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and sores on my head & in my ears has been verry bad all week
but better The exercise I have taken since I got my new
My horse) horse has helped me, he is a little scarry Jumps some times
Jipsey)
verry sudden I dont like it he may come of it, he is young

1868) The morning is quite cool Clear & calm Verry pretty weather
Mon 5th(
October) The boys are all going to pick out the Cotton Thos & Fanna
Mary &)
Matta W.) drove ther Barush with themselves & Mary & Matta Webster to
Thos &)
Fanna) Town Thos & Fanna came home after dinner William went to
Wm Town Mr James Webster came last night Federal Soldiers
Soldiers) camped all round Town

Tu 6 The morning is a little cloudy & smokey & calm pleasant
weather I have this morning layed off a yard & garden around
George P) Georg house to be built of plank & Cedar posts as follows
plank(
fence) The 2 sides East & West 16 pannels each the 2 ends North &
Posts &(
Nales) South 4 pannels on each end the plank to be 14 feet long &
George(
Nales) a Centre posts in the middle of each pannel. These makes 2
sides 16 pannels (I am to furnish (the 2 Sides 34 posts
) the planks &)
2 ends 8 " (posts (the 2 Ends 14 posts
24 pannels) ) 48 posts
5 plank(
plank &( 120 plank) George got 13 1/2 lbs Nales
Posts)
Stock( George is to cut stock to hall to the Mill to make the plank
Nales)
& replace it, & stocks to the Mill to pay the sawing & is to
go to my Cedars cut & furnish me the same number of posts that