FYI: I have bought two copy books of Barnet Foley Ball off the net and am trying to interpret them........here are a few pages, will send more as I interpret them. Inside cover.....Tucker Creek October 21, 1852 Ann Brown came to Tucker Creek, June 27, 1853 Barnet F. Ball, His Copy Book Dec. the 12th 1847 James Buckley $4.50 George W. Buckleys Note $4.50 Abraham Vaught has married wife Sarah Martin June the 22th 1848 Lafayette W. Ball Hynm 1) Farewell dear friends adieu adieu Still in Gods way delight May grace and peace abide with you Good night good night good night 2) Though in this world our foes are stronger And would own souls affright Our God will neer forsake his own Good night good night good night 3)Urge on you journey to the end Turn not to left or right In Christ youl find a constant friend Good night dear friend good night 4) Jehovah be your sun and shield Your finely pillar bright His cloud and presence safly yield My dearest friends good night 5) Then when Christs banner is unfurled The signal for our flight We each will say to this vain world Good night good night good night ___________________________________________________ There is a rumor prevailing in this city that Gen Scott has been recalled from the command of the army of Mexico. The caus assigned is the arrests made by him. The news creats quite sensation ___________________________________________________________________________ One there is above all others Well deserves the name of Friend His is love beyond a brothers Costly free and knows no End It is the glory of a man to pass by a transgression _____________________________________________________________________________ This is a very bad pen I tel you tis worse than non 1848 Barnet F. Ball his Copy Book February the 8th 1848 Wert County, VA _________________________________________________________________________ Alas what mournful tones Are heard from Davids harp Oh listen to those groans That tell of trouble sharp How different from the joyful strain That late mad Zion ring agane Ah wel may David weep He shed Uriahs blood Should not his grief be deep Who has offended God When God was pleased twas light around But all was darkness when he frowned _____________________________________________________________________ This is the first Copy that has been set ________________________________________________________________________ Be careful and keep youre Book Clean.....July 16th 1848 ____________________________________________________________________ The Lord is my shepard I shal not want 1848 _______________________________________________________________________ David Walters worked June 25 T Holbert to Mary Ball 1.50 per day 2 bushels corn .50 per bushel 12 lbs bacon .08 per lb 2 1/4 lbs lard .08 per lb 1 1/2 bushel of buckwheat .58 __________________________________________________________________________ Peter Walters to Mary Ball....turned in horse on pasture May the 23, calf on the 22 June, hogs July the first ________________________________________________________________________ John Lang set to work Wesly Lyons worked 3 days _______________________________________________________________________ Washington is the Capitol of the United States, Ritchmond is the capitol of Virginia _____________________________________________________________________ Disappointments sink the heart of man ____________________________________________________________________ July: Jacob Walters worked 3 days August: Peter Walters 1 1/2 days 20.......John 1 1/2 day Recvd in full for the above December 12 1849 John Walters 2 days Petter Walters 2 1/2 Jacob & George 23 William Walter 2 James Lyons 1 Peter Martin 3 James Martin December 31.....John & Bill on day apiece Jamez Martin 1 day James Martin _______________________________________________________________________ Expence for Meeting House Roof.....12 dolars.....$120 Bolts and screwes...12 1/2 Four hundred feet Bords 200 Five hundred feat of plank 421 1/2 three hundred feat of ?? 375 The making and hanging of a dome 100 Fifty five lbs of nails 7 cts per pound 385 Five lbs of nails 7 cts per pound 35 Lock and latch 1.50 Total $2879