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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1862

Cloudy & warm, pleasant & part of the day thawy, butcame up very windy & cold this eve. Tended planingmachine, grist mill & cracker some. Got in some short boards. Helped some about getting out cask heads.Handed up boards & c.

THURSDAY 2

Clear but very cold & very windy. The wind last night blew the board all about. Could feel the house rock thewind blew so hard. Have not done a great deel to day.Sorted out some boards & got in l load of heading &stufed them. Fixed some broken clothes dryers. Setupsome casks & c.

FRIDAY 3

Clear but very cold & very windy. Sorted some boards& handed them up & plained some. Straitened some boards for Mr. Mires. Tended cracker & grist millsome. Picked up lot of sort boards that the wind spread& got them into the mill. Large load went to C. Tiltonswith a load of boxes & some boards to Mires & c. & c.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1862

Very pleasant & very cold & windy. Tended planingmachine & grist mill & cracker. Set up some casks, gotout lot of ice from the rack & c & c. Forgot the rest.

SUNDAY 5

Very pleasant but cold & windy. Went to meeting all day.Rev. Horrace Parker preached. Emeline went with us inP.M. Alvah went with his covered carriage. We did’nt goin the eve.

MONDAY 6

Snowed most all day but little snow fell. Clear this eve.Went after a washing machine. Went all about the village before I could find it. Roofed over lot of the boards & picked up the scattering ones. Carried C. Tilton a load of boxes. Went to store & got a bbl flour & a plank for to fixthe slead. Worked fixing the slead & c & c. Got out somestuff __?__.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1862

Cloudy part & pleasant part of the day & cool. Workedon the Slead, fixing it, making new sides & c. Helpedwash the buggy. Tended cracker & grist mill some & c.

Alvah & Martha went to Framingham.

WEDNESDAY 8Very pleasant & cool, warm P.M. Worked on the slead awhile, than went to Greenwoods (the blacksmiths) & gotit ironed. Finished it. Boarded some heads for dowells.Tended cracker & grist mill & c. Mahlon Daniels &wife came here to day & I sold my Wright lot to him for $125., throwing in what he owes me. Cought a large rat.

THURSDAY 9

Cloudy & warm most of the day. Shut the water out of the floom & A. & I went & got some sticks from under

the wheel. Went to the blacksmiths & got the wagonfixed. Drawed the 5 ft boards in to the mill, 3 load. Putsome heads together & c & c. Emeline went toHopkinton with John & Sarah & Harriet. Alvah went to __?__ __?__.

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FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 1861

Cloudy Warm & thawy. Began to storm some towardnight. Boared & dowelled cask heads, set up casks, brought in grain & c & c. Went with a load of boxes, partto temple, part to Lealand & to Wm. Jones. Calledat P.O. & store. Am tending grist mill this eve.

SATURDAY 11

Cloudy part & pleasant part of the day. Set up casks,

dowelled, heads some, plained some. Tended grist millsome & c. & c. Tended cracker & grist mill some thiseve. E. went to So. Framingham to day.

SUNDAY 12

Snowed last night 5 or 6 inches.. Cloudy, misty to day.did’nt go to meeting to day but have been here at Alvahs& Johns.

MONDAY JANUARY 13, 1862

very pleasant & cold. Carried a bbl of flour back toWiggins & a letter to the P.O. & bought a bbl of flour atGeo. Joneses. Tended grist mill & cracker & plainingmachine & handed up some boards.

TUESDAY 14

Cloudy A.M. Very pleasant P.M. & cold. Tended plaining machine. Went to South Framingham with aload of boxes, part to __?__ , part to Hanson & a loadof casks to Mr. Alden to night & c & c.

WEDNESDAY 15

Very stormy snow in A.M. & rain in P.M. Was comingcome in morn but did’nt as it stormed so but Edmondcame after us with the horse shod at Greenwoods. E & Istarted for home about 1 P.M. Ed staid there. We gothome about 5 o’clock. In morn I picked up & piled back some bords. & c.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1862

Very pleasant but very windy. Very icy, slipery. Staidabout house. Went to the meeting house & Dea. Whitingabout tea party. Went to co. Clarks with Mahlon Danielsto get a deed & mortgage. Came back by meeting house& in eve, e & I went to tea party & tended table & c & c.

FRIDAY 17

Cloudy most of the day, snowed a little. Gave Mrs.Abigale Alexander a deed of the Wright lot in A.M. & inP.M did but little. Did chore about house & about & ineve we, E & I, went to the Tea party & tendedconfectionary table. & c.

SATURDAY 18

Stormy snow rain & hail. Worked abut home some &helped clean up the meeting house & cary things aboutfrom there & c. Staid at store some & c & c. Jos has beento Boston. I paid 2 noats, 1 that A. A. Newell, & 1 H. C.Peck held against me.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1862

Stormy rain & hail mist cold storm, freezes to the trees.Went to meeting in A.M. & carried a load in P.M. &

came back with the horse & went after them after meeting. Rev. J. H. Dearing preached. Jos. went to D. T.Briggses & about for them

MONDAY 19

Stormy snow rain & hail. Helped E. about the washingsome. Put my sleigh together & cleaned it. Rev. Mr.Dearing has gone home with fathers. Worked for Hermon turning shoes & c. 6 hours, 80 shoes.

TUESDAY 21

Cloudy & cool. Stormed very little, fine hale or mist.Helped shell some corn 2 bus. & boiled swill for hogs.Cleared out the old desk & clothes room & put up somehooks in the clothes room & c & c. Started to go toHermons to work but he has gone away. Father went toWoonsocket.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1862

Stormy, snowed most of the day. Worked for Hermon 5¼ hours turning horse shoes, 77. Sold my harness toSeawell Adams for 9.50. Took fathers note for $75.00.Edmond came here to day.

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THURSDAY 23

Very pleasant in the morn but cloudy or hazy most all day& warm. Did chores & c. about home part the day &worked for Hermon turning (36) shoes & splitting somesteel, 3 hours. Father, Mother & Abbie went a visiting &Jos. went this P.M. Staid in the store some.

FRIDAY 24

Cloudy & cool. Chilly. Chored about house some & E. &I went to Woonsocket Falls & about there some. Tradedsome & c. Jos. , Abbie, Hattie & the children went upthere for a sleigh ride with Dea Whitings horse. We wentto the Division to night. Abbie was initiated.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1862

Very stormy, hail or snow & rained hard in P.M. & thiseve.Picked over apples & divided them. Painted the smallwood box. About house some & c & c. Mr. H.Stockbridge has been here writing a deed & c & c.

SUNDAY 26

Very windy & blustering, otherwise very pleasant. Staidat home all day. No meeting to day for Rev. J. G. Dearing

did not come & the going is poor. Went to see J. D.Wales this eve. His eye is sore. E. & Abbie went withme.

MONDAY 27

Very windy & cold but pleasant. Helped about thewashing. Painted the small wood box again. Worked for Hermon 6 hours turning shoes & taking care of cattle &firing mill iron & c. Hurt Hermons lip with the

hammer.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 18628 above zero

Very pleasant & cold. Cleared up the wood house.Painted the large wood box. Sawed a little wood & gotit in. Bought some sleigh bells. Jos & Abbie went toFranklin & carried Hattie to her mothers.

WEDNESDAY 2921 above zero

Cloudy & fine rain most of the day. Helped cut a largeapple tree front of old barn & got it up. Nailed somehooks & staples for the floor room. Staid at store some& c & c. Jos been to Boston. Chs Staples has been here.

THURSDAY 30

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Cloudy A.M. & stormy P.M. Snow. Fixed about the sink,a shelf under it & about the flour bbl & c. This P.M.went to D. T. Briggses, Dea. Whitings, Jos Clarks & Mr.Pherson making calls. Emeline & Mrs. Richardson wentwith me.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Cold in the morn. Worked aboutthe house some. Mended the buffalo. Painted the largewood box again. Helped finish the Sleigh & c. & c.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Cloudy & cold, snowed this P.M. Went to Jos. Clarks &carried the sleigh fill or shaft to have a new one. HelpedJos put up a few potatoes. Worked in the old shop some.Ground some knives & c & c.

SUNDAY 2

Very pleasant but windy & cool. Have been to meetingall day. Rev. J. Dearing preached. No meeting this eveMahlon Daniels had my sleigh to go to his fathers funeralto day.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 18624 above zero

Very pleasant & cold in the morn but hazy & warmer most the day. Helped about the washing some. Shelledsome, 2 bushls, corm. Got out some beans & dividedsome. Rev. J. Dearing went home. Mahlon Daniels hadmy sleigh to go to his fathers place with

TUESDAY 4

Cloudy & snowed some. Shelled a lot of corn. Staid atstore some, carried Mrs. Hefford home from D. T.Briggs. Went to Frosts mill with some corn. E. wentwith me. Jos been to Boston.

WEDNESDAY 5

Very pleasant & cool. Went to B. Frosts after some meal but got none. Put up some more corn & went toWoonsocket to Mill. Amanda & Marianna went withme. Helped clear the stuff out of the ice house & c.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1862

Very pleasant this morn but clouded up & snowed beforenight. Went & got Jos oxan & helped get ice. Mr.

Pherson, Hermon, Father & Jos helped.

FRIDAY 7

Cloudy part & pleasant part of the day & warm & thawy.Went up to Mahlon Daniels to get him to help get ice.We drawed most of the day. Mahlon helped, 2 or 3 hs,some. Dea Pond, 2 or 3 hrs, Dea Whiting, 2 or 3 hs., &Mr. Pherson, Joseph & Father most of the day. Have been to the Division with E., Jos. & Abbie.

SATURDAY 8

Very pleasant & cool, thawed some. Worked on the icemost of A.M., packing it with Jos. Got the ice house mostfull. Winnowed some beans. Carried some wood into thewood house from old shop & c.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 186210 above zero

Very pleasant & cold. Have been to meeting all day.did’nt go this eve. Rev. J. Dearing preached. E. did’ntgo in A.M.

MONDAY 103 above zero

Very pleasant & cold, little hazy in P.M. & warmer.Sawed & split a little of the apple tree. Went up toHermons & got the pully blocks & than weighed 297 lbsof hay for Rev. Dearing. In P.M. took a sleigh ride.Went to the old Elder Balow meeting house. Called &got the key at Ida Balow. Called to Chs. Scotts & wentup to Mahlon Danielses. __?__ & Abbie went with me.

TUESDAY 116 above zero

Very pleasant & cold morn but warm most of the day.Sawed & split wood at the door, old apple tree. Pickedoff the cobs & put up a lot of corn that wee shelled theother day. Father & Mother have been visiting to day.Estella Briggs here visiting to day.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1862

Snowed in A.M. & pleasant P.M. & went to Dedham tothe Court house & got some deeds & left some to beregistered. Than went to Uncle Peltiah Whitings & staid awhile. Was there to dinner. Called & staid a while to Mr.Woods. Came home in the last train.

THURSDAY 13

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Snowed some.Warm. Cut & got up some old apple tree & a large cherytree & cut part of it up for the fire & put in the woodhouse. Dug (or helped) dig out the hay scales & c & c.

FRIDAY 14

Cloudy, most of the day & rained a little. Helped shell thecorn, most all shelled except some for seed & some of mine. Went & helped Mr. Steadman load a load of Josephs hay. Jos had gone to Mr. Pikes. At house some &

c & c.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1862

Cloudy & snowed most of P.M. Chilly. Cleared up thecorn in wood house & cleared up in old barn & put thecovered wagon in there & cleared up old shop. Movedthe sleepers in there & c & put the open wagon in there& c & c. Joseph & Hattie been to Boston. Sold some 62/3 bushls corn to Dea. Pond for 2.47.

SUNDAY 16

Very pleasant & cold, windy P.M. We went to meetingall day. Rev. Saml Hunt preached. He exchanged withRev. J. Dearing . Is no meeting this eve.

