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[table] 3 plows to Bosticks Shop to get stocked. Saml Arneld sent and
got my red oxen. I ask him $75.00 he would weigh 2000 lbs.
If he dont like him at that price he is to send him back
immediately the boy Paul Arnell acted as agt of Saml Arneld.
Preston Porter Col was present & heard the agreement.
The morning is clear, calm & cold with a frost and some ice.
William did not git home last night. Mag is unwell, has been
so for several days. Sent to Mill 2 1/2 bush meal the last we
got was tuesday the 19 abt (10 days) got 1/2 gal of cole oil.
Let Lou have $5.00 (William) let George have a garden on the
far end of the turnip patch William got home from Mary anns
last night She is better Calvin got $.50 of Wm.

This morning it is cloudy the clouds are from the West but the
Wind is from the East It commenced raining about 10 oclock &
has rained nearly all day & at times verry hard, some thunder
quite cool late in the evening the Wind tollerable high is
blowing from the West & turning Colder.
William traded off his sorrel horse and Broken Shoulder Colt,
thought that one would not eat so much as too & therefore he
made a verry good swap. I think he got badly cheated in the
price of there worth of the mare but as provender is verry
scarce it may all be verry well. It may be an April trick
some way.