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July
Sun 11 The morning is clear Wind W. & Warm
My General health is about like it has been for some time the
braking out on my head this hot weather has been verry anoying
I have had my hare on my head cut close & have been a rubbing
it with Thomas's Itch Ointment for a week I dont think the
ointment is strong enough to do any good it smarts & feels
verry disagreeable &c
Wm William's health is much better he got home from Giles last
Sunday & has been verry bad off ever since until yesterday he
is now better some there are a greate many cases of Collera
Morbus all over the Country

Mon 12 The morning is clear calm & verry warm Jim & the black horse
Jim is helping Andy & Bell to plow over out Corn around George's
Wm house this morning William went to Town got some Medicines,
Camphor No 6 pain killer & 2 Cedar bucket & something for
Medicines Fanna all cost $5.00 he is bad off all evening with his bowels
Wm We plowed from 8 to 11 & from 4 1/2 to night extreamly hot killing
plowing
to man & beast, making 7 1/2 hours work plowing through the day

Tu 13 The morning clear calm & verry warm the boys Jim & Andrew
Jim & ) commenced plowing at 6 & plowed on to 10 1/2 & commencing at 4
Andy )
plowing ) and plowed on until 7 making 7 1/2 hours in the day (of work)
Wm Wm is some better this morning We finished plowing the Corn
near George's house