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1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy & a Raining it has rained a verry
July (
Th 8 ) heavy rain several times through the night & still a raining

Rain ) this morning. Jim & George is helping working fixing the Milk house
Jim 1 )
George P. 1 ) in the Seller. It has rained several times tolerable hard

Wm through the day. William is some better but bsd off yet.

Thos Thos helped make a frame &c for Milk house in Seller

Leroy little Leyroy has been sick Diore several days.
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Fri 9 The morning is dark & cloudy It commenced rain about 8 oclock

George P 1/2 ) & rained hard until 10 1/2 George P. & Jim worked both half the
Jim 1/2 (
$2.30 ) day is helping clean out the seller & Jim (1/2) got 11 1/2 lbs of
(
good Midling Bacon say 20 Cents making $2.30. ) We have
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finished to day a place to put our Milk in the Seller of our

smoke house to have it convenient & to keep it cool, the

following dimensions

[Here appears a sketch of the "Milch House]

this pitt is 18 Inch deep to the doors a trap doore made

intirely of brick 13 Inches wide in the clear 52 Inches out side
Milch (
House ) This will hold 3 Watter buckets in the bottom side by side, &
in the (
Seller ) will do to put Milch butter or fresh meets or any thing else

& keep cool all the time. We put milk in at 10 oclock & at dinner

it was quite cool & good for dinner I am much pleased with it.
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Sat 10th The morning is clear calm & warm Sent to Peeler Shop a plow,

T Peeler ) Pot, Crowbar & bugg Shafts to mend by (Andy & Felix)
Jim Oats )
Monk ) Jim cut his Oats put it in my Crib 246 bundles Monk got 2 1/2

bushels Corn (shelled) his Mules has plowed this week
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