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 96 Documents Sunday, 21st. This day I hade sent me a present from M" Porter in Fred? two silk Vestcoats and two pair cotton britches all of them having been but verry little wore by M' Porter. Saturday, 2jth. This afternoon I rode to Town and bought at Mr Porters Store 2 handkerchiefs and one Yd Bedd Tyke' at 2/2d Curr^ being all 5/ 2d. Curr''. At same time rec'.' a letter from my Wife dated i'.' March 1775. It came under cover to Mf John Glassell Merck' in Toun and cost me i/3d Currf. At same time rec? from Thof Anderson a pair of new Shoes on the Col'.' Acco'. Saturday, June jd. At 9 AM M' Porter's two son's was sent for and they went to Toun to keep Whitsuntide hoUiday. Wednesday, yth. Began to keep school again. Freiday, i6th. This day at 9 AM Col" Daingerfield set out for his Qr down the Country at Chickahommanie to receive his Cash for the last years produce of said plantation from John Miller his Overseer there. Sunday, 18 th. This day at 10 AM went to John Pattie's and rec^" 6/ for teaching his William of a year and from [thence] to Thomas Evans's and rec!* 20/ for teaching his Daught' Sarah for One Year. Saturday, July ist. At noon I went to Frederick"! and bought 1 5 bigg Double Guilt buttons at 4/9 One hank silk twist at 1/ and one ounce brown thread at 6d. my pocket expence this day i/. I returned home an houre before sun down. Freiday, jth. This day at sunset Col" Daingerfield finished cutting down 260 Bushels sowing of wheat in fifteen daj's with seven Cradlers and it was done in 6 days less time than 203 bushels sowing was last Harvest and with fewer hands. For this Harvest his money payments to Out labourers is reduced no less than _;^i8.4. 6d. lower than it was last and at same time the Wheat better put up all which is chiefly owing to the Activity of Anthony Frazer the present Overseer. Saturday 8th. This moring began to bring Wheat to the Barn with two Carts Si.x Oxen in the One and three Horses in the Other. Sunday, i6th. This day I went to Church in Toun and heard ser- mon preached by one Mf Murray his text was Math : 6'.'' and 24"" V. I was no pocket expence this day. Wednesday, jgth. This day I was Informed that M? Daingerfield hade made a Complaint upon me to the Col° for not waiting after Breack- fast and dinner (sometimes) in order to take the Children along with me to schoU ; I imagine she has a grudge against me since the middle of Febr last the reason was, that one night in the Nursery I wheep'd Billie for crying for nothing and she came in and carried him out from me. Some nights after he got into the same humour and his Papa The Col? hearing him call'd me and Asked why I cou'd hear him do so and not correct him for it ; Upon that I told him how M" Daingerfield had be- haved when I did correct him. At that he was angry w' her.