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May 1863

Friday 1st Wind W mg E Ev.g Clear, Ground too wet to work Joshua cut wood. Jack & Peyton as I learned this m.g. came to their Mothers last night and carried Sixteen of her servants to Richmond to get them out of the way of the Yankees, who are now carrying away forcibly those who will not go voluntarily – Mr. Curtis says Nick is dreadfully distressed & begged him to be permitted to return, but they would not let him.

Saturday 2 Wind SE Clear. Joshua cut & hauled wood. Worked in Garden.

Sunday 3 Wind S Clear. We staid at home.

Monday 4 Wind SE Clear. Deal & Ransome & Joshua

         about One Hundered

heared my sheep. ^ [The][crossed out] Yankees landed here last night from two Gun boats. The searched my house from top to bottom they did not say what they were searching for. They tool my Gun & Pistol and all my letters they saw. Hoping I suppose to find someth- -ing in them to give them an excuse to arrest & imprison me which they are trying hard to do [but][crossed out] The sailors while the officers were searching the house

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Monday 4th broke into my Parlor & store Room but were discovered by me before they had time to get any thing. They

                           stole

broke into the Foul houses & ^ all the remaining poultry of every discription about Fifty in Number (They had taken about 50 last week) Broke open my Barns, Dairy & Carters Room & stole from the poor fellow all his clothes four hams of Bacon in fact every thing he had, amounting to at least $150. My few remaining negroes say they used every manes except force to induce them to go off with the.

Tuesday 5. [Monday] [Crossed out] Wind SE Clear. Joshua ploughing Alick harrowing. The Yankees went to the Ct house today in large force. I have not heard what they did there. Their object evidently is to drive off all the inhab-

                      of Country

-itants from this section ^ by depriving them of food & subjecting them to every other annoyance

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Sent [my][crossed out] cattle & 20 sheep & 9 Lambs up the county by Ransome & West. They were taken by the Yankees but not carried away by them. as I recovered them again.