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1876 August 16th Nannie Dews Edmd Tucker
[Jr.?] & Wm Moses Jr gathering up [Mr kings?] Potatoes
out of my Patch on Hill finished at 12 Oclock
Nannie Dews making matches to [kill?]
Bees when I wish. Jimmie Plowing
Peters Tobacco to day [?] day. This
17.th Seeded Rye where I had [Wish?] Potatoes
Edmond Fencing by Corn House To day
Peter Hilling up his Tobacco To day
Very Hot day This. Edmd secured Turnips
Edmd Tucker had my Cart & [steers?] yesterday
Hauling Rails at his House looks very
much like rain this evening
18. August 1876 I called Peter last night to
help me kill some Bees but he was not
to be [H__y?]: This morning he came and
said he was over in the corn field so
I don't know, I would not [keep] & his family
find them & do as he has this year. I
would not have [h__?] On my plantation. Edmd.
Fencing. Peter working his Laborers. Weather
Very warm. got a letter from Sallie [lately?]
her children got the whooping cough,
19.th Peter gone again soon this morning
Rained 2 showers hard last evening. Edm
& Jimmie Bro^d my hogs out of Pasture Black
[Serv?] Bro^d all her Pigs up the other ones ran
[?] fed in Cow Pigs [fixed?] for [three?] [Hours?] [morning?]
My Pigs up Bigest. Edmond [& etc?] Fencing & trying
to finish fencing fixing lot at stable on the
July & August Hottest [than?] for Several & [Hos To?]
Corn & Tobacco doing all it can do. Cleared off
20. Tolerable fair morning. ^{1 hr Board & Pigs. not up} all my hogs but
Weather not quite as Hot this morning. Lost
Mules. Molley & Tom to Ed Bailiss & Andrew
Wyatt to go Reid Creek [Morning?] to day --