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Sat 18 went in company with Ben Harlen & we stayed all night at Col Wash Fitzpatrick & came home the next day Mary went on home this evening

After leaving Mooresville we was acosted by a Southern soldier Gurilla who stopt me and asked my name I give it to him & asked his name he refused at first telling it saying that he understood I was puswading Picke to take the oath of alegience to get his property I denied it, said I did not perswade him any way but told him that others was doing so & if he did so it was more than likely he would get it Many others were doing so who had taken the oth that was then & had been good Southern men he made some threats about the Guerellas taking my property. I demanded his name & got out of my bugg & told him I would know it , he then told me his name was Lowrey & that he was glad that he had had an explanation that he would inform the Gurellas which he had no doubt would be satisfactory to them & him We then parted , I saw on my way Overton Flemings Son who also told me the gurellas were ensensed at me for telling Picking what I did or what they was told I did ^{he said Baxter was one that threatened me} * I had said told young Flem what I had said to Pickins & he appeared satisfyed & said he had not believed it . N Baxter was at the head of this
[along left margin of entry:] * Nat Baxter with this man Lowry was verry overbearing & insulting & mad but after a while seemed to be in a better umor he did not acompany Wilson but was with him

News came at Calaoca that the Fedrals were in Bigbyville We saw the gurellas gitting out of the way at that place Also that news were the Fedrals were in or near to