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Transcription of George Pierce Sr. Diary from UC Davis Special Collections Page 1
UC Davis Special Collections D-022 1:28: Transcription of George Pierce Sr. Diary, 1867
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Tuesday 1 January 1867
Clear day Come home from Woodland Mr & Mrs Greene & Mr & Mrs Fox were here
and took dinner
Wednesday 2 Jan 1867
Clowdy in the morning Commenced plowing the first Plowing done since the 15th of
Dec ground verry wet not fit to plow
Jessa commenced work at $25_ per month no lost time for rainy wether
Thursday 3 Jan 1867
Plowed in middle field ground verry wet
have to plow in the dryest places
Friday 4 Jan 1867
Plowed in Middle field ground verry wet
rained some in the afternoon
Saturday 5 Jan 1867
Commenced Raining last night and rained most of the time untill about 8 Oclock this
morning and then cleared up with light Showers untill about 2 Oclock and loocks like
fine wether 4 Oclock
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Sunday 6 Jan 1867
Clear breeze from the North
Rained moderate most of the night broke away about daylight this morning
Monday 7 Jan 1867
North wind quite strong Plowed in middle field with three plows
George Went to Buckeye for Mr Wilsons machine
Tuesday 8 Jan 1867
North wind plowed in Middle field
Wednesday 9 Jan 1867
North wind moderate
George Went to the Tuly [Tule?] House with Baders cloths. Sent Bader $50 _
Thursday 10 Jan 1867
South wind and looks like rain
Commenced Sowing Wheat in afternoon in field East of the House with Machin
Friday 11 Jan 1867
Commenced Raining about 2 Oclock then cleared up and loocks like a long spell of
good wether
Saturday 12 Jan 1867
Commenced Raining about Sunrise and rained most of the day quite harde Killed
yearling for Beef let the man on Melones ranch have 120# at 10 cts per # and Mr
Wilson 60# at 10 cts
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Sunday 13 Jan 1867 [No entry]
Monday 14 Jan 1867
Sowed wheat by hand in last field
Ground verry wet
Tuesday 15 Jan 1867
finished Sowing in East field
Wednesday 16 Jan 1867
Commenced Sowing in middle field with Machiene
Thursday 17 Jan 1867
Harrowed in the middle field
Fogy all forenoon
Friday 18 Jan 1867
Loocks like rain Sowed and Harrowed in middle field
rained a little in the morning
North wind in the afternoon Sowed about 10 acres
Saturday 19 Jan 1867
Strong Sout wind
Loocks like rain Harrowed in middle field ground verry wet and Bad to work
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Sunday 20 Jan 1867
Fine day and loocks like good wether
Monday 21 Jan 1867
Rained most of the day cout (sic) wood and done chowers (sic) in general
Tuesday 22 Jan 1867
Fine day Plowed all day
Wednesday 23 Jan 1867
Light Showers all day West wind Plowed around fence in the Pasture
Thursday 24 Jan 1867
Showering all day Went to Fred Warners
Boys cut wood got up the colts in the morning
Mrs. Pierce and I Went to Mr Greenes
Friday 25 Jan 1867
Rained all last night and untill late this morning Heavy Shower about noon
Boys cut wood
Morton E Knapp Committed Suicide this afternoon at Mr Greenes
Saturday 26 Jan 1867
Rained most of the afternoon Went to Mr Greens and took charge of the Estate of
Morton E. Knapp
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Commenced Trimming Peach trees
Sunday 27 Jan 1867
Knapp was Buried at Woodland
Monday 28 Jan 1867
Mrs Pierce & I went to Woodland Carried[?] Peaches & Eggs and got Barrel of
Sugar verry dark and Clowdy all day loocks like rain
Tuesday 29 Jan 1867
Mrs Pierce Bought lot in Woodland and Paid $240 - $100 down and is to pay
the ballance the first day of November Next. verry Clowdy & loocks like rain got
