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some fever tong scurfed and his leg looks more swelled &
inflamed & very painful

Mon 20 / Thos L. / Jack Patton still gone /
The morning is clear & warm We started 3 double plows
broke up the garden after burning off the trash I went to
Town Thos L. was in Town his goods grocerys are at
Nashville The pressing are going on carring the Negroes to
the government farm & to work on Bridges Jack Patton still
gone to get employment some where else (mad) Not settled for
the Wood he halled to Town

1865 March Tu 21st / high wind / blacks are at work / Press & Alfred making the fence in Orchard /
William / Old Mares at work / Potatoes /
It rained last night the blacks done tolerable well. Harrute,
Jur Viney Sweet with little George & big George & John Wilks
cut stalkes in the field next Town yesterday Worked verry well
I agreed to pay them $10.00 per month for the time they worked
The Wind is verry high blowing all most a perfect gale
Mostly clear flying Clouds from the West S. W.
The plowers are braking up in the field next the garden where
the Wagons have been runing over the ground the girls are cut-
-ting stalks in the field next to to Town Press & Alfred making
a pawn lott fence in the Orchard Green fixing the plows &c
All doing some thing William has cut out & making a new cote
for himself --
I stayed at home all day, plowing our old Mares that are with
Colt (Rockaway & Dan Rice Mares)
I bought one bushel of Irish potatoes $2.00

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