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Th 21 The morning is partially cloudy & calm Charley is sick this

Charley ) morning I give him Saults The little black Mare has run off
Sick )
& got back & had a colt last night, wood lott the owners come
B;ack )
Mare ) & got her this evening

Rain A heavy cloud come up from S. & W. with Rain at 1 - 40 P. M.

rained verry hard 2 hours. The creek was Swimming in one hour

after the rain Verry washing
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1868 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool there is considerable
May (
Fr 22 ( complaint of the Cotton Seed not coming up that was got at

Bad ) Matthew's gin I have replanted my little patch & the others
Cotton )
Seed ) are doing the same.
Not good )
Charley is still complaining Not able to do anything a swelling
2 Charley )
Sick ) in his grines &c Plin Lorra & Clary is working in the Irish

potato patch the ground is wet & it suits to work the potatoes

Sweet ) Plim finished making sweet potato ridges this morning but have
Potatoes )
Not as yet got any slips. Thomas Just got his Sills & sleepers

& leviled of his house today

William William has not come home this week look for him tomorrow night

The boys are all at work hard cleaning out there Crop - the Wet
Work
Weather has set them to Work.
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Sat 23 The morning is cloudy & calm Charley is still sick
Charley )
Sick ) I have shaved & put on clean cloaths this morning Thomas & Fanna

Shaved ) is a going to B. B. to day -
Clean )
Cloathes ) William has traded off his Wild Mare for a Watch It has rained
Thos & Fanna )
Wm Sold ) in the evening Puss went to Town got for her children Lorra
Wild Mare )
Rain ) & Clary a dress each Cost $2.50 & for me $2 Sugar 5 lbs for
Puss $2.50 )
Sugar $2.00 )

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Th 21 The morning is partially cloudy & calm Charley is sick this

Charley ) morning I give him Saults The little black Mare has run off
Sick )
& got back & had a colt last night, wood lott the owners come
B;ack )
Mare ) & got her this evening

Rain A heavy cloud come up from S. & W. with Rain at 1 - 40 P. M.

rained verry hard 2 hours. The creek was Swimming in one hour

after the rain Verry washing
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1868 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool there is considerable
May (
Fr 22 ( complaint of the Cotton Seed not coming up that was got at

Bad ) Matthew's gin I have replanted my little patch & the others
Cotton )
Seed ) are doing the same.
Not good )
Charley is still complaining Not able to do anything a swelling
2 Charley )
Sick ) in his grines &c Plin Lorra & Clary is working in the Irish

potato patch the ground is wet & it suits to work the potatoes

Sweet ) Plim finished making sweet potato ridges this morning but have
Potatoes )
Not as yet got any slips. Thomas Just got his Sills & sleepers

& leviled of his house today

William William has not come home this week look for him tomorrow night

The boys are all at work hard cleaning out there Crop - the Wet
Work
Weather has set them to Work.
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