July 1, 1866 - Sunday

Mr Elmer went to Meeting. I went over to the post

office.  got a letter from Norm.  see Turner



July 2, 1866 - Monday

hoed Corn in the foornoon.  in the after noon did not

wirk.  George and Father and John Manney Came out

here.  Father and I went to see Sophrana.  they staid

all night.



July 3, 1866 - Tuesday

be gone haying.  patched 3 barns.



July 4, 1866 - Wednesday

uncle Elmer Came out here to day.  raised the shed. 

got in 2 loads of hay.  rainy in the afternoon.



July 5, 1866 - Thursday

fixed the watter.  mowed Some.



July 6, 1866 - Friday

Sawed wood and howed the Garden.  Mr and Mrs Elmer

went a visiting.



July 7, 1866 - Saturday

went to vergens in the foornoon.  Lost a half a day. 

got in hay in the afternoon.



July 8, 1866 - Sunday

rainy.  Staid at home.  went a swimming.



July 9, 1866 - Monday

wirked at the watter.  wirked in the Barn yard.  Mr

Elmer went to Middlebury.



July 10, 1866 - Tuesday

mowed some and fixed the watter wirks.



July 11, 1866 - Wednesday

mowed Some and drawed in hay.



July 12, 1866 - Thursday

drawed in hay all we had mowed.  drawed in all 18

loads.



July 13, 1866 - Friday

Mr and Mrs Elmer went to Vergens.  I hoed Corn.  R.

Goodale Caled here.



July 14, 1866 - Saturday

finished howing Corn.   got a letter from Mother.



July 15, 1866 - Sunday

Mrs Elmer not very well yesterday and to day.  I staid

at home all day.



July 16, 1866 - Monday

Mr Elmer went to Middlebury to mill.  mowed in the

afternoon.  



July 17, 1866 - Tuesday

mowed and drawed hay 4 loads.



July 18, 1866 - Wednesday

mowed and drawed hay.  5 loads.  rainy in the

afternoon. 



July 19, 1866 - Thursday

I fixed fence in the foornoon.  Mr Elmer mowed. 

drawed in the afternoon 2 loads.



July 20, 1866 - Friday

mowed and drawed hay.  8 loads.  



July 21, 1866 - Saturday

mowed and drawed hay in the Sacket lot 4 loads.



July 22, 1866 - Sunday

pleasant.  Mr Elmer folks did not go to Meeting.  I

staid at home.  



July 23, 1866 - Monday

rainy all day.  tinkerd around some.  



July 24, 1866 - Tuesday

mowed Some.  drawed 2 loads of hay.



July 25, 1866 - Wednesday

rainy.  split some rails and raked some hay.  Crncy

(**?) went to Middlebury.



July 26, 1866 - Thursday

mowed and drawed hay 6



July 27, 1866 - Friday

finished mowing in the Sacket lot.  drawed 5 loads. 

Dr Bullard barns burned to day.  



July 28, 1866 - Saturday

rainy.  mowed  by the house in the foornoon. 



July 29, 1866 - Sunday

Mr Elmer did not go to Meetting.  I staid here all

day.  wrote 2 letters one to Thad and H Perry



July 30, 1866 - Monday

mowed some. drawed 4 loads.  uncle Came over here. 

Fetch Crncy home.



July 31, 1866 - Tuesday

mowed and drawed 3 loads.



August 1, 1866 - Wednesday

mowed and drawed 4 loads.



August 2, 1866 - Thursday

mowed and drawed 6 loads.  rained in the night.



August 3, 1866 - Friday

got a rake of Stags.  mowed Some.  drawed 3 loads hay.

Philo got home.  



August 4, 1866 - Saturday

mowed in the foornoon.  a little rainy in the

afternoon.  



August 5, 1866 - Sunday

Mr Elmers folks went to meeting.   I went.  



August 6, 1866 - Monday

rainy today.  doctored Sheep.



August 7, 1866 - Tuesday 

drawed 3 loads.  Cut some Grass seed.



