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April 1861

Monday 8th Wind E & NE. Rained all day. Tide very high

Tuesday 9 Wind E. Rained all day. The Highest tide I ever say. It went over all my Oats, Two thirds of my wheat & nearly all my Corn Field. [for][crossed out] It is a terrible storm & has damaged me thousands of dollars. Another tide at night as high as the m.g.

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washed down & carried off at least a mile of ^ fence a large portion of the Rails I never will recover.

Wednesday 10 Wind NE Cloudy. Rained nearly all day. Gathered up all the Rails I could. I have a very bad cold.

Thursday 11 Wind N Clear. Put down three Bridges in the land all of which were washed up. Gathered up Rails & made fences. The tide went into Mr Bryan’s house & carried Robins Lighter with house on it in Mr Bryan’s garden.

Friday 12 Wind E Cloudy & Rained all night. Making fences Sister Harriet & her children here. Sister H stayed all night Warner went to P Page’s

Saturday 13 Wind S Clear. Repairing fences. My wife had a Baby a little girl about day this morning, Thank God she had a very good time. Dr Gary had to come through the rain last night.