Martin B. Key Diary, 1871
M B Key's
Diary, Bought
Decr 17th 1870
Price $1.50
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Sunday, January 1, 1871.
Bright and frosty this AM
T F Berry & R A Sneed here at dinner
I went to Col Willis this AM
I went to Claybrook this PM
Monday 2
Killed hogs
warm and cloudy early
cold this PM
Tuesday 3
clear bright and frosty
I went to Jackson
David went with me
carried a bale of cotton
Brought a stove for the church
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Wednesday, January 4, 1871.
clear and frosty this AM
carried stove to the church
Thursday 5
cloudy & very windy
hauled corn and water
3 loads of corn
Friday 6
cold and clear
Mr Exum and Mr Weir staid here last night
8 loads of corn
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Saturday, January 7, 1871.
cold and clear today
hauled 6 loads of corn
Sunday 8
cold & clear
Violet and I went to Bro Ws this AM
Bro W & I went to Mr Barnetts awhile this AM
Monday 9
cold & clear
hauled 5 loads of corn
I went to Claybrook this PM
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Tuesday, January 10, 1871.
cloudy & warm AM
Finished corn and cotton today
Mr Walls got a stove from me today
Mr Exum here today
I bought the boys cotton
Wednesday 11
Warm and cloudy
Jesse David & I hauled cotton to the gin
John & Willie helped Mr Duffer haul corn
Thursday 12
clear & warm
I went to Col Willis's Mr James Olivers Bro Walters Mr Barnetts and Mr Pucketts
Boys went to mill and done some other jobs
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Friday, January 13, 1871.
cloudy & warm
John plowed the garden
The other boys and I cut and hauled some wood
David & I went to Mr Stevens and my hill place this PM
Saturday 14
warm and rainy this AM
we all worked on the stables
wind very high and colder this PM
Sunday 15
ground frozen cold
I went to Bethlehem then to Mr T F Berrys
Mr T G Black come here
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Monday, January 16, 1871.
cold & cloudy this AM
Boys all started to school
I went to the church with them & Mr Blacks
cleared off about 12
Violet & I went to Mr Wall's this PM
Charles Puckett here this PM
Tuesday 17
cloudy & cold
Sam W Puckett at my house
I went to S B Stevens & after some cattle
Wednesday 18
cold & cloudy I went to cousin J S Blaydes
everything looked lonesome on the way
cousin Hawes Blaydes at J S Blaydes
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Thursday, January 19, 1871.
The biggest kind of frost this morning
I went to Mrs Carothers got there about 2 PM
Charles Puckett got there at sunset
Friday 20
Staid at Mrs Carothers last night cloudy this AM. Charles Puckett & myself rode together 2 miles east of Quincey he went to Humboldt I went to cousin J S Blaydes
Saturday 21
Staid at cousin J S Blaydes last night
Stopped at Esqr Masons got home at ½ 2 this PM
a little cloud in east early this AM
not a speck of cloud since
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Sunday, January 22, 1871.
clear & pleasant
E M Betts T F Berry & H M Weir at my house today
I went to Mr Walls this PM
Monday 23
clear & pleasant I helped Mr Western raise a house at Claybrook this AM
helped Mr Stevens this PM
Tuesday 24
cloudy & warm
I helped Mr Stevens all day
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Wednesday, January 25, 1871.
warm & cloudy
I went to Mr Walls this morning
Began to rain about 12
Mr Stevens helped me hang up meat this evening
Thursday 26
cold and rainy this AM
I helped Mr Stevens this evening on his house logs
Friday 27
cold & cloudy Mr Stevens helped make some lots for sheep & cattle this morning
I helped him after 12
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Saturday, January 28, 1871.
Every thing covered with sleet this morning
Boys cut wood
I went to Col Willis this AM
E M Betts here this PM to look at oxen
Sunday 29
cloudy this AM
I went to Mr Duffers this PM
clear this evening
Monday 30
clear & pleasant this AM
I helped Mr Stevens all day
cloudy this PM
Thunder & lightning at 8 this PM
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Tuesday, January 31, 1871.
Rain last night
warm & cloudy this AM
Turned colder about 9 AM
I done some jobs this AM
Went to Mr Pucketts Mr Barnetts and Claybrook
Wednesday, February 1.
clear & pleasant all day
H M Weir staid here last night Mr Weir Mr Stevens and I all worked today
Thursday 2
clear & pleasant all day
Mr Weir helped me work until dinner after him
after Mr Weir & I went to Mr Blacks
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Friday, February 3, 1871.
clear no cloud to be seen
I helped Mr Stevens raise a house this AM Mr Weir went with me
I worked some on lot fence this evening
John & Jesse went to Mr Pucketts
Saturday 4
clear this AM cloudy this PM very warm for the season John & Jesse brought a cow & calf from Mr Pucketts
Boys and me made a cow lot today
Sunday 5
clear and cloudy
very warm & blustering
I went to Mr Walls this PM
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Monday, February 6, 1871.
cloudy & cooler I done some jobs this AM
Wm Stevens come here at 12
I went to Mr Clymers this PM to help settle a dispute between them
they settled it
Tuesday 7
Rainy this AM I done some jobs. W. Bumpass here today also Rufus Fulbright and 2 children
I made rails this PM
Mr Black & I went to Mr Walls tonight
Wednesday 8
cloudy very pleasant
I made some rails today
T F Berry here this PM
got a letter from sister
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Thursday, February 9, 1871.
cool & cloudy this AM
Mr Stevens & I made some rails went to Mr Walls from there to the graveyard this evening
clear and cold this PM
Friday 10
clear & pleasant today
I brushed cotton stalks and began to sow oats
Saturday 11
Rainy this morning
the boys hauled some wood
I made some rails done some other jobs
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Sunday, February 12, 1871.
heavy rain last night
I went to Bethlehem
Rev W M Dunnaway preached
quite cool today cloudy
I went to see Col Willis this PM
Monday 13
cold & cloudy I cut some posts for paling this AM
I went to Mr Replogles and Squire Stevens this evening
snowed some about dark
Tuesday 14
clear this AM Some snow on the ground soon melted I done some jobs
helped Mr Stevens cut out door this PM
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Wednesday, February 15, 1871.
cloudy wind in south
I hauled 10 loads of rails 2 loads wood and went to mill
Thursday 16
clear & pleasant this AM
I mended a gate
Charles Moss plowed oats for me this PM
I done some jobs
cloudy this PM
Mr Sneed here tonight
Friday 17
Rain last night
I went to Claybrook this morning
cut posts today for paling
storm of wind & rain about 3 oclock this PM
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Saturday, February 18, 1871.
cool & cloudy this morning
John & Willie went to Mr Blacks for fodder
Jesse David & I made some rails & fixed up some fence
clear & pleasant this PM
Sunday 19
clear & very pleasant all day
Mr Sneed & Mr Weir come here this PM
Monday 20
clear & very pleasant all day
Mr Weir & I hauled some wood and reset fence today
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Tuesday, February 21, 1871.
very pleasant all day
Mr Weir & I done some jobs then sowed clover
Charlie Mass plowed in oats all day
Wednesday 22
Mr Weir & I went to the gin before breakfast
he plowed all day
I brushed stalks and sowed oats & clover until 12 then got up the sheep
went to Squire Stevens & Mr Pucketts
very warm all day
Thursday 23
warm & cloudy
I sowed clover brushed stalks hauled wood and other jobs
Mr Weir plowed all day
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Friday, February 24, 1871.
raining this AM
Mr Weir & I done some jobs
I went to Col Willis's and Claybrook this evening
Saturday 25
very warm & blustering
Boys cut stalks
Mr Weir & I got garden posts
Dark cloud thunder and heavy rain about 4 oclock this PM rained until late in night 2 travelers stopped about 7 oclock
Sunday26
Mr Montague & Morris staid here last night
clear & cloudy by turns all day quite cool
I staid at home today
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Monday, February 27, 1871.
