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distress amongst the families

Mon 3rd Oct Oct
Several of our neighbors have came in for news Nothing
so bad as our boys leaving & going to the Armey - There is
no passing too & from Town and dangerous to pass through the
Country any way Several Confeds & Feds were killed some 2
or 3 on each side

Tu 4h 4. / Gen Reausaw / Forrest / Reusaw / West Due N Due /
I went to Town Genl Reusau with his Cavalry passed
through Town after Forrest he Forrest having left Mt pleasant yesterday
morning on his way (Monday) South West Russaw has some 3 or 4 thousand Cavalry,
another fource of Fedrels stayed last night at bigbyville
Som 5000 after Forrest. Genl Thomas from the front with 30,000
men is after Forrest thinks they will kitch him about Tennessee
River It rained verry heavy at one oclock. West Due & Newton
Due went off with the Confeds last night. With many others.

Wed 5th / Rusaw /
There are no news every thing is calm waiting the return
of Genl Ruseau from South. It rained all night last night &
all day until evening verry hard

1864 Octr Th 6 / Wool / Shirting / Mag /
The morning is beautiful & clear after so much rain It
is verry calm no news from the night. I took a bag of
Mixed Wool to Ashtons (16 1/2 lbs mixed black red & white) Carting
Mashine. I bought 22 yds of Shirting $1.00 pr yd 4 1/2 yds of
Irish linnen at $1.50 pr yd & spools of thred $1.00 Total
$29.75 Do the Next day 6 yds of Irish linnen for Margaret £1.50