July 4, 1865 - Tuesday

went to the Lake.  had a good time.



July 5, 1865 - Wednesday

hoad potatoes.  went and Carred Mrs Axtell up to

Turners.



July 6, 1865 - Thursday

hoed Corn in the foornoon.  in the after noon Albert

Boardman helpt.  



July 7, 1865 - Friday

hoed Corn in the foor noon.  went to the vilage in the

after noon.



July 8, 1865 - Saturday

helpt Mr Dudley hoe his Corn.  Lance staid all night

with me.



July 9, 1865 - Sunday

went over to Lance.  went to meating.  went over to

see Warren.  



July 10, 1865 - Monday

woed (** that is the way he wrote it) in the garden. 

helpt Hen. B. in the after noon.



July 11, 1865 - Tuesday

helpt Hen.  got in 6 Loads.



July 12, 1865 - Wednesday

hoed a little in the foornoon.   afternoon got in 7

Loads.  Henry helpt me.  had his horses.



July 13, 1865 - Thursday

took out our pump.  Henry and Albert went to the

Vilage.  Henry mowed for me.  George and I helpt him. 

raked with bill.  



July 14, 1865 - Friday

Henry mowed and helpt me draw some.  got in 4 loads. 

got 2 bushels of oats and honey of Henry.



July 15, 1865 - Saturday

Henry mowed in foornoon.  helpt draw in in (** not a

mistake) the after noon.  got in 8 loads.



July 16, 1865 - Sunday

rained in the night and in the day time.  Lucien

Axtell here to day. 



July 17, 1865 - Monday

went over to Alice school.  went to the Citty.  went

with Henry to Cary Norm up to Lovett.  



July 18, 1865 - Tuesday

turned over hay and got in 3 loads.  Joshua helpt

Some.



July 19, 1865 - Wednesday

got in 5 loads in the foornoon.  halpt Alonzo get in 5

loads of hay.



July 20, 1865 - Thursday

went up on to the hill with Joel and Norman.  went to

the Citty.  Josh and Lewis went to day.



July 21, 1865 - Friday

wirked for Dudley in the foornoon.  wirked for Albert

in the afternoon.  father went to Addison.  



July 22, 1865 - Saturday

wirked for Albert all day.  got in 9 loads.



July 23, 1865 - Sunday

Lancy and I went over to Mrs Browns and Uncle Glovers.

went to the Citty.



July 24, 1865 - Monday

Norman and I went to the village.  Norm helpt me mow

some.  



July 25, 1865 - Tuesday

got in 2 loads of hay.  went down to help Moses

Sheldon but it rained.



July 26, 1865 - Wednesday

Moed some. fixed the Barn.  Mrs Olmsted was burried to

day.



July 27, 1865 - Thursday

fixed fence.  Mowed and fixed the Bridge.  Thada Came

up here from Rutland.



July 28, 1865 - Friday

pleasant.  wirked for Moses Sheldon.  went to the

Circus.



July 29, 1865 - Saturday

in the morning got in 3 loads of hay.  Lute helpt me. 

rained hard.



July 30, 1865 - Sunday

Lucien  Joel  Norm and I and Henry went on to Ball

Hill Berring.  I carried Lute over to Smiths.



July 31, 1865 - Monday

Henry mowed in fornoon there.  got up 2 loads.  Caried

father to the deapot.



August 1, 1865 - Tuesday

got in 6 loads.  Sold Farr 1  Hope 1  Olmsted 1.



August 2, 1865 - Wednesday

helpt Henry.  got in hay.  Joel helpt.  father and

Josh got back.



August 3, 1865 - Thursday

helpt Henry get in Beky.  James Morgan and wife Came

here.



August 4, 1865 - Friday

went to the Lake with Sarah.  Henry mowed for ous. 

got in 2 loads.



August 5, 1865 - Saturday

raine a little.  got in 4 of hay.   Lance Came over

here.