very blustering this AM
Mr Weir & I done jobs this AM got posts this PM Boys cut stalks & hauled posts
clear & pleasant this PM
Tuesday 28
very pleasant all day
Mr Weir got slats
Boys trimmed apple trees and cut stalks
Took 6 bushels wheat to mill
Wednesday, March 1.
very pleasant all day
Mr Weir & I worked on posts until dinner then got palings
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Thursday, March 2, 1871.
warm cloudy & windy
Mr Weir plowed in oats until about ½ past 2 when it began to rain
I sowed oats & brushed stalks
Mr York here at dinner
Friday 3
cool & cloudy all day
Mr Weir & I got out palings all day
Saturday 4
Big frost this AM
Mr Weir & I worked on the yard & garden
Boys hauled palings
very bright & pleasant
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Sunday, March 5, 1871.
clear & pleasant all day
I went to Mr Hunts & Mr Bells this AM
Monday 6
clear & pleasant all day
Mr Weir laid off and I sowed clover on the wheat
Tuesday 7
warm & cloudy all day
David & I went to Jackson carried a bale of cotton
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Wednesday, March 8, 1871.
very warm cloudy and windy I went to Mr Iredell Williams this morning went to mill this PM Storm of rain wind & heavy thunder & lightning from 5 oclock until bedtime
Thursday 9
clear high wind
storm last night blowed and washed a good deal of fence
Mr Weir all the boys & I put up fence nearly all day
Friday 10
clear & pleasant all day
Mr Duffer & I put up palings
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Saturday, March 11, 1871.
cloudy Boys done jobs
Mr Duffer & I worked on garden until 12
I went to Col Willis's this PM. John & Willie went to Mr Pucketts
Rained from 2 oclock until night
Sunday 12
clear & pleasant
I went to church with Violet & Charlie at Bethlehem
Monday 13
clear & pleasant all day
Mr Duffer Mr Weir & I worked on the garden today
Sam Puckett went to Jackson come back to my house
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Tuesday, March 14, 1871.
very warm & cloudy
I got some palings & went to mill Mr Weir helped Mr Woolfolk roll logs Jesse plowed
clear & very windy this evening
Wednesday 15
very warm & windy this AM
Mr Weir & David went to Mr Pucketts for a load of cotton seed
I put on palings
Thursday 16
Raining this morning
Rained all day
I done some jobs
Mr R Sneed staid at my house last night
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Friday, March 17, 1871.
Bright & clear I put up palings on garden
Saturday 18
I staid at Bro Walters last night Bright & clear all day
Sunday 19
clear & bright today
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Monday, March 20, 1871.
Mr Hutchinson staid here last night
Warm & cloudy this AM Began to clear up about 10 oclock by 12 clear wind high from NW
Jesse & David plowed I notified hands to work road
I went to Dr Jones this PM
Tuesday 21
clear cool pleasant Some frost Jesse & David plow & clean up stalks I run off some rows for corn
Charlie drank some lye made him very sick it was about 9 oclock AM
no cloud to be seen until after sunset I saw a little in south west
Wednesday 22
I planted ¾ of an acre in corn yesterday
clear & pleasant today
cut & raked stalks today
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Thursday, March 23, 1871.
cool & clear this AM
I worked Jackson & Lexington Road today
clear & cooler this PM
Friday 24
clear & pleasant I went to Mr Gaskins this AM then cut stalks
Jesse & David plowed until 12
Jesse went with Mr York to drive cattle
Mr Black went to Gibson
Saturday 25
Rained slow all day
Jesse come home from Jackson about 11 oclock
I done some jobs
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Sunday, March 26, 1871.
Light drizzling rain all day quite cool
Still colder towards night
I staid at home all day
Mr Black got back from Gibson
Monday 27
cool & cloudy this AM
I went to Jackson
cleared off about 10 oclock AM
Tuesday 28
cool & clear some frost
Jesse David & I cut and picked stalks all day
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Wednesday, March 29, 1871.
cool & rainy all day
I done some jobs
went to Col Willis's this evening
Thursday 30
cool & cloudy all day
Mr Weir Jesse & David cut wood & made some rails
I hauled rails
R M Mason & John Herron ate dinner here
Friday 31
cool & cloudy hauled 2 loads of rails then began to rain and rained all day Mr Stevens & Mr Taylor here today
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Saturday, April 1, 1871.
cool & cloudy this morning
Mr Wier & the boys put up some fence at old place then hauled rails and put on lot fence
I made a cow pen and a gate
Bro Walter & Pattie here this PM Clear this PM
Sunday 2
bright clear & pleasant
Violet charlie & I went to Bethlehem today
Rev W M Dunaway preached
Mr & Mrs Wall come by and eat dinner with us
Mr Sneed & Mr Ed Wall here this evening
Monday 3
clear & pleasant I laid off cotton rows David Jesse & Mr Weir plowed all day
I took 6 bushels wheat to mill this PM
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Tuesday, April 4, 1871.
clear & pleasant Mr Wall and I went to Jackson
Jesse David & Mr Weir knocked cotton stalks in wheat
Wednesday 5
clear & warm Plowed up and resowed clover on one acre of land then David Jesse & Mr Weir plowed for corn
Thursday 6
clear & warm Jesse David & Mr Weir plowed for corn
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Friday, April 7, 1871.
very warm & windy clear
David Jesse & Mr Weir planted about 9 acres of corn I helped some
Mr & Mrs Puckett here
Saturday 8
Presbytery at Bethlehem
cloudy warm & windy
Mr Weir helped Jesse & David plant their corn then him & I went to church
John & Willie plowed there patch
Mr & Mrs Puckett left here Mr J W Lewis & Rev John Day here
Sunday 9
Warm & cloudy I went to church
Began to rain about 11 oclock
Rained until 2 or 3 oclock
we had a good deal of company today
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Monday, April 10, 1871.
Warm & cloudy very much like rain Some rain this evening Charlie sick Mr Weir all the boys & I went to Presbytery
Tuesday 11
very clear & pleasant all day Mr Weir all the boys & I went to Presbytery
Presbytery closed about 4 oclock this PM
Wednesday 12
clear & pleasant Boys & Mr Weir plowed & hauled manure
2 swarms of bees
Mr Wall & I went to Mr Pearsons this PM
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Thursday, April 13, 1871.
Planted the field west of pond lot in cotton
John & Willie planted their corn this PM
Esqr Mason & Mr Hutchinson here this PM helped me run some ditches
Jesse sick this evening
Friday 14
Mr Hutchinson staid here last night cool & cloudy
Violet Charlie & Jesse and myself all sick
The boys & Mr Weir planted cotton potatoes and fixed corn ground
cloudy all day
I have been in bed all day
Saturday 15
Some rain this morning
Mr Weir & boys rolled logs in bottom & planted corn & Willie went to Jackson with Pattie
I sold the horse Gum to Esqr Mason today
I have been in bed all day
clear this PM
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Sunday, April 16, 1871.
clear & pleasant Mr & Mrs Tomlin spent the day here
Mr Taylor Stevens & 2 Mr Walls here this PM
Violet has been in bed for the last 2 days
Monday 17
very pleasant all day I went to Mr Holmes this AM Run some rows at old this PM
Jesse & David knocked stalks in oats
John sick
Tuesday 18
very warm Jesse & David done jobs
I went to Mr E Haynes this evening
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Wednesday, April 19, 1871.
very warm some rain
I come home about 10
Violet very sick last night
David in bed sick
Thursday 20
very clear Violet very sick last night
David in bed nearly all day
I have been in bed part of the time today
cooler this PM
high wind all day
Friday 21
high wind last night
cold enough for frost
Jesse helped Mr Stevens plant cotton this PM
I went to Col Willis's this PM
David sick
cloudy tonight
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Saturday, April 22, 1871.
clear & cool enough for fire all day
Jesse helped Mr Stevens
John Willie & I worked on ditches until 12
I went to Mr Walls this PM
Sunday 23
very pleasant all day
I went to Bro Walters this AM
Several neighbors here this PM
Monday 24
very pleasant Done some jobs
I went to Claybrook & Squire Stevens & Mr Ridgways this PM
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Tuesday, April 25, 1871.