home about dusk
Wednesday 30 Jan 1867
Rained latter part of the night and in the morning cleared up about 8 Oclock and
finest day for a long time loocks like good wether
Trimed Peach trees
Thursday 31 Jan 1867
Trimed Peach trees and planted potatoes
Friday 1 Feb 1867
Finished triming Peach trees and Sowed Barly in Orchard
Saturday 2 Feb 1867
Fine day Plowed & Sowed wheat for chickens
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Loocks like rain again soon
Ground quite wet
Sunday 3 Feb 1867
Fine day
Monday 4 Feb 1867
Fogy and cold in the morning with N wind
Sowed forsen[?] Wheat North of the Orchard
Ground cold & wet Bad plowing
Tuesday 5 Feb 1867
Plowed and Sowed Wheat North of the Orchard
North wind
Wednesday 6 Feb 1867
Sowed Wheat in middle field cold North wind
Thursday 7 Feb 1867
Verry cold North wind
Killed hogs
Friday 8 Feb 1867
Sowed Wheat in middle field
Cold North wind
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Saturday 9 Feb 1867
Harde frost
South wind and loocks like rain
Sunday 10 Feb 1867
Verry Strong North wind and cold All Sines of rain has gone
Monday 11 Feb 1867
Loocks like rain again. Plowed & Sowed in the middle field
Went to Solano House and got Plow Sharpened
Tuesday 12 Feb 1867
Strong North wind all day and cold
Plowed & Sowed Wheat in North field
Went to Solano House and got Plow sharpened
Wednesday 13 Feb 1867
Stong North wind Plowed & Sowed wheat in North field
Thursday 14 Feb 1867
Strong North wind finished Sowing wheat in North field
Mrs Greene got one doz chickens $8.00 25#Turkys
Friday 15 Feb 1867
Went to Sacramento to get a man to prune grape vines
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Wind in the South and loocks some like rain hevy frost
Saturday 16 Feb 1867
Returned home verry tired and not verry well
Wind in the North and quite hard
Sunday 17 Feb 1867
North wind quite strong
Monday 18 Feb 1867
Wind in the South harde frost and loocks like rain
Sowed Wheat North of Peach Orchard
Tuesday 19 Feb 1867
Sowed Wheat in middle field Strong South wind cold and damp
loocks like rain
Duchman come from the City to prune vines
Wednesday 20 Feb 1867
Commenced raining last night about dark and rained all nigth and all day today
Creek begins to rase a little
Thursday 21 Feb 1867
Rained all day Creek nearly full this morning -
Overflow about 4 Oclock this afternoon
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Watter not as high as before by about 6 inches
Friday 22 Feb 1867
Cleared off in the night quite a frost Wind in the North -
Commenced pruning vines. Self and man about 3/4 of day each
Saturday 23 Feb 1867
North wind quite strong and cold harde frost this morning
Pruned vines
Self and man and George Jessy and Grove Packed out vines
Sunday 24 Feb 1867
A little frost this morning and loocks like rain
Went to Post Office and to Ted Warners[?]
Monday 25 Feb 1867
Pruned vines Self and man Grove & Jessie Packed vines in the afternoon
Tuesday 26 Feb 1867
Pruned vines Self 1/2 day and man all day
Grove & Jessie Packed all day George cut Sprouts[?]
rained Several times during the day
Wednesday 27 Feb 1867
Pruning new vines 1/2 day self and man rained Several times in the forenoon bad
getting round to Prune
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Commenced raining about one Oclock and rained all day harde
Thursday 28 Feb 1867
Third Overflow Last night about 10 Oclock
Pruned in afternoon
Friday 1 March1867
Rained last night and this morning
Pruned vines in the afternoon
Saturday 2 March 1867
Went to Woodland to see about the Estate of Morton E Knapp
Pruner worked 1/2 day in vines
Rained in forenoon and latter part of the night
Sunday 3 March 1867
Come home Strong N. W. wind
