Wed

1 January, 1862

Paid W. A. HENSINGTON for Rip and Co. on cash account $1.66. Paid Hensington 89¢ balance on hog shipment. Left at Rip store $2.45 for B. C. CARPENTER in full of account. Dr. BLACK to see Nelson. Day pleasant, freezing some at night. At Darbyville today. Nelson quite sick.

Thur

2 January, 1862

Morning frosty, ground some froze. Nelson still sick. Dr. Black to see Nelson. At lower place took down salt. Bought of W. DUNS 222 shocks of corn at 50 cts per shock. Esquire LANE here all night. Blowed up quite cold.

Fri

3 January, 1862

Morning quite cold and rained and sleeted in the afternoon. At Darbyville today. Esq. Lane left. Checked him $100.00 on P. C. Bank. Nelson quite sick. Dr. F. M. BLACK to see him.

Sat

4 January, 1862

Morning quite cold and cold all day. Jno. MINTON here. J. M. MCKINLEY here and paid me $6.18 and $3.00 interest on note paid off and 89 cts in full of hog shipments and for the $10.00 loaned him some time back. Borrowed male hog of R. PARKINSON. Nelson better. Self at home all day.

Sun

5 January, 1862

Day coldish. Nelson much better. At home all day, all of us. Commenced to snow late this evening.

Mon

6 January, 1862

Morning with snow four inches deep. At lower place to see cattle. D. DORNSIFER check P. C. Bank for $8.27. At Darbyville today. Wrote today to J. E. STEVENSON, J. R. BALY for D. A. SCHUTZ, Mrs. HAWKINS-all of Chillicothe, Ohio. Paid RODWELL the $2.00 got of him for Rip.

Tues

7 January, 1862

Morning cold and snowing. Day sunshiny and was most pleasant. At lower place and brought three sows and shoats up. Measured corn crib for DAVIS and HALL.

Wed

8 January, 1862

Morning moderate, afternoon rain. At lower place and turned sorrel colt out on pasture. At Mr. MILLIKINS to see oxen. At home part of day. Moderate in after part of day and rained.

Thur

9 January, 1862

Morning quite pleasant and freezing. Darbyville Aid Society meets here today. Sexton bill $40.00, credit $2787, $12.13 balance claimed. About 40 for A. S. Mrs. SEYMOUR here all night.

Fri

10 January, 1862

Morning warm, day foggy. At Darbyville-Millikins. C. MACHER here. Sent Miss Macher to her brother.

Sat

11 January, 1862

Morning cold and frozen. At lower place to see stock. Drs. THOMPSON and FRENCH here for dinner. Rained in afternoon. LANE went home.

Sun

12 January, 1862

Morning moderate and rainy. Rained nearly all day. Albert and ---?--- at church, all back home. Growing cold.

Mon

13 January, 1862

Quite cold and snowing hard. Froze this morning. At Thomas MOOR 's to see shoats. At Sittitron (?) NEFF 's to see shoats. At lower place to see stock. At Five-Points and Jno. Minton's. Day quit cold all day. Sick at night.

Tues

14 January, 1862

Morning quite cold, pump froze for the first time this winter. Sent teams to lower place to remove back feed lot fence. Albert with them. At Darbyville and settled Coles BINSMITH 's bill with MILLTES (?) and BRASTINS (?). Wrote to Rev. U. HEATH.

Wed

15 January, 1862

Beef hide weighed 51 lbs.

Thur

16 January, 1862

Morning cold, hard freeze. Hung first killing of meat and salted second killing of hogs. Nelson went to see fat cattle. Wm. STUFFLEBEAM here today. John WARRICK came here today.

Fri

17 January, 1862

Morning cold, ground frozen hard. At home all day. J. M. ABERNATHY here. I signed a bill in P. C. Bank for him. Rev. J. F. GIVEN here for dinner. I gave him a fore-quarter beef. A. McKinley here.

