June 11, 1904
"Joe Waldron came over and sawed a little and this P.M. went back. I went over to Mr. Pepper's but he had gone to Keene. Mr. J.E. Verris(?) and three other men came over Chandler Hill and looked Mr. Pepper's and Mr. Proctor's timber lots over. Mr. Verris has put a new steam mill in Stoddard. Papa went with them to show them the timber. We found some ripe strawberries today."
One of the things that surprised me the most as I started my research into Perley's life was that I expected him and his family to be totally isolated, living so far out of town in the wilderness. I thought they had to fend for themselves with very little contact from neighbors, but just about every entry in Perley's diaries (at least the early ones) show almost daily contact with atleast one or sometimes several neighbors. Everyone in the family seemed to be going in different directions. It really makes you realize how much everyone relied on their neighbors for help.
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ReplyDeletePeople that I have talked to said your book was not long enough. Being a grandaughter also I read the book and wished I had known him better. I didn't get to know him until a was a young teen. I am interested in the excerpts from the diary. Thank you for writing this book.