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Wed 29 The morning is partially clear tho it has rained through

Rain the night verry much. Thomas & Lamar is making at his dairy

Thos ) got it done except putting on the locks & hinge
Lamar (
Dairy ) We cut & marked Pegga's pigs they were 2 months old 26 Inst
Pigs (
Marked ) We marked 8 one other is Sick not marked.

Fanna & ) Fanna & her children went to B. B. Woody Mitchel eat his
children )
Fevd Mr ) dinner Set 2 hours with Thomas & me glad to see him
Mitchel )
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1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy or hazy, Warm & calm. We are
April (
Th 30 ) opening out our Cotton ridges & sowing the Cotton seed

Cotton ) Clary Lorra & Felix is sowing & Charley & Plim is opening
planting )
out the ridges Caleb got 100 ears of White Corn for Seed
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May ) The morning is clear calm and verry Spring like Thomas went
Fr 1st )
off after Fanna to B. B. Plim Charley & Lorry is at work in

Cotton patch covering & picking up stalks. I got a letter
Wm J )
Webster ) from Wm J Webster he is I think progressing in his studies

verry well
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Sat 2d The morning is partially clear & calm Plim Charley & the

Cotton ) girls are working in the Cotton field picking up stalks &
planting )
covering Cotton It clouded up about 11 oclock & a verry heavy
Rain
rain fell for about 1 1/2 hours then cleared off Plim & Charley
Mill
( went to Mill after the rain to get Meal & chafs for horses
Charley )
( Got for Charley 3 yds of brown linnen 31 cts $.93

" One hat ----------------------------------- 1.00

" 6 yards Shirting 10 Cents -- --------- .60
$2.53