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Theodore Peticolas Diary, RHC-51
Transcription by Robert Beasecker
[Front Cover]
[Inside cover page blank]
[Front Matter]
Pocket Diary 1863
Title Page
Counting House Almanac 1863
Distances and Time by railroad from New York
Population of the United States (including totla slave pop 1850 + 1860)
San Francisco Tides
Eclipses in 1863
Rates of Postage
Almanac of 1863
[Page 1]
[note written above the date]
Battle of Stones River. Wind South.
Thursday, January 1, 1863 [Peticolas indicated the temperature three times for each entry]
[Temp. 18,33,33]
Lilla walked over this afternoon. Var. Fine day for the first but very cold this morning. Thawed
very little. I did housework & read. Attend to the stock. Sent an article to the Country
Gentleman on Borers and a letter to Julia. Hazy.
Friday 2
[Temp. 37, 50, 30]
I went to see Young about fixing fence. Var. Little sun today. Wind south. Preparing for a
rain. Kake & Lou cut the dry woods in the garden then loused the rest of the day. I drove
Conklins cows out twice after the[y] tore down the Fodder stacks. Cloudy.
Saturday 3
[Temp. 46, 54, 50]
Var. Very moderate today but Rained most of the forenoon. Jake hard to manage today. Shirked
his work. Went down to fix the fence to keep out Conklins cows. I was very unwell and
feverish today.
[Page 2]
�Sunday 4
[Temp. 50, 54, 52]
Var. Rained all the forenoon. Cleared off after dawn and was splendid. I had a dreadful bad
night. Fever & restlessness. I did nothing but read and took one little tramp but was afraid of the
damp to stagout.
Monday 5
[see symbol]
[Temp. 34, 52, 48]
Julia did not come. Var. Very fine day but too damp for us to be out much. Geo. Young fixed
the fence to keep Conklins Cows out. John came and got a barrel of Cider out of the cellar. Mr.
Ducket made us a long visit this afternoon. Hazy.
Tuesday 6
[Temp. 36, 46, 24]
Jul did not come. Note from Del. Rained this morning. Quit soon after breakfast turning cold
very rapidly. Jake sawed wood, took up two Junipers & planted themselves at the graveyard.
Lou took shafts down to Wilimngtons. Cloudy & windy.[Page 3]
Wednesday, January 7, 1863
[Temp. 18, 28, 20]
Var. very cold all day. Jake began digging a new grape border front of the cowhouse. Mrs.
Dickinson of Kale did a big wash. I did nothing but read [?] I got home, sick as usual. Closed[?]
Thursday 8
[Temp. 23, 39. 20]
Sherman attacks Vicksburg. Snowed in the night & part of today about an inch & a half. Jake
sawed some & sled[?] some stac'd in the house & began Les Miserables. The day was very dull
& I had the [?]
Friday 9
[Temp. 24, 34, 34]
Codfish dinner. Var., still cold but moderating a little. Jake sawed a little wood & fooled corn
dealt.[?] Time away I read to the girls & did housework. Cloudy.
[Page 4]
Saturday, January 10, 1863
[Temp. 44, 48, 36]
�Var. This has been a very moderately cool day after a homendow [?] hard wind & rain this
morning, all the snow has all disappeared. Jake sawed some wood. Clear. [seperation symbol]
Read Les Miserables.
Sunday 11
[Temp. 34, 40, 36]
Was a very fine day, but was too stick to go out. I had a wet compress on my throat which gave
me a worse cold than I ever had in my life. Jake went store. Lick on Prince. [?] Clear.
Monday 12
[Temp. 28, 54, 44]
Kate & Lou went to town. Splendid spring day but i could not go out being too sick running rose
and splitting headache. Jake spaded. Raspberries [?] went to Sallie's afternoon. Her photograph
came to night. Hazy.
[Page 5]
[Top of page containing date missing]
[Temp. 60,59]
Cloudy all day. [words missing] like looks like rain. I had a terrible night, fever & bursting
headache. Jake & Frank hauled Foddes [?]. I feel better tonight I have felt for three days. [?] is
better too. Cloudy.
[Page 6][top of page containing date missing. First words of text in the entry are also missing].
[Temp. 18, 22, 13
this morning. This is the deepest snow we have ever had --- more than ten feet. [?] quite sick,
and I not much better. I coughed this morning dreadfully. Jake made baths & sawed some.
Cloudy.
Saturday 17
B.[Temp. 6, 18, 2]
Var. Cloudy nearly all day and very cold. No thaw. Jake sawed wood & went to the store after
Ink. I have been quite unwell all day. Clear.
Sunday 18
[Temp. 6, 34, 22]
Sunshine all day, moderate. Some wind South but still very cold. I coughed very badly this
morning but am a little better. Lou made to the post office. Clear.
[Page 7]
[Temp. 22, 40, 37]
�Mr. Adams arrived unexpected. Cloudy all day, began misting about 4 PM & still continues.
Should it turn to a rain it will produce a flood. Jake sawed. I finished reading the 2nd vol of Les
Miserables. Drizzling.
Tuesday 20
Wednesday 21
[Temp. 32, 31, 34]
Kate and Mr. Adams left in the bus [?]. Snowed in the night a little but thawed all day. Jake was
off all day rabbit hunting again. I coughed all night the worst yet and I dread tonight. Emor[?]
called to see me today. Cloudy.
[Page 8]
Thursday, January 22, 1863
[Temp. 34, 36, 33]
Cloudy all day not cold. Cloudy all day not cold. Thawing slowly. Jake shelled corn and went
to mill but did not get it ground got chopped but no Brase. Julia washed. Cloudy --- headache
all day.
Friday 23
[Temp. 33, 40, 40)
Kate, Del & children came out. Var cloudy all day. Rained since dark, Jake lasoed (?) some.
Carried hay over to the barn. I hit a [?] of Rockers to my arm chair & nearly sawed off my
thumb. Drizzling.Kate got books for camp.
Saturday 24
[Temp. 44, 54, 48]
Var. cloudy nearly all day. Very moderate for the season. Snow rappidly disappearing. Jake off
again all forenoon. Jule [?] scrubbed kitchen. Cloudy [seperation symbol] my cold better.
[Page 9]
Sunday, January 25, 1863
[Temp. 36, 50, 46]
Cloudy all day and very warm looking very much like rain. Snow entirely gone. Making the
road area [?] I had the horrors terribly. John called. Judy & I had a [?] with him.
[Monday 26]
[Temp. 50, 50, 42]
�Cloudy and rainy all day. Jake went to mill after our meal. Got chopped & Bran. I assorted 16
as [?] to him it out. No name found. Two Nos missing concluded to read it so. Everybody got
town's[?] diarreah. Raining.
Tuesday 27
[Temp. 33, 33, 28]
Rain turned to snow. Snowed nearly all day very fine but melted as it fell. Jake sawed & shel'd
wood all day. We began reading Gollum's late of no name. Had codfish for dinner. Lou very
sick. Cholera. [?]
[Page 10]
Wednesday, January 28, 1863.
[Temp. 22, 26, 20]
Ms. Dickinson washed. Snowed in the night about 2 inches. Turning cold. Jake sawed wood,
went to [?] our Prince[?] Got a wrench. I wrote to {blank}[?] & to Kaspers. Wrote
advertisements but forgot to send them. Clear.
Thursday 29
[Temp. 20, 39, 36]
Mr. Dicket called. Var. moderated some, wind south, Jake sawed wood until noon when he left
for the rest of the day. I got croton oil in my eyes causing excruciating pain for several hours.
Del & Jul called on [?]
Friday 30
Snow again last night. A little colder today. Jake sawed a little wood. Hard to keep at his work.
Del spent the day at Jenkins. I put a new valve in th[e] [?] Broke the shovel off soldere & it on
again.
[Page 11]
Saturday, January 31, 1863.
[Temp. 21, 40, 33] Garrison came out tonight. Cloudy all day. Moderated some. Jake hauled
over some hay from the woodhouse loft and sawed some wood. I read No Name to the girls. Pd.
Butcher's Bill $500. Cloudy.
Sunday, February 1
Had oysters for dinner. Var. Rained nearly all the forenoon very [?] all day. Jake went to East
Liberty with a note from me to John. Took both horses & Frank D. without leave. Clear.
Eggnog.
Monday 2
�[Temp. 15, 30, 20] Garrison left in the [?] Var. very cold in the morning & all day. I read no
name part of the day. [?] Jake up for not feeding Girls. Went to Gonklins [?] to tea. I went to
see young & Dickets about getting a boy. Got no satisfaction. Hazy.
[Page 12]
Jul still suffering from Porerigo[?]
Tuesday, February 3, 1863
[Temp. 7, 13, 8]
Kate went to town today. Var. One of the coldest nights and days this winter. Jake began
hauling wood from Keltman [?] I read Life of Grimalde aloud of No Name to go on. Clear. B.
Wednesday 4.
[Temp. 12, 23, 21]
Var. Moderated a little in the night. Jake hauled wood from Keltman & went to the store. I did
nothing but housework and read. Del went to young, and I paid for butter. Cloudy.
Thursday 5
[see symbol]
[Temp. 24, 26, 24]
Del & Children left in the [?] Snowed in the night and all day. Jul & I spent the day & took
dinner [?] John had hard pulling through the snow. Jake I suppose did nothing. Snowing a little.
[Page 13]
Friday, February 6, 1863
[Temp. 15, 21, 14] Var. very cold all. Snowed a little this morning. Snow about 9 inches to a
foot. Jake sawed wood & went to P.O. on Prince. I finished No Name, Kaspers came last night.
Two letters for Kate.
Saturday 7.
[see symbol]
[Temp. 10, 38, 34]
Jake and Lou hauled hay fr. Woodh. Var. Sun shone considerably. Moderated, Clouded over
towards evening. Bennet called to see about trees. I read Grimaldy to Jul. Jake lost all morning.
Sunday 8
[Temp. 38, 42, 38]
B.
Cloudy all day. Moderated. Very much thawing. Musting since dark. Wrote out my article on
Fieldmice for the {Country Gent} & a letter to Mr Emmons. Jake went home on Tom & got
home to [?]
[Page 14]
�Monday, February 9, 1863.
[Temp. 42, 50, 49]
Var. cloudy & misty. Jake sawed some wood & assorted & wiped apples in the cellar. Lou & I
went to Willowville for Butter. Paid up a couple of bills for nursery sale. Cloudy.
Tuesday 10
B.
Lou sick and suffering very much. Var. cleared off towards night. Not very cold. Jake oiled the
harness. Left after dinner for home. I sent a letter to Kate & one to Money advertisement. Sent
for coal oil. Clear.
Wednesday 11
Rained from noon until night. Cloudy & murky looking day. Jake hauled wood from Keltmans
& sawed some. Jill being sick I did all the housework. I did not feel right by any means. Kate
did not come. Lilla[?] walled over. Raining.
[Page 15]
Thursday, February 12, 1863
[Temp. 34, 30, 34]
Kate got home at last. Rained shortly after breakfast & continued hard until noon. Remained
cloudy. Jill very unwell bad sorethroat and hoarse. I read considerably aloud. Sugar & Coffee
did not come. Dark & Cloudy.
Friday 13
[see symbol]
[Temp. 34, 35, 34]
Cloudy all day. Wind south. Looks like snow. Jake as usual fooled away his time. Sawed a
little wood. John called & took dinner with us talked us crazy. Sugar & Coffee came but Papers
forgotten. Cloudy.
Saturday 14
[Temp. 32, 56, 53]
B.
Cloudy all day. Began raining about 2 P.M. & continued until 8 P.M. Some stars but too warm
Lou & Jake went to mill. Jake rode to store. Sick the only [?] got home at 3 PM. I walked
doing in the nursery. Looked at the wheat. Cloudy.
[Page 16]
Sunday, February 15, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 44, 46, 32]
�Var. very fine day. Lou & I made up our minds to go to town, in the Buggy. After a pleasant
cool ride we got to Del's about 5 P.M. or half past 4. We left home at 1/2 past 12. Del washed at
home. Clear.
Monday 16
[Temp. 26,48,40]
Var. cloudy most of the day. Quite cold. Jake fooled his time away chopping. I called on Ms.
Gibson who [?] me very kindly [?] on my lunching [?] Del's [underlined]{Swing Machine} on
the buggy, left Lou in town. Cloudy.
Tuesday 17
[Temp. 34,42,39] Sent coffee back to George. Raining when we got up. Continued nearly all
forenoon. Jake & Rob D. sawed and split wood. Kate ran the [underlined] {Machine} all day.
Old woman came to see if we could give her work. Gave her supplies & put her to work[?]
Cloudy.
[Page 17]
Wednesday, February 18, 1863
[Temp. 40,44,44]
Raining again this morning. Drizzled most of the day. Dutch man got twenty appletrees. I had
to be out in the mist. Jake made labels nearly all day. Very dark & cloudy.
Thursday 19
Lou & Jake gone to Young Pasty. Rain every morning. Sun shone a few minutes this afternoon.
I had a slight chill tonight and for the two previous days. I hung up the Hams & made smoke.
Jake finished the Labels 500. [underlined]{Raining, wind.}
Friday 20
We got four [underlined]{Hens} from Mr. Teal. Var. Cleared off at last. Sun shone toward
evening. Jack went home & back by supertime. I was quick unwell had a [underlined] {hot
fever}. Excruciating pain in the head. Mr. Conklin and sister called after tea to invite us to
dinner on Sunday.
[Page 18]
Saturday, February 21, 1863
[Temp. 28, 31, 26]
Cloudy all day turning cold. Jake & Bob D. hauled hay from the woodhouse loft to the barn. I
missed my fever & feel a little better. Got a letter from Ed to Lou[?] with some prospect for a
loan. Snowing.
�Sunday 22
[Temp. 25, 31, 19]
Snowing snowed all night and great [?] of the day very fine. Snow about 8 inches deep. Being
the [underlined]{third deep snow this} winter. Kate & I went to Conklins to a late dinner of
turkey oysters. Quite[?] considerate of a Conkin [?] Cloudy.
Monday 23
[Temp. 8, 26, 17 1/2]
Lou got home. Very cold. Var. clear nearly all day. Jack went to [?] and posted some of our
bills. Sawed a little. His father called and settled with one for Jake, Conklins came over after
tea & took eggnog & cake. Cloudy.
[Page 19]
[note above the date]
Tuesday, 24, 1863
[Temp. 22,42,37]
I wrote to Del. Jul wrote to Ed. Var. clear most of the day. Moderated very much. Jake hauled
some wood. Kline got 38 trees. Kept one nearly three hours in the slushy snow it will give a
fine cold. I am sick. Cloudy.
Wednesday 25
[Temp. 32,55,51]
Var. Moderated considering[?] Jake hauled wood all day. Made four loads. Read Les
Miserables to the girls. Jake & Lou gone to Sugar Camp. Another letter [?] Ed about the loan.
Thursday 26
[see symbol]
[Temp. 33, 39, 34] Var. Looked like rain all day. [?] my going to Pataria[?] Jake shelled corn &
measured [?]. I cut Grafts. [?] Jake hauled wood for Dickinson. Cloudy & warm.
