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Tu 21 I got the 3 Cags of Nales sent to me by W. J. Porter

100 lbs in each Met Porter Col paid the Carrage $2.75

Nales I was trying to fix the fence around the Crib

Wed 22 We fixed the Crib yard fence strong & good & halled up some

Crib ) punchens from the Mill & halled some wood
Yard )
Th 23 I went with Rich & Red to the Cedars took the Wagon & cut
Cedar )
Posts ) & halled one load of posts 19 posts

Fr 24 I hired three hands Johnson Cockran & Whitaker Col to

Johnson &) help get posts We halled home two loads 20 each load We
Cochran )
cut a good many & split them The wagons under Mats directions
Cedar
posts have got all the lying down Cedars off my land amounting to

many thousands of rales & posts & picketing. There are no posts

left only to cut the large trees and split them up for posts

Mat I stayed in the Cedars the last 2 days & came home tired &

broke down & mutch discouraged at Mats conduct.

Sat 25 Richard & Red & Plim has gone after more posts with the Wagon

Cedar posts I went to Town in the evening got Plim & Felix a shirt a piece

all cost $.75 & $.37 Cents The Black Mare took the Cholic this

Black Mare morning got better I rode her to Town in the evening She
Martha
Mary got worse I rode her home She was sick all night Maryann

& Harmon was in Town Wm Mayes & Martha is at Summer Town,
Jane )
Crofford) & Sister Jane is at Cusas Springs
1866
Augt The morning is a little cloudy & quite cool We got now to
Sun 26
Posts Cedar this time 80 new Cedar posts last week & 150 some time ago