Warm & cloudy
Sheared some sheep
I went to Mr Pucketts this PM
Wednesday 26
a very heavy rain last night washed fences
I went to Jackson with Sam Puckett & Mr Stanford to witness a deed
Rained until about 10
Thursday 27
clear and some high wind today
Jesse David Jeff Hall & I sheared sheep
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Friday, April 28, 1871.
clear all day Finished shearing sheep at 11 AM
Violet & I went to Mr Gaskins this PM
David & Jesse replanted corn
Saturday 29
clear I harrowed a little piece of corn planted some peas & worked in garden
carried wool to pond to wash
Boys plowed in bottom
Sunday 30
cloudy this AM
Heavy shower this PM
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Monday, May 1, 1871.
cloudy this AM
Jesse David & I went to work on at the Fogg Field Rained about 12
got up some cattle after rain
Tuesday 2
clear early this AM
covered saddle house
cloudy at 12 looks very much like rain
some rain this PM
Wednesday 3
cloudy but no rain
Mr Price & Mr Duffer helped me move a gate & haul some rails
hauled some wood for Mr Duffer
ground too wet to plow
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Thursday, May 4, 1871.
cool & cloudy all day
Jesse David & I worked at Hall Field all day
Violet went to Mr Walls
Friday 5
cool & cloudy Mr Crocker from mouth of Duck River staid here last night
Jesse & David plowed at the Hall field
I went to Mr Pucketts
this evening cool enough for frost still cloudy
Saturday 6
cool & cloudy
The boys & I plowed in Esqr Masons field to plant them a cotton patch
clear & cool this PM
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Sunday, May 7, 1871.
Some frost this AM not enough to injure vegetation
I went to Bethlehem to preaching at 3 oclock this PM Rev Sullivan preached
Monday 8
cloudy and warmer all day
Jesse David & I planted their cotton I used Mr J D Pearsons cotton planter
Tuesday 9
David & I went to mill
took 7 Bush wheat took Mr Pearsons cotton planter home then went to the Hall field began to rain about 9 or 10 oclock
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Wednesday, May 10, 1871.
very cool & cloudy
I went to notify hands to work road
Jesse & David put up some fence
in evening we went to mill & got up a cow from Mr Stevens
Thursday 11
Mr Cox & Mr Nathan here last night cool & cloudy this AM
Jesse & David plowed in Hall Field today
worked the road this AM
Jesse & David plowed at Hall field
Friday 12
clear & cool enough for fire
I went to Spring Creek this AM
Jesse & David plowed in the Hall field
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Saturday, May 13, 1871.
clear & warmer done some jobs this AM
Jesse & David finished the Hall field about 3 this PM then quit work
Sunday 14
clear & very warm today
all went to Sunday School & preaching
Rev Mr Dunaway preached and stopped with us for dinner
Monday 15
clear & warm plowed a piece of corn north of the house this AM
I went to Col Willis's this evening Boys plowed corn John went to Jackson today
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Tuesday, May 16, 1871.
very warm some thunder clouds in sight no rain here
attended to lambs and calves this morning
plowed corn
Wednesday 17
warm & clear plowed Jesse & Davids corn then all hoed corn
Thursday 18
very warm & clear I scraped cotton until 12 Boys hoed cotton Mr Walls boys helped
Violet & I went to Mr Replogles this PM I went to Liberty burying ground to help bury Mr Replogles child
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Friday, May 19, 1871.
Bright & clear Violet and T F Berry started to Dyer Co. Jesse David & I hoed cotton. Willie scraped cotton until 12 got done John plowed corn Mr Walls & Mr Pearsons boys come this evening & we took some honey
Saturday 20
clear John & Willie plowed corn
Jesse plowed cotton
David Steve Wall & I hoed cotton I went to Mr Lewis & Mr Pucketts this PM
Mr Stevens Mr Price Mr Walls Boys & 2 Mr Duffers here tonight we took some honey
Sunday 21
raining gently early this AM
I went to Mr Walls then to Mr S B Stevens
helped bury Mrs Stevens
good shower this PM
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Monday, May 22, 1871.
cloudy this AM Jesse David & I went to the Fogg field to plant corn
Mr T G Black got here to breakfast
clear after 10 cool all day
Tuesday 23
cool & clear this AM
planted corn at Fogg field
Mr York here this PM
Wednesday 24
clear & warm this AM
Thunder shower in South E this PM
finished planting corn at Fogg field
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Thursday, May 25, 1871.
warm & cloudy
Jesse David & I plowed corn
T F Berry & Violet got home a little after sunset
Friday 26
very warm and some cloud shower in sight in SW this PM
I plowed cotton
Jesse & David plowed corn
Saturday 27
very warm & cloudy this AM
Boys done some jobs
I blocked off corn at the Fogg Field until 12
Done no work after 12
Light shower about 1 ocl
Every appearance of rain all evening heavy thunder
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Sunday, May 28, 1871.
cool & cloudy looks very much like rain this AM
I went to T F Berrys this AM
went to Bethlehem this PM then went to Mrs Stevens
Monday 29
Looks very much like rain Jesse & I went to Fogg field to block corn
Willie scraped cotton
John & I hoed
Jessie & David plowed corn
Tuesday 30
cloudy this AM Willie scraped cotton at the Fogg field Jesse David & I hoed and John plowed cotton after the hoes
Mr J D Pearson & Mr Wall helped take honey
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Wednesday, May 31, 1871.
very warm finished hoeing and plowing the cotton at Fogg field at 4 oclock David & I went to Mr Lewises & Claybrook
John & Willie plowed corn
Thursday, June 1.
very warm I went to Mr Pearsons to help on reaper
Boys plowed corn
Violet went to Mr Pucketts
Friday 2
very warm John Jesse and David plowed corn
I plowed in the corn at the house
Violet done jobs Thunder showers in sight
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Saturday, June 3, 1871.
very warm Mr Pearson started his reaper
Boys worked until 12
Willie went with Pattie Key to Spring Creek
John went to Mr Pucketts
Sunday 4
Monday 5
clear & warm Jesse & Elijah Stevens & I went to Jackson
very good shower this PM from the Bennett place to Col Willis field
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Tuesday, June 6, 1871.
very warm this AM
John & Jesse plowed at the Fogg Field Willie harrowed cotton
David & I hoed some cotton and cut some wheat
little shower of rain about 2 hours before night
ground has been neither too wet or dry for several weeks
Wednesday 7
clear & pleasant Mr Pearson cut wheat for me with his reaper. today cut about 9 acres did not quite finish
Mr Wall & all his boys helped
Thursday 8
Bright and pleasant Mr Pearson finished all the wheat except that in the orchard
John Willie Violet & I went to Bro Walters
T H Hartmus & Pattie Key married at 9 oclock this AM
helped Mr Wall this PM
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Friday, June 9, 1871.
very pleasant Boys all worked for Mr Wall all day
I am sick today
Saturday 10
Looks very much like rain cut some wheat this AM making in all about 225 or 230 shocks wheat a good deal damaged with rust
hoed some cotton
2 light showers today
Sunday 11
cloudy & pleasant
I went to Bethlehem
Rev W M Dunaway preached Mrs Bettie Puckett staid at our house last night Thunder shower in NE this PM
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Monday, June 12, 1871.
clear & very cool not a speck of cloud to be seen until 1 oclock PM
We all plowed corn at the Fogg field. David sick
Tuesday 13
clear & very cool we all went to the Fogg field this AM
Finished at the Fogg field
very warm this PM
Wednesday 14
clear this AM hoed John & Willies corn went to mill carried 7 bushels wheat very heavy wind this blowed down corn & wheat shocks
little sprinkle of rain
very heavy rain at Spring Creek
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Thursday, June 15, 1871.
