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John Brock, colered [COLORED], commenced work

[DATE]	[?EXPENSE?]	[AMOUNT]	[DATE]	[?WORK PAY?]	[AMOUNT]
Jan [JANUARY]	1 axe	1.75	2 Jan [JANUARY] 1870 for $132 a year	-
-	2 plugs tobacco, 0.15 [?EACH?]	0.30	6 Jan [JANUARY]	Lost 1 day Halling [HAULING] Wood	-
-	1 bag flour	2.75	[21? or 22?] Jan [JANUARY]	Lost 1 day Halling [HAULING] Wood	-
Feby [FEBRUARY]	Pd [PAID] Luke Van Eaton	0.15	3 Feb [FEBRUARY]	Lost 1 day Halling [HAULING] Wood	-
-	Paid Store	1.20	23 Feb [FEBRUARY]	Lost 1 day Halling [HAULING] Wood	-
25	1 Bag flour	2.75	Mar [MARCH]	Lost 1 day 1/2 day Halling [HAULING] Wood	-
-	pd Store 1 pr [PAIR] shoes	1.50	31 Mar [MARCH]	Lost 1 day working road	-
-	1 Gal [GALLON] molasses	0.50	-	1/2 day 1 day idle	-
-	cash	1.00	[strike]4 March[/strike] Aprl [APRIL]	[?LOST?] 1 day (Court)	-
-	3 plugs tobacco	0.45	11 Apl [APRIL]	1/2 day lost	-
-	=	12.35	19 Apr [APRIL]	1 day sick	-
March [8?]	pd [PAID] store	12.16	29 Apl [APRIL]	Lost 1 day	-
-	Tax	0.20	10 May	Lost 1 day idle	-
Apl [APRIL]	1 bag flour	3.00	11 and 12 May	Lost 2 days sore hand	-
-	cash	0.25	27 May	Lost 1/2 day	-
5 Apl [APRIL]	1 Bu [BUSHEL] Sweet Potatoes	1.00	30 May	Lost 1 day working patch	-
-	pd [PAID] Store (coat 46)	7.00	3 June	[?LOST?] 1/2 day idle	-
-	1 pr [PAIR] shoes and stockings in store	3.40	10 June	1/2 day lost idle	-
-	pd [PAID] store for hat and books	1.40	22 June	Lost one day	-
May	Bag flour	3.00	1 July	Lost 1 day	-
May	1 Gal [GALLON] molasses	0.45	-	Lost while I was gone 2 1/2 [?DAYS?]	-
-	2 yd [YARDS] [Tac?] Linen	0.50	Aug [AUGUST]	Lost while I was gone 1 1/2 [?DAYS?]	-
-	cash	0.50	Aug [AUGUST]	Lost 2 days meeting	-
-	1 Bot [BOTTLE] wine	0.75	Aug [AUGUST]	Lost 1 1/2 days sick	-
-	49th [shorts?] [2 1/2?]	1.23	-	-	-
-	cash	1.00	-	-	-
4 June	cash	1.50	-	-	-
-	1/2 Bu [BUSHEL] corn, 0.75 [EACH?]	0.38	-	-	-
-	[strike]flour[/strike]	[strike][?][/strike]	-	-	-
-	=	50.07	-	-	-
-	paid [cr?] [CREDIT?] [CURTUS? or CURBUS?]	2.00	-	-	-
-	cash	0.50	-	-	-
-	=	52.57	-	-	-
16 June	fish	0.50	-	-	-
-	2 Bu [BUSHEL] corn, 0.87 1/2 [EACH?]	1.75	-	-	-
-	1 Dress pd [PAID] store	1.25	-	-	-
-	pd [PAID] store (Bonnet)	1.00	-	-	-
4 July	pd [PAID] Tilly	0.65	-	-	-
7 July	Fish	0.50	-	-	-
14 July	Tobacco	0.15	-	-	-
21 July	cash	4.00	-	-	-
22 July	shoes 2.00; flour 3.50	5.50	-	-	-
-	Bal [BALLET?] shoes for wife	0.25	-	-	-
-	=	68.12	-	-	-
[strike]3 Aug[/strike]	[strike]Amt [AMOUNT] Brot [BROUGHT] up = cash [/strike]	[strike]1.00[/strike]	-	-	-

[math notes:]
77.00+5.50+1.25=83.75
83.75+3.00=86.75
26x9months=234
234-36=198
198-182=16
36 1/2
10
42x10=420
21
26) 1100 (4 #
[strike]104[/strike]
60
1100+245=1245