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1883 [Cash Account. April. Date. Received. Paid.] July 4th celebration at Pekin + Peoria - very hot at noon 94º - Last Saturday Sarah Clark had her arm broken + otherwise injured + Ellen head was badly injured by being thrown out of a buggy on the cemetery groundss 5th heavy thunder showers last night - LW Hampton Died in Morton 7th raining Lester finished plowing corn 8th communion services - wet 56º 9th 52º cool sent letters to Junius + Fanny 9 reached Charles Waters - rain a little 10 sprinkles. Ann a little better Mrs. C.R. Cr__d__d 11 very sick showers 13th heavy thunder shower - Marks 14 muddy - Thunder showers off north 15 clear for a wonder warm 16 looks like rain again - terrible storm - wind trees broken down - houses torn to pieces in Pekin - lightning striking all about 17th began cutting hay 18 Carrie Gillums came here from Peoria 19th light showers - poor hay weather 20th looks like rain again Oh Dear when will it stop. General Tom Thumb Died July 16 in Maine 21 clear + warm - muddy roads 22 hauled in hay 91º Ann no better 23d very warm - hazy 91º Dr. Conibear(?) called here 24 misty after a night of lightning all night 25 hauling hay into the Barn very hot sun 26th finished haying - Mrs. Conibear & M. Crand(?) very sick. Ann but little better - Samuel Tart Died - in Chicago aged 78