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27th May 1843 - planting corn - began to rain - rain all day some in the night 28 snow showers - very high and cold wind from N.E. 1st June heavy frost - finished planting corn in my orchard - planted potatoes 2nd June finished planting potatoes and beans at night heavy thunder showers constant lightning hail etc. 3d misty N.E. wind 4th last(?) heavy thunder showers all night everything full of water 5-6-7 Appearance of rain went to Peoria get a bbl sugar of Miller on his book charged is $16.56 8th-9th threaten rain few sprinklings of rain - no oats sowed yet 11th heavy frost - poor prospect for corn etc. pr___ rising clear after a long cloudy rainy time Alex B. Davis assessor Assessment of property for 1843 3 old horses 10.00 30.00 2 work horses 40.00 80.00 6 colts 20.00 120.00 1 yoke oxen 30.00 21 cows 6.00 121.00 6 steers 4 yrs 50.00 4 steers 3 yrs 25.00 8 steers 2 yrs 32.00 4 steers 1 yr 8.00 2 double waggons 50.00 2 carriages 30.00 60.00 1 brass clock 20.00 3 common clocks 10.00 hogs 25.00 all other property 200.00 ___________________________________

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15th heavy rain again 16th appearance of rain 17th clear and cool - began working corn 1st July clear warm morning - corn grows rapidly - heard a strange noise in the N.W. school meeting to day 4th July - no celebration marer(?) this Season(?) 7th began haying - dry handsome weather 18th finished ploughing out corn - want of rain 20th got the hay up to the big barn 21st worked on the roads 22nd ditto 31st July began harvesting - great drought 3 Aug - Father and I went to Peoria - quite sickly there Augusta had a doctor most all of us sick with it influenzs - extremely dry and warm - corn withering up - discouraging prospects for corn. 7th Election - vote taken for moving a county seat 15th Rec'd. of Robert Roberts 65.00 16th finished haying 26th finished cutting clover seed.