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Friday 28th Dec 1860 quite cool tday all hands
went to work putting our Stable manure with
rich Earth from the wood pile Plowed up or
potatoe patch halled wood
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Saturday 29th Dec 1860 worked at the manure
halled wood Commenced Snowing about
noon and snowed until night then hailed Rained
and Sleeted all Sunday night
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Monday 31 Dec 1860 ground covered n after
with snow and verry rest cleared off
and snow melted fast Turned cold at night
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Tuesday 1 January 1861
We commence the years work with Daniel
Jack George Luke Lagarus and settle George Ander
John Pots overseer Hired at $235 year
A good hands and Son John and James and
negroes boys Keenry Calvin and
Sam and negro girls mary
Caroline and Phebe 8 small and sorry hands
We have 14 mules 6 horses one bunny 45 head cattle
One yolk of oxen 75 head hogs 50 sheeo 300goats
Our family consist of self sife and 6 children all
at home Thomas Hour and John Chin clerks in street
Mrs. Martha Cutherell living with us and we
have 31 negros in family
We have sown in wheat 140 acres
** sown in Oats 90 acres
** plant in corn 150 acres
in meadow 25 acres
405 acres in cultravation
We have in pasture at James Town 120 acres
at Fulford place 60 acres
at cassel place 40 acres
in Germany 75
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commenced the years work today. chopingcool
wood in the East end of mud road field