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| Tuesday 25 | The morning is mostly clear warm. W. |
| $2.00 | Warren halled a load of Corn from Tyler's to Mayes Stable in Town for which they paid Warren $2.00 and to be accounted for between Warren and me. |
| Wednesday 26 | The morning cold cloudy and spinking rain W. |
| Thursday 27 | The morning is cloudy and cool. Nothing to enter to feeble to wright. I am quite to feeble to wright. |
| Drove | Stayed mostly in bead till I with dificulty drove out to the pawn and back. |
| Friday 28 | Friday 28 looks like rain nothing to enter I feel to weak to do anything I am quite low down It has looked like rain every day this week but has rained none |
| Thomas | Thoms got the Black horse and Bugg for him and Fanna to go to Town Thomas shaved me and I put on a clean pr Slips. [pair of slippers?] |
| Saturday 29 | The morning is mostly clear and warm W. I know of but little that is going on quite weak and feeble. I did not take any drive today |
| Janey Arm broke Puss $1.00 | Thomas little daughter Janey got her arm broke this morning let Puss have $1.00 today she went to Town |
| Sunday 30 | Sunday 30 The morning is clear calm and warm W. |
| . . P 11 | My General health is not good by any means I have a verry severe and dry cough I am a using the medicine the receipt of which was given by Mrs. Caruthers the day her and Mrs. Austin |
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was here togather, for cough ---------- July Monday 31st day July,
& morning is clear Cool E.
( This morning Jack give ) me Six dollars $6.00 on ( the account of wood he ) has been a hallin to ( Town & Silling
By the assistance of William I have put on a clean shirt & drawers this morning. In changing my close I had no flannin the morning was quite cool I was fearful of the result but William was over anxious to have the change and I consented I fear I have done wrong I am fearful it will result badly I aught to have taken my own way & not suffered it done ---------- August Tuesday 1st . . P 11
The morning is clear & calm & cool W.
) Meal ( 2 Bushels ) ( Puss $1.00
I sent Warren to Vaughn's Mill with $1.40 to git 2 bushels of Meal at $0.70 per bushel.
let Puss have $1.00 today for potatoes to trade with the pedlar. ---------- Wednesday 2
The morning is clear calm & warm Sun shines verry warm W.
) Prunus [?] ( Bark Elixer ) 20 Iodide ( of Iron
) Jack Wood ( $2.00
) New Medicine
I rode out in my bugga around in the woods lott for about 1.5 hours I felt much fatigued had to lay down & rest when I returned I got back to the house at 9 o'clock New Medicine We had a little Shower of Rain in the evening not enough to do but verry little good tho it will help some. Jack halled & sold a load of wood today $2.00 William braught a bottle of Medicine for me to take It is called __________ I tak some at going to bed & some next morning I think it has opperated some on the bowels ----------
-599Th 3 ) The morning is some cloudy & warm W. . . P 111 ( I rested verry bad all night suffocated & much dificulty in gitting my breath all night quite bad off all night I don't think I can stand it long unles it git better I am verry weak Jack ) and feeble Wood ( $4.00 ) Jack halled load of wood to Town & sold it for $4.00 The new bottle of Medicine I think mooves the bowels I have been mooved more than usual today I tok it last night & this morning
Fr 4 ) The morning is clear & verry warm W. I was verry bad off with my breast Suficated and strangled all night I did not expect to live until morning. I got up early and went to Town & got some Medicine from Dr. Pillow to tak time of these spells. I got an umbrralla $3.25 a box of Mustard Seed ground .20
Augt ( The morning is cloudy verry warm W. 1871 ) Sat 5 ( I left this morning in a good deal of misery in my Bugga Felix . . P 111 ) & a big Jug 3 Gallons & went to the Sulphur Spring on bear ( Sulphur ) creek & got home at 1 oclock I had a bad time the worst rode Spring ( Bear Cr. ) I ever traveled that far in a bugga I was told by William It in part was a good rode I got home as bad a broke down man as I ever saw be sides the pills I took in the morning made ) me sick and worked me all the rode ) I will take my own way ( about my self here after I think I am justifyed to do so
-600& if I am not I will try & git some one who has my interest at heart. I am truly glad to git home after travuling 12 or 14 miles and sick, I go no more I think. Jack Wood $2. Jack halled loads of wood to Town Sold $
Sun 6 1 The morning is not verry clear Sun shines verry weak. E. My general health is not by any means good I am verry weak & feeble Greate oppression about my hart & dificulty of breathing at times It seems that unless I mend soon I can't last much longer.
Mon 7 The morning is cloudy My dificulty of breathing & oppression in my breast I can't stand it much longer We sent for Doct Pillow he got here near night before he come. We had Mustard seed put on my Breast & stomach the pills had opperated he gave me nothing but said the disease was now mostly the stomach the NewMoney was mostly removed & now I had to work upon a disease of the stomach The suffocation dificulty of breathing hart sickness & prostration was now the effects of a diseased stomach that would require greate attention, it was now quite dangerous & hard to manage Doct Pillow left after supper believing that I had recovered
1871 Aug't Tues 8 It has been warm & sultry I rested badly tho some better this morning not much
-601Jack $6.00 ) Jack halled wood to Town yesterday & today Settled for last week amt six dollars
Wed 9 ) The morning is mostly clear & verry warm S. W.
Thur 10 ) This morning is cloudy & warm W. I was verry bad off the latter art of the night Thomas come last night & stayed with us all night A verry heavy rain fell a good season this morning It was greatly needed about 8 oclock.
[Remaining entries aparently in a different handwriting] Fri 11 ) The morning verry warm Dr. Pillow & Dr. Dorsett come give me a thorough examination and lef medcine I took 1 pull H ay ( before supper A verry good rain Press commenced cutting hay Rain )
Sat 12 ) Morning warm & cloudy rested much better last night Mat com & staid with me all night he has been here two days waiting on me Setteled with Jack Patton he halled eight loads of wood this Press $2.25) ( week he paid Press two dollars 25 cents for cutting hay Meal ) Adaline ( paid Warren $2.00 fr meal paid Adeline $.75 paid ballance to B. W. Porter
Sat 21 ) Father commenced this evening 5 oclock taking Squills & Soothing medacine at 8 " took a dose of Dover's powders