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/ Meat hung / Went to Town / river higher than ever known / Wagon /
Snow We have hung what little meat we have in the garret, left of the big room. It cleared off about 1 oclock I went to Town I found the river much higher than it ever was known since the first settlement of the Country, by 8 feet. All the bridges gone from Columbia (15) to Nashville Many houses floated off. No one passing no news papers for several days every thing seems entirely at a stand still in Town I could not hear of our Wagon to day I fear it is gone The Election for Govr & Members of the States Legislature was held to day in Town No excitement & but verry few votes poled but no oposition to the candidates, Arnell Gilmer & Frierson

1865 March Sun 5
/ Wagon found / L. Campbell stole it / Cooks horses was stolen /
This is a beautiful frosty morning Verry Spring like. I got word last night from Nat that he had found our Wagon that was taken last Thursday morning before day, found in the West end of Town on the Mt Pleasant rode a little South & West of the forks of the rode at L. Campbells fathers his father says that his son L. brought it there & he put a new tongue in it. I brought it home this morning. Saul & George Jur went with me after it I found Mat & Jack Porter guarding the wagon until I got there early in the morning We had no trouble or deficulty L. was not there, said was gone to hunt horses to put in the wagon. John Cooks horses was stolen last night & gone, two of them.