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November, Thursday 24
November, Monday 28
Warmer drew a load of corn
Stalks in the morning and went
down to Brother Bachelors in the
afternoon to Thanksgiveing [sic] and
in the evening to prayer meeting
we had a good meeting and there
was quite a number out
Pleasent [sic] drew up a load of wood
in the morning and then went
to drawing corn we drew up
four loads and unloaded them
it took till after dark Mr Pickett
finished drawing his corn stalks
to day [sic]
November, Friday 25
November, Tuesday 29
Warm and pleasent [sic] unloaded
a load of cornstalks and then
finished picking corn to day [sic]
Tonight Wiliam [sic] Parker came
here from Mason he had been
out west of Lansing a visiting
was on his way home he will
stay all night with us
Still pleasent [sic] drew up a load of
pumpkins and then drew two loads
of corn stalks and then got ready
to go to Dansville to take Martha
up home we went to Mr Saless
after Julia Mckender She is going
to board with Martha and go to
school did not get there till after
dark I unloaded the things and
then went to church
November, Saturday 26
Pleasent [sic] Will Parker started
for [Lesh?] after breakfast We
went down and cleaned the school
house it took us all day we
went to Mr Bachelors to dinner
it is worth two dollars They
repaired the school house and
it was all lime for they took
the plaster from over head [sic] and ceeled
[sealed?] it
November, Sunday 27
Pleasent [sic] and warm for the
season did not go to meeting in
the forenoon but in the afternoon
went up to the Reeves school
house to meeting went down
to Johns after the papers before
meeting Harritte [sic] came home with
us to stay a few days with us
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