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hard work to get out the two little children from among the flames

It was a perfectly calm morning, the flames went 50 yards high. It heat the dwelling here verry hot if there had been any Wind or are a stur the whole buildings would not have possably been saved

March Sat 14 Capt Wheeler came sick & stayed until Sunday the Capt Monday
Capt Wheeler left Mon 6 April
Majr Wheeler stayed all nigh of the 1st Apl

March Sun 15 Whitaker came stay until Wednesday 18, came back & stayed all night upon his return to Miss abt 16 Apl

March 27 Friday morning my horse Jim was taken out of the Stable where he was put up in near the kitchen yard I have no doubt he is stolen

28 Sent Mat to Pulaski to hunt my horse heard nothing of him came home Monday 30th March. (gone no doubt)

1863 Apl the 5th [hand pointing] Sunday the small pox soldiers 2 of them came with there guns to the spring but had to leave without getting any Watter.

Apl Mon 6 Apl they small pox tents left my woods all gone

Apl 9 Damages The amt of damages assassed by Jas H Thomas J W B Tomas and Majr Joseph Dobbins the 7th & 8 days of Apl 1863 $2589.34