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1870 ) The morning is clear calm & cold N. W.
June (
Fri 10 ) I stayed intirely alone last night William has not returned
William (
Self ) from down S. Thomas is in the Webster country with a cutting
(
Thos ) Machine cutting wheat & won't be back before Sunday William
(
W. J. W. ) J. W. is attending to law matters in Town & Gallantry &c at
Hamon (
night Hamon is all round about mostly in Town by day visiting

at night and now at Thomas mostly of nights while Thomas is

gone so this leaves me alone mostly except the blacks
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Hail & Rain) At 10-10 A. M. It is hailing & Raining from N. W. Cold

Fanna $2.40) Fanna sent an order to me to send to Wilbanks for a turn of
Meal (
meal did not git it. I sent the money & Jo to Neeley's Mill
Borrowed of)
Jo $.40 ( & got 2 bushels of Meal it cost $2.40 I borrowed of Jo $.40

Rain ) It has been raining (& still rains) nearly all day
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Sat 11 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cold No frost. I stayed

Self ) last night all alone I rested verry well William has not

Wm ) returned from South

Wet ) The ground is so verry wet the croppers can do but verry little
Weather )
I fear this wet weather so long will ruin many of there crops

Meal ( the Weeds & Grass will take the country. Rich & Jo went to
5 Bush'l )
Neely's Mill braught home 4 1/2 bushels of Meal had 1/2 bushel on

hand making 5 bushels at this time, Sat. evening I want to

see how long it will last.
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Rain ) It commenced rain at 5 P. M. & is raining hard at 9 oclock

at night & looks like it will rain all night.

Wm ) William Got home at dusk through the rain
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