[Page 20]
Friday, February 27, 1863
Archy Woodruff died today.[Temp. 53, 60, 34] Two months younger than me. Var. Splendid
spring day. Jake stacked and sawed wood. I went to Bataria Recorders office to get mortgages
to [?] wheat and corn. Denied with Lindey Moore, got corn} ground.
Saturday 28
[Temp. 32, 52, 44]
�Drizzled a little this evening. Var. rather cold, first very fine but muddy. Lent Jake to Bataria to
the Recorder. Bid Broadwell receipt would not answer to cancel the mortgage. Two men called
to look at the nursery. I made catalogue for the nursery. Cloudy.
Sunday, March 1
[Temp. 40, 41, 32]
Cloudy all day. Turned colder. I read Les Miserables nearly all day. Finished the fourth vol.
Jake been gone all day not home yet. Hope for a fine day tommorow. Clear and cool, quite
windy today.
[Page 21]
Monday, March 2, 1863
[Temp. 34, 40, 32]
Var. Cold. Spit snow a few. A small number of men assembled in the woodhouse & bid so
meanly that I was perfectly discouraged. The whole sale only amounted to about $70. Voyela
Gallaire. Clear.
Tuesday 3
[see symbol]
[Temp. 32, 33, 26]
We finished Les Miserables. Snowed in the night and some this morning. I made out all the
bills of the sale of Trees. Kate & Jake started for town in the wagon, taking the sawing machine
home. Prince got away from Lou at Willowville. Clear & cold.
Wednesday 4
[see symbol]
[Temp. 23, 31, 23]
Var. very cold for the season. Peaches will certainly suffer tonight. Jake got home about 4 P.M.
Brought out Beatshead & Mattress. I coppied mortgage. Got dissapointed in a horse to go to
Broadwells. Ms. Conklin called. Clear & cold.
[Page 22]
Some prospect of getting money of [?]
Thursday, March 5, 1863
[Temp. 18, 32, 35]
Var. very cold. This morning I borrowed Mrs. Teal's Horse & rode to bull & Sam Edwards to
see about the old mortgage but could not find it. Jul & I went to Bea after dinner, seymed[?]
Dels mortgage. I went to Mill. Called on Ms. Bond. Got home after dark in the snow --- nearly
frozen. Drizzling.
Friday 6
�[Temp. 40, 44, 41]
Rained a little in the night. Musted all day. Snow entirely gone. Jake sawed some wood. Feel
very sore from yesterday's exploits. Read Night and Morning to Jul Most of the day. Sent to
Conklins and bought a cock. Misty.
Saturday 7
[Temp. 34, 37, 32]
Read Night and Morning. Rained pretty hard in the night. Everythig underwater. Kitchen all
afloat. Sudden leak in the roof. Nasty all day. Cold in my head, in great pain all day, effects of
my ride and exposure. Cold & Cloudy.
[Page 23]
Wrote to Kate.
Sunday, March 8, 1863
[Temp. 31, 40, 36]
Read Night and Morning. Var. Snowed & rained in the night. Froze a little. Very disagreeable
day. Snow and rain mixed this afternoon feel. Geo. Young got Jake to drive him & family up to
Del's old place. Jul then rode Tom over to Sallie's & has not got back. Drizzling.
Monday 9
[Temp. 31, 38, 30]
Del wood saw. Jul got home to dinner. Var. Clear great part of the day but cold & raw. I sel[?]
Jake to trimming vines. I begin writing labels. Finished Night & Morning, it is splendid. No
news from Bil Edwards. Cloudy --- about the old mortgage.
Tuesday 10
Tuesday 10
Began Paul Clifford. Var. Some sun today but very raw. Jake cut some vines. I walked down
to John Lanes & waited an hour or two then got no real satisfaction about the money. Jake took
Tom and hauled wood for Conklins. Hazy.
[Page 24]
Wednesday, March 11, 1863
[Temp. 31, 40, 39]
I filed and sel woodsaw. Var. cold wind Howling all night and all day. Set Jake to cutting up the
pond hedge at Jul's portion. [?] request, she went to Conklins a few minutes & I to Youngs. The
Milles called for the trees but it was too cold. Clear.
�Thursday 12
[see symbol]
[Temp. 24, 32, 16]
George Young began choppnig wood. Var. very cold. Real winter day. Jake hauled up the last
of the Fodder, then hauled wood. Lou had a long race after the buss which passed before us
knew it. Mrs. [?] & man stopped & dined with us. Clear & cold.
Friday 13
[Temp. 16, 34 ,29]
Sent Kales things down & Del's butter. Var. Bitter cold this morning not so bad a yesterday.
Jake hauled wood & one of old Rails from the Pasture hill. I walked down to the nursery then
over to Hellmans woods to look at our wood then home to read Paul Clifford. Cloudy.
[Page 25]
Saturday, March 14, 1863[Temp. 30, 48, 40]
Var. Moderated very much. Very pleasant. Jake hauled one load of wood & sawed some. Cut
off some of the Hedge in front. I went to Arluss [?] crawfish but did not find him [?] at home.
Got a letter from Del about the loan. Clear.
Sunday 15
[Temp. 36, 41, 49]
Var. Splendid spring day. Very warm. Sent Jake home. Jul & I took a horseback ride. I rode
Prince, she went very well indeed. We walked up to Ducket's to see about the fence. I found
That Young could not come. Clear.
Monday 16
[Temp. 30, 30, 38]
Var. White frost. Splendid day. I went to town. I got $600 of Harrison on mortgage & brot[?]
out a contraband name Charley from Arkansas. Julia spent the day at Camp Dennison with
Conklins. Clear.
[Page 26]
Tuesday, March 17, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 39,69,60]
Jul drove over to Sallie's. Var. Splendid spring day. Slight white forst. Kelly & Cole came and
I got their trees we dug all day. Gomez got $1.00 worth. I was on foot all day. Very tired.
Smokey and cloudy.
�Wednesday 18
[Temp. 50, 52, 40]
Jul went to Gasmel[?] Var. rather cloudy. Col breeze. Trees all day I dug a few. Made a list or
map of the new nursery. Fuller got his 35 trees. Ducket called this evening to see about the
fence. Hazy.
Thursday 19
[Temp. 31, 32, 33]
Charley and Jul washed. Sleet this morning shuck us on arising this morinng & has continued all
day being one of the heaviest we have had for a year. Sending the Cedars down awfully. Mrs.
Young called & settled her milk & butter bill & the Negro question. Drizzling and freezing.
[Page 27]
[note written above the date] Polly called at noon[;] wrote to Kate.
Friday, March 20, 1863
[Temp. 33, 33, 37]
Sleet entirely disappeared this morning. Rained very hard in the night, growing saturated and
water. Charley cut straw & sawed wood. Did more warming than anything else. Drizzling.
Saturday 21
[Temp. 44, 69, 47]
Rained hard again in the night. Charley went to Moore's Mill & brought home $4.00 worth of
ship stuff 9 bushels. I was out a great deal today. Cut some Pear grafts. Jul & I went to Conklins
after supper. Clear.
Sunday 22
Sallie & D walked over, Jul of the way home took the party. Var. Splendid, day quite warm but
very damp ground saturated again with water; I got such a cold yesterday by being out on damp
ground that I was forced to stay in much more than I intended. Peaches and cherries all safe yet.
Cloudy.
[Page 28]
[note written above the date]
[Temp. 55, 69, 62] I sold and dug 4 May Cherries.
Monday, March 23, 1863
Mrs. Kennedy walked over. Var. Sun came out hot. Hard rain in the night with some thunder.
The frost of the season. Charley dug new trees all day. I was out humming & making Currant
Cutting & planting where they were missing. Cloudy. Began saving milk.
�Tuesday 24
[see symbol]
[Temp. 57, 45, 42]
Ms. K left in the Buss.[?] Rained hard again in the night & several times to day. Charley dug a
few trees but found it to be muddy. He sawed wood. I did nothing but sneeze. I catch cold. Jim
Hazel called to inform us that we are to mobbed. Raining.
Wednesday 25
Var. Rained in the night & today, sleet & snow. Thermometer fell since morning. Charley
sawed wood. I rode over to Johnsons to brrow his gun to sefret[?] invasion, but he laughed at me
being certain they would not dare do it. Snowing.
[Page 29]
[note written above the date] McShields[?] No 22 McFarland sheet
Thursday, March 26, 1863
[Temp. 28, 36, 29]
[see symbol] Cloudy, & spit snow all day. Very raw & cold. Charley sawed wood & warmed
his feet, I took the wasgon to be mended, talked to the neighbors about overwhelmed [?] invasion
but they think it all tosh. Jul went to Mrs Leal's. Anche[?] badly. [?] & cold.
Friday 27
[Temp. 28,48,45]
Jul rode to Sallie's, fell off some & shamed[?] her. Var. Very heavy white frost. Geo. Hellman
came with G. Young with G. Young & dug his trees, about 200 paid for them at 7 cents. Charley
dug par of the day, went to Lane's & got 1/4 ton of Timothy Hay. Cloudy. I am very tired.
[underlined]{First Butter}.
Saturday 28
[Temp. 42, 58, 35]Var. Cloudy most of the day. Some sunshine. Charley and I transplanted the
large Princes fig near the Pit to the Pigpen we went hence to the Teals for chickens got four
instead of six. Jul is very much better today. Clear & cloudy.
[Page 30]
Sunday, March 29, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 24, 36, 31]
Var. cold as midicruter[?]. Cold wind all day. I took a tramp all over the orchard. Found the
Peach buds safe yet but there will not be a heavy crop if they are not kitted. Conklins called this
evening. Clear.
�Monday 30
[Temp. 23, 45, 32]
Jul went to Garmel, I wrote to Ms. Shields. Moderated a little. Drunken Dutch man & got 50
trees in the mud. Charley dug up & planted the German Prime in the Pig Pen. I read all until
monthly to Jul. Got tow more chickens of Mrs. Leal. Hazy.
Tuesday 31
[Temp. 30, 26, 28]
Var. Very cold. Wind all day disagreeable & saw snowed several times. I went to Duckets &
had a talk about slanders &c. Charley could only saw wood. I had chilly and bad feeling all
afternoon. Clouds & high wind.
[Page 31]
[note written above the date] My watch went with the money.
[Temp. 22, 42, 22]
Wednesday, April 1, 1863
We know that Charley stole the money. Var. Very cold. Tornado all night, lulled about 5 o'clock
A.M. Discovered that we had been robbed of about $15 out of the pocket of my diary, the
window propped with a book & chair on the outside all sham. Clear moderating.
Thursday 2
[Temp. 48, 60, 44]
We just discovered the loss of my watch. Var. very light wind all night & today. Moderated
very much. Mr. Aymes[?] & dug 350 trees. We had a day serenade of Copperhead whole[?] us
a Lincolns sign or banner[?] over front gate abrised Mrs. Conklin.
Friday 3
[see symbol]
[Temp. 33, 42, 36]
Jul got Egg from Blanch & set a Hen. Var. great variety of weather today. Wind drizzling snow.
We took a walk down to the nursery & back. I went three or four times to keep Charley at work.
He dug trees. I made a map or catalogue of the old nursery. Clear.
[Page 32]
[note written above the date] I met Mrs. Williamson at Del's and [?]
Sunday, April 5, 1863
[Temp. 32, 58, 55]
�Found the [?] very bad work Whoop [?] Var. very fine day. Charley spaded some beds in the
garden. I went to town after dinner and called on Mrs. Shields to see about her son. She agreed
to send him out on Wednesday. Clear.
Sunday 5
Froggs. White frost. Clear but smokey in town. I left Del & called on Mrs. Shields &
persuaded her to let William come out with me in the buggy. I found Sallie & the doctor at
dinner which pleased very much. He fortunately came over last night. Raining.
Monday 6
[Temp. 32, 46, 31]
Sent for the other 1/4 ton of Hay. White frost. Var. very rain and cold. Wind all day. Teal &
McGuire cmae for their trees. I had to go out and attend to digging and was so chilled thorugh
that I had a 4 hours chill. Tongue swelled so that I could not talk for pain than fever. Jul sent for
Dennis. Moan Emetic & Calomel & sweated.
[Page 33]
Tuesday, April 7, 1863
[Temp. 32, 42, 36]
Dr. Dennis called again. Var. Still rain with white forst. Boys worked at the garden bed & with
Julia planted onions. I laid a bed all day being much better. Look salts. Tongue still very
painful & throat very sore but evidently mending.
Wednesday 8
[Temp. 30, 45, 33]
White frost. Byos dug trees & planted the first Pears. Var. Sun shone nearly all day. Very cold
for the time of year. The longest continuation I ever knew in April. Bennel[?] came for his
trees. Julia attended to the delivery. She planted 19 hills of Potatoes in the garden. Clear and
cold.
Thursday 9
[Temp. 26, 36, 44]
Mary Games[?] came in the Buss. Clear all day moderated very much. Boys dig trees all the
afternoon. They quarreled this morning. I makred trees for them to dig. I put the Cmiela[?]
(which is splendid) out in front [?] Mrs. Conklin child Lucy died at about 3 P.M. Clear.
[Page 34]
[note written above the date] [?] seed came.
Friday, April 10, 1863
�Ursham[?] called to see about his trees. Very smokey & hazy all day. Turned suddenly warm.
Real Indian summer. Great lassitude[?] Jul went to town with Conklin to get things for the dead
baby. Mary cooked. I sel Wil[?] to him [?] vineyard and horses & [?] orchard all day. Smokey.
I rode to Lanes on Prince.
Saturday 11
[Temp. 60, 48, 59]
Jul was at Conklins all afternoon helping. Smokey all day. Thunder & a shower since supper,
Wil trimmed in the vineyard. Old Ben Jones got 12 trees. I planted three May cherries with the
most excruciating pain in any side immaginiable [imaginable]. Cloudy.
Sunday 12
[see symbol]
[Temp. 44, 46, 44]
Cloudy all day. Jul has been to Conklins ever since dinner waiting to fix the baby. I put a
mustard plaster on my side last night & again today, the pain abates very slowly. Fever blisters
all around my mouth. Cloudy.
[Page 35]
[note written above the date] [?] to old nursery at 2 cent to town.
Monday, April 13, 1863
[Temp. 41, 55, 46]
Jul went with Buggy to the Funeral. Var. Splendid day. I was too unwell to be out. The
Withanes came & took just what trees they liked. Enor[?] Johnson got his 40. I had to apply
another mustard plaster to my side & it is not well yet. Boys dug trees all day. Clear.
Tuesday 14
[Temp. 42, 55, 54]
Jul not home yet. Var. Drizzled a little towards night. Boys worked at the [?] all day. Jones got
six apple trees. I have been suffering with excruciating pain in my side. Mustard does no good.
I am applying Croton oil. Cloudy.
Wednesday 15
[Temp. 46, 35, 37]
Swallows. Jul & Del with Baby came with Buggie. Rained in the night and a little this morning.
Boys dug a little for Blackberrybed. Two men came for trees, being too unwell to attend, [?] I
had to bus Willy[?] Charley washed his clothes. I have suffered horribly with my side all day.
