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1862 Diary of Isaac HurlburtResident of Broome County, New YorkMarch Saturday, March 1 I was verry much afflicted with a Cough and ottic perplexitys went went [sic] with Parker and drew load wood most to Douglass unloaded and came home Kales and family went to Wm Kales Edmond went to Harperville for male [mail] had not come weather Rough windy Sunday, March 2, 1862 was at home all day Anderson had a sing at one oclock at the schoolhous Joshua Beals and Sarah came here Staid all night weather verry pleasent Monday 3 My cough continuous We finished thrashing with Put and Fany Stafford and Jeorge helped Oats verry badly Eaten with Rats and mice Stormy rain hail and snow all day Tuesday 4 Drew four load wood to Miss Rockwell my cough no better Douglass Returned from Advertising for Coldwell and Anderson ben gone one week Wednesday, March 5, 1862 Choped and drew six load wood to Mrs Rockwells Parker helped in PM Edmond loching about doing nothing Weather verry good Thursday 6 I choped in AM Drew three load wood PM the Boys cleaned the last of our Oats had over fifty Bushels weather verry fine Friday 7 Drew Five load wood to Mrs Rockwells weather yet good Saturday, March 8, 1862 Drew seven load wood to Mrs Rockwells weather some what thawy Sunday 9 Attended meeting at Two oclock Mr Lomas Preached we went to Harveys before meeting Harvey was at home Anderson and Betsy Truesdell with three three girls sisters name Sheldons was here in the evening to sing Monday 10 Was stormy AM Drew one load woo [sic] to Mrs Rockwells Tuesday, March 11, 1862 Drew Four load wood to Mrs. Rockwells being the last to make Forty load and then drew three load home Warm and thawy Wednesday 12 Drew two load wood cut trimed and piled some poles in the woods Anderson and Parker went to Green to see the Indian Doctor warm and thawy Thursday 13 Drew seven load wood home Edmond helped Anderson and Parker went to Green to see the Indian Dr Anderson got a persipson at Five Dollars Parker got some snuff for his head weather warm and thawy Continued... Friday, March 14, 1862 Parker helped draw six load wood home Edmond and George drew two load Hay from the old house on the Andrew lot I yet have a cough weather yet thawy Saturday 15 Stormy all day My health poor cough continues Parker went to the River to get the male got seven lb and one half Butter of Piersal at Fifteen cts per lb Sunday 16 was at home throug the day Monday, March 16, 1862 Drew two load wood AM Mr Hancock and wife came here before noon was here til night Wakely was here with them Tuesday 18 Drwe some wood home Weather verry fine Wednesday 19 Drew home four load wood Edmond and George drew one load Hay from the old House on the Andrew lot verry fine weather Thursday, March 20, 1862 Parker and I drew out of the woods three load wood that Mr Lyons choped and one load that [unable to make out] choped drew one load home Edmond and George drew three load hay weather verry good Friday 21 I was laid up with bad Cough Staid in the Hous all day Edmond and Parker Split some wood Edmond and Sally went Aunt Mariahs just at night to stay all nig Parker went to douglass and Lyons in the evening Saturday 22 Got up this morning found Parker gone Douglass went after him to the Forks did not find him then he did Sally went to Jonanses and Bealeses but before they returned He came home My Health poor and feel verry mych Afflicted Heard of the Death of Berdertha and Mrs Blanchards mawen[??] E child Sunday, March 23, 1862 Was yet laid up with my cold and cough Parker came home tho Douglass and Sally had gon to Joneses and Bealeses to look for him The Snow was yet verry Deep Monday 24 My Health yet Poor Stormy all Day not much Done Heavy Boddy of Old Snow Tuesday 25 Stormy in the AM some yet not Bad Edmond drew out some wood from woods that Eugene choped Wife and Parker went to Mr Joanses to see Wakely and Abigail Wednesday, March 26, 1862 I went to Mr Ways and Miss Stevens to Bye Oats found none Went to Staffords with wife visiting in the PM Edmond and Parker drew wood for Douglass with oxen I unwell Had a verry Griping weak sick turn in evening Snow covered the walls in some places Thursday 27 Boys drew wood for Douglass Part of the day I was yet laid up with cough Pleasent weather Friday 28 Boys drew wood out of woods with oxen George Helped Edmond draw some Hay Old Snow yet verry deep Edmond drew home twenty bushels Oats from Staffords weather Pleasent over Head Saturday, March 29, 1862 I and wife went to River to Watson Merwins to see Thirsey Montgomery who was there sick Her mother was there with Hir I went to see Dr Guy and got some powders for cough Pleasent weather Sunday 30 I was at Home all day My cough a littl better Wakely and Abigail was Here and Stafford and Isabel Stormed just at night Monday 31 Parker was taken sick last night was sick today with Colick Got som better by night My health yet poor Had some Diarae [from here to the end of the day is all crossed out] but helped Edmond get out some poles Continued...
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