Monday 4 March 1867
Self and Pruner work in vines all day
Tuesday 5 March 1867
Strong North West wind Pruned vines in the forenoon and went to Mr Greenes
in afternoon
Apprised the Property of the Estate of Morton Knapp
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Wednesday 6 March 1867
Went to Woodland to attend to the Estate of Morton Knapp
Went to Ruddocks to see about getting Hogs ranched
Black cow has a calf
Thursday 7 March 1867
Got home about noon Pruned forron [foreign?] vines in afternoon
Red Hieffer has got two Calves both alive and cicking(sic)
Friday 8 March 1867
Boys finished Plowing Old vines a little before noon 1 1/2 days each 3 in all
Mrs Greene & famely made us a visit today
Saturday 9 March 1867
Rained a verry little night finished halling off vines
fine day made fence acrost the road and put in gate
Sunday 10 March 1867 [No entry]
Monday 11 March 1867
Went to Cashe creek canion with the Pruner
North wind
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Tuesday 12 March 1867
Got home about 2 Oclock
Stong North wind
Wednesday 13 March 1867
Worked on Grape vines
North wind
Thursday 14 March 1867
Worked in vinyard & Halled Hay to the Stable
Friday 15 March 1867
Worked in vinyard
loocks like rain
Saturday 16 March 1867
Went to Woodland and to Ruddocks to See about getting Hogs kept
took meat to Mr Greenes to Smoke
loocks like rain
Sunday 17 March 1867
Sprinkled several times during the day but not annuff to doo any good or hert
Monday 18 March 1867
Worked in vinyard and mad(sic) hen coops
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George started for School at Plainfield
Tuesday 19 March 1867
Went to Sacramento with 6 doz Chickens and Sold them for $7.75 per Doz $45.15
Wednesday 20 March 1867
Got home the roads quite ruff most of the way
Some had mud Holes
loocks like rain. harde frost this morning
Thursday 21 March 1867
Plowed corn ground Sowed some peas
Several light Showers during the day not so as to Stop work
Mr Maxwell got into the creek and got wet
Friday 22 March 1867
Harde frost hale Storm quite harde Sowed Barly on the Iland for Hogs
Saturday 23 March 1867
George Plowed lot at Woodland
Worked setting out grape roots
Harde frost this morning
Sunday 24 March 1867
North wind this morning Went down this afternoon and loocks some like rain
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Mrs Green and Tinkham called to day
Monday 25 March 1867
Worked on vines and moved Wheat from the Storehouse to graniry(sic)
Tuesday 26 March 1867
Fixed place for Turkys to set
Went to Woodland 24 Doz Eggs - 20 - cts
Wednesday 27 March 1867
Halled Hay in the afternoon
Thursday 28 March 1867
Mr Elliot Stayed here all night and bought two cows of me at $75 - each
Friday 29 March 1867
Worked in vinyard finished diging and Setting out grape roots
Went to Plainfield Schoolhouse and attended festivill
Saturday 30 March 1867
Went to Mr Dexters to visit Brother Peterson and found him more cumfortable than
when I Saw him last
Sunday 31 March 1867
Attended Church at Woodland loocks like rain
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Monday 1 April 1867
Plowed ground for Grapes and wheat for Chickens
Tuesday 2 April 1867
Planted corn
Wednesday 3 April 1867
Went to Mr Williams to See about getting a Bull
Thursday 4 April 1867
Worked in vinyard Set out White Muscael [Mascatel?] &c
Friday 5 April 1867
Worked in vinyard Set out Black Hamberg cuttings
Saturday 6 April 1867
Rained a little last night and Sprinckled Several times through the day
Sold J. M Stuart one cow for $75 - to be paid the first day of Sept next
Sunday 7 April 1867 [No entry]
Monday 8 April 1867
Miss Pierce and myself went [to] Sacramento to get some teeth made.
