“4th Wednesday  fine warm dry weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  Watson plowing on mine  Elizabeth Lindsy died today  She was Harker.

“5th Thursday  fine hot & verry dry weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism & a cold.

“6th Friday  verry hot dry weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9  thurmometer stood at 80 & over.

“7th Saturday  verry hot dry weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 tiard & sick with the rheumatism and a bad cold  Watson finished plowing on mine.

“8th Sunday  A fine pleasant warm dry day  I did my choars was round home the rest of the day called up to my farm, went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a cold etc.

“9th Monday  fine cool dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold.

“10th Tuesday  fine weather for the season but verry dry  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick.”