MONDAY 172 below zero

Pleasant in the morn but cloudy most of the day & cool,cold in the morn. Helped about the washing some. Wentup to Hermons & worked 6 ¼ hours turning shoes, 19horse shoes & 82 ox shoes & c.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1862

Stormy A.M., snow, hail & rain. Very pleasant & warmP.M. Worked for Hermon turning horse shoes & c (110) 8hours. Staid there to dinner. Jos has been to Dedham.

WEDNESDAY 19

Very pleasant morn but hazy P.M. & warm & thawy. Putup 10 bushls potatoes. Fixed the sink spout or pipe.Cleaned up the horse barn. Sawed some wood & c.Father, Mother & Abbie went to Ashland to Alvahs &Johns. The minister went home.

THURSDAY 20

Stormy A.M. snow & rain but cleared off before night.Warm. Split up some wood. Helped Jos some clear aditch for water from the store & c. Fixed the hay cutter where it was broke & c. & c.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Went into the woods & choped alittle with father in the wood back of old barn & c. & inP.M. went & made calls at Mr. Heatons & at Mr.Stockbridges with Emeline & Hattie. Mr. J. Metcalf called here. Went to the Division in eve. Fred & Ann

went with us.

SATURDAY 22

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Warm. Went & gotJos oxan & got a load of wood & drawed home. Sent 10 bushls my potatoes up to Blackstone. Fixed a bolt to mysleigh. Cleared up in the cellar some & c. In eve, wentto the Sons of Temporance to Sheldonville with Ed,Fred, Ann , O.P.W. & Emeline.

SUNDAY 23

Very Pleasant & warm. Went to meeting to Franklin in

A.M.Mother, Abbie, Alvahs wife & Emeline went with me.Rev. Asa Bullard preached. In P.M. went here in So.Franklin to meeting with them. Rev. J. Dearing preached. Went to Franklin to meeting in eve. & heardWashington’s farewell address.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1862

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Cloudy, foggy & rained most of the day. Cleared off toward night & was a bright rain bow. Clouded up againto night & storms this eve & very windy. Has been verythawy to day. Worked for Hermon 7 ½ hours turninghorse shoes (108) & c. Alvah & his wife went home thismorn. Jos been away with the horse.

TUESDAY 25

Very pleasant or clear but very cold & very Windy.

Helped in the house some, about the washing & c. Sawedsome wood in wood house & c. Sawed some wood inwood house & c. Went up to Hermons & worked 1 ½ or 2hours, turning (23) horse shoes., went to Mr. Phersonsfrom there. Was a large fire in Boston last night.

WEDNESDAY 26

Pleasant part & cloudy or hazy part the day & cold.Helped some about shoeing the horse. Mended the halter.Sawed & split some wood. In house some & c. Had myhair cut by Emeline. In eve, Emeline & I went to Mr.Amos Woodards. Father went to Woonsocket &Blackstone.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1862

Snowed all day & windy & cool. Sawed a little wood,helped cut some pumpkins. Went to Mr. Frosts & carriedsome corn & left it to be ground & got some shavings.

FRIDAY 28

Driving snow storm most all day. Helped clear off & fixsome shelves in the cellar way. Set a pain of glass in our

kitchen. Sowed the harness some & c. & c. In storesome. Comenced peeling a broom this eve.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

Pleasant but very windy & blustering. Cleared up the oldshop some. Helped father fix (or make) a large hammer or sledge & help make a pair of tongs to us in shop & c& c.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. J. Deering preached. We went with the horse &sleigh. Went & got Ann & Patty & others. No meetingthis eve.


Very pleasant in morn but clouded up before 9 & beganto rain a little before 3 o’clock P.M. Went to Townmeeting with Father & Joseph. Went with horse &sleigh. Was gone most of the day. Rev. J. Deering wenthome to day.

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TUESDAY 4very thawy to day

Thunder shower in the night & rained hard part of A.M.& windy, pleasant part of A.M. but squally toward night.Helped dig a ditch in the ice to cary the water from thestore, for it ran in there. Cleaned out lot of rotton potatoes& c. from the cellar & c. We ate supper at Josephs & ineve went to the School meeting.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Went into the wood back of old barn with father & cut a large oak tree & trimmed it out& sawed off 2 (9 ft logs) The tree wasnt very sound.Staid at store some. Looked over the Parish book some &c & c. Emeline went to Mr. Pherson with Jos, Abbie &Hattie & children.

THURSDAY 6

Very pleasant in the morn but cloudy most of the day.Helped Emeline clean & fix the bead & c. Cut a littlewood. Went & got (Jos) the oxan this P.M. & drawed 3small load of wood & logs that we cut yesterday. In A.M.,father & Mother went to Dea. Whitings & to Jos Clarks.This eve Jos, Abbie, Hattie & Eddie have gone toFranklin to the exabition.

FRIDAY 7

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Mahlon Daniels & gotsome milk. Helped father set a wheel barrow tire. Cut upsome small wood. Carried Mrs. Richardson to Dea.Whitings & this P.M. went into the woods back of old barn & choped wood with father till 5 o’clock, thancame home & put up 11 bushls of potatoes for Mr. Pike.He helped me. I have got to cary them to Franklin.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Franklin with 10 bushl potatoes & 1 of turnips with the sleigh. Carried them tothe Hotel. Helped some about shoeing the horse &fixing a shovel, clearing ditch for the water to run off from store. Staid at store some & c. Jos. been to Boston.

SUNDAY 9

Very pleasant & warm. Staid at home from meeting allday. Rev. J. Deering has not come back yet, so DeaPond read a Sermon to day. Emeline & I took a walk down the R. R.

MONDAY 10

Pleasant most of A.M. but clouded up & began to stormsome in P.M. Warm. Put up & carried Mr. E. Moses 10+ 1 bushels turnips. Went & got some milk at M.Daniels. Went & got a load of small wood with thehorse in woods & have cut it up in wood house. Pickedover part of my apples & c. Father gone to Boston.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1862calf

Very pleasant & warm & thawy. The sleighing is gettingrather poor. Chored around home here some. Went up toHermons to work but he was goon. E. went with me. Wecame back & made a box for Fremonts rabbit & c. Father came home from Boston to night & brought a newharness & c.

WEDNESDAY 12

Very pleasant & warm. Fixed a saw frame to the newsaw. Sawed, split & got in some wood. Cleared up thehorse barn some. Fixed a calf pen & c & c. At store some.Jos, Abbie & Amanda have been to Boston.

THURSDAY 13

Cloudy most of the day & cool. Have been in the woodsmost all day, back of old barn, chopping with father. Joshelped some this P.M. Rev. J. Deering came back to P.M.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1862

Stormy most of the day. Fine mist, snowed a very littlelast night. Have been in the house most of the daylooking over my Journals & papers & c. Went to M.Daniels & got some milk. Have got a bad cold.

SATURDAY 15

Very stormy, rain, hail & snow, from N.E. Windy. Staidin the house & store some. Went to the saw mill & we(father & I) rolled in Jos short logs 2 or 3 hs. Lookedover my papers some & c & c. Jos has been to Boston.

SUNDAY 16

Very stormy, rain, hail & snow. Cool. Staid at home allday. Rev. John Deering preached but there was but veryfew at meeting. Father has been sick to day, so he hasnt been out.

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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1862

Snowed in morn, than cleared off , very pleasant butclouded up & squally in P.M., thawy. Went up in thewoods with the horse & draw home 5 load of wood.Drawed 2 logs to mill. Cut & sawed of a white oak log.Drawed 6 sleepers down & c. Father helped.

TUESDAY 18

Very pleasant & warm. Drawed 1 oak log to mill with thehorse & slead & got it sawed & brought it home & theother 2 that were there. Trimed out the oak & drawed thewood home (1 load) Father helped. Cut some wood at thedoor & c.

WEDNESDAY 19

Very pleasant & warm & windy. Choped wood in thewoods back of old barn with father in A.M. & this P.M.cut a little at the door & E. & I went with the horse &sleigh making calls at Mrs. O. Adamses, Mr. O. Waleses,Hermons & Mr. Moses & this eve, went to MahlonDanielses to a candy party.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Father & I went all around in theRockwood lot to see it & where to chop there. Carriedsome small wood into the wood house & cut it. Wewent into the woods & choped a while.

FRIDAY 21

Stormy most all day, hail & rain. Cold storm. Carriedsome wood into the wood house & sawed & split it. Putup 2 bushls corn & carried to mill to Frosts & got itground & got some shavings & this P.M. cleared out theferther building.

SATURDAY 22

Stormy most of the day. Finished clearing up the further building. Split little wood. Fixed some in the horse barn& in the old barn & c &c. Jos went to mill & about poverty __?__.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1862

Cloudy & stormed (rain) some. Went to meeting all daywith the horse & wagon. Rev. John Deering preached.Was no meeting in the eve.

MONDAY 24

Pleasant & warm. Sawed wood at the door some. Put in anew tub in the cow yard & fixed it for the water comes into it. At store some & c & c. Father, mother & Amandawent to Franklin after a bonnet. Jos has been away.

TUESDAY 25

Pleasant & warm. Sawed some wood at the door. Went upin the cars to S. Rands Auction. Bought a horse cart,walked back Old Mrs. Whiting died this morn. Father has been over there & has been to Woonsocket after a coffin

for her. Jos has been to Boston. Abbie & Hattie went toFranklin after him tonight.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1862calf

Very pleasant & cold. Went to the Auction at Mr. MosesDaniels with the horse & wagon & carried Mrs. MahlonDaniels. It is very bad going, muddy & rough. Was gonemost all day.

THURSDAY 27

Very pleasant & cool & windy. Went with the horse &

fore wheels & got my cart at S. Rands house. Cut somewood & c. Went to the funeral of old Mrs. Whiting. Shewas 80 years old. Rev. John Deering attended it. Joscarried Abbie to __?__ to take the cars for Ashland.

FRIDAY 28Pleasant most the day but windy & cold. Split & cutsome wood at the door. Helped fix the horse cart some.Made a cross piece & c.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Split wood at the door most of theday. Moved the cider mill to old barn. At store some & c& c. Jos & Hattie & Nettie went to Ashland with thehorse & carriage.

SUNDAY 30calf

Very pleasant & warm. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. John Deering preached. We went with his horse inP.M. There is no meeting this eve. Ana Whiting, Abbie, __?__ & Alfred Clark here this eve.

MONDAY 31

Stormy all day, snow & thawy. Went to the sawmill & put up some saw dust & rolled in Jos logs, 1 hour. Helpedfix the irons on the farm wagon shelves & c. Staid in thestore some & c & c. Jos, Abbie & the children & Hattiecame home from Ashland this noon.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1862

Cloudy most all day & warm. Sawed & split wood mostof the day. Went to the meeting house to read to parishwarant in morn & went to Parish meeting a while inP.M.

WEDNESDAY 2

Very pleasant & warm. Choped in the woods back of old barn with Father in A.M. & in P.M. Father & Rev.Deering went to Woonsocket & Jos & Hattie went toDedham at _?_.I cleared up the horse barn & Jos & I went & got a loadof saw dust & cut a little wood & c. Hermon & Mary &children are visiting this P.M. & eve.

THURSDAY 3Fast

Stormy in the morn but cleared off, very pleasant. Went

to meeting here in S. F. Rev. John Deering preached. E.& I went to walk & meeting this eve down stairs.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Worked in the wood in A.M.Sawed off some sleepers & some rail cuts & trimed out & picked up the old wood & c in the woods. Took up & partly laid a new floor in horse stables & c. This eveEmeline, Hattie & I went to Dea. Whitings.

SATURDAY 5

Pleasant part of A.M. & stormy most of P.M. Hail &snow. Worked in the horse barn most of the day fixing &laying floor in the horse stable. Finished it. Jos. went toWoonsocket in the cars. Abbie went to Franklin with thehorse & Father carried Miranda Newell home.

