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Mon 13 It has rained nearly all night and is still raining hard, 9
oclock Mostly from the S. & E. & W. Some thundering &c
J. Porter ) this is raising the watters Wm went to Town through the rain
& Wm's (
horse ) he loned Jack his horse last Monday to go some where below
Mt Pleasant & never got his horse until Saturday & then he was
most dead. Charley & Plim took 2 turns of Corn to Mill 5
bushels Thomas is making a dary
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1868 ) The morning is partically cloudy Wind high & E. & S. E.
April (
Tu 14 ) looks like rain. Lorra, Clary & Felix started to School I got

Lorra ( them 3 little books Cost $1.00 They started to School yesterday
Clary )
Felix ( to Elizabeth Marene. I don't know the terms yet The little
School ) fellows seems verry intent in learning.

Jim 1/2 ( Jim Charley & Plim planted the barrel of Russett potatoes

Russett ) commencing after dinner planting them south & next to the old
Pottatoes ( turnip patch We did not git quite done lack 4 half rows We

Manure are manuring them verry heavy with stable manure We put Cotton
Seed on the East end of the 4 Northern rows as Manure ( I will see)
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Wed 15 The morning is verry cloudy high wind from S. & E. It rained
George H.l) & blowed verry hard last night. I had George H. Jack, Richd,
Jack L ) Plim & Charley all helping with planting potatoes did not get
Richd 1 ( done. Verry high winds all day
Potatoes )
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Th 16 The Morning is dark & cloudy Wind S. & West, a little coold

A Storm It has rained, With high Winds all night there was quite a