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the 22
Sunday.
this day clowdy & warm
the Negroes all at rest
I gave the Negroes tobacco to day
2 sick
the 23
Monday.
this day clear & cool we had rain last night all hands working in the new ground
the 24
Tuesday.
this day clear & cool 8 ploughs baring the cotton the ballance of the hands scraping They scraped 50 acres to day 1 hand minding the mules to grass and driveing up the cattle at night 1 carpenter at work in pigen house 2 cooking 1 sick nurse
2 sick
the 25
Wednesday.
this day clear & cool the same work as yesterday. River riseing
3 sick
the 26
Thursday.
this day clear & cool the same work as yesterday River riseing within 15 feet of top of the bank
3 sick
the 27
Friday.
this day clear & cool the same work as yesterday River still riseing
all well
the 28
Saturday.
this day clear & pleasant the same work to day as yesterday untill 12 oclock
I gave the hands this afternoon
all well
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