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1872 Decemr 27th Mary Hubbard [Commencing] Cooking
last evening, wind Blew Cold all night & this
morning very cold & the rain on the Hail
made the Hail slick as Glass & this has been
a very disagreeable & cold windy day, stayed
at home all the Christmas, - no body has been
here to day - Nannie Complaining a little
with bowel complaint -
28 tolerable cold day clear Some & cloudy Some
29th Clear cold day no wind much Sunday
Ground slick as Glass Hail about 3 inches deep
30th Cloudy cold disagreeable day Mr Mattherly
Came over this morning got 1/2 Bushel wheat
put latch to Kitchen & started clock to Running
Kit Trim up Oak before dining Door this morning
Mr Mattherly fixed My double Barrel Gun & 7
Shooter &C --
31st Decr 1872. Our folks Cutting & Hauling wood
I went down to Mr Yates they had music & young
People had a party [their] my Logs not Sawed
I did not Get off my Horse Come On back
& went to Mount Airy to get my mail & this
night its raining & Hail melting very much
1873 Jany 1st Hauling wood & making arrangements to Kill
Balance of my Hogs tomorrow morning
Jany 2nd Killed 3 Hogs this morning cut them out
& not salted yet Emptied Sack Salt & about 12
oclock went to old prize Barn and went to striping
Tobacco till night. Raining nearly all the evening
& at night still raining, Tobacco not in order
at Top of the House Hail melting Smartly very sloppy
3 Jany Salted up our [PorKed] Killed yesterday and
striping & taking down Tobacco to day Hail
melted smartly very wet disagreeable weather
Jany 4th Striping Tobacco in old prize Barn to day
Did not quite get mine Done Sewed plant Bed
on road Sewed Some Cabbage Seed & mustard on
edge Took up apples very much rotton,