29th Sunday Went to church in the Morning Elder Knight Preached
Took dinner at Thos Smiths Went in company with Adelia Cotton to Uncle
Steves in the evening and then to church Rev Joel Knight Preached Paid
Thos S Knight CS my subscription to the church in the Walnut Bottom
30th I have been verry unwell today I went to Mrs. Gottons in the
evening
3lst Started hy Ploughs in the corn today ‘Went to the‘Walnut
Bottom in company with Adelia Cotton Joel Knight &‘W Knight I saw them
on Board the Silver Star about 2 oclock at Night on their way To Illinois
and as I saw that Pious and devoted old Man Bid his relatives farewell
with the Prospect of never Meeting them again on Earth I could but feel
the Power of the Christian Religion that enables us to look beyond this
world of Trouble to a Better and a happier state of existence in heaven
where Parting will be no more and we will never shed the Bitter Tears ,
of Separation
This month has been unusually Pleasant cool with rain
enough for good farming Purposes and our Prospects are now good for a
crop of evrything raised on the farm The tobacco crop will be very
early as there is all ready a good deal Planted and the wheat will do
to cut in l0 days from now ·
June lst I will begin the Month of June by saying that it is a
Beatiful Morning I rode through the Lower bend this Morning came home
in the evening with Sue Cotton and Sue Gibson
2nd Commence Hoeing tobacco today I have been unwell all day
Consequently remained about the house ·
Ae _
3rd Went to John Huites in the Morning after Corn Eougd 11%
Bushels at sixty cts per Bushel 'Went to the Bend of Highland in the
evening Received from W Greenwell @2.00 Amt of an Execution in favor
of Buckman & Smith Took one Replevin Pond ac
hth Sunday went to Corrydon to church in company with Miss Ellen
Allin Took dinner at Mr. Raymon. Elder Kelly Reformer Preached ac
Sth I went to the Diamond Island Bend Received from W Helton l
Qll,90 Amt of an Execution in favor of J S Rankin against E Thomas
6th Went to Henderson in company with G E Martin Took the oath
and gave Bond for the Constables office it Maces the third Lond I have
executed since the 20th of Feb l€S8.
Sth Tent to Corydon on Business Executed 7 warrants dc
9th I attended the taking of the deposition of Stephen Martin so
this Lorning Received From Lame d Lilly Thirty three dollars on an acct
in favor of I F Davis Txecuted E warrants Paid Hm Davis Q5 for work on
the farm