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May, Wednesday 4

May, Sunday 8

Very warm and plesent [sic] Alpha
drew out manure in the fore
noon I helped him to load
in the afternoon cleaned up
elven [eleven] bushels of wheat to take
to Mason Got ready to go to Mary
Grays to stay over night [sic] it looked
like rain had a nice shower and then
we started did not there till
after 8 o clock

Warm and pleasent [sic] did not got to meeting
to day [sic] I staid [stayed] at home in the
forenoon and helped to take care of the
children Went to Dansville in the
afternoon after some medicine for
Andrew and recieved [sic] a letter
from Allen and the papers
went to Marthas she was better

May, Thursday 5

Pleasent [sic] I went to Mr Mc
cann after his wagon to draw manure
Mr Pickett came to help me we
drew out twenty five or eight
loads did not keep count of the
number of loads The boys both
down I had to go after the
cows and made it late before
I got the chores done

Rainy early a hard thunder
shower a house burnt by lightning
at Mason Went to Mason to day
sold eleven bushels wheat for nine
shilings [sic] per bush [bushel] And bought
1140 lbs plaster for 4,50 cts [cents] Came
home to night found Andrew sick with
measels [sic] was very tired when we came
home
May, Friday 6
Pleasent [sic] but cloudy wind in the east
went to sowing clover seed in the field
East of the orchard It rained as I finish
up sowing had a hard shower at noon
in the afternoon went to splitting rails
and Alpha went to drawing manure out
in the field from an old stack bottom
Mrs Pickett and Mrs Smith was here a
visiting and Mrs Poxen came down in
the afternoon
May, Saturday 7
Cloudy and looks like rain went
to sowing plaster this forenoon It
rained every little while in the fore
noon In the afternoon it rained hard
did not do anything only stay in
the house and take care of the baby
while Samantha was cleaning out the
bed room Andrew is all broke out with the
measels [sic]

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May, Monday 9

Part of May 4-9, 1870 - Transcription