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( 4 men took on the Pulaskie Turn pike 4 Mules out of a Wagon & the Negro boy that was along & put out Supposed to be Gurillas or robers
* Russell Huston got William F. Cotton released at Washington

Sat 27 Mr Weakley & Mr Stockton came after breakfast on there rode to Lawrenceburg & W. J. Porter went with them I loaned my Mule & bugga Stockton drove mine & W J & Weakley drove cGawn from Town I wrode Allis to Town No particular news

Sun 28 Stayed at home all day A O Wilcox came from Nashville stayed all night W J Porter & Mr Weakley came back from Lawrenceburg stayed all night William J is much regoised in consequence of the release of his Cotton at Nashville Sullaven & Stanford came

Mon 29th Williams Weakley & Porter all left this morning I went to Town No particular news A little fighting in Florady in which the Fedrels were worsted loss 500 to Fedrels No news of the loss of the Southerns

Tu 1st March Continued raining & sleating Sunday night rained all night & all day Monday & all Tuesday & aleated The trees limbs breaking down with ice & sleat Verry cold

1864 Wed 2nd March) The weather has much moderated the ground is froze New s of the defeat of the Fedrels in Florady 1500 killed Wounded Fight & prisoners I was in Town.