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July 1861

Friday 12th Wind W. clear. Threshing Wheat. Jeff & Fayette Sinclair dined with me.

Saturday 13 Wind N Cloud in mg & a little rain. Finished Threshing Wheat, 580 bushels. I went to Hickory Fork to a meeting of “home Guards.” Mr Sinclair brought Mr Seet the man wounded by Henry here this Ev.g There was a skirmish near New Ports News yesterday between about a hundred of our Cavelry and the same number of the Enemy’s infantry. We killed five that is known, and probably more. Captured Twelve & would have got them all but they ran & hid in the woods.

Nobody hurt on our side. John & Henry Sinclair were in it. Henry killed the second man who fell

Sunday 14 Wind NW. Clear. There was some rain last night. We staid at home. I rode to Mr Sinclairs in mg. John Sinclair got home yesterday

Monday 15 Wind W. clear. Cultivation Corn with [3?] cultivators Laying it by with hoes. A large Yankee Steamer came into Mobjack Bay & Mouth of Severn River yesterday & is now lying at Mouth of the Savash Chanel.