the Mack horse shod in the forenoon.

20.Sabbath. In the morning went to church all except Mary Mr Wile preached. Mr

Spencer and wife went home with us after meeting They where at Grandpas Towards evening they went up to Uncle Daniels and staid all night. 21.In-the morning Father and Mother fixed off for Fishkill by the way of Pokeepsie got started at eight oclock I spent the day in the mill 22.In the morning it snowed very fast and had much the appearance of a protracted storm but it soon stoped and snowed no more for the day Father and Mother returned home from Fishkill just after dark I spent most of the day in the mill. 23.In the forenoon went to the Valley. In the afternoon spent most of my time in the mill.

24.Spent the day drawing wood from.the woods Henry Mastain cut and help load. 25.Christmas I spent the forenoon drawing wood upset with one load in Uncle Daniel 1 s field where I left it lying. Father tended the mill. In the afternoon it commenced raining and rained the remainder of the day preventing our further operations in the woods . • , 26.I spent the day drawing wood from the woods Nhemiah Robinson cut some for us and some timber for his house for himself Just at night I went to the Valley with Uncle Daniel in the sleigh although the sleighing was very poor. Father spent the day in the mill