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1869 ) The morning is quite warm clear & calm My General health is Augt ( Sun 22 ) about like it has been for several weeks I have to keep my
Self bowels regulated by taking Brandith pills I take one about
every 24 or 36 hours & they have a verry Good effect. I
could not live if I did not do something of the kind This
extreme hot weather the braking out of my head & face with
heat & Ichiness has anoyed me a good deal I have bathed my
head in cold Watter every morning rubing it dry & putting
flour on it I have thought it has done some good I am rubing
my face & Jaws with Itch ointment once a day I have lived
entirely upon vegetables I have drank a cup of coffee (weak)
with a cold bisket crumbled in it which serves mostly for my
breakfast or supper. I have fleshed up a little --------------------------------------------- Mon 23 ( The morning is clear calm & extreamly warm last night was Circuit ) Cort ( excessively warm all night Our Crops in this neighborhood Sitting ) Hot days ( (of Corn) will not make but little Some fields not worth & nights ) Crops ( gathering It has rained none since the 6 & 7 Augt here and none
thin to do any good Mearly layed the dust It clouded up &
thundered in the evening but no rain ----------------------------------------------- ( Tu 24 The morning is clear calm little breeze from N. E. ) I wrote ( J J Noah ) a letter to J. J. Noah, Esqr No 222 F St Washington, D. C. Washington ( D. C. ) in which I explained to him every thing I could relate about
my Govt Claim (Cross Tye) I let him know there was not any
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Attorney attending to it for me & that Mr. Lyons had it here
for adjustment $ William went to Town got me a pair of cotton socks & splits
to bottom 6 chairs $.
Rain We had a little shower of rain come from N. E. it will cool
the are Not enough to help the Crops but little
Puss Give Clary $.50 to buy Cloathes ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning looks like rain a little cloudy & warm Augt ( Wed 25 ) Rankins oxen & mules is braking down the fences & distroying Rankins ( Oxen &c ) our crops verry much They let in to my Corn Monday night, some
40 or 50 head, in a few nights they will distroy the Crop.
Charley & Andy is halling rales to make a hog pen Thos & Davis
Thos ) is & has been verry hard at work at his house (Sowed Turnips Sowed ( Turnips ) in Garden.) ------------------------------------------- Th 26 The morning is a little cloudy calm & verry warm
William went to Town got some Turnip seed a shirt for Andy
Andy $.50 ) cost $.50 (& shirt for Charley $.50 & a pr pants for Charley Charley ( $1.50 ) $1.00 & some Sope &c. James H. Webster came at night & J H Webster ) stayed all night ----------------------------------------- Fri 27 The morning is clear calm & verry warm, it was cool through
Self the night I rested verry badly through the night, the ruptures r ( Rain ( on my head anoyed me ve/ry much ) We had a verry good shower Sowed ) ( Turnip ( lasted a half hour tolerable hard rain it will do some good Seed ) After the rain we sowed Turnip seed up in George's patch. Wm
went to Town Circuit Cort sitting -------------------------------------------
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Sat 28 The morning is clear & warm Some are are astir from the
South My bowels have been operated on last night after I
Self ) went to Bead a verry unusual thing The breaking out on my My head ) ears & head tormented me so I slept but verry little all night.
I am rubing it this morning with the Clark linament.
Wm d Mayes ) Hamon Webster got home last night from Mississippi Wm D. Hamon ( Mississippi ) Mayes & family is all well George got some Turnip seed I
George $1. ) loned George $1.00 Puss $.50 Felix $.25 Charley $.25 Andy $.25 ( Charley $.25 ) Hamon & Willa Webster came home late at night Puss $.50 ( Felix $.25 ) Hamon & ) Willa ) -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm Augt ( Sun 29 ) My General health is not been so good during the last week ( Self ) the ruptures & biles on my head is truly anoying I have fevrs ( through the night occasioned from the sores & biles on my head
& cant rest but verry little I cant rest my head upon my
Sowed ( pillow only through much pain I have stayed at home in the yard Turnip seed ) yesterday ) all week. Sowed turnips yesterday ------------------------------------------ Mon 30 The morning is some cloudy calm & warm
George P. George P. reports to me he has got 132 rosting ears of Corn.
Rain Rain commenced falling slowly about 11 in the morning verry
good shower and a verry good season
Sally $.50 Sally got $.50 to day George H. sowed Turnips seed in his
Wm patch William went this morning to J. H. Webster from there
they are going to buy a feel of Corn to fatten hogs down in
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the kittle [?]
X Jo Thomas ) Jo Thomas Jim Andy & Charley is cutting tops saving fodder Jim ) --------------------------------------------- Tu 31st The weather has turned much cooler since the rain this morning
is a little cloudy coming from the N. E. The clouds are flying
tollerable fast
William did not come home last night
Self ( I rested badly (with biles on my head) last night they kept ) ( me awake & I had some fever all night & feel verry stupid & ) Turnip ( weak this morning. X seed Jo ) Thomas & ( Sowed Turnip seed again Jim ) Jo Thomas & Jim is cutting tops ---------------------------------------------- Sept ( This morning is clear calm & quite cool William did not git Wed 1 ) Wm ( home last night I rested some easier the after part of the night Self ) Jim $1.60 ( Jim got 8 lbs of Bacon at .20 $1.60 William not at home X Jo Thomas ) 8 Jim ( & Jim is cutting Tops in ---------------------------------------------------- Th 2 ( The morning is clear calm & quite cold We are getting up our
Hogs ) fatening hogs puting them in a pen near the Spring, but few & Fodder ( Wm ) quite small All hands is trying to save Tops & fodder. William Jim & ( ( X Jo Thomas ) Got home in the evening before night ) Jim & Jo is saving fodder ( & Tops in my field --------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool. Jim & Jo Thomas is Sept ( Fri 3 ) saving fodder in my field for me The Circuit Cort is still in Jim & ) Jo Thomas ) Session. Jim took salts near night Not verry well --------------------------------------------
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Sat 4 ) The morning is clear calm & cold, almost frost. ( Fanna ) Fanna took down last night Sent for Doct Pillow, before ( Dr Pillow ) morning she had a fine Girl child doing verry well this ( ) morning
Jo Th 1/2 ( Jo Thomas & Richard has helped tye up Tops until 12 half the Richd 1/2 ) ( day ) Mrs. Webster got here at 12 oclock left home after Mrs. Wilson ) ( early breakfast come in her bugga
Noah ( I got a letter from J. J. Noah dated the 31st Augt he would letter ) not advise me to go to Washington he would not take the
responsability to do so at my time of life but thinks I could
do well to go if I could stand the trip & had the means to do paid Andy ) .50 ( so, he wrighs he is now in the business of Claim Agent at Charley ( .50 ) Washington he says he will assist me if he can in every way Felix ( .60 ) there
Andy $.50 Charley $.50 Felix for shirts $.60 ----------------------------------------------- Sunday 5th The morning clear weather moderated Some warmer Some little
Wind a Stir mostly from the South.
Self My general health has not been so good the last week The boils
& braking out on my face & head has kept me nearly all the time
with some fever & head ake I think at this time they are not
so feverish & anoying as they have been a few days ago --------------------------------------------- Mon 6 The morning is cloudy Wind E. looks like rain Commenced
raining at 10 oclock Still raining at 2 oclock & has rained
all day a steady & good rain & still raining in the night &
has Rained all night. -----------------------------------------------