Sat

18 January, 1862

Left home for Gr. Meeting at Concord. Stayed all night with Esq. MILLER. Dr. M. K. HARDS Cangh BALRUM saw at Esq. Miller's. Thundered and lightning, rained hard at night.

Sun

19 January, 1862

Appearance of rain, foggy and drizzling. At Gr. Meeting. Stayed all night with Esq. Miller. Rained hard at night. Water up.

Mon

20 January, 1862

Drizzling rain all day and became colder. Left Esq. Miller's for home after dinner with Mr. Given. Freezing toward night.

Tues

21 January, 1862

Morning cold, ground some froze with some snow. At Darbyville.

Wed

22 January, 1862

Morning, ground some froze. Snowed some last night. At A. MCKINLEY 's and surveyed between him and G. M. NEFF 101 1/2 acres and wrote mortgages. Stopped in after night to see Mr. YOAKUM, he is sick. B. CARTER sick.

Thur

23 January, 1862

Morning ground froze. Very pleasant all day. Nelson at lower place. Albert at Dr. JONES. Wife, self and Josephine at Givens at Aid Society. Subscribed for World and ---? Commercial.

Fri

24 January, 1862

Jan. 28, 1862 $300.52

Sat

25 January, 1862

Received of H. Allen $3.00 on corn.

Sun

26 January, 1862

Mrs. MILLER and S. KINNEAR

Mon

27 January, 1862

Morning cold and ground froze. At lower place to see stock. Wm. WHITESIDE here for dinner, loaned me some, I gave my note for $300.00. At Darbyville, took Given $60 from Whiteside. Settled difficulty between FEPEL (?) & LIRMONS (?).

Tues

28 January, 1862

Morning moderate. Rained last night. At Circleville, got certificate of deposit for $48 and $48.59, and ---? For W. A. MILIKAN $125. Paid REDMAN 's taxes. Took supper at HENSINGTON 's. Evening quite warm.

Wed

29 January, 1962

Morning warm and raining nearly all day and heavy wet snow at 3 o'clock. At home sick. Impaty (?) here for paper. Wrote ? HILL. A. GRINDALL here. I left my LEMMONS note for him and gave him note for $55.85.

Thur

30 January, 1862

Quite a snow on the ground this morning and some colder. At Darbyville. H. GALBRETH here for all night. Nelson at lower place. Got a gallon of coal oil.

Fri

31 January, 1862

Morning cold, ground froze. At lower place to see cattle. Present at arbitration settlement between Mr. BASSETT and Samuel WINFOUGH, he is to pay Mr. Bassett above what he had paid him, $1.16.

Sun

2 February, 1862

At home all day.

Mon

3 February, 1862

Morning coldish, ground froze. Raining and wet know at night.

Tues

4 February, 1862

Morning cold, ground froze. Took R. PARKINSON 's male dog home. He ran at my horse and cut his leg badly. Received this day from Genoa by the hands of Bro. GIVEN $70.00, also by ---? Of Concord $3.00. Took 20 head of stock cattle to Jno. W. MCKINLEY for straw and fodder.

Wed

5 February, 1862

Morning coldish, ground froze. Appearance of a fine day. PRITCHARD and self to go to see Mrs. ARGO.

Fri

7 February, 1862

Borrowed $3.00 of C. S. BLACK.

Sun

9 February, 1862

Wm. MINCI

Mon

10 February, 1862

Morning quite cold, ground froze. Settled with FISSEL, 40 acres and paid him $2.74 in full of his account. Moved my fat cattle home from the lower place to feed.

Tues

11 February, 1862

Froze last night, snowing this morning and continued until noon. Sent ten bushel of wheat to mill.

Wed

12 February, 1862

Morning cold and snowing some. Day warm and sunny. Brought 76 hogs and cattle from lower place.

Thur

13 February, 1862

Morning snowing. Mr. PEACHER here and said there was two hogs left in feed lot by Nelson. Nelson went to Jno. W. MCKINLY to see stock.

