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of them. We are prepairing my little piece of Ground to
plant beding it all up, got neary done the North side, not
Rain quite half done doing it tolerably well its commenced Rain
about 5 oclock Slowly
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1868 )The morning is cloudy & rainey it has rained all night slowly
April (
Tu 7th )& still raining slowly It has turned verry cold the Wind is

Rain from the N. W. & tolerably high. We got up some wood, fed &
done nothing else
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Wed 8 The morning is verry cold & clear & calm verry heavy white
heavy )frost The fruit, apples Peaches & vegetables that are up I
frost have no doubt is all killed. The Moon fulled yesterday.
Moon
Thomas hired a young man to work at his house by the name of
Mitchel )18
hired ) Wm Mitchel, gives him $18.00 pr month Sets in today. I have

Jack ( had Jack Patton, Richd, Danl, Calvin, Lawson, & son all bedding
Richd )
Calvin ( up my little field of ground. This is the 2d day they have
Lawson 2 )
Charley ( plowed See Monday, & not done Charley plowed Ball & layed
Flim )
off Plim plowed Allis & Bekk&c We did not git done will finish
Geor H. ) tomorrow before dinner. George H. plowed one day in my field
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Th 9th The morning is mostly clear Wind is high from S. W. William

William ) & Thomas neither got home last night. Thos went to B. B. & Tim
Thomas )
Jack ) to Town. The boys have gone to plowing this morning. The
Richd (
Calvin ) plows finished beding up my field today at 10 1/2 oclock having
Lawson 2 (
George H. ) worked Monday, Wednesday & to 10 1/2 oclock today making 2 1/2 days