cloudy I looked for sheep this AM
Plowed corn all day
ground that has been plowed deep & often is in good order though a little dry
John went to Spring Creek
Friday 16
cloudy & pleasant plowed corn some rain about 10 this AM
David not able to work but very little this week him & Jesse took the hooping cough about the 20 of May
Saturday 17
Began to rain about 3 oclock this AM
Rained very hard until about 10 oclock
Done some jobs. I have a severe cold
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Sunday, June 18, 1871.
cloudy this AM Boys all went to Sunday School
Jesse sick this PM
Monday 19
cloudy this AM
Willie went with Mr Western to Mr Harris's
John David & I hoed cotton this AM ground too wet to plow John baled off cotton after dinner
we hoed cotton Jesse sick
Tuesday 20
cloudy and hot Jesse & David sick
I cut & put up 21 shocks of oats
Boys plowed corn
heavy rain tonight
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Wednesday, June 21, 1871.
cloudy this AM ground very wet I went to Spring Creek eat dinner at Mr Lewis's then went to John Rawlings Mr Gaskins & Col Willis's
Boys hoed their cotton
clear this PM
Thursday 22
clear & warm ground very wet Baled cotton and corn at the Fogg field
Jesse & David sick this PM
Friday 23
Some cloud ground to wet to plow good this AM
we all plowed today
ground in very good order this PM
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Saturday, June 24, 1871.
clear this AM
Masonic ceremonies at Cotton Grove today
John Willie Jesse & I went
Thunder showers in west southeast no rain here
Sunday 25
Clear & warm early this AM Pleasant after morning
Mr Sneed & Mr Black staid here last night
Monday 26
some cloud this AM
John & Willie plowed cotton at Fogg field until 12 all cut and put up 89 shocks of oats
heavy cloud in NWest all evening
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Tuesday, June 27, 1871.
clear Jesse & Willie hauled a load of oats for Mr Stevens
I & John & David helped Mr Wall cut oats
heavy cloud in NW this evening
Wednesday 28
cool & clear this AM
Willie Jesse David & I plowed corn John sick
Thursday 29
cloudy & very cool this AM I cleaned out fence corners
Boys all plowed corn
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Friday, June 30, 1871.
cool enough for fire
Boys plowed corn I hoed some cotton
Jesse went to Haughtons mill this evening
Saturday, July 1.
clear & cool John & David plowed cotton until 12 Jesse & Willie went to singing school
Sunday 2
clear & some warmer
I went to Sunday School
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Monday, July 3, 1871.
clear & hot this AM
went to the Fogg field to plow corn & cotton
Dark heavy cloud in west
Severe lightning but no rain
The cloud was about 5 PM
Tuesday 4
cloudy & misty Willie & Jesse finished their cotton this AM I hoed some cotton this AM went to Claybrook this PM
Wednesday 5
clear I hauled rails
Boys hoed corn at Fogg field
Mr E D Sneed here this evening
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Thursday, July 6, 1871.
clear & dry Mr R Sneed staid here last night
Jesse & I hauled rails all day other boys hoed cotton until 12 then gathered blackberries
Friday 7
clear & hot John went to Spring Creek Willie David & Jesse & I hauled oats until 12 then quit
Saturday 8
clear dry & hot
Boys all went to singing school and staid all day
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Sunday, July 9, 1871.
clear dry & hot I went to Bethlehem to preaching
Rev W M Dunaway preached
Monroe Elam and Mr Pace staid with us last night Sam W Puckett & wife and several others here this PM
Monday 10
clear dry & some cooler I went to plowing cotton I counted 62 white blooms on a row 100 yards long
Boys all started to school this AM
Mr Black came here yesterday evening
Tuesday 11
I hauled oats for Mr Duffer & Mr Price this morning
Bro Walter & his wife here today
a light rain this PM
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Wednesday, July 12, 1871.
cloudy this AM I hauled some rails
Mr Duffer helped me haul oats this PM
clear this PM
Thursday 13
clear I hauled oats for Mr Stevens & Mr Wall this AM
I went to Mr Simmons this evening to get a plow
Friday 14
clear I went to Mr Hutchinsons this AM
I did not do anything this evening
Dry & hot
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Saturday, July 15, 1871.
clear dry & hot Boys hoed their cotton this AM
Mr Weir & I went to Esqr Masons then by the old May place and the Fogg field
I helped Mr Betts raise the chimney to the boiler this evening
Sunday 16
I went to Mr B Pearsons & Sunday School
Dry & very hot all day
Violet & I went to Mr Watts this PM
Monday 17
Some cloud dry & very hot
I counted 177 white cotton blooms on a row 100 yds long
I done nothing this AM
helped Mr Replogle thresh wheat this PM
Dark cloud in North about sunset.
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Tuesday, July 18, 1871.
Dry & hot
Maj T H Hartmus and wife here this morning I done nothing today but shell a turn of corn
heavy thunder and lightning wind and rain from 10 to 12 PM
Wednesday 19
cloudy this AM
ground not wet enough to stop plowing
I went to Haughtons mill
Thursday 20
clear & very pleasant
The boys all plowed corn at the Fogg field
3 of Mr Walls boys plowed
I went to Mr Hutchinsons this evening
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Friday, July 21, 1871.
Some cloud today very cool
Willie David & I hauled wheat John Jesse and Mr Walls boys finished plowing corn about 10 this AM
Mr Utleys thresher got at ½ past 5 this evening and threshed 20 bushels of wheat
Saturday 22
clear & very cool Finished threshing wheat between 8 & 9 oclock this morning made 110 bushels
Thresher then went to Mr Pearsons we all helped Mr Pearson
Mrs Jenkins come to our house this evening
Sunday 23
clear & very cool
Mr & Mrs Gaskins here today
Mrs Jenkins left here this PM
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Monday, July 24, 1871.
cloudy this morning & very cool
I helped Mr Pearson thresh wheat today Violet went to T F Berrys
warm & clear this PM
Tuesday 25
Light drizzling rain nearly all day
I done some jobs
Wednesday 26
cloudy some rain
Mr Duffer & Mr Stevens helped me on palings
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Thursday, July 27, 1871.
cloudy this morning
I hauled palings and lumber
clear this evening
Friday 28
Mr Duffer & I worked on yard fence until 12 then went to school house
light rain at Claybrook
Saturday 29
cloudy & hot Mr Duffer & I worked on yard fence all day
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Sunday, July 30, 1871.
clear & very warm
I staid at home
Monday 31
clear & hot Mr Gilbert & Mr West come here to make rails
I worked about the house & yard
Tuesday, August 1.
clear & hot I worked about the house until 12 then went to Mr Walls & Mr Holmes
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Wednesday, August 2, 1871.
Dry & hot I hauled a cart of lumber & peeled peaches until 12
Edwin Wall & I went to Mrs Sykes this evening
Thursday 3
Dry & hot Stephen Wall helped me haul rails this morning
I peeled peaches this evening Railroad barbecue at Mifflin
Friday 4
Dry and hot Mr J M Barnett here this morning
I peeled peaches today
Mrs Sam Barnett come here this PM
heavy cloud in NW about night
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Saturday, August 5, 1871.