Fri

14 February, 1862

Morning snow six inches deep, day cold. At Five-Points, at Mr. BIRD 's to see about straw stack. Mr. HARRIS here for all night and to sell sewing machine. J. W. McKinly commenced to feed cattle fodder.

Sat

15 February, 1862

Morning quite cold. G. K. NASH went to Circleville after ----? And got coffee and sugar. Mr. HARRIS left in the afternoon. Went to Darbyville and signed bill for B. C. CARPENTER.

Mon

17 February, 1862

(Mt. Pleasant)

Wed

19 February, 1862

Morning moderate, raining hard all day and sleeted. At J. M. ABERNATHY 's daughter's burying. Blew up cold at night and snowed some.

Thur

20 February, 1862

Morning cold, heavy sleet on trees and ground. D. SMYTHE here. Alfred WHITESIDE here and paid me $20.00 on his parsonage subscription. Answered J. E. STEVENSON 's letter today.

Fri

21 February, 1862

Sleet rapped off.

Sat

22 February, 1862

Day moderate.

Sun

23 February, 1862

Day pleasant. Spring weather, bees all out at work.

Mon

24 February, 1862

Morning cold, blustery and snowing. Rained some last night. Lightning and thundered last night.

Tues

25 February, 1862

Morning, ground froze hard. Albert went to Dr. JONES to recite. Settled with MILLER and BENTHALS this day and gave them my note for $22.49. At Brother GIVENS and he handed me from Concord Society (Parsonage) $2.50. At Darbyville today.

Wed

26 February, 1862

Morning rain, sleeting at daybreak. Have sick headache.

Thur

27 February, 1862

Morning cold, ground froze. Day cold and windy. At Darbyville and sick.

Fri

28 February, 1862

Morning cold, ground froze. Jas. MARSHAL and Jno. ----? Stayed here last night. At Ja. DAWSON 's and Jno. PATUS 's. Brought my 20 head of stock cattle home from J. W. MCKINLY 's.

Sat

1 March, 1862

Morning cold and ground froze. Day moderately cold, pleasant with some thaw. Sunshine all day. At sundown it clouded up with appearance of rain or snow. Nelson went to Dr. JONES. S. GULICK took Kate away and deed and platt. Took 18 head of cattle to BEAVIS ' straw stack.

Sun

2 March, 1862

Morning it commenced to rain and in after part of night. Raining this morning and freezing as it falls to a sleet. Distant thunder. Eight o'clock raining hard and sleeting. Quit raining at noon. Heavy sleet on ground and trees. The day looks dreary. Commenced to rain again moderately about four o'clock. Raining late at night.

Mon

3 March, 1862

B. CARTS (?) sick, quit work this morning. Morning moderate and drizzling. Some rain about ten o'clock. Commenced to grow cold and spit some hail and snow near night. Quite cold at night with heavy sleet on the ground. At Wm. DAVIS to let him know I would take his corn and sent Mr. PEACHER to CLIFTON 's to tell him I would take his corn.

Sat

8 March, 1862

I hired Jno. COMBS at 50 cts per day to feed my cattle and at $15.00 per month thereafter until the crop is laid by and he is to pay for his washing. Received of R. HILL note to D. A. SCHULES. Note of $59.20, interest 60 cts making $59.80 paid me this day and lifted his note.

Sun

9 March, 1862

George HUFFMAN and wife, self to church.

Mon

10 March, 1862

Morning moderate and rained some last night and has appearance of rain today. Settled with B. CARTE. He owes me $17.10 on note. Balance due Mary ARGO on 2^nd note and interest to this date $30.61

Tues

11 March, 1862

At Circleville and paid RAN RUTER and WOLFLING $42.26 in full on account. George and James HOOPER cane here this evening.

Wed

12 March, 1862

George and James came to work at $12.00 per month.

Thur

13 March, 1862

Deleware Thomas O_BANION [O'Banion]

Fri

14 March, 1862

At R. PARKINSON 's sale of his share in the Wilson farm ----? 1.00 makes 75 cts proceeds bank bill $1242.58. Clover seed 31 lbs, 11 oz. Sold D. SMYTH one work (?) cutter $70.00.

