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26 6

 

 Clear and very warm. I workt in my Gardin, the weads had all most got the mastery. Selvester G. Moore Sleeps here. at home.
27 7

 

 Clear. Dagt Lambert wrode here. Sally was at ye fort and hook. I have Done work about house and mended Cloaths. mr Ballard has houghd Corn and Potatoes, Ephm allso. Cyrus here. at home. Dagt Lambart here, Cyrus allso.
28 G

 

 Clear. mr Ballard, my Self & Ephm attended Divine Service at ye fort. I went to mr Lambarts at intimition. he and mr Gill and their wives here after meeting. Sally went home with my Dagt to help make mr Ballard a Seut of Cloaths. mr Ezra Smiths wife a meeting aftern. at meeting. mr Gill [&] Lambart & yr wives here. mrs Smith at Meeting.
29 2

 

 Clear and warm. mr Ballard has been Surveying for mr Saml Cumings. I have workt in ye Gardin and tended the Cloath and Done house work. Sally Came home at Evn. Ephm workt on the road between here and mr Hodges. Lucy Kaneda brot home 9 Skeins Lining yn for which I paid by 1 peck flax Seed 1/6, Cash 2/8. at home. Sally Cocks Came home at Evn fm mr Lambts.
30 3

 

 Clear. I have not been So well as I Could wish. mr Ballard has been to mr Saml Cumings for 3 Bushels of rie, it Cost 24/. Sally Spun 6 Skeins Cottne. Polly Carded & Did hous work. Ephm workt on the road North of here. Polly went to mr Savages and brot 5 Skeins of Lining yarn home. at home.
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