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1876 Sept 18 very cool. I expect to go to meeting
& bring Miss Frankie Leak home, our big
old Gobler and 1 little turkey missing last night
Edmond going to Pulling fodder to day -
Meeting Broke last night tho Bro Tunstay is
to Lecture there to night & address the young ^men

19 Peter quit milking Dolley last night his
wife nearly turned her dry & this morning Peter
came to me and wanted to know of me what I was
going to do let him have anything to eat or
not. I told him not a thing & not to be standing
about here talking about nothing he had no
any thing eat up what I have found him
when he was from home & for me to find h[lost in margin]
I should not do it & ^not to stand talking with me
go off to work he bound himself to work by^{my d[?]tion he has no}
he has pulled but little foder has not touched
the barn to put his Tobacco in & wants me to ha[ve]
The crop valued I told him I should not do it.
Edmond Dews pulling fodder or working in it.

20th Jordan Graves Nannie Dews Jana Smith
& Jerry whitehead pulling Peters fodder yesterday
Martin Smith ^{Cooking to day Tying up}Nannie Dews Chist & Edm^d Tucker
Jr. pulling Peters fodder to day Mrs Coleman
& Pride Hunt came last night
21st. Edmond Tying^{Cloudy all day rained some} fodder & hanging on stalk

22 Raining all day hard Thundered & Raining
yet in the evening Peter here to day

23 not raining but cloudy going to send
to the mill this morning I will send 2½ Bus
Corn for meal^{Mr Moses & Kate Came this evening} One Bushels wheat for myself
Edmond Dews Sends 3½ Bushels wheat for hims[elf]
Sister ^{Peter moved from here this morning & said no}Coleman & Pride started Home pretty evening

24th. Kate ^{nothing to me at all}& Mr Moses came & Bro^t my Pig a Bla[ck]
One white feet & tip of his tail white very pretty o[ne]

25. ^{went home this evening}Mr Moses & Kate went home this evening Rain
before night looks like it will