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12th 2º above zero | 12th 2º above zero | ||
15th 2º below zero - drew wood 7 loads | 15th 2º below zero - drew wood 7 loads | ||
16th went to Pekin sold some Port to Leonard 2.37-1/2 for kind payable in sprin[g] on the 1st Apr. | 16th went to Pekin sold some Port to Leonard 2.37-1/2 for kind(lard?) payable in sprin[g] on the 1st Apr. | ||
18th Mrs. Gillum died - Van Harmes boys returned from Chicago | 18th Mrs. Gillum died - Van Harmes boys returned from Chicago | ||
21st heavy hail and snow storm - fine sleighing | |||
22nd heavy snow storm 1-1/2 feet deep in the woods | |||
23d below zero | |||
26th killed hogs 10º below zero | |||
28th finished hauling off Pork - 38 hogs. 9693 lb. average 255 lb at 237-1/2 cts for lard - 2 hogs 406 lb in all $239.84 amount sold | |||
1st Jan. 1849 | |||
pleasant day - visited Beckers | |||
2nd went to Pekin for Crandell - pork 1370 cts - grand sleighing - cold NE wind | |||
3d snow storm bad getting about in the woods | |||
6th 2º below zero began hauling cut rail cuts yesterday - The Colera in Norchem(Morton?) and St. Louis | |||
10th 12º below zero - drawing rail cuts - Walter has the ague | |||
11th very cold. wind South | |||
12th rained all day | |||
13th rainy at night turned cold | |||
14th sunday 4º below zero. |
Latest revision as of 19:40, 13 June 2019
1849 24th sent letter to Wilson & Co. for 4 putonals(?) 1 a________ 43c for weekly Disp__ 28th visit to Peoria - warm beautiful day 29th rain and turned to snow and such a storm is seldom seen 30th Thanksgiving day - clear and pleasant - snow 4 or 5 in. deep - got sled ____ Taxes $47.65 1st Dec. snow storm 3d misty 4th heavy snow storm again 5-6 misty 7th heavy rain storm 8th clear - weather brudere(?) 9th Birth day - snow storm turn to hail finally to rain - makes a sharp crust. nothing done now - all idle 10th very bad going 12th 2º above zero 15th 2º below zero - drew wood 7 loads 16th went to Pekin sold some Port to Leonard 2.37-1/2 for kind(lard?) payable in sprin[g] on the 1st Apr. 18th Mrs. Gillum died - Van Harmes boys returned from Chicago 21st heavy hail and snow storm - fine sleighing 22nd heavy snow storm 1-1/2 feet deep in the woods 23d below zero 26th killed hogs 10º below zero 28th finished hauling off Pork - 38 hogs. 9693 lb. average 255 lb at 237-1/2 cts for lard - 2 hogs 406 lb in all $239.84 amount sold 1st Jan. 1849 pleasant day - visited Beckers 2nd went to Pekin for Crandell - pork 1370 cts - grand sleighing - cold NE wind 3d snow storm bad getting about in the woods 6th 2º below zero began hauling cut rail cuts yesterday - The Colera in Norchem(Morton?) and St. Louis 10th 12º below zero - drawing rail cuts - Walter has the ague 11th very cold. wind South 12th rained all day 13th rainy at night turned cold 14th sunday 4º below zero.