May 25, 1836 - November 30, 1842

Wednesday 25th May 1836. It commenced
raining & continued on cloudy & raining
More or less and on the 6th day of June being
Monday it commenced raining very hard
and that night Such a rain fell as never
has been Known in this part of the Country
Mr Millers Mill Saw Mill & Cotton machine
& several other ^houses washed away one colt
drowned, Doct Whites [unclear] & and the under
work of his Mill Some washed away
so that he cant grind meal Whiteheads
Mill dam broke, Gower Keatts
Mill house & all gone - Degarritts
all gone, Patricks, shanks, gone - all
I have yet heard from Banister Brid[g]e
gone Stinking river Bridge gone -

1837 February the first & last Jany is
fine & warm we have sewed 3 plant
Beds Two on my Spring branch &
one John’s spring branch —

Tuesday 7th February 1837 -
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1839 July 13th It is said that powdered allum
say 1 Table Spoon full will purify a Hh^{d
of water}& make the ^water good to Drink - to a Tub full
of 4 Galls 1 Tea Spoon full will purify
the water & make it good_{News paper Herald}

1842 Novr 30th Hailed nearly all night the 29th
& till nearly 12 Oclock this 30th Novr 1842
about shew [shoe] Deep -
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myself & Lady went to Lynchg in this
month,-