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was so lame he could scarcely walk in his right fore foot. It

has been verry windy for the last week & a little cool.
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April The morning is calm & Spring like the neighbours are plant-
Fr 27
- ing Cotton I am not quite ready Will if good luck plant next

week. All worked verry well
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All hands worked verry well they finished beding up for
Sat 28
Cotton by the medle of the day I paid some of them some money
Work
to git some little things, & they all quit at 12 oclock the

ballence of the evening and the most of them went to Town.

No important news. ---
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This morning it is quite cloudy & has rained some through
Sun 29 (
the day ) In the evening it has rained verry hard Wet the
Mo 30 (
ground so that it stopt work near night. We planted Cotton
planted )
Cotton ) until late Commenced after dinner. We are doing it verry well
Rain
------------------- The rain yesterday prevented us from work in planting Cotton

Tu 1st May until after dinner tho we worked in the garden until dinner,

Cotton then planted Cotton. All getting along verry well Jack Pattons

Jack Pattons ) horse died Saturday morning with Bots & he is not getting along
horse died )
with his Crop verry well.
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We finished planting our Cotton the 12 acres New Ground
Wed 2d
Cotton ) next Town We have I think done it verry well
planted )
We started 4 bull tong plows run round our Corn the Corn

Th 3d next the Barn Rich plowed the young Mule by himself done verry
plowing )
Mule & Dun ) well the black Mule & my Dun horse both to lame to do any thing
horse both lame )