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do any thing only set at the fire. I went to Town in the evening got some needles & pegs to mend my Boots Jack Porter got home last night brought a letter from Wm J. The authorities are paying but little authority to the order made, but going on halling & burning all the Cedar rales

1865 Jany Wed 25
Weather cold / Insulting Soldier / Give to Silver Smith James $10.00 Spectacles Give it back
It is extremely cold the wind from the North, I think the coldest day we have had & clear. I went to Town got some ax blades had some altercation with Wilhem the quartermaster A Fedrel soldier or officer came & called for his nights lodging & boy & two horses. We did not think it proper to take him he got mad & threatened a good deal. A right smart altercation arose & insulting langauge passed. We did not let him stay he went off verry angry. I think his object was to stay and rob us (with others) in the night he behaved verry impertinent I dont think he belonged to the Army, a bush whacker, or belonged to a gang of Robers & thieves.

I give to Mr James (Silversmith) Ten dollars to pay for a pair of Gold Spectacles. When he went to the North to buy Jewlry. Present when I give him the money Thomas Leftwich, who will recollect it returned the money to me

Th 25
/ Weather Cold /
It extremly Cold I think the coldest day this year. The Wind blowing tolerably hard from the N. W. the ground frose & not thawing, the snow in a crust of ice. Terable weather on our