[Page 36]
[note written above the date] Got 1/4 ton of hay from Hellman's
Thursday, April 16, 1863
�[Temp. 47, 55, 50]
Mary left Buss[?] for Bataria. Raining this morning. Soon stopped. Boys shaded & dug some
trees. McGuire got a few and Witham got a few & swindled me out of the number to[?] I
suffered awfully all day with my side & back. Cloudy.
Friday 17
[Temp. 46, 64, 52]
Var. The smost spring like day we have had for some time. Many [underlibed]{Peaches in
bloom}. Boys got in Ton of Hay from Martins. Will trimmed Black [?] and spaded. I put the
pram[?] & sash on the hot bed. Clear. Peas up.[?]
Saturday 18
[Temp. 44, 78, 67]
Kate got home but left Lou behind. Clear all day. Summer all at once. 34 [degree] change in G
house [greenhouse]. I was out all day. Perfectly warm out. Hot fever about suppertime. Got out
[?] news of Blackbeanes[?]. Took up 20 young Bartletts out of old. Charley began planting
nursery.
[Page 37]
[note written above the date] Set a hem.
Sunday, April 19, 1863
[Temp. 54, 60, 45]
Threatened with Whittetoe. Var. Showered several times today. Very fine before noon. I
walked round considerably interided to hamsplant[?] Cherries but the rain prevented me. Charley
showing strange symptoms. Clear.
Monday 20
[Temp. 38, 70, 61]
Set a hem. Too full. Mary came. Del could not get off buss. Var. Splendid warm day. Charley
pushed ploughing for Potatoes & began Currant. [?] planted seed in Kolbed[?] 8 day. Earlier
than last year, will cut potatoes. I made grafting cloth & put in a few Pears. Planted Peas.
Tuesday 21
[Temp. 30, 75, 54]
Del. got off & Lou came tonight. Var. a little windy. Charley [?] & furrowed[?] two spaces &
planted the first potatoes. I took up all the cherries in the old nursery. I planted them in the
garden in a trench. Grafted the first pears. Mrs. Teal got apple trees. Raining.
[Page 38]
[note written above the date] Sold Polleys [?]
�Wednesday, April 22, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 54, 64, 51]
Mary got off in Buss. Rained very hard in the night. Fine all day. Began again since dark. I set
the boys to spading the vineyard. I dared not venture out much. Jul & I went over to Sallie's.
Raining hard. Put horses in the pasture.
Thursday 23
[see symbol above the date]
[Temp. 46, 54, 50]
Chalrey fixed fence across creek. Rained hard in the night again. Showery. Boys spaded in the
vineyard. Very bad day for me. Took cold sore throat & hoarse pulled[?] a manificent[?]
Camielia[?]. Plums & peaches all in bloom. Also some pears. Cloudy.
Friday 24
[Temp. 50, 70, 50]
Pears opening. Var. Splendid day, very heavy dew. Boys worked in the vineyard. I grafted
Giffard, Clion[?], & Madeline Pears & Krowser apples. [?] broke and I got a fall. Charley takes
sick again. Clear.
[Page 39]
[note written above the date] Push safe[?] the hen with clever young.
Saturday, April 25, 1863
[Temp. 46, 61, 49]
Jul left for town. Var. Splendid day but windy & rather cool too. Cool to graft although I put in
a few [?] Boys worked in the vineyard. I made a hen coop for the hen which has hatched.
Clear. Got two pigs.
Sunday 26
[Temp. 40, 65, 55]
John called & showed some graft he had put in. Hazy but very pleasant. Not warm enough to
graft. I trimmed off suckers & laterals in front of young apples, staked & had blackberries &
tanned leaks on kitchen roof besides [?] considerably all over the orchard. Cloudy.
Monday 27
Mary did not come. Var. cool at sunrise but turned warm. Cloudy. Boys planted Peas, onions,
& okrah. I rode Prince to Willowville[?] & got well jolted[?] Wrote to Jul. Coffee & Curtain[?]
stuff came tonight. Charley lie a vines.
[Page 40]
[note written above the date] Gave Tom salls, he is very costure[?]
Tuesday, April 28, 1863
�[Temp. 58, 68, 54]
Mary fooled us again. Var. showery & drizzly all day. Charley tied a few [?]. Will & Lou went
off after Pigs & did not get back until suppertime. Lou quite sick. I made grafting cloth over &
went after the bogs got damp. Took cold. Raining.
Wednesday 29
[Temp. 50, 64 ,53]
Var. Very heavy dew. Must have rained some in the night. Will took it unto his head to go
home. I let him go. Charley [?] vines all day. Poor Tom sick yet does not [?]. I grafted apples
and pears. Clear.
Thursday 30
[see symbol]
[Temp. 50, 70, 50]
Jul got home tonight. Var. Clear nearly all day. Magnificent day. I grafted [?]. Charley tied
vines. I rode on Prince to Johnsons to find out what to do for Tom. I gave him an injection[?].
His washingtons are in bloom. Clear.
[Page 41]
[note written above the date] Sent 4 lbs butter to Lanes
Friday, May 1, 1863
[Temp. 43, 77, 57]
Asparagus. Var. Splendid day. Every thing in bloom. We put Prince in the wagon with Tom for
the first time. He worked an old horse. Charley & Lou spaded a bed in the garden. Shucked up
brush. I grafted pears and apples. Clear.
Saturday 2
[Temp. 50, 80, 68]
Wrote to the Commercial[?] Var. Very splendid day. Very warm. The boys wed Moore's
seedling Strawberry and Wilsons albany[?] I trimmed house vines and grafted a little. Took
Howers[?] out of Pot & put out two Roses. Kate raked trash. Cloudy.
Sunday 3
[see symbol]
[Temp. 57, 63, 59]
Wrote to Robinson for [?] grape cutting. Var. Misted nearly all day. I was confined to the
house nearly all day. Did nothig but read, took small[?] out of the cellar. Rained about dark.
Girls went to Conklins. Teals & Blanchard[?] Misting. Hen came out with 9 young ones.
[Page 42]
�[note written above the date] Heard Cookoo today.
Monday, May 4, 1863
[Temp. 58, 76, 61]
I grafted pears on Silver [?] Var. Splendid day very damp having rained in the night. Charley
worked at the Pasture fence & tied strawberries. Will went off after breakfast & fooled two
hours so I sent him home after dinner. Raining.
Tuesday 5
[Temp. 58, 66, 50]
I planted snap & Lima Beans. Girls began cleaning house. Rained in the night. Several showers
today with a sprinkle of hail. Charley & Tommy Sturgis the new boy & Lou shelled corn. I
grafted Hubbs ditons[?] & cut off accidentally a new seedling apple bloom. Mr. Sturgis s
washed. Clean & cool.
Wednesday 6
[Temp. 48,, 56, 48]
Very cloudy. Girls & two wmen cleaned house. Cloudy all day with a cool N.W. wind all day.
Too cold for grafting although I did some Pears. Boys trenched al arge bed for Beets &
Planted[?] it. I spaded a strip for Mooses[?] seedling & I planted it. Bummed[?] vines. Willy
Came in Buss & brot a letter to his mother.
[Page 43]
[Temp. 44, 47, 43]
Sent Willy home this morning in the Buss. Cloudy & rain all day. Drizzled after supper, very
bad for the fruit. Boys spade a bed in the garden [?] stacks & burnt trash in old nursery. Jul & I
rode over to Sallies with Tom. I saw Jones about fixing buggy. Raining.
Friday 8
[Temp. 44, 68, 52]
Brot. Plants out of the cellar. Var. cleared off smokey. Turned warm but I fear mildew has been
induced by the raw weather. Boys wed Strawberries & trimmed vines. I grafted Pears & I went
to the mill & got 3 bushels corn ground weighed 130 lbs.
Saturday 9
[Temp. 45, 76, 60]
Ed came in Buss. Spit out melons. Var. the weather has returned to its higher state having been
on a cool [?] for two days. We had Prince in the plow and he worked first rate. Ploughed tow
spaces. Got in the first Sugar Corn & some [?] Sugar Cane. I tarred the shed roof. Got out the
Stove. Clear.
[Page 44]
�Sunday, May 10, 1863
[Temp. 60, 80, 70]
[?] Shadoans had their had their Smokehouse. Var. very warm. I was very sick all night with
Cholera morbus vomiting and purging & fever & headache all day. Lou went after hadoan &
Sallie & took them home. Conklins took dinner. John called & went all over the place. Cloud.
Monday 11
[Temp. 63, 84, 71]
Jane much better but evry weak. Clear all day. Will Johnson began ploughing the woods
cornfield. Boys burtn trash, planted sugar cane & hoed Strawberries. I hooped water barrel, &
Jul & I went huntin.Turkey, Eggs, got 8 & set a hen. Clear.
Tuesday 12
[see symbol]
Spell[?] of vertigo before I got up. Var. warm all day but pleasant. Charley furrowed some of
the wood, lot. I tarred the corn & they willed it in. I did some Bartlett Pear grafting nearly the
last. Cleaned out Rochelle [?]. Clear.
[note written above the date]
Pink Boursaull[?] open. <br
[Page 45]
Wednesday, May 13, 1863
[Temp. 61, 64, 57]
Var. Showery & misty nearly all day. Mr.Johnston came and finished ploughing the wood.
Charley furrowed & boys drilled the corn, slowwork. I staid in couse desably[?]. Clear. My
seedling Currant [?] for [?] [see symbol]
Thursday 14
[Temp. 55, 65, 50]
Jul spent the day at Sallie's. Var. Turned cool. Strong breeze. Mm. Johnson ploughed O.P.O. &
some in Blanchard. Boys planted corn in the woods lot. I taned seed, made chicken coop under
plumtree, hoed grafted trimmed & cooked. Clear.
Friday 15
[Temp. 42, 70, 36]
Boys finished planting woods & covered the [written above]{early potatoes}. Var. very cool this
morning. Fair day. Mm. Johnson ploughs old nursery with his Sod[?] plough & some of the [?]
orchard. I worked hard at different things. The [?] almost camein two. I patched it up with
grafting cloth. [?] more, corn.
�[Page 46]
Saturday, May 16, 1863
[Temp. 52, 78, 56]
[see symbol]
We cut off Calalpa[?] limbs.Var. got a little warmer. I went to get plugh sharpened & to Vails
for Potatoes. Got one and a half bushels, had to pay $1. Charley borrowed Archy lot Prince did
not act well. They cut up the Potatoes. I began flower garden. Clear.
Sunday 17
[Temp. 46, 71, 53]
br>Yellow Rose open.Var. splendid day a little cool. I hoed [?] Raspberry. Put out two [?] &
cut off Suckers bobbed in a Peachtree & examined fruit buds. Found Smiths Cides badly fizzled
out & some others not much better. Clear.
Monday 18
[see symbol]
[Temp. 43, 65, 50]
Var. very cool all day. Fine very pleasant. Mr. Sturgis washed. Charley [?] ground in P.O. &
they planted 4 spaces with corn. [?] peas & made flowerbed. [?]
[Page 47]
[note written above the date] Grimsons[?] [?] First.
Tuesday, May 19, 1863
[Temp. 41, 76, 56]
I did up the border aside of the house. Var. very Col nearly a frost. It makes me uneasy about
the fruit which is left being blighted. Charley hassowed[?] & ploughed all day. Boys cut grass
solidago[?] & young brass. I cooked and did housework whilst Julia ironed. Clear. Planted
marrowtah?
Wednesday 20
Jul went to a quilting at Conklins. Cloudy all day. Looked very much like rain which we need.
They planted the rest of the potatoes. I made a bed with the garden and planted my young
seedling potatoes & planted my yellow ones in the O.P.O. with the others. Clear.
Thursday 21
Jul went over to Sallie's. Smokey indian summer. Determined drouth but very hot. Boys dig
melon holes all afternoon. Lou & G. planted yellow corn in the O.P.O. Jonny dug a bed for
beans. I was busy all day. Put in about 40 [?] grafts & some peas. Smokey.
[Page 48]
�Friday, May 22, 1863
[Temp. 55, 88, 66]
Sent buuter to Del churned before breakfast. Same copper sun real indian summer. Vegetation
begins to suffer. No chance to plant saoked Sorghusse[?]. Jonny got tooth ache & went home. I
worked hard all day making a new boddy[?] to the [?].
Saturday 23
[see symbol]
[55, 89, 68]
I sent Seedling Rhubard[?] to [?]. Smokey all day & the hottest tet, but a breeze sprang up
afternoon which made it more pleasant. Charley finished the melon holes & put manure in them.
I grafted some, found a few [?]. I took a bath in the creek. Clear.
Sunday 24
[Temp. 54, 82, 62]
Kate & Jul went to Sallie's after dining. Var. all signs of rain passed off. Not so warm as
yesterday. I hamped[?] about all day. Went over to Johnsons but he was not at home. I saw a
few Washingtons opening[?]. Some of my conical seedling are opening[?]. Clear.
[Page 49]
Monday, May 25, 1863
[Temp. 58, 86, 68]
Lightning tonight. Var. another hot day, cool breeze. Charley [?] bluegrass all day in the apple
orchard. Boys pinched visies[?] and raked Hay and cooked it up. I made flowerbeds & put out
vesbenas[?]. Clouds.
Tuesday 26
[Temp. 58, 89, 68]
Jul went to town to go to the Opera. Var. some signs of Rain if Thunder is any sign. Boys
pinched vines. Charley was all the forenoon hunting the Horses which got out last night. I did a
big job, took out the Pump and made a new [?] and fixed it first rate. Clear.
Wednesday 27
[Temp. 62, 87, 79]I put out melons from hotted [?] Var. Whe had a small shower in the night. It
was about half an inch. I made the boys plant Sorghum soaked seed. Charley harrowed the old
nursery and & furrowed it out for Corn. I worked hard all day, very unwell feverish & pain.
Cloudy.
[Page 50]
[note written above the date] I finished spadin Rose be hauled in Hay[?]
Thursday, May 28, 1863
�[Temp. 62, 84, 72]
Jul got home with Conklin. Smokey & hazy all day. Sun pretty hot, Charley harrowed,
furrowed & ploughed. The boys planted the last corn. Put in two rows Sugar Corn [written
above]{King Phillippe}. I worked all day, felt quite sick again feverish. Hazy.
Friday 29
[Temp. 63, 78, 68]
<s. Teal & Mr. Conklin took tea. Var. Splendid rain this morning. We got in soaked Sorghum.
We had another fine rain on our seed. I made a dead fall trap to catch a weasel which killed
sever[al] of our young chickens. Send for sweet potatoes.
May 30
[Temp. 64, 80, 64]
I replanted Lima Beans. Mr. Kennedy [?] Var. a very slight shower after dinner. I finished
ploughing front hill. Harrowed it and nearly killed the horses.Potato plants came last night were
only found this evening. Lou & John made hills. I planted 200. I sowed Sorghum load. Cast
dry seed. I worked like Field.
[note written above the date] First Strawberries
Page 51
Sunday, May 31, 1863
[Temp. 62, 76, 64]
Lou took Ms Kennedy & Baby home. Var. Rained smartly about breakfast time. Cleared off
finely until 5 P.M. when these came up a severe Thunder & Rain & Hailstorm. Our cistern '[?]
got stopped up with Hickory blossom & ducked [?] finely [?]. Cloudy.
