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Took John M. Redus' note for W. B. Miller for 7809, &
sent it to him, informing him that I had not intended becoming,
nor did I regard myself as, Mr. R's security
Cloudy, & sprinkling, & warm

May 13th. 1852
Peter went into the field to day, to scraping cotton
The scrapers (16 going to day) passed over the balance of
the negro field, the Arnold field, & about 6 acres of the
South Gum field - in all about 62 or 64 acres. The hoe hands
chopped through the negro field and Arnold field, about 64
acres

Mr Rhodes altered a mule for me to day & spayed about a
doz hogs

The Cotton planted in the Spencer field last Monday is
already sufficiently up for a half stand

The Corn plows, 9 in number, started on the third round
yesterday evening in the R Nx field

To day there were but 8 plows going. They lacked about
6 acres of finishing the R Nx field having plowed to day
about 30 acres, 2 furrows to the row
Sowed Cabbage seed in the garden

May 14th. 1852.
Very good stand of Cotton up on the field planted on the