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August 31, 1872 Misty in the morning. Mr. P and Mr. Nye went home. Henry and the boy went to W place. I washed out a boiler of clothes then went up street and got Abbie’s dress at Mrs. Henrys. 
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August 30, 1872 Rained hard at milking. Cleared away before noon. Emma brought Abbie home.  August 29, 1872 Pleasant in the forepart of the day. Sarah carried dinner to Goddard place. Clouded up and rained. Hattie and I got most all the cows milked before they got home. Got pretty wet.  August 28, 1872 Good day. Men come on. Mrs. P come down with her husband. Sarah carried dinner. Mrs. P rode home with Carrie S who carried Helen home from E W S who is low.  August 27, 1872 Rainy. H went to see about his sheep. He carried Abbie to go to Georges. Found one sheep bit by dog. Killed and dressed it.  August 26, 1872 Cleared away. Men gone to Goddard place. I done the washing. Was most awful tired.  August 25, 1872 Nattie G up. Abbie, Hattie and Jennie gone to church. Abbie come home. Nattie and Jennie gone to Mr. Ps. H and S went up to tea. Thunder shower in the night.  August 24, 1872 Pleasant again. Mr. D, Jeff, A Haley and Strickland helped. A daughter to H. P. Robinson.  August 23, 1872 Pleasant. Mr. P, Mr. Nye, Mr. Jeff More and A Harley helped.  August 22, 1872 Awful hot. Another thunder shower in afternoon. Jeff More helping H. Mrs. O and Ds wife and children come.  |
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