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calculations at other time not so much so. All this I am
fully aware is occasioned from the disease of my head that
has been affecting me for near 2 years less or more My
Nervice Sistom has been much effected occasioned from the
Wm & ) disease of my head no doubt. Wm J. ) William & William J. Webster left yesterday, hunting. -------------------------------------------- Mon 9th The morning is clear calm & cool fire is quite comfortable
Wm ) Wm not got home I took & made articles of agreement with our Andy 1/2 ( Jack ) croppers except Jim & George H. who were absent. I went to Town
after dinner got some more Turnip seed. Andy helped Jack 1/2 day. ------------------------------------------- Tus 10 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool. Andy Jack ( Turnip patch ) Andy is helping Jack to day plow &c in Cotton in ( Garden ) Charley is choping in Turnip seeds in the Garden. We have All hands ( have layed ) Sowed the Garden in Turnip seed & chopt in with hows all bye there ( Crops Cotton ) amongst the Cotton There is a good many Watter Millions & & Corn Some ( ( of them just ) Mush Millions in Puss' Cotton in the Garden ) Stephen Wright finished ( ( some sooner ) was here eat dinner with us. I quit feed- ( ing on Corn ) All hands Croppers have finished plowing there Crops 31 July ( March 101 ) Cotton &c. They have been feeding on Oats ever since the Apl 30 ( May 30 ) 4th of July Jun 30 ( July 15 ) They commenced plowing some on the 10 day March. Augt 5 ( 120 ) 25 ( 600 ) 240 ( 5 ) 3000 ) 6 bls ( 1 hors T. ) -------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is clear calm & some warmer than it has been Augt ( Wed 11 ) of a morning for several days I am trying to git our Hay
May ) halled up & put in the Corn Crib We have been using it Corn ) feeding it for some time having no Corn to feed with. George H. ) Jack ) George H. & Jack is helping me hall up our Hay putting it
in the entry on the left between the two large Cribs. I Hungarian ) Grass Seed ) have put it there & will try to git out some of the seed. It
is the Hungarian Grass. --------------------------------------------- Th 12 The morning is a little cloudy coming from West
George H 1/2 ) George H. & Jack helped hall hay until 12 oclock & we finished Jack 1/2 ) putting it up I went to Town after dinner Got my paper Try
Weakly Union & American which I had subscribed & paid Jim
Griffith for, on the 27 July. (No news.) ----------------------------------------- Fri 13 The morning is clear calm & warm I hired Richard paid him
Richd ) $.50 to help Andy & Charley make a turnip patch in the Garden paid $.50 ) they plowed & halled Cow manure &c no rain ) I went to Town & implowed J. H. Thomas to enjoin the Little
debt he has not got it done yet ------------------------------------------- Sat 14 The morning is clear calm & warm William got home at night
Wm J. ) with Jas Webster his wife has been here all the week quite Webster ) unwell
Cag Nales ) I went to Town got a cag of Nales $5.50 Sugar $2.00 $5.50 ( Sugar $2. ) I was working all day trying to git Little's Vende stopt not
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George H. ) got it done yet. $2.00 ( Rich $1. ) loned George $2. loned Richd $1.00 Salla $2.00 Charley $.50 Sally $2. ( Charley ) I let Puss have $5.00 she paid to Fanna for a dress she had $.50 ( Puss $5. ) previously bought of her See 15 June Jo Thomas ( paid Jo ) Jo Thomas & Sandford's boy Rob has been making me 500 rales $2.00 I ( owe $1.12 ) I paid Jo $2.00 leaving a ballence of $1.12 & I owe Bob I owe Rob ( paid paid $2.50 ) $2.50 paid
Rain ) Some little rain with Wind ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm It has been a verry extremely August ( Sun 15 ) warm day
Self I see but little difference in my health Generally for the last
month. I keep my bowels open with Brandith's pills every day
or two, or I could not get along ----------------------------------------- Mon 16 The morning is clear calm & verry warm I went to Town came
X George ) home in the evening George Jack & Harris Porter is building X Jack ( paid X Harris ) a plank fence round by the Shop to keep the Stock back, they
worked to day. William Jr has got home -------------------------------------------- Tu 17 The morning is clear calm & verry warm William did git home
Gun Silver ) last night. M. rifle ( R H Payton ) I loaned my Silver Mounted Rifle 2 pr of bullet moles Gun
stick & Wipers to Rufus H. Payton & Huston Adcock to shoot a ( Barkley ) Match with They aim to return it again shortly, see there order ) ( two Mr. Barkleys was here to day to buy my land West of the
Turnpike
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George H. ) George, Jack & Harris is working at the plank fence they Jack ( paid Harris ) worked yesterday Wm come at night ---------------------------------------------- Wed 18 The morning is clear calm & verry warm. Two Arthurs & Rodes, Arthurs ) & Rodes ( son of Rob't Rodes came yesterday evening with 40 head of beaves & beaves ) George ( taking to Nashville Market, left this morning The boys are Jack ) paid Harris & ( working at the plank fence Preston ) ---------------------------------------------- Th 19 The morning is quite warm calm & clear, boys at work on fence William ) Pulaski ( William is leaving in the cars for Pulaskie he went to Pulaskie Little ) ------------------------ Judge Walker issued an Injunction got back in time for me to
George ( give bond to Clerk & Master enjoining the execution John Little Preston ) Jack ( agt H. Bradshaw myself & others William & Wilson went on the Harris ) bond.
Puss ) I let Puss have in Town $3.50. ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm The boys are still working Augt ( Fr 20th ) at the fence the same that has been at work for several days
Fence & ) they are about done boys ) Georg & ) Richard went & got the 2 Sheep at Ab Hanna's this evening, him others ) Richard ) & me is even Sheep ( Ab Hanna ) ------------------------------------------- Sat 21st ( The morning is clear calm & verry warm I have settled with X George H ) X Jack ( Jack & George for making plank fence It come to in all Gate & X George ) $1.00 ( all $12.00 I settled with George the half $1. paid $1.00 over X Jack $.60 ) Settled with Jack the other half & paid $.60 over Jack owes $.60
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The above closes a settlement with George & Jack for building
the plank fence, finished to day Upon this settlement George
owes me $1.00 and Jack owes $0.60 Cents. If George & Jack owes
any others they got to help them, they are to pay it.
Jack was paid in 28 lbs of bacon - - - - - $5.60 6.60 & Cash - - - - - - 6.00 George was paid $2.00 Cash ( .60 $5.00 Cash ) - - - - - -$7.00 7.00 1.00 The total cost plank, Posts all ( George owes - 1.00 $105.00 ) finished putting up today ( Total cost $105.00
Plank fence front yard 100 posts- $ 25.00 at $1.50 pr 100 ft, 600 plank 4200 feet - - - - - 63.00 & nales - - - - - 2.50 hire putting up - - - - - 15.00 Total cost of the fence - - - - $105.00
The above is a plank fence including in a front yard the Shop
George H house (& the gate in to the field near the Garden) I
hope this will keep the Stock off my yard & front gate they
have anoyed me times out of measure 40 or 50 head of Cattle
& 20 head of horses at times has been lying at my yard Gate
every night until they have made it quite filthy & disagreable &
there is no hearing what has been going on for the balling of
the Cows & Calves It has been verry anoying to me particularly
when I have not been so well.
J J Noah ( I got a letter from Washington from J. J. Noah he speaks verry letter the ) 14 Augt ( favourable of my Claim It is dated the 14 of Augt & Franked See letter ) by C. A. Bowers, M. C. Noah has had an interview with Genl
J. S. Negley who says he will under wright for me & see letter. --------------------------------------