On 2 June 1884, Ceburn Farmer’s estate paid Hardy Ellis $9.50 for “cutting and putting up” 14 cords of wood and mauling [basically, splitting] 780 rails.

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I have not firmly identified Hardy Ellis.

Ceburn Farmer Estate File (1884), North Carolina, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, http://www.ancestry.com.