August 6, 1865 - Sunday

Lucien  Joel  Norm  Henry  Thad and I went to the

lake.  had a good time.



August 7, 1865 - Monday

wirked for Hattie.  Henry mowed in the after noon for

ous.



August 8, 1865 - Tuesday

got in hay at home 4 loads.  went to excibiction. 



August 9, 1865 - Wednesday

wirked for Henry all day.



August 10, 1865 - Thursday

helpt Henry to day.   



August 11, 1865 - Friday

rainy to day.  wirked at home.   went to the Citty.



August 12, 1865 - Saturday

mowed at home.  Lucian helpt me.



August 13, 1865 - Sunday 

Warren road over here.  Staid at home.  got in 3 loads

of hay.



August 14, 1865 - Monday

Henry mowed all day.  Alonca helpt me.  



August 15, 1865 - Tuesday

Father and I got in most of the hay and raked the

wheat.  



August 16, 11865 - Wednesday

got in the hay and wheat.  helpt Henry.  he helpt me.



August 17, 1865 - Thursday

George and I mowed oats all day.  



August 18, 1865 - Friday

mowed in the foornoon.  drawed in the after.  Thad

helpt me.



August 19, 1865 - Saturday

mowed and drawed in .  Thad helpt.



August 20, 1865 - Sunday

went up to the river and went in a swimming.  got in

oats.



August 21, 1865 - Monday 

foornoon got in 3 loads of oats.  Carred Thada to the

deapot.



August 22, 1865 - Tuesday

fixed fence.



August 23, 1865 - Wednesday

got up wood.



August 24, 1865 - Thursday

picked up wood.



August 25, 1865 - Friday

marked the sheep and took of the Lambs.  went over to

Mr Browns to a party. 



August 26, 1865 - Saturday

sleap in the foor noon.  Lute got back from farhaven. 



August 27, 1865 - Sunday

pleasant.  staid at home.



August 28, 1865 - Monday

went to Ripton with Mr Linsley.



August 29, 1865 - Tuesday

drawed wood.



August 30, 1865 - Wednesday

drawed wood.  Set stumps   heeps a fire.



August 31, 1865 - Thursday

Father and Mother went to the vilage.



September 1, 1865 - Friday

got sheep up here.  Lucien went today.  Father Caried

him to the deapot. 



September 2, 1865 - Saturday

Cut Bushes George and I.



September 3, 1865 - Sunday

Warren Came over here.  went in Swimming.



September 4, 1865 - Monday

Cut Bushes George and I.



September 5, 1865 - Tuesday

George began to go to School.  Marry and aunt Came

over here.



September 6, 1865 - Wednesday

rained sum.  went to the Citty.  went to Lester to a

sociable.



September 7, 1865 - Thursday

pleasant.  trimed up the door yard.  Norm and Thadda

and I went over to Lance.



September 8, 1865 - Friday

uncle James Came Last night in the night. 



September 9, 1865 - Saturday

set 2 fires.  went over to the marble quiry.  Seneca

Came.  rained a little a night.



September 10, 1865 - Sunday

rained sum.  Goold Brown Came up here.  went to the

Citty.



September 11, 1865 - Monday

Seneca and I cut Corn on ours.  



September 12, 1865 - Tuesday

Cut Corn for Albert.  William Goodrich and his wife

went west.



September 13, 1865 - Wednesday

Cut our Corn.  Albert helpt me.  Mr Dudley helpt. 

Aunt Lucy Came here.



September 14, 1865 - Thursday

helpt Mr  Dudley Cut Corn.  went over to Marys.



September 15, 1865 - Friday

went to Lake Dunmore.  went to Charles Everts Childs

fewnerwell.

Saptember 16, 1865 - Saturday (** Frank's 18th birthday)

Cut Corn for Mr Dudley.



September 17, 1865 - Sunday

rainy.  went to the Citty.  Come home with Major. 

went over and staid with him.



September 18, 1865 - Monday

rained.  Came home and went to Mrs Gillmans

fewnerwell.  uncles folks went back.