August 8, 1866 - Wednesday

Came to Middby.  Staid to Turner.  Cut some Grass

sede.  drawed 3 loads of Hay.  



August 9, 1866 - Thursday

rainy.  Came out to E Middleby.  see Joel and Hen. 

Came home with them.



August 10, 1866 - Friday

Eliza and her husberned Mr Morley Came over to aunt

E___.  I went to Middleby.



August 11, 1866 - Saturday

Hnry and wife Mr Morley and wife and I went over home.

got thare about 3 oc.



August 12, 1866 - Sunday

pleasant day.  road down to Rochester.



August 13, 1866 - Monday

Came back to Middlebury.  Caled to Mr Weignright. 

Staid to uncle Glover.



August 14, 1866 - Tuesday

pleasant day.  Mr Morley and  Eliza started for Ohio

11 oc 28 minits.  I Came to Addison.  Mr E drawed hay

8.  



August 15, 1866 - Wednesday

rainy.  tinkerd around.  



August 16, 1866 - Thursday

rainy in AM.    PM drawed 3 loads of hay.



August 17, 1866 - Friday

Albert and I drawed 5 loads of oats.  4 bundles.  3

loads of hay.  pleasant.  1 load of wheat.



August 18, 1866 - Saturday

pleasant.  bound Wheat till 9 oc.  drawed 6 loads of

oats.  3 of wheat.  



August 19, 1866 - Sunday

Albert and I staid here all day.



August 20, 1866 - Monday

mowed oats in PM.  drawed 4 loads of hay.



August 21, 1866 - Tuesday

mowed oats in PM.  drawed 8 loads of hay.



August 22, 1866 - Wednesday

rainy in PM.  picnic in AM.  Mr Lane and Mr Parker

here.



August 23, 1866 - Thursday

drawed 5 loads of mowed oats.  1 of bundles.  1 of

hay.



August 24, 1866 - Friday

pleasant.  drewed 6 loads of hay.  1 of wheat.



August 25, 1866 - Saturday

drawed 3 loads of hay.  3 of beas (**?).  Albert went

home.  worked 10 days.  finished haying.  $115 loads

of hay in all.  30 loads of Grain in all. 



August 26, 1866 - Sunday

Mr Elmer and Crncy went to Meeting.  I staid here.



August 27, 1866 - Monday

xPigx (**?)  thrashed Peas all day.  Mr Elmer sold 25

sheep $100.  



August 28, 1866 - Tuesday

thrashed Peas and Cleaned up 30 bushel.



August 29, 1866 - Wednesday

sawed wood.  rainy some.



August 30, 1866 - Thursday

see father.  ploughed all day.  Mr Elmer went to

Middlebury.   



August 31, 1866 - Friday

ploughed in PM.  In AM drawed maneuer 8 loads.  Mr and

Mrs Elmer went to Meeting.



September 1, 1866 - Saturday

pleasant.  drawed Maneuer 12 loads.  Mr Elmer drawed

to.  



September 2, 1866 - Sunday

pleasant.  I went to Meetting.  rote 2 letters to day

EBP and N.W.B.



September 3, 1866 - Monday

pig.  pig.  drawed manewer 14 loads.



September 4, 1866 - Tuesday

Father Caled here on his way home from Keeseville. 

sorted sheep.  thrashed.  Mr E gone to Breddport.

2 ours 20 mints. (*2 hours 20 minutes)



September 5, 1866 - Wednesday

drawed 5 loads manewer in Pm.  Storead some manewer in

Am.



September 6, 1866 - Thursday

horowed in 2 acres winter wheat.  Philo Jewett sowed

it.



September 7, 1866 - Friday

Friday  rainy at night.   wirked on the watter wirks. 

Mr Elmer and wife went to Breadport.



September 8, 1866 - Saturday

in Pm drawed stones.  in AM puled stumps.  got a

letter from George.



September 9, 1866 - Sunday

cold and ran wind.  staid here all day.  



