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season Not quite enough tho it will help verry mush My
Crop [underlined]need it verry much[/underlined]. Some wind broke shade trees
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Tu 11 } Caleb divided his Oats giving me one third I got 300
Oats / Caleb } bundles Thomas & William went to Town this morning they were
300 bundles } trying to git up a fox chase this morning & last night but
made a lot of it. It is verry dark and cloudy this morning
Cutting / Knife } We have moved our cutting knife into the potatoe house to cut
Oats & have put what few Oats we got of Caleb & Wash in there
Wash Oats / 170 bundles ) potatoe house. I got 170 bundles of Oats of Wash the one third
of what he raised the bundles are quite small of Caleb &
Washs Oats
1865 / July / Wed 12th } This morning is quite Cool the rain that fell Monday
Cool } is doing immense good Crops are growing finely, quite cool
Jones / Smith } Thomas Jones paid me $125.00 on the P. Smith note to Give to
$125 } William I have kept it I give my note to William for the mo ney
dated this day Jones also give me Parham Smiths recpt to him
for $200. dated July 8th to give to William to be credited on
the Jones note to Wm for Smith. I went to Town No particular
new Some excitement in the Congressional Election about the
qualification of Voters Some fighting with Doughry Yourk &
Freerson &c
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Th 13 } William & Thomas Went fox hunting at 2 oclock this morning
got back 10 oclock & lost the blue hound slut, found a Gun in
the Woods loaded (Enfield rifle) the slut has got home again
6 bush. / Meal / paid } I went to Town got 6 bush & of meal at $1.50 per bush,
$5.00 / for Corn, } paid $10.20 Cents, 50 lbs is one bushel I also paid Towns Christopher
plowing &c. } $5.00