September 19, 1865 - Tuesday

Josh road out.  went to the village to sign for my

bounty.



September 20, 1865 - Wednesday

father went to the vilage and Caried M Abbott.  dug

potatoes.



September 21, 17865 - Thursday

father Cared 10 bushels potatoes to the vilage.  I

husked Corn.  I went up north with Lance And Major 

Addison Co fair.



September 22, 1865 - Friday

drawed punkins and Corn.  went to the Citty.  Albert

pared apples here.



September 23, 1865 - Saturday

drawed stocks.  Lancy Came over here.



September 24, 1865 - Sunday

Joshua and I went up to Julias.  Staid to Supper. 

rained at night.



September 25, 19865 - Monday

I  husked Corn.  father and I husked in the after

noon.  Julia Yale went west.



September 26, 1865 - Tuesday

dug potatoes.  Albert helpt in the after noon.  



September 27, 1865 - Wednesday

father and I dug potatoes.  the thrashers came to Mr

Boardmans.



September 28, 1865 - Thursday

father went to Vergens.  I wirked for Albert.  vergens

fair.



September 29, 1865 - Friday

the thrashers came here.  Albert helpt me.  father got

back to day.



September 30, 1865 - Saturday

finished about 9 oclock.  got in Straw.  rained in the

night.



October 1, 1865 - Sunday

pleasant day.  Josh and I went over to Lancys in the

eving.   I went up to Bert Clarcks and got my watch. 

Norman and the rest of the boys went to ride.  



October 2, 1865 - Monday

Norman started for the west.  I dug potatoes.  Albert

helpt me in the after noon.  



October 3, 1865 - Tuesday

father went to Brandon.  Albert and I dug potatoes.  



October 4, 1865 - Wednesday

helpt Albert all day husk Corn.  William Goodrich got

back.  



October 5, 1865 - Thursday

Albert helpt me husk Corn.  I went  to the vilage with

a lode potatoes  for Pitts.  



October 6, 1865 - Friday

dug potatoes for Albert. went over to Lancys in the

eve.



October 7, 1865 - Saturday

dug potatoes for Albert.  finished wide awake.

(**following are these numbers:)  548  564  643



October 8, 1865 - Sunday

rainy.  went over and got Hirams wagon to carry uncle

and Mother to the deapot.



October 9, 1865 - Monday

father Carred Mother to the deapot.   dug potatoes in

the after noon.



October 10, 1865 - Tuesday

helpt Albert pick apples.   Mr  Farr Came to look at

our farm.   paird a bushel of apples. 



October 11, 1865 - Wednesday

dug potatoes for Dudley in the foor noon.  Mr Farr

came here to look at farm.  Lancey Came over and staid

all night.



October 12, 1865 - Thursday

rained.  rained hard last night.  went to the village

with Harvy Perry.  Came back here and staid.



October 13, 1865 - Friday

went to Bristol.  Came back by new haven.  staid all

night.



October 14, 1865 - Saturday

got home about noon.  Henry helpt me draw Corn.  Lancy

came over and staid.



October 15, 1865 - Sunday

rainy most all day.  wrote to Mother.



October 16, 1865 - Monday

went to Cider mill with 12 bushels of apples and

drawed pumkins.  got a letter from Mother.  



October 17, 1865 - Tuesday

husked Corn.  Albert helpt in the after noon.



October 18, 1865 - Wednesday  

husked Corn and drawed.  Albert helpt.  went to the

Citty.  got 2 letters 2 for Father   1 for Josh.



October 19, 1865 - Thursday 

husked Corn.  Albert helpt.  Henry helpt in the

foornoon.  Lancy and I went up north.  



October 20, 1865 - Friday

husked corn.  Albert helped.  George Goodrich

furneral.



October 21, 1865 - Saturday

got a letter from Mother.  finished huskin Corn. 

Lancy and I went up north.  staid with Lancy.  



