Commenced on the Brick work. He is to Brick the house & find the Brick for 25 Dolrs. Shut the Hogs up.

M. 12 Rendered Shell A/C for fall wheat Total $22.66. Rendered Turner A/C for fall wheat and pease $8.29 cts. Commenced pulling turnips. Settled with Mr. Born for work so that we are square to this date. Posted a letter to Uncle Henry. Received from James Turner the sum of $8.29 cts.

T. 13th. 59^1/2 lbs of flour from J. Stewart borrowed Yesterday & today 72 Bushls. of turnips. Salter the wagon half day

W 14th. Paid Craigs for the cooking stove. Fourteen Dolrs. Received from Donald Wilkie $1.25 cts. yet due fifteen Cts. Dug & pulled 33 Bushls of turnips.

Th. 15th. Father half day at Zants thrashing.

F 16h. Pulled 71 Bushls of Turnips. Father half day at Zants thrashing.

S.17

M 19th.

T 20th Three Bushls. 16 lbs of Pease to Salter. Twenty lbs of pease to Davidson. Borrowed 75 lbs of flour of Craigs.

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