JULY,
1855
1st Sun. At
S. Lamonts & John Edi's
2nd Mon. Plowing
corn with Cairncross' horses.
3rd Tues.. DO
DO
4th Wed. At
Celebration at Miles.
5th Thurs. Started
for Shullsburgh with E. Thorson.
6th Fri. At
Shullsburgh.
7th Sat. DO
Habeas Corpus case decided against E. Thorson.
8th Sun Rode
from Shullsburgh to Mineral Point.
9th Mon. Rode
from Mineral Point home.
10th
Tues. Hoeing corn.
11th
Wed. DO DO Recd. letter from Frank H. Firman.
12th Thurs. DO
DO assisted by Mr. Morrison.
13th
Fri. At Madison. Messers Cairncross & Morrison hoeing my corn.
14th
Sat. At Taylors Mill & Mass's store. Making ladder.
15th Sun. At
home. Visited by Malone, Beard, and Mulhain. Billy & Jim took
Jim Blowers to Poor House.
16 Mon. Finished
taking census.
17th Tues. At
Poor House with W. R. Taylor.
18th Wed. At
Madison with W. R. Taylor.
19th Thurs. DO
with Evor Thorson. Returned.
20th Fri. At
Mutchlers and Mass's Store.
21st Sat. Mowing
22nd Sun. Visited
by J. Maloney and Mulhain.
23rd Mon. Mowing
assisted b y J. Morrison in the morning.
24th Tues. Mowing
forenoon. At funeral of John Edi's Boy. Mr. T. C. Thomson of Leith
stopt all night with us.
25th Wed. Making
hay. Recd. letters from H. E. Frink and L. P. Higbee.
26th Thurs. Hauled
hay, assisted by James Morrison.
27th Fri. Making
ladder. Heavy rain last night. Posted letters to Seymour, Frink &
Higbee. Hauled a load of hay for Morrison in evening
28th Sat. At
Badger Mill for flour. Finished ladder.
29th Sun. Gathered
a few Huckleberries.
30th Mon. Cracking
my wheat.
31st Tues. DO
DO
AUGUST,
1855
1st Wed. DO
DO Mr. Cairncross binding. Visited by E. Thorson.
2nd Thurs. Cracking
my wheat. Mr. Cairncross binding.
3rd Fri. DO
DO Some rain. Posted letter to L. P. Higbee.
4th Sat. Cracking
my wheat. Mr. Cairncross binding. Raining.
5th Sun. At
home. Visited by Mr. & Mrs. Craig, J & D. Bartell, Thos.
Urdall and John Hogg.
6th Mon. Cutting
my wheat. A Cairncross binding.
7th Tues. DO
DO
8th Wed. DO
DO
9th Thurs. At
Madison with Evor Thorson. Morrison had Steers.
10th Fri. Binding.
Billy helping Morrison to stack. Issued summons in trespass case –
Cairncross vs Morich.
11th Sat. Stacking
wheat.
12th Sun. At
Mass's store with W &. S. Cairncross.
13th Mon. Stacking
wheat. At Beards for hog in the evening.
14th
Tues. Hog broke loose and went back to Beards. Fixed fence for
him.
15th Wed. Mowing.
16th Thurs. DO
Made out contract for Sale of Land by Evor Thorson to Andrew
Henderson. Made out Notices of Sale of hogs for Cairncross.
17th Fri. Mowing
and hauling hay
18th Sat.
Hauling hay, fixing stacks
– grinding scythe, etc. Spoke to Miles about driving cattle into
my crops and got nothing but impudence in return.
19th Sun. Visited
by Mr. & Mrs. Lamont, J. Connor, E. Richardson & Andrew
Henderson.
20th Mon. At
Madison with E. Thorson. Attended Senatorial Convention.
21st Tues. Commenced
to cut oats. Mrs. McGregor died.
22nd Wed. Cutting
& binding oats.
23rd Thurs.
DO DO At Mrs. McGregors funeral and Taylors Store.
24th Fri. DO
DO forenoon. Visited by E. Thorson and John Knudson; also by B.
F. Denson, who stopt all night.
25th Sat. At
Beares Tavern Cross Plains at Convention on D. Beats Mare. A.
Cairncross working for me.
26th Sun.
At Masses Store, Cairncross & Mt. Vernon.
27th Mon. Made
out writ of Replevin White vs. Miles. Cutting oats. A. Cairncross
working for me.
28th Tues. Cutting
oats. A. Cairncross working for me.
29th Wed. DO
DO
30th Thurs. Cutting
oats forenoon. Tried case White vs. Miles. Decided in favor of
plaintiff.
31st Fri. Cutting
oats forenoon. – hauling oats afternoon – Posted letter to
James Ludington. Sheep missing.
SEPTEMBER,
1855
1st Sat. Hauling
oats & hay. Mrs. Cairncross sick.
2nd
Sun Byron Beard brot. home sheep. Raining. Mary all night at
Caairncross's. S. Cairncross stopt all night here.
3rd Mon. Cutting
oats.
4th Tues. DO
DO Cut vest & pants for Mr. Kay.
5th Wed. At
Store, and A. Browns for 6 Bushels wheat. Recd. letter from Ann. A
Cairncross working for me afternoon.
6th Thurs. At
Mt. Vernon Mill. A. C. Working.
7th Fri. Posted
letters to Ann Adamson, enclosing $5, to Argus & Democrat & G
Bjornson. Making hay and bound the last of my oats. A.C. wo.
8th Sat. Hauled
oats & hay. AC wo.
9th Sun. At
M. Quigleys & H. Barnes on Cairncross's horse.
10th Mon. Making
hay. At Mt. Vernon afternoon & evening defending E. Thorson &
H. Johnson, arrested for killing dogs. A.C. wo.
11th Tues. Making
hay. A.C. Wg.
12th Wed. Raining.
Recd. Letter from G. Bjorenson. Hauling logs. A.C.
13th Thurs. Cutting
timber & hauling logs. Shumway appraised stray steer. A.C.
14th Fri. Hauling
hay.
15th Sat. Plowing.
A. Cairncross cutting hay.
16th Sun. Paid
A. White $14.29. Visited by John Knudson & Brown. At Mr.
Housels afternoon.
17th Mon.
Fixing waggon forenoon. Hauled Manure P.M. Raining. A.
Cairncross clearing out cellar wall.
18th Tues. Raining.
Laying up cellar wall.
19th Wed. Fixing
cellar and hauling stone.
20th Thurs. DO
DO
21st Fri. DO
DO forenoon At Lamonts raising afternoon.
22nd Sat. Raised
stable assisted by Messers Housel, Morrison, T. McGregor, Weise,
Blake, Lamont, Edi, A. Henderson, and S. Cairncross. Visited by E.
Thorson & Ben Kay.
22rd Sat. Wm.
Cairncross brot. Me (no number in diary //JGH) feet of lumber.
23rd Sun. At
Housels.
24th Mon. Fixing
Cellar.
25th Tues. DO
DO
26th Wed. Putting
up braces in Stable forenoon. Cutting thatch afternoon.
27th Thurs. Hauled
thatch and fixed roof.
28th Fri. Thatching
house, A. Cairncross thrashing for McGregor after 10 o'cock. S.
Cairncross worked for me afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Adamson arrived
in the evening.
29th Sat. Sold
Moses Frys stock. Heavy rain. A. Cairncross thrashing till 11
o'clock for McGregor.
30th Sun. At
Home, & Housels and McGregors.
End of diary entries for July 1 through
September 30, 1855
September 30, 1855
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