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Sun 6 This morning is quite cold The wind is N. West & Clear I

have taken a cold yesterday & the day before and am quite

Self unwell from it. I have stayed in doores all day.
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The morning is clear & much moderated We have commenced to
Mon 7
gather our Corn to day. I hired Billa Georges Brother-in-law
hands at work)
to help gather Corn at $.15 per day. I am to find his rations.
Billa Patton )
Calebs boy is helping me gather Corn at $
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Richard I am hiring Richd at $.15 Cents pr day & boarding him to

Plim Gather Corn. Plim is sick but with the hands.
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McCutchen McCutchen came last night and at work gathering in Corn

My own & Corn) I halled 4 loads out of the Glade lot field to day & Jack
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halled one for me and 2 for him self out of his field Put

it in Smoke house Crib.

Dun horse I swapt off Stringer dun horse with Thompson who

lives at Caliaca no boot no way I got a Ball face bay horse

6 years old Said to be good Bugga horse
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Tu 8th Jany Riminds us of the Battle of N. Orleans in the War of 1812

long may it be remembered by Americans

It was cloudy & the wind from the South nearly all night,

but this morning the wind is changed to West & N. W. and clear

hands at work) & turning cold. All the hands are at work gathering Corn to day
to day )
that was working yesterday except Plim has complaining Puss

is still cooking & Lou is better Jack & Press is still halling

out of Jacks Corn out of his field.