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Frid 21 / Cedars / Brown / Matthews Young /
I went to Town, The Fedrels are foraging all round
taking every thing from the people Greate trouble all
round they Wagoners are halling all our Cedar Timber Dan
Brown & his Son is verry insulting a halling the Cedars
William Matthews & Jim Young has swapt back there poneys with me
With Margaret give my brand horse for a rue bargan bargan

Sat 22 / Dan Brown Cedars / Stealing / Trouble / River of fire /
I went to Town & brought Jacks Wife home with me at night
Jack being gone to Cincinatta No particular news rumors
that Forrest is on his way back to Columbia not believed
Old Dan Brown is threatening me & others for dicenting
to his stealing our Cedar timber he will ketch it if he dont
look sharp from some of the neighbours There is greate trouble
in the Country Stealing horses Mules hogs breaking open
Smoke house stealing meat &c Verry insulting & imposing on
every body encouraging Negroes to steal & do every manner of
rascality Nothing safe no help for our unfortunate Condition
I wish there was a river of fire between the North & South
that would burn with unquentiable fury for ever more & that
it could never be passed to the endless ages of eternity by
any living creature. After peace will any Abolition ever dare
find his way back to this Digings

1864 Sun Oct 23rd
The morning is clear Cool with frost. I have not been
verry well through the night (it is cold) head ake pain in
my bones &c. I stayed at home all day No particular news

Mon 24th
I went to Town in the evening from my Cedars Granvill