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6th Month 1868

2 day 1st Rubbibg & Planting potatoes, Robt. Bob
Evan 1/2 day & self - Fine warm day

3 " 2d Robt Bob Evan & I planting potatoes

4 " 3d John Cable & Grey did their last on
the hay house & after din took
down the Windmill mast - Robt
Bob & Evan finished planting potatoes

5 " 4th Grey repaired Roof of Wagon house
1/2 day - Robt plowed strip in truck
patch & harowed, I RolledRubbed Apple
orchard potatoes in morning & harowed
peach orchard potatoes after din, Evan
hoeing corn etc, Bob drunk - Rose & took

6 " 5th Katy Refd Planted fence Row of truck patch
in corn - planted sweet corn -
2d trim planted Sugar Beets - Evan
here - Bob drunk

7 " ^ Hauled wood & jobbed about ready
for Qly Mtg Bob drunk Evan
Planted Melons 2d time

2 " 8 Fine shower last night - Bob
planting his corn Evan 1/2 day
comd harrowing A orchard
potatoes

3 " 9 Evan harrowing potatoes - Bob & I
Lea's oxen hauling brush from
orchard - Robt comd working
corn first time

4 " 10 Evan finished harrowing potaoes
after noon he & B Robt & I working

Notes and Questions

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SusanE

Am now fairly certain that the diarist of this section is the 'father' referred to in earlier part of diary and the 'Robt' referred to in this part is RHM, the author of the 1st section. Can Sandy Spring Museum supply family tree?