March 6 - 18, 1847

1847 March 6th this week halled up some
oats for seed & to feed Horses, cutting in
new ground & malling, & this day Rolled
Logs, Plowing for corn - weather good.
only 4 Lambs alive at this time, -

March 8. breaking up Lot & burning log Heaps
this day. Mr. Lain came again to work to day

9 Raining again & most tremendous
wet every few days it Rains
getting out seed Oats this morning
Mr. Lain making carriage house doors
Lala & Jane spining

10th Rained in morning about 10 oclock it
faired off & a very pretty evening
& we started to Lynchg with waggon
& the worst time on man & beast that has
been this winter viz. it began to Rain
soon in the night wednesday night while
we were at Locust thicket. Thursday morning
dreadful, Raining Snowing & hailing & I
slept in waggon the over night the rain etc put
out our fire went to Campbell CH pestered
some, there stayed all night all day night it
snowed some, next morning started & got to
Lynchg Friday about 12 oclock. Stayed all
night sold our Lug Hh^ds Saturday morning
13th for $2.25. Started for home 10 or 11 oclock
& got home Sunday evening Horses very much
worsted, it snowed also friday night —
balance burning log Heaps

16 burning log Heaps Henry gone to mill
Fed helping Mr. Lain get yard post

17 Henry halling out rails Fed helping
Mr. Lain Balance cutting etc

18 Finished getting yard Post brot from
mill to day 15 Bus meal