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1st Mar. 1853 work on school house - N.W. wind - very bad roads Mar. 7th sent a letter for Books and a paper to N.Y. warm beautiful weather 6th Dr. Davidson buried to day 7th sent letter 8th N.E. snow storm cold high wind - Orin Barlet paid me $16.00 16th visited Charles Waters - rain storm 17th cooler -very muddy 22nd took apples out of the hold and found them sound and fine - Began trimming apple trees - Neighbors began plowing 24th visited the Cornwalls. Got 2 Library Books. History of Ireland - split rails to day - Elias Wood married 26th Ann sick - inflammation of the ear - Lester has the chicken pox - made a cover to Bartlet ____chist(?). rain storm yesterday - and last night - Darius sowed peas 28th finished trimming apple trees - Tayshin visiting here 29th built a chimney for Mr. Shap - charge $1.00 30th my old died in the harness going to mill - Junius comes home 31st took Junius to Peoria. Mrs. Gove was buried to day - raked my corn stalks Apr. 1st 1853 - beautiful day - manured my garden 2nd got $74.50 tax money began repairing farm 5th Election - I was elected Pass Master again - very high wind 8th sowed my oats - high wind - grafted for Darius 11th rain storm 12th still raining - grafted my orchard - school Began today 15th as Pass Master I went to see an orphan Boy 16th rain again N.E. 16-17th Ref. L. Spencer buried in Peoria - died of consumption - first whipporwills - Mr. Park__ preaches at Deacon Street.