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1865 Tu 14th March / Jack Patton / Sandford Jack &c Press /
It is quite warm Wind from the South Cloudy & like for
rain Green got a protection paper & is stocking & fixing up
the plows Jack Patton did not come up yesterday and has not
come yet. Sandford, Jack & Press is making a colepit. Caleb
George &c is working on his house. The Fedrels are still

Wed 15 / Cutting our timber / Quarter master Hoopr / Cutting & halling off our timber / Oats $ Bennet Margaret
cutting our timber. I went to Town found a new Quartermaster
in the place of Sedgwick by the name of Hoopr I urged him to
try & get the wood cutters off my lands he promised to do so
but I fear there are some foul play interfearing agt me in the
character of home made Abolutions. Big Hariet is sick of Dip-
thera Red is thought better I got our Cats brought by B.
Jordan Bushels paid $1.50 per bushels Bennet & Margaret
home last evening & Bennet went back this morning

Th 16th Wilks Boy Webb / Soldiers Chickens / Jack Porter & several hands /
It rained last night & the Wind has shifted N. W. & turning
verry cold this morning. Jack P. & George came to get pickets
to repair there garden fence I hired another boy belonging to
Wilks this morning at $11.00 per month, he has gone to work.
Three soldiers came and was for a while determined to take
some chickens Talk & perswation seemed to do but little good
for a time until it was understood that they had to fight before
they got them they then concluded to let them alone. Jack
Porter with several hands came & cut & split up wood for his
garden fence I stayed at home all day. I went to Town yester