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Th 29 The morning is verry cloudy & calm looks like rain It

cleared off about 10 oclock & was a verry pretty day for
George H. )
Preston ) saving hay. I had George H. Preston Jim Jack & Jo Thomas
Jim )
Jack ) all at work at the cutting of my hay got it done late in the
Jo Thomas )
X ) evening & nearly all shocked up, have a verry fine chance of

it if I can git it all put up with out injury. William

braught me an old pair of Bugga harness from Mr. Noah or
Harness (
Bugga ) (Fuller rather) as a present they are not much account but
Noah (
Fuller ) as they give it to me as a present I appreciate the complement.
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Fr 30 The morning is cloudy calm & quite cool I was much anoyed all

Dogs ) night with the dogs barking, & the Mules in the yard & the

flees on me, they kept me awake nearly all night I feel

quite unwell from it this morning. I must if possible remedy
Richd $1.00 )
George ( it or I will be prostriated from it.
Andy 1 )
Charley 1/2 ( let Richd Trotter have $1.00 Andy plowed all day & Charley

half the day for George H.
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Sat 31 The morning is cloudy calm & quite cold. The dogs anoyed me

Dogs ( barking all night around the doore. Thomas shot & killed a New
Thos Dog )
Sally $5.00 ( found, Got after the Sheep
Andy )
Jack $50 ( paid Sally for Andy's work $5.00 Give Jim $.50 Jack got $.50
Jim $.50 )
Jo Thomas ( Cents Monk reports 2 days 1 Mule
$1.50 for ) his cutting hay See Wednesday
(Monk 2)
Puss got $2.30 )
.25 ( take out. She is charged with $1.55
$1.55 )
Charley got $1.00 for his work I got Dr. Johnson to pull out a Jaw tooth
Monk 3 )
$1.00 It was verry Severe Monk Report 1 Mule 3 days