Sun

16 March, 1862

Rev. A. BUCKELS preached.

Tues

18 March, 1862

Sent Albert to count the CLIFTON corn and to pay him $30.00. Clifton was not at home so he left the $30.00 for him with Wm. DAVIS. D. WINFOUGH note of $71.60, paid $30.00, left $41.60. BUCKLEY and SCHURLOCK note of $1029.70. Jno. Buckley and Jont. Scurlock Jesse W. CLARK.

Wed

19 March, 1862

Left Circleville by stage and rail road and got to Jackson. Stayed all night with D. WINFOUGH.

Thur

20 March, 1862

Paid Jesse W. CLARK in full of his note and interest $135.49. Paid BUCKLEY and SCHURLOCK note off after deducting interest of $10.96. Paid balance on D. WINFOUGH note--$42.00. Left by car for Chillicothe, left ABERNATHY 's letter with Job S. STEVENSON for Dr. FULLERTON, by stage to Circleville and stayed all night at the American house.

Fri

21 March, 1862

Left Circleville for home. Unpleasant and raining some.

Sat

22 March, 1862

Morning cold and spitting snow. John MILLIGAN here. I paid him $60.00 in full of a note he held against me. He did not have the note with him but he took the money and said he would send or hand me the note.

Sun

23 March, 1862

Morning blustery and spitting a little snow all day. At home all day.

Mon

24 March, 1862

Moved our cattle to lower place to feed a few days.

Tues

25 March, 1862

Morning cold and ground froze. Moved my cattle to lower place this morning. WILSE moved into cabin.

Wed

26 March, 1862

At A. Seymour's for dinner and to see my stock cattle at BEAVERS (?). Received letter from J. STEVENSON and of him ----?. WILSE took wagon and went to the mill for me and brought back his chickens and other things.

Thur

27 March, 1862

Rolled the logs on sod field. F. FITZER helped and I paid him 50 cts Wm. WILSE helped.

Fri

28 March, 1862

Morning cold, heavy frost, day very pleasant. At lower place to see fat cattle. At Wm. DAVIS ' he sold D. SMYTH 400 Bu. Corn at 57 cts per shock. Nelson paid J. W. MCKINLY $12.00 on his bill for straw and fodder. His bill is $12.42.

Sat

29 March, 1862

Jas. HOOPER quit work making 15 1/2 days making $7.15 and 25 cts, total $7.40.

Sun

30 March, 1862

At home all day.

Mon

31 March, 1862

Jas. HOOPER left for MAGILL 's.

Tues

1 April, 1862

Wm. DAVIS handed me for C. F. MACKER $85.00 in presence of old LEACH- HANK ( HAWK ) and I. SEYMOUR.

Mon

7 April, 1862

At the election. Commenced to rain in forenoon and rained all day and night. Leven REDMAN here, I paid him the interest on his note up to October 27, 1861 in full.

Tues

8 April, 1862

Raining this morning and rained hard until noon. Brought the fat cattle home from the lower place. Used of DAVIS ' jerked corn-8 1/4 shock rows. 102 rows includes the 1/4 shock row SMYTHE gets.

Wed

9 April, 1862

Brought 70 hogs home from lower place. Rained and snowed all day.

Thur

10 April, 1862

Borrowed of SMYTH----------- 18 1/2 lbs. of salt

Fri

11 April, 1862

Sold Mr. DOLBY 60 head of cattle, 30 head of them at $45 per head to be taken the 19^th inst. Or when the cattle corn is fed out at farthest and the remaining 30 head at $42 per head to be fed until said cattle corn is fed out and then to be turned out on lower pasture until 15^th June next. I am to have them salted and taken care of.

Sat

12 April, 1862

At widow BEAVER and paid Peter for her and self a check on exchange bank at Circleville for $21.25. Borrowed of H. ALLEN for H. F. LONG ---------- $3.00.

