Hackinson,Mr

Jan 1945 11.During the night there was a small addition to our sleighing of perhaps three inches. There is but little snow but being very solid with little it makes quite sleighing. Mary and mys~lf went to Pokeepsie on a visit to Mrs Vail.· Spent part, of·_the afternoon and evening returned home about :.b,cy'Jf_ past with us: eleven .ocJock. ... Miss Vail returned with us to spend a few days

12.Sabbath went to church in the morning and evening Mr Wiles preached. 13.Spent the day mostly in the house Father tended mill In the morning Miss

Vail sister Mary and myself went to Uncle Daniels on a visit Caroline

Thoughson being there spending a few days. 14.Spent part of the time in the house and part in the mill In the afternoon

I trimmed the buffalow cut coloured flannel for sowing on for trimming &

In the evening went to church Mr Sayr and Frayzi11 were appointed by Presbtterian to visit our church they expect to spend a few days for the purpose of exciting the people to action on the subject of religion 15.Spent the forenoon in the mill and house. Father and Mother went to the funeral of Rev John Clark former minister of our church. He died last

Sabbath and was brought up by the steamer Utica yesterday together with the family Mrs Clark Mr Hackinson and others The Corpse and friends came at Grandpas·and spent the night. In the afternoon Miss Vail Mary and myself started for Pokeepsie called at Mr Platts found they were preparing for a sleigh ride on the turnpike expecting to come our way and call for us and go to\the Hollow but we varied the arrangement left our horses at

Mr Gidleys got in their sleigh and went to Hide Park instead of the Hollow returned to the eastern house and stopped for our supper Atter our oyster supper we staid until ten oclock it rained some at that time Mr Gregory lent us some old clcaaks umbrellas & we went as comfortable as possible. We left

Miss Vail at her house and returned to ours through the storm which insued until we got to our destined spot (home) about one oclock. 16.Woke up sometime in the forenoon found it raining quite hard it being a confirmed rain storm January thaw & Spent part- of the time in the house writing a letter to Carpenter and James the rest part in the mi11 Father spent most of th~ day in the mill office making brushes f~r putting on cilinders for the purpose of brushing peaches. 17.Spent most of the day in the mill it being quite a stormy day raining moderately

The thermometer stood most of the day at the freezing point therefo,r the snow did not waste much. Just at evening Harvey Ingraham came at our house staid all night. 18.Cleared off during the night quite cold so as to.freeze hard. Went to Pokeepsie in the covered cutter found the sleighing tha'h~1r'e1<:pected Crapo Lake Jr rode along to Pokeepsie. The gatekeeper sent a small bag of spesie by me to tee farmers and manufacturers bank. In the evening went to Daniel

I Wards to a small party as company 19.Sabbath. Went to church in the forenoon and evening Mr Sayrs preached expects to s~end the week with us 20. Spent the day in the~ ~ill Father went to the funeral of Mrs William Thorn in the forenoon in the afternoon wenttto Stephen D. Underhill fo,r the purpose of seeing William Sanders in regard to getting some oat~ to pay his IDnest debt. In the evening we all went toi' meeting in th~;h~rse sled.

Jan 1845 21,In the morning it rained moderately freezing as fast as it came to the grband. Went to Pokeepsie with a load of flour. It Tained quite fast on my way~there and snowed on my return. Brought back a load of coal for Grandpa from Pokeepsie. In the evening Father went to meeting in the covered cutter it snowed moderately. 22.Spent the day drawing wood from the woods and manure to the peach orchard taking a load of manure and bringing back a load of wood. In the evening

Father and Mother went to meeting Mr Sayrs preached a very excellent sermon suitable fot the occasion.Sister Mary and myselfZacheus Newcombs in the evening there-. was a party of perhaps fifty, a majority being young marriedpeopl e. 23.Spent most of the day drawing man~re and woodFather Mother and Mary went to church in the forenoon .. There is preaching appointed each day and evening during this week. In the evening we all went Mrs Flagler rode with us.

Had a very interesting meeting there were quite a number willing to ask the prayers of Christians. 24. In the morning went to the woods after a load of wood it commenced raining immediately befo_re we got home Father and Mother went to meeting in the forenoon through the rain it rained quite hard before they returned about fo.ur oclock Nehmicah Robison1 s boy came to our house in great haste and said their baby was dying·and wanted some of to go for the doctor immediately

Father went over to see the child thought it had a fit or something like it I went to the Valley on foot through the rain after the doctor. Staid to the doctors until after tea expecting to stay until after meeting but iit continued to ra1n so fast that there w~s none.

