September 1828

Monday September 1, 1828. The weather fine. Business very dull.

Tuesday September 2, 1828. The weather fine and business dull. Nothing remarkable.

Wednesday September 3, 1828. The weather very rainy all day and the travelling bad. We had a very heavy shower last night with thunder and lightning.

Thursday September 4, 1828. The weather very rainy all day. Business brisk. George and I began to take the Christian Watchman, printed at Boston, last Saturday. I heard from home, folks are well. Saw Noyes on the 2d, he was going to Pembroke to the camp meeting. We had a new cow and calf tonight. I get up mornings now about 6 o'clock. Wrote a letter to A. F. [?] today.

Friday September 5, 1828. The weather fine after the rain. The water in the river rises very fast.

Saturday September 6, 1828. The weather fine. I got up about 1/2 past 6 o'clock this morning. The water is very high in the river. It is so high that two boats loaded with molasses came to the distillery. The water is very injurious to the crops on the intervals and farmers could not have time to gaurd [guard] against it, it comes so unexpectedly upon them.

Sunday September 7, 1828. The weather pleasant and the water is not so high as yesterday. George was added to the Baptist Church at the usual place. We had a good sermon by Mr. W. and another by a stranger.

Monday September 8, 1828. The weather good. Business dull.

Tuesday September 9, 1828. The weather good. Business dull. Mr. Kent gone to -tt***. Mrs. Kent and the old Col's folks have gone to the Beach at Hampton.

Wednesday September 10, 1828. The weather fine but some hot for a day or two. Business dull.

Thursday September 11, 1828. The weather fine but the mornings are very cold. Almost every day we have accounts of great damage done by the late rain on rivers. Business dull at this time. Mr. Chase was over yesterday after dye stuffs. But he is going to Henniker and on his way back he will call and take them. Father and Mother are well and have gone to Portsmouth. This morning Mr. Tenney has sold all his things at vendue to pay his debts.

Friday September 12, 1828. The weather fine. Mr. Chase called and took his dye stuffs today. I received a letter from Mother tonight purporting the same as Mr. Chase told me. Business good today.

Saturday September 13, 1828. The weather fine. Business dull. Mrs. Kent got home from the Beach and Mrs. [Colonel] Kent is some unwell.

Sunday September 14, 1828. The weather good, we had exellent preaching by Mr. Williams.

Monday September 15, 1828. The weather rather dull as well as business.

Tuesday September 16, 1828. The weather good. Business not very good.

Wednesday September 17, 1828. Business pretty good. I have not anything worth writing nowadays. Govr. John T. Gilman died lately.

Thursday September 18, 1828. Business not good. Nothing remarkable. I rise about six in the morning. Very pleasant but cold mornings.

Friday September 19, 1828. The weather pleasant. Business dull.

Saturday September 20, 1828. The weather pleasant. Business very good.

Sunday September 21, 1828. The meeting at the B[aptist Church] was considerable. A stranger preached.

Monday September 22, 1828. Business brisk. Apprentices begin to work about ten in the evenings.

Tuesday September 23, 1828. The weather fine but cold mornings. I get up about 6 o'clock.

Wednesday September 24, 1828. The weather fine and business pretty dull.

Thursday September 25, 1828. The weather fine and business dull. I have to feed the pigs now besides tending the store now.

Friday September 26, 1828. The weather fine. It [rained?] yesterday and today.

Saturday September 27, 1828. The weather fine. The Light Infantry trained today. Mr. Tenney was over today.

Sunday September 28, 1828. We had good preaching by a man of Hopkinton and a lecture in the eve by Mr. N. W. Williams.

Monday September 29, 1828. Business dull. Old Mr. Kent got home last night from the Hampton Beach.

Tuesday September 30, 1828. The weather rainy. Business dull. Col. was on a referance [reference] at Gales.