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Th 26 The morning is cloudy & calm George P is at work at Smoke house
George P. penciling. George H. is fixing up the bridles & gears for
George H. me. I helped Jim put tin on the roof & next the chimney of
Plim Smoke house to stop the holes. Plim is sick & doing nothng
(
took salts. ) Jim helped George pencil Smok house to day ½ day.
(

1868 ) The morning is cloudy looks like rain It rained last night
March (
Fr 27 ) some the Wind is from S. W. We have got 2 pr of Gears all
Rain ready Got old Allis & bay filly (Rockway) hitched up
George H. ) George & Preston, Calvin and Charley all trying to plow them
working (
Allis & ) in George & Press's field They appear verry gentle George
filla (
plowing ) plows Bell & the filly, Cal plows Allis & Ball Plim is some
Plim better off yet he is much swelled all the lower part
of his bowels & in his croch & about his fundoment all appears
to be diseased Keeps his bead & is confined to the hosue he
has used much poltices & lives very sparingly.
George P. )
6th ½ ) George P. is at work at Smoke house & is about finished the
penciling workd to dinner ½ day making 5½ days up to this time

Sat 28 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind from teh West & sprinkling
rain Plim is no better george H. & preston, Charley & Cal
George H. )
plowing ) is a plowing Ball Bell Allis & Rockaway plowed for them selves
until 12 oclock George P. went to Town to get paint & oil to
Black Mare) paint the doores &c of Smoke hosue but did not get it William
Swapt off )
Swapt off the little black Mare got a Sorrel Stud I don't
know how they swapt.