October 22, 1865 - Sunday

pleasand.  went over to uncles today.  



October 23, 1865 - Monday

husked Corn to day for Albert.  father to Mr Church. 

staid here.



October 24, 1865 - Tuesday

went to the village.  Caried father.  sroped horses. 

(* swapped)



October 25, 1865 - Wednesday

pleasant.  Lancy drawed a load of Corn for aus to Mr

Haron's.  helpt Albert half a day.



October 26, 1865 - Thursday

ent up to Mr Severance.  took up our Caves.  went up

to Fitch.  got some pork.



October 27, 1865 - Friday

Lancy drawed a load of Corn to Mr Pitts.   56 1/2



October 28, 1865 - Saturday

wirked for Henry.  helpt husked Corn.  Josh and Lancy

went up North.  



October 29, 1865 - Sunday

pleasant.  went over to Henry Browns.  found him gone.



October 30, 1865 -Monday

drawed wood.  went up north.  Frank Forbes went with

me.  Harvy dog kild a sheep.  



October 31, 1865 - Tuesday

got 2 letters one from Mother and one from Father. 

Mrs Brown Came over and helpt.  Albert and I went to

the vilage.



November 1, 1865 - Wednesday

Albert and I went to Brandon.  Got home about 5

oclock.  Albert went to the villiage.  George and Josh

went.



November 2, 1865 - Thursday

rainy.   wirked up wood.  had a dance here.  got a

letter from Father.  



November 3, 1865 - Friday

pleasant.  George and I fixed up the sheep sheed. 

Senaca Came.  went up to the Citty.



November 4, 1865 - Saturday

rainy.  went to mill. (**in someone else's

handwriting:)

                  2 before 1, 3 before 5   here is 2

there is 2 and 4 we leave alive

                  here is 1  there is 1 and 3 we cast

away

                  and 1 before 2 and 2 before 1 - a

puzzle solved and this is the answer

                  about 15 Black men and 15 white men

commencing with ________ (**?) white 

                 to place them and also to count them.

(** there is also a circle with alternating lines on

the circle that match the saying above.)    



November 5, 1865 - Sunday

rainy.  staid at home.



November 6, 1865 - Monday

stormy.  I went down to the factory.  got the cloth

for George pants  $4.24.   mailed 3 letters.  



November 7, 1865 - Tuesday

wirked up wood and went up north.  staid all night.



November 8, 1865 - Wednesday 

went to the vilage.  got my watch.  Came home to

dinner.  went to Bristol.



November 9, 1865 - Thursday

went to the Citty.  got 3 sheep.  went to the village

in the evening.  Mr. Farr and wife Came here.  



November 10, 1865 - Friday

sold 20 sheep to Mr Graves,  went to the village.  

sold 2 bushels of beans and 26 bushels of corn.   got

a letter from Father.  



November 11, 1865 - Saturday

sheld out 29 bushels of Corn.  went up north.



November 12, 1865 - Sunday

Lancy staid with me.  went over to Lancys.  Albert

Austin Came down here in the evening.  



November 13, 1865 - Monday

went to the village to get father and Mother.  Mrs

Ballard came with them.



November 14, 1865 - Tuesday

fixed fence.  staid home.  went over to Lancy.  



November 15, 1865 - Wednesday

wirked up wood.  had a party at our haus. 



November 16, 1865 - Thursday

help mother Clean up.  went out to the village.  had a

good time.  took 22 sheep away.  



November 17, 1865 - Friday

started for over the Mountain.  went up to our lot in

Ripton.   got to Mr Pippers at 7 oclock.  staid all

night.  



November 18, 1865 - Saturday

Came up to Mr Perrys in the foornoon.  went to look at

farms in the afternoon.  staid to Harvy Perry all

night.  got 7 sheep home.  



November 19, 1865 - Sunday

snowey today.  staid to Harvy all day.  Ewgene staid

with me.



