May 15 – Pleasant but threatning rain. Planted corn for father to day, finished about five o’clock. Father and Will went over to the burg and Ethan went with them. He helped me plant part of the afternoon. May 16 – Very Pleasant. I went down to Fathers this morning and worked at the compost… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries of May 15-31, 1873

  May 1 – Cold this forenoon and Rained this afternoon. I worked untill ten o’clock and then turned out on account of the rain. Put the team in Pas barn until after dinner and then went down to Fathers with the team. May 2 – Rainey in the morning but pleasant in the afternoon.… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries of May 1-14, 1873

Apr 1 – Rainey part of the day. I went to Augusta to day to see about getting a set of rooms to photograph in but did not succeed. We have been at Pas one week and a day and now we are at Fathers to stay a week or two. Apr 2 – Stormy.… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries for April 1873

Mar 14 – Pleasant. Hannah and Ida were a visiting this afternoon and they and Mary P., Ethan and Henry were here to supper to night. Will was here this evening a little while. Mar 15 – Rainey and windy. Eberly was here to day and we comenced takeing an Inventory of property that I… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries of March 14-31, 1873

Mar 11 – Pleasant part of the day. Printed to day and took in seven dollars. Father was here to day a little while. He went to Howlands burg to mill today. Mrs Alfred talked some of buying me out to day. Mar 12 – Pleasant. Mrs Alfred is talking some of buying me out… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries of March 11-13, 1873

Jan 21 – Pleaseant. In an hour snowed all day, warm. Took two pictures for Charley Haywood to day. Nancy has had a head ache all day. I brought 1½ bu of Patatoes to day. Paid 1.12 for them. Jan 22 – Pleasant. Henry Keith and Pa were here to day. Emma Allen[31] was here… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries of January 21 – March 10, 1873

1873 DIARY OF HENRY A. BROWN[1] Jan 1x[2] – I have taken 2 gems[3] to day, 3 groop, 3 Gems of Clark Wheeler. Got a pair of Suspenders. Nancy[4] is sick to day. Went over to father Browns[5] and stayed all night. Took our bird over there. It was a very pleasant day. Hannah[6] was… Continue reading Henry Brown’s diary entries of January 1-20, 1873