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expects to get for the 20 acres of land he has attended this

year. He is some what excusable, for the Stock has destroyed

the most of it & he with Caleb was to lazy to repair the

See below fence as they agreed to do. Jack Patton is halling Corn my

little 2 horse wagon & has halled to day -------------------- the

bead holds nearly three barrels, not quite. We geared up the

oxen to hall but Wash had taken the bea[d] to Town & stopt

Preston us from halling Preston has went on to picking out Cotton

he having helpt Wash for several days, I boarding him & paying

for his helping Wash hall his Corn

Self I think I am some better I am verry restless at night & no

one but my self (William & Mag gone to Lawrence) Rich is sick

Rich ) not at work, & Webb was taken to Town yesterday tho he is
Webb )
----------------- I think mending Not able to work yet. We halled 5 loads of

halling Corn ) Corn with the Mule team & one with the oxen making six loads
6 laods )
to day ) to day, the field next Town.
Jack & Press )
The weather is changing cold & the Wind is high from the West.

I have got no news have been no where since William left home

Sorrel filly ) I hear my sorrel year old filla out of Rockaway was found
dead )
dead (a few days ago} in James Youngs pawn She was the most

beautiful & valuable filla I have raised for a long time

could have sold her for a verry fine price
Hounds )
& Fox ) At 9 oclock at night the Erwen & Dew boys run a fox all round

& through the Corn field & Cotton field pulled down fences