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1873 Jany 25th Davy [Miller] did not Home from
C House till night & complaining & done nothing [??]
Milton to Haul him a Load of wood I told Milton
he must Haul his leaves & not wood for Dave -
Doron Hunt Here yesterday & came down friday
27 & 26 Stayed at home Snowed in evening of 26th [?] 27
we striped Tobacco in new prize Barn till late
in evening on Sam Ropers & Just before night tooks
down Sams I bot of him in old prize Barn
Davy assorting Tobacco & at work to day - & this
day Snowing off & on till evening - & to night
Cold & wind Blows hard - [tolerable day] (tolerable day is crossed off)
28 Went to cutting fire wood & Hauling wood Hauled
Load straw to cows, Kit took waggon & Mary in evening
Hauled up 1 Load Blade fodder & 1 [Balance] of
Top fodder from corn fields Mr Mattherly here at
work on Porch & nearly got it [sh???ted] & then Shingling
I straightened all the nails come out of old Porch,
29th Kit Sarah & Milton cutting from wood
Davy Miller gone all day about hogs he has
[Mr] Mattherly here shingling Porch nearly 1/2 [done]
Geo. & me put shinglings for him. quite a cold
day tho he done a good days work for the
weather cloudy to night & likely for Snow
My wheat last Sewed has not come up yet
& I am afraid it never will it Keeps so cold,
30 cutting fire wood Mr Mattherly finished shingling
Porch I went to Mount Airy to day sold 6 1/2 Doz
Eggs. got some 4d nails & window glass - face [????]
31 Milton Halling wood Kit & Sarah in new ground
cutting & Malling in new ground, pretty day.
Mattherly not here to day - weather moderate
Feby 1st Malling cutting Hauled some wood - some
leaves & 2 Loads & 2 Loads dry wood -- Davy at
work to day lost 3 days this week nearly Mr
Mattherly here today at work on Porch Weather
Boarding one end, Laid floor then till night
but did not get done
2. Pretty day Sunday Stayed at home
3. Worked in new ground till little after 12 oclock
then Raining & went to striping Tobacco in old [prize]