Dry & hot Boys went to singing David and I rode to the Fogg field & old place this AM
Violet & I went to Bro Walters this PM
Sunday 6
Dry & very hot this AM
I went to Mr Prices this AM
Monday 7
Dry & hot Stephen Wall & I went to Spring Creek this morning I went to Col Willis's this evening
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Tuesday, August 8, 1871.
cloudy & pleasant this morning Stephen Wall & I hauled 10 loads of new rails today
heavy rain today Rained about 1 hour at 12 oclock
Wednesday 9
Stephen Wall plowed today Broke the plow this morning
Mr A Donnell here
I notified hands to work road
Thursday 10
hot & cloudy this AM
Notified road hands
I done some jobs
clear this PM
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Friday, August 11, 1871.
very hot worked road
Began to rain about 5 oclock PM myself and several others at Claybrook we thought it was as heavy a rain as we ever saw did not rain as heavy at my house
Saturday 12
cloudy this AM
Mr E Oneal staid at my house last night
Done some jobs this morning
Mr Pace here tonight
clear this evening
Sunday 13
clear & very hot went to Bethlehem but no sermon had some company at dinner
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Monday, August 14, 1871.
clear & hot Stephen Wall plowed for me today I done some jobs this morning & went to Mr Berrys this evening he is boring a new kind of well
Tuesday 15
Dry & hot Stephen Wall plowed for me today I gathered peas and done other jobs
Wednesday 16
clear & hot Stephen Wall plowed this morning I went with Mr Wall to Dr Laniers
Mr Sykes RR man here tonight
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Thursday, August 17, 1871.
clear & cool
I went to Jackson with Violet and Mrs Berry Mr E Wall come home with them
I went to Mr S. D. Barnetts
Friday 18
clear & cool myself and John Barnett come home today crops look very well
I have seen no cloud today
Saturday 19
Some warmer not a speck of cloud until near sunset
John & David hauled a load of corn for Mr Black
Violet to Sam Pucketts
I went to Claybrook this morning
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Sunday, August 20, 1871.
clear & smoky like Indian Summer not a speck of cloud
David & I went to Mr Cupples this AM
Violet came home this evening
Monday 21
clear & smoky like Indian Summer not a speck of cloud
Stephen Wall helped me haul rails
Tuesday 22
clear & smoky not a speck of cloud
Stephen Wall & I hauled rails
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Wednesday, August 23, 1871.
clear & warm Stephen Wall & I hauled rails finished for the new fence
Some banks of cloud late this evening
Thursday 24
cool & cloudy this AM
Boys all made fence until dinner Mr Hutchinson Esqr Mason & John Mason here today
John A Tomlinson sent a mule colt here today
Drizzling rain this evening
Friday 25
cloudy & warm Stephen Wall & I hauled rails
Light shower after dinner and very hot
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Saturday, August 26, 1871.
Some cloud this morning and very hot Stephen Wall the boys & I finished the pasture fence by dinner S W Puckett & wife here at dinner
Showery this evening heavy rain at my house
Sunday 27
cloudy & sultry I went to Col Willis this morning
Monday 28
cloudy & windy all day I worked on a pond & went to Bro Walters & Sam Pucketts
Ground in fine order to plow and has been most the time all year
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Tuesday, August 29, 1871.
clear & cool this morning
I went to Mr Bowens and bought a mule colt
Mr E Haynes & S W Puckett here at dinner
Mr Haynes & I went to Mr Walls after supper
Wednesday 30
clear & cool I went to mill carried 6 bushels of wheat
Jesse & David picked 108 lbs of cotton
Thursday 31
clear cool enough for fire
I sowed turnips and done some other jobs
Jesse & David picked 122 lbs of cotton
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Friday, September 1, 1871.
cool enough for fire
I hauled some apples this morning
I am forty two (42) years old today
I have not seen a speck of cloud today
Jesse & David picked 127 lbs of cotton
Saturday 2
clear & warm all day
Boys made cider
I done some jobs
Sunday 3
clear & very warm Violet & I went to Bethlehem
Rev W M Dunaway preached
Sam Puckett his wife & Miss Sally Simmons here
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Monday, September 4, 1871.
clear cool at night morning hot in the day
Jesse David & I picked 169 lbs of cotton
Mr E Haynes here today
Tom & B Utley here for toll wheat
Tuesday 5
Dry & hot I went to Mr A J Lewis's this morning
Jesse & David picked 116
I went to Mr Haynes with wool in the waggon
Wednesday 6
Dry & hot I went to the wool factory from Mr Haynes
Jesse & David picked 65
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Thursday, September 7, 1871.
clear & dry cooler today
Jesse David & I picked 217 lbs of cotton
Mr Haynes & Stue Latham brought 2 colts here
cotton opening very fast
Friday 8
Jesse & David picked cotton for Mr Stevens
I hauled oats & went to Dr Jones & Claybrook
Looks like Indian Summer not a speck of cloud
Saturday 9
Boys all picked cotton for Mr Stevens until dinner I hauled some oats & a load of apples made cider this PM
Some cloud early this AM
clear dry & hot balance of the day
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Sunday, September 10, 1871.
Violet & Mrs Berry went to Dr Jones's
Dry and hot
Monday 11
David & Jesse picked cotton for Mr Stevens
I done some jobs this morning then went to Sam Pucketts Bro Walters & Col Willis's
clear dry & hot
Tuesday 12
Jesse David & I picked cotton
I went to Sam Pucketts & Claybrook
cotton opening very fast
clear dry & hot
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Wednesday, September 13, 1871.
I went to wool factory
Jesse & David picked cotton
Willie went to Jackson for Miss Emma Powell
cloudy all day sprinkled some rain
Thursday 14
Drizzling this AM I done some work on the stables
we picked 48 lbs of cotton & shelled some corn
Some rain this evening
Friday 15
cloudy & damp too wet to pick cotton
Made cider & fixed the press
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Saturday, September 16, 1871.
cloudy all day
hauled corn and housed for John & Willie
Sunday 17
clear and pleasant
I went to Mr Betts this morning
Monday 18
cloudy & warm
Jesse David & I picked cotton
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Tuesday, September 19, 1871.
cloudy this morning
Sam Puckett & Judy staid here last night
Jesse David & I picked cotton
I went to Mr Pearsons for beef
clear & cool this evening
Wednesday 20
cloudy wind from North
cold enough for fire all day
Jesse David & I picked cotton
Thursday 21
clear & cool clear & cool all day
Picked cotton at home this AM and at Fogg field this PM
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Friday, September 22, 1871.
Some cloud today warmer
Jesse David & I picked cotton at Fogg field
Saturday 23
cloudy this morning
all picked cotton at the Fogg field clear this PM
Sunday 24
clear dry and hot
I staid at home
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Monday, September 25, 1871.
clear dry & hot we all picked cotton at the Fogg field until dinner Jesse & David finished picking this evening & John Willie & I worked on corn house
Mrs Cox come here
cotton opening very fast
Lightning in NW tonight
Tuesday 26
very cool and smoky like Indian Summer
hauled the boys corn
Mrs Cox left here this evening
Wednesday 27
clear smoky & very cool
wind in North all day
John & Willie went to school
Jesse & David & I done jobs and picked cotton
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Thursday, September 28, 1871.
clear all day cool
hauled corn for Mr Duffer until 12 Violet & I went to Dr Jones in evening
Jesse & David picked cotton
some frost leaves on cotton bit a little in places
Friday 29
clear & cool all day
hauled corn for Mr Duffer all day
some frost very little
D B Replogle staid here last night
Saturday 30
I helped Mr Pearson raise press
Boys finished Mr Duffers corn
Mr Pearson & I went to Col Willis this evening
clear and warm
cotton killed in some places
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Sunday, October 1, 1871.
clear & warm very dry
I staid at home
Violet & Willie went to Cotton Grove to preaching
Gaines Duffer & Mr Price here this evening
Some cloud in South this evening
Monday 2
Warm and cloudy all day
Jesse David & I gathered apples covered a corn pen and other jobs
H M Weir & R B Barnett bought well fixtures
Tuesday 3
Light sprinkle of rain last night
Barnett & Weir sunk a well 30 feet deep for me
cloudy this AM clear this PM
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Wednesday, October 4, 1871.
Jesse David & I picked some cotton got out some peas
Barnett & Weir worked on well
clear & pleasant all day
Thursday 5
I went to Jackson David & Jesse picked cotton
John & Jesse sick
very warm & not a speck of cloud to be seen
Friday 6
Some cloud cold North wind all day Mrs Powell spent the day with us
carried 4 bushels of wheat to mill
Done jobs all day
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Saturday, October 7, 1871.
