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1845 very dry - and warm 21st 104 degrees in the shade warmest weather this year - stock water getting scarce 23rd began harvesting oats - paid Elysh Browne $5.00 for share toward repairing the meeting house 25th fine shower last night 26th finished harvesting wheat and oats Aug. 1st 1845 finished haying cutting began to draw in wheat 2nd went to Fremont Groveland and Pekin on business very dry springs and wells going dry 7th fine shower 9th Bough[t] 80 acres of land. Attended an AntiSlavery meeting at Dillen s_tttur_(?) Rev. Mr. Spencer Addressed the meeting 10th Matthew taken sick. rain last night 11th 5 C. Gentlemen on their way to Canada came here a reward of 500 dollars offered for 2 of them. Darius came home sick 12th went for the Doctor for Mother 13th Darius very sick and Mother rain last night again. Aug. 15th called Dr. Stockwell to Darius. Mother very sick 17th camp ministry - Mother considered dangerously sick. Darius very sick - great want of rain. 18th Rev. Mr. Douglass of Fremont died 19th Mother is at the point of death. + Darius perhaps as near 20th My Dear Mother died today. just a year since Father Waters died. Mother cheerfully resigned her spirit to her Saviour. 8th Sept. Began plowing for wheat - never known so dry - wells failing, our springs all dry. Ambrose' well nearly dry mine also & Father entirely 21st Sept. first frost 22nd heavy frost never known so dry. Walter sick & Darius 24th another heavy frost - dry dry 29th fine rain - very sickly throughout state 1st Oct. finished sowing wheat 5th fine rain again 6th heavy frost - ice 6th Began digging potatoes 7th rain storm 8th very muddy + warm 22nd Emersons wife sick. Darius has the ague - great want of rain. Cutter + Harris suffering for want of water - wells all failing - what shall we do ... 1st Nov. Anti Slavery meeting a Morton school house Lecture by Rev. Mr. Spencer dry dry 2nd com___ season - Rev. Mr. Glisen