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Cornelius Younglove Diary
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Click here for an index to the diaries of Cornelius Younglove and his
sons Samuel
Younglove, Timothy Meigs Younglove and Cornelius S. Younglove
November 1826
10 Thursday, August 1826. I went to Bath with John Daniels. I took 2
qrts. veal to Mr. H. A. Townsend weighing 43 lb. bot a small looking glass
of Higgins.
11 Friday, Burnt the fallow by John Daniels. Self & John Daniels went
to Bramsville a little before sundown to get one of the Weeks to help
me take up oats. Failed.
12 Saturday, Jos Weeks went to mill. I let him have $2. Self and boys
cutting oats.
13 Sunday, August 1826Warm, dry weather. I home all day lazy.
14 Monday, Had Jos and John Weeks helping take up oats on act. of the
month. I let John Weeks have $3 at night.
Tues, Saml & self went to Bramville to fence stacks. Aaron threshing
seed wheat.
Pegtown was an early name for Hammondsport, for the wood shoe pegs
made there. Bramsville was the upper part of Younglove's farm on the
higher level above his home in the valley.
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