Some frost clear & pleasant all day
Gathered some apples and some other jobs Willie & I went to Bethlehem to preaching I went to Col Willis & Bro Walters this evening
Sunday 8
clear and warm
all went to Bethlehem to preaching Rev McCluskey preached had some company
Dunaway & McCluskey staid with us tonight
Monday 9
Boys picked cotton
Sam Puckett & I went to Jackson in waggon
I took some apples
very warm all day
Sam & I went to Claybrook tonight
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Tuesday, October 10, 1871.
Little rain this morning
Willie hauled cotton for Mr Stevens
John Jesse David & I picked cotton clear this PM
Wednesday 11
Some cloud early this AM
Boys & I picked cotton at the Fogg field
Thursday 12
clear & pleasant Willie went to Jackson with Pattie
Boys & I picked cotton
Violet & I went to Col Willis to dinner
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Friday, October 13, 1871.
Fair all day James Lovelace & family from Weakley Co staid here last night
hauled cotton to S W Pucketts gin today
Mrs Carothers & Charlie got here today
Saturday 14
Finished hauling cotton
High wind from South all day & cloudy very warm
Sunday 15
Raining some this morning
Some rain this evening
I went to Bro Walters this PM Saw May Hartmus there
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Monday, October 16, 1871.
cloudy this AM
Boys & I went to Sam W Pucketts to bale cotton
put up 3 bales
1 of my bales 490 1 518
Boys bale 504
I went to Simmons Shop
Tuesday 17
I run off ground to sow wheat this morning
we all picked some cotton at Fogg field
clear all day
took 2 Bus wheat to field
Wednesday 18
John Willie & I sowed wheat hauled cotton seed wood & cotton Jesse David picked cotton at Fogg field clear all day
not a speck of cloud
Mrs Carothers started home
took out 1½ Bu wheat
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Thursday, October 19, 1871.
John & Willie plowed in wheat
Jesse David & I dug potatoes
Mr Black got here at dinner
not a speck of cloud
weather very pleasant
Took 1½ Bus wheat to field
Friday 20
Finished sowing 7 acres of clover land in wheat
Sowed 4½ bushels
Jesse David & I done jobs & pulled some corn
hauled 2 loads of corn
Saturday 21
cloudy & very warm
hauled some rails & 4 loads of corn
I am sick today
Mr T G Black left here this PM
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Sunday, October 22, 1871.
cloudy & very warm all day
Rained a good shower tonight between 8 & 9
Monday 23
all the boys & I went to Jackson Drove 15 sheep and they took a bale of cotton & sold it for 16¼ cents per lb very warm & the road very muddy
clear nearly all day
Tuesday 24
heavy fog this morning
Staid at Mr Hutchinsons last night
Done some jobs picked some cotton & hauled 2 loads of corn
clear this evening
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Wednesday, October 25, 1871.
Boys all picked cotton for Mr Wall
I hauled corn for Mr Stevens
clear & hot all day
Lightning in NW tonight
Thursday 26
Some rain this morning
Done some jobs Boys made a hog pen then cut & hauled wood
I went to Mr E Gaskins & Col Willis's
Friday 27
cool this morning no frost
Boys all picked cotton for Mr Wall
I helped Wm Stevens raise a house
clear all day
Mr E Haynes here tonight
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Saturday, October 28, 1871.
Boys picked cotton for Mr Wall & I helped Mr Stevens haul corn
clear & warm all day
Sunday 29
clear & warm Violet & I went to Col Willis this AM
Mr Wall & I went to Mr J D Pearsons this PM
Bro W & wife Tom Berry & wife & S Gilliam here this PM
Some cloud & very warm this PM
Monday 30
warm & cloudy all day
Boys all picked cotton for Mr Price
I helped Mr Stevens hauled corn went to Tom Simmons with Sam Puckett
killed a beef this evening
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Tuesday, October 31, 1871.
Light sprinkle of rain this morning
Done several little jobs
warm & cloudy all day
John went to Spring Creek
Wednesday, November 1.
cloudy cold wind from North all day Violet Mr & Mrs Berry & all the boys went to the fair
I done several jobs
Thursday 2
cold this AM Boys all went to the fair
I helped Mr Stevens haul corn clear & pleasant this evening
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Friday, November 3, 1871.
I went to the fair at Jackson
Willie helped Mr Stevens haul corn other boys picked cotton
Some cloud very pleasant
Saturday 4
Boys all went to the fair
I helped Mr Stevens haul corn
Sprinkled rain a little last night very pleasant all day
Sunday 5
clear & pleasant all day
went to preaching at Bethlehem
Rev W M Dunaway preached
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Monday, November 6, 1871.
clear & pleasant all day
Willie hauled corn
Mr Taylor & Mr Stevens helped
Jesse & David picked cotton
John & I done some jobs
Tuesday 7
warm & cloudy
Willie Mr Taylor & Mr Stevens hauled corn from the Fogg field Jesse & David picked cotton Willie & Violet went to Mr Haynes this PM
I got ready to go to the lake
Wednesday 8
Light sprinkle of rain
I started to the lake with John
William Pearson William Mason Ilinious Goodrich William Sehorn Jeff & Frank camped on the river below Trenton
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Thursday, November 9, 1871.
Sprinkled rain this AM
clear after 9
camped ¾ of a mile this side of Troy
very windy tonight
Friday 10
clear & cold got to the lake at 12 today
Jeff broke his waggon we carried it to the Shop this PM
Saturday 11
Killing frost this morning
clear all day
got some fish today and some tonight we salted fish until 12 tonight
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Sunday, November 12, 1871.
clear all day
Mr Sehorn Jeff & I went up on a mound and had a fine view of the lake
Monday 13
cloudy sprinkling rain
Jeff & I went to get his waggon
rain this evening
rainy & stormy tonight
Tuesday 14
cold cloudy & windy today
got some fish this AM
Started home at 2 oclock
come 8 or 10 miles
camped 8 miles NW from Sharps Ferry
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Wednesday, November 15, 1871.
clear & frosty left camp at daybreak crossed Obion River at Sharps Ferry at 9 camped 5 miles west of Trenton
Thursday 16
clear frosty & cold
left camp at daybreak
got home at sunset
Friday 17
clear & pleasant
Mr Stevens Willie & Mr Taylor finished hauling corn from the Fogg field
we got 22 loads from there
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Saturday, November 18, 1871.
clear this AM cloudy PM pleasant
I hauled some wood
Boys picked cotton at the Fogg field
Some rain tonight
Sunday 19
cloudy this AM Mr Palmer staid here last night
clear & pleasant this evening
Monday 20
Big frost this morning
McLane Mitchell and 2 Wallaces staid here last night from Maury Co
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Tuesday, November 21, 1871.
Bright & frosty clear all day
John Jesse David & I fixed pasture fence & done other jobs
T F Berry & Willie started to Dyer Co. Old Mr Devon staid here last night
T G Black here today
Wednesday 22
Frosty clear & cool all day
Jesse David & I hauled palings & shingles
John went to Mr Grays
Thursday 23
Snowed a little this AM
Boys hauled cotton to Pucketts gin I made rails until 12 then went to help Hall & Mason run land
Esqr Tim Philips Surveyor
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Friday, November 24, 1871.
heavy rain last night
Mr Hall staid here last night
Boys went to gin cotton
cloudy this AM clear PM
very cold all day
Saturday 25
Mr Hutchinson staid here last night and left before day warm cloudy mist of rain I went to help run lines on the Fogg land finished at 12 Boys put up a bale of cotton got home at 11 cut wood & other jobs this PM Fair & pleasant at sunset
Sunday 26
windy cloudy & very warm
Mrs Clark spent the day
Mr DeVore come here this evening
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Monday, November 27, 1871.
cloudy & cold all day
picked cotton at Fogg field until 12 then fixed to kill hogs
Bro Walter & Sister Eliza here this evening
Tuesday 28
Light mist of rain this AM
cold & cloudy all day
Boys all cut wood & rail timber all day I split rails
Wednesday 29
ground frozen cloudy windy & cold killed 6 hogs today
clear this evening
Mr E Wall & Mr Cox helped kill hogs
cut up hogs this PM
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Thursday, November 30, 1871.
