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1847 26th turned cold snow 1 in deep cold NE wind 27th a winters morning 1st Dec. Rainy day - worked about the house 7th rainy - turned cold and sleet 9th Birth day - clear and pleasant - very rough roads - got horses shod 15th finished picking corn - handsome weather 16th snow storm fine sleighing - got my horses shod 21st killed hogs get $1,622 25 christmas warm 27th warm - flies in the house - frost nearly out 29th rainy day 31st rained - last night misty - horrid muddy - rainy day 1st Jan. 1847 - rainy - turned to hail - Ann Sick 10 oclock and 12 min after ___ night Ellen Maria was born - weighing 9 lbs 4th went to Fremont snow storm settled with Mr. Wright - paid taxes of $37.90 6th snowed all day 7th cold 12 degrees below zero to cold to work 8th 13 degrees below zero wind south grows warmer 9th 8 degrees below zero - went to Peoria with oats 10th 19 degrees below zero - clear day 11th 8 degrees below 9th last night at bed time 16 degrees below zero 12th thrashed oats - wind south 14th warm snow going off 16th cold again 8 degrees below zero 22nd finished thrashing oats - last night at bed time 14 degrees below zero wouth wind - very chilly - George Water got home 25th finished taking off oats 26th thrashed corn for market - 16 cts per bushel 27th 4 degrees below zero - pleasant weather 29th snow storm 4 inches 30th went to Peoria got a new thrashing machine sold my mare 3rd 6 degrees below zero 4th 7 degrees below zero thrashed wheat paid 3.00 for a cuttwaler(?) to Dahlquist 6th got some machinery for the thrashing machine at Peoria - crossed on the ice 9th evening had a Library meeting - Elected 7 trustees - Mr. Hurlburt died yesterday 12th - Brundint(?) sent a letter to Vermont - for a Constitution(?) 15th John Brodin buried - very sickly in Pekin - Willards child just alive E.G. Emerson appointed to rent the farm and offer it for sale 20th heavy rain - muddy time 21st very muddy and squally 26th snow storm 27th went to Burketts sawmill cold snow squally day 1st Mar. drove wood for Ambrose on a sled - cold N.W. wind 11th adopted Constitution and Bylaws of Mosta(?) Library - cold weather