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John ) today & halling for Jno
Jack )
The breaking out on my hand is verry bad I have reduced verry
Self
low low & my General health is varry bad. I can git no rest of
nights

Fr 27 The morning is clear & calm. I spent a verry hard night this
Self disease seems like it will kill me or run me deranded I git
no rest all night I am verry much down spirited & weake & in
greate pain
Jack )
John ) Jack Patton halled 2 loads of his Cotton to Matthews Jin John
picked out Cotton for Jack today
I receved in the way of a present a line fine riding whip
present ) with a silver handle verry heavy imitating a horse's leg &
Noah (
Whip ) foot William brot it

Sat 28 It was verry warm all night until near morning, it then turned
quite cool, clear & calm, & as the day rose it turned quite
warm the boys are all at work cleaning out the Sping and
Cleaning )
out Spring) Spring house & ditch the Watter is become quite insufficient
the ditch being stopt up by the hogs tho there are plenty of
watter
I cannot think I am any better I suffer with my head more
than I could have thought I could have born & lived All night
last night it was the same

Sept The morning at sun rise was quite cool but as the day rose it
Sun 29
became excedingly warm & sultry I spread my hair full of flour