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1876 Sept 3rd Sunday clear Pretty day We are
all at home Jerry Whitehead here at this [ ]
Good deal of Company the last 2 or 3 weeks
& the Hottest Summer July & August for many years

4th Worming & succoring Tobacco Edmond & his gang
& him they are (inserted between lines - "Edmd did not begin to pull fodder [you grsc]"
going to pull fodder in the Big
field. Peter worming & succoring Tobacco today.
Fine morning clear nights & mornings. Cooler now.

5th Peter worming & succoring Tobacco to Edmond
& Sammie cutting coal wood. I am going to Mt
Airy to day & Mr Harveys [&] got dis[in]ss Warrant
against old Martin Smith, & a [ILM husband]
[&]cloudy & like for R Peter cutting down
[corn] in Lot above Garden to day
("Pulling fodder" inserted above next line)
if I dont [M ierd] Fannie N Moses & her
children & [Come on] Fannie Graves. Bro. Garrets
Daughter went home this [evening] &

Sept 7 Rained last night. Sm[art)]sho[wer]
Peter & Edmond worming tobacco this
after awhile Peter will go to Cutting down
hops in lot where there is no corn & Pulling
fodder where there is any corn. Warm day
I went to Harthings & SS [C rak] & Cona[regs]
& Nellie & Molley shod before 1876

8th Edmd & his gang is worming & succoring
Tobacco. Peter is at same work of morning
& Pulling fodder from worming. Wm B. (H)armer
last night & gone over to Jordens Gra(ve) this
fine yams got seed from Mrs Powers over Bun(es)

9th Clear pretty morning very warm. We are
intended going to meeting but Miss Frankie is sick so
& taken medicine & do not know whether Nan
will go or not yet. Edmond & his gang worm &
succoring Tobacco. Peter Pulling fodder
Miss Frankie Leake taken sick last night & Nan
De(or) cooking to day & pulled fodder some to day
I went to meeting good many People there to day