Monday June 1
[Temp. 62, 74 ,62]
Ms. D. washed. Boys made P. hills. Var. very high wind all day. Very cool and pleasant for
work, Charley ploughed hill back of the Barn. Carter mowed the lawn and part of P.O. Mr.
Blackburn of from [?] used Grass knife alld ay in wagon road[?] &c. Splendid Snaps &
Polebeans & Sweet potatoes.
Tuesday 2
[Temp. 48, 76, 62]
Kate went with Conklins. I came home alone. Var. very cool all day. Mr. Blackburn cut grass
& line the borders. I went to mill with wheat but could not get it ground. Got a little flower &
�meal. Boys are all spaded borders. I taned some & raked old Bark. They raked & took in hay
which Carter cut yesterday (drizzling).
[Page 52]
[note written above the text] Del & family came in Buss
Wednesday, June 3, 1863
[Temp. 51, 69, 52]
Var. very cool all day. Mr. B. lined baths & raked all & left for home. Kate worked like a horse.
I made a chicken Penn and put in 6. I went to Plainsville for the Conklins in their buggy. Boys
hunt for [?] but got none.
Thursday 4
[Temp. 42, 76, 60]
Dwarder & Heaver[?] called. Var. Very cold this morning. Fine very comfortable. Horses got
out last night. Charley hunted them, raked hay in Pear O. I put out 70 Cabbage plants & worked
hard all day. I raked borders & lined some bed up. [?]. Cloudy.
Friday 5
Del went to Amelia & brought [double underlined]{Jonny}. Var. cool again this morning. Boys
raked & hauled litter & hay al day out of P.O. I spaded a little bed opposite porch. Hoed
Tomatoes. Planted thee[?] tomatoes & [underlined{30 Cabbages}. Kate raked in [?]. Clear &
dry. Chickens ate my fine seedling.
[Page 53]
[note written above the text] Sent Jonny home.
Saturday, June 6, 1863
[Temp. 54, 68, 54]
Mrs. Hapgood[?] came in the buss. Var. very cool again. Fire would feel very good tonight.
Boys raked & hauled trash & hay out of P.O. & cleaned up generally. I worked around the Pit &
made one flowerbed. Put out a daily rose in oval bed. Clear & cold.
Sunday 7
[Temp. 46, 68, 52]
Conklins & M. McGelland[?] called. Var. very cool all day. We could not do without fire.
They, the females all took a walk through the woods. I tramped all over the place, Went almost
to every tree exam using the state of the fruit. Clear.
,br>Monday 8
[Temp. 42, 70, 57]
Var. Cool all day but warmer than yesterday. Charley replants corn all day. Did not quite get
one hill done. I went to Balavia. Got Kates Licence to get married. Paid taxes &c. I planted
potatoes in the missing [?] potato hills. Clear.
�[Page 54]Tuesday, June 9, 1863
[Temp. 48, 76]
Var. still cool too day for anything to grow G. replanted corn all day. We got 6 qrts of
Strawberries of Johnsons for tea[?]. I went mill & got Flour & Bran. Mr. Adams, Harrison, &
Ed came in the Buss tonight. Ms. Clark chd not come. Cloudy.[see symbol].
Wednesday 10
[Temp. 50, 76, 54]
Kate was married to Adams at 3 P.M. Var. Splendid. Rain tonight began at 6 P.M. Ms. Clark
Maria & Preacher Graham came. Miss Steuss same. Ed Woodruff, Harriet & sons. Four Girls
sons Filch Adams, Jewel & wife. Kate Mr. Hapgood[?] & all left. Charley took Mrs. K home.
D[?] & Sallie staid. I saw Mrs. Conklin home. Raining.
Thursday 11
[Temp. 66, 69, 61]
Rained at intervals all night. Va.r Splendid day. I planted Tomatoes, Meons & Beets. Hoed
Beans & Peas. Charley covered Potatoes, furrowed & replanted King Philip corn.Pomological
Report came tonight. Strawberries are sour. Too cool to [?] well. Clouds.
[Page 55]
Frdiay, June 12, 1863
[Temp. 54, 80, 66]Var. Magnificent day. Just warm enough. I set Charley to mowing Blue
grass in the L[?].O. Lou & I replanted K.P. & Sugar Corn all that had missed, ta[?] dog. New
furrows. I had a weak [?]Cloudy. Some lightning.
Saturday 13
[Temp. 58, 80, 67]
Hanson rode Prince to B. Girls went to Picknic. Var. another splendid day. Charley hoed
Sorghum. I made a Turkey Pen. Put the hen in with [?] ones two died. I cleaned Austin
Strawberry Bed & [?] it in busy all day. Cut last asparugus. Clear.
Sunday 14
[Temp. 61, 83, 66]
Turkey hens last one died. Var. Splendid day. Warmer than yesterday. I puttered the day away
looking and things. Lou took Sophy home after being here a whole week we were forced to pick
the cherries on the last tree to save them from the birds. Clear.
[Page 56]
Monday, June 15, 1863
[see symbol]
�[Temp. 58, 87, 72]
Harrison left in Buss. Var. Splendid day. Charley cut grass along the road and some in B.O. I
mended gate, made Sythe handle, planted the last of my potatoes, hoed beans &c. Lou wed
Strawberries. They raked hay. Clear.
Tuesday 16
[see symbol]
[Temp. 64, 89, 73]
I worked hard all day weading &c. Hazy all day but very hot & close. Bill Dening began to cut
the orchard grass} but was taken sick & had to quit. Charley mowed some. He & Lou got the
hay up which was on the floor & hauled in one load. Clear.
Wednesday 27
Gnats & mosquitoes bad. Var. very hot again today but there was a fine breeze. Charley hauled
in Hay & then we cooked up what Dening cut in O.O. orchard grass. I was not well all day. We
got up the Black gate & [?] set it for the home pasture. Clear.
[Page 57]
[note written above the date] Interesting Letter from Kate on board boat.
Thursday, June 18, 1863
[Temp. 70, 80, 70]
Del rode to Jenkins. Cloudy & hazy all day. Turned cool twoards night. Charley raked &
hauled in three loads of Orchard grass. I worked all day mending over at the Barn. Made the
Grape Pen up again.
Friday 19
[Temp. 61, 78, 65]
Del & Jul. went to Picknick. Harrison came out in Buss. Var. looked a little like rain this
evening but its all gone. Charley cut the rest of the orchard grass & stuck Peas. He stole $45 out
of my closet. I [?] & made him give up all he took, but my watch is all to pieces. Clear.
Saturday 20
[Temp. 60, 76, 61]
Ed came out in Buss, not at all well. Rained a little about daylight. Remained cloudy the rest of
the day. Jul Del Hanson & I went to a Picinc near Milford in[?] Gatches woods & enjoyeed it
very much. Charley hoed Corn all day I suppose. Cloudy.
[Page 58]
[note written above the date] Wrote To Hammond advice.
�Sunday, June 21, 1863
[Temp. 56, 76, 59]
Conklins called & took wine [?]. Var. very cool all sitting by the fire this morning. I had a
pretty good [?]. Hanson & Del took a walk through the O & were delighted with appearances.
Emor called & we had a walk & talk. New Potatoes. Clear. Jul rode Prince.
Monday 22
[Temp. 54, 72, 62]
We all took tea at Conklin's. He left. Var. very cool and fine breeze all day. Charley began
ploughing Corn near the woods then raked up the Hay that was [?]. I worked all day at one thing
or other grafted apples & budded Roses. Clouds.
Tuesday 23
[Temp. 58, 78, 66]
Ed left. We had Princes forefeet shot[?]. Var. Looked vry much like rain but none yet. C
ploughed Corn and hauled in Hay. I hoed & wed all about reframed the Kitchen roof --- Stuck
Peas. Prince got out & played smash. Got a new Girl Letitia Davis. Cloudy.
[Page 59]
Wednesday, June 24, 1863
[Temp. 60, 72, 60]
Var. Cloudy most of the day. Looked like rain but it turned cool & got cooler. Charley
ploughed Corn all day. I turned the Shed roof & repaired the Barn. Spliced the back piece.
Hoed. Planted beans.
Thursday 25
[Temp. 55, 72, 66]
Jul & I went to Rice's and got Lard. Var. Cool all day. Some signs of rain which we need very
much. Charley ploughed & hoed corn. I cleaned the weeds out of the Blackberries & did some
day jobs. Very cloudy.
Frdiay 26
[Temp. 65, 70, 68]
Girls rode the horses to [?]. Very close. Rained in the night & pretty hard today giving the
Ground a good soaking. G ploughed & harrowed a [?] of the pond hill. Got seed potatoes of
Ms. Teal & ploughed some. I did nothing. Horsesborke the fence & got out twice. I got a post
in but the rain shoo[?] me in. Cloudy.
[Page 60]
�[note written above the date] Ed & Harrison came out.
Saturday, June 27, 1863
[Temp. 65, 76, 71]
First Raspberries. Var. rained a little but none to hurt. Charley pluoghed & harrowed & planted
some Potatoes on the Barn hill & ploughed the Currant [?]. Mend barn fence, budded roses &c.
Horrors all day. Cloudy.
Sunday 28
[see symbol]
[Temp. 70, 78, 70]
Conklins called after tea. Girl left. Var. Showery oppressively. Not sun calcuated to bring on
the rot in grapes. rust in oak & wheat [?]. I was around some. Tanned & plached Kitchen &
woodhouse roof & put out Tomatoes in the Potatoe hills. Raining.
Monday 28
[Temp. 70, 83, 75]
Peas. Del & Harrison left. Ed went with [written above] "Conklin." Rained very hard in the
night. Var. all day. Charley planted Potatoes back of the Barn. I planted a few in the S.P. hills.
Tarred roof and patched. Made sick by it. Put out Tomatoes. Sent for 10 bush Corn to Martins.
65 [?] Buss.
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Tuesday, June 30, 1863
[Temp. 69, 82, 74]
Del got home from town. Var. very hot not [?] breeze. G. ploughed Sty[?] [?]
[underlined}{Corn} & Sorghum & old nursery corn. Hoed out Blackberries &c. I was not at all
well no sleep with Lou who has had fever two days from eating green fruit. Clear.
Wednesday, July 1
[see symbol]
[Temp. 70, 85, 73]
Conklins borrowed our Buggy. Var. a few drops of Rain fell about dark. Very hot. Lou's fever
continues & is very distressing. Sent for Denis who left Calomel I gave him oil but has not [?]
yet. I hoed & wed, trimmed gate arch. Warmer.
Thursday 2
[Temp. 70, 86, 74]
Got a splendid letter from Kate at. Var., a little shower in the night. Ver hot in the sun.
Unbearable. C mowed grass in the orch & cut some Brians in the hollow behind the barn. Ms.
�D did a large wash. I loafed considerably. Took a splendid bath in the creek. Clear. Lou is
better.
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[note written above the date] Lou out of danger. Fever gone.
Friday, July 3, 1863.
[Temp. 70, 88, 70]
Ed. came up with Conklin. Var. Shower at sun down. Girlswent to Markleys after cherries but
they had not picked them. C. hoed between Dwarf Pears. Shocked up hay & sawed wood. I
mended the well curb & busy all day.
[note written above the date]
Lou sick again.
Saturday 4
[Temp. 71, 83, 72]
Harrison came in Buss. Brot Fireworks. Var. Showered in the night. Very wet nearly all day,
rather a poor 4th. Charley left in the Buss & sent me word back that he had enlisted; a very
unfortunate circumstance. We had a grand display of Fireworks. Clear.
Sunday 5
[Temp. 70, 84, 74]
Ms. Kennedy walked over. Var. Splendid day. Very hazy dew. I had Charley work to do which
was very hard on the old Fogie but I suppose it must be did. I tramped about considerably.
Found the Jannet much fuller than I expected. Too many by [?]. Clear.
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Monday 6, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 70, 85, 73]
Harrison left in the Buss. Var. very warm all day. Ed & I went to Plainville in the Buggy &
from there we took the cars to town. I tried to hunt up Charley but found he had left. I tried to
sell my brandy but could not succeed. Cloudy.
Tuesday 7
[Temp. 70, 82, 75]
Good news about the war.var. rained after noon & [?] the Haycock I had opened to dry from a
previous wetting. I barely had time to put up two, got sprinkled in the operation. I hoed & wed
all the forenoon. Began trimming a Cedar near the front door. Cloudy.
Wednesday 8
[Temp. 70, 82, 74]
�I wrote to Ball. Del wrote to Kate. Var. The sun was scorching hot but there was a nice breeze.
I hoed melons &c. afternoon. Lou & I hauled in two load of Hay which used me up entirely.
Sampson came to get John to go to town with berries. Clear. Well bucket broke.
[Page 64]
[note written above the date]
Dean Johnson took the fruit to town
Thursday, July 9, 1863
Ms. Sturgis raised a sour. We all picked a bushel & peck of Currant. Var. Smokey or hazy very
hot about noon & during the afternoon. I picked Madeline Pears the same day as last year. Bob
Dickinson began today. Lou & he picked Little Muscl. Cloudy.
Friday 10
[Temp. 68, 80, 72]
Contraband Jim came on Buss last night. Cloudy & Smokey all day. Heat oppression at noon.
Jim I sent him to wkr hauling wood & ploughing Corn & Potatoes. Bob hoed Cabbages & Sweet
Pota. I trimmed Cedar & cut one down in front. Dean got back . Lou too [took?] wheat to mill.
Smokey.
Saturday 11
[Temp. 68, 80, 70]
Harrison came out. Letter from Kate. Heavy Fogg, cloudy all day much and has been for some
days. Jim ploughed near the woods then fooled away the rest of the day with Bob. I worked at
the Barnyard Gates nearly all day. Cut grass and cleaned up generally. Cloudy.
[Page 65]
[note written above the date]
Very cool all day Latitia came back.
Sunday, July 12, 1863
[Temp. 70, 70, 66]
Sallie & D took dinner with us. Cloudy. Foggy & Smokey all day. I tinkered best part of the
day. Cut a forest of young Aulanithus down in the Raspberry patch. Walked around topped
Peach trees. Lou took the Buggy with Sallie & D to with amsville & left it there soon[?].
Smoky.
Monday 13
[Temp. 62, 68, 66]Very cool all day. Had fire in the. Same cloudy smokey sky. Misted most of
the day. Jim ploughed corn near the wood. I wrote a long letter to Hammond. Their men did
�latch up little gate which Tom broke & got out let the cow out. Spoill my seedling strawberry.
Cloudy.
Tuesday 14
[Temp. 66, 76, 66]
Ed walked up from Columbia. Var still smokey & cloudy but the sun shone a little the first time
in six days. Jim ploughed Corn but the Morgan Scare stopped all work & there was very little
done. I was under the weath[er]. Trimmed cedars & hoed melons. Lou & Bob hooked up
Buggy apples. Cloudy.
[Page 66]
[note written above the text] Toe tied tom & Prince in the woods. No mail, Morgan stole
Cleveland's horse. Var. cool & pleasant all day. Calvary from Tennessee & Kentucky passing
nearly all day. We gave them bread & butter & apples. Could not keep the boys at work for too
long. Horses compressed all along the road. Cloudy wind.
