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5th Sunday About the House all day as there was no Preaching
6th About the Farm &c Setting out Tobacco
7th 8th Nothing of interest Occured as we have been Busy
planting Tobacco &c
9th About the farm &c Received from Mr, Marsha].l $1. 40
10th Rain Rain Rain we have allmost constant rains and the
weather is verry Cold it has been the best time to set out tobacco
I have ever seen in June _
11th Replanting Tobacco &c Went to Church Meeting in the
Evening Elder Houke a Blind Preacher Preached for us
12th The New Baptist Ghurch was dedicated by Elder Miller to day
The day was a cold wet disagreeable one but there was a good congre-
gation at Church and I think there was money enough raised to Pay off
the Debt on the Church
13th Went to Henderson in Company with L L Hancock I
Delivered a Load of Mine & Naces Tobacco that weighed Good & Lugs
695 Trash 255 Amt to $74 (this was mine) Naces was all Trash and ·
weighed 730 lbs at 3 cts Amt $21. 90 I paid Hoffman $30 John .
McConnel for (Ora) $20 other Items Expenses &c $10
- 14th About the Farm &c
` 15th do do do
16th do do ~
17th I have been Cow Hunting &c to day Received from S Latta
$10 my fee as Com in the case of J H Davis Heirs &c .
18th I finished Planting & Replanting my Crop of Tobacco to day
We have had a long cold disagreeable wet spell of weather ever since
the lst of June and it is raining again to night I received from G G
A Lilly $35 for a Cow
19th Sunday I was at Church this morning Elder Thurman
Preached I was also at Prayer Meeting in the evening As I Road
along this evening I noticed a Boquet of Flowers upon the grave of
Dr Cooper I could but feel sad over this touching Emblem of Affection