November 20, 1865 - Monday

Came down to Rochester.  got to Fanny Woolcots about 1

oclock.  had a good dinner.  went to Bethel.  got

thare about 6 oclock.



November 21, 1865 - Tuesday 

went and looked at some sheep.  got back to Mr

Bullards about noon.  started for Mr Perris about 3

oclock.  staid allnight.  stormey.



November 22, 1865 - Wednesday

Stormey.  Harvy and I went up to Granvill.  Came down

to Fany Woolcott.  



November 23, 1865 - Thursday

went up to West Rochester to Look at a Farm.  Malon

went with ous.  Came back to Fanys.  Staid all night. 



November 24, 1865 - Friday

went up to Granvill.  staid all night to Mr Dexters. 

bought a Cow of him.  very pleasant  



November 25, 1865 - Saturday

Came down to Mr Perrys.  Sold out our team.  bought a

horse and 2 Cow.  Staid to Mr Perrys.  



November 26, 1865 - Sunday

Started for home.  got home about 6 oclock.  found

aunt Mary here.



November 27, 1865 - Monday

went up to Mr Severances.  stormy and to the Citty.   



November 28, 1865 - Tuesday

went to the Citty and up to Mr Severance.  got 5

Sheep. 



November 29, 1865 - Wednesday

went to Middlebury and then went to Vergens.  Staid

all night to aunt Hannah.  



November 30, 1865 - Thursday

Came down to New Haven.  Se Mr Lyman.  got to Turners

about 6 oclock.  Staid all night.



December 1, 1865 - Friday

got home about 6 oclock.  went up north.  Lancy staid

all night with me.



December 2, 1865 - Saturday

wirked for Mr White on the Pirkens place all day. 



December 3, 1865 - Sunday 

went up to the Citty and up to Mr Severance.  got 6

sheep.



December 4, 1865 - Monday

wirked for White 1/2 day.  went to the Citty.



December 5, 1865 - Tuesday

wirked all day for White.  went up to Citty to the

dance.



December 6, 1865 - Wednesday

wirked for White 2/3 of day.  Lancy staid all night

with me.



December 7, 1865 - Thursday

Stormy.  uncles Folks Came over here.



December 8, 1865 - Friday

wirked for White 1/2 day.



December 9, 1865 - Saturday

went to Bristol.  Caled to Henry Abbeys.  Staid to Mr

Dunshee.



December 10, 1865 - Sunday

Came home.  Stormy.  (**in other handwriting this

entry:)  the price



December 11, 1865 - Monday

pleasant.  Mr Lamb staid here all night.  bought a

harness of Charles Champlin.



December 12, 1865 - Tuesday

rainy.  went to mill.



December 13, 1865 - Wednesday

Sold our Sleds to Henry Farr and blanket.  wirked 1/2

day.



December 14, 1865 - Thursday

pleasant.  wirked all day.



December 15, 1865 - Friday

wirked for White all day.  Lancy went to Bristol.  our

folks went over to uncles.



December 16, 1865 - Saturday

wirked for White 5/6 of day.  went up north.



December 17, 1865 - Sunday

went to the Citty.



December 18, 1865 - Monday

went to the Citty in the foornoon.  in the afternoon

Came to Brandon.  Staid all night to aunts.  (** there

is a straight pin stuck through this page on this

date)



December 19, 1865 - Tuesday

a very little snow.  Came over to Rochester.  Staid to

Mr Hubberd.



December 20, 1865 - Wednesday

Came to Shurbern.  Staid to Hodgman all night.  



December 21, 1865 - Thursday

Came to Woodstock.  Staid all night at Mr Dearbond. 

Caled on John Eaton.



December 22, 1865 - Friday

very Cold.   went to Canaan N. H. to look at a farm.  



December 23, 1865 - Saturday

got back about 5 oclock this morning.  staid until 3

oclock.  Started for Stockbridge.  got thare about 6

1/2 oclock.



