Entries record daily weather and activities, particularly work performed on Morris' farm from Jan. 1 1823 to Oct. 14, 1825, including hauling, cutting firewood, plowing, planting, making fences, sending grain to a mill, and sending produce to market in Philadelphia. Morris also noted who performed the work, frequently mentioning Edward Burns. Morris documented his farm's planting schedules for such produce as corn, oats, potatoes, and radishes. In 1823, he kept an account of the produce from his orchards. In May 1823, Morris called together his neighbors for a barn raising. His entry describes preparing the cellar, digging its well, laying a stone foundation, raising girders, and putting on its siding and roof. Morris also revealed that he attended the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Norristown, Pa., delivered the annual address of the Agricultural Society of Bucks County in 1823, was a subscriber to the Bristol Library and attended its meetings, was interested in expanding his land holdings, and frequently traveled to Philadelphia.