Thursday 16
[Temp. 62, 71, 68]
Prince is out. Buss stopped running. Var. Still shown today nearly clear very cool. They
picked up apples, got up six barrels of strawberries. Harvest, Red, Sheaks, Benonis & Astracan
Bough &c. I did a snended[?] The Porch Hoor & fixed the apples. Clear. Quarrel[?]
Friday 17
[Temp. 52, 71, 62]
Violent pain in my side. Ed left. Var. just such a day as yesterday. Dean Johnson kept here &
loaded up & started at 3 AM. He got back at about 3 P.M. Sold the apples at $1[.]50 for barrels.
Boys picked Currants the last & reaped some wheat. I fixed big Barn Gale post. Prince out all
night.
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Saturday, July 18, 1863
[Temp. Harrison came. Bus went down. Var. very cool this morning. Very hot in the middle of
the day. Jim shocked the wheat which they all cut, he cutsome Brians & wed Strawberries. I
was sick with pain in the side &c. Made 10 qrts Currant wine.
Sunday 19
Frist Blackberries. Duchess of Oldenburg [?]. Var. Clear most of the day & very hot sun. I
loafed about mosto f the day. Read & slept. I am very weak & good for nothing. Horrors for
several days first in great pain one way or other.
Monday 20
�[70, 88, 74]
My proposition to make peace repulsed. Var. very hot in the middle of the day, after a deal of
distant thunder we had a hard shower after which we had several small ones. Jim mowed
Timothy in in [repeated word] spots. Boys picked up apples. The rain stopped them. Cloudy.
[Page 68]
[note written above the date]
Del and Jul left for town with Conklin.
Tuesday, July 21, 1863
Dean came over and loaded up. Var. misted al night but ltitle rain fell. Boys got up with my
assistance 6 Barrels of Apples. One basket. Ms. Dickinson picked a [?] Goosberries. I hoed the
Melons & did sun dry other things. Cloudy.
Wednesday 22
Dean went to town with apples & gooseberries. Var. Cloudy most of the day. Jim worked. Cut
Strawberries & raked up some hay. Boys hoed sweet Potatoes &c. wed Berries. I fixed Gate
Post to the Pasture. I fixed Pasture fence. Lou took Curtains to with amsvilel on Prince. No
cow.
Thursday 23
[Temp. 60, 84, 68]
Jul & Del got home with Coknlin. Va.r very hot in the afternoon. I made them hoe the late
Potatoes. Jim cut at Brians & Bob wed at Strawberries. I was tormented to death watching
them. I cut suckers out of the front orchard & busy all day clouds. Cows got in.
[Page 69]
[note written above the date]
I never fasted so long before
Friday 24
[Temp. 64, 89, 77]
Var. & hot to the killing point. Jim gathered apples & boys all together picked up about one &
half Barrels. I drove Prince in the wagon down to Carmel & had wagon & plough fixed. Ms.
Conklin & she took a ride of about 70 miles[?]. Cloudy.
Saturday 25
[Temp. 76, 80, 68]
�Jim hauled in the wheat [?] shock. Var. One shower at 8 AM after hard one at 3 PM. Ms.
Dickinson & Lola hoed corn near the woods. Jim and Bob pretended I did nothing but follow
them up. Mended a basket handle. Trimmed some. Clear.
Sunday 26
[Temp. 71, 86, 72]
Var. Splendid day. Hot in the morning. Jul Del Pearl & I went over & spent the day at
Williamsons. We took wheat to mill & had it ground 20 Bushels. We had a pleasant time &
delightful ride home. Cloudy.
[Page 70]
Monday, July 27, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 64, 78, 66]
Var. A little cooler since the rain. Viola & Kathie hoed corn all day. Ms. D washed. Bob cut
his finger & could not work. Lou Jim & I got up the load. 2 Benonis 2 Strawberry 1 Red Sheak
& mixed Basket of Pears. Clear.
Tuesday 28
{Temp. 58, 78, 66]
3rd load pears. Dean went to town with apples. Var. Cool pleasant same as yesterday. Ole Ms.
Dickinson & Lolitia went to hunt Blackberries but got very few. Jim hoed some. I picked 3 qrts
of Berries on the hill. I took up a US Mare & Mule & somebody colt & done know what to do
with them. Clear.
Wednesday 29
[Temp. 59, 84, 78]We started for Withamswille. Var. Fine but very warm at noon. Cool night.
Jim & Dickinson girls hoed corn. I mended in wod bed. Jim hauled a load out of Ms. Bowoods
& one load for Ms Dickinson. Jul, Ms Conklin, Prince & I on the new colt. She reared & fell on
her back & nearly broke my back, broke the Bridle.
[Page 71]
[note written above the date]
Bloodyoods & B of Bruscelli[?] this afternoon.
Thursday 30
[Temp. 58, 79, 71]
I sent Pears down by Buss & Picked the rest. Rained splendidly most of the night. Fine day,
after the rain. Jim & I mended the front fence where the mule & all the horses got out. We got
Prince & the Colt which moved to be McGuires. We got the mail[?] this evening the mule
following. I make Jim him him[?] out.
�Friday 31
[Temp. 76, 85, 72]
I sent 5 buckets of Pears by Buss to Peterson. Var. splendid day rained finely after dinner.
Dickinsons hoed in the forenoon. Jim hoed. C plough with the mare but she would not work.
He tried her in the wagon. She worked but too fast. Boys picked up apples. I picked Peasrs
Juliennes.
Saturday, August 1
[see smybol]
[Temp. 66, 85, 72]
Ed came with Conklin. Harrison in Buss. Var. Splendid day very hot at noon. Dean went with
the 4th Load, 5 Barrels. Sent 18 reviums[?] & 6 Hydraneas to Heaver. Jim mowed weeds in
P.O. & picked B. Berries. I soldered load Strawberries &c. Jul rode the Morgan Marc[?] to
Depot, much pleased with her. Clear.
[Page 72]
Looked like rain alone times.
Sunday, August 2, 1863
[Temp. 68, 88, 73]
Ms. Kennedy walked over. Var. very hot & oppressive in the afternoon. I went around this
forenoon and lookd at things & then again with John who called after dinner just as I was going
to write to Kate. Felt rather dull today. Clear.
Monday 3
[Temp. 68, 86, 75]
Var. very hot again today. Dickinsons hoed corn all day. Lou & Bob picked up apples. Jim
threshed out the wheat with a flail. Lou took Ms. K home and brought bakc Sallie & D. I did
nothing but write to Kate. Cloudy.
Tuesday 4
[Temp. 72, 86, 70]
Tom Kane & another fellow came after the mare. Var. we had a nice little rain. Jim & I picked
the Julienne Pears. Lou & Bob picked Apples 5 Barrels, they then began picking Dearborns
which are over ripe. D went to Bowers & got a Keg of Beer we left it & had some. John Lane
claims the mare.
[Page 73]
Wednesday, August 5, 1863
�[Temp. 72, 80, 74]
Jim took D & Sallie home with the Mare. Var. Another fine shower today. Several during the
day. Jim & B sawed wood, gathered about 1/2 bush Dearborns. Bob hoed Cabbage & Dwarf
Pears. I could not be out much. Mended big gate latch & did undry other thing. Cloudy.
Thursday 6
[Temp. 70, 84, 70]
Jul went to town in Buss. Sent $50 to George. Var. Splendid day after the rain. Jim & Bob
hoed King Philip Corn. Lou picked berries. I fixed big gate again. Sent 2 Baskets Dearborns to
town Buss he got $1.25 pr basket. I keep me busy overseeing. Clouds.
Friday 7
[Temp. 70, 84, 76]
Var. We had high wind & severe Thunder afternoon but no Rain although it looked very much
like it. Lou took wagon & had Spring mended & Tom shod[?]. Byos picked up apples. I
followed up. Made them cut Chapral down by the old nursery. Cloudy.
[Page 74]
[note written above the date]
Harrison came in Buss. Peaches.
Saturday, August 8, 1863
[Temp. 74, 86, 76]
Julia came home with Conklin. Var. hot at noon as usual. Jim & Bob finished cutting Chaparal
then hoed in the sweet Potatoes. Piece around the Pears. I was busy. Two men authorized came
& took the Mare. I had a hot walk up to John Lanes. Coughed nearly all the evening. Clouds.
Sunday 9
[Temp. 74, 89, 79]
Ms. K. walked over the evening. Var. very hot the hottest day in the season; I did some weeding
in my Flower garden & walked over the orchard twice, once with Harrison & Del they were [?]
the quantity of apples, someone stole all the [?] berries.
Monday 10
[Temp. 70, 89, 74]
I drank beer all day in place of water. Var. Thunder & signs of Rain but only a drizzle. Jim &
Lou & I picked up the load of apples. Bob got sick. Hogs got in & bore and eat up nearly all our
lake Potatoes including my fine new seedling. I hard time fixing the fence. Clear.
[Page 75]
�Tuesday, August 11, 1863
Cranberry. Hogs played smash. Var. Very hot, but fine breeze. Splendid Thundershower
afternoon. Boys pciked up apples & [?] weeds. Dean took 1[?] Barrels 6 load 6 market. I
discovered that the Hogs have destroyed all our Potatoes. I did nothing but loaf. Cloudy.
Wednesday 12
[see symbol]
[Temp. 64, 80, 68]Jul & Ms C took a ride. Var. Splendid day after the rain nearly the whole day.
Consumed in his [?] the infernal hogs they were finishing the Potatoes & beginning on the corn.
There are two in yet. They got up some apples & cut a few weeds. Clear. I picked a bushel
Bannalis for Kane.
Thursday 13
[Temp. 64, 84, 72]
Ms. Williamson & Ms Bond spent the day with us. Frist Corn. Var. fine day. We had two more
Hog hunts. They broke in twice & there is me in now. They picked up apples. I washed some
which made me sick. I had a hot fever at noon lasted all the afternoon. I had hard work to get up
[?] Barrels. Clear.
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[note written above the date]
7[?] load.
Friday, August 14, 1863
[Temp. 64, 84, 72]
Del & Ms. K canned Peaches. Var. Splendid weather for growing. Jim & Bob cut Briar &
weeds. Dean took six bushels of apples to market. Sold two. Lou gone to Williamsville on
Prince. I fixed the cast & front gate handle. Clear. First Citron Melons.
Satuday 15
[see symbol]
[Temp. 70, 87, 72]
Del & Jul went & met Ed in Roseville. Var. very warm no breeze. Jim mowed Briars & Bob cut
the Raspberries front of the [?] door. Bob hoed potatoes on the Barn hill. I worked all day.
They canned Peaches & Tomatoes. Lou went to Mill on Tom got one Blush ground. Cloudy.
Sunday 16
[Temp. 70, 74, 74]
First Water Melons. Cloudy. Splendid Shower with distant Thunder after dinner. I walked
down & looked at the Corn. Found that the Coons were destroying it badly. Tied Carlo down
there tonight. Too wel to go out after the rain. Cloudy.
�[Page 77]
[note written above the date]
Del canned Peaches.
Monday, August 17, 1863
[Temp. 64, 83, 79]
Ms. K went to Sallies on Tom & back. Var. Sun at noon. Very hot. Signs of rain. Boys picked
up some apples and some pears. I hoed a little in side & [?] path. Julia & Ms. K. canned 12 cans
of Peaches. I was busy all day. We had Lima Beans today. Cloudy.
Tuesday 18
[Temp. 62, 84, 72]
Jul & Ms. C. gone on Prince & Tom to C. Var. just such a day as yesterday. Boys Jim & Lou
finished getting Six Barrels of Apples, two baskets of Lowels & two of Peaches & one of Pears.
I was awake all night with Lou, felt bad all day. Del went to town in Ms Leals Buggy. Two best
melons stole last night. Clear.
Wednesday 19
[Temp. 62, 87, 72]
Del & Jul took [?] Mrs. Teal. Var. very hot today at noon. Jim pretended to hoe potatoes under
ash tree. I was on the hots all day. Dean took in apples 6 Barrels 2 basket of[?] peaches one of
pears. Lou took oil cloth over to Willamsville. Coons & Hawks taking the chickens. Clear.
[Page 78]
Thursday, August 20, 1863
[Temp. 64, 88, 73]
Sent Ms. Bond some Peaches by Buss. Var. warm in the middle of the day. Jim had two shells
at at [repeated word] the Pasture fencebut Prince would not get out. He picked up Apples &
Peaches. Ms. K. picked for Ms. Dickinson one bushel. I was busy all day. Tired out
completely. Clouds.
Fridy 21
[Temp. 66, 87, 74]
Very tired tonight. [?] played hell last night. Var. hot again in the middle of the day. They all
gathered apples. Picked two barrels maidens blush 6 barrels & half 2 baskets Peaches one of
Bartletts the first of the season. I sorted apples all day. Made a new Block but [?] all day.
Clouds.
[Page 79]
�[note written above the date]
Harrison brot up two fine melons
Sunday, August 23, 1863
[Temp. 70, 86, 76]
Conklin called this evening. Va.r very hot about 2 P.M. Harrison & Del went to Camp Meeting.
Twice I walked over the place & found a great many apples down. Del concluded not to go
home for a couple fo weeks yet.
Monday 23
[Temp. 74, 72, 68]
Harrison left in Buss. Ed footed it from Rockhill. Var. We had a fine thunder shower about 3
P.M. Rained hard. Lou took the wagon down to have the spring mended. Jim picked up apples.
Sorted some. Del Jul & I rode to the gate with Prince in the wagon. He went well. Cloudy.
Tuesday 25
[see symbol]
[Temp. 56, 64, 58]
Rained a little this morning. Out to Bull. Cow laid.Cloudy all day and so coold that we had to
make fire in the Parlour all day. Boys picked up apples all day. I picked up pears & made them
Baskets out of Peaches. A dead Buck fell on the Rome Beauty on the road. I worked hard to get
up the load. Jul canned Peaches.
[Page 80]
Wednesday, August 26, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 48, 70, 52]
We took two on Conklins. Ms. C sick. Va.r Coolest day or morning I ever know in August. We
had fire again all day. Dean took Apples Pears & Peaches. I mended fence which Prince broke
down & both gates. Dean got home before 2 P.M. Clear.
Thursday 27
[see symbol]
[Temp. 46, 70, 57]
Var. very cold again today. Jim Lou & Letitia got up the laod of apples. I went to Carmel got
Tom Shed & got 12 Bushels of Corn of Sammy Lanethen sorted apples & Peaches to Banch
Apples & 5 Bash Peaches.
Frdiay 28
[Temp. 59, 70, 58]
�Cloudy all day. Looked stormy. Rained just as Dean got home for 15 minutes. Jim cut brass in
the hollow. Lou went to Sallie's on Prince for the Buggy but did not get it. I went to town in
Buss to see about a Nigger, but did not suit myself. Cloudy. Missed the Buss but caught it.
[Page 81]
Harrison came. I sent Pears by Buss.
Saturday, August 29, 1863
[Temp. 56, 66, 49]
Jim picked up apples. Var. Rain in the night & a little just at daylight. Very cool all day. Dean
came over & helped me to fit the new Bows to the wagon. I picked two baskets of splendid
Bartletts. Lou took apples to Dairs & had a barrel of Cider. Clear & Cold.
