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Saturday 17th Dec 1859 Been moderately cool all the week
been chopping + Halling wood and splitting rails in
the woods along the creek
Rained last night haild + snowed some
rained until noon today + stoped

Wednesday 21 Dec 1859 rained yesterday again
done but still work to day made fence towards creek

Thursday 22 Dec 1859 choped + halled wood from the
cassel pasture quite cold all day

Friday 23 Dec 1859 choped + halled wood
quite cold all day Ther 22 sunrise

Saturday 24th Dec 1859 still cold
choped + halled wood
guiu all hands hollow day until
Thurdsay morning next

Monday 26 Dec 1859 Turned warm
yesterday and spoiled the dec to we could
not hall to day as we intended

Tuesday 27 Dec 1859 warm + nice today

Wednesday 28 Dec 1859 rained last night + cloudy
to day but no raine same cooled

Thursday 29 Dec 1859 all hands went to work
This morning but pots raining + sleeting
this morning + by moon the trees were loded
with ice

Friday 30th Dec 1859 twees loaded with ice
this morning but melted by moon nice
+ warm in afternoon
commenced toping our shade trees around
store + negro Kitchens