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October 1861
Tuesday 1st
Wind SE Clear. Hauling in & stacking
Top Fodder. Sold Mr Sinclair three Beeves
he has the contract for supplying the troops at
Gloster Point with Beef. L Davis & I went to the
Point in Ev.g. to get hire for our hands who worked
there. Mr Hibble here in m.g.
Wednesday 2
Wins SE Clear in m.g. Cloudy Evg & Rained
nearly all night. Hauling in & stacking
Top Fodder. Mr Hogg went to Mathews
after salt & was kept there by the rain.
Warner went to York & probably to Richmond.
Thursday 3
Wind N clear after m.g. Ground very wet
Men cut cord wood. Women & Boys Thinned
Turnips and Set up corn cut down to haul Fodder
through the field
Friday 4
Wind SE Clear. Cut cord wood. Dug 3 Hog
Troughs. Boys & Girls picked Peas at Mr
Sinclairs which he was so kind as to give me.
They picked and beat out 5 Bushels nearly.
John went to see his wife in King & Queen.
