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Sun 14 / Stuart
The wind is in the South East & the Weather moderated. A
little cloudy, Wind is tolerable high Our little Bookseller
came last night & left after breakfast his name is Stuart.
Mag got home at night.

1867 April Mon 15 / Rain & Wind / Self / John Henderson / Rain
This morning is quite blustery it rained nearly all night
Verry high wind from the South & some Cloudy looks like more
rain
I am I think some better. I Judge from my hand wrighting My
Nearves are more Steady tho I have a sore throat & quite horse
no fever rested tolerable well all night this horseness has
been on me for 5 or 6 weeks with some irritation & cough in my
brest I have a plaster on my breast I have a troublesome cough
of nights
The boy John Henderson has come to work by the month at $5.00
pr month his step Mother came last Friday & made agreemt at
that price but John braught a note from his father Plummer
Henderson that his price is $6.50 pr Month. I dont think I
will give it
It has rained a verry heavy rain today about 12 or 1 oclock
Made the ground verry wet John & Felix has been getting Wood
It is turning a little cooler Wind is from the West.

Tu 16 / Maguire Cabbage plants Onions / John Black Mare
Mr. Maguire sent me 200 York Cabbage plants We set them out
this morning & set out some Onions. The boy John Henderson seems
to be quite handy & tolerable industrious We started John &
the black Mare in the garden to lay off some roes She would not