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| − | <p>Tuesday 11th <br />Wind SW &E. Clear. Ploughing Two Ploughs. Hauling out <br />and scattering Manure. Making fence. <br />Our Iron clad Steamer Virginia late the Merimac came from <br />The Navy Yard Saturday night to Hampton Roads, and sunk the <br />US Frigate Cumberland, Burnt the US Frigate Congress and<br />*captured the US Steamer Minnessota*. She subsequently had <br />an encounter with US Iron Clad Steamer Erricson which she<br />damaged & drove under the guns of Fortress Monroe. The Virginia <br />is said to be uninjured. She must be a grand success <br />*This is not correct the rest is, The Minnessota was badly hurt but not taken</p>
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| − | <p>Wednesday 12<br />Wind W Clear. Began to sow Oats, sowed 10 1/2 Bushels <br />Hauling out & Scattering Manure. Younger & Nick cutting wood <br />Lucy sick with cold & fever. Three little negroes have the measels. <br />Charleys Throat & Mouth dreadfully ulcerated & he is quite sick</p>
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| − | <p>Sowed Peas <br />in garden</p>
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| − | <p>Thursday 13 <br />Wind E Cloudy & rained in Ev.g. & at night. Sowing Oats <br />Hauling out & scattering manure. Working in garden.</p>
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| − | <p>Friday 14 <br />Wind N & NE Cloudy. Rained last night, land too wet to <br />Sow Oats but I am sowing the dryest places, threw <br />back ditch banks. Got 40 bushels of Oats of Selden.</p>
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| − | <p>The Militia of the State is called out by Govr Letchr <br />those from this county are owned to Williamsburg</p>
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| − | <p>March 1862</p>
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| − | <p>Saturday 15th <br />Wind SE Foggy in m.g. Sowed 5 Bushels Oats in mg did <br />noting in Ev.g. Hauled out Manure in ox Cart in mg. <br />Several other little Negroes have Measels, some quite sick.</p>
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| − | <p>Sunday 16 <br />Wind SE & W. Cloudy. We staid at home.</p>
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| − | <p>Monday 17 <br />Wind NW Clear. Sowed Oats. Hauled out Manure <br />Threw back ditch banks. Planted Potatoes in garden</p>
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| − | <p>Tuesday 18 <br />Wind N mg. E aftn Clear Sowing Oats. Hauling out <br />& Scattering Manure. Newberne NC. has been taken by the Enemy</p>
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| − | <p>Wednesday 19<br />Wind E[underlined] Alternately Clear & Cloudy, very raw & disagreable. <br />Finished Sowing Oats, sowed 70 Bushels. Hauled out <br />and scattered manure. The Yankees have occupied Winchester.</p>
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| − | <p>Thursday 20 <br />Wind NE Rained all day. shelled corn to sent to Mill <br />Hauled some wood in Ox Cart & wagon.</p>
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| − | <p>Friday 21 <br />Wind SW Clear after 10 O,clk till Ev.g. Then a Thunder cloud <br />and heavy rain at night. Cut & hauled wood. Threw back <br />ditch banks. John making Axel Tee for Cart Joshua broke<br />his To,day. Mary & Richard have the Measels.</p>
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| − | <p>Saturday 22 <br />Wind W & NW Cloudy. Cut Wood. Hauled wood in Wagon <br />Threw back ditch banks. John making Axel Tees. Mr Carney came <br />& brought cloth home. Daughter quite sick with measels.</p></html>
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