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Wensday the 6 Septr 1854

Finished mowing in the
Big meadow and went to pulling fodder
with all hands in the after noon halled
3 loads hay) verry Dry & hot Ther 96
verry busy 14 hands at work on new house
7 Brick men & 7 wood workmen

Thursday the 7 Septr 1854

Our hands are all Scattered
to day Jack is mowing the grass Lot by the Dry
Kill Foster grubbing up stump at the new
house Dan halling Sand George & the settle
force pulling fodder in after noon halled
1 Load hay the last of our hay in Big meadow
we had 9 Loeas in the Big meadow not
a half across owing to the Dry weather
in the evening it Rained a fine weather
which cooled the air verry much it
was verry hot before the rain Ther 95

Friday the 8 Septr 1854 finished mowing the
grass Lot & commenced in the meadow
By the BlkSmith Shop & mowed all day
with 3 hands it is cloudy and the hay
does not cure much the grass is not
worth cutting it is so light but we
cut it to get clear of the Broom Sedge
the Ballance of the hands halled sand for
the new house

Saturday the 9 Septr Rained a good season
last night we mowed to day

Monday 11 Septr Ground wet enough to
plow to day we have 3 plows
running 2 hands mowing cloudy
& Rained a little not enough to stop
from work

Wensday the 13 plowed yesterday
[lined off text on left] 4 loads hay
& to day halled Loads hay
Finished cutting meadow By shop