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Courtland Olds Diary, 1870

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1870.

The weather is fine again and we are making some progress in our harvest. Henry has been helping us again to day. I have hired a man (House) to cut the new Ground Barley by the job. He comenced today. We have been drawing from the ten-acre-field to day. I have met with a loss lately. Old Nell's colt, a yearling, some how or other got cast{?} under the fence along the creek and in getting up kicked himself fence and all into the creek, where the colt drowned.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1870.

Still we are permitted to continue our work harvesting. Got the barley all in from the ten-acre field excepting the raking. Henry has been helping us to day as usual. There has been about ten loads on the ten-acre field. I am geting a little tired of work and begin to feel the need of a rest. But there is a provision made thank God! The day is at hand when the weary body may have rest, and the hungry soul be fed with manna from on high. But I have been fed even to day with this manna. Withoutit how s{illegible} would my disspirtual{?}

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