Mary Ball to John Lang....Apr 2 John Lang second month Be careful to understand J. P. Ball (probably James Posey Ball, his Uncle) July 8 William L. Ball worked at cradling wheat July 9 William L. Ball & Petter Walters 1 day July 9 George Walters 1 day raking and binding 7 of the same. Petter mowed half a day .25 July 25 William L. Ball &* Peter Walters woker at .62 July 26 William L. Ball half of a day .31 July 29 John Walters & Daget worked .60 July 29 E. Boice + on day cradling .40 Account of Work : July 29 James Martin half a day .18 July 30 James Martin & E. Boice 1 day apiece July 30 W. L W Lyons 1/2 July 31 1/2 day July 31 John Walters 2/3 day Dagget 2/3 July 31 W. L. Ball 1/2 E. Boice 1/2 July 31 James Martin 1/2 day .18 cts August 6 John Walters 3/4 W. L. Ball 3/4 of day Aug 6 James Martin 3/4 George Martin 3/4 day Aug 7. John Walters 1 day W. L. Ball 1 Aug 7 James Martin 1 day George Martin 1 Aug 7 John Lang stacked 1/2 of a day Aug 8. John Walters 1 W. L. Ball 1 day Aug 8. James Martin 1 Gorge Martin 1 day Aug 8. Elisha Boise from 9 oclock in the morning Aug 8 John Lang stacked 2/3 of a day Aug 9. James Martin 1/2 of a day Dec 9. Elisha Boise 1/2 of a day Aug 13 George Martin 1 days wo October 1st John Walters worked three days October 1st Wm. L. Ball worked four days ______________________________________________________________________ List of stock bought 1850 July 4head of Wilas Owens $14.50 9 head of George Snider $47.50 1 of Steel 2.72 1 of William L Ball 2.50 _______ $67.22 _________________________________________________________________________ December the 27th 1850 Delivered to Wm H Lewis 20 bushels of dryed apels ________________________________________________________________________ Mr. James Mills turned his Hors in pasture May the 25th 1851......Paid _________________________________________________________________________ Mr John Walters put in pasture two cows at .50 cts per month June the 7th 1851 ___________________________________________________________________________ Work for the year 1851 James Martin work Aug the 2nd 1851 July the 9th Round wheat part of the day John Walters cut part of the day Wm. L. Ball cut part of the day July 8th Wm. L. Ball cut 1/2 of a day Day Book For The Year 1851 A Beachamp Dr to Mary Ball Feb 7th To six meals & one nights logen at 12 1/2 cts per meal .87 1/2 bushel years of corn .12 8th to 1 bushel of corn in the years .25 8th to 8 meals 12 1/2 per meal 1.00 8th to 1 stack of fodder 12 1/2 July the 21st 1851 Wm. Walters worked at mowing 50 cts pr day Wm L. Ball mowed 50 pr day Wm Walters 1 day 22nd Wm L. Ball 1 day 22nd Mr Reed & son 1/2 day apiece 23 Wm L. Ball 1 day .50 Wm. Walters 1 day .50 July 23 Abe Reed & son one day July 24 L Reed cut oats from 11 oclock July 24 Lon worked from the same hour July 25 Reed & son one day apiece 25th Reed & son worked 1 Credit ____________________________________________________________________________ To be continued...... Molly Ball Stoddard Ballm370@aol.com