Snowing this morning
Snowed until about 12 snow 3 inches deep
Boys ground sausage I salted pork
H M Weir staid here last night
Friday, December 1.
clear all day cold this AM snow melted some
Boys went hunting this morning
I went to Col Willis's
cleaned out cistern & shelled corn this PM
J M Barnett here today
Saturday 2
clear & very cold this morning
took 4½ bushels corn to mill & hauled wood until 12 hauled a load of lumber this evening
I went to Bro Walters this PM
Began to snow before bedtime
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Sunday, December 3, 1871.
cloudy this morning
Snow 2 inches deep
cold wind from South
cloudy all day
snowed a little about bedtime
Monday 4
clear & very cold everything frozen I staid in the house all day Boys fed stock & made fires
Mr T L Taylor here tonight
Tuesday 5
cloudy & very cold this AM
Boys got stove wood AM
Mr Taylor & Mr Stevens helped me get timber to build cow house this PM
clear tonight
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Wednesday, December 6, 1871.
clear ground hard frozen wind in South
John & Willie carried their bale of cotton to Jackson
Sold it at 18c
I went to Jackson
warmer this evening
Thursday 7
Some frost clear very pleasant
I worked on cow house
Willie & David went to Jackson for a load of shingles
John & Jesse cut wood & picked some cotton
Friday 8
cold & cloudy all day
I worked on cow house
Willie & David done jobs
John & Jesse went to Jackson for a load of shingles
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Saturday, December 9, 1871.
clear & cold I staid at T F Berrys last night
Boys hauled wood & some other things
I went to Sam Pucketts & Mr Barnetts this PM
Sunday 10
very cold & calm have not seen a speck of cloud today
I went to Bethlehem to preaching Rev W M Dunaway preached
I went to Mrs Stevens this PM
Monday 11
clear cool & pleasant all day
John Hesse & David picked cotton
Willie jointed shingles and cut his hand
Mr Duffer & I began to cover the office
I went to S W Pucketts this evening no one at home
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Tuesday, December 12, 1871.
clear frosty pleasant
Mr Duffer & I worked on office roof Boys took 8 bushels wheat to mill hauled a load of corn & water
Wednesday 13
clear cold all day Jesse & I went to Jackson for shingles Road as good as I ever saw
John & David helped Mr Wall kill hogs
Mr Duffer worked on office roof
Thursday 14
cold cloudy & windy
Mr Duffer & I finished the office roof
Boys cut & hauled wood & done other jobs
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Friday, December 15, 1871.
ground hard frozen calm & cold all day
killed 5 hogs for me & 6 for Mr Duffer
I cut up hogs this evening
I went to Squire Stevens this evening
Saturday 16
clear & cold this morning
wind in South
killed 3 hogs early this morning cut them up and salted them killed yesterday Boys done jobs
put some salt on the meat killed today
warmer this PM
Sunday 17
Raining slowly this morning
I staid at home all day
Mr Betts here this PM
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Monday, December 18, 1871.
cooler cloudy have not seen the sun today
I salted meat & ground sausage Willie went to Jackson for Emma Powell the other boys picked cotton at the Fogg field finished
Tuesday 19
cloudy & cool Jesse & I went to Jackson took a cow & calf for sale the other boys hauled oats fodder & wood
Sold the cow on 3 days time for $28.00
Wednesday 20
clear & very cold I staid at C C Sharps last night
come by Dr Jones's this morning boys hauled some wood we all cut wood this evening
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Thursday, December 21, 1871.
clear & cloudy & cold
cut & hauled wood shelled corn went to mill
Mr C Bryant here at dinner
Friday 22
Warmer John & Jesse went to Jackson with chickens
David & I done jobs and went to Col Willis in the evening
Mr Bryant writing master staid here last night I had the headache all day
Saturday 23
Wind & rain last night
clear today very warm
I resalted meat & worked on the office Boys clean stables hauled feed for mule colts & wood
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Sunday, December 24, 1871.
clear & warm Violet & I went to preaching at Bethlehem Rev Williams preached & him & his wife come here to dinner
I went to Mr Betts & staid until after supper
Monday 25
clear & warm E M Betts R A Smith C A Sneed Monroe Elam & F A Replogle here at daybreak we had egg nog then breakfast then all left
Violet & I went to Col Willis this AM after dinner went to Bro Walters T H Hartmus & wife there cool tonight
Tuesday 26
cool clear & cloudy Violet & I went to S W Pucketts in the waggon got home at sunset I went to Mr Betts before day to drink egg nog
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Wednesday, December 27, 1871.
clear & very cold all day
I went to Sneeds store to drink egg nog then to A J Lewis's got home by 8 oclock Staid at home balance of the day
very cold tonight
Thursday 28
clear & cold this AM
I went to Philip Replogles
he & I hunted all day
cloudy & warmer this PM
Friday 29
Warm drizzled rain all day
I shucked some corn
Boys hunted some
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Saturday, December 30, 1871.
cloudy & very warm
I put up some plank on the front side of the house this AM. Wind very high all day
I cut some mauls this PM
Sunday 31
very warm & windy Some cloud heavy shower between 10 & 12 Mr Esworthy staid here last night & all day
myself & family have had good health & I have enjoyed myself the past year for which I feel grateful
I have tried to do my duty if I have come short may God forgive me I have not a word of complaint against any one no one to blame for any thing but myself
I wish every body a happy new Year
Martin B Key
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Memoranda.
Wednesday morning April 12
Madison Presbytery met at Bethlehem on the 8 of this month
Mr Johnson staid with us Saturday night
Mr Young & Anderson from McNairy staid with us 3 nights Mr J W Lewis staid 2 nights Rev John Day 2 nights Rev Dunaway & McCluskie 1 night
Rev G C McLimone 1 night
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Cash Account. January.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 For Pork & salt 101.65
" on Shays note 30.00
2 For sewing mach 35.00
" Ginning cotton 5.00
3 Bill at Jackson 17.10
3 Butter 3.50
4 Domestic & whiskey 5.30
10 For Stove 15.00
10 Mr Exum 4.00
10 For cotton 6.30
12 For potatoes 1.00
13 From S B Stevens 2.00
14 For nails .50
17 For 8 cattle 70.00
20 Expences .60
23 T L Taylor Paid 7.85
30 Papers for
Mrs Carothers 3.00
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Cash Account. February.
Date. Received. Paid.
1 Molasses &c 1.85
7 For Tenn notes 10.00
8 Paid Margaret 2.00
10 Betts for meal 5.00
14 Books 2.80
15 5 bush meal
& cabbage seed 5.20
13 Sent James
Vick for seed 3.00
16 Shoes for Jesse 2.00
17 clover seed 10.00
20 Paid Mr Black
For Fodder 2.00
22 Toll cotton 5.00
22 Bagging & ties 2.00
27 Coffee &c 2.00
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Cash Account. February.
Date. Received. Paid.
26 Travelers 2.50
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Cash Account. March.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Sold oxen to
Mr York 62.50
3 For meal 5.00
4 clover seed 1.30
7 Dry goods
& Groceries 52.10
8 2½ Bus meal 2.50
13 For oats 75
14 Meal & bran 4.50
16 Nails &c 2.90
22 For 3 bales
cotton 1 bale
at 11c
2 bales at 13c 174.51
John & Willie
Paid 15.00
22 School Books
Bought by
Sam W Puckett
in February 6.90
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Cash Account. March.
Date. Received. Paid.
24 For Western
Rural 2.00
" Paid Mr Gaskins
Borrowed
money 178.00
24 For cattle 15.00
25 For cattle 50.00
25 Received from
W T Key for
Beef 2.65
27 Health & Home
& Agriculturist 4.00
Weekly Banner 2.00
27 other items 3.20
27 Envelopes &c 1.10
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Cash Account. April.
