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I have not been able to go out & see about it I have not been

in the patch since in Augt, until to day, all rooted up

The boys did not git more potatoes than would pay them for

diging them they worked one half day each (got 1/3 done diging)
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Tu 2nd The morning is dark & cloudy having rained nearly all night

The Wind is in the East
Memorandum )
Agreement ( Made Agreement with the boys I am to feed the Work Stock
with )
Croppers ( while they are at work they are to cultivate the lot around
for 1869 )
George's house with Corn punkins & the ground from the lower
Agreement )
Wash See ( side of the Irish potatoe patch all North of it to the fence
26 Feby ) Work
Monks ( in Corn &c In pay for my feding the/Stock they are to pull
Agent )
& take care of all the fodder hay &c to divid every thing

equal I am to pay the blacksmith Act. for laying the plows &c

in order but to not pay for any other work in the Shop

They are to cut & cord up all the wood we may use for me &

them selves I am to get one half the cords halled to me

for my fires & they the other half for there fires. They

are to cut up the trees or logs all off it when they commence
(
The boys cut & halled wood for me & themselves ) Richd is
Richd ) (
See 31 ( cutting wood for my fires night & morning by agreement.
Jany )
Thos & family come home braught 2 Sows & Pigs fine blood.
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1869 ) The morning is cloudy & rising from the S. & S. W. It has
Feby (
Wed 3rd ) rained nearly all night & still raining. Willa has gone to
Rain
W. J. W. B. B. & has made some arrangements to stay in Myers office of