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at times the lower part of my bowels are swelled so I
have to take medicine to force a passage every few days
The swelling I think is occasioned from the pelvis
William ) William is still labouring under a bad cold about like he was
yesterday.
Jim )
$1.00 ) I let Jim T. have one dollar ot day ($1.00) to pay George P.
Costive ) I tok a large dose of Sulphur at 9 oclock at night No passage

1869 ) The morning is clear calm & cool William cold is some little
May (
Mon 10 ) better not mutch. William B. Gordon was here went on to
Wm (
Cornersville took William's sorrel Mare with him to leave her
Wm B Gordon)
with a horse
Georg (
Preston & ) George H. Preston Jack P. Richard & Jim P. is planting the
Mirey (
Jack ) piece of Ground for me around George's house (See 31st March
Richd (
Jim ) & 1st. April & 20 Apl) The boys finished the beding up &
finished (
1¼ days at) planting the next day before 11 oclock in the morning having
$1.00 for (
beding & c ) worked a little over one day Say 1¼ days
See 31 March)

& 1st & 20(
April ) I wrote a letter to Martha Jane by Hamon & he leaves to night
Martha Jane)
N K Webster(for Watter Valley on the Cars. I had but a few minnits to
Mississippi)
write & had but little to say but I thought I would write & show
the respect I feel for her & her family which I have done.
Pills (
Tom Peelar) took Pills this morning verry costive Tom Peelar shod Bay
blacksmith(
Mare before I found shoes & nales

Th 11 The morning is clear Wind blowing a little every way mostly