SUNDAY 6

Pleasant but windy & cold. Have been to meeting all day.We went with the horse & carriage. Rev. John Deering preached. Is no meeting this eve. Edmond was here tomeeting to day. Called here after meeting.

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1862

Very pleasant but windy & cold. Helped some about thewashing. Sawed & split wood at the door & carried it into

the wood house this P.M. what there is up. Father & Joswent to Town meeting with the horse.

TUESDAY 8

Cloudy & cold, looks like snow. Have been in thewoods choping & picking up the old & ded stuff back of old barn. Went to Dea. Ponds & with him to Rockwoodlot & showed him where to cut birches. Jos, Abbie &Hattie have been to Boston.

WEDNESDAY 9

Cloudy, cold & windy. Put up some corn & got ready &Emeline & I went to Woonsocket. Went into the woods& cut & picked up old stuff. After I got home from __? __ Alvah & his boys came here to night. Warren Foster & Malinda Kimbell here this eve.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1862

Very windy, cloudy & cold, had a snow squall. Workedsome putting & set a pain of glass & c. & this P.M.drawed 2 load of wood home from woods. Broke theirons on the shalves & had to mend them. Alvah & his boys went home in A.M. Chs Dean & wife called herethis eve.

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FRIDAY 11

Very Pleasant but cool & windy. Cut wood at the door most of the day. Set a pain of glass. Put some dalia roots asprouting & c. Father went to Mr. Willis Fishers to day.Jos & Abbie have gone to the Division to night.

SATURDAY 12

Very pleasant but cool & windy. Sawed & split some

wood at the door & drawed down 5 load old wood withthe horse & c & c. Jos has been to Boston. Abbie went toJos. Clarks with the horse. Sold & helped put up 5 bushls potatoes.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1862

Very pleasant. Have been to meeting all day. Rev. J.Deering preached. Jos, Abbie & the little boy & Hattiewent to Franklin. There is no meeting this eve.

MONDAY 14

Very pleasant & warm. Helped father shoe the horse.Cleared up some of the old stuff, wood & c about here &c. Worked on the road picking out stones after thescraper 2 ½ hours. Father worked on road 3 ¼ hs. Wesold 603 lbs meadow hay.

TUESDAY 15

Cloudy most of the day & warm. Raked up the oldweeds & c in the garden. Worked digging a ditch frontof old barn. Helped load a load of hay for Joseph. Beenat store some & c. Father went to mill to poverty lain &he has drawed 2 load of the old wood home to day.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1862

Cloudy & rained a little in A.M. Pleasant most of P.M.Warm. Helped on load a load of wood. Worked in theditch most of the day digging & laying stone in it for a bridge. At store some & c. Father helped Jos went toBoston & Hattie to Ashland.

THURSDAY 17

Very pleasant & warm & very windy. Took some honeyfrom the bees (the patent white hive). Worked in theditch laying a bridge & diging out some. Finished digingit out & laying the stone. (at store some) MahlonDaniels brought his horse here to keep a few days.

FRIDAY 18calf

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Cloudy most of the day & very warm. Cleared the oldstalks & c. off of the pieces by old barn & side the road &c. & c. Father drawed 2 load of rail cuts & 1 load of wood. I helped 1 load. Hermon killed our calf to night.We helped dress it & c. Uncle Richardson & Aunt &Jennie here visiting this P.M. Jos & Abbie went toFranklin.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. & windy. Helped cut up the calf. Sold part of it. Cut some wood at the door. Dug up some old plumtrees in garden. Drawed 1 load of wood home. Father helped.Father helped Hermon set tire this P.M. They have been hewingtimber here for Hermons shop.

SUNDAY 20

Cloudy most of the day and cool. Have been to meetingall day. Rev. John H. Deering preached. Is no meetingthis eve. Edmond & D. T. Briggs called here.

MONDAY 21

Very pleasant in morn but clouded up & cloudy most of the day& rained a little. Cut some wood at the door & helped someabout the washing. Went into the woods & got a load of rialcuts. Sawed off some & some sleepers & helped cut or get astick for Hermon , a sill to his shop. Split the hills & plowed

part of the piece back of old shop. Fremond road the horse to plow. Asa Woodward & wife have been here this eve.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1862

Very stormy A.M. Cleared off about 4 o’clock P.M.

Cleared up some of the old or poor potatoes in the cellar & c. Put a shelf back of the flour bbl. In the store some.Beetled part of the manure on the piece front of old barn. Father & Stephenhelped some.

WEDNESDAY 23

Pleasant & cool & windy. Beetled manure part of theday. Nearly finished it. Drawed 1 load of sleepers & 1load of rail cuts & wood & 1 log of wood & father drawed 2 load of wood to R.R. Father & mother wentup to Hermons & brought Aunt Patty home with them.She has been here a visiting this P.M. Carried her hometo night.

THURSDAY 24

Pleasant but very cold & windy. Set 2 pains of glass.Helped draw 3 loads of wood, 1 to R.R. & 2 to thehouse. Cut a little in woods & c. Father went to Geo.Grants with Jos wheels to get a new axle in & pole. Chs.Shepperd & wife called here to day. Hermon raised hisshop.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1862

Very pleasant, warm. Worked in the woods most of theday, trimming out & picking up the old wood or deadstuff & helping father load the wood. He drawed 8 load, 6to R.R. & 2 to the house. Went to the Division in the eve.Emeline & Abbie went with me.

SATURDAY 26

Very pleasant & cool. Onloaded a load of small wood.Fixed the wagons some & c. & c. in A.M. & in P.M. wentto the funeral of Mrs. S. Hunt & T. C. Hill. They were atFranklin Meeting house. Jos. went to Boston. The rest of us went to the funeral.

SUNDAY 27

Very pleasant & warm. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. Rokes from Wrentham preached & Rev. J. R.Deering preached there. Is no meeting this eve.

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1862

Very pleasant most of the day & warm. Helped someabout the washing. Cleared the old weeds, vines, stalks& c. from the garden piece back of old shop. In P.M.drawed 9 loads of manure on to the piece back of oldshop from under old barn. Father helped some.

TUESDAY 29

Cloudy most of the day & rained some in P.M. Warm,drawed manure part of the day 9 loads back of old shop.

At store some & shop some & c. Jos went to Boston.Father went to Hermons & to Geo. Grants & got Joswheels. He fixed his __?__ & c. Helped draw somemanure & c.

WEDNESDAY 30

Very pleasant & warm. Dug up & fixed for someflowers front of the house. Moved some wood & c. todry & in P.M. drawed manure on to the piece back of old shop, 8 load in A.M. Father went to Mill to povertylane & to Bellingham & to Woonsocket. This eve,Emeline & I have been to Chs. Deans.

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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1862

Cloudy most of the day & cold. Helped father spread partof the manure on the piece back of old shop & plowed it.

Fremond worked to day & road horse to plow & cut somewood. We plowed Mrs. Richardson garden. Emeline wentto Mr. Phersons this P.M. & I took supper down stairs.Went & got her.

FRIDAY 2

Stormy most all day & warm. Went & got 2 1/1 bushls of oats of Col. P.B. Clark. Helped father fix an iron in shop.Drawed off part of my vinegar & filled it up some. Wentup & see Hermons shop. In store some & c. & c. Took down the bed __?__ & cleaned & put it up.

SATURDAY 3

Cloudy & damp or misty A.M. Pleasant & warm. P.M.Fixed the hen yarn & house so we can shut them up.Father churned for the first time this season. Father & Joswent to the Auction at Fisher Richardsons this P.M. Have been in store some & c & c. Sarah has been here to day.

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting in A.M. Rev.John H. Deering preached. Staid at home with Aunt Nancy & Jos children this P.M. Went to the SabathSchool Lecture delivered by Mr. Sprage at 5 o’clock.

MONDAY 5

Pleasant most of A.M. but showery P.M. Warm, windy.Spread some manure part back of old shop. Father & I plowed Jos. garden. Wheeled off lot of old weeds &vines & c. Got some greens. Helped on load a car of lumber. Plowed the garden & c & c. Went to Franklin inthe eve to Dolly Dutton __?__ with Jos. Abbie &Emeline

TUESDAY 6

Very pleasant morn but cloudy most of the day &showery P.M. windy. Sowed the piece back of old shopto oats & hay see & harrowed & bushed them in. Wentto Col. Clark & got a bushl of oats. Drawed 1 load of

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1862

Pleasant most of the day, sprinkled a little in P.M. Verywindy & cool. Planted a few potatoes & some peas in thegarden. Carted gravel with the horse cart out of the driveway at horse barn onto the bridge & meadow. Drawedsome from the heep in the horse barn. Dea. J. T. Pondworked this P.M. spreading gravel. Father got a load of boards at __?__.

THURSDAY 8

Very pleasant but windy. Picked the cornstalks off of the

piece back of old shop, than rolled it. Drawed a load of manure from horse barn & spread it on the piece front of old barn. Father helped some.

FRIDAY 9

Pleasant & warm but windy. Father & I fixed the fence &wall around the pasture back of old barn. Cut some smallwood. Went to Dea. Ponds & took car of his cow at noon.He worked here, spread gravel in A.M. front of old barn& in P.M. , he drawed & spread manure front of old barn& back of old shop. I have felt most sick to day.

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1852

Very windy but quite clear & warm. Went up to Mahlon

Daniels & put up some corn. Fixed the flower bed frontof the house & c. Went to Woonsocket to mill in P.M.Father went to Dedham & Boston. Emeline & Hattie toFranklin.

SUNDAY 11

Very pleasant but windy & cool. Have been to meetingall day. Rev. J. K. Deering preached. Was a meeting at 5½ o’clk but did’nt go to it.

MONDAY 12

Very pleasant & warm. Was a frost last night. Windy.

Helped some about the washing. Helped father fix theold plow & sharp some drills & drilled & split somestones front of old barn & helped Dea. Pond draw somemanure & gravel & c. He worked here this P.M.drawing manure in front of old barn & some stones off & gravel to fill up holes.

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TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1862

Very smoky & very warm. Cloudy, sprinkled some inP.M. Worked on the stones drilling, split some & blastedsome & c. Father helped some. Was at store some. Jos,Abbie & Hattie went to Medway with Mancies horse &wagon.

WEDNESDAY 14

Very pleasant & warm. Cleared or raked the weeds & c.off of the little piece back of horse barn. Drawed thestones off of the piece front of old barn & drawed 3 loadof gravel to fill up the holes. Father helped some & hechurned. It was a long time coming. John & Sarah camehere to night.

THURSDAY 15

Very pleasant & warm. Frost last night. Fixed an iron for John. Trimed trees a little, carted gravel & filled up theholes where we got the rocks out & carted some manure

out. John & S. went home this P.M. Father went to Fisher Daniels & got some oats for Jos.

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm. Mr. A. Follett worked here plowing with Jos oxan front of old barn. I helped spreadsome manure, plowed a little with the horse. Father carried Jos & Abbie to Franklin & went & got them.

SATURDAY 17

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to Boston in the 7A.M. train & came home in the 8 P.M. train Went

about the city some shopping & c. We, Jos & Emeline& I took dinner with Uncle Nathan. E. & I went into theMuseum. Mr. Follett worked here plowing with Josoxan.

SUNDAY 18

Very pleasant & very warm. Have been to meeting allday. Rev. J. H. Deering preached. Went to meeting at 5½ o’clock to night. Quite full meeting. Eddie has beenhere to day.

MONDAY, MAY 19, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Helped about the washing some, putup a bbl of potatoes & sent to Alfred Winslow. Finished

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oxan, then bushed part of it with the horse. Set out some tomato plants, 5 to night.

TUESDAY 20

Very pleasant & warm. Furrowed out the garden back of oldshop & part of the piece front of old barn & manured it or partof it & planted some corn & potatoes in it & bushed theremainder of the greensord. Dea. Pond helped & father helpedsome.