Tues

15 April, 1862

Paid F. BENTHOMLY (?) to his wife $5.00.

Wed

16 April, 1862

Woodford Co., Ill.

Thur

17 April, 1862

Turned spotted sow in feedlot.

Sat

19 April, 1862

Received of Wm. DOLBEY $1350.00 on a lot of cattle sold him which paid for 30 head at $45 per head, the amount he was to take at that price. At this time the balance to be taken 15^th June next at $42 per head. He took 3 head of the $42 cattle today.

Mon

21 April, 1862

Kate to BERRY 's jack.

Wed

23 April, 1862

62 hogs in all at home. Took 52 hogs to lower place to feed and engaged to Wm. DOLBEY at $3.00 gross the 20^th of May. Counted the shock corn gotten from Wm. DAVIS making 148 shocks at 35 cts per shock.

Thur

24 April, 1862

Snowed hard this morning and continued until about noon. Ground covered and bushes bending with the snow. Fruit trees in bloom.

Fri

25 April, 1862

Settled with Jas. COLES and paid his account $2.20 in full in presence of Jno. MCKINLEY. Jno. C. BERRY here all night. I paid him this morning $14.00 for Kate and Jenny insurance to his Jack call of mare not with foal.

Sat

26 April, 1862

Moved 27 head of cattle on grass at lower place. Settled with HODGES Jan. 30, 1862 and gave them my note for $7.55. Turned 12 calves on meadow at lower place. Notified Perry DAWSON concerning Jack to Kate ---- that I objected to him.

Sun

27 April, 1862

Mr. And Mrs. HUFFMAN, Mr. YATES and self.

Mon

28 April, 1862

Paid P. DAWSON $2.00 it being the amount claimed by him for Kate to his jack--- one leap on the presence of young DENNIS the grocery keeper and others.

Tues

29 April, 1862

Got certificate of deposit and sent D. A. SCHUTER, J. CLARK and Son, Clark and ---?.

Thur

1 May, 1862

John BAILY died last night.

Fri

2 May, 1862

Mailed from Darbyville this morning a letter to D. A SCHUTER, J. CLARK and Son, Clark and Counts (?) each having in them a certificate of deposit on the P. C. Bank for the amount I owed them together with the amount R. HILL owed D. A. SCHUTER. At John BAILY 's.

Sun

4 May, 1862

Thomas SMITH's wife Hest---? $1 pd

Wed

7 May, 1862

Brought 52 hogs home from lower place.

Sat

10 May, 1862

Settled with D. DORNSIF today and paid him in full of his accounts. Settled with D. Dornsif as sexton to meeting---?--- and this account against me together making $16.23. I gave him a check on P. C. Bank for $25.00 leaving the $8.77 for him to buy me flour and salt. Double plowing was finished.

Sun

11 May, 1862

At Sun school, no church.

Mon

12 May, 1862

Tan mare had her colt.

Tues

13 May, 1862

Commenced to plant corn today. D. Dornsif brought me one barrel of flour ($5.00) and one barrel of salt ($2.00). Rained this evening.

Thur

15 May, 1862

Sent I. S. PRITCHARD by hand of John PICKERING $55.07 to be credited on the parsonage against the Mrs. ARGO hold against the parsonage trustees. Planted two planting of potatoes today.

Sun

18 May, 1862

Mrs. HUFFMAN and Libby at cliss of my class.

Mon

19 May, 1862

Fifty hogs weighed to DOLBY this day and received by his agent Mr. JACKSON and to be paid in a few days. Planted my sweet potatoes.

Tues

20 May, 1862

At $5.00 the insurance, Ivnt. To FULLENS horse, no colt no pay. Received of D. SMYTH for DAVIS for C. F. MACHE $22.15.

Wed

21 May, 1862

Sent to Esq. BUICK by J. M. ABERNATHY for C. F. MACHEN $22.15, money received of SMYTH for DAVIS corn bought of him.

