April 1, 1875 - April 6, 1875

1875 April 1st. Edm^d Dews draining branch to
sew Oates & shrubing for Corn Sent Jimmy
to Millers Mill 7 Bushels Wheat for flour
& Edm^d Corn for Meal, Mr. Wright
here to day made shelter by Barn
& fixing up mantle piece in Dining
Room & then covered Bee House
Edm^dJimmie got no flour nor meal
till Saturday morning

2nd April sent Jimmie up to Jeres to know
how he is Edm^d plowing Mr Wright
at work on Cart shelter finished that & it began
to rain, Ed thrashing out oats Mr W
quit work about 11 Oclock rained in evening

3rd April Drum of machine Weighs 118 lbs Sent
to Mr John H Bailey Lynchb to put new teeth in
Looking for M Jacob Lain to Load with tobacco
this morning Edm^d thrashing oats to sew
Jimmie got back last night Jere is very bad yet
One Jaw has been opened & the other will have
to be opened shortly Lemon & Adams both
there yesterday Cloudy & like for Rain
Loaded & started & I carried letters to Mr. Jno W
Lain roads tremendous bad, ^{Mr JW Lain is to sell & Bring money home} they will I expect
4go on to Lynchg tomorrow Monday morning
Mr. John W Lain is to have my Tobacco sold
& bring money home & leave Drum of Machine
at J.H. Baileys to have new teeth put in
clear partly day Sunday, I am poorly -

4th Stayed at home I am very poorly all day
Sunday & tolerable good day

5 Plowing for Corn Hauled some wood soon the ^morning
Pretty day all day -

6. Ed plowing for corn & Jimmie Geo Wright
malling in new ground @ 1/6 pr Hundred -
James wright here finshed shelters pretty
morning Bro Lacy stayed here all night
Sun