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8^th Month 1869

4^th day 4^th Fin^d threshing I had Fred 2 horses
& 2 hands & Alban - front field
212 Bus

5 " 5 Cleaning up wheat & finishing off straw
ricks - Ben took 28 Bus to Jas Bond
mix^d wheat - Alban here

6 " 6 I at work on the road, Ben took 44
Bus mix^d wheat to Jas Bond - Alban
mowed yard etc - Ned Hills Horse

7 " 7 I at the road, Ben took 26 Bus mix^d
wheat to Wheeler & [brot?] up Mrs Woodhill
baggage Neds Horse

2" 9 I at road- Ben & W^m picked up apples
& mended fence - after din Ben lost 1/2
day getting his corn to [Flester?]

3^rd 10^th I left Leesburg at 5 A M came in company
with Tom Phillips to Washington, from
which place I left at 9.30 A M. to L at 10.30
& walked up here by 12.30, first time I
ever walked it. found them well, and my
self very glad to get back. Ben took
28 bushels of wheat to J L Bond got $1.55
had to leave the bags. Father at work on
the road. 1/2 day. Clear. Mrs Woodhull, Nellie & Charlie ^here

4^th 1^st Father on the road, also Ben, W^m & self plowed
& cut the weeds off of a lot in pear orchard
after dinner we harrowed & rubbed it. Clear