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Th 25 / Died / Cotton work / Letter to Arnell & Trinbath Arnell Moore
The morning is cloudy & thundering all round. Washs little
child died last night at Adalines. All hands are gitting
along tolerable well. Our Cotton is looking verry well If it
keeps seasonable I will mak something to eat. Mailed a letter
to Arnell & one to Trinbath Nashville upon the affairs of
Morre the Contractor yesterday William went to Town after
dinner & took Plum with him in the Bugga

/ William / a little rain / Wash rain
It rained at 11 oclock until near 2 the hands did not loose
any of the day Green made aCoffin for Washs child & several
went off & burried it. We took Washs wagon & one of his horses
to go after Corn yesterday There was not much rain tho it
will help things

Fri 26 / Wm / Self / Mag / Crop / Rent of N. W. field
This is a dark & cloudy morning & quite Cool Parham Smith
came last night stayed all night My Cough & Cold was verry
severe all night some easier this morning. Williams Cough &
Cold has been verry troublesome for some two weeks. Margaret
has Cold & We are getting along tollerable well in the Crop
line If we can only get enought to eat we will be able to git
along.

I see Green has disposed of a part of the North West field
to [gap] for the one third of what it makes