WEDNESDAY 21

Rained some in morn & cloudy most the day. Dea. J. P. Pondworked here. We drawed out some manure & planted somecorn & potatoes, harrowed the greensord & furrowed part of it.Got the old ground planted and part of the other. Father helpedsome.

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1862

Rained very hard in the morn but cleared off very pleasant & warm but windy. Furrowed out the remainder of the greensord front of old barn & manured out part of it. Dea. Pond helped plant & father helped some.

FRIDAY 23

Very pleasant but very windy & warm. Father went toMr. Moseses & got a load of ashes. We put it on thegreensord front of old barn. Drawed out some manure& put on there & planted some potatoes, seedlings,Champions, Jacksons & Stockridge & Dea. Pond helped.

SATURDAY 24

Very pleasant & cool & windy. Manured out the gardens back of the shop & planted part of it to potatoes (__?__) corn

(sweet) & beans & finished __?__ the piece front of old barn.E & D. Cook helped in P.M. & Fremont Richardson most of the day. Father helped some & he churned which took mostthe A.M.

SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1862

Very pleasant & cool (windy), was a hard frost lastnight. Have been to meeting all day. Rev. J. K. Deering preached. I did’nt go to night at 5 ½ o’clock butEmeline went with the folks.

MONDAY 26

Very pleasant & cool, windy P.M. Helped some about thewashing. Plowed the little piece back of horse barn & bushed& furrowed it. Father helped. Worked the butter & put upsome, planted some squashes, cucumbers & beans & c.Father, Mother & Abbie went to Woonsocket this P.M.

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TUESDAY 27

Stormy all day, cool. Helped father fix the open wagon &new steel the breaking up hoe & c. was hed the wagon.Set a pain of glass in store some. Planted a few mellons &c & c.Father went to Franklin & got Joseph to night.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1862

Cloudy part of the day & pleasant part. Cleared out themilk cellar some. Leveled off & planted some side of theditch front of old barn. Fixed for some flowers by the rose bushes & c & c. Father went to Dedham & Boston & gotthe money on Aunt Nancy's bank book.

THURSDAY 29

Very pleasant but windy P.M. Fixed the flower beds frontof house some. Drawed 3 load of manure from under horse barn & manured out the piece below horse barn &have planted it to potatoes, beans, peas, squashes & c.Planted some in garden & c & c. Father helped some &he has been to Hermons & to H. Stockbridges.

FRIDAY 30

Very pleasant & warm. Churned & put up some butter,set out some dalias, planted a bead of parsnips & beats.Planted a few potatoes side of the potato field by the wall.

Father dug it up. Planted some citron & mellon seeds &c. Jos has been after Dr. for __?__ to night.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Boston in 7 o’clock A.M. train & came home in the 8 P.M. train. Boughtme a Refrigerator, some clothes & c & c. Jos went &came home at 5 P.M. E. Darwin Cook worked herecutting wood at the door.

SUNDAY, JUNE 1

Very pleasant in the morn but clouded up & stormedsome in P.M. Went to meeting in A.M. Staid at homewith Aunt Nancy in P.M. Rev. J. H. Deering preached.Was no meeting this eve.

MONDAY 2

Cloudy morn but pleasant & warm most of the day.Helped some about the washing. Helped fix the plow &some. Shovels. Went to see a piece of land with Mr. J.B. Whiting. Sowed some corn for the crows. They pullit up. Drawed 7 load of dirt into the cow yard & spreadit. Father helped some & c & c. The Refrigerator cameto night.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm A.M. Showery P.M. but verywarm. Put up some potatoes, beets, turnips, butter & c &

went to Woonsocket to market (rather dull traiding)Helped fix the fence around the pasture back of horse barn & c &c.Emeline has gone to Franklin to a lecture to night.

WEDNESDAY 4

Very stormy all day. Carried fathers seedling potatoesout to the horse barn & helped him some about sproutingthem. Cleared up the cellar some. In store some. Went up& helped Hermon split some steel & c. 1 ½ hs & c & c.Bought a piece of land by the ledge of Mr. J. B. Whiting.

THURSDAY 5

Stormy in morn but cleared off, very pleasant in P.M.Worked some around the house & went to Col. Clarks toget him to write a deed of some land that I bought of J. B.Whiting in A.M. We, E & I, got ready & started for Ashland in P.M. We carried Sarah Hart home. Stayed atMartha Ponds a while, got to Alvahs about 5 ½ P.M.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Staid at the mill & house inA.M. & in P.M. went to South Framingham with Alvahwith a load of foxes. Went to Mr. E. Grants & got our bee hive & to night John, Sarah & Em. & I went toFayville.

SATURDAY 7

Cloudy & foggy morn. Cloudy most of the day. Camehome from Ashland in morn. Got here about 9 o’clock A.M. Did but little in A.M. Worked on the Road inP.M. 4 hs.

SUNDAY 8

Stormy most of the day & cold. Have staid at home allday. Jos went to Franklin to meeting. He went a foot.Dea Pond took lead of the meeting here in So. Franklin.

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MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Helped some about the washing,then went to work on the road with the horse & cart.Father worked. We worked 6 ½ hs, 19 ½ hs or more.Drawed 1 load of dirt into hot pen. Choped up the weeds& among the trees & c. Abbie went to Frankllin withhorse & got Jos. & to Mrs. O. Adams.

TUESDAY 10

Very pleasant & warm. Put up some butter, planted somedeans in the garden & hoed among the currant bushes & c& c. Father went & get a load of shavings.

WEDNESDAY 11

Went to Dea. Ponds & helped him cultivate out part of hiscorn with our horse 1 ½ hs. Dug up around the current&c in the garden. Put my meet in a brine. Sowed someturnips & cabbage seed & c &c. Father & Mother wentto Woonsocket.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1862

Cloudy morn & rained a little but cleared of very pleasantP.M. Went up to Hermons with the Pike cow. Churned.Helped shoe the horse all around. Went up to Dea Ponds &

helped him cultivate out his corn, potatoes & c. Fixed the, or part of, the been poles & c. Cut a little wood. In store someJos, Abbie & Mother went to Franklin, Bellingham & aboutwith the horse.

FRIDAY 13

Very pleasant & very warm. Sprouted a few potatoes &got ready & Emeline & I went to Woonsocket. Drawed(some) 4 load of dirt into the cow yard & 3 into the hog pen or barn cellar. The bees swarmed.

SATURDAY 14

Very pleasant & very warm. Cultivated the garden & hoedthem (or (most finished ) them) poled most of the beans. Went& got a load of pea brush & bushed part of the peas & c. & c.Father cut wood at the door. Jos. went to Boston. Abbie wentto Franklin & got him to night.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1862

Cloudy & rained a little in the morn but cleared off. Very pleasant & cool & windy. Went to meeting all day. Rev.J. Deering preached. Did not go this eve at 5 ½ o’clock.Edmond came here to day.

MONDAY 16

Very pleasant & cool. Helped some about the washing.

Bushed & hoed the peas. Ashed the corn & cultivated out part of it & hoed some. Dea Pond helped part of P.M.Father helped some.

TUESDAY 17

Very pleasant & cool (windy) Cultivated out the rest of the corn & potatoes front of old barn & we have got thecorn most all hoed & part of the potatoes. Dea Pondworked here. Father helped part the day. Mr. Nurifield &Burr cut a little straw here.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1862

Pleasant but very windy. Cloudy part of P.M. Went upto Hermons with the Cook corn. Hoed most all day onthe piece front of old barn. Dea Pond helped. Father helped some. Jos carried Hattie to Medway. The sewingcircle met at Jos to day.

THURSDAY 19

Rained some last night but pleasant & very warm to day.Churned, than helped father fix the wagons. Set 3 tires& c & c. Was a meeting here this eve. Very full house.

FRIDAY 20

Very pleasant & warm. Howed some in the door yard & by horse barn. Fixed a sweet-chest & clothes dryer & c& c At store some. Father went & got 200 brick. CaptBurr cut up __?__ Scott a load of straw. I have beenwith a lot hanging some things for Mrs. Richardson.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Did several little jobs, helped fixthe wheel, hoed a few beens, set a new post for the shedin the cow yard. At store some & c & c. Jos & Abbie

went to Boston.

SUNDAY 22

Very pleasant & warm. Went to meeting here in So. F. inA.M. Rev. J. R. Deering preached & in P.M. went toSheldonville to meeting. Emeline & Abbie went with me.Went to meeting at 5 ½ this

MONDAY 23

Very pleasant & very warm. Helped some about thewashing. Cultivated & hoed the piece beyond horse barn& bushed the peas. Picked part of the cherries. Set out

some tomatoes & c. Father went & got a grind stone. DeaPond cut 157 lbs straw & Capt Burr cut a lot.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1862

Stormy most all day. Put up some butter. Took our beddown & __?__ it. Churned. Helped father in the shopsome. Maid a crank for new grind-stone & c & wagon.Father & Dea Pond went to Woonsocket. He got somecoal & c & c.

WEDNESDAY 25calf

Very stormy most all day. Made a grind stone frame &helped hang the stone. Fixed the clothes dryer & c & c.This eve carried Amelia Boyden home or to A.J. Newells.

THURSDAY 26

Stormy most of the day. Helped set some iron hoops ona half hogshead & fix the tires to the caryall to set. Havegot them ready. Fixed my clothes dryer & set a post for it & c & c.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm but there is a thunder shower this eve. Drawed a load of birch wood for DeaPond & than cultivated his corn, potatoes & c 3 hoursabout, than drawed home a load of my birch wood. Set

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the tires on the caryall. Alvah & his wife & Nora &Martha were here visiting to day.

SATURDAY 28

Very pleasant & very warm. Finished fixing the wheels &cleaned & washed both covered carriages & c & c. Joshas been to Boston. Davis Wales’es wife has left him.

SUNDAY 29

Cloudy, damp & misty all day. Have been to meeting allday. Rev. J. H. Deering preached. Is no meeting this eveon account of the weather. Hattie came back to Josephsthis morn.

MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1862

Stormy most of the day & warm. Helped some about thewashing. Churned. Cleared up some in wood house for mywood & carried in a small load, 3 ft, 3 inches. Sowed someturnip seed. Went to Dr. Metcalfs & had a tooth pulled &Emelines fixed. Plastered part of the potatoes. Made screens &c. Father went to Woonsocket. Jos & Abbie went to Franklin &got Sarah.

TUESDAY, JULY 1

Very pleasant & warm. Cut & split up wood at the door,old stuff. Fixed in the milk cellar some where the ratshad dug away & some shelves & c. Been to Mr.Phersons this eve. Jos carried Abbie & Sarah to __?__.Father carried Mr. Makepiece & family to Woonsocket.

WEDNESDAY 2

Cloudy most of the day & began to storm about 4 P.M.

Went to Dea Ponds & got him to come & help hoe. Wehoed most of the day but not all day, from 7 ½ A.M. till4 ½ P.M. In store some. Father & Mother went toBoston. Jos carried Abbie to Franklin & went after them. A & Sarah to night.

THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1862

Stormy A.M. Pleasant P.M. Have been in the house partof the day looking over my papers & c. Helped fix the barn floor some. Pulled some white weed & c.

FRIDAY 4Bees

Very pleasant & not very warm. We went to Boston inthe early train 7 came home in the late train. Got homeabout 1 ½ o’clock. The engine ran off the track atDedham, so we had to get another engine.

