Vincent DeLong's Diary of 1864

Thursday, September 1, 1864

took diner with Sally
Ann had some chicken
staid all nite had
a prety good time
with Libbie

lib went to sleep on the
loung she has trained to
hard

Friday, September 2, 1864

I was hiered to go to school

Miss Altha Teacher

Saturday, September 3, 1864

(written vertically over the spaces for September 3 and 4):

I am having a good Visit with
Libbie I bet and time wil
tell

Monday, September 5, 1864

I go to the Vilage and
back walked farther
than any day before
since I was wounded
took diner to Mr Cains

Tuesday, September 6, 1864

got up urley and milked the
cows Etc got ready and
went down to the Vilage
came back and staid to Mr
Cains all night Libbie and
Sarah Mrs Cain and Jane
Scrowed around all nite
I got about 3 winks of sleep

(Sarah and Libbie are sisters.)

Wednesday, September 7, 1864

was up in good segong(?) and
Libby & Sarah and I wer
down to the Station 1 hour
before the train came we
got in Ogdensburgh about
noon went to the Hotell and
took diner & then went across the bridge
and bought some cloths

(Ogdensburg is about 70 miles north of Boylston, on the St. Lawrence River. I assume "across the bridge" means going to Prescott, Ontario)

Thursday, September 8, 1864

went to the burg with Josephs
horse and bugy went to the hotell
and sent for the Minester
and had that hard not tied
got back to father Mcdougalls
a few minets after eight
Sarah helped me undress
and then she tried to bother
me about being to bed with her sister.

Friday, September 9, 1864

went over to John henerys
and then up to Josephs
and staid all night Sarah
went home – after making
severl other calls –

Saturday, September 10, 1864

got Josephs horse and
bugy went over on the
foserad(?) road to coopers
& simons and John
DeLongs. but had to
get back to super
to Father Mcdougalls
we surprise the folks
where we go

(I'm not sure who John DeLong is. Vincent didn't have any immediate relatives (brother, father or uncle) named John. Vincent and Libbie named their second child John Edwin. He is my great-grandfather.)

Monday, September 12, 1864

it rained a little to day
but not Enough to get
a person wet much
John henry took us
to the Burg we got
there just in time
for the cars at four
Oclock Mr Cain met
us at the depo at Sandy Creek