ENOctober 6, 1865 - October 21, 1865
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1865. Oct. 16 Turned out Cedar Hillourhogs
last week entered other side
17th Found my spotted sow
to day had 9 likely pigs
sewing wood & cutting corn,
18th Sewing wheat & cutting down
corn this morning, began to
rain 11 oclock, one sheep dead
Beat out fax seed this evening
Rained till night & still raining.
My wife gone to Mrs. Colemans
19th spreading out flax this
morning getting wood till
12 oclock then sewing wheat
Cleared off fair & good weather
20 Finished sewing wheat at house
Sewed 6 1/2 bushels at house
sewed over 5 bus on Creek
Digingsewed my lot here Irish & sweet potatoes to day
my wife & Jerry gone to Mr Martins[?]
21st Dug Irish potatoes this
morning & went to sewing
on Creek. Clear fine day put
away 12 Bus seed sweet & about
15 bushels eating roots very sorry
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for Oct. 17 entry, it doesn't make sense "sewing wood" but that's what it looks like
for Oct 20 entry, there are two words underneath "sewed my lot here" that I can't make out