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1876 Aug^t 20.^th Very Hot day. tolerable clear
Mr. Lewis Yates & Mr Templeton came here in a
21^st Edmond & Jimmie gone down to lower field
after my Hogs & Pigs all my Pigs has not been seen
Wm first [b_l?] them up. Turned Cooler last
night & this ^morning Cooler. Edmond worming?] [Succering?]
& tossing new ground & old field [?] to day
22. Shucked out our corn nearly this morning
Lent 2 1/2 Bushels to [Jules?] for myself meal 1 1/2
1 1/2 Bushels ^corn for Edmd lent 2 Bus. ^corn for Peter lent &
1 1/2 Bushels wheat ^Balance from Woodings for [?] [flon?]
Edmd worming & succering Tobacco in Lot
Beautiful day Nannie & Miss Frankie dry
-ing apples yesterday & to day. This evening
This evening I am Down Hunt Sallie
Tate Hargrave & Misses Alice Hunt came here
and about night Bro. Gacy came here 5 days
all night, ^{Sallie T Hargrave} Tate Doron. & Alice stayed 3 days
23. ^rdworming & succering Tobacco in old field
24. ^th Same work Thurs-day too -- Recd a letter
from Saml Gilbert; --Mr Edmond B. Fitzgerald
here this day Wm W Moses Jr went home with Ed
25. Edmond Dews Tossing Tobacco for
for Peter Adams & they are both gone
from home & Tobacco full of worms &
suckers. Edmond cleaning up round his
corn field finer & doing it up then other
side of old prize Barn I want Mt Airy
Edmond Hilling up Peters Tobacco & Jimmy
& [?] 1/2 this day & himself all day
26 Edmond Fencing round the corn field
the other side of Tobacco lot . Cloudy this
morning then cleared off pretty Peters [?]
gathering [?] Wm got very [f__d?] this year
Very warm weather yet. every thing growing ^{[mr g.?]}
Edmond B Fitzgerald [talks?] & children & my
[Julin?] Brooks came here about 12 Oclock
to day Saturday : Rained a little this evening