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Wed 23 half the day making two days ( Jack has plowed
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Rain half (Evening) to day for us Rained a Shower.
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Th 24 I went out to the Mill & found Rone & Shaddon & teams
Rone & )
Shaddon ) halling my stocks to the Mill No contrack with them I

stopt them until a contract is made they halled 24 logs
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It has been sprinkling rain all the fore part of the day
Fr 25
Rain not so much as to make the boys quit work

Scraping ) Richd & Plim has finished harrowing & scraping out the
Cotton )
Cotton finished at 9 this morning finished runing out the

middles in the Glade lott field after dinner it still raining

the boys did not quit until late this evening.
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It rained verry hard last night the boys planted the Punkin
Sat 26
Rain seed in the Turnip patch ground & planted some tobacco plants

Wash ) howed out the potatoes &c quit at 12 oclock I went to Town
Preston )
Jack ) in the evening. --- I signed articles of agreement with our
App )
Articles &c ) renters (See articles signed & filed) with Wash, Jack Patton,

App Booker & Preston These articles was all signed the 25

Distemper day of May 1866 for this year. I went to Town in the evening

The distemper is bad amongst our horses
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No particular news All is well
Sun 27
------------------- I went to Town Court is still in Session got a weading hoe
Mon 28
Rain $1.20 Some tobacco Old Hugh is not enjoying himself so well

wanted to appoint me his agt rained before day.