Crossed the Tuly in a Boat
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Tuesday 9 April 1867
Stayed in the City all day
Wednesday 10 April 1867
Started for Home about noon and got home about dark
Sprincled a little just before we arrived and rained quite hard in the night
Thursday 11 April 1867
Went to Martin Boils [Bails?] and got 31 1/2 # of Bailing rope $3.15 10 cts per #
fine Shower last night every thing loocks well
Friday 12 April 1867
Fine day and a hevy Shower last night rained harde most of the night
the ground is verry wet and mirery [?] in meny places the ground is wet enough to
enshure a good crop
Saturday 13 April 1867
Some frost this morning fine day halled Stakes from the Big Ranch for the Grape
vines
Little Muly has a calf
Put the young cattle on the creek
Sunday 14 April 1867
fine day
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Monday 15 April 1867
North wind moderate Went to Sacramento with Turkyes (sic) and back the Same day
Sold for 15 & 18 cts per #
Wind went down in the afternoon and loocked Some like rain
Tuesday 16 April 1867
Loocks Some like rain Sowed wheat around Chicken house
South wind Grain groes fine
Wednesday 17 April 1867
Planted Squashes & Onions
Thursday 18 April 1867
Went to Woodland to attend Ladies festival and fair
Friday 19 April 1867
Planted Wattermellons & Beans
Saturday 20 April 1867
Made Stakes for grape vines
Genl[?] Cahoon is here to night
Sunday 21 April 1867
Genl[?] Cahoon went home to day
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Monday 22 April 1867
Strong North wind made Stakes for vinyard
Mr Hubard come to Settle with me and want sto pay about 25 cts on the Dollar doo
not think I will take it
Tuesday 23 April 1867
Went to Woodland & got Wagons repaired & paid $12.50
North wind
Wednesday 24 April 1867
Took down Hay Shed & made Stakes for vinyard
Got up the Hogs and fed them Some Sulpher [?] and turned the Sowes that are to have
Pigs soon on the creek
Thursday 25 April 1867
Made Stakes for vinyard
Friday 26 April 1867
Went to Odfellows celebration at Woodland with Mr & Mrs Fox and Stayed all night
Saturday 27 April 1867
Got home a little after noon
quite warm
Sunday 28 April 1867 [No entry]
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Monday 29 April 1867
Commenced Plowing Grape vines about middle of the afternoon
Tuesday 30 April 1867
Went to Sacramento with Eggs 264 Doz Sold them at 20 & 25 cts per Doz
124 Doz at 25 cts $30.00
58 " " 22 14.76
70 1/2 " " 20 14.10
56.86
Wednesday 1 May 1867
Dr Thompson made the third trial to make me Some teeth and no better Scucess than
before
Thursday 2 May 1867
In Sacramento
Friday 3 May 1867
In Sacramento
Saturday 4 May 1867
Got home Watter verry high in the Tule
Brought Chineman to help Mrs Pierce
Sunday 5 May 1867
Went to Church at Schoolhouse
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Monday 6 May 1867
Went to Tryans[?] with Jane [horse]
Tuesday 7 May 1867
Went to Knights Landing
Wednesday 8 May 1867
Went to McCormicks to See about the Currie Estate and back to the landing
Thusday 9 May 1867
Got home about 4 Oclock and went to the Party at Mr Lillards in the evening
Groveners friends come to See him
Friday 10 May 1867
Fixed Mowing Machiene
Mrs Pierce went to Mr Wilsons and made a call
Grovener & friends have gon to the City
Saturday 11 May 1867
Strong North wind and quite hot
Lyman [horse] tookthe _ for the first time
Sunday 12 May 1867
Groveners friends left
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Monday 13 May 1867
Commenced mowing in the afternoon. Went to Sylvyville in the morning
Jessa Stoped work Commenced Sacking wheat
Tuesday 14 May 1867
Finished Sacking wheat and commenced Halling
Wednesday 15 May 1867
Went to Woodland with the Hext Boys
Mr Ellis & Aga Commenced Halling Wheat
Ellis 50 Sacks
Aga 51 Small
" 7 Big ones
Thursday 16 May 1867
Made Hay We had a Shower in the afternoon
Friday 17 May 1867
Strong South wind all day and quite cool
Plowed Orchard and Grape vines finished plowing vines the fourth time
Saturday 18 May 1867
Raked Hay in forenoon and made fence[?] in afternoon in the lane East of the House
Ellis 52 Small Sacks & 2 large ones
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Sunday 19 May 1867 [No entry]
Monday 20 May 1867
Went to Woodland to mill
Tuesday 21 May 1867
Commence Stacking Hay with two waggons
Wednesday 22 May 1867
Stacked Hay
Thursday 23 May 1867
Stacked Hay Strong South wind in the afternoon
Jane [horse?]took the _ for the first time [Part of training? Bit? Harness? See
Lyman ref. on 11 May]
Friday 24 May 1867
Finished Stacking Hay
Saturday 25 May 1867
Went to Cash Slough to see about Shiping[?] wheat
Went to Mr Rose
Sunday 26 May 1867
Stong North wind
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Monday 27 May 1867
Got home
Strong North wind
Paid Jessa $40-00 Received of Dick [?] & co $150-00 in cash & check
Tuesday 28 May 1867
Went to Dock Udells and Settled with him for Keeping Sheep
Paid Blum $45.12 Ballance Due for Sacks &c Strong North wind
Wednesday 29 May 1867
Strong North wind
Mr & Mrs Parham and Mrs Fox & Mrs Warner made us a visit today Worked on
Dineing room
Thursday 30 May 1867
Strong North wind
Worked on Dineingroom
Friday 31 May 1867
North wind not verry Strong but verry hot
Worked on Dineingroom
Saturday 1 June 1867
Wm went to Cash Slough for Lumber
Sold property belonging to the Estate of Mr E Knapp at Mr Greenes $39.13
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Sunday 2 June 1867 [No entry]
Monday 3 June 1867
Made fence acrost the Creek
George went to Woodland and got Mr. Hall
Tuesday 4 June 1867
Worked on Diningroom
Wednesday 5 June 1867
Worked on Diningroom
Strong North wind
Thursday 6 June 1867
Worked on Diningroom Strong North wind
Friday 7 June 1867
Worked on Diningroom Stong North wind
Saturday 8 June 1867
Worked on Diningrooom Strong North wind
Wheat badly shelled Some plases one half lost
Sunday 9 June 1867
George Went to Woodland with Mr Hall
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Monday 10 June 1867
Went South of Sylvyville to loock for a Header [?]
