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May lst - This is a pleasant day for the begining of the month
I went down tdth e Anderson farm &c to day
2nd At work about the Farm &c
3d I was Striping tobacco this morning but it was too dry to
handle by 12 oclock
I went to Anderson Farm &c to day 5th
4th /I went to Henderson in company with Mrs S E Fenley This
was one of the Coldest days I have ever felt in May
6th I was Clerk of the Election in Walnut Bottom to day ,
There was not much of a Contest for the offices of Magistrate &
Constable Hiram Turner & W S Cooper were elected Magistrates
& G G Lilly Constable This was another verry Cold day
7th This was a Pleasant Sabbath Morning I was at Sunday
School at the Methodist Church in the morning and at the Baptist
Church in the evening
8th I was at the Anderson Farm in the morning and Striping
Tobacco in the evening
9th Striping Tobacco I finished my Crop to day I raised a
very Small crop but it has taken me a long time to Handle it - ยท
10th About the Farm &c I loaded up my Tobacco this
evening &c
llth Went to Henderson in Company with B F Martin I delivered
the last of my Tobacco to Burbank & Bro The two Loads weighed Good
Lugs Trash Amt to One more such crop will Break
a Man to raise as mine has not cleared expenses p
_ 12th I went to the Pierce Place &c this morning _
13th Went to Henderson this morning in company with B F Martin
I Received from Burbank on tobacco $200
I 14th Sunday I was at church this morning Elder Lacy Preached
I was also at Sunday School in the evening at the Baptist Church This
was a pleasant and beautifull Sabbath day
l55th I drove a Cow to Henderson this morning that I sold to
Presscott Burbank for $60 This was the highest price for which I ever
sold a Cow but I was sorry to part with this one even at this price