Thus closes my notes for the month of December and also for the year just passed and gone and now numbered with the things that were. Whether the Almighty will spare me to chronicle the daily events of the incoming year is more than I know but trusting in Him I shall enter upon the pleasing task, which is useful as a reference and may be profitable to those who have an interest in me.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Tuesday, May 22nd, 1860
The hands still in the corn, and I made a load with the Cart to the mill place. Sam Sharp still sick. weather changable & warm.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Monday, May 21st, 1860
To day the hands commenced to lay by the corn. I carried one load in the cart to the mill place. Sam Sharp still sick. Weather changable & warm.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Sunday, May 20th, 1860
To day I employed Negroes Bill & Albert to assist me in moving & made 2 more loads. Weather changable & warm. Sam Sharp still stick.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Saturday, May 19th, 1860
To day Frank Stewart went to Crockett for me in the Cart after the articles there. we commenced to move to the mill place, and carried five loads, meeting with an accident in letting the molasses barrel fall from the wagon. weather clear & warm.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Thursday, May 18th, 1860
To day Sam* Sharp complained of being sick. Albert was engaged all day hunting oxen. Weather clear & warm.
*This Sam is a 2nd great-grandpa to the Keeper of this family history blog.
Meanwhile . . . on this date . . . the 18th day of May . . . in 1860 . . . in Chicago, Illinois . . . as a nearby cannon booms to mark the occasion . . . Abraham Lincoln is declared the Republican presidential nominee . . . among the other names on that ballot is Salmon P. Chase . . . who is a 5th cousin 6 times removed to the Keeper of this blog . . .
Monday, May 17, 2010
Thursday, May 17th, 1860
To day Sam Sharp returned from Crockett. We went up and cleaned the mill place. weather clear & very warm.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Wednesday, May 16th, 1860
To day Sam Sharp went to Crockett. In the morning we set out potato slips. In the evening we went up to clean out the Mill residence. weather changable & warm.
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