Tuesday 11 June 1867
Went to Suisune & Fairfield to get Header [?]
Stayed all night at Mr Highs in Lagoone Vally
Wednesday 12 June 1867
Got home about one Oclock
Thursday 13 June 1867
Mrs Pierce and George went to Woodland after Balckberrys and left
325# Meal at Mr Greenes
80 " " " " Foxes
405
__8
12.15
Friday 14 June 1867
Mrs Pierce & George got home with about 2 1/2 Buckets of Berrys
William and myself Worked on Levy
Saturday 15 June 1867
Worked on Levy
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Sunday 16 June 1867
Went to Sylvyville to Church
Monday 17 June 1867
Commenced Heading Wheat in the middle & Barly field
Squashes for Dinner
Tuesday 18 June 1867
Headed Wheat in North field
Wednesday 19 June 1867
Headed Wheat in North field. Cool day for the Season of Year
Thursday 20 June 1867
Went to Cash Slough and Settled with Mr Wilcox
Due for Wheat $253.68
Friday 21 June 1867
Mrs Pierce and George went to Woodland to get Dress fitted
Saturday 22 June 1867
Finished Barly and Headed wheat in East field
Sunday 23 June 1867
George & Grove went to Woodland to Church
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Monday 24 June 1867
Headers finished all that was ripe annuf to cut and went home Paid them $165 - Mrs
Pierce and George went to Santa Clarra to visit the School at that place
Tuesday 25 June 1867
Stacked Barly
Coocked &c
Wednesday 26 June 1867
Halled manure out of Stock yard _ Cut Thissles in Stock yard &c Coocked &c.&c
Thursday 27 June 1867
Worded on Levy Halled Manure made gate
Coocked &c
Green Corn for Dinner
Mr Wilcox called this afternoon to perchest Wheat
Friday 28 June 1867
Made gate & Thrashed peas
Cool South wind and fine day to work
Cucumbers for Supper
Saturday 29 June 1867
Went to Cash Slough after George & Mrs Pierce
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Sunday 30 June 1867
Returned Home at nigh
Monday 1 July 1867
Went to Mr Greenes & got fanningmill[?] and cleaned peas
Verry hot day
Tuesday 2 July 1867
Made Road acrost the Creek
Mrs Pierce is verry well this evening
Wednesday 3 July 1867
Governer Denky of Utah Terrytory Genl Upson & Mr Greene called today
Gov Denky is an old acquaintence of mine from Wisconsin
Thursday 4 July 1867
Went to Woodland
North wind
Friday 5 July 1867
Strong North wind
Genl Reddington come out last night
Saturday 6 July 1867
Verry Strong North wind this morning whipping out Wheat verry bad
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Sunday 7 July 1867 [No entry]
Monday 8 July 1867
Worked on Levy
Tuesday 9 July 1867
Headed Wheat with Greenes Machien
Commenced about 3 Oclock
Mrs Lorenge[?] and Wille come to day
Wednesday 10 July 1867
Headed Wheat in middle field
Thursday 11 July 1867
Headed Wheat in middle field
Friday 12 July 1867
Headed Wheat in middle field
Saturday 13 July 1867
Finished Headding Wheat
Mr Greene Dr to 2 men 41$ [?]
