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field putting all in the old Smoks house. Jack halled for me 3 loads &
Caleb halled for me 5 loads

Tu 29 It has rained & high wind all night & is still raining this
morning. Thos & Fanna has not got home from B. B. It has
rained nearly all fay, Jim & Garey has halled up some wood
Jim & Jim took 2 bags of Corn in the Wagon to Mill 5 bushels
got it Ground

Wed 30 The morning is dark & cloudy & calm looks like rain Garey's
John ) health has become tolerable good All the dropsey affection
Gary )
See 10th ) appear to have subsided & no chills he eats verry hearty
Novr )
is helping us to feed & make fires he came here the 10 day
of Novr has been sick with chills & fever & Dropsey ever since
he is now gitting able to git about & is willing to do any
(
thing he can and appears industrious ) I have Just shaved
(
Shaved ( washed neck, feet & legs and put on clean cloates all over,
put on )
clean ( socks, drawers & shirts &c. I have taken out of my pocket
Cloathes )
Money ( book all my money except $15.00 and I have put it in the red
backed Almanac & put it in a pocket in my flannen shirt $600.00.
Wheeler has paid me for the land all but the %50. note due
next Christmas.

1868 ) The morning is dark cloudy & raining has rained nearly all
Decr (
Th 31 ) night the weather is turned quite warm
Puss $5.00 ) Puss went to Town drove Kit Mule I let her have $5.00 to