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1873 Jany 19th clear & very cold day at home all day
" 20 Davy gone from Home to Court Kit
" Help Mr Mattherly about Porch Sarah Cutting
wood & Helping Milton Load Cart & Hauling wood
not quite So cold as it has been, Kit little unwell
this morning. Put down Sills & he under Pined it
himself nearly finished the foundation Mr Mattherly
Cut off 1 end Sill too Short & had to go & get another today
as it was too Short & would not do
21 Mr Mattherly Came Heree Staid little while
after Breakfast & it began to rain so he quit
& went Home did but little, Kit Sarah & Milton
& Mary went to new prize Barn to striping Tobacco
& it rained till 1 or two oclock in evening, nearly
striped out what we had down & took nearly
all of mine in the House down except in the top &
middle room is mine at the top down to & on
[Joice] from far part of the Barn from door
to Leaf [Stick] on [Joice] next to door nor far from door
that we did not take down Davy gone to Court
22. Mr Mattherly at work Kit with him on Porch
Davy been gone to CH all this [week] come
Home Halled Load wood & started to Court House
again Sarah & Milton Cutting wood till evening
Hauled out Load straw for cows Porch
not raised yet I went to Mount Airy to day
to get nails & Lamp Chimney
23 Snowed last night & this day Hailing & raining
nearly all day tho they cut & Hauled wood till 12
oclock or after Kit mended Milton Shoes
& it was night quite cool
24 Kit & his gang striping Tobacco in new prize Barn
except Davy he has been gone to Court House all this
week, Sam Roper Ben & Lewis been Striping in old
prize Barn, I bot his Interest in Crop Tobacco made 1872
for $25 paid him this day $10 & he agreed to strip
2 more days with Ben & Lewis after to day. ---
25 Kit cleaning out Stables Hauling 2 Loads leaves Kit
Hauled up [pt] of stack of [?ops]. Mr Mattherly Here to
day put up rafters Raised porch &C. &C. &C.