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Diary of Joint Narrower 97 Saturday, 2 2d. On Saturd! 13 Ins! some words happned betwixt John M'Dearmand and the Col'.' about John's not being expedecious enough About stacking and requiring too many hands to attend him upon which John left the work immedeatly and has not returned since. And by the Acco'.' in my hands I find the Col? is in Johns debt ^9. 10.9 Virg" Currancy. Sunday, 2jd. M" Porter having been here all night from Town ; I this day after breackfast brought all the boys with their books into the passage to the Col" who heard each of them read and was highly pleased with their performance. M" Porter likeways told that her sons did me great honour ; as well as the rest. Wednesday, 26th. This day at noon was finished the bringing horn and stacking the Col°.' Wheat having iS Stacks of 100 Bushels each by Computation besides a Large Barn fill'd up to the roof. It was brought home this year in 15 days less time than it was last year. I this day ate Watermelon of my own planting it being the first I ate this season. Wednesday, August 2d. Yesterday the CoY. Began to Sow Wheat for the ensewing croop. This day came to School W" John and Lucy Pat- ties, and are to pay conform to the time they Attend, expecting a Visit of M' Kenedy sent to Town for a bottle of Vest India Rum which cost me 1/3 Currancy. Tuesday, 2 2d. This morning the Col'.' began to trade out wheat in the Yard with horses which is done in the following manner Viz'. They take wheat from the stack and spreads it about eight foot broad in a large circle, and with as many horses as they have they ride upon it round and round and 3 or 4 men keep always turning and stirring it up, and by this method they with 10 or 12 horses will trade out 100 Bushels in a day. where they trade Just now is 300 feet Circumference. Munday, 28th. Coppy of my 4th Letter wrote this day to my wife. My Dearest Life Your most agreeable favours I rec 27'. May last, which was dated i" March, And you may belive me it gave me the greatest satisfaction I have hade for twelve months past to hear from your own hand that you my Dearest Jewell and my sweet Infants are and has been in a good state of health since I left you. As I still am and has been for the above time, For which we have all great reason to render all due praise to that ever Glorious Being who wisely governs and directs all our Acctions ; And may he for the sake of him who suffered on the Cross for all sinners continoue to protect and direct you and all that conserns us for the better. I would have wrote you sooner after the recept of yours, had I not been waiting an Answer to a verry long letter I wrote e'!* Dec' last which I find had not come to your hand when you wrote me but am hopefull it has long before now and an Answer to it on its way here. When you write me I intreat you to do it on a sheet of the largest post paper you can get and leave no waste room in it, as the postage is no more than if it was three lines on sheet. And sure I am you can find subject enough to fill a sheet of paper as you well know that VOL. VI. — 7.