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are the vine bean. I planted them on the left side & near
too the main well, & stuck 2 Cedar stakes one on each side of
the bean they are called the bullet bean by some they are a
red speckled round ban & large. All hands of the plntation
Male & female is gone to the picknick
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[Left: Sun 26 Rain]
The morning cool & damp the pressure of are is from the N.
It rained some during the night with some thunder not enough
of rain to be a season There was a verry greate number of
[Left: Disorder & Dancing]
Negroes dancing & carousing nearly all night This morning the
fences were down verry much & Stock running every way. Cousin
[Left: Ed Wilson]
Ed. Wilson came this evening & stayed all night.
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[Left: Mon 27 Gate]
This morning is a little cloudy Wind from the West George H
Rich & me fixed up the gate near the Smoke house George is
shearing our 2 sheep that was not sheared We have 6 grown ones
& one lamb 3 blacks & 4 whites We put the bell on one
[Left: Sheep]
Working in the Garden We gave George about the one fourth of
the Wool for Shearing &c It has turned quite warm I took off
my thick flannen Shirt Kept on my thin one I shaved Washed
my feet &c & put on clean clothes. I feel better.
[Left: Wool Sahved &c Self]
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[Left: 1867 May Tu 28 Rain William Self]
There was a little shower of rain this morning done some good
not a season Some thunder It came from the West. William
did not git home last night I feel better this morning I got
up early & was able to see to the feading &c We got of George
Hargrove over 100 beat plants & set them out There was a verry
heavy thunder storm passed from S.W. to N.E. lasted about 3/4
[Left: Beets they all are dead]