Sunday 30
[Temp. 36, 63, 47]
Two Splendid. Var, very Codl, White Frost. Unprecedented weather for the season. Had to have
fire all day. Sweet Potatoes vines Cut Squashes &c. D[?] & Lilla spent the day with us. Mrs.
Teal called. I picked splendid Bartletts, was over the place. Clear & Cold.
Monday 31
[see symbol]
[Temp. 40, 64, 54]
I rode Prince down to Store for Eggs &c. Va.r Cool but splendid day. Boys haled one load of
wood from Keltmans woods. They pciked up apples, Made 6 barrels, loaded up the cider & 5 Br
apples 3 baskets. Splenddi Bartletts, 2 Bs. Peaches the last. I mased finger loading. Clear up.
[Page 82]
[note written above the date]
He drove Prince. Del & Jude packed up.
Tuesday, September 1, 1863
[Temp. 48, 80, 62]
Del brought the buggy home repaired. Var. very fine day turning warm again. Frost. Cut the
corn blades some. Mrs D & Letetia picked up apples before dinner. I went to Benniets & to
Mrs. Teals. Settled with her. Dean got home early. Johnson took al oad to Temples Cider Mill.
Clear.
Wednesday 2
[Temp. 48, 83, 70]
Jul left for Warren & Del left in wagon fr [for] home. Var. Warmer today getting back to the old
notch. They picked up apples. Ms. K picked some Peaches. I went to the Liberty Mill but
�found all dry. Had to go to Perrintown but they could not grind. I got 46th flower. Temple
could not make our cider. Bad cold & sore throat. Cloudy. S.
Thursday 3
[67, 76, 66]
Conklins mare Fanny died last night. Cloudy all day. Misted a little. Mrs. Lee, Tom & Lou
picked up apples. Lou took the apple from Temples to Davis. Mrs. K drove Prince to Batavia &
back in the Buggy & was pleased with him very much. I picked pears all day. Sent on Basket to
Gatte by the Buss.
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Friday, September 4, 1863
[Temp. 50, 75, 60]
I coughed terribly last night. Throat. Var. cool all day. Ms Ward, Ms Dickinson, Letitia picked
up apples all day. Jim & Lou, Ms. K picked up some. I picked Bartletts. Splnedid fellows.
Dean takes seven baskets to Gattie's & five barrels of apples. Dair failed to make the cider.
Clear.
Saturday 5
[Temp. 58, 83, 76]
Var. hotter day than it has been for some time. I made the boys hoe Sweet Potatoes & trim
hedge. I was sick but picked Bartletts all day off of the English Tree. Dean took 5 Bls. Apples
to town and 7 barrels apples to Gattie. Cloudy.
Sunday 6
[Temp. 64, 78, 68]
Ms. K drove Prince to Sallie's & bot Don back. Rained some in the night and pretty hard about
breakfast time. The boys pulled the wagon down & picked up another filled 5 barrels with
apples already picked up by the women. I was very unwell all the forenoon & afternoon. I
assorted 6 & 1/2 bushel Bartletts & Amalis. I made a frame to fit the box.
[Page 84]
Monday, September 7, 1863
[Temp. 64, 80, 70]
Lou went after cider & brot it & Barrel. Var. Comfortable today. I had not so much fever as
yesterday but a terrible coughing spell in the afternoon. Dean took 6 bsk Barletts to Gablr & 3
1/2 bushels Amalis to Peterson. Only got $1.50 bushel. Boys pulled up apples. I went to store
on Prince.
Tuesday 8
�[Temp. 64, 86, 76]
Arranged with Dair to make Brandy. Var. very little sun but oppressively hot. Threatening rain.
Distant thunder. I was very unwell but assorted five baskets of Bartletts. Butter & Stone. They
bid up apples. Get 5 in the wagon & 1 Bl Cider. I rode to Williamsville took measure fr [for]
Botors.
Wednesday 9
[Temp. 64, 68, 64]
Va.r Rained nearly all night. Dean could not get off until 5 A.M. then started in the rain. Cider
nearly all leaked out. Sold it for 6 cents for Gall. Boys & Lil picked up apples & Pears. I
mended baskets & picked up Pears. Cloudy & Cool.
[Page 85]
Thursday, September 10, 1863
[Temp. 58, 78, 68]
Var. Splendid day. Byos & Lit picked up apples & filled 7 Barrels. I picked up Pears &
Assorted three baskets 1 Butter & Butter 2 Louise Bonnes. Mended wagon made a seal for
Dean. Lou had Tom shod & hauled apples to Dair.
Friday 11
[Temp. 66, 86, 76]
Sent 3[?] Bsk Pear[?] to Gatti. Va.r pretty hot today. Ms. Dickinson pciked up paples all day.
Jim & Lou hauled & put in Barrels. I worked like a horse all day, used out.Completely managed
to sort out 2 Baskets of Pears. Dean had the best load of the season. I got the poorest prices.
Saturday 12
[see symbol
[Temp. 66, 66, 64]
I assorted all the Pears on the Porch. Var. Drizzled nearly all forenoon. Rained pretty hard after
dinner. Ms. Dickinson picked up apples all the forenoon. Jim took the wagon down & picked
out 5 Bls & ten bushels. Specked ones. Dean took 6 barrels apples & 2 Baskts Pears one to
Gath sold the other 17 load very poor sale. Cloudy.
[Page 86]
Sunday, September 13, 1863
[Temp. 62, 70, 61]
Conklin & McClellan called to see about [rest of sentence written above the date] McClellans
going with Dean.[?] Cloudy all day very heavy dew. I went out over the place & had damp feet
all day. Jim got up two barrels of apples making 8. I fixed one basket of Pears. I put a cork in
the Brandy and measured 10 Galls for Metz. Clear.
�Monday 14
[Temp. 58, 70, 64]
Dean took 8 barrels & 1 basket Pears home with him. L[?] came. Var. Pretty cool all day. Ms
Ward Him & Ms Kennedy picked up apples. Letitia pretended. I went to town. Buss broke
down on Rose Hill. Conklin & I walked to Plainville & took the cars. Went to Del's and dined,
bot a pair of wheels for $2 to make a cart. Clear.
Tuesday 15
Dean got home early & went after Sheaf oats. Var. Very warm today. Ms. D, Ms W. Ashurn
Bennet Jm & Lou picked up apples. I went on Prince to Engage Ms Teals mare for town tonight.
They got up the load [?]. I went to see Kilgour about making the Cart. Took salts and felt weak
all day. Clear.
[Page 87]
[Temp. 68, 78, 72]
We had Teals mare today. Var. Looked very much like rain fortunately it held off. Ms. K went
with Prince & Buggy to Tests. We then hauled with Fodder G Youn tied up a little & left. Jim
& Lou assorted 2 Barrels & filled 4 other. Foold time. I was mending baskets & assortnig Pears
all day.
Thursday 17
[Temp. 69, 77, 65]
Ms. K cut grass & wed rose bed. Var. looked rainy all day. Rained a little all the afternoon & is
pouring down pretty well now. Jim & lou got up 8 Barrels, Dean & Jim loaded. D got back at 5
PM today. We cannot Teals mare we cannot go. I mended Barrels & looked after them.
Raining hard.
Friday 18
[Temp. 54, 58, 48]
Metz sent for 15 bushels Cider Apple & Brandy his 10 Gale[?]. Rained nearly all night turned
cool & cold in the course of the day. Jim cut Briars & slept part of the time. Dean got off at 2
P.M. with 8 barrels & 2 Bushels of Peaches. I went to Mill Perrintown with Prince after the
Flour. He wokred splendidly in the Buggy, forded the river without hesitation.
[Page 88
Saturday, September 19, 1863
[Temp. 45, 50, 48]
Jake was grinding. Dean got back to supper. Var. Cloudy all day but about 5 minutes very cold
very much like frost. I did a cold job patching the rooves. Bennet, Jim & Lou picked up apples.
�I took old wheels &c. up to Kilgores to make the cart. Went to see Myers about Brandy. Saw
Jake. Cloudy.
Sunday 20
[Temp. 32, 60, 47]
John called & we went round some. Clear all day. Froze last night. Cut everything tender, even
Sorghum leaves. I fear it will stop the growth of late apples. Jannets not half grown. I hoed
Ships of old carpet[?] on the new Shed roof with Tar. I think it will do but I was too weak to go
on. Dean loaded up 8 barrels. Clear.
Monday 21
[Temp. 48, 71, 60]
Dean got home & loaded up New Ink[?] Var. Moderated considerably. Very pleasant today.
M.D. & Ward picked up apples only the good ones. Jim helped load 45 bush Brandy apples.
Lou made 3 loads. I worked all day. Made a light Ladder, mended Barrels &c. Engaged Malot
to work. Clear & Windy.
[Page 89]
[note written above the date]<Jim & Lou took apples to Davis & brot back Brandy
Tuesday, September 22, 1863[Temp. 48, 68, 52]
Dean got back early. Var. Turned cooler to day. Jim & Lou got up the load. Malott began
Totaling[?] Cor. I as usual busy. Finished a small basket begun by Millow. Drs Kline &
Chapman from Camp Dennison called to see about Shubbery for their place. Clear.
wednesday 23
[Temp. 41, 75, 60]
Drove Teal's mare. Dean took 8 Barrels, got home at 5 P.M. Var. pretty cool this morning.
Ward Dickenson & Bennet picked up apples all day. Made poor headway. I went to Kilgores &
had the cart finished. Got home by 1 P.M. Made iron corners & pruned nearly the whole of it.
Malot topped corn. Regt 4 Galls in my Klegg [?]. Clear.
Thursday 24
[Temp. 56, 78, 66]
I draw out 8 Galls Brandy & put it in first barrel. Var. A little thunder & 10 drops of rain this
evening. Jim & Lou got up the load 8 barrels. I mended Basket & finished pruning cast all but
the weels. Jim worked some on the roof. Dean got home at 5 P.M. Geo. Young began cutting
Briars along Conklins fence. 1 Letter from Jude. Cloudy.
[Page 90]
Friday, September 25, 1863
[Temp. 52, 60, 51]
�Var. Turned very cool in the night. Windy. N Jim Lou & Sturgis Boy & Girl picked up. A
Bennet & Bob began but quiet at one Barrel. I painted Cart box & wheels. Malot finishe [?] 4 &
a half days. Young Cut Briars. Sent one load to Davis. Dean got home at dusk.
Saturday 26
[Temp. 38, 63, 44]
Dr. Mets called & pd me for Adir[?] apples. Var. White frost this morning. Warm during the
day but alarming. Cold tonight. Hattie D. Sturgiss & sister picked up apples all day. Jim & Lou
picked up bad ones. I painted [text strikethrough]{bad ones} &c. Bob Ely called and got some
splendid specimens of apples to show at the Indiana State Fair.
Sunday 27
[Temp. 34, 71, 54]
Dean & Jim loaded up. Var. moderated towards noon. I painted new headblock & rims of
wagon wheels & front spring. Mended two baskets, Potted a rose, Mended Cart, walked over
orchard, Cut some Sorghum grass. Jim & Lou got the apples assorted. Clear.
[Page 91]
[note written above the date]
Overdid myself today.
Monday, September 28, 1863
[Temp. 44, 80, 60]
Dean took 8 barrels. Man called to see sugar. Var. Warmer than yesterday. Carter girl & Stur
girls, 1 Dickinson picked up apples, Jim oversaw & loaded bushels for Metz. I picked up some
& assorted, Jim got up 4 barrels. Ms K cut & trimmed Isabella grapes. I cleaned up barn, took
down Press & patched straw. Clear.
Tuesday 29
[Temp. 50, 80, 62]
Dean brought out 200 feet of Lumber. Splendid clear day just right for work. Girls & John
picvked belleflowers all forenoon. Just after dinner John got up the load. Shadoan Sallie &
Leila came over & shook down Broadwells & Talmans for Cider. I mended mended[repeated
word] & picked Capieumont[?] Clear. He left after dinner[?]
Wednesday 30
[Temp. 54, 80, 63]
D drove Prince to Perrintown & back before dinner. Var. Cloudy nearly all day. Jim Salie Rose
Leita & I got up the load. Dean did not get off until after breakfast. Ducket called in the night
but could not wake. Dean, I cleaned up Barn & mended what the Mare broke. She eat half our
shirts up. Cloudy.
�[Page 92]
[note written above the date]
Could not get up the load today.
Thursday, October 1, 1863
Spring broke for the 4 time. Var. Musted at daylight & continued with steady rain all evening
during the intervals. Boys picked up apples, John Sturigs picked one band. Dean had a bad day
of it. I mended basket, painted plough, filed saw & cleaned up tool shelf. Raining steady.
Friday 2
[Temp. 50, 66, 50]
Ed & Jul got home from Warren. Var. Turned cool towards night. Jim Sturgis Frank & Lou
picked up apples. Dean went after corn. I rode Lone to Blacksmiths & had his shoes pulled off
he being used up for work for some time. Tarred the roof. Assorted 2 bskt Pears. Clear.
Saturday 3
[see symbol]
[Temp. 44, 73, 50]
Dean got home to supper. Var. trimmed a little cool after the rain. Windy towards evening.
Blew down the fruit terribly. Strugis boys picked all day. Jerin[?] got up [?] for Davis then
assorted the load & got it up. I & Jim hauled load of wood with Prince. Un[?] apples & sorted
Pears.
[Page 93]
[note written above the date]
Polly went Bull again.
Sunday, October 4, 1863
[Temp. 46, 48, 42]
Jude & I went to Conklins after supper. Cloudy all day turned very cold & raw. Ed & I walked
around the orchard. I repaired & cleaned out my Pit & potted & put nearly all the Flowers down.
Sent everywhere to get a horse but without success. Finally got Teal's mare. Cloudy.
Monday 5
[Temp. 40, 47, 42]
Dean started at 1 P.M. Prince hauled Cart into the Barn full. Cloudy all day very raw for the
season. I am dreading snow tonight. Jim got up 15 bush apples for Metz took Ms. Ks apples to
Davis & obe load for us. Fourhand picked besdies Ed who picked 10 bush Belleflowers off the
trees. Hard work, we put 12 Bushels in the cart. Dean got back at 2 P.M.
�Tuesday 6
Shadean was here twice on horseback. Var. very little sunshine the first for four days.
Moderated some. Four pickers with Ed picked Belleflowers all day I was busy as a bee. Ms K
took Prince to Davis & got 2 Bls Cider to Williamsville & sold one barrel & some gallons & 3 &
1/2 bushels apples. Jim hauled up a cartload of Belleflowers. Cloudy.
[Page 94]
WEdnesday, October 7, 1863
[Temp. 45, 52, 44]
Rained nearly all night and all the forenoon. Jim sawed some wood & got up 8 barrels apples for
Kyle whilst I was gone to West Walkers on Prince to buy a horse. I brought them & led them
home, had a hard ride. Rained hard whilst I was at Walkers. Cloud & Cold.
Thursday 8
[Temp. 38, 57, 50]
Dean got off at 2 with a splendid load. Var. cloudy nearly all day. Moderated, Jim undertook to
haul wood with new house but disaster slopping & the wagon broke down. Tom got into the
stable & made Charley kick everything to pieces. It took me all afternoon to mend it. [?]
mended wagon. They began picking Payons Red.
