Monday, April 28, 2014

Tuesday, April 28, 1868 - "Thare is a Presbetry meeting in Brushland to day."

This is a very fine day. I was drawing manure to day. Thare is a Presbetry meeting in Brushland to day.* Some of the folks were down to it. John Solomon was here to day. I bought a pair of new suspenders. Solomon got dinner here to day. Thare was two cows comin to day. Major Liddle was here to night. He was after Lill.
Brushland.

*This meeting took place at the Bovina United Presbyterian Church. There was an incident involving his Uncle James and Aunt Nancy Coulter at this meeting.  Visit the Bovina NY History blog at http://bovinanyhistory.blogspot.com/2011/05/brothers-in-law-part-i.html for more information about what happened.

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