| July 16, 1845 - August 1, 1845the Lord to bless with spiritual &
temporal blessings. Yesterday it was at
Strait Stone meeting house etc etc etc
28th. Still very dry & Cool. Streams all
drying up. Camp branch along the road
by Mrs. Smith dry & allmost dusty - a little
water above in a whole — — —
John McHany died last July 1845.
this year year is another sort worse
than 1838 because the Draught is so
much more extensive, & no oats hardly
made & the most remarkable year
ever Known its now July & the ground
has not been really wet since 1st
March last. — 1845 1845
30. Some showers around us but none here -
wind has been from NW more or less
for a week or 10 days & very drying
Corn all vegetables etc drying. Serious times,
Treading out wheat and Grubing on branch -
never was so bad a prospect for corn -
it has now sold for five Dolls pbl
Poeple very sickly about Leesville &
in charlotte. Colley Bradley Died last July
aug. 1st. Rained & Hailed about 4 Oclock
in the evening a little shower about
12 Oclock last night or Rather this
morning about 2 Oclock - the Hardest Rain
I ever heard fall but one, 1836.
| July 16, 1845 - August 1, 1845the Lord to bless with spiritual &
temporal blessings. Yesterday it was at
Strait Stone meeting house etc etc etc
28th. Still very dry & cool. Streams all
drying up. Camp Branch along the road
by Mrs. Smith dry & allmost dusty - a little
maker above in a whole — — —
John McHany died last July 1845.
this year year [sic] is another sort worse
than 1838 because the draught is so
much more extensive, & no oats hardly
made & the most remarkable year
ever known it's now July & the ground
has not been really wet since
March last. — 1845 1845
30. Some showers around us but none here -
wind has been from NW more or less
for a week or 10 days & very drying
Corn all vegetables are drying. Serious times,
Treading out wheat and grubbing on branches -
never was so bad a prospect for corn -
It has now sold for five dollars barrel
People very sickly about Leesville &
in Charlotte. Colley [Colby?] Bradley died last July
Aug. 1st. Rained & hailed about 4 o'clock
in the evening and a liittle shower about
12 o'clock last night or rather this
morning about 2 o'clock - the hardest rain
I ever heard fall but one, 1836.
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