September 10, 1866 - Monday

in AM horowed in rye in PM.  roled the grasseed in.



September 11, 1866 - Tuesday

Cold and raw.  puled Stumps all day.  rainy in Pm. 

Eliza Parker here to day.



September 12, 1866 - Wednesday

puled Stumps all day.  cold and I _______.



September 13, 1866 - Thursday

maid a Stumt (**?)  boat in A.M.  in P.M. puled

Stumps.  maid Stump fence.



September 14, 1866 - Friday

Maid Stump fence all day.  Cold and rain.



September 15, 1866 - Saturday

puled Stumps all day.  Caried the Machene home.  got 2

letters  Lan. (**?) and Norm.



September 16, 1866 - Sunday -- 19 years old to day at

11 oc AM

had a frost last night for the first time this year. 

Mr. E. and Crncy wend to Meetting.  I staid here all

day.   



September 17, 1866 - Monday

Cut Corn all day Mr E. and I.



September 18, 1866 - Tuesday

rainy in the Am.  in pm builed stump fence.



September 19, 1866 - Wednesday

rainy all day.  in Am fixed pump.  in Pm thrashed

wheat.  



September 20, 1866 - Thursday

finished wirk for Mr Elmer.  Came out to Mid to the

Circus.  staid all night with J. Sealey.



September 21, 1866 - Friday

Caled to Mr Wainright.  went to the Citty.  Staid with

J Sessions.



September 22, 1866 - Saturday

went to Citty and to village.  Came by Lons.  Staid

with Philo all night.  



September 23, 1866 - Sunday

Came to E Middleby to Meeting.  Staid with Albert all

night.  



September 24, 1866 - Monday

Father and George went home.  Henry and I went to

Brandon.  2 1/2 Cloth for  (**unfinished).



September 25, 1866 - Tuesday

helpt Henry Cut Corn.  went to Midb to see the Girls. 



September 26, 1866 - Wednesday

Henry and I went to the Citty.  rainy.



September 27, 1866 - Thursday

Came over to Hancock.  Staid with  George all night.



September 28, 1866 - Friday

Came up and helpt Johny Goodro thrash Inda wheat.



September 29, 1866 - Saturday

helpt Johny Clean it up 35 bushels in.  moved Hubberd

Corn barn.



September 30, 1866 - Sunday

Staid to home all day.  George Came up home.



October 1, 1866 - Monday

dug potatoes all day.  30 bushels.  Came down to Harvy

Perrys.



October 2, 1866 - Tuesday

Harvy and I Came over to Middleb to see the fair. 

Staid to Severance all night.



October 3, 1866 - Wednesday

very Cold for the fair.  Staid to Mr. Boardmans. 



October 4, 1866 - Thursday

very Cold to day.  Came over to Harvys.  got here 11

oc.  found 12 Cantue (**?) here.  



October 5, 1866 - Friday

helpt Harvy dig potatoes. Came home. 



October 6, 1866 - Saturday

dug potatoes all day.  John Mamrey staid here.  



October 7, 1866 - Sunday

picked or Corn to day.  Johny helpt.  



October 8, 1866 - Monday

dug potatoes all day.  uncle James helpt.  



October 9, 1866 - Tuesday

dug all day.  pleasant. 



October 10, 1866 - Wednesday

hused (*husked) Corn all day.  uncle James helpt.



October 11, 1866 - Thursday

I wirked for Mr Babcock 1/2 day.  50 cts.



October 12, 1866 - Friday

Father and I wirked all day $150.



October 13, 1866 - Saturday

thrashed our Grain  50 bushels.



October 14, 1866 - Sunday

Father and I went down to Harveys.



October 15, 1866 - Monday

danced to Mr Briggses.  Carried Father up to the foot

of the Mountain.  had a good time.



October 16, 1866 - Tuesday

pleasant.  Staid at home.  Henry Mannerd Staid here.  



October 17, 1866 - Wednesday

went down to Hancock.  had a dance to.  J Reightt

Staid with  George.



