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May
Th. 1st. sowed the orchard to wheat. Making fence by the orchard.
T. 2nd. Making fence. Mr Goble Killed Rose's calf. [[Ruby?]] [[shoes?]] [[?]] 21/2 cents.
W. 3rd. Sowed the new piece that we added to the orchard with wheat.
Th. 4th. Made a fence between the old pasture and the fall wheat. To Hilkers helping to raise a shed.
F. 5th. Getting muck on the garden with the barrow.
S. 6th. Do------------------------------- Loging a little and chopping wood.
M. 8th. Splitting wood transplanted some Rhubarb plants
T. 9th. Splitting wood and working in the garden.
W. 10th. Sent a little note to Mr A Delf enclosed in the Gobles letter. Working in the garden. A load of straw of C F S. and 25 cts in cash paid a quarters postage on Freds Observer.
Th 11th. In the garden planted onions for seed the top onions the English potatoe onions and a few small potato onions.
F. 12th. Went to Southampton and received the money from Uncle Frederick through the Bank the amount in Sterling £55.14.0 add premium 91/2 $271.88 less the per ct. to Commercial Bank for Collection 66 cts. also [[Bill?]] Stamps 9 cts. Balance of [[?]] $270.31 cts. Paid Robert Craig and Brothers for 23 Bushls.10 lbs. of peas 17.25 cts.
S. 13th. Took up Robert Mortgage with J.J. Lehnen and paid balance due on same. $131.00 for Robert to Mr Gordon. Six Dolrs and for Peas oats turnip seed coal oil $10.50 and left due on same One Dolr. These last items on family etc. to James George on Roberts a/c $3.50. socks for Father 50 cts. cash to Robert 50 cts. (In the family [[?]] above should be included timothy seed).
M. 15th. Sowed some timothy seed at the [[hill?]] of [[very faint ink? ?]] per acre fence making and draging.
T. 16th. Posted a letter to Uncle Frederick Parker containing a receipt for £80.0.0 sterling singed by Father Mother Myself Wife, Robert and Fred this money is loaned to us