1860s

(This first listing is repeated from the last entry page from 1859.)

Jan. 2nd 1860 to myself and 4 cattle 2 3/4 of an hour each 1.00
_______
6.28

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Continued
Jan 5th to myself and 4 cattle
two hours each 00.75
_______
Jan 31 to myself shovelling snow 00.25
_______
Feb 20 to myself and 4 cattle
1 and 1/2 hour each 00.56
_______
1.56

(On this page Edwin F. Yeaton is practicing his writing his name).

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Practice Penmanship. Capital letters.This is in quill pen.

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1861

Belgrade Dec. 25_1860
to breaking roads myself and
four cattle 2 hours each 6. .75
Jan 4 1861 to myself and 4 cattle
one and half hour each 4 1/2 .56
Jan 8 to myself and 4 cattle one
and half hours each 4 1/2 .56
Jan 11 to myself and 4 cattle
two and half hours each 7 1/2 .94
Jan 12 to Edwin and 4 cattle
two hours each 6 .75
Jan 17 to myself and 4 cattle
three hours each 9 1.13
Jan 21 to myself and 4 cattle
two hours each 6 .75
Jan 29 to myslef and 4 cattle
two hours each 6 .75
Jan 31 to myself and 4 cattle
1 3/4 of an hour each 5 1/4 .65
also from my hourse to the school
hous with 4 cattle which 1/4 of an hour 3/4 .10
_____
6.94cts

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Feb. 1
to myself and 4
cattle 1 1/2 hour each 7 1/2 .62 1/2
Feb. 9 to myself Edwin and
4 cattle 3 hours each 12 1.50
Feb. 19 to myself and Edwin
and 4 cattle two hours
each 8 1.00
Feb 21 to myself and 4 cattle
and Edwin 2 3/4 each 11 1.38
Feb 22 to myself 4 cattle and
Edwin 2 hours each 8 1.00
Feb 25 to myself 4 cattle and
Edwin 2 hours each 8 1.00
6.61
_________

March 17 to Edwin and 4
cattle 2 hours each 6 00.75
March 21 to Edwin and 4 cattle
each 2 hours 6 00.75
______
4.01
March 23 to myself and 4 cattle
4 1/2 hours each 13 1/2 1.68
_____
8.64

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Balance due on taxes for 1860 1 dollar 42.cts.

1861 6.84
1861 8.69
______
15.53
1860 $1.42cts
up to this date
_____
$14.11

(Note: this section of this page is in pencil and possibly
in a different handwriting)

1861
halled in whet
August 17

halled lode of hay
off the medow for
Andrew
august 17

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July 14, 1861

July 14 mealy cow went
to Bull
July 16th farrow hieffer
went to Bull
_______

Aug 4 mealy cow second time
Aug 5 farrow hieffer
second time
July 21 Brindl Cow
went to Bull

(Note different handwriting in pencil for this next entry)
Aug 17 3 year old Cow
drove to Rogers's Bull.

Note: back to quill handwriting of Paul Yeaton)
Sep 3rd 4 year old drove to
Dunns Bull
Sept 6th 3 year old drove
to Dunns Bull

(Note different handwriting in pencil for this next entry)

Sept 18th year old to Dunns
Bull.

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Jan. 17 1862 to breaking
roads fourteen hours 1.75
Jan 21 to breaking road ten hours 1.25
Jan 17 to breaking road ten hours 1.25

(Note different handwriting in pencil for this next series of entries)
Jan 28 to breaking roads 13 hours 1.62
Feb 3 to breaking roads 4 hours 0.50
Feb 8 to breaking roads 7 hours 00.84
Feb. 15 to breaking roads
two hours myself and
oexen 4 00.40
Feb 17 to myself and oxen 2 1/2 hours 5 .69
Feb 19 to myself and oxen
2 1/4 hours 4 1/2 .56
Feb 21 to myself and oxen
3 hours 6 .75
Feb 25 to Shoveling on the
road .25
March 1st to breaking roads 6 .75
March 5 to breaking roads 5 .69
______
11.29

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(Note: Paul Yeaton's Quill Penmanship again)

Continued
March 18 to breaking roads
twentyone hours 2.61 1/2
March 20 to braking roads
eight hours 1.00
March 22nd to breaking roads
ten hours 1.25
_____
4.88
11.29
_____
16.17

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April 10th 1861
Sowed wheat the 7th
day of May North of
the road
Sowed South of the
road the 10th of may
1 1/2 bushel North the road
2 bushels South the road

_________
April 6th 1863
Sowed 1 1/2 bushels wheat
on Lander pease
______
Snow storm the 7th of may
_______
measured out for potatoes
the 8 of may. Edwin
went up to Powells to get
Brite shod the 8 day
Snowstorm 15th May.
Sowed two hushels and one peck
wheat the 11 of may 1863.

