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15th April 1874 Bargain made with [?? ?????]
and & he refused to come stating his Horse was
Plowing & the colored poeple would not Pay him
this morning Ed has gone after Doct Haley
at Rueville cloudy & like for Rain. Doct Haley
come the 1st time to see Howard Ed Dews Son
and I am to see the money paid - & wrote to [him]
to that effect - Raining more or less all day
they are hauling wood when not raining
Sewed over our plant Beds this day. If on
[??] my wife is Sick & send for Doct Thomas Haley
[????] comes here to see us for $2 a visit
6th Eds child Howard Died last night, still cloudy
& did rain soon this morning weather moderate
17 Rained every day this week but Monday & I
have not seen Martin but one or 2 days
& we have only plowed 1 day this week
still cloudy & like for falling weather
18th cloudy all & did not rain much I went
up to Mr & M Moses & swappted Horse with
West Williams from Lynchg Davy Crocket gone
& got a Bay mare 6 years old will work
any where hitched to Mr Moses Buggy before
I came Home worked very well. -
19 At Moses & Jerrys Rained-this Blessed
day all day [l???g] Got Nelley about this time
20 I come home did not rain much
to day manured the plant Beds & just
plaster on Two Sewed some plaster on
Clover about this time
21st Clears day pretty weather fencing fresh ps
above road going to Miss M Neales till evening
then went to raking [Piling] manure in Farm
Pen, Dolley had a Heifer calf Milly was Dollys
mama I think, sold [Sock] to Sam Calland or Smith
weather moderate I fixed my bridle to day
22 Plowing up in old field for Tobacco
cloudy & like for rain nearly all day
23 Rained nearly all night last night
Branches very full Raised all our Tobacco
tolerable high in the Barns to day by 12 oclock
Ed & Jimmy Martin Piled up the stalk ready
to [h???t] out [paid] up yard fence