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1873 April 10 Milton & Sarah Cleaning up in new
ground before Davy Coltering no fire in woods
yesterday 9th about here that I Know off
Mr Mattherly Came but I let him off to go to Mr Woodings
Cleaning up in new ground & Plowing for Corn
Davy Coltering in new ground no Stir yesterday
about fire or anything else Weather Cooler

11th Davy Coltering in new ground Milton
& Sarah Cleaning up Kit & Mary Plowing for
Corn, no fire this day, more fires out in
woods & more damage done than for many
years about here, Turned a little cooler

12th Kit & Davy gone to Martin Smiths to Haul
rails, ^{for fence} & Logs for House If they Can Sarah & Milton
Working Cleaning up in new ground, Mary
Washing her Clothes this morning I have to fix
found Kit & Davy & Mules Corn, & Martin is to find
himself When he works hire, quite Cool

13th I Went to meeting to day -- Cool day.

14th Kit & his hands at work Plowing for Corn
Davy Coltering in new ground. quite cool
Lent Martin Smith 1 colter & Colter Stock
Abram Dews fixed my waggon to day Kit help
him 3 hours etc etc paid him in full for it,

15. Plowing for Corn Kit Mary & Milton Sarah
Cleaning up & Shrubbing, Davy Coltering in
new ground no fire in woods this week that I ^{hear of}
all my fresh ground wheat looks very well

16th Raining this morning thundering & lightening
We Will Shell Corn one or Two Hours this morning
tolerable Cool rain planted Cucumbers yester
=day Mus mellons water mellons & Sally Worked Peas
began to a ^rain rain little after 12 oclock Stoped the Plow
Spot had her calf 1st day of April Sooc] had hers
14, both bulls, & likely calves, doing but lit[tle]
the evening quite Cool Rain

17th Running 4 Plows to day for Corn Davy Hauled 2 Loads
rails for Cow pen, made Cow pen below Turnip Patch
Rained in evening, Sarah made Cow pen burned brush
new ground & Cleaning in Corn f[ield]