“15th Thursday  A fine hot dry day & more cool in the evening  I did my choars choared round home some closed up at 8 and went to bed at about 10 sick with a cold & a lame side  The Methodist camp meeting commenced today down in the Babbets Woods this side of Murrrays.

“16th Friday  Fine hot dry weather but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round some closed up at about 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & lame side  Wadlows wifes girle, the one that is rather simple, had a child today.

“17th Saturday  A cloudy damp morning & began to rain in the afternoon & we had a fine rain  I did my choars choared round some & closed up about 8 went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick with a lame side etc.

“18th Sunday  A cloudy damp morning & day the roads are muddy  I did my choars choared round the house a little, my folk went to Camp meeting with Hoys son about 10 AM & got back about ________. I went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a lame side  Olen Resseguie & Susan Mulnix were married today  He went to Batavia, then they & Jerome Beardsly & his wife went to the Junction & were married by the Methodist minister & they went back to Batavia & stayed all night.

“19th Monday  A fine hot dry day  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a lame side.

“20th Tuesday  fine hot weather  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & sick with a cold & lame side.

“21st Wednesday  A fine warm day with a shower  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 10 nearly sick.”