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November 1862

Saturday 8th

Wind NW cloudy cold and Raw. Got wood Shucked & put away Corn. I went to the Ct House

Sunday 9

Wind NW & W Cloudy & cold till Evg Then clear. We staid at home.

Monday 10

Wind W Clear. Began to sow Wheat in lot in front of house. Shucked & put away Corn. Maria carried Richard up to Mr Jeff Sutbb’s to go to school to Mrs Alex Hogg.

Tuesday 11

Wind W in mg E in Evg Clear. Sowing Wheat Shucking & putting away Corn 3 Yankee Deserters passed her & took breakfast

Wednesday 12

Wind SW Clear. Sowing Wheat. Shucking Corn. I went to the Ct House. Seymour, Democrat is elected Governor of New York by 25 Thousand majority and the Democrats have also carried New Jersey & Illinois. Sister Ann & Martha Page dined here

Thursday 13

Wind W in mg & Cloudy N evg & Clear. Ploughing Two Ploughs. Opening drains. I went to Guinea & got a Bushel of Salt of Ralp Rowe made by himself for Six Bushels Wheat.

Friday 14

Wind SW Clear Serving Wheat Shucking Corn Sent to Stubb’s Mill after Flour. Richard came from school in the Wagon.

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November 1862

Saturday 15th

Wind NE Cloudy. Getting Wood. Shucking Corn Ploughing, One Plough. Three Refugees from Elizabeth City Mrs Phillips, Miss Watts & Mr Phillips came here just before day this Morning on their way to Richmond.

Sunday 16

Wind NE Cloudy & cold. We staid at home. Fayette Sinclair here in m.g.

Monday 17

Wind E Cloudy in mg Clear afterwards Ploughing Two Ploughs. Shucking & putting away Cron. The Yankee Cavalry came out yesterday. They took Sam Puller prisoner at Mrs Harwood’s went to the Ct house broke open the Stores & took what they wanted & all the letters &c out of the Post Office. Stole a horse from Mrs Persin, & did various other things. Mrs Phillips & party were going away but we heard the Yankees were out, so she could not go. I went to Wilsons Creek & Boswell Seawells but saw nothing of any Yankees

Tuesday 18

Wind SE Cloudy. Ploughing three ploughs. Mr Curtis having sent George & Team to assist me. Shucking Corn. Richard went to school. Dr Cary here to see Billy who has sore throat. He says the King & Queen Rangers Killed Two, Wounded Two & Captured three Yankees Saturday night, near Gloster point.