SATURDAY 5

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Pleasant most of the day but had a very little sprinklefrom a shower. Very warm P.M. Dea Pond worked there.We hoed on the corn & potatoes front of old barn.Finished the corn & I carried F.M. Newell home this eve.Father helped cultivate some. Sold the heifer to A.J. for 40.00

SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm. Went into the water in themorn. Have been to meeting all day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Havent been this eve ( at 5 ½ ) The Beesswarmed in morn. Edmond came here &

MONDAY 7

Very pleasant & very warm. Cultivated the garden back of old shop & father hoed it & we finished cultivating the piece front of old barn & hoed part of it. FremontRichardson helped, is going to work 3 weeks. AuntMiller came here to night.

TUESDAY 8Bees

Very pleasant & very warm. Mowed some side the roads& hoed some front of old barn. Fremond hoed most of the

day. He spread the __?__ & helped rake & c. Father churned. Fixed the barn floor & hoed 2 rows & c.Adelaid Dean here visiting this P.M. Bees swarmed.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1862

Very pleasant A.M. but stormy P.M. Ground our __?__ & mowed part the piece front of old barn & some sidethe R.R. & c. Frank Adams worked here & Fremont R.We howed some after supper. Rake up part the hay after dinner.

THURSDAY 10

Cloudy most of the day & warm. No hay weather but wemowed front of old barn & the clover piece & c. Fixedin horse barn & c. Frank Adams & Fremont R. workedhere.

FRIDAY 11

Very pleasant good hay weather. We opened the hay &turned it but did’nt get any in. Mowed most of the piece by old barn or cow yard. Frank Adams & Fremont &father helped. I went up to Hermons with the Pikeheifer.

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SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1862

Very pleasant & good hay weather. Finished mowing the piece by old barn & mowed the piece by horse barn or garden & got in 7 load, 6 in old barn & 1 in horse barn.Asa Sargent, Frank Adams, & Fremont Richardsonworked here. Jos helped a little. Uncle Nathan came outhere to day helped some.

SUNDAY 13

Very pleasant & warm. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. J. R. Deering preached. S.S. Concert to night at 5 ½o’clock but I did’nt go.

MONDAY 14

Very pleasant windy & warm. Mowed Mrs. Richardsonsdoor yard & c. & the piece by the pond. Got in 3 load of hay. 1 into old barn & 2 small ones into horse barn.Father & Uncle Nathan went to Woonsocket.

TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1862

Cloudy & stormed some, very warm. mowed some back of old shop & in R. R. some. Fixed a place in horse barnfor pay for Mr. Deering. Fixed horse rake & c & c.Father & Fremont Churned & c & c.

WEDNESDAY 16

Cloudy in morn but cleared off, very warm & pleasant.Hazy a little in the morn, than mowed the good hay back of old shop & took care of the hay. Got in 1 small loadto horse barn. Jos, Abbie & Hattie & Emeline went toAunt Hannahs & got some cherries.

THURSDAY 17

Pleasant in morn than cloudy, than pleasant again aboutA.M. Mowed the piece back of horse barn, spread &made the hay & got it in, 3 load, 2 to horse barn & 1 toold barn. Emeline made some current wine. Chs.Metcalf came here.

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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Mowed front of old barn, where wespread the manure & the gravel. Made & got the hay in 1load, 1221 lbs for Rev. J. R. Deering. We helped. Josstack his hay, drawed 4 horse load. Fremont, Father & Ihelped 3 or 4 hs. Uncle Nathan helped.

SATURDAY 19

Pleasant & cool in morn. Mowed in race meadow, theEnglish & the uper end by the ditch. Got in 2 load, 1 in

old barn & 671 lbs in to horse barn for J. R. Deering. Jos& Abbie been Boston.

SUNDAY 20

Cloudy A.M. & stormy P.M. Have been to meeting allday. Rev. Sanford preached. Eddie & Darwin came over to day.

MONDAY, JULY 21, 1862

Stormy A.M. & pleasant P.M. & cool. Thinned out the beets. Set out some cabbage plants, pulled weeds &hoed the beans trees & c. in the garden & c & c. Put upsome butter. Father & Uncle Nathan went toWoonsocket. Got a grain cradle. Jos, Abbie, Hattie &

the children went to Franklin.

TUESDAY 22

Pleasant most of the day & cool. Mowed the swale frontof old barn & the thin back of old shop & the swales wemowed to night (most of it). Spread or opened the hay but it didnt get very dry but drawed in 1 small load. Joshelped part of the day. They went raspberring to night.Emeline, Abbie, Marianna, Jos & Fremont.

WEDNESDAY 23

Cloudy & began to storm about 6 o’clock P.M., very

little. Poled the hay out of the swale front of old barn.We pitched off the load of hay & salted it & drawedanother in & doubled them in the race meadow.Finished mowing the swale & around the Pond __?__ of old shop & mowed some of the oats. Raked the hay outfrom the pond & swale & tumbled up part of it & c & c.Jos went to Franklin & _?_.

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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1962

Cloudy part & pleasant part the day. Mowed the corner piece front of old barn. Run out the load of hay & spreadit & spread that in race meadow & got both loads in toold barn. Raked & tumbled up that we mowed in corner piece. Mowed some in race meadow to night & c.

FRIDAY 25

Cloudy most of the day & very warm. Finished themowing in race meadow, which took all A.M. & a littlewhile in P.M., than Emeline & I went to Milford. Called

& paid Chs Shepard 14.50 for E’s bord. Called at bordinghouse & at store. Father & Uncle Nathan raked the hay &oats. Fremont & I went up to Hermons with the old cow.

SATURDAY 26

Pleasant & warm. We drawed the hay from race meadow,3 load & 1 from corner piece up by the barn to make &we made & got in all we had down, which is all but brook meadow, 8 load & 1 of oats. Jos, Father & Uncle Nathan& Fremont helped. Jos & Abbie went to Franklin to nightwith the horse.

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1862

Pleasant most of the day & warm. Have been to meetingall day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Did’nt go this eveat 5 ½ o’clock.

MONDAY 28

Very pleasant & warm. Helped grind the cradle cyth &than I cradled the rye in race meadow. We put the loadof oats in the horse barn. Cleared up the horse barn some& c. Father & Uncle Nathan went to Woonsocket. Josgone to Acton.

TUESDAY 29

Very pleasant part the day. Clouded up in P.M. & beganto rain some about 3 o’clock. Rained but little from athunder shower. Cultivated & hoed the piece below thehorse barn. Took up the rye & got it in just before theshower. Set it up in the cow stable. Ground lot of knifes& c & c. Father & Uncle Nathan helped.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1862

Was a very hard thunder shower last night about 2 ½o’clock. Cloudy in the morn but cleared off about 9 ½ or 10 A.M. but had a sprinkle from a shower about 5 ½P.M. Churned & c & c About 10 A.M. Father & I went to

mowing in brook meadow. Have mowed most of it &drawed 2 load up to spread. Uncle Nathan helped rake it.Commenced to cradle the oats to night. Took up thecarpet in out bedroom to day.

THURSDAY 31

Very pleasant & very warm most of the day but had ahard thunder shower about 5 o’clock P.M. Went up toHermons with the __?__ heifer. Mowed the rest of brook meadow & spread & got it all in, 3 small load. Cradled part of the oats. Father went to Wrentham & Miss MaryIngraham came home with him.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

Cloudy most of A.M. & pleasant P.M. & very warm.Washed & put away the horse rake & c & c. Finishedcradling the oats. Did some chores about house. At store alittle & c.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm. We, Abbie, Emeline & I,went to Boston in the 7 o’clock train. Went about thecity shopping. Found John Metcalf there. We camehome in the 8 o’clock train.

SUNDAY 3

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to meeting here inS.F. but came home & went to Sheldonville to the

Baptizing & to meeting in P.M. Was 5 Baptized there.Rev. Cole preached. I carried Ann Whiting & Abbie &Emeline.

MONDAY 4

Cloudy most of A.M. but pleasant most of P.M. & verywarm. Hoed some in the garden. Picked & shelled some peas. Raked down the hay mow & c & c. We bound up& got in the Oats, 3 loads. Father, Uncle Nathan & DeaPond helped than I cradled Dea Ponds rye for hishelping on the oats.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm. We on loaded the oats thanI fixed the rake & raked the oats field over. HelpedMahlon Daniels get 2 load of hay from the Wright lot.

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Jos went to Boston & Lynfield & Father, Mother, Uncle Nathan & Mary Ingraham went to Milford.

WEDNESDAY 6

Very pleasant & warm. Worked the butter. Hoed in thegarden & carried the weeds into the hog pen. hoed some by the shop & some in the field & c & c. Emeline &Hattie have been to Chs. Deans visiting this P.M.

THURSDAY 7

Very pleasant morn but cloudy most of the day. Hoed & pulled weeds in the potatoes front of old barn most allday. Father helped part the day & Hermon helped 5 < 4 or 5 hours. Meeting here this eve.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1862

Stormed in the morn (early) & cloudy most of A.M. & pleasant most of P.M. Set out some turnips & somecabbage plants. Went up to Hermons & helped him turn afew shoes & c & c. Pulled the peas & c. Mowed someweeds & c & c Fixed the wheels on Uncles wagon.

SATURDAY 9

Very pleasant most of the day & very warm but hadvery heavy thunder shower to night & this eve. Dug &cut a large chery tree in the garden. Picked some beans.Carried lot of old turnips & c out of the cellar. Hoed -hoed & pulled weeds in potatoes & corn. Helped fix thegun. Father, Mother, Uncle Nathan & Mary went toWoonsocket.

SUNDAY 10

Very pleasant & very warm in morn but cool most of theday. Went to meeting all day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Emeline went to the concert of 5 ½ to night but I did’nt go

MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Cultivated for some turnips inthe garden & sowed & raked them in & c. Spread Josoats. In store some. Jos been to Franklin & Boston.Father & I hoed & pulled weeds in the corn & potatoesin P.M. Went to Col. Clarks & to H. Stockbridges &was sworn in P.M. Assistant.

TUESDAY 12

Cloudy A.M. & pleasant P.M. Sowed & raked in a fewturnip seed. Went up to Hermons & worked a while.Came home about 10 & worked about here & went upagain in P.M. 2 ½ or more hs. Uncle N. went __?__

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carried back Mrs. O. Adams to work for Jos. He has beengone. Father helped. Dea. Pond got some hay & oats.

WEDNESDAY 13

Very pleasant & warm. Went to H. Stockbridges. Hewanted me to cradle his wheat but I did not. Father & Ihoed & pulled weeds in the corn & potatoes most of theday. Turned & raked up Jos oats. He has been to Franklin.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1862

Very pleasant & warm A.M. but clouded up in P.M. Wentto Mancy Danielses & got a load of goods for Rev. J. R.Deering. Uncle Nathan & I went a black-berrying 3 hs,got 6 or 8 qts. Got Jos oats & hay up & put it on the stack & helped Rev. J. R. Deering set up & move some of histhings & c. In eve carried passengers to Levi Balchs.

FRIDAY 15

Very stormy most of A.M. & pleasant P.M. & warm.Helped Emeline put up our currant wine. Carried some passengers to Wilson Metcalfs. Helped fix some curtains.Helped shoe the horse & c & c. Shot a water snake with25 young ones. Jos has gone to Providence.

SATURDAY 16

Pleasant & cool. Chored about house some. Pickedsome beans, put up some butter, hoed a little in field.Went to Woonsocket in P.M. Emeline & Abbie wentwith me. Carried Martha Bigalow, went up with us.Father went & got a load of shavings.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1862

Very pleasant & cool, some frost last night. Have beento meeting all day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Did’ntgo this eve at 5 ½ o’clock. Edmond & Elmira Briggscame over to day.

MONDAY 18

Very pleasant & cool. Helped about house & E. & I fixedsome casks for shavings & father went & got a load. We hoed& pulled the weeds in corn & potatoes front of old barn &finished it. At store some. Jos has been to Frankllin all Day.