Friday 9
Var. Splendid day for work. Jim, Ed, Jul & Ms. K picked Payons red apples all day. Put them in
the barn. I fixed the Bin, made legs to a ladder I made yesterday. Dean got back at 4 P.M. Did
a poor business for standing in market. Goes again, tonight. Clear.
[Page 95]
[note written above the date]
Thunder tonight.
Saturday, October 10, 1863
[Temp. 36, 46, 38]
Buss left me, came with Conklin. Took [written above] tea at his brothers. Very foggy this
morning, raw. I went to town in the Buss, took fruit to the society, went to Del's, found Harry
very sick witth Scarlett Fever, settled work. Cattie who checked me out of about & Dean got
home seven. Pickers today. Julia & Ms. K went to town in Buggy to see Harry who is very sick
last night. Clear & cold.
Sunday 11
[Temp. 42, 58, 42]
Ms. K & Jude came home fr town, where he went. Clear all day. Froze hard. Ice in tub. Ed got
up and assorted 8 Brls Belleflowers for Peterson. Worked more or less as much a[s] my Boil
would allow. Harrison & family brought on their little Kamp in their Coffis[?]. Jenny Randolph.
�Monday 12
My Boil disables me the sle[e]pless nights interms. Var. very white frost no ice. Many
neighbors came to see little Harry buried. Young Ducket dug the grave. Six pickers today. Ed
sorted most of the load. Jim & Lou got 10 doz oats. Pele Jones & wife came Shadoan & Sallie.
D walked home. Raining Harrison took Colman to Rose Mill.
[Page 96]
A Basket of Napoleons
Tuesday, October 13, 1863
[Temp. 52, 60, 54]
I make a new Picker of Ash & fixed Rained a little in the night & drizzled this morning. Ed & I
went down & voled. Ed & Jim picked Splendid Belleflowers & Ed got up the load he worked
wist on stopping until dark. I was notable. Got about much b Boil busted. Is better. Clear.
Wednesday 14
[Temp. 50, 72, 46]Kyle came to seee about apples. Man got 15 bushels. Var. Splendid day.
Dean went to town with Charley again. Ed picked & assorted & hauled up apples all day. Julia
tured out & pushed up The Kers of which their were four. I was all moving mending Wagon
Box. Clear.
Thursday 15
[Temp. 57, 72, 66]
Var. Very splendid warm. Six pickers today. Jude worked hard & superintended. I was busy &
suffering all day. Put white Peppers & Pennocks in the Barn. Bob Kyle styler. Bob got 6
Barrels at 150. Ed got up the whole load. Metz got 15 bushels & 2 [?]
[Page 97]
[Note written above the date]
Friday, October 16, 1863
[Temp. 57, 72, 60]
John came to engage Cider Apples. Va.r Slight rain jsut at breakfast time. Stopped work for a
short time. Ed got up the load. 2 Drawers Magnificient Shys onto two pickers. I suffered
awfully. They picked Smiths. Cider in the Barn. Dean got back at dusk. Clear.
Saturday 17
[Temp. 53, 73, 70]
Kate came home tonight. Splendid day. Seven Pickers today. Ed & Jul worked hard all day &
made the others work. Lou & Jim took the loads Cider Apples to Dairs for John. I was laid up
but had to go out & attend Drs. Chapman & Kline to dig shubbery for Camp Dennis. Clear.
�Sunday 18
[Temp. 59, 73, 40]
Two men enagaed 36 brush Cider Apples. Var. Rained in the night. Splendid day. Ed & Jim
loaded up & Ed & Lou started to market about 1/2 past 12. I walked down to cornfield to get
corn for the Pigs. Jim took Ms. K home in the cart. Mr. & Mrs. Conklin called. Clouds.
Turned quite cold.
[Page 98]
[note written above the date]
Lou went with Ed.
Monday, October 19, 1863
[Temp. 36, 60, 45]
Ed & Jim loaded up 6 Barrels. Var. very fine day nearly [?] 4 Pickers Kyle & Sturgis. I was
busy all day. My Boil much better. I mended hand Cart & bushed the cart wheel. Jul worked
with the Pickers. Ed went to market yesterday & got back about 4 today. Clear.
Tuesday 20
[Temp. 44, 70, 61]
Put Rome beauties in the Barn. Var. Indian summer weather. I was on foot all day. Fixed a
fastening to the Barn doors. 5 Pickers today. Ed got up the load alone [?] up Sorhum. Jim
bladed Sugar Cane, Jul bossed the girls & worked. Drizzling.
Wednesday 21
[Temp. 40, 58, 47]
Dean just got home 8 P.M. Dull sale. Var. Splendid day for work. One Picker. Ed got up 7
Barrels alone, Jul picked, Prince hauled up six loads in the Cart. Men got 30 bushels cider
apples at 20 cents. I mended Basket, picked a barrel. Jul phockens cleaned out the apple house.
Clear.
[Page 99]
[note written above the date]
Lou took apples to Davis (Indian Summer) for cider.
Thursday, October 22, 1863
Dean got back at 7:15. Var. very cool almost frost. Ed assorted the load seven. We got up the
Smiths Cider & I picked nearly a barrel of Splendid Pecks Pleasants. Geo Young worked 3
hours cutting Sorghum & Foddes he got Cider apples & some for Apple Butter.
�Friday 23
[Temp. 43, 40, 34]
Jim hauled three loads of wood. Var. rained all night, it prevented Deans going to market.
Drizzled nearly all day. Grew colder. Very raw. I got up a band Tellighockens[?]. Two men
got 12 bushels cider apples at 25 pr bushel. Cider tonight than it has been yet at look squally.
Cloudy.
Saturday 24
[Temp. 28, 44, 32]
Baldwin got 10 bushels apples. Var. cold & cloudy all day. Froze hard last night. Appls
suffered some but a adieu to them tonight. Ed Jon Lou & Elmore got up Jannets into apple
house. I picked all the Pears. Took up flower & put in the Pit. Put on sash, mended step,ladder
& did a hundred other things. Dean made out poor. Cloudy. Freezing.
[Page 100]
Sunday, October 25, 1863
[Temp. 28, 50, 40]
Var. very cool. Hard forst. We loafed today. I picked Pecks. Pleasant in OPO. Gibbons all
came out and spent the day which broke into our arrangment. I took up five Roses for Kate. Ms.
C & Ms Sampson this evening. Clear.
Monday 26
[Temp. 33, 30, 43]
Kate left for town on her wayhorse. Var. Cloudy most of the day. Mackerel by two pickers
today. They got in three loads of Jannets. I cleared out the wheat bin & pulled at fruit, Ed & I
got up the load. I huusked Bushel of Corn. Mr Baker got got 15 B. cider apples & 13 B. good
ones. Clouds.
Tuesday 27
[see symbol]
[Temp. 34, 52, 39]
Lou went with Dean at 12, dear little fellow. Clear, Splendid day. White frost. Two pickers
today. They finished the Jannets & got them in the barn all but the small ones. I picked Shys
Romebeanbys & Smiths Cider Red Russets very fine. Husked corn fixed Bin. Clear. (Perhaps I
shall [?] Lou again)
[Page 101]
Wednesday, October 28, 1863
[Temp. 27, 54, 37]
�I walked to Lane's and got him to agree to make on molasses. Var. Hazy most of the day, very
hard freeze. Hurt the apples considerably. Two pickers began getting in Romantis. Ed loaded &
hauled 50 bushels Jannets to Davis for Johns Cider. I mended BM fence and worked hard all
day, husked corn &c. Clear.
Thursday 29
[Temp. 38, 68, 58]
Sent Sugar Cane to Lanes. A man got 21 bushels apples $14.50. Rained a little tihs morning but
soon cleared up & became a splendid day. Ms Blanchard borrowed the Buggy for the day. Ed
got up six barrels & started for twon at 2 P.M. D Durham called to see about his bees. Clear &
warm.
Friday 30
[Temp. 52, 58, 54]
Burried Cabbage yesterday. Fixed Bell. Began raining at 4 A.M. & continued nearly all day &
still raining. Ed had an awful time with his load. Got soaking wet. Kate has been dangerously
sick. I wrote to Hammond today. Was not told much. Jim cleared out mad & I am afraid he is
gone for good. Raining. [Page 102]
[note written above the date]
Jim went to Lanes for Sorghum. 59 all[?].
Saturday, October 31, 1863
[Temp. 52, 48, 34]
Jul left for town with Conklin. Cloudy & misty all day turning cold very rappidly. I have laid up
all day with Boil No 2 suffering excruciating pain. Ed got up apples towards the load. I
managed to get dinner under difficulms. Cloudy.
Sunday, November 1, 1863
Moderated. Old Clark came to see about apples. Var. Very fine day. I get the meals today
suffering intensely while so engaged. I made splendid Soup Bread Pudding & Tulpyhocker
apple sauce, that is about all that was done except feeding. I brought up corn & dried it in the
oven. Clear.
Monday 2
[Temp. 44, 71, 69]
Var. Moderated considerably except a hard rain before morning. Ed & Elmore picked up the cart
loads. Newtowns besides small ones. I got the meals, put 2 iron hoofs on contraband & put in
time, husked corn, raked 4 cartloads of leaves for the pigpen & leathered Rub blocks. Clear.
[Page 103]
�Tuesday, November 3, 1863
[Temp. 48, 56, 42]
Dean took 7 bls to town. Var. Rained a little most of the night. Cleared off & turned out fine.
Ed picked up Newtowns all day. Made up six barrels for the load. I some left in the cart. I did
house work, churned, mended well & milk bucket with all very lame. Clear & cool.
Wednesday 4
[Temp. 38, 65, 60]
Rumaway not got back yet. Var. Moderated again. Splendid day. Four pickers today & the last
I suppose, all the Romanites & considerable gleaning done. Ed made up seven Bls for Dean. I
did house work again suffering as usual. Cleaned up the barn chaos. Clear & mild.
Thursday 5
[see symbol]
[Temp. 38, 65, 48]
Jul fooled us again. Var. Looked very much like rain but cleared up fine. Jim started off & got
as far as Carmel. Came back at dark. Ed & I started to husking corn but more stopped by
Dunham calling for his Trees after which Ed finished the piece & got nearly 10 bushels. Dean
got home late & made [?]. Clear & Cool.
[Page 104]
Friday, November 6, 1863
[Temp. 42, 55, 40]
Fine clear day. Turned cool towards night. Ed & Jim went up & husked the corn at Carters. 6
Bushels hauled down the Fodder & stacked near the Barn gate. I was very sick all night with
violent chill & dreadful suffering headache all day. Clear.
Saturday 7
[Temp. 41, 71, 51]
Jul got home with Conklin. Splendid clear day. Ed fixed a barrel for Smith & some for Market
than sorted all the apples under the Hickory Tree. A good job. I did house work. Dug seedling
Potoatoes, Lined Cider & raked & ha[u]led leaves to Pig Pen. Clear.
Sunday 8
[Temp. 38, 48, 34]
I covered covered [repeated word] my Potatoes. Var. Cloudy nearly all day gradually becoming
Cold. The prospect for a haed frost is very fair which is bad as there are many apples out yet.
John & a Dutchman caled & walked over the orchard. I did a little Tarring as it looked like rain
but it cleared off.
�[Page 105]
Monday, November 9, 1863
[Temp. 28]
Fine but very cool. Ed finished getting up his seven barrel. Jim & I got up the Belomnts. Ed &
I left for town at 12 M. & like to have frozen going Jim took wheat to mill but did not get it
ground.
Tuesday 10
[Temp. 28]
Clear & cold. Kate did not get to Dels until dinner time. I looked through the market stand at
Dels nearly all day. Jim did nothing but load up cider apples. Clear & cold.
Wednesday 11
[Temp. 32]
Clear & Cold. No one kept the thermometer. Ed & Jim got up Ms Gibsons apples 4 Bls & 2 bls
for Del. Lou & Charlie got to Dels about 9 o clock. Kate & I called to see Louisa Masch. Poor
thing. I fear she may be on her last bed. Jim went to mill again for nothing. Clear.
[Page 106]
Thursday, November 12, 1863
[Temp. 42, 64, 54]
McGuire engaged 150 trees. Clear, magnificent day the finest I ever remember in November.
Julia being quite sick I had to do housework. Could not do much out. Ed & Jim went to town
with Gibsons & Dels apples. I got the well bucket up & mended it. Kept busy all day. Clear.
Friday 13
[Temp. 48, 61, 62]
Ed left at noon. Jul & Pearl rode out in the Buggy. Var. Looked very much like rain. Very
muld Indian Summer. Ed & Jim got up six barrels & three baskets. Cow got in the Barn &
destroyed the apple awfully. I measured the Brandy & put it in a smaller cask 30 Gallons. I was
busy all day. Lilla walker over.
Saturday 14
[see symbol]
[Temp. 49, 59, 44]
Polly got out & made her escape. Began raining about 6 All & rained gently all the forenoon.
Jim sawed wood & husked some Corn. Ed Hall helped him. I husked Big Corn & fixed the Big
[?] so as to tar it. Ed got home at dark. Rained hard in town. Very cloudy, turned cool.
�[Page 107]
[Temp. 39, 39, 38]
Jim took Lilla in the cart. Misted & drizzled all day. I staid in the house all day excepting a
couple of races after the cow who got out yesterday & staid out all night. Dean called & got his
whip & took the hooks off of the lines. Ed quite sick all day. Drizzling.
Monday 16
[Temp. 38, 43, 40]
Jim too kPrince down to the shed. Drizzled all night & all day. One of the most diagreeable
days immaginable. Jim sawed some wood & went hunting. I read nearly all day not daring to go
out. Ed still quite unwell. Mustering still.
Tuesday 17
[Temp. 40, 48, 44]
Ms C & Jul rode buggy to depot. Ms C came home with Jul. Rained all night & misted half the
day. Sun shone a few minutes but clouded over again. I coughed all night quite sick all day.
Jim picked up a few Newtons in the Pear O. He took a load of Cider apples to Davis (Conklin
took tea with Jul). Cloudy.
[Page 108]
Wednesday, November 18, 1863
[Temp. 40, 50, 53]
Var. Considerable sunshine today turning warm apif[?] it would rain again. Jim hauled three
loads of wood. Found some stolen. Ed sorted apples in the Barn. A man got 100 appletrees, 2
Peas & 1 Doz Strawberry hearts. Clear.
Thursday 19
[Temp. 48, 67, 59]
Ed started at 12. Jim hauled wood all day. Ed got in his load 7 Bls. I fizxed two baskets of fine
Clear Pears. Jim took up apples for cider & brought home a barrel of Cider. John came after his
brandy 30 Galls.
Friday 20
[Temp. 38, 38, 54]
Jim worked hard all day. Letter from Kate. Began drizzling at 12 last night & continued all day
almost without intermission. Jim stacked the wood in the woodhouse & hauled one load I did
nothing but read, being too unwell to go out. Ed got home at dusk being too unwell to go out.
Cloudy.
�[Page 109]
Saturday, November 21, 1863
[Temp. 38, 43, 35]
Mistd all the forenoon very disagreeable raw. Ed sorted apples at the Barn. Jim & Bob
Dickinson husked 10 bushels of Corn out of the woods piece. I did nothing but read. Jul went to
the store with Tom.
