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1844 Nov 1. Finished laying bricks & began
to get up corn & sew wheat —

Nov 8. Sewed second years tobacco land
- 29. Finished sewing wheat this day
and sewed 17 bushels, getting corn
out of the field - Federick went
to Mrs. Hunts to make shoes on Monday

25 Moon &[unclear] came here to work
in his plan on Wednesday after
Tuesday 22nd putt new logs in Mrs
Hunts granary. Polk elected
President of U. S. - - -
Mr Vaughan came here some time to
pencil the house. Came on Sunday
evening from Mr. Millers. stayed till
Tuesday evening. Went down to M. [Mc?].
came again on Wednesday evening.
Stayed till Thursday morning & in all
the time only penciled the ends of the house
rained all the time. left on Thursday
morning. Came back here again on
Monday 2nd Decem. Stayed till Wedne
sday & done nothing again on acct. of
rain. gone after breakfast —
So much cloudy & rainy weather I
never saw. My corn half of it in
the field. Decem. 4th 1844 stripped
tobacco 3oo they are cutting
and grubbing in new ground

25 Dec 1844 b'ot of Mr C. Grasty tooth brush
23¢ 1 pocket knife 37¢ 3 tin cups 18¢ basket 20¢
making 984 no. bill for. Went to daub &
fix house for M Hagood to live in near
M. Jno D Hunts at plantation about one
week before X 1844, Jon Jer. Jas. Hunt
sick. 26th my wife gone to Mrs. Hunts
beautiful weather, -

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