Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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and took dinner & went away feeling first rate. I went
down to the field & mended my fence I held a D A & M Meeting in the evening
~ Sunday
276 Sunday I rode to Sessions Settlement and preached in
the morning & Preached in the afternoon at Centerville & rode
home in the Evening 25 mile
~ Monday
267 Monday I rode to Fort Harriman & spent the night 20 mils
~ Tuesday
278 Three of us dug a sullar 7 by 9 feet, 4 feet 6 inches deep & put
up a hewed log building over it & put the roof on
~ Wednesday
279 We finished our milk house & drove home 20 m[iles]
~ Thursday
2830 I spent the day budding & gardning
~ Friday
May 1st I spent the fore part of the day gardning & afternoon
Journalizing & writing I received a Letter from Blymyers,
Bates & Day
~ Saturday
2nd I spent the day grafting or Budding.
~ Sunday
3 Sunday I rode to the west Mountain & returned home in the evening 24 [miles]
~ Monday
4 I washed my flock of 128 sheep in the warm spring water to
day I was vary weary at night I Attended Judge Drakes Court
of Examination at the Council House untill midnight the case was a
writ served upon Ward Pack for the Dettention of Agness Lowery
Lowery against Her well [will] I & Wm. W. Phelps testified that she was
Married to Ward Pack on the 18 day of April 1863 on Saturday
~ Tuesday
5. The court met this morning & decided that Agness should be
delivered to the Marshall & the Marshall should delivered the girl to
her Mother untill she should become of age but at the close of the
court Agness went home with her husband
~ Wednesday
6 I spent the day mostly at home. The Telegram says
there was the Bloodiest battle of the war fought at
Fredgericksburgh on Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday last
North Lost 15000. The Northern Armey drove
back across the Rapahannock with great slaughter
~ Thursday
7. I had over 100 sheep sheared to day
~ Friday
8 We finished shearing sheep to day
~ Saturday
9. Richmond The Southern Capitol is reported
taken to day I met with the D A & M Society
this evening. We now have daily accounts of Hard
fought battles I received a Letter from Wilford
and took dinner & went away feeling first rate. I went down to the field & mended my fence I held a D A & M Meeting in the Evening
~ Sunday
26 Sunday I rode to Sessions Settlement and preached in the morning & Preached in the afternoon at Centerville & rode home in the Evening 25 mile
~ Monday
27 Monday I rode to Fort Harriman & spent the night 20 mils
~ Tuesday
28 Three of us dug a sullar 7 by 9 feet, 4 feet 6 inches deep & put up a hewed log building over it & put the roof on
~ Wednesday
29 We finished our milk house & drove home 20 miles
~ Thursday
30 I spent the day budding & gardning
~ Friday
May 1st I spent the fore part of the day gardning & afternoon Journalizing & writing I received a Letter from Blymyers [FIGURE] Bates & Day
~ Saturday
2nd I spent the day grafting or Budding.
~ Sunday
3 Sunday I rode to the west Mountain & returned home in the Evening 24 miles
~ Monday
4 I washed my flock of 128 sheep in the warm spring water to day I was vary weary at night I Attended Judge Drakes Court of Examination at the Council House untill midnight the case was a writ served upon Ward Pack for the Dettention of Agness Lowery against Her will I & Wm. W. Phelps testified that she was Married to Ward Pack on the 18 day of April 1863 on Saturday
~ Tuesday
5. The court met this morning & decided that Agness should be delivered to the Marshall & the Marshall should delivered the girl to her Mother untill she should become of age but at the close of the court Agness went home with her husband
~ Wednesday
6 I spent the day mostly at home The Telegram says there was the Bloodiest battle of the war fought at Fredericksburgh on Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday last North Lost 15000. The Northern Armey drove back across the Rapahannock with great slaughter
~ Thursday
7. I had over 100 sheep sheared to day
~ Friday
8 We finished shearing sheep to day
~ Saturday
9th Richmond The Southern Capitol is reported taken to day I met with the D A & M Society this Evening. We now have daily accounts of Hard fought battles I received a Letter from Wilford [FIGURE]
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