Date. Received. Paid.
1 3 bush meal
Plow points
& whiskey 4.85
1 Gave Violet 10.00
3 Postage on
Weekly Banner .25
4 For stove 34.00
4 other bills 14.50
4 48lbs bacon 14c 6.72
8 B F Puckett 20.50
Paid B F
Puckett for corn 20.00
8 Paid H M Weir 10.00
14 Paid Miss Sally
Duffer 2.00
23 Jeff Hall Paid 10.00
24 Paid H M Weir 9.30
24 Mr Ridgway 1.00
24 Postage on
3 Newspapers .50
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Cash Account. April.
Date. Received. Paid.
26 1.20
27 John Barnett
Paid for Peas 1.00
28 Sold David 2
Ewes & Lambs 5.50
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Cash Account. May.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Nails .40
4 Traveler 1.00
5 Traveler with
2 horses 1.50
5 Pasturing
Swaynes colt .80
9 3 bush wheat
1.50 pr bush 4.50
11 Paid Margaret .85
11 Goods From
Solomon 1.95
11 For Bran .50
13 Joe Brown 1.00
13 82lbs bacon 12c 9.84
17 7 lbs sugar 1.00
23 Sold Mr York
2 Beeves 22.50
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Cash Account. May.
Date. Received. Paid.
31 For New York
Ledger 2.75
30 Henry Key
Paid for
Mutton 2.50
31 Mr Western
Paid 15.38
31 Paid Western
& Stevens 25.55
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Cash Account. June.
Date. Received. Paid.
5 For 168 lbs
Bacon 11c 18.48
5 Sugar 100 lbs 14.00
6 other items 5.45
E M Betts for
hauling 1.20
6 Sneed & Berry 1.00
6 Jeff Hall
for Bacon 10.00
10 Paid Mr Pearson
for cutting wheat 8.00
25 Travelers 2.50
27 Sold A Stevens
50lbs flour at 4½c 2.25
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Cash Account. July.
Date. Received. Paid.
6 E D Sneed 6.25
6 E D Sneed
for corn 4.50
6 give Willie 1.00
6 Paid Margt 5.00
6 Paid Miss
Sally Duffer 2.50
7 Whiskey &
Spice 2.50
13 Tom Simmons
Paid 4.50
from Simmons 5.00
22 give Jack .50
26 Nails & thread 1.25
28 Nails .25
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Cash Account. August.
Date. Received. Paid.
3 Mr Gilbert
making rails 5.00
7 Ayers Pectoral 1.00
marbles .20
9 E M Betts
Paid 100.00
9 Earl & Co
making rails 5.00
10 E M Betts 3.25
10 Sold 1 lamb 1.50
10 Lumber 7.69
11 John J L
Pearson 1.15
17 Paid Gib 5.00
17 Bills at Jackson 16.35
18 Domestic 6.10
18 S W Puckett
for wheat
10 bushels 15.00
19 Paid Gib for
work 1.00
19 Sold 5 bushels
wheat to
Thomas Simmons 7.50
21 Paid A Stevens
for Gilbert 2.50
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Cash Account. August.
Date. Received. Paid.
23 Mr Gilbert
for corn 1.00
23 Gilbert and
Earl for Rails 6.25
29 Travelers 2.00
29 Mr Boren
mule colt 65.00
30 Travelers 2.00
17 State & county
Tax for 1871 30.65
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Cash Account. September.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Ste Wall 5.00
2 Mr Pace 2.50
2 Borrowed David 5.00
6 Steve Wall 3.25
6 92 lbs bran 1.38
12 Borrowed of
S W Puckett 200.00
13 Mr Haynes
mule colt 55.00
horse colt 75.00
13 3 lbs wool balls 2.25
14 Paid Jesse for
Books 1.75
14 Paid David 5.00
15 By Mr Black
for Mr Donnell
mule colt 45.00
19 Sam W Puckett
For beef 10.00
19 Mr Wall for
3 calves 15.00
19 John for Pig 5.00
26 Borrowed of
Col Willis 100.00
26 Paid Mrs
Cox 90.00
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Cash Account. September.
Date. Received. Paid.
26 Mr Wall Paid
for goods bot
in August 4.00
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Cash Account. October.
Date. Received. Paid.
4 John Parish 1.00
" R A Sneed .90
4 Paid Sneed
for goods 3.75
5 Recd for gold 44.00
vick $3.00
R B Barnett 40.00
Goods Jackson 19.00
Sam Puckett
5 for beef 1.25
Cotton Grove
Church 5.00
9 8 bushels
apples 10.45
9 25 lbs sugar 4.00
10 S W Puckett
for beef 15.00
16 Bagging & ties
2 bales cotton 7.50
Received for
cotton 7.50
21 P M Replogle 31.55
23 Sheep 24.30
" Baling & ties 2.50
" Subscription
to W T Agr &
Mechanical Ass. 20.00
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Cash Account. October.
Date. Received. Paid.
24 R M Mason 19.14
" David Paid
on colt 17.00
" Jesse Paid on
colt 11.00
23 Goods at Jackson 5.75
24 R M Mason 100.00
23 Barrel salt 2.60
25 A Stevens
Paid Rent 29.23
26 E Haskins note 110.50
26 Cy 5.00
31 E M Betts .25
31 Coals & Hill
for Goods bot
in September 5.67
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Cash Account. November.
Date. Received. Paid.
1 James Vick
Returned 1.20
3 Bridle 2.50
" Fair .50 3.00
" Boys 1.75
6 Mr A Stevens
Sow & Pigs 5.00
6 Mr Stevens Beef .90
Expenses to
Lake 11.05
17 From Towns
for Wool rolls 17.25
Violet used 2.00
18 T F Berry fish 1.00
20 4 Travelers &
14 horses 5.50
20 E Gaskins Fish .40
25 1 lb Powder .50
27 1 Butcher knife .30
28 3½ bus wheat
to Mrs Clark 5.00
30 H M Weir
Balance on well 10.00
30 Mrs Griffin
Estate 7.00
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Cash Account. December.
Date. Received. Paid.
2 Western & Stevens
Blacksmith &
Waggon makers 11.75
2 Western & Stevens 2.75
6 Goods & Groceries
at Jackson 32.90
6 Jesse Paid
on colt 14.00
6 David Paid
on colt 8.00
6 R M Mason
Paid 5.86
8 2000 Shingles
at Jackson 12.00
9 J P Duffer Pd
hauling cotton 1.00
10 C P Publg
house 1.00
13 750 shingles 4.50
" 1 Pr shoes Violet 3.75
" cheese .15
13 3 dry hides 5.33
14 J P Duffer
Paid 35.75
" Paid J P Duffer 35.75
19 1 over coat &
other goods Jackson 9.50
19 H & Mason
Rent cotton 5.00
20 John Jesse & David
For cotton 11.25
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Cash Account. December.
Date. Received. Paid.
19 2 Travelers & 3 horses 2.50
23 cow & calf
Sold 19 28.00
23 Paid Margaret 13.00
23 1 Bottle Adens
Liniment 1.00
26 S W Puckett
Paid for fish 2.00
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Summary of Cash Account.
[figures]
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Memoranda.
Date. Dollars.Cts.
23 January I gave
E M Betts an order
on J M Parker & Co
For $100 100
28 I Borrowed of
Mrs Burton 100
28 E M Betts gave
his note for 100
2 Feby I paid
J M Parker & Co 100
DATABASE CONTENT
| (15298) | PT0215 | Diaries | 1871 |
Tags: Animals, Children, Cotton, Crops (Other), Farming, Religion, School/Education, Weather, Work
People - Records: 1
- (5405) [writer] ~ Key, Martin B.
SOURCES
Martin B. Key Diary, 1871, PT0215, Nau Collection
