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/ Telegraph & pass there $2.50 / rail rode bill there $5 & back $3.50 /
9 1/2 oclock and came to Columbia at 1 oclock My rail rode bill going was $5 and coming $3,60 Telagraph despatch for ticket $1.25 the answer & pass $1,25 I got home in the evening and found all our concerns getting along as I left them which I was glad to find it so

Fri 10
Crider / Bernett / Col Blodget command /
Jack & his family came and stayed until I would come home The morning is more mile not so cold Wind W. S. W. I took our safe guard to Town in my bugga to learn what to do he was permitted to come back his company F having not returned News the present command will leave in a day or two & he will go with them Esekel Bennet came last night and went to Town

Sat 11
Jack Porter / Gard Crider / fuss /
The weather has moderated Wind W. I met Thomas in Town Wm J. Webster & Woodey Mitchel We were with the assistance of W. B. Wilson trying to get a house to put goods in Jack says he has rented a house to live in of Jameson. Crider our gard came back home with me at night having no where else to go. I got in to a little fuss about the soldiers taking Jesse Harris horse but got it all stratened up

Sun 12
Margaret Bennet / P. Crider / Col Blodget /
The morning is a little cool the Wind from N. Margaret went with Bennet home, they put his mule in Williams bugga and drove it off. J. P. Crider went back to Town this morning likely he will not return he came back in the evening No particular news the present command is preparing leave.

1865 Feby Mon 13th
The Wind is from the N. W. and cool. I went to Town found Thomas there greate many people there many pittiones signed & sent on to get out some that was confined in prison by these