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1872 July 5. I went to Shop & Mr Whiteheads Tommy
finished Harrowing Lot & then worked with [Ho?] from
12 oclock till night Sam done Plowing his fresh
& we have not begun Mattherly lost this day cutting
oats at Thomas Owens
6th We will cut Oats here to day Mr Mattherly
here cutting oats, cutting all day
7 Cloudy & foggy this morning quite warm
8 Finished cutting Oats here a little after 12 oclock.
Finished weeding our Lot Hired Francis some
to day to weed out Lot
9th Sam & his gang hilling up his fresh ground Tobacco
Tom Plowed Our sweet Potatoes this morning
We have put down machine, Tom Plowing
fresh ground Tobacco to day -
10 Thrashed my wheat & some for Jacob Graves to day
& got done by 12 oclock & machine gone to Doct [Haley]
where Thomas Owen lives to thrash tomorrow
Tom Plowing fresh ground Tobacco, Ben & [Lewis]
choping corn Andrew Hilling up Fresh ground
Tobacco - - very Hot & dry. Jacob Graves help
machine wheat sent Charles -
11th Thrashed at Doct Haleys to day Sent our folks
there & [mules] got done & carried machine to Mrs Smiths
12th sent Ben to Millers 3 Bus old wheat for me
for flour 2 Bushels Corn for me for meal & 2
Bushels wheat for Sam to eat I let him have of
my old wheat [and] part of his he makes this year
Plowing & working Tobacco, Tom [Lane] cutting
Grass this morning for me Ben Carried 2 Bus
wheat to Yates flour for him to eat in part of
what he gets of what we make this year
13th I went to meeting. We have got Bro P M [Reeves]
as our Pastor till next Christmas. Tom finished
Plowing Tobacco on Branch about 3 oclock
Hilling up Tobacco Ben went to mill at
Yates flour, for Sam 14th Mr Reeves Preached at S
first time this day & will continue till X next