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Lawson Ju'r)planting there Crops Verry busy Lawson Jur is feeding working
Rain ) in the Garden he is doing verry well so far
Gov'r ) It drizled & rained a little late in the evenign
N S Brown )
I got a letter from N. S. Brown informng me that Tompkins has
Tompkins ) been herd from a Washington that he dont think he will come
back here the circumstances are much against him & that I had
better git some one else to attend to the business of my Gov't
(
Claims ) I take one pill every night it has a good effect
(
(0) (0) the next day produces one & sometimes 2 opperations 0. 0.

Fri 30 The morning is dark & cloudy & raining Wind from the West
& turned cooler. 0
Rain thomas is working hard at his house him Davis & Jim weather-
Thos
0 boarding it.
Lawson $1.50)Lawson got of William a verry good pair of pantaloons agreed
See Sat (
24 inst ) to pay $1.50 for them in the way of his work
Tom Peelar) I paid Tom Peelar (Col) blacksmith on my blacksmit act. give
$5.00 )
dollars to day I think it has over paid him. It is a Raining
Rain
at 6 P. M. tolerable hard shower & has rained the greater part
of the day quite muddy The boys are gitting along badly with
there Crops so much wet weather not got done planting there
Corn & Cotton.

1869 ) The morning is dark & cloudy the wind from N. W. & turning
May (
Sat 1st ) cold Monks two Mules has worked since the 17 April to this time
Monk
See Feby 26
See 17 Apl 36
May 15 14
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