TUESDAY 19

Very pleasant & cool. Finished mowing Jos oats &spread them (about 4 hs) Split & got in some wood.Fixed a berry bord for Mrs. Richardson. In store some &c & c. Jos been to Boston. Mary Ingraham went home.Father, Mother, Aunt Miller & Patty went to Ashland.Have’nt come home to night. I borrowed Mr. Deeringshorse & carried 2 ladies to Wm. Adamses to night.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Split & got in wood most of theday into the wood house. At store a little. Jos been toFranklin & about. Father, Mother & Aunt Miller camesome from Ashland to night. Uncle Nathan took dinner &supper with us today.

THURSDAY 21

Very pleasant & very warm. Helped Father some abouthewing the sleepers. Split wood most of the day. Cutsome. Helped Jos some about his oats. We drawed 2 loaddown but part of the loads fell off.

FRIDAY 22

Cloudy most of the day & warm. Had a little rain. Helpedget up Jos oats. Helped about hewing the sleepers. Wefinished them, 15 of them. Have not felt very well to day,most sick.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1862

Cloudy most of the day & warm. Had a thunder shower about 4 o’clock P.M. Went up to Hermons & helped him

turn 33 or more ox shoes 1 ¾ hrs. Dug & cut & split upthe large chery tree in front of the house & c. Father helped Dea Pond get a little load of hay.

SUNDAY 24

Very pleasant & cool. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Have’nt been this eve at 5o’clock.

MONDAY 25

Very pleasant & cool. Mowed a few weeds, choredabout house some & c & c. Went & see Mr. Fisk about painting. Went to Town Meeting in P.M.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm. Went to N. Haweses after Mr. A. Follett to work for me but he had gone, but DeaPond came about 8 o’clock & thrashed for me, rye & afew oats. I helped some & chored about house some & c.Jos., Abbie & Hattie & the children went to Ashland.

WEDNESDAY 27

Very pleasant & very warm or hot. Turned the cows intorace meadow. Picked a few apples & fixed some fence.Churned, thrashed rye with Dea Pond part of the day. Heworked for me most of the day. We finished thrashing the

rye. Father has been to Franklin.

THURSDAY 28

Cloudy & stormy most of A.M. & pleasant most of P.M. but had a thunder about 7 o’clock P.M. Cleared up oldshop a little. Helped lay a floor of plank in the horsestable. Winnowed the rye, about 8 bushls. Uncle Nathan& I went a blackberrying 4 ½ hs.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Thrashed most all day with DeaPond. He worked for me. Thrashed oats. Jos has been toBoston.

SATURDAY 30

Very pleasant & cool. Have been thrashing most all day.Dea Pond helped me. We finished the thrashing. Jos has been to Franklin to day. Abbie went after him to night.Been in store some. Susan Davis & Mrs. W. Cook hereto tea to night.

SUNDAY 31

Very pleasant & cool. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Have’nt been this eve at 5o’clock meeting. Uncle Nathan, Mother, Abbie & Mrs.

Richardson went to Franklin to meeting to day. Emelinedid’nt go in A.M.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1862

Stormy & very windy most of the day & warm. Pickedsome pears, plums & c. Chored about house some.Helped fix the wagon some & c. Went to Hubbards mill& got some pieces to put around the doors in the kitchen.Jos & E. went to Franklin.

TUESDAY 2

Stormy part of A.M. Pleasant P.M. & cool. Fixed aroundthe doors in our kitchen some & chored round at storesome & c & c. Couldnt get along with the fixing muchwas hindered so much. Father & Uncle Nathan went toWoonsocket this P.M.

WEDNESDAY 3

Very pleasant & cool, white frost last night. Finishedfixing in the kitchen Put in mop bords & c. & painted it.Did some chores about in store some & c & c.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Peter Adamses & gothis winnowing mill & have winnowed the oats, 5 bushls.Picked a few applies in orchard. Went up & see Jos well& c & c. Father, Uncle Nathan, Mother & Mrs. Gouldwent to Milford this P.M. Have been to meeting thiseve.

FRIDAY 5

Very pleasant & warm. Fixed the fence side the R.R.Picked a few apples, dug a few potatoes & c. Cleaned upthe oats & brought them to the house & cleared a place

for them & c & c. In store some. Jos been to Boston.Abbie & Emeline went to Franklin & got home to night.

SATURDAY 6

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Mr. Fisks after someJapan to paint with. Called to see A. P. Woodward buthe was away. Helped draw up some (10 buckets) dirt,stone & c from Jos new well. He went to an Auction.Painted the kitchen in P.M. In store some & c.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Went into the water in the morn.Have been to meeting all day. Was more than the house

full. Was 5 joined the church to day. Mr. Everett & wife, Nellie Bullard & her father & Mrs. A. J. Newell.

MONDAY 8

Very pleasant & warm. Helped about the washing some.Churned. Helped load 1 ½ CDs wood on in a car. Pulleda few beans & peas. Chored about house & store & c & c.Went to Mr. Phersons this eve with Emeline, Abbie &Mrs. Richardson.

TUESDAY 9

Very pleasant & warm. Worked the butter. Helped Mr.

Fisk about papering some & c. He papered & grained thekitchen for Mr. Washed the caryall & began to. Uncle Nathan, Father & Uncle Nathan went to Woonsocket thisP.M.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1862

Very pleasant & war. Helped load a load of rye, straw,860 lbs. Father carried it to Woonsocket. Put up someclothes hooks. Picked some apples. Finished washingUncle Nathan’s carriage. Picked some pears. Drawed 1load of gravel by the pond to fix the dam. Drawed off part of the pond to day. Wm. Miller here to tea to night.

THURSDAY 11

Very pleasant & warm. Washed the covered wagon &helped some in the house. Painted some in the closets.Mrs. O.Adams white washed them & Mr. Fisk varnished the covered carriage. Drawed 1 load of birchwood from Rockwood lot & c. This eve have been to aColation at Franklin for the soldiers.

FRIDAY 12

Cloudy & warm most of the day, rained some this eve.Onloaded a load of wood & drawed another of birchfrom the Rockwood lot. Drawed 2 load of dirt into hog pen & 1 load of gravel to the pond & chored around

some & c & c. Mr. Fisk worked here part of the day. Hevarnished the caryall & my 2 rooms & __?__ door.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1862

Stormy in morn but cleared off, very pleasant butclouded up & cloudy most of the day & cool. Worked

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the butter. Onloaded a load of wood & c. Worked for Hermon 5 ½ hours turning & welding up old shoes & c.

SUNDAY 14

Cold N. E. storm yet has rained but little. Have been tomeeting all day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Was nomeeting to night. Edmond came over last night & broughtHattie & he was back to day.

MONDAY 15

Cloudy most all day & cool. Churned & chored abouthouse, rung clothes & c. Raked some cranberries, about a pk, what there was south side of the road. Went toFranklin & carried Emeline, Uncle Nathan & Mrs.Richardson. Had some tile some to day.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862

Cloudy & cool most all day. Pulled the beans in the corn & allin that piece & some in the garden. Thinned out the turnips. Cut

part of the stalks, loaded 1 ½ CDs wood in a car to send toWinslows. Went & got Aunt Patty. I carried her home. Thefolks or Uncle N., mother & Aunt Miller went visiting in A.M.to Franklin. Dea Pond helped cut stalks 2 or 3 hs in exchange

WEDNESDAY 17

Pleasant & warm. Went up to the Rockwood lot after cranberries & apples but got but few. Cut the remainder of thestalks. Chored about house some. Raked some cranberries in

brook meadow & c & c. Aunt Miller started for home thisP.M. Father went with here & so did Mrs. Baker.

THURSDAY 18

Very pleasant & warm. Went to Milford, Emeline,Abbie & Frank & Uncle Nathan went with me & thanUncle N. & Mother went to ride over the Mount &Sheldonville. Mrs. O. Adams & Sency & her little onehere visiting this P.M. & took tea here & so did Uncle N. & Mother.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1862

Stormed in the night & some this morn but cleared off very pleasant & warm. Onloaded some wood. Helped Efix the bead stead. Cut a pumpkin & c. Drawed theremainder of the Chenang potatoes, 2 bushels or more.Looked over accts with Dea Pond & c & c. Uncle Nathan has gone to Boston.

SATURDAY 20

Cloudy most of the day. Chored about house some.Took up the stalks & carried them out & got them up &the beans. Dea Pond helped 1 ½ hs. In store some. Josgone to Boston. Father came home from Maine to night.

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SUNDAY 21

Very pleasant & warm. Have been to meeting all day.Rev. Cunningham from No. Attleboro preached. Emeline,Abbie & Mrs. Richardson went to the Concert at 5o’clock but I didnt go.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1862

Very pleasant. Chored about house some. Set the stalksaround to dry & the beans. Fixed the farm wagon & weloaded a load of oat straw to carry to Woonsocket. InStore some & c & c. Jos & Abbie have been to Medway.

TUESDAY 23

Very pleasant & warm. Churned. Pulled the beans in thegarden. Went to Woonsocket with a load of oat straw.Sold for 10. pr. ton, had 870 lbs, got some boots, cloth,sugar & c & c.

WEDNESDAY 24

Very pleasant most of the day & cool but clouded uptoward night & had a little sprinkle from a shower. DeaPond worked here. We commenced digging a ditch in

corner piece, front of old barn. Dug most all day, about11 or 12 rod.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Cool to night & morn. Worked& divided the butter. Went up in the woods & we, father & I got a load of poles in the woods & built a fence sidethe garden, back of old shop. Cleaned & fix cider millsome & c & c. Dea Pond worked here in P.M. Weworked ditching in the corner piece.

FRIDAY 26

Very pleasant & warm. Have been to Dedham to CattleShow & went out to the camps at Reedville & see thesoldiers. The Franklin boys were sworn in to service today. Emeline staid at home & put the border on to thekitchen.

SATURDAY 27

Very pleasant & warm. Put up 4 lbs butter for the Baker.Picked & brought up the winter squashes & the best of the pumpkins. Pulled & heaped up a lot of vines & c.Fixed a new bottom in horse manger & went a grapeing.Emeline & Marianna went with me.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1862

Very stormy and warm. I went to Meeting A.M. andcarried the folks and went after them in P.M. Rev. J. R.Deering preached. No meeting to night. Eddie was here totea.

MONDAY 29

Cloudy in morn but cleared off, very pleasant & warm.Chored about house some & we (father & I) dug the potatoes back of horse barn & sorted & got them into thecellar. Cleared out the cellar some & c. Father went & gotMr. Kimball for Jos. Mary & Nellie Wales here this eve& Frank __?__ & Geo. Bowers.

TUESDAY 30

Cloudy & cool. Churned in morn, than dug potatoes frontof old barn. R. G. Champions or Davey dug all of thatkind. Father helped. We got or carried the beans into the barn & c. Mrs. Deering & Charlotte Fisher here this eve.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1862

Cloudy & cool, stormed some. Worked & divided the butter. Went to Franklin. Emeline & Mrs. Richardsonwent with me. Sorted the potatoes we dug yesterday & put them in the cellar & c &c . Father dug a few.

THURSDAY 2

Stormy most all day & cool. We, father & I, pitched up& put away the stalks & c. & drawed off & filled up thevinegar & c. Looked over some things in the house & c& c. Went up & see Jos well. He was at work on

FRIDAY 3

Stormed some in morn & cloudy most all day & warm but Wm. Young came about 8 ½ A.M. & helped me dig potatoes. Fremond Richardson helped pick up & pullvines in P.M. & Father helped some. Finished theJackson & the Stockbridge & dug some of the Seedling.Carried Mr. Kimballs windless home & c. Jos been to

Boston.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1862

Very pleasant but very windy & warm. Wm. Youngworked here. We dug potatoes & sorted & carried theminto the cellar. Fremont Richardson helped to day. Father helped some & c. & c.

SUNDAY 5

Very pleasant but very windy & cool. Went to meeting in

A.M. Emeline did not go to day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Mother is sick. Have not been to meeting tonight.

