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1854
Monday
the 9 Jany

The snow fell to the depth of 7 or 8 in
Saturday night and it is verry cold
this morning the thermometer stands at 8 deg

Tuesday
10 Jany

Halled ICE to day M Cuthrell and
Dr Wiseman helped us we did not
quite fill the house

Saturday
14th Jany

Turned warme on Wensday and rained
all day melted all the snow
cleared of Friday morning quite mild
we made fence around the Academy lot
on Friday

Saturday
the 21 Jany
1854

been a cold and rainy week done
nothing but get fire wood and make
a little fence George is sick this
week with mumps Foster sick also
lost 5 days work this week

Saturday 28th
Jany 1854

quite cold and disagreable weather
not done much this week but get fire
wood

Saturday 4 Feby 1854

It has not rained any this week and
we have been halling leaves & fire wood
John Luser thrashed our Rye and seed oats
the weather is cold but not severe quite fine
for winter weather we made 83 Bushels of Rye

Saturday
the 11 Feby

Been wet & cold most of the week
cleaned up our Rye & oats halled
fire wood & done little [??]
Dan sick all the week

Monday the
13 Feby

Commenced sowing oats in the
Apple orchard to day & finished
the orchard Rained at night & stopped
us from sowing oats until the
ground dries off