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home Mr Marsh called to get me to teach school for them he lived 8? miles from Mr Coles. Mama told him I partly engaged to teach here. Mr Hoit then came in with a letter from Uncle A and some more papers after he was gone Mama called old Jim and went to Mr Johnsons to carry the neckyolke to home it mended when she got home she found Mr Putnam waiting for her to borrow sheep shears which were at Mr unclear Mrs Herd Mrs unclear and Mrs Gage took tea with us, Ii got home time enough to see them 28th Unpleasant all day rained some. Mr Stephens called got 5 3/4 lbs of salt. I churned 5 3/4 lbs of butter sewed the rest of the day. Washington was standing on some boards which gave way or slipped off the beam and let him down into the cellar but did not hurt him much. Mama cut his hair. I did not feel well all day 29th Today is very pleasant. About 10 Mr Herrings son called and wished Papa to call on Mr Herring who lives 4 miles south west of us to see him about the land. Papa was chosen of the committee with Mr Herring and [[Sterne?}} to bid off the sellers land. About 12 Peter called [[unclear] Papa arrived from the land office and went to Mr Stephens to inform him that he had been obliged to enter and prove on 40 acres of his land the 80 running east & west instead of North and south in order to get the 40 his house was on. Papa read Uncle A's letter which Mr Hoit brought from the office it stated that Uncle A was in danger of losing 10,000$ Mr unclear having failed owing him 8,000$ and the $ company owe him $2000,00 His family were well as usual excepting unclear who he thought was worse. The unclear one was about the same Uncle A did not think of coming out here as Mr Willard was building and could not leave nor would it be convenient to leave himself but should Mr W-- come he should have accompanied him. Peter called again in the afternoon. In the evening John Pettingale called to see if Papa had any money to let, which he had not. J.P-- lives 2 1/2 miles SE of us or 1/2 mile E of Johnsons. he has obviously? entered 160 acres but dishes to get 160 more, These are terrible times I assure you here amongst the folks who have put off getting their money till the last minute some go East and some go West But they might just as well look in the old crows nest for Land Office Money which is scarce as gold.