“26th Thursday  fine hot growing weather  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick.

“27th Friday  fine hot dry weather  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 and went to bed at about 10 nearly sick & tiered out.

“28th Saturday  A fine hot day & dry  I did my choars choared round home some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 11 nearly sick & worne out  Mrs Stone & a lady from Oak Parke came at night in the stage & stayed all night, they played croca till after 9  Hurlbot Willard had Fredenhagans sorrel horses run away from him this afternoon down at Staffers watering place with a load of lumber, old Mrs Willard got hurt bad she was on the load.

“29th Sunday  A light shower in morning at 7 & 8 some cloudy throught the day but quite fine & hot  I did my choars choared at farm some was at home the most of the day writing & all the folks went to Quarterly meeting in J P Garys grove came home about 1 ½ & Gus McKellip & family came with them & eat dinner & went back at 8 & got home again at 15 minutes of 11 at night.

“30th Monday  fine growing weather but cloudy & damp  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 10 nearly sick with a cold.

“July 1st Tuesday  fine growing weather with showers  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 sick & tired out.

“2nd Wednesday  fine showerey growing weather  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick & tired out  Rosa Rogers had a son born this morning the 4th child.”