7 Monday WD {wind} SW clear To harietsville paid the insurance $# 80/100 paid Taxes on swamp $3.00 To shirks in evening To Tea Tilda came with us

8 Tuesday WD {wind} S clear warm Skided logs fore noon 3 put in sraw after Tilda Shirk to sow here. Archa here at night

9 Wednesday WD {wind} E ran sleet Done chors. hired Bill gates for 8 month for $60 1/2 Tilda shirk sowed

10 Thursday WD {wind} E cloudy Rain at night DOne choars. Norm sawed wood 4 cord. Drawed in 2 cord Tilda here

11 fryday WD {wind} S Rain DOne choars. paid Norm for cuting logs $1.50cts

12 Saturday WD {wind} SW clear Done choars

13 Sunday WD {wind} E clear at home Tilda here Billy gates here a night Thunder and Rain at night

14 Monday WD {wind} SW clear warm put in straw Billy gates camenced To work for me for 8 month $60.50 ct

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