Sunday 14 July 1867
North wind and verry hot
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Monday 15 July 1867
George went to See Mr Gallop about thrashing
Tuesday 16 July 1867
George got home this afternoon
made arrangement with Hext about thrashing and he set the Machiene to night Mrs
Lorenge[?] & Wilee Went to Mr Greenes
Wednesday 17 July 1867
Verry Strong North wind had to Stop thrashing
Thursday 18 July 1867
Strong North wind in the morning but goes down so that we commence thrashing at
noon
Wm was taken Sick this afternoon and had to Stop work
Friday 19 July 1867
Thrash all day
Saturday 20 July 1867
Thrashed all day Mrs Lorenge [?] & Willee got back
Went to Silvyville and got Blind man to work
Sunday 21 July 1867
Thrashers here all day
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Monday 22 July 1867
Thrashed all day
Tuesday 23 July 1867
Finished thrashing Paid off the men- about ninety tones of Wheat and about nine
tones of Barley
Wednesday 24 July - Monday 29 1867 [No entries]
Tuesday 30 July 1867
Went to Sacramento with George and had our likeness taken
Commenced Halling Wheat
Wednesday 31 July 1867
got home
Thursday 1 August 1867 [No entry]
Friday 2 August 1867
Went to Cash Slough with the last of the the Wheat
Wheat [repeated]
Saturday 3 August 1867
got home and went to Woodland
William is Sick againe
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Sunday 4 August 1867 [No entry]
Monday 5 August 1867
went towardes Knights Landing
Tuesday 6 August 1867
Mrs Pierce and myself went to Sacramento
Wednesday 7 August 1867
Got home
Paid B Cahoon $617.91
Thursday 8 August 1867
Bottled Some wine and put down Oil cloth in Dinningroom
Mr Sprage[?] called to day
Friday 9 August 1867
Went to Woodland to make out returns in the matter of the Estate of A Currie
Diseased
And M. E. Knapp Commenced Stacking Straw
Saturday 10 August 1867
Went to Knights Landing to See about the Estate of S. J. Thomas
attended Lodg at Woodland am not verry well head affected and allmost Deff
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Sunday 11 August 1867
Made Mr Peterson a visit Called on Mrs Demming and Doctor Ruddock
Monday 12 August 1867
Help wash and did chores Hearded Hogs
Tuesday 13 August 1867 [No entry]
Wednesday 14 August 1867
Settled with Wm Miller and he left fixed fence on the other Side of the Creek
Thursday 15 August 1867
Went to Mr Allisons to See about Selling grapes
Mr Rose & Wife come to can fruit
Friday 16 August 1867
Visetted the Schoole at Fairfield
Saturday 17 August, Sunday 18 August 1867 [No entries]
Monday 19 August 1867
Went to Knights Landing to see about the Estate of S. J. Tomas
Tuesday 20 August 1867
got home
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Wednesday 21 August 1867
Shelled corn
Thursday 22 August 1867
Went to Sacramento with George & got his cloths and thing[s?] for School
Friday 23 August 1867
Went to School meeting Mrs & Mr Fowler from Sacramento called today
Saturday 24 August 1867
Went to Woodland took sheep to Dr Merritts got Calf of Mrs Brown[?]
