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1874 April 7th [? ?aine] come this evening
& we turned in to [Loading] have got ours
8th This morning finished put in ours [near]
all that Edmd Dews striped left a little he striped
& some Kit Hubbard stripped before [X]
some for Edmd Tucker Tucker Mr [Matth???]
& Miss Martha Neal [Taken] off Edmd Tucker
back of Garden [40 lbs] Tyed up by Ed. Tucker
yesterday & sent off Mr Lain started this
morning -0 Mr Lain Started & got up to [???]
[chg] road & my Cart Ed & Marten Went & took
out Miss Neals &C & Mr [Mattherlys] &
Carried back home & packed & packed
it all down & took nearly all day
nearly all day & paid Ed & Martin
for their work to day
9th Rained all night & at this morning
Ed & Marten striping Tobacco & will try
& finish
striping to day all [???] have finished
striping in barn back of Garden & old prize barn
finished there striping but did not quite finish
hanging up. We finish in barn back of Garden
Hanging up & Packed the lugs in a [bulk]
Turned Cooler & Rained hard this evening & to
also John W Lain has a rough time of it,
10th Jimmy gone to Yates Mill corn for meal
my own 1 Bus. Martins I lent him 2 Bus.
[E??] sent 4 Bushels for meal
11 Went to meeting at Strait Saturday & Sundy
John W. Lain got back from Lynchg Molly
Shoulder Very Sore Sold oats Tobacco very [Low]
13. Ed Plowing Marten Hauling in last stack
Oats. Martin cleaning up Corn Land -
Dolly got no calf yet a little cloudy
14th Raining this day more or less all day
Jimmie went after Doct Estes for Ed's Howard
Ed & Martin working on Road to day
weather moderate 15 windy morning
15th Cloudy & like for Rain yesterday Ed Dews
sent after Doct Estes to come & see his child Howard