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1864 Th 9 May-June plowing / pawn field / plowing / Green
Verry dark Cloudy Morning We have started 9 plows tho the ground is too wet rather We must go on or loose our Crop Plowing in the field next the pawn finished the field next the Oats Tuesday last. The little gray filly was galloped over the quarter stretch yesterday (she will run) when put in fix -

A. Lincoln & A Johnson was nominated for President & Vice President at the Baltimore Con. yesterday. Finish plowing the field next the pawn to day near night & began in the field next the barn.

Green work at Neeleys for 13 days Came to $20.00 he paid me the Money & I give him $10.00 of the Money. (I stayed at home to day No particular news.

Fri 10th It rained a verry heavy rain from 11 oclock until late in the evening The Ground is in a flood of Watter I stayed at home

June Sat 11 Harrison / Margaret came home
It rained last night & until 8 or 9 oclock this morning verry hard Margaret Porter & A Harrison came through the rain last evening The ground is runing with watter & the Creeks are past fording Nothing doing

Sun 12. I stayed at home all day No particular news

Mon. 13 Jack
I went to Town Nothing new Jack Porters Waggon & lode of - - was taken by the Gurillas on Sat last. No particular news.