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Fr 14 The morning dark cloudy & raining Wind & rain from the

Rain North & cold. I think it will snow before it is done.

William William is not much better Cant eat rests badly through the

night throws off what he eats

Grass ) Jack Patton is sowing my Grass seed Andrew is laying off the
Jack 1/2 (
Andy 1/2 ) lands & plowing commenced after dinner. I promised to pay
paid $.50 ( (
Hungarian ) Andrew for his work ) This is a verry dark & Gloomey day
Grass ( (
Sowed ) Sprinkling fine rain nearly all day & cold Wind all day from

N. W. did not git quite done sowing my Grass seed
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Sat 15 The morning is still cloudy Wind S. W. I think William is some

little better tho he is right bad off yet, he throughs off
Jack 1/2 )
Andrew 1/2 ( mostly what he does eat he rode out with Thomas to the building
paid $.50 )
Monk ( this evening Monk's 2 Mules has worked 4 1/2 days each this week
Monk'a )
Mules ( Jack & Adrew has helped me to finish sowing my Hungarian Grass
Work 4 1/2 )
each Mule ( Seed & I paid Andrew $.50 for his work for yesterday & to day
this week )
Abe 1/2 ( him & Jack has work two half days for which I will credit him
Oxen & )
George ( with $.75 Abe sent his 2 Oxen & George & I brushed in my
Jack $1.00 )
Lawson ( Hungarian Grass Seed Works 1/2 day I loned Jack Patton $1.00
Bay Mare )
Self $.75 ( to buy Weding howes I let Lawson have $.50 on his work Rich

drove bay Mare bob tale in the bugga to Town got some beef

Spanish flyes & Alcahol for me $1.95
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1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy calm & moderated. My General
May (
Sun 16 ) health for the last week has been about like it was the week

before the ring or tetter on me has not been so bad the last