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I sent Jack [Patton?] & wagon to M Kensers & got three barrels
of Corn & sent the money & paid for it $15.00

I brought my steel barrel gun home the stock look &
triggers & pin all gone I brought home a little rafle
(half stock) in the place of Williams little rifle that had
been left at Benderson Easter, before he died Saul left &
went to Tom he has been going there nearly every day for a
month & [more?]. I got a stray bay Mare of James Young that had
been there for several days the [Ownar?] can get her by apply-
ing for her We are plowing her

It is a little cool as it has been for several days All hands
are at work in the lower field cutting Stalks & beding up for
Corn Our Cotton is coming up Green made up the fence around
the Cats took the rails from the [Glade?] lott [fince?] & fixed the
fence of the long [lott?] & put the 2 Mares & Colts in it I did
not go to Town No news [Thos?] walled cut (fight between Will
& Trotter) Green & George went to Town

It has turned verry warm I went to Town Thomas rode off his
black poney (No verry particulr news)

It is verry warm William seen our bull in Zel Smiths Wagon
to day said he got it of Sandford Worlding it towards the
Creek I got a load of Corn of Monday the 1st day of May 15
bushels I paid $15.00 for it. I have been trying to get Mat
to settle for the Wood he has been selling he has only paid