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July 1862

Sunday 13

Wind SW Clear. We staid at home. Mr Curtis and Sister Harriet spent the day here.

Monday 14

Wind SW. Clear. Cutting Oats. James & Jas Henry throwing second furrows to Corn. From later accounts it seems the McClellan did not succeed in getting as far as Sandy Point, but is entrenching himself at or near Westover under cover of his Gun Boats.

Tuesday 15

Wind S & SE. Clear till late in Evg & very hot. A Thunder Cloud in Evg & a good deal of Rain at night. Cutting Oats. James & Jas henry throwing second furrows to Corn.

Monday 16

Wind SW & SE. Clear till Ev.g. then a Thunder Cloud and a little rain at night. Finished Cutting Oats James & Jas Henry throwing 2nd furrows to Corn. Mr Mann and Mr Curtis dined here. George Brown was here in m.g. He came to get me to write a letter to Col Page about getting back to his Regt from which he had deserted. R Rowe & J Thomas with him.

Thursday 17

Wind SE Clear in mg. Thunder Cloud in Evg & rain at night. Gaave the people Holiday. They Cut Oats at Selden’s. I hired Younger, James, Jas Henry Polly & Catherine to work Corn. I went to the Ct House.

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July 1862

Friday 18th

Wind NE Cloudy & cool. Rained a little at intervals. Ploughing Three ploughs. Working Corn with hoes.

Saturday 19

Wind E Cloudy. Wm throwing first & Nick & James second furrows to Corn. Hilling Corn with hoes.

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Heard that Genl Hindman had captured ^ Curtis and fine Thousand of his Troops in Arkansas. Mr Bryan here in M.g.

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he got ^ from Richmond Thursday

Sunday 20

Wind SW & S Cloudy. We staid at home.

Monday 21

Wind W mg SE Evg Clear. Nick & James throwing 2nd & Wm first furrows to Corn. Hilling 16 acre lot with hoes I went to C.H. Dr Miller came from Richmond sick. Nothing doing in the armies near Richmond. We have had some successes in Tennessee, Kentuckey & at Vicksburg. We captured Murfesboro Tenn, & took a number of Prisoners among them Genl Crittenden Two Cols &c. &a large quantity of stores arms clothing &c &c. Our troops are marching on Nashville tis said with a good prospect of capturing it, as there are few Federal troops there.

Tuesday 22

Wind E & NE Cloudy. Finished throwing 1st furrows to Corn Throwing second furrows with three ploughs. Hilling Corn. We rode to Mr Selden’s in Ev.g. Mr & Mrs Selden in Richmond with Bob who is ill.