December, 1865

December 1
To work on Apenwalls house.  Weather very warm until 1pm then cold until dusk.

December 2
The weather clear and warm excepting some smoke.

December 3
Smoky and warm. Fannie, Hattie & me went over to Father’s.

December 4
Today I have been building pigpen for A. O. [Adrian Onderdonk].

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December 5 -27
No entries and missing pages.

December 28
We all hands attended Fannie’s wedding [to Cornelius Snedeker] this evening. She was splendid at 8 o’clock.

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December 29
Cornelius & Fannie came home today & stayed all night with us.

December 30
Isaac & Annie came home today and stayed all night. [Adelia Anne ‘Annie’ McElroy was a younger sister of Charles; she was married to Isaac Haines]. C[ornelius & F[annie] Snedeker went home today.

December 31
Father took Isaac and Annie to Nyack today.