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1845
July 4th – 43 degrees in the morning. A first rate day. I attended Sawmill. A journey to Whitmore Lake the order of the day.
14th – Robert Geddes commenced cutting wheat gives fifty cents pr acre for cradling. A first rate crop of wheat this year in this country, very plump
24th – North water wheel of Geddes mill is 16 ˝ inches above the water (the lower part of the buckets) Water 19˝ inches deep under water wheel
31st – Flouring mill started on new Wheat. Wheat .60 pr bu. Huron low, not enough water for one grinding wheel with machinery wheel.
Aug 12th – John Sinclair died in Dixboro
18th – Amos Hicks commenced work for I’ Rogers
25th – Rev. J. M. Wead started on a visit to the East.
19th – Thomas J. Van Sickle finished shingling my house. the shingles are poplar siding 18 inches long
Sept 8th – Finished reading the Bible by course the third time since married and commenced the fourth.
Sept 20 – School commenced in the new school house.
Sept 21st – Thermometer 34 degrees Sept 22nd - 30 degrees lowest so far this month
Sept 25 – Wheat .62 pr Bu at Geddes Mill
26th – Wheat .62 ˝ pr bu at Geddes Mill. .60 at Ann Arbor
28th – Henry Kirk White and Martha Stone were married (Sunday evening) none of the neighbors invited to the wedding.
29th – Water enough in the Huron to run Grist and Sawmill in Geddesburg.
October – The Locomotive on the Central Rail Road cannot do more half that is required of them.
22nd – 13 degrees above Zero this morning
Oct 31st – Robert Geddes started for Stephenson county Illinois on the Rail Road cars
31st – Henry Kirk White had an Infair at his father’s. The whole neighborhood accepted and almost all there. A very pleasant evening.
Nov. 18th – Robert Geddes arrived at home from Illinois.
22nd – Wheat. 82 pr Bu in Ann Arbor
27th – Wheat 1.00 pr Bu in Ann Arbor
29th – Bought a new Cooking Stove & Patent oven 23.00 + 6.00
28th – William Geddes moved into his own house.
29th - William Geddes was forcible thrown out of his own house by the Three Stuck & three others and his goods.
29th – Bought a Cooking Stove of S.W. Jewett and patent oven. Cost 23.00 + 6.00
Dec 5th – Settled with Joseph Rogers & Co and received a due bill for $19.47
15th – Jane Geddes, Robert Geddes oldest daughter up to Ypsilanti Seminary to school. Board $1.90 and find her own bed & do her own washing
22nd – Wheat .85 per bu in Ypsilanti. Built a kitchen this fall & out about $1.10
25th – Christmas Day 22 degrees this morning. Sleighing good
25th – Wheat .85 at Geddes Mill. 87˝ in Ann Arbor
25th – Pork 4.25 for over 200 hogs
27th – This District discharged their teacher, Mr. Willson, for want of food in the school
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