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F. 16 warm and clear. Sold Mason 25 cts worth of whisky and lent saddle to go to Leb. my head ailing
S. 17 Heard thunder, sold Coley to Adam Troutt 40 dol. payable Christmas come a year, pd R. J. $287 1/2
S. 18 Patrick Oflaherty's, from thence via Tanyard and Squire Goodloe's wt Zebln lodge wt J. L
M. 19 In rain last eve. return'd home, saw Ed. Donnell's threshing machine, church
T. 20 Killed a squirel and some peckers, dug in spring - warm and water low.
W. 21 Warm killed 2 squirrels, a very good rain P. M. getting out wheat. Cut Ulyses Jaw.
Th. 22 Good shower of rain today and yeaterday. Ira Lynch died last night
F. 23 Cloudy went for buds of apple trees and inocculated wt June, queen, and some other kinds.
S. 24 Inocculated more trees on the hill, some in apple, and some in black locust. Made ramrod.
S. 25 Heard Donnell, Walker, and Boram at Cedar-creek. T. Edwards dined wt us, left book
M. 26 Hot weather, sold Henry, for .Wadkins, whisky 12 1/2 cts worth. Kill'd squirrel and pecker. J. T's
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T. 27 Very warm and dry began to get timbers for porch. Spooled some truck for [word illegible]
W. 26 Went to Methodist meeting a young man preached well and Tucker exhorted, apropos.
T. 29 Confined two steers by the head for the purpose of breaking to yoke
F. 30 Killed 5 squirrels, Mr and Mrs Trout here, a greet appearance of rain - [page torn]
S. 31 Killed 1 squirrel. If this and the one above be changed one for the other they will tell facts and not otherwise acc[page torn]ding to date, tomorrow will [page torn]
1830. August 3rd and last summer month and 8th of the year _______________________________________________________
S. 1. Alarming drought here, no preaching near, we went to Spring-Creek, very warm
M. 2. Foggy. Went to Reglin's for Table, a gentle rain\ P. M. Tommy get watermelons for sale
T. 3. Foggy again, Jack went early to Leb. wt watermelons, returned plowed young corn and turnip patch
W. 4. Becoming dry again. Went Leb. Pd S. and B. 1 dollar, lent 12 1/2 cts and 12 1/2 for a C. fish
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Th. 5 went Mr Smith's, his wife low in health with w.f and son to J. T. no rain yet
F. 6 Brought home Smith's saw via B. J. Wier's, used, preparing timbers
S. 7. Wrought more at porch, late a most bountiful rain, drouth has been serious
S. 8. Cloudy, becomes clear, went in afternoon to funeral preaching Walketr and Boram
M. 9. Heard yesterday that Joshua Dellas is dead, Tommy went to horse mill, corn
T. 10 Sowed some turnip seed, went Henry Tally's raising, Dog eat tobacco worm
W. 11 Fair. Went Mrs Campbell's heard of the death of James A. Templeton, heard Martin preach
Th. 12 Slept alone last night wife at Mthr's. Raised Piaza frame excessively hot weather
F. 13. Warm, fenced in spring. Dooly and Jackson were to be married last night. Thunder [page torn]
S. 14. Went for cartwheel,got rafters Majr Wilson taken sick. Went to see T. Stone, evening very [page torn]
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S. 15 With John and mother went to S. Creek, and drank of a good spring under bank. Read Mil. Harb [page torn]
M. 16 A little shower early, became clear, made some clapboards for covering Piaza
T. 17 Kill'd a pig last evening. Sent to mill this morning. Killed a squirrel, cooler
K. 18 Went Lebanon early 10 lb. 8d nails, cooler and heavy clouds, Tommy and Lamkin stay [page torn]
T. 19 Dry cool weather, read some news and work at piaza, Geo IV. alive last [page torn]
F. 20 Ut supra. Uxor lavit hesterno die, went to meeting heard Durham and Hooker
S. 21 Went meeting, heard Hooker, Flowers and Durham. Leb. in evening left yellow watch, [torn page]
S. 22 Meeting again heard Hooker, Flowers andDurham. Extremely dry and dusty
M. 23 Work with Lamkin at piaza: nothing new, Eli Harris call returning from Leb.
T. 24 Continued dry and warm, some thunder light showers, not laying dust
W. 25 Went to mill, and bot 170 feet wetherboarding and 25 feet floring plank amt $l.55 3/4
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Th. 26 Wrought with Lamkin on the plank got yesterday S. Yerger and Mr Strange called here
F. 27 Dry, some clouds. We went B. Spring - heard the Big Robert Connell preach funeral
S. 28 Very warm and dry, dug and found water in a new place. Jo. Trout here with gun
S. 29 Extremely warm and dry. Mr Trout came here. After night John and Dallas brot Anny
M. 30 Cloudy and bery warm, some rain. Went Adams to Leb. bot 1 pound lead for .6 1/4 cents
T. 31 Went E Harris' last nightfrom thence by Campbells and More's to Rome thence by Shelton home at night having collected $211.90 thus ended Aug with this page etc
1830 September 10th Autumanl month, and 9th of the year.
W. 1 Went Dudley's, killed a squirrel, went for Mr. Hamilton's book, Doddridge on Reg.
Th. 2 Clear and dry. Mrs. Troutt, and her daughter Anna Delles here all day nothing new
F. 3 Do. and do. put fire in old logs in field which runs to fence and burns many pannels