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Thursday the
24 Aug 1854

Run 3 Turn plows all day the other
hands halling sand & making joists
for the new Brick Smoker house

Friday the
25 Aug

Too Dry to plow halled Lime
& sand for House (Hot 94

Saturday the
26 Aug

Halled Lime & sand got joists
for smoke house (Hot 95

Monday the
28th Aug

We had a light shower of Rain last
night and went to plowing with 3
Turn plows the ground is not quite wet enough to
do good plowing Jack is making fence round
the Lot I sold Tatem

Friday the
1 Septr 1854

for Three days we have been
Halling lime & sand for our house
on Teusday we made a fence around
Tatems Lot
To day we commenced mowing in
the meadow down the mud Road the 2nd
time Dan halling lime Hot & Dry

Saturday
the 2nd Septr

mowed with 3 hands all
day Halled in Two small
Loads of hay verry hot
[lined off text on left] 2 Loads hay

Monday the 4 Septr 1854 Mowed wiht
3 hands in big meadow Halled 2 Loads
[line off text on left] 2 of hay
commenced pulling Foder today
with 3 hands verry hot Ther 97
Albert Sheeks hands commenced the wood
work of my house to day we works 6 hands
& the Brick contractor 7 makeing 13 hands in
all quite a croud at the Table

Teusday the 5 Septr 1854 mowed & halled
Boys pulled Fodder
[lined off text on left] 1 Load hay
Dry & hot Ther 98
[lined off text on right] Keiran started north to day