Tuesday, December 31, 2013

January 1, 1872 Monday

Spent the day doing errand, visiting with wife's friends, & splitting up some wood Dea. Miller sent me to day. Wife's sister Wood & family went home this evening. Oh! Lord help me to live more to the coming year than the past.

 Pleasant & moderate day. N.W. wind.

Monday, December 30, 2013

January 2, 1872 Tuesday

The Ch. & Friends made us a Donation visit in which they left us $.50 in produce & cash. Had a very pleasant time. Oh! Lord, bless the friends for their kindness, and give us grace to use all with an eye single to thy glory.

A very pleasant day. N.W. wind.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

January 3, 1872 Wednesday

Got my horse home from wife's father's in the morning & let br. Meyers have it to go to Drakes Mills, then sawed some wood & put it in the Wood house. In the P.M. worked some at making a little sled for wife's br's little boy.

Cloudy, foggy, rainy, snowy & rainy. S.E. wind.