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The boys plowed out the little Corn in the Turnip patch
Th 14
ground, got done 9 1/2 oclock & commenced howing in the Cotton

Rain howed till dinner. At half past one oclock a verry heavy rain
Thunder
Lightening fell verry heavy thunder & lightening struck several times

near. A Shugartree near my fence & near the lane next Jaggers

was struck with lightening & set on fire The Rain is verry

Martha Jane heavy & still rains rain all evening Martha Jane is to be here

the 2nd day of July --
1866
June ) It rained verry hard this morning for about 2 hours. Thos
Fr 15. )
Rain L. Porters wagon came last night & got 24 Tubs of Corn about

Ths L. Porter ) 1 1/2 bushels in the Tub Making 36 bushels See entry See new
Corn )
book page 36 the 10 June 1865 $36.00 The ground is verry wet
Potato )
Slips ) We got 250 Yam potatoes Slips & put out to day I dont think
Yams )
all will live
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The are is much cooler this morning & cloudy My general
Sat 16.
Self ) health is improving but verry slowly the hands are howing

J. Patton ) Cotton Jack Patton worked to day scraping Cotton done but

Rained little after dinner Went to Town
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The ground is verry wet. Col Jinnings gal & son came after
Sun 17
Rain dinner Stayed about an hour Mag cut up. did not treat her

Mag & ) with common politeness. It rained a heavy shower about 1 oclock
pony filly )
in the evening. Wm & Mag was riding out & got into the Saw

Mill while it was raining. Mags year old filly is lame &