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Sugar / See Novr. 22 / Cedars / rain
Nashville for 100 lbs of Sugar I have been trying to have
a settlement with the contractor for Cutting & Carrying off
my Cedars but has not got it effected yet. They dont want to
pay any thing for it. It rained

Wed 17. rain
I stayed at home all day It has been raining off & on
all day, the ground is verry wet No particular news Our
turnips are all come up too thick & with it many weeds

There a greate many roberies all over the Country,
pecashes appes Watter Mellons rosten Ears &c are very plenty
The Town is full

Th. 18 raid & Cotton Wagons / Thunder Storm Killing Jims Mare / Terable rain
It rained last night and still raining this morning The
raid that went with Kizzie to the Tennessee river robed &
took Negroes & horses & Many other things from the time they
went away until they came back they have done a greate many
ridicolous things to the Citizens all along the rode- Shame.

The most terable thunder storm & rain Commencing about
1 1/2 oclock lasting siveral hours killing Jims Mare near the
Spring belonging to Jim by lightening There was a greate
many heavy peals of thunder striking all around quite alarming
The rain is extreamly heavy & still raining all day quite a fresh

Fr 19
I went to Town No verry particular news I found W B Wilson