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Cotton ) commenced plowing out our little Corn & scraping off the
planting )
potatoe ridges with a board, they are coming up. It should
Corn & )
Potatoes ) have been done sooner.
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1868 ) The morning is cloudy Verry high Wind & a raining it quit
May (
Wed 6 ) Raining & the boys (Plim & Charley) is plowing out the little
planting Corn. William did come home last night Cort is in Session
Wm
Ginna ) William set some ginnas on eggs
Eggs set )
As heavy rain as I have seen fall in many a day is falling
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at 12 1/2 oclock & continued heavy until after one then
moderated some & rained on until night verry hard the ground
heavy )
Rain ) is running with Watter William come home through a verry
Rain ) heavy rain.
Wm )
Shaved ) I shaved & put on clean cloaths and not having any cote to Weare
fine Coat )
except my cloath coat I put it on and I purpose wearing it for
the present
Rain & )
Storm ) It has rained until 10 oclock and at that time a verry heavy
storm blowing down trees Stables fences &c I have not heard
yet the extent or the particulars of it but it must be verry
considerable. The heavy rain has washed up the Corn Cotton
&c done much damage
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Th 7 The morning is mostly clear Wind from the West & turning quite
The storm ) cool The storm last night unroofed some of the Stables blew
down fences & trees &c Washed up corn cotton & made gullies
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