MONDAY 6

Very pleasant & cool, hard frost last night. Churned.Sorted & carried into the cellar a load of potatoes. Dug 1 bushel. Picked 2 bbls apples (greenings) Went up toMahlon Daniels & got the Ladder & c & c. John & Sarahcame here to night.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1862

Stormed part of A.M. but cleared off , very pleasant &warm & windy. About house some, picked 2 or 3 more bbls apples (greenings) & some Strawbury tomatoes &c. Father & John went to Franklin & to Woonsocket.

WEDNESDAY 8

Very pleasant & very warm. Went up with John to seehis sprouts & to the Rockwood lot & c., than pickedapples, greenings, most of the day. They went home thisP.M. Emeline & I cut applies to dry this eve.

THURSDAY 9

Very pleasant & very warm & windy. Picked apples partthe day. Finished the greenings side the road & pickedthe apples in little orchard, all of them. dug a small loadof potatoes. Father & Fremont helped. Frank workedhere to day.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1862

Cloudy most of the day & warm, began to storm about 2o’clock P.M. Dug potatoes most of the __?__ till itstormed. Father & Fremont helped. Father carried off a

passenger. Jos has been to Boston. Geo Frost got his horseto day.

SATURDAY 11

Stormy most of the day & cold. Picked over some apples,dug a few potatoes. We picked the tree of greenings back of old shop & c & c. In eve went to a husking at Mr.Chaseses. Got home at 11 o’clock P.M.

SUNDAY 12

Cloudy & cold. Went to meeting in A.M. Emeline did’ntgo to day. Rev. J. R. Deering preached.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1862

Cold N. E. Storm. Chored about house some. In storesome. Cut a little of my wood in wood house & c & c.Jos gone to Providence with M. M. Daniels & our covered wagon.

TUESDAY 14

Cloudy most all day & cool. Churned. Picked a fewapples. Chored about house some & c. Mr. Nasons horserun & tiped the carriage over & c, he was here. ThisP.M. Dug potatoes. Fremont & father helped & DeaPond helped part for carying his flour.

WEDNESDAY 15

Very pleasant most of A.M. but clouded up before noon.Chored about house some. Washed the covered wagonsome & c & c. Dea Pond worked here part of the day,commenced at 9 ½ o’clock & worked till a while pastnoon. We finished digging our potatoes. I carried somedown cellar & c. Jos has been to Boston & Father,Abbie & Marianna went to Milford to cattle show.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1862

Cloudy most of the day & cool. Sorted the potatoes & gotthem down cellar. The last of them. Had about 125 bushls. Picked apples most of P.M. in race meadow, the

large Russet tree. Fremont helped in P.M.

FRIDAY 17

Pleasant part & cloudy part the day. Stormed a verylittle. Picked apples most of the day. Finished the racemeadow & the piece or cow by the pasture. Fremont &Father helped. This eve have been to a husking at MancyDaniels.

SATURDAY 18

Very pleasant & warm. Picked apples most of the day.Fixed an iron. Mahlon Daniels & c & c. In store some.

Jos gone to Boston. Father & Mother carried him toFranklin. Hattie came home with Jos. to night.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Have been to meeting all day.Rev J. R. Deering preached. Emeline did’nt go meetingthis eve at 6 o’clock but did’nt go (concert). Mrs. O.Adams & little girl here to tea.

MONDAY 20

Rained some in the night. Very pleasant today but windy& cold. Helped about house some. Picked some apples& sorted some & carried the pumpkins out to gather & c& c. Jos carried Mahlon Danielses folks to Mendon.They moved to day.


Very pleasant & cool. Very hard frost last night. Got part of the apples down cellar & picked some ( thePecks & Pleasants). Drawed up the pumpkins & c. & c.Jos went to H. C. Fishers Auction & Father went to Geo.Granites cider mill & Mother to Mr. Phersons.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 186254 above zero

Pleasant most of A.M. & warm but squally P.M. Verylittle rain & very windy. Churned some. Went up to the

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other house & got the flail & thrashed the beans in old barn. Picked up a few apples & we cut up & got in 2 loadof corn (1/2 we got). Sewing circle up to Hermons today & eve.

THURSDAY 2335 above zero

Very pleasant & cool, very windy. Worked & divided the butter. Went A Chestnuting , 2 hs & got 4 qts. Cut up thecorn & got it in 2 load, the last of it, than went a

chestnuting again & got 1 ½ qts. Went all about this eve.Worked for Hermon turning shoes 2 + hours.

FRIDAY 2420 above zero

Very frosty & cold in morn but quite pleasant & warm but windy. Went chestnuting up to Forge Hill & about inA.M. Got 3 qts. Picked Apples this P.M. & this eve have been to a little donation for Mrs. Harding at Mr. Phersons.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1862

Pleasant part & cloudy part of the day & warm. We pitched up some husks & c & c. than went up to Hermons& helped him set 2 heavy tires & turn 10 shoes, 3 hs.Finished picking my apples than carried a Lady to Mrs.Whites & Mrs. Heatons & __?__ home. Emeline wentwith me. Called to Mr. Pherson. Went up with the other horse & c & c.

SUNDAY 26

Cloudy & stormed very little in P.M. Cold, N. E. storm.Went to meeting in A.M. Went up after Aunt Patty butshe did not go. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Darwin &Edmond came over to day.

MONDAY 27

Stormy all day & not very cold. Brought the stove downfrom the atic & put in our front room & c. Picked over apples part the day. Father finished the husking & have pitched the husks up. In store some.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Went up to Hermons & helpedhim weld up & turn out a set of heavy shoes & c. 1 ½hs. Helped father shoe the horse. Cut up the sweet corn& pulled the pole beans. Sorted a few apples. In storesome & c & c. Jos been to Geo. Grants cider mill.

WEDNESDAY 29

Cloudy most of the day & warm. Cleaned the cider mill& ground & pressed a few apples for cider, apple sauce.Sorted a few. Got the beans in to old shop. Went up to

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the other house & got 2 bushls corn. Helped shell it & c& c. Father drawed a load of wood for Mrs. Richardson.

THURSDAY 30

Very pleasant & warm. Finished sorting the cider apples, pressed out a very little cider. Cut a little of my wood,chored about house some & c & c. Father & Mother wentto Woonsocket & Father went & got Mrs. O. Adams for Jos. & carried her back. L. G. Baker took dinner with us

to day.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Churned , pulled the turnips & beats & got them in. Thrashed out some beans of variouskinds & c. & this eve helped Hermon 2 ½ hs weld up oldshoes (22). Father went & got part of Jos cider. Jos wentto Boston.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Very pleasant & warm, like spring or summer. Finishedgetting out & winnowing the beans & c. Pulled & gotdown the French turnips. Spread the corn in barn & c & c.Father went to Woonsocket & to Wrentham & got Jos.cider. Jos been to Franklin to Circus to night.

SUNDAY 2

Cloudy in morn but cleared off, very pleasant & warm.Went to meeting in A.M. Rev. J. R. Deering preached.Did’nt go this P.M. or eve.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1862

Very pleasant & warm but very windy. Fixed the cider mill( new spring) & c & c. & ground out & pressed part of the apples (30 gal put up ) cider. Ground about 18 bushlssome this eve. Was a paring bee at Dea Whiting to night for the Soldiers. We gave some apples. They peared 22 bushls.

TUESDAY 4

Very pleasant & cool. Ground out the remainder of thecider apples & pressed out part of them & c. Went toTown meeting in PM. Mrs. O. Adams washed for Mother & for us. I left my watch to Franklin to becleaned.

WEDNESDAY 5

Stormy part of A.M. & cloudy most of the day & warm.Pressed out some cider & got the 2 large casks downcellar. Dug & carried the dalias into the cellar & c & cFather went to Mr. R. Cooks & bought a heifer for $17.00. Jos & Abbie went to Boston

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1862

Stormy part & cloudy most all day. Worked for Hermonturning shoes 6 hours (70. Father pressed out somewatered cider today. Jos & Abbie went to Dr. Metcalfs toget her tooth out. Mother was to Hermons a visiting.Pleasant & good __?__ this eve but cold.

FRIDAY 7

Stormy all day, a very driving N. E. snow storm, cold.Emeline taken sick about 9 o’clock last eve & had a boy 8½ lbs about 12 ½ o’clock this P.M., was very sick. I wasup all night and have been in house most of the day withthem till I carried Mrs. Dean home and went & got Mrs.Wilson to work for me.

SATURDAY 8

Stormed some & cloudy & damp all day, cold but thawedsome. Chored about house some. Churned 12 lbs of butter. Cut & sawed what birch wood I had in woodhouse. Fixed a flower pot & took up the jeramiums & c& c. Emeline is quite smart. Dr. Nolan is here.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1862

Stormy most all day. Cold N.E. rain storm. Staid athome all day. No preaching today here. I write to John& S. & to Father & Mother Metcalf & c. Emeline quitesmart.

MONDAY 10

Very pleasant cool & windy. Mrs. O. Adams washed &ironed for me & washed for mother. I helped about itsome & about house some in A.M. and in P.M. went toWoonsocket to mill to store & c. Dr. has been here today.

TUESDAY 11

Very pleasant & quite warm. Chored about house some,clearing away snow & c. Went to Jos Clarks & got asyrainge. Boiled a large kettle of potatoes for hogs.Cleaned the cider mill & carried the primis out & c.Fixed a place to keep the pigs. Father has been toCumberland & bought 2 for 5.00. I have been toHermons & got a __?__ shell

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1862

Cloudy most all day & stormed some (rain) & warm. Cuta very little wood. We sorted the corn. I carried the goodup to Jos house. (32 or more baskets). Chored about housesome. Worked the butter. Carried in some squashes & pumpkins & c & c. Helped Jos a little about his corn.

THURSDAY 13

Cloudy in morn but cleared off, very pleasant & warm.Carted 2 load of dirt into the hog pen from side of old barn, clearing away some for a little bridge in road by old barn. In house some & c & c. The eve have been toHermons welding up old shoes 2 ¼ hs. Mr. Lewther Gould & some were below visiting to day.

FRIDAY 14

Very pleasant & warm. Worked most of the day diggingout for & making a little bridge by old barn across theroad. Went up to Hermons & got a cider barrel. Dea Pondcarried some apples of his to mill with our horse.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Carted 6 loads of dirt into the hog pen in A.M.. Cleared up round & in horse barn some.Fixed new plank for the drive way & drawed a load of gravel & put in there. Carried some apples down cellar.In store some. Jos been to Boston. Abbie went toFranklin with the horse. Picked a hen this eve.

SUNDAY 162 above zero

Cloudy & cold but has not stormed. Went to meeting inA.M. Carried lot of pumpkins & squashes down cellar.Staid at home in P.M. Emeline has been out here in the

kitchen to day for the first time since she was sick.

MONDAY 17

Stormy all day & warm rain. Went & got Mrs. O.Adams to wash for me. Sawed up & got in some wood.Churned. Went up to Mr. W. Chilson (& to the slaughter house) (in cars) to get him to kill the hogs tomorrow.Worked for Hermon 4 ½ hs this P.M. & eve turningshoes & cutting bolts & c. Father most sick with a cold.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1862

Very pleasant & cold. Went to Ashland & got Sarah.Started about 8 o’clock A.M. & got there about 12 ½o’clock. Carried a passenger to Franklin. Called to Martha& to D. T. Briggses & to Wm. & Leonard Greens & westarted for home about 4 P.M. & got here about 7 ½ .Call at several places __?__ home.

TUESDAY 25

Very pleasant & cool most of the day. Carted 4 load of manure out of barn yard by old shop & __?__ up a lot inthe yard. In store some. See to Jos oxan. He went toBoston. We had company. Mr. & Mrs. Gay Lewis wenthome this morn. Sarah is here now.