October 18, 1866 - Thursday

Came up and went to Rochester with Mother and Mrs

Ballard.



October 19, 1866 - Friday

Albert Boardman came home  and Father  Albert  and I

went to Hancock, 



October 20, 1866 - Saturday

Albert and I went to Rochester.  George got done. 

wirk.  Came home.  



October 21, 1866 - Sunday

pleasant day.  Alberd and I had a ride in the evening.



October 22, 1866 - Monday

Left home for Ohio.  Came over to E Middlebury.  Caled

to Manards.  went to Middleb in eve.  staid with

Albert.



October 23, 1866 - Tuesday

went up North.  See Lancey Joel and Albert and John

and Hen and I played eucre in the eve..  Staid with

Henry Board all night.   

Octobeer 24, 1866 - Wednesday

went over to uncles and Helens.  went to the Citty to

JPC.  went to Middlebury in the eve.  staid with Alb.



October 25, 1866 - Thursday

Albert and I Started for Ohio. at 10.25.  stopt in

Rutland 3 ours.  met A Piper and Hattie Robbins in

Saratoga Springs  (**New York)  at 6 oc P.M.  



October 26, 1866 - Friday

got to N. Falls at 7 AM.  staid till 10 A.M.  Left

Buffalo at 1 P.M.  got to Espyville  (**PA) 9.40 PM on

the Rawhide.  Staid at the hotell all night.



October 27, 1866 - Saturday

road to uncles with Will Enos.  got thare 11 am. 

Laurer (*lowery)  day.  Staid to Aunt Marys all night.

(** This is the first time he has made the entry using

that term.  "A lowery day" becomes very prominent in

his writings later on. It is an old expression meaning

the clouds are low and it is a grey day)



October 28, 1866 - Sunday

Staid to Aunt Marys all day. Henry here to.  

pleasant.



October 29, 1866 - Monday

rainy all day.  husked Corn in A.M.  for uncle in PM. 

played Eucre 24 games.



October 30, 1866 - Tuesday

Cared of the Corn in AM.  in PM viseted to Cousin

Marvin All of ous.



October 31, 1866 - Wednesday

All went down to Cousins Picket.  Staid in the

Evening.



November 1, 1866 - Thursday

Albert and I went up to Lizzie in Am.  in Pm husked

Corn in eve.  in eve went to Srveses.(*services?)



November 2, 1866 - Friday

went to uncles Benns in PM all of ous.  went to

Bannings in the eve.



November  3, 1866 - Saturday

help uncle Paul in AM. in Pm had thanksgiven to uncle

Pauls. 



November 4, 1866 - Sunday

went to Meeting in Am.  in Pm Staid at home.  in the

eve Hen and I Came down to Lizzis.



November 5, 1866 - Monday

helpt uncle Paul today.  fix fence.  went to Lizzie to

Supper.



November 6, 1866 - Tuesday

husked Corn for uncle Paul in AM.  in PM went down to

Ben Whites.



November 7, 1866 - Wednesday

Carried of Corn in Am.  in PM went up to Center.



November 8, 1866 - Thursday

Henry Hyde went to Vt.  uncle Paul Albert and I Came

to uncle Burchards.  got to Evensburg  at noon.  had

amer (**unfinished)  



November 9, 1866 - Friday

Boardman Burchard Albert and I went to Meedville.  had

dinner to Cousin Sallas.  got home 6 oc.



November 10, 1866 - Saturday

left here at 3 oc AM.  went to Oil Citty.  Staid all

day.  got back 1 oc.  lost my knife.



November 11, 1866 - Sunday

I and Albert went to meetting in Am with uncle

Burcherd.



November 12, 1866 - Monday

uncle Paul and Albert and I Came to Meedville.  Stopt

to dinner.  Came home in PM.  got home 7 oc.  played

Eucre.



November 13, 1866 - Tuesday

Staid to uncle and aunts all day.  in the eve went to

Sweses to a party.  