25.This morning Father woke me before day saying the water had risen so as to run over the dam in front of the mi 11 . Father got to the mill befo_re

I was able found the mill going the water very high. We gave the water more vent and returned to the house. Spent the morning reading the newspaper&

Spent the day in the mill dressed the lower run. It had rained most of. the day though not very hard Just at night the wind shifted to the north eastand continued immediately to snow until the present about seven oclock hope for sleighing. 26.Sabbath.There did but little snow fall none to make sleighing but cleared off very windy but yet not cold went to church in the fo_renoon in the wood sled found very poor sleighing Mr Wile preached Mr Sayr having returned to his congregation. The week had been spent mostly in prayer and exhortation for the conviction and conversion of sinners by them and many in the church have a deep interest in the welfare of their friends and not a few we trust are deeply convicted and some trust they have met with a change.

How important that Christians should pray and exert as Jacob of old for a blessing from the Lord. Mr Wile preached from Romans tenth chapter first verse the words were very appropriate for the occasion. They are these

Brethren my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved. This should be the prayer of every Christian especially at shuch a time. Miss Pierce came home from church with us to stay between meetings

In the evening we all went to meeting had a very full house and a very interesting meeting. There were I should think about thirty came forward to the anxious seat. The meeting is expected to continue during this week every day and evening except Monday morning . 27 .Spent part of the time in the mill. In the afternoon Gard-iner Allen and

Seneca Dean came to the mill. They went in the house a~short time after they left. I went up to~the peach orchard to see if the mice had girdled the trunk much found Uncle Daniel 1 s sheep in the ground drove them off

Jan 1845 .27 .. and ~uf::-up the-·bars.-:--Found~a-few-trees gnawed some. In the evening went · to church. Had a very interesting meeting. Mr How preached.

28.Early in the morning I went to the peach orchard with a mixture of ~ommon and coal tar and linseed oil and tared the bodies to prevent the mice from eating them. I tared nearby to the hole near the ce11ar of _the house used to be from the west side. Father and Mother went to church in the morning

Father got some arsnic to poison the mice of doctor Canfield he mixed up about a peck of wheat flour and put it in and skattered it about the fi~ld in hopes they might find it. In the evening we all went to meeting. 29.Spent the day in the mill. In the morning Father went to church. In the evening Mary and myself and Mrs Flagler went. Mrs Flagler staid at Lenards

Mr Wile preached. Mr Wile thought that there was perhaps fi_fty persons anxious. This seems encouraging for professions to act wit~ their whole power::3O.Spent the day in the mill In the morning and evening Father and Mother went to meeting.

31.Myself and Mother went to meeting in the morning. We a11 went in the evening.It was very cold and rough. ~ad very interesting meetings A Short Review of ~he last Month

This month has been one of perhaps moderate weather with the exception three last days as many of ~s remember of seeing. There has been but very little snow but plenty of rain and thawing weather This has been the caracter of the whole of the winterThe most important item to be recorded for this month is the protracted meeting which commenced on the fourteenth of the month and is not closed yet is expected to continue a week or more at least

There has perhaps fifty think they have met with a change. I believe there has not been a single meeting that there has not been somone on the anxious seat that had not been before. This has encouraged them to continue their meetings as long L:.-_,:_, as consistent for themJto do. The anti rent difficulties mentioned in the last months review has mostly subsided, the proper authoraties have taken measures to let them know that they constitute hardly the majority

They have suc~Jeded in securing the leaders of the Anti rent party and have them safely lodged in jail and a special court appointed to try them.

This I think will be the end of the matter if little and big thunder receive their just deserts which will be States prison or hanging.

February 1845 1.Spent the day in the mill all except myself went to meeting in the morning

Mary staid down until night meeting I went down Aunt Mariah rode along did not feel very well had a headache and slight fever. 2. Sabbath. Found myself quite sick headache and fever staid home from meeting went to bed after soaking my feet for the purpose of taking a swet but could not accomplish my object. In the evening Mary staid home with me

I soaked my feet and drank permyat tea which made me sick to my stomach vomiting&. 3. Had a rather unpleasant and tedious night of it did not feel much better than yesterday spent the day in the l'P_t1~e, as pleasantly as circumstances would permit which was not very pleasant some fever headache some throat

Father tended mill during the day. In the evening Father and Mary went to meeting. In the morning the funeral sermon of Abraham Pe11s was preached at our church. He died last Saturday between eleven and twelve oclock.

He was buried at Pokeepsie.