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Wed 24 Blacks / J B Crofford / Martha
I am not verry well William has been unwell all week
tho him & Margaret went to W B Wilson this morning It looks
like rain a little. Our blacks this morning so far as I
can learn are all well Jack Patton & Anderson is halling
Wood. I see a letter from Sister Jane B Crofford from Memphis
to Jno Mays She had lately got a letter from Lou Looney,
Oxford in which she states that Wm D Mays is in the Armey
Martha Jane & family is all well Jno Mays property is about
to be Confiscated This information is from about 1st July 1864

1864 Augt Wed 24 Sugar / Dr Toler / Jordan
I stayed at home all day I got a 100 Weight of Sugar
Jordan got 21 bushels of Corn & Doct Toler got 21
bushels last Monday Morning at 1.00 pr bushel Jordan got on
the 15 Inst 21 bushels of Corn

Thu 25. Soldiers killed / Marys horse
I went to Town News, the Confedrates an Robers are taking horses
some from W P Gant Ben Harlen & Maryann Websters In getting
off with Marys horse they were followed & two George Sharp
took Hays were both killed 1 1/2 miles from Maryanns
on the Hampshire rode They (Fedrels) brought off Marys horse
to Columbia I got it back & sent it to her, on Sat 27 Augt.

Frid 26
I went to Town Met Maryan there She seemed distressed
about the affair of the killing to two that was taking the
horses No particular news