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1862 Diary of Isaac HurlburtResident of Broome County, New YorkJanuary Wednesday, January 1, 1862 By the Grace and Mercy of God I commence this New Year. I & Mary went & carried Aunt Isabel home to Pages Had warm thawed and become hard sleighing verry windy after noon, hevy squall in the evening Thursday 2 Went to Hiram Pikes Osias and Elisa went with us visited Mother Hurlburt The verry feeble Returned to Osias. Staid over night verry cold weather Friday 3 We came home Brot home grist from green ten bushels wheat Called at Waterman Barnetts warmed and took tea got home at evening all well Saturday, January 4, 1862 Thrashed some and cleaned and put away some thirty od bushels oats Sunday 5 Was at home Anderson had a singing school at one oclock Monday 6 I worked in the wood in the fore noon Edmond came home from school at noon and drew one load wood to dort one hundred and forty four feet Tuesday, January 7, 1862 Edmond drew two load wood to Dort 144 feet each I worked at giting out hemlock poles and drawing and scattering along the fences wether good winter sleighing Wednesday 8 Edmond drew two load wood to dort 144 feet each I drew wood out of the woods Anderson had Singing School Evening Good Sleighing Thursday 9 Parker drew two loads wood 144 feet Each the first of his teaming of from home Weather Thawy Friday, January 10, 1862 I and Mary visited Wm Hurlburt and Family found Persity verry feable Ann and Bery came from School Weather windy and thawy Saturday 11 I drew wood out of the woods Lyons choped A.M. put shoe on Bob sled PM John Hurlburt and wife here staid all night Parker and Sally went to Wm Hurlburts Ann came home with them Staid all night weather fair verry icy Sunday 12 Was at home John & wife here till just at night Douglass & wife here Stafford & Isabel here Anderson had Singing School at the Schoolhous Monday, January 13, 1862 Drew some wood out of the woods for Mr Lyons to chop in the AM Drew two logs in the PM for Eugen out of my woods into the sawmill Good winter weather Tuesday 14 Moved mashine and helped thrash Oast Douglass helped with his Hors Floary to Mr Lyons I came home about sick Verry Pleasent weather Wednesday 15 Unwell Stormy and windy AM Moved home the thrashiong machine charged Mr Lyons twelve shillings for thrashing I drew two logs to mill for Eugean the weather more mild PM Thursday, January 16, 1862 I drew three Logs to mil from the west side Burlingam lot of those Eugene cut Edmond drew one load wood to Dort 136 feet Mr Lyons brot home faning mill cleaned 100b Good Sleighing Friday 17 I drew four logs to mill got chain [????????] Edmond drew one load wood to Miss Hare for Dort 128 feet Betsy Truesdell Hear Good Sleighing Snowed about half the afternoone Saturday 18 Snowed all the AM I drew two logs PM Edmond drew one load wood to dort 128 feet Richerson Havens and wife here staid all night Sunday, January 19, 1862 Mr Richison Havens went from here about noon Anderson had Singing School at one Oclock I and Mary Attended meeting at the Schoutons Schoolhouse in the eveining foggy Monday 20 I drew one log to the mill in the AM Edmond drew one load wood to Dort 128 f Rainy in the PM Bealy Johnson here Staid all night Tuesday 21 Edmond drew one and the last load wood to Dort 128 feet I drew the last log cut weather good but changeibel Wednesday, January 22, 1862 I went to the river drove the spon of Fannys colts got the youngest one shod the first time Boys went to school I bot two shovels Sold some beaf Mild weather Good Sleighing Thursday 23 I drew three load wood home and drew out of the woods for Mr Lyons to chop the Boys was at School they and Sally went with Lyons Young to John Truesdells evening Weather verry fine Friday 24 I drew wood AM Went to carry Mary to Miss Montgomerys Fanny got shoe bint in Saw[?] went to ??? got it set came back brot Mary home in the evening turned over in the woods E Stevens went away weather mild Saturday, January 25, 1862 The school did not keep We thrashed with Fany and Put [his horses] George Marshel helped Got News of a battle in Kentucky Weather verry Snowy Sunday 26 Was at home Weather windy and drifting Douglass was in at evening Monday 27 Broke Road to Covys in the morning drew wood and poals the reast of the day weather wintery Tuesday, January 28, 1862 Went and Helped Brake the road through to Steven Hurds Mr Covy and Mr Homistan Jonson Hurd helped Edwin Holcom and wife here AM Good winter weather Osias and Elisa came PM Wednesday 29 Went visiting with F Havens and wife Daniels came home at evening Osias and Elisa here with Anderson and wife just starting for Singing School Weather warm and misty Thursday 30 Broak Road to Miss Montgomerys drew hir three drags wood and drew two load chesnut rail cuts AM Cut and drew two load slead wood PM Osias and wife visited to Staffords Anderson and wife here they and children with Osias and wife attended Singing School Schouton PM weather verry mild Friday, January 31, 1862 Choped slead wood AM drew three load wood PM Boys drew one load hay in AM the first this winter Osias and wife came Here at evening from James Dimaras Staid over night weather verry Pleasent Continued... .
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