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June 8, 1862

five year old Cow drove to Cottle's
the 8 day of June

(Note in margin) 5 year old calved
24 of March
____________
Brindle cow 10 of June
to Cottle's Bull

(Note in margin) Calved 26

________
four year old 26 of June
to Cottle's Bull
_________

July 15 four year old
the second time to
Cottles bull

(Note in margin) Calved 28

_____
Brindle Cow the seond
time to Cottle's bull
the 11 of July
_________
tow year old to Cottle's Bull
August 17

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(Written in pencil, another's handwriting)
July 19th 18----

George Cottle DR.
to 119 feet hemlock boards which he is
to repay again next winter

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Henry Yeaton Dr

Nov 1862 to work on your house 3 days and 2 half days 4
Nov 24, 25 half of 26 2 1/2
and 27 and 28 and half of 29 2 1/2

_____
Dec. to 2 1/2 days work on your house 2 1/2
Dec. 11–12 and hald of the 13 on your house 2 1/2
______

Dec 15, 16, 17 Shingling, 18–19 and 20
on sash six days 6

Dec 21 and hald of 22 and half 2.5
and Christmas all day makeing 3 days 3
_______
Jan. to two days seting glafs
Chay (?) to four and half days
Shingling and work on gutters 4.50

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Continued
to three quarts boiled oile 1.3
to 1 1/2 bushel plaster 00.50
to makeing axle tree to your wheals 00.50
June 5 to one day in your house 1.50
June 8–9–10–11–12–and 13 6 days 6.00
_______
June 15th 1/2 day 16–17– 1/2 of 19
and 20 4.00

_____

June 22 half day 23–24–25
26 and 27 five and
half days 5.50

July 2 one half day 3rd and 4th
two days and half 2.50

July 6th one of half day and the
7th one and half day 1.50

_________
Sept 15 to four days work 4.00
Sept 21 to five and half days 5.50
Sept (illegible) to five days work 5.00
and Oct
______
37.03


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Oct 1863 Henry Yeaton
to Paul Yeaton Dr

Oct to Six days work 6.00
Nov 3 to two days work 2.00
Nov 9 to five and one half days 5.50
______
Nov to 3 1/2 days work 3.50
Nov to 3 1/2 days work 3.50
Nov and December to five days work 5.00
Dec 7–8–9–10–11 and 12 six days 6.00

________
Dec 14 to five and half days 5.50
Dec 21 to four days work 4.00
Dec. and January Six days 6.00
Jany 4 to one days work 1.00
______
48.00

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Henry Yeaton
to Paul Yeaton Dr

August 26—1864

to two days work — 2
Aug to six days work — 6
Sept to four days and part 4
of the fifth the day I thrashed my grain—

_______
Sept to six days, two of them late so that
the day I thrushed would
make them good 8

Sept to four days work 4
Oct to one day 1
Oct to three dyas and half 3 1/2
Oct to one day 1
Oct to one half day tuesday
and three quarters of the
day Wednesday 1 1/4


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Town of Belgrade to Paul Yeaton Dr

Jan 23rd 1861 to myself and
four oxen 7 hours each 3.50

_____
Jan 26th to myself and four
oxen five hours each 2.50
_____
Jan 20 to Edwin and four
oxen four hours each 2.00
_____
(Pencil Handwriting)
Chicken Acct—1872
To two bush meal 2.10
Jan 29 " four " corn 4.00
" " " One " cracked corn 1.00


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Belgrade 1867

Town of Belgrade to
Paul Yeaton Dr

Jan 19 to myself and one yoke
of oxen four hours each 8
_____
Jan 12 to myself and four
oxen four hours each 12
_____
Jan 28 to Edwin and four
oxen three hours each 9
_____
Feb to myself three jobs shoveling
2 hours each 6

Feb 6th to myself, Edwin and
four oxen two and half
hours each 10.
(Next entry is in pencil)
March 20 to nine hours 9

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(Note: this page is written in pencil possibly by Edwin)
to myself and oxen
three hours and one half 7
_____
Feb 10th to myself and
oxen three hours each 6
_____

(Note next two entries are in Paul's quill penmanship)

March 1st to Edwin and myself and
oxen two and half hours each 7 1/2

March 3rd to Ewin and oxen two hours each 4

(Note, the next entries and the entries through the end of the 1860sBelgrade 1867

are in a pencil handwriting maybe Edwin's hand).

Frank Bunker Dr
To Paul Yeaton
For 2 1/2 days work 5.50
For 2 days work 2.00

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Winter 1869
1st To breaking roads hours 17
2nd " " roads 12
3rd " " roads 18
4th " " " 7 1/2
5th " " "9
6th " " "15
7th " " "9
8th " " "9
9th " " " 10 1/2
108 $26.75

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Weight of Heog 1869 459. lbs

May 1 Br jug (or frig?) of Wesley Hussey 5.00

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Belgrade Dec 8th 1869
To breaking roads 4
Belgrade Jan 26— 1870
To Breaking roads 10
_____
Jan 31 to myself and oxen 9
Feb 2nd to myself and oxen 6
Feb to myself and 4 oxen 3 hours 9
Feb 14 to myself and 4 oxen 3 hours 9

Belgrade Mch 18th
To breaking roads 7
" work on " 1
1
56

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blank.

(Note Entries for various years are mixed in throughout the journal)
This ends this section on the 1860s.)


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