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have 3 now ) one of my mowing blades I have the old one & now the new one
Mowing ( ( (
blades ) making 3 of my own & they are all first rate. ) Pill 1 to day. )
( (
Pill 111 ) Wm & Wm J. got home from there hunt in the barrens before 11

Wm & Wm J. ) & we got our dinner of Venison Stake they (company) killed

some 3 or 4 deer Wm killed 2, all kept well.
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Sat 24 The morning is quite cool & cloudy & calm.

George N. ) Andy & Charley is helping George plow half the day I let
Andy 1/2 ( (
Charley 1/2 ) George P. have 5 lbs of Salt $ ) Thomas let me have 100
George P. $ ) (
Thomas ( lbs of Flour I went to Town in the evening No particular
Flour 100 )
Charley ) news, but few in Town but negroes. let Charley have $.50
$.50 (
Andy $.20 ) Andy $.20 Cents
Felix (
$.10 ) Monk reports 4 1/2 days work for each Mule this week making 9
Monk 4 1/2 (
each ) days
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1869 ) The morning is clear cold & some are from the east
July (
Sun 25 ) My General health is pretty much like it has been for the last

Self week or two, some times better & sometimes not so well. I

keep my bowels regulated by taking nearly every day Brandith

Pills which operates on me nearly every day. I dont know how

I could git along now with out it. I was quite unwell in the

evening & night My bowels pestered me griped me verry much
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Mon 26 ) The morning is cloudy Wind West & cold It thundered & looked

George ( like rain in the night but cleared off in the night Cold this
Andy )
Charley ( morning, it is cloudy. Andy & Charley both helping George plow
Pill 1111 )
to day took a pill
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