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1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. but a little cooler May ( Sun 30 ) My General health is about like it has been the disease (Diabites)
has not been no worse nor better it is still wearing me down ( weaker slowly ) My gums are verry sore I have not been able ( to chew any thing hard for over a week I have taken sulphur
& Magnecia nearly every day that has occasionally operated on
my bowels I rode in my bugga out to the pawn & back yesterday
for the first time in 3 weeks it tired me verry much. I
drove Bell & went in a walk -------------------------------------------- Mon 31 The morning is a little cloudy and calm & quite warm. I took
Bell Mule & drove out to the pawn & back Andrew is trying to
Rain plow if he could get at it Commenced rain at 12 0clock & is
William ) raining hard We need it verry much. William went to Town Tomatoes ( Cabbages ) We planted out Cabbages & tomatoes & howed out our Irish potatoes ( Rain ) potatoes. We have had several verry heavy showers of rain through
the day & night. Ground is running with watter ------------------------------------------ ) June ) The morning is dark cloudy & Raining solowly. Ground is Tu June 1st ) Rain thorowly wet, too much rain. Wm William did not git home last night
Sally $2.00 ) paid Sally Andy's Mother $2.00 making in both payments $4.00 See Mon. ) ( 20 May ) Andrew & Felix is sticking the peas ) loaned George H. $1.00 George ) ( $1.00 ) bill to be paid back. It rained nearly all day until evening
Wm William come home at night. -------------------------------------------
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1869 ( The morning is dark cloudy damp & calm looks like more ) June ( rain I went to Town drove Bell got some Grass Seed $1.75 Wed 2 ) Jack Patton ) $1. ) let Jack have $1.00 to buy hows got qt of punking seed I have
Self ) not been in Town before in a long time got 3/4 bushels Grass Grass ( Seed ) seed $1.75 ------------------------------------------- Th 3 The morning is cloudy & sprinkling of Rain. It has rained a
Rain ( good Shower to 11 oclock We sowed in places more grass seed Grass ) Sowed ( where it is too thin where I had sowed it & it has come up. Grass ) Hungarian ( I sowed it Just before the rain to day See 14 May ) Jim $ ( Jim got a pair of uppers for a pr of shoes of verry thick & leathers ) good leather high quarters, &c.
Rain It has rained several showers through the day the boys
cannot do but little in there Crops too Wet & rainy. William ) unwell ) William is quite unwell has blind spells & a gidiness in his
head been complaining all day -------------------------------------------- Fri 4 The morning is partially clear Wind S. Andy is helping
Jim & Andy ) William is some better to day of his Gidiness in his head.
Work The Ground is verry wet all hands are trying to work Rained
at 11 stopt Andy from working with Jim ----------------------------------------------- Sat 5 The morning is clear & cool Wind N. W. Andy worked some in
the garden & then plowed Bell Mule in the Corn next George P.
-293William is complaining of a numness & gidiness in his eyes All the blacks Men & Womin is preparing to go to the June Puss ) Meeting in Town Puss got a dress of Fanna Cost $5.00 I $5.00 ) Monk ) agreed to pay for it to Weare to the June meeting. ) Monk made no report of plowing this week it has been raining all week.
1869 ) The morning is clear calm & cold All the Negroes far & near June ( Sun 6 ) has gone to the June Meeting Puss Lorra & Felix drove Bell Mule in my Bugga George H. took the 2 horse Wagon his family Jack's family rode in it Jim rode the black horse &c &c My General health is about like it has been the week before See my entry of Sunday the 30, it has been the last week about the same.it was the week before William he is not verry well Richd & ) tho some better than se was yesterday Wife ) Richd & his wife has some altercation, Jealousy Got it settled.
Mon 7 The morning is clear calm & quite cool William is still mending he went this morning to Town Self ) I was quite unwell last night better this morning Clean ( Close ) Andrew is plowing the oldest piece of Corn ) I have shaved Washed off & put on clean cloaths Shirt drawers & socks I am feeble & quite helpless tho not so bad off The Doct &) Jack P. ) Dr Lighthall Came to Columbia Jack Porter got after him choked him and was pulled off him he paid Jack back his money $50. & left Town in a hurry done no business at Columbia was
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glad to git away he had treated Jack badly at Nasville he
took his little blind boy to see him at Nashville & he treated
him badly & charge him $50. ---------------------------------------------- Tu 8 The morning is cloudy calm & cool I hired Henry Lawson to
Henry ) help Andrew plow to day he is plowing the black & Andy, Bell paid ) they got done the piece next the Spring & commenced on the piece
next the Crib
Self ( About 12 oclock I got much better and by night I felt quite well ) ( tho verry weak & quite feeble.
The Corn next the Crib is not come up well Verry much missing. fight ) Pillow ( Walter Pillow & Halcomb exchanged several shots with Pistols & Halcomb ) resulted in the Wound of Pillow in the side Not dangerous -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. & turned quite warm June ) Wednesday 9 ) We are finishing plowin out our Corn near the Corn crib I got
Beans ) a Mess of Beans (Bunch) for dinner these beans were planted See t5 Apl ) the 5th day of April We have lettices Reddishes Mustard polk
sallad &c in abundance for some time. (Henry is helping me Henry ) $1.00 ) again to day I paid Henry $1.00 for his 2 days work
We finished replanting our Corn Jim helped us after dinner to
Jim the rain replant Corn It thundered & rained some about 5 oclock
Rain in the evening did not rain much. ---------------------------------------------- Th 10 The morning a little cloudy & damp & calm. We helped Jim for
Jim helping us replant Corn to dinner. Andy & Felix shelled 3 Corn shelled )
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Puss ) bushels of Corn fed wattered & put the bay Mares in the & Crop ) Crib lott. Puss & Clary helped Preston how his Cotton &c
She has finished cleaning out her own I hear Wat Pillow is Wat Pillow ) getting better ------------------------------------------- Fr 11 The morning is clear calm & a little cool Jay Webster came
home with Willa Webster last night about 12 oclock at night
Thomas & family has left this morning for B. B. gitting up
his Wheat Crop that is at Mr Webster's he expects to be gone
several days.
We shelled 9 bushels of Corn & put it in bags to day. Wm left
in the morning come back at night -------------------------------------------- Sat 12 The morning is clear calm & cool I went to Town to see about
Town ) gitting Jno D. Moore's business settled wherein E. Williams &
J D Moore ) myself was his security in the Post office The Master has an
Monk ( Execution about $170.00 agt us I afirmed I would not pay one reports ) 1 Mule 5 1/2 ( cent I think from what I could see that Moore & Williams wish 1 Do 1 ) This ( 6 1/2 to make me pay it Williams said he owaned nothing & Moore took week) Meal 9 1/2) the bankrupt law &c I got 9 1/2 bushels of Meal to day ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is verry cloudy Wind from S. & E. & quite warm June ( Sun 13 ) My General health is about like it was the last week before.
The breaking out & Ring worms &c has all disapeared Some Self itchiness sensation in my hare & head that is some troublesome.
My bowels are too costive I take pill every day more or less