WEDNESDAY 26

Stormy, rained most of the day but snowed some this eve.Chored about house some & c. Helped Hermon turnshoes 4 hs. Went up to Metcalfs station this eve & got

John Metcalf. Uncle Nathan came out to day.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Thanksgiving to day. Have beenabout home all day. Was quite number here at Fathers today. Jos family, Hermon & family, Richardson & Mr.Pherson & wife, John & Sarah, Uncle Nathan.

FRIDAY 28

Pleasant & warm. John & Sarah started for home thismorn. I went & got Lois A. Adams to work here. Sawed& got in the remainder of my birch wood & c & c.Father went to Boston. Tax colector here to day from 9

till 1 P.M. Uncle Nathan & Mother been to Mrs.Richardsons.

SATURDAY 29warm

Very Pleasant most all day but stormy this eve. Rain &snow. Coulored Uncle Nathans hair & c. Carted out part of the yard manure & heeped up part of it. Carted itinto the hog pen. Drawed up & put in wood housefathers oakwood by R. R. & c & c. This eve, carried __? __ Heaton home. He came from War. Sick. Father wentto Cider mill for Dea Pond.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1862

Very pleasant & warm. Have been to meeting all day butdid’nt go this eve. Rev. Mr. Cook from Woonsocket preached. __?__ went this P.M. & eve. Edwin read camelast night.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Stormy or cloudy all day. Rain, warm. Worked for Hermon 3 ½ hours turning shoes. Carried Edwin Read toMr. Everetts & to Franklin to see Fred Newell to work for him. Worked the butter & c & c. Helped Lois pear quinces this eve.

TUESDAY 2

Very pleasant most of the day but had a snow squall or 2.Very windy. Helped about house washing & c some.Went & helped Mancy Daniels about dressing his hogsome. Got the cider down cellar & c &c. Edwin Readwent home this P.M. Mrs. O. Adams washed for us today. Uncle Nathan went & got & carried her home.Father & Uncle N. went to Woonsocket.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1862

Cloudy most of the day & cool Began to snow this eve.Cleared up some old stuff about log road & R.R.Began to fix the old shop some & c & c. Ground theaxe. Father went & cut out Mrs. Pecks hog.

THURSDAY 4

Very pleasant & cool. Went to Mr. Pherson to do hischores. Sawed him some wood. Shelled corn & c & c.We fixed the old shop some. Went up to Hermons &helped him turn shoes 3 hs (42 shoes) Emeline wentdown stairs this eve.

FRIDAY 5

Pleasant in A.M. & cloudy P.M. & stormed a little.Snows this eve. Helped Mother about the washing some.Mr. Chilson killed our hog this P.M. We helped him &father went & helped him kill Mr. Phersons. I cut a

little wood, cleaned the inwads & c & c. HelpedHermon turn shoes 2 ½ hs this eve.

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Snowed part of the day than cleared off but very Windy& cold. Very bad being out the snow, blew so is about 1ft deep. Churned. Cut out my half of the hog 316 lbs, 188lbs, & salted it. Cut up the lard. __?__ chored aroundsome & c.

SUNDAY 7At 8 o’clock A.M. 8 above zero

Very pleasant but very cold & blustering wind blew the

snow some an was the coldest day we have had. Have been at home all day. Father went to meeting in A.M.Was but 4 there. No meeting to night.


Very pleasant & cold, clouded up toward night &warmer. Chored about the house some. Helped about thewashing some. Got the sleighs out. Helped father turnsome shoes, 4 for the horse. I turned one, first I ever turned. Cut an old apple tree in race meadow.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 18622 or 3 above zero

Very pleasant A.M. & cold. Clouded up in P.M. Went upto Hermons & cut bolts & nuts & c for him 4 hs - in A.M.& in P.M. helped father about shoeing the horse. Newsharped shoes all around & got the slead out & finished

cutting up the old apple tree & drawed it up for me.Sears gone to the sing to night.

WEDNESDAY 10

Very pleasant & cool. Jos & I went to Mr. Phersons &sawed & split his wood for him. Pitched up his husks &c in A.M. 3 hs. (Jos Caught 7 rats in one trap last night)went up to the other house & got some corn & father &Mr. Richardson went to Woonsocket this P.M. & I

worked for Hermon 3 ½ hs.

THURSDAY 11

Very pleasant & warm. Thawy. Went up to Hermons &helped him make some irons for the reach & turn 9shoes & c & c 2 ¾ hs. Father & I fixed a new Scuttle inhorse barn & parted off a nest for the pigs on the platform under & c. Jos has been to Boston

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1862

Very pleasant , warm, thawy. Went up to Jos house & put up a little corn & father went to Frosts mill & to Mr.Pikes & got a corn sheller. I sawed & cut wood, theapple tree __?__ my wood house. Went to Mr. Haweses& got his sausage cutter & filler. Abbie & Emeline wentto Aunt Pattys, she was sick. Carried Mrs. Wm. Adamshome & went to see Mr. Hifferd for Hermon. Called atJef Darlmes saw & cider mill. (went with the sleigh)Went to Mr. Pikes & got some beef to put in thesausage. Cut the sausage meet this eve & c.

SATURDAY 13

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Cloudy most of the day & warm. Helped father someabout filling sausages. Split some of my wood, theremainder of the apple tree. Helped father grind up theaxes. In store some. Set a pain of glass in cellar window& c.

SUNDAY 14

Cloudy & foggy most of the day. Stormed some. Warm,the sun shined a while in P.M. Went to meeting all day.

Rev. Mr. Cole from Sheldonville preached. Is no meetingto night. Jos & Abbie started to go to Ashland. Went asfar as Medway & gave it up account of __?__.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1862

Very pleasant & very warm. Helped about the washingsome. Fixed a box to the hay cutter. Fixed clothes dryer.Fixed or put rod through the sleigh. Helped father make a bull hook & other chores & c. Jos drawed 3 load of woodto Rev. J. R. Deering with the horse & c & c.

TUESDAY 16

Very windy & cloudy & rained some, cleared off thisP.M. Wheeled up some old wood & c from old barn.Cleared up the old shop. Cut up the wood & c in there.Wheeled the dirt & chip stuff into the hog pen & c & c.

WEDNESDAY 17

Very pleasant & cool. Chored about some. Trimed outsome wood side the R.R. We (father & I) got 2 largehorse loads of wood (old wood) from the woods. Cut up

some. Lois A. Adams went from here this morn &Emeline is alone now. Jos carried Abbie to the sewingcircle at P. B. Clarks & has gone after her this eve withthe horse.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1862

Very pleasant & cold. Cut wood at the door 1 load & gotit in to my wood house & on loaded a load into fatherswood house. Went up & helped put up some corn &Father & Dea Pond went to Woonsocket. Chored abouthouse some & c. Fred Newell here to Dinner. Dr. calledhere.

FRIDAY 19

Pleasant & cool & windy. Helped Emeline some aboutwashing. Sawed & got in some wood. We, father & I,went into the woods & got a load of old wood. Drawedup some old stuff from side of R.R. Father carried Mrs.Wm Adams home this eve & Jos carried Susan __?__.

SATURDAY 200 zero

Pleasant but very cold & windy, 7 above zero at 12 ½o’clock P.M. Cut wood most of the day at door & inwood house. Chored about house some & c. Jos carried N. Haweses sausage machine home with the horse &drawed a load of wood into the shop. I settled with Mr.Moses.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 18622 below zero

Very pleasant & very cold. Went to meeting in A.M. &

staid at home in P.M. & went after the folks with thehorse & stoped till after the concert. Rev. J. R. Deering preached. Father carried the folks to meeting in the morn.


Snowed some in the morn & cloudy most all day & cold.Fixed for Lewis Chilson, came & killed the heifer. Wehelped some about it & have got it in to the cellar. Itweighed 462 lbs., hide weighed 57 lbs.


Cloudy most all day & thawed some. Father went toWoonsocket & carried a quarter of beef to Mr. Sargent,87 lbs. I sawed & split wood at the door some. In housesome. Went & cut 3 hoop poles & helped dig some tiver twig & c & c.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. Helped Emeline some about thewashing. Went to Jos Clarks & carried their syraingehome & some ointment. We set some hoops on the beef casks, washed & scaled them & c & c. I went after theDr. Nolan for Frankie (Jos boy) Father & Dea Pondworked in the woods most of the day. Cut the beef out

this eve.

THURSDAY 25

Cloudy all day & warm, thawed some. Salted the beef.Drawed 5 load of green wood of fathers, 2 of walnut toRev. J. R. Deering & 1 ½ load of oak by the R. R. & 1½ to door of small chestnut. At noon, went after Dr.Warren Metcalf to pull a tooth for Emeline but he wasgone. Got in a little wood. Went after Dr. Nolan for Frankie this eve.

FRIDAY 26

Stormy part & cloudy most all day & very warm.Chored about house some. Coppied off some of my oldaccts & c. Worked for Hermon 3 hours turning shoes,splitting steel & c & c. Cut apples & pie meat & c ineve & set up with Frankie till ½ past 2 o’clock. He isvery sick.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1862

Pleasant & very warm but clouded up toward night.Chored about home some. In house some. Coping off accts. Went after Aunt Patty but did’nt get her. CarriedEmeline & the baby to Capt Deans & called at Rev. J. R.Deerings. The first time the baby been out. In store some.Jos been to Boston.

SUNDAY 28

Cloudy most all day & chilly but thawed some. Mother &I went to Franklin to the afternoon meeting. Went about10 A.M. so to get there to Comunion. Rev. S. Hunt preached the yearly discourse.

MONDAY 29

Very pleasant & warm. Fixed my clothes dryer & helpedEmeline about the washing some. Helped grind the billhook & axe & hatchet. Cut some birch & c side of racemeadow & trimed out some stuff side of the R.R.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1862

Cloudy most of the day & warm, thawy, very pleasant inmorn. Trimed out side the R.R. & drawed it up , 1 load.Went to Mr. Frosts & got a load of shavings. HelpedFather get some wood for Mrs. Harding & Mrs. Pherson.Cut up some wood than drawed & got it in.

WEDNESDAY 31

Driving snow storm all day, commenced snowing lasteve, has blowed the snow into barn. Sawed & splitsome wood in the wood house. Brought up my meat(stake) & cutup part of it & fixed it & c & c. Choredabout house some. The cars freight stoped here & got

water for the engine with the hoes.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1862

Very pleasant & cool. We fixed for & Mr. WhippleChilson came & killed 2 of our hogs. We helped himsome. We sold one to Mrs. O. Adams 358 lbs (7 ½ ctslbs or 26.25) to be paid in Dec. I carried it up there &

came home through Franklin to go to the store.

WEDNESDAY 19

Cloudy all day & stormed some, warm. Got in somewood. Cut a little, carried Rev. J. R. Deerings apples, 2 bbls down to him. Cut out my half of the hog & c & c.Abbie gone to Ashland with Mrs. O. Adams.

THURSDAY 2060 above zero

Cloudy & stormy most all day & warm. Have been atwork on the meat cleaning, the barrel & salting the pork,clearing up in barn & c & c. I staid with Jos. last night.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1862

Stormy all day & very warm. Sawed some of my birchwood. Fixed a little dam back of old shop to turn thewater on to the grass. Fixed the stable floor some & c &c. Staid with Jos last night.

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SATURDAY 22

Very stormy most all day & began to snow about 9o’clock this eve. Went to Mr. Stockbridges & got Mr.Haweses sausage cutter & have cut our sausage meat inA.M. & in P.M. went to Milford with a load of (14 bushls) of potatoes. Fathers stoped at Mrs. O. Adams & brought Lois A. Adams home with me to work.

SUNDAY 23

Pleasant but windy & cold. Carried Mrs. Wilson home inmorn (to Franklin) Went to meeting in A.M. Rev. J. R.Deering preached. Staid at home this P.M. & eve. Loiswent. Emeline & the boy are getting along quite smart.

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