Sunday 22
[Temp. 29, 40, 33]
Jul got three teeht plugged. Conklins called. Var. cold all day. Froze the ground pretty hard.
Jim took a vomiting spell which prostrated him the whole day. Ed had to do all his work. Jul &
Pearl went to Sallie's & I did wk the house work. Clear & frosty. Jim took wagon to
Willowville. Share.
Monday 23
[Temp. 28, 50, 44, 44]
Sturgiss & Dickinson picked up apples on share. Var. Cold all the forenoon. Moderated after
dinner. Ed got in four Barrels of apples & a barrel of Cider for Harrison & left about 11 oclock.
Jul raked up Leaves. i carried away in Basket & raked some, fixed myself. Drizzling.
[Page 110]
[note written above the date]
Ed got home at 2 P.M.
Tuesday, November 24, 1863
[Temp. 53, 63, 38]
Jul & I went to Sallies after dinner. Var. Misty again before noon. Rained pretty hard in the
night. Jim sawed wood & ransacked the country for Lard & Eggs. Got no Eggs. Cowhouse roof
felt in. Jim went after the cart & wheels & old rigging. Brought home 30 Galls Brandy.
Pumpkin pies. Night wind.
Wednesday 25
[Temp. 34, 40, 38]
Pearl went home in the Buss. Var cloudy near all day. Very raw & chilly. Jim husked corn near
the wood & my seedling. McGuire came & got 15 hoes at $5. Silence reigned supreme. I read
some Hamburg vine & covered it. Cloudy.
Thursday 26
[Temp. 28, 50, 34]
�Skles did clear day. We all took at Conklins. Thanksgiving. Ed was unwell, & I was a little
feverish but it wore ooff. Jim & I shelled corn. My seedling & he went to mill but did not get it
ground. Brought home flour & Chopfeed. Clear.
[Page 111]
[note written above the date]
Jim &I caught a rabbit.
Friday, November 27, 1863
[Temp. 28, 60, 54]
Ed would go although all rain signs mecauled. Var. Moderated during the day. Ed fixed his
load for Tom. I sorted out nearly three baskets of poor Pears the last. I felt bad before dinnerbut
husked Corn afternoon. Got very cold feet. I expect to cough for it. Cloudy & windy.
Saturday 28
[Temp. 50, 48, 56]Sold the last Pears today. Rained hard nearly all night & rained & misted
most of the day. Ed had another nice time in the rain but did first rate. Jim sawed some wood
but loafed mostly. I fitted a handle to the Splitting Axe. Cold & Cloudy.
Sunday 29
[Temp. 22, 24, 18]
Cloudy & Bitter cold all day so cold that we could not be out. I went to Barn & measured the
rest of the corn which was in the waon & put it in the crib. ul went over to Conklins a little
while. I fear for the apples in barn. Cloudy.
[Page 112]
Monday, November 30, 1863
[Temp. 10, 32, 20]
Very cold all day. Jim went to the mill & got the meal. After dinner I killed the Pig & had the
devils own time cleaning it. I ws out most of the day. Ed had fever. Apples all froze hard in the
Barn & applehouse. Clear.
Tuesday, December 1
[see symbol]
[Temp. 26, 46, 40]
Ed had fever agian after noon. Var. Fine day although cold it did not appear so. I cut up the
Pig, Scalded & Washed the Barrel & salled it down. Made iron hoop & put it in the wine barrel,
washed it out & began racking cider. Sifted Meal &c. Clear. Moderated Wind S. Jul made
Lard.
Wednesday 2
�[Temp. 37, 50, 34]
Ed had fever again. Var. Clear mosto f the day. Moderated fixing for rain. I finished racking
the Barrel of Cider. It is splendid. I then husked Corn. Jim hauled wood & 14 doz Blades of
Sorghum from Ducket. He is sick tonight. Has a chill. Clear.
[Page 113]
[Temp. 36, 52, 44]
Ed got up 4 Bls apples & Barrel Cider. Var. Moderated very much. The thaw makes the ground
very cold. I did various jobs about. Mended big gate, tamed leaks in roof, husked some corn but
had backache so bad I had to quit.
Friday 4
[Temp. 48, 56, 46]
Sallie sick, sent for Jul to come over. Var. Mackarel sky turning warmer. Jim & Bob D husked
in Fodder all day. I cleaned up Barn floor, put Romanites in the Barn. I then racked Cider. Ed
got home at 10 oclock having sold out last night. Ms Conklin called. Ed sick tonight. Clouds.
Saturday 5
[Temp. 38, 52, 38]
Jul has not returned. Ed sorted apples all day. Var. Very cloudy at sunrise. Splendid day. Jim
& Bob haule up one load of Fodder & a small load of Corn. I did housework. Papered the
kitchen cieling where it was broken off & scrubb the Kitchen. It took me three hours. Made a
bread pudding & applesauce.
[Page 114]
Sunday, December 6, 1863
[Temp. 26, 40, 30]
Var. Rather pleasant. I did housework as Julia did not get home after dinner. Ed started over
those afoot bringing over the Buggy. He met Miss Witham. I went back with her & found Sallie
dieing. She left about half past six conscious to the last. Clear. Jim took Cider apples.
Monday 7
Ms Conklin took tea with us & spent the evening. Var. Cold but file as ant[?] I slept with
Shadoan on the manow[?] Lounge & was cold all night. Had a troubling. I brot over the grave
digger & set them to work. Had to get dinner for him and his son. They took Sallie over about 3
P.M. & burried her. Del, Harrison & Pet just got here in time. Clear.
Tuesday 8
[see symbol]
[Temp. 36, 50, 42]
�Harrison, Del & Pet left after brekafast. Var. Cloudy nearly all day. Looks lke rain. Jim fooled
his time away. Husked about three bushels of corn. Ed got off at about 11 AMsure to be caught
in the rain. I husked some corn, made scraper, mended Barn ladder & sundry other [?]. Cloudy.
[Page 115]
[note written above the date]
Jule & I went over to Conklins. Ms Thompson called.
Wednesday, December 9, 1863
[see symbol]
[Temp. 38, 43, 40]
Ed got home to supper. Cloudy all day. Looked very much like rain. Jim did very little. Cows
got in twice. I felt bad & did very little. Sold 10 trees to a Dutchman. Made Loila a stool. She
rode on Charley over to Williamsville & back. Cloudy.
Thursday 10
[Temp. 38, 40, 38]
I went to Davis after the Cider. Ms Ducket called. Cloudy dark & raw all day. E Wind. Jim
pretended to husk corn. Broke the wagon tongue & drove out cowws. I overhauled Georges act.
Found it overrun mine over $20. I drove cows & built up fence. Pulled up Beets & crowed
them. Ed worked with apples.
Friday 11
[Temp. 38, 53, 53]
Rained before day & has misted & rained all day. Jim sawed wood & greased Harness. I cut
fodder tops & made cowfeed she euts[?] He took ole[?]. Ed had dreadful backache. Jim sorted
some apples. I papered back of the stove &c. Dark & drizzle.
[Page 116]
Saturday, December 12, 1863
[Temp. 48, 56, 54]
Drizzled & rained all day & is at it yet. Jim sorted apples in the Barn & sawed wood. I linkened
all day at one thing or another. Tried to make the Pump work better. Jul worked hard. Ed quite
unwell. Raining.
Sunday 13
[Temp. 52, 56, 53]
I had another cow drive & fence fixing. Rained all night & drizzled most of the day, a most
gloomy prospect. Nothing but mud & & [ampersand repeated] mise [mice?] for some time. I
�was out a while looking for Peas buds but found them very scarce. This is bad for puel[?] buds.
So much warm weather. Raining.
Monday 14
[Temp. 42, 34, 29]
Ed & Jul rode to Lanes store. Cloudy all day. Burned cold & snowed a little. I gave Jim a
blowing lip & he did much better today. He sawed wood & I was going to husk Corn but it
turned too cold. I arranged George's account & read. Cloudy cold & wind.
[Page 117]
[note written above the date]
Gave Dned[?] apples Sanblory Fair yesterday. Jim pulled some corn in the trusk. Cloudy &
cold all day. Very gloomy day. ED loaded up six barrels & left at 11 oclock. I rakced the cider
which was in the molasses barrel inot the clear one & began boliing down the rest. I made
Bouce & put on the meat. Cloudy.
Wednesday 16
[Temp. 27, 31, 33]
I racked Cider & made Apple Butter & &c. Cloudy in the forenoon. Snowed afternoon. Slicted
after supper & now Raining hard with Thunder very unusual. Jim pulled two cartloads of Corn
& sawed wood. Jul taken with verh[?]. Got vomiting which continued all day. Ed came home
& had a vomiting spell. Rain & Thunder.
Thursday 17
[Temp. 50, 28, 30]
Ed wrote to Kate. I put in a line. Rained & Thundered hard most of the night. Drizzled most of
the day. Jim husked corn in the Barn. I tinkered with the Pump & made it worse. Did not find
the leak. I cleaned up the Barn & cut fodder. Ed just taken with Hemmorhage. Cloudy &
windy.
[Page 118]
Friday, December 18, 1863
[Temp. 24, 26, 20]
Var. Snowed a little this morning & again tonight. Jim Leila & I hauled two bushels of Corn.
He plled two loads of Corn & hauled up. I churned & made Cider molasses. Jul called on Mrs.
Sturgis who is sick. Snowing.
Saturday 19
[Temp. 12, 24, 16]
�Ed very unwell today. Cloudy, a few minutes sunshine. Very cold all day. Jim sawed wood, he
sawed some for Conklins. I went to Moores Mill. Got 2 Bushels. Corn ground & a bag of
Shorts. Jul went as far as Gests got her Bonnet fixed. I paid Taxes & bot a Tureky. Cloudy &
bitter cold.
Sunday 20
[Temp. 10, 25, 22]
Var. Cloud & very cold all day. Nothing but reading & warming done today. Jim cut up some
[?]. I felt like kicking him out. Jul & I went over to Conklins and spent the evening. Cloudy.
Too cold to snow.
[Page 119]
Monday, December 21, 1863
[Temp. 24, 40, 36]
Ed quite unwell, no fever but bad cough. Var. Considerable sunshine. Moderated. Jim finished
getting in the Corn. I began quitting away the debris of the Cowhouse, which had fallen down
some time ago. Jim went to Carmel to get shoes but did not succeed. Shadoan called twice.
Thin clouds.
Tuesday 22
[Temp. 30, 31, 30]
Two stray gees came yesterday. Cloudy & towering all day. Looks very much like snow. Jim
& Frank Ducket got in the rest of the Fodder. He cut wood for Conklins. Ed went to town with
Conklins. I had the blues for two or three days.
Wednesday 23
[Temp. 28, 28, 20]
Cloudy all day & very cold & going to be colder tnoight. Jim spent the morning at the
Shoemakers. Sawed some wood. I was very much under the weather. Severe pain in the Heart.
Ed got home late with Conklins. & very unwell. Clear & cold.
[Page 120]
Thursday, December 24, 1863
[Temp. 14, 34, 24]
Del got my note of alarm and came in the Buss. Clear & bitter cold all day. My dear boy was
taken with dreadful hemorrhage of the Lungs at 3 oclock A.M., & after nearly suffocating, lulled
off until 11 AM, when he had a severe attack & succumbed. Adieu, dear son. Clear.
Friday 25
[Temp. 26, 40, 32]
�Harrison came in Bugg & took Del home. Var. This is the gloomiest day of my life, my only son
Edward was buried! I never knew how much I loved him!
Satuday 26
[see symbol]
[Temp. 36, 46, 42]
I took Ms. K & D Shadoan home. Got very damp. Nothing worth recording. All looks blank --letter from Slittman, violent pain in my heart still. Drizzling.
[Page 121]
[Temp. 42, 48, 49]
Rained all night and all day & still at it. Jul & I took dinner at Conklins at suppertime. I cut
cowfeed. Raining.
Monday 28
[Temp. 37, 34, 36]
Cloudy all day. Spit shower[?] & sleet a little. Jim sawed wood. I was busy fixing alarm clock
&c. Ms Dickinson & Jul washed. We had options which had been intended for Christmastime.
Cloudy & windy.
Tuesday 29
[Temp. 32, 40]
I went to Dels & took Sophy to Baza. Var. Jim & I loaded up two barrels of Cider & took it to
town & sold it to Paul for $16. We took Tom & Charley, intending to sell Lehang[?]. Put up at
woods where Jim slept. Cloudy.
[Page 122]
Wednesday, December 30, 1863
Sent Jim home with Tom & wagon. Drizzled all day. I came near suffocating at the Bazarr last
night & riding in the rain twice to Nora Depot & Cameys Stable caused Hemorrhage of the
throat & Cold, could not sell him.
Thursday 31
[Temp. 50]
Drizzled all day & what I wrote yesterday occured today. Snowed by bedtime & great change.
Julia came in the late train. Found her at Dels. Snowing. One of us gone, Poor Ed! Will we be
here next year? Perhaps this is the last diary I shall complete. [remaining memoranda pages left
blank]
�[Cash Account, January]
[Cash Account, February]
[Cash Account, March]
[Cash Account, April]
[Cash Account, May]
[Cash Account, June]
[Cash Account, July]
[Cash Account, August]
[Cash Account, September]
[Cash Account, October]
[November & December cash accounts left blank]
[Memoranda Page 1]
[Memoranda Page 2]
[Memoranda Page 3]
[Inside Back Cover]
[Back Cover]
�
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Civil War and Slavery Collection
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Slavery--United States
African Americans
United States--Politics and government--19th century
Description
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A selection of correspondence, diaries, official documents, photographs related to the American Civil War and to the institution of slavery, collected by Harvey E. Lemmen. The collection includes a selection of documents from ten states related to the ownership of slaves and abolition, correspondence and documents of soldiers who fought in the war and from family members and officials, diaries and letters of individuals, and a collection of mailing envelopes decorated with patriotic imagery.
Creator
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Lemmen, Harvey E.
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472">Civil War and Slavery Collection (RHC-45)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/470">John Bennitt Diaries and Correspondence (RHC-43)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/471">Nathan Sargent Papers (RHC-44)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/478">Theodore Peticolas Diary (RHC-51)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/476">Civil War Patriotic Envelopes Collection (RHC-51)<br /></a><a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/479">Whitely Read Diary (RHC-52)</a>
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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1804-1897
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image/jpg; application/pdf
Language
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eng
Type
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Image; Text
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1804-1897
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RHC-51-Peticolas-diary
Title
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Theodore Peticolas Diaries
Date
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1863
Creator
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Peticolas, Theodore (1800-?)
Description
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Theodore Victor Peticolas, born 29 Feb. 1800 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a fruit farmer in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio at the time he maintained this diary. It contains his account of the day-to-day routine farm work, crops, family, neighbors, and social life. Peticolas' son Edward, by 1863, had been discharged from the 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment for a disability suffered in the War. Edward died on Christmas eve, 1863.
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
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Diaries
Peticolas, Theodore V.
Peticolas, Edward
Agriculture
Farms, Small
Fruit growers
Personal narratives, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
Clermont County (Ohio)
Ohio
Language
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eng
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a>
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/478">Theodore Peticolas Diary (RHC-51)</a>