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Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1846

Journal Entry

October 06, 1846 ~ Tuesday

6th Arose at Daylight breakfased on a prarie
chicken stew, went on to the grape ground
found the grapes on cotton woods & willows
I cut down several hundred of them
during the day the size of my arm & leg
and we all laboured hard untill sun set
picking grapes we picked over three barrels
of bunch grapes & started for home by
moon light we returned as far as the
ferry but could not cross and had to camp
for the night. 10 miles

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October 15, 1846
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Oct 6, 1846