Thur

22 May, 1862

At Darbyville. Planted melons today on lot next to barn.

Fri

23 May, 1862

Jenny took BERRY's Jack first time. Kate took Berry's Jack today. At lower place and allowed Wm. DAVIS to put his cow in the pasture.

Sun

25 May, 1862

Heavy frost last night. At Sun school. No class.

Mon

26 May, 1862

Morning and day cold in shade, hot in sun. Rev. GIVEN and family here.

Tues

27 May, 1862

Finished planting corn today.

Wed

28 May, 1862

At Columbus about 20 of us as guards was not accepted by the governor. John PICKERING turned his 2 horses in pasture.

Thur

29 May, 1862

Stayed last night at Josiah KINNEAR 's. At Camp Thomas and Camp Chase.

Fri

30 May, 1862

At Dr. JONES, self, wife and Ann and stayed all night and came home Sat morning.

Sat

31 May, 1862

Paid Payton HUNTSBERRY for Jno. DOWNS $5.00 for insurance of Fan to his horse last year. Rained and hailed and stormed hard late this afternoon. Damaged the wheat and fruit. Rained in the night.

Sun

1 June, 1862

Roads quite muddy. At church today. The Muhlenberg Township Bible Society met today and adjourned to meet again on the first Sabbath in the next May.

Mon

2 June, 1862

Ground internally too wet to plow. Rained some today again.

Wed

4 June, 1862

Self and wife at Circleville. Paid RUTTA (?) RAIN and WOLFLY (?) in full $10.50. At Samuel EARNIST 's all night. At Brother Richard 's in morning.

Thur

5 June, 1862

At Circleville and back home at night.

Fri

6 June, 1862

Paid Mr. PEACHER $12.00. ABERNATHY 's hogs all counted-30, 27 of the possible shipping hops. S. WINFOUGH about 158 hogs, 12 not shippable.

Sat

7 June, 1862

Replanting corn and plowing truck patch. At Darbyville in the evening. George HOOPER left this morning to see his cousin and brother.

Sun

8 June, 1862

At Sun school-self and daughters. At funeral of WHITESIDES----preached by BUCKELS. Whitesides funeral about 3 o'clock.

Mon

9 June, 1862

Replanting corn will get done. Planted my late potatoes today. George HOOPER not yet returned.

Tues

10 June, 1862

My day and sent Albert after the papers.

Wed

11 June, 1862

Commenced to fluke my corn today. Aid Society met here today. E. and H. F. BOOTH $100.00 for M. A. SEYMOUR note. Dr. JONES and family and Dr. DAVIS ' family came here and stayed all night.

Thur

12 June, 1862

Dr. Jones and family, Dr. Davis' family left. At home all day quite sick with a cold and pains in the head.

Wed

18 June, 1862

S. WINFOUGH hogs --- 139, 11 out, 15 with pigs in. Owe FIPEL balance on harrow $135, cash paid $110, paid balance of $25. Rained very hard, too wet to fluke.

Thur

19 June, 1862

Raining this morning. Light spotted young sow to male. Received of MCCOY on house rent $32.00.

Fri

20 June, 1862

Jill (?) Renick to Charley.

Sat

21 June, 1862

John A. JONES came here.

Sun

22 June, 1862

At Sun school. At Wm. BAILEY's funeral preached by J. MARSHAL. John A. Jones here. Rained some today.

Mon

23 June, 1862

County Bible Society met. John PICKERING took his little sorrel mare out of the pasture.

Tues

24 June, 1862

Took My wife and left her at Bloomfield to nurse Mrs. WILLIAMS. At Dr. JONES and made him a survey. At Abel SEYMOUR 's. Nelson at Circleville after the DAILEY 's. J. A. JONES worked - paid him 50 cts.

Wed

25 June, 1862

Morning and day pleasant. At James ALLEN 's for dinner. Went to see Wm. COVITS and engaged him to cut my wheat next week. John A. Jones left for Dr. Jones to work.