Called on Mr Peterson got Pig of Mr Deming Democratic Convention Bought Mair
to mate Jane
Sunday 25 August 1867
Mr Fowlers folks went home
Sheep man commenced to Board
Monday 26 August 1867
Went to Knights Landing to mill
Verry warm
Tuesday 27 August 1867
Got home
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Wednesday 28 August 1867
George Started for School and Stayed at Suscall[?] all night
Grove taken Sick
Thursday 29 August 1867
got to Petuloma about noon and visitted the School inn the afternoon
Friday 30 August 1867
Started for home and got as far as Susuin and Stayed all night
Saturday 31 August 1867
Got home about noon and found Grove Sick
Sunday 1 September 1867 [No entry]
Monday 2 September 1867
Went to the Chileses And to Dock Ruddock
Tuesday 3 September 1867 [No entry]
Wednesday 4 September 1867
Went to Election
Thursday 5 September 1867
Went to McClorys [?] and to Mr Genens [?] [Greenes?] to get some help
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Friday 6 September 1867
Went to Sacramento and Home the Same day
The State has gon about 8000 Democratt
Saturday 7 September 1867
Dock Welles[?] and Children called today
McClory got some Peaches
Sunday 8 September 1867 [No entry]
Monday 9 September 1867
Commenced picking Grapes
Grovener Ball left Paid him $40
Commenced Work at $40 _ per month
Tuesday 10 September 1867
Commenced Halling Grapes to Allisons at 1 1/4 ct per #
S. C. Ball Commenced work at $35 _ per Month
Wednesday 11 September 1867
Halled 1966 # Grapes to Allison
Thursday 12 September 1867
Picked and Halled Grapes 2512 #
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Friday 13 September 1867
Men come from Petaluma with Washing Powders
Picked and Halled Grapes 2750 #
Saturday 14 September 1867
Picked & Halled Grapes 3308#
Sunday 15 September 1867 [No entry]
Monday 16 September 1867
Halled Grapes to Allison 3588#
Tuesday 17 September 1867
Halled Grapes to Allison 4040#
Wednesday 18 September 1867
Halled Grapes to Allison 4090#
Thursday 19 September 1867
Halled Grapes 4493#
Friday 20 September 1867
Halled Grapes 4382#
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Saturday 21 September 1867
Halled Grapes 4481#
Settled with the
China men $29.00
Steve Ball 13.50
due [?] Allen 18.36
Sunday 22 September 1867 [No entry]
Monday 23 September 1867
Harrowed on the Volenteer ground [Could this be the name of the grapes?]
Went to Woodland
Tuesday 24 September 1867
Harrowed
Wednesday 25 September 1867
Went to Sylvyville and got Wagon repaired
Allen Stop work Due him $23_
Jussy [Jessy?] Commenced Work at $25_ per Month
Thursday 26 September 1867 [No entry]
Friday 27 September 1867
Went to Sacramento With Mrs Pierce and got Furniture
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Saturday 28 September 1867
got home
Sunday 28 - Monday 29 September 1867 [No entries]
Tuesday 1 October 1867
Went to Woodland to Work on house
Wednesday 2 October 1867
Worked on house at Woodland
Thursday 3 October 1867
Woodland
Friday 4 October 1867
Worked at Woodland
Saturday 5 October 1867
Worked at Woodland
Sunday 6 October 1867
Come home & went back
Monday 7 October 1867
Worked at Woodland
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Sent George $90_ for tuision in School
Tuesday 8 October 1867
Worked at Woodland
Wednesday 9 October 1867
Worked at Woodland
Thursday 10 October 1867
Come home after team and Wagon to bring the tooles home
Mr & Mrs Gallop come today
Friday 11 October 1867
Went to Woodland team Mrs Pierce Went to Mr Foxes on a visit
Saturday 12 October 1867
Mended Harness and went to Martins[?]
Sunday 13 October 1867
Went to the new School house to Church
Monday 14 October 1867
Worked on Haystack
Tuesday 15 October 1867
Covered Hay
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Wednesday 16 October 1867
Went to Election and voted for Mike Wenels[?] Smeet[?] &Sprague
Thursday 17 October 1867
Went to Martins[?] with Jug [Judge] McCune
Friday 18 October 1867
Finished Stacking Straw. Thrashed Wheat [unclear] with flales in Header Wagon
Saturday 19 October 1867
Sold personal property belonging to the Estate of S. J. Thomas diseased.
Sunday 20 October 1867 [No entry]
Monday 21 October 1867
Monday 21 October 1867
Thrashed Wheat with flales North of the Orchard
Tuesday 22 October 1867
Thrashed wheat
Wednesday 23 October 1867
Finished Thrashing and Cleaned up
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Thursday 24 October 1867
Stacked corn Stalks and Straw
Friday 25 October 1867
Went to Woodland and get pump mended
Saturday 26 October 1867
Finished Stacking Straw Went to Mr Greenes With Mrs Pierce and Saw Mrs Lorenge
there and Judge McKune
Sunday 27 October 1867
4 men Commenced Boarding at Noon at $5_ per Week each Working on the Brige
Monday 28 October 1867
Mrs Pierce Started for Petaloma to See George
Strong North wind
Harrowed volenteer[?]