December 24, 1865 - Sunday

Left Mr Lyncon (** probably Lincoln)  about 10 oclock.

got to Mr Wolcot about 12 oclock.  Staid untill 4. 

got to Mr Hubberds about 5 oclock.  staid all night.



December 25, 1865 - Monday

left Mr Hubberds about 11 oclock.  got home about 6

oclock.  found Mr Ballard here.  



December 26, 1865 - Tuesday

father went to the village.  Carried Mr Ballard.  I

wirked up wood and helpt Mother.



December 27, 1865 - Wednesday

went to Bristol to looke at a farm.  Staid all night

to Mr Dunshees.  



December 28, 1865 - Thursday

Came home.  Stormy sum.  took Henry waggon home.  

Deceember 29, 1865 - Friday

Stormy.  Mr Forbes drawed a load of wood here.  I went

down to Goolds.  went to Citty in evening.



December 30, 1865 - Saturday

Father and Mother went to Bristol to look at a farm. 

I bought a Colt of Alonso B.  Staid at home.



December 31, 1865 - Sunday 

(no entry on this date)

                                                      

***********************************

[Various notes are written in the front and back covers

and at the end of each diary.  Many of the notes were

of letters received and letters sent throughout the

year.  An accurate record is also usually shown of

income and expenses.  Following these records may, at

first, seem uninteresting and tedious, but upon

studying them, it becomes a revelation of life style

at the time these records were kept, and they help to

fill in some gaps of names. places and dates that

aren't clearly evident in the text of the diaries. 

Some notes in front and back were written to Frank by

other people, usually signed but always written with a

different hand,  The notes are as follows:]

             

                     To Frank



May lifes toils be sweet as you roam 

through its vales and over its hills.

And now as you go forth in the cause

of your country may the Angel of bliss 

hover around your path way.

             Yours  E. C. Severance

        (** this was Frank's grandfather)

Count that day lost whose low descending one          

                    

____________ from thy hand no worthy action done.     

                

When you find

A true friend keep 

Them for they are few.

               Berta

            

"He that would thrive

Must hold the plow or drive."

No gains without pains.  

                               

                                             

Frank                                                 

                                              

Touch not the wine cup

It brings misery and woe                  

But follow the path of the 

__________ and you'll                        

Be happy where ever you go.                           

                                                      

                     

                 G S Hyde                         

virtue is true beauty

love true happiness

Forget me not

Forget me never

         To Frank                                     

                                                  

       Dec. 25, 1864                                  

                     

                                                      

                                               

Remember well and bear in mind

That a true friend is hard to find         

But when you find one just and true

Change not the old for one new"

                          A.B.H.

           Dec. 25, 1864

"An emblem momento left behind

Will bring an absent friend to mind"

                                    Lettie

              Jan. 3, 1865

Thus grave these lessons on the soul -

Hope, Faith and Love - and others find               

                                                      

                                  

Strength when life's surges rudest roll

Light when others else ever blind."

                Julie Y. (**Yale) 

               Jan. 2, 1865                

      

Freedom's  shouts are sounding round you

Ringing calls just now for you.

And in every earthly conflict

Many lose sight of the true         

Keep from sin and be for peace

               Carrie Boardman

              Feb 2nd

Trying out Franks new pen.  I think

it is to limber.

                            N W B

              (and under that:)

                                                      

                                               

             

This is the pen that can do the writing it belongs to

NWB (** probably Norman Boardman)   

(**a signature here, Frank's good friend:) 

              L W Forbes

                To Frank

Should sorrow o'er thy brow

Its darkening shadows fling

And hopes that cheer the way

Die in their early spring

Should pleasure at its birth

Fade like the hues of even

Turn thou away from earth

There's rest for thee in heaven

If ever life should seem

To thee a toilsome way

And gladness cease to beam

Upon its clouded day

If like the weary doves

O'er shoreless ocean driven

Raise thou thine eyes above

There's rest for thee in heaven.

                        M. F. H.

(** this was Frank's mother,

Maranna Severance Hyde

who wrote poetry, many of

which were published)