November 14, 1866 - Wednesday

Albert and I went up to the Center.  had dinner to

Lizzies.  supper to uncle Pauls.  Albert got a letter.



November 15, 1866 - Thursday

rainy.  helpt Henry fix barn in Pm.  in  Am helpt Mire

wash.



November 16, 1866 - Friday

staid here to Mires all day.  went to west and over in

eve.



November 17, 1866 - Saturday

kiled a sheep for uncle Paul in Am.  in Pm went down

to the mill.  In the evening went over to Mr Bannings.



November 18, 1866 - Sunday

Albert and I wrote Letters all the forenooon in Mrs

Enos sitting room.  he rote to Helen and I to A Lock. 

H Robbing (* Robbins).  etc etc.  in Pm went to

Meeting.  



November 19, 1866 - Monday

helpt Mira wash in Am.  in Pm kiled 2 sheep for Paul. 



November 20, 1866 - Tuesday

rainy.  staid here all day.  had a visit to Pauls in

the eve.  all the Cousens.  



November 21, 1866 - Wednesday

laury some.  Went and got My Reubbers.  Caled to Mrs

Wades.  uncle Been here in the evening.  



November 22, 1866 - Thursday

snowed in the night and to day.  went up to the Center

in Pm .  in the Eve went over to Sweegys.  played

eucre.  



November 23, 1866 - Friday

uncle Paul Carred ous to Burk hill.  got thare at

12.00.  left for Garettsville (**Ohio) at 7 oc.  got

here at 10 oc.  staid at Cousen Marys all night.



November 24, 1866 - Saturday

Caled to Couens Ophelia.  Wilsons and Lucy Strickland.

herd the band pley in the eve.



November 25, 1866 - Sunday

went to Meeting in am.  in Pm rote letters.  went over

to Add to supper.  here in to eve.  



November 26, 1866 - Monday

Staid here in Am.  in Pm  went down town and to Lucy S

and staid with Add all night.



November 27, 1866 - Tuesday

Came to Windom.  Crased (*crossed?) to Callum (**?)

and to Ravenna.  got thare 5 oc.  a little rainy.



November 28, 1866 - Wednesday

rainy.  went down town to the depot in Pm.



November 30, 1866 - Friday

Cold and rain.  went up to uncle Porter farm whare he

used to live.  



December 1, 1866 - Saturday

went up to town to a trial of a young man that shot a

women by the name of Roofe.  got a knife 75 cts.  



December 2, 1866 - Sunday

Staid to uncle Porters all day long.   very pleasant.



December 3, 1866 - Monday

came to Clevland.  staid with Albert Pipper.  got here

at 2 oc Pm.



December 4, 1866 - Tuesday

looked around the Citty.  got Some picutres taken. 

see John Farwell.  Hattie Robbins came to night.



December 5, 1866 - Wednesday

viseted to A J Piper with Hattie Robbins.  Albert and

I and etc played eucre in the eve.  left Clevland for

Telada (**Toledo?) 9 Pm.



December 6, 1866 - Thursday

got to Teloda 2 oc Am.  found 2 letters here.  staid

till 8 oc Am and Came to Jackson (**Michigan).  got

thare 10 oc Am.  staid til 2 oc PM and came to Reives

Junction.  got to D T Wilcox 6 PM.  caled to see Julia

Yale but she was gone home.  found 2 letters waiting.



December 7, 1866 - Friday

wend and Caled to all the Cousens.  had dinner to Hin

to supper to Mr Legetts.  staid all night to Mr Foots

Alberts uncle.  (** Horace Boardman Foote)



December 8, 1866 - Saturday

Staid to Mr Foots in Am.  in Pm went over to the depot

and got our trunks.  staid to Mr Foots all night.  



December 9, 1866 - Sunday

went to Meeting.  very Cold and ran day.  Stoped to D.

T.  Staid all night.



December 10, 1866 - Monday

went over to Albert Foots and over to Harris and Caled

to Hellen and Miss Curtis.  had a party to D. P.  had

a good time etc.    



