August 27th. The Wind W. fair, dry, hot & Sultry all day, carryed in to day the Small Oats to Coydan Barn, & the Barley field at Bodelwyn [there is a mark here which might be a comma or might not be sw] home . |
28th. The Wind S.S.E. blowing something fresh, came to S.W. in the Evening, blew fresh, & very cloudy, yet made no rain; To Day I got in the last of my corn safe & Sound, being Just 22 days from the day I begun to reap. |
29th. The Wind S. W. blowing high & stormy all day ; but made no rain, my Servants employed in thatching the Corn. |
30th. 1● [this is written in the margin immediately below '30th.' sw] The Wind S.S.W. blowing fresh all the morning, dark and cloudy, & made some small rain hardly perceptible, and all over by 7 when it cleared up. |
31st. The Wind S.W. calm, & raining hard in the morning from 3 to 5, & some mizling rain afterwards, the rest of the day fair & dry — send by John Roberts the Taylor 5L. 5s. to buy me cloath &cfor a suit of Cloaths. |
Septembr. 1st. The Wind S. calm & raining this morning before day; – Sun-shiny and fair afterwards. |
2d. The Wind N.W. made some rain early before day, all the rest of the day fair & dry: No man liveing ever saw such a Draught— the Springs of water fail more & more daily · |
3d. The Wind E. blowing fresh & scorching all day; pd 1s. for fish; |
4th. The Wind E. blowing hot, dry & scorching, a full Market to day at LLanfechell, pd. 15d. for a quarter of Mutton, & 14d for – bread. |
5th. The Wind E. blowing very high, hot & scorching; my people all this week thatching the Corn & hay, and plowing the Pinfold at Coydan the second time. |