Tuesday 29 October 1867
Harrowed volenteer[?]
Wednesday 30 October 1867
Finished Harrowing vollenteer
Three more men come to board that works on the Brige
Mrs Bissil & Mr Baker from Woodland Called to day
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Thursday 31 October - Saturday 2 November1867 [No entries]
Sunday 3 November 1867
Mrs Pierce got home today
Monday 4, Tuesday 5 November 1867 [No entries]
Wednesday 6 November 1867
Rained most of the forenoon and part of the afternoon ground about wet enough to
plow
Thursday 7 November 1867
Allen Commenced work at noon at $27.00 per Month
Saturday 9 through Friday 15 November 1867 [No entries]
Saturday 16 November 1867
Finished the Brig [bridge]
Sunday 17 November 1867
The men left this morning
Monday 18 through Wednesday 20 November 1867 [No entries]
Thursday 21 November 1867
Went to Sacramento and got team to plow
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Friday 22 November 1867 [No entry]
Saturday 23 November 1867
Started for home with team
Sunday 24 November 1867 [No entry]
Monday 25 November 1867
Commenced Plowing with Big team on Knowel in the Pasture
Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 November 1867 [No entries]
Thursday 28 November 1867
Thanksgiving day Gobler for Supper
Friday 29 November 1867 [No entry]
Saturday 30 November 1867
Finished Plowing in East field
Sunday 1 December 1867 [No entry]
Monday 2 December 1867
Went to Woodland and got Harnis & irons for Harrow
Loocks like rain
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Tuesday 3 December 1867
Worked on Sowing Machiene &c
Stong North wind
Wednesday 4 December 1867
Commenced Sowing Wheat
Josep[h] Allen Come out to day
Thursday 5 December 1867
Commenced Plowing in middle and North field with big teem
Friday 6 December 1867
Commenced Sowing Barly on the Knowl
finished Sowing wheat in east field
Saturday 7 December 1867
Commenced Raining about 10 Oclock and rained most of the day moderate and quite
harde several times in the night
Sunday 8 December 1867
Rained considerable today
Monday 9 December 1867
Light Showers not enough to doo any hirt the Creek about half to night
Sold Hext one Hog Weight 285# 4cts $11.40
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Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 December1867 [No entries]
Thursday 12 December 1867
Went to Sacramento with Hogs
Friday 13 December 1867
Got home Sold Hogs at $10.00 each 13 head
Saturday 14 December 1867
Went to Woodland
Sunday 15 December 1867
Very foggy all day
Monday 16 December 1867
Commenced Sowing Wheat in Norht field
Grovener Ball left
Tuesday 17 December 1867
Rained Some in the forenoon
Wednesday 18 December 1867
Rained most of the day got Hogs home from the Big ranch
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Thursday 19 December 1867
Finished Hog Pen
fine day but wet under foott
Friday 20 December 1867
Commenced Plowing on the Knowl and had to Stop teams mired Commenced
raining about 10 Oclock and rained all day
Saturday 21 December 1867
Clear most of the day
Mrs Pierce was Sent for at Mr Logans
George got home from School on a visit
Sunday 22 December 1867
Commenced raining about midnight last night and rained and wind Blew the hardest
that I ever Saw all day Overflow in the evening Watter the highest ever known
Monday 23 December 1867
Commenced raining about 10 Oclock in the forenoon wind all day
Tuesday 24 December 1867
No rain today fixed Pumps and fence
Wednesday 25 December 1867
Rained all day
Boys held Crismass
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Thursday 26 December 1867
Clear all day
Jessa went to the Solano House
Tinkham & Mrs Greene called and took tea
Friday 27 December 1867
Strong North wind
Ice frose thick as window glass
Cata Greene come to day to Make a visit
Saturday 28 December 1867
Strong North wind and verry cold
Sunday 29 December 1867
Cata went home to day
North wind and looks verry much like rain
Monday 30 December 1867
South East wind Commenced raining about mid night and rained all day
Nothing done but eat and doo chores
Tuesday 31 December 1867
Rained all day and is raining now Wind South East
Nothing done but eat and doo chores
Tomorrow is New Years day