December 11, 1866 - Tuesday

went over to Edwards Curtis in AM.  Staid all night. 

Carrie Came over. (**probably Carrie Foote)



December 12, 1866 - Wednesday

Cold day.  Staid to Albert Foots all night.  went down

to Tompkins to mill.  Albert B got a letter from

Helen. 



December 13, 1866 - Thursday

Snowed Some.   Staid to Albert Foots all day.  in the

eve went over to Lates.  put on my woolen shirt.

Decenber 14, 1866 - Friday

Albert went over to Arland P O.  got me a letter from

Hat.  got Nellie,  one from Norm.  in Pm quilted to

Nellies in eve went over to Vains.  all hands

(**everyone) 



December 15, 1866 - Saturday

Edward and Jim Albert and I went to Jackson.  got back

7 oc.  went through the prison.



December 16, 1866 - Sunday

snowed all day.  staid to Ed most all day.  Staid to

Mr Foots all night.



December 17, 1866 - Monday

went over to Arland PO.  maled a letter to Hattie. 

Staid to C Foots all night.  went over to Harris. 

pleyed eucre.



December 18, 1866 - Tuesday

Mr Foot went to Jackson.  helpt Albert (**probably

Albert Foote) draw hay.  Mr Wilcox kiled 12 hoggs. 

went over to Eds in the eve.  Nell went.  I staid with

Nell.  Albert staid with Albert.  



December 19, 1866 - Wednesday

Stormy in Am.  in Pm Mr Foot and I went over west 4

miles.  went to Harrissess to a dance in the eve.  C

and E.C. Came back to Hairs.  



December 20, 1866 - Thursday 

went over and helpt Harris slick up.  went to Mr

Legetts.  Helen and I Alb and Lizzie C. went to ride. 



December 21, 1866 - Friday

Staid to Mr Foots all day.  went to singing school. 

all hands of ous.  had a good time.  Maryan went to.



December 22, 1866 - Saturday

thoughing to day.  A Food (*Foote)  Albert and I went

over to Arlgnd.  got a letter.  went to Mr Legett in

the eve.  staid to Edd.      



December 23, 1866 - Sunday

Stormy.  Staid to Edds all day.  Helen Came up to

Alberts in the eve.  I staid with All all night . I

went home with C.



December 24, 1866 - Monday

we all went turky hunting.  see 12.  shot 3 squirrel. 

went around by Fields.  A. Foote and I.   staid to

Edds.  A. B staid with A. Foote.  



December 25, 1866 - Tuesday

went hunting.  Edd Curtis A.B  A F.  Moses C. and  W.

C.  and I .  se 20 turkies.  had a partie to Nelie

Footes.  16 Cupples.  had a good time.  staid with A.

Foote. 



December 26, 1866 - Wednesday

Staid to Nellies all day.  went to Edds in the eveing.

staid to A. Foots.



December 27, 1866 - Thursday

Albert Foot kiled his hogs.  pretty Cold.  Staid to

All all day.  Came over to Hin.  staid all night.  A. 

B.  and I.  



December 28, 1866 - Friday

staid to Hins till about 2 oc PM.  Came over to

Nelles.  went to singing school A. Foot and Carrie and

Lizzie  Nellie  All and I.



December 29, 1866 - Saturday

Albert Boordman and I went to Jackson with Mr Foots

team.  got to letters one from Norm and Hattie R.



December 30, 1866 - Sunday

(**this entry is in different handwriting - very

feminine)

Went to meeting.  came with Nellie to Edd's to supper.

found pleasant company.  Spent the evening at

Horace's.  Staid all night at Mr.  Foot's.  had a very

pleasant time indeed.  



December 31, 1866 - Monday

Staid here most all day to Nellies.  helpt her some

about washing.  wrote 3 letters.  about 500.  Albert

and I went over to Hins and down to Mr Leggetts.  Came

back to Mr Wilcox.  Staid all night.  Isac and Hin

Came over here.