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Th 9 / rain / sleet / Fedrels cutting wood / Thomas L. / Telegraph / Work / Red /
The morning is cloudy drisling rain from the West, but
warm. I went to the Depot but got no Despatch from N.B. Akin
The Wind is verry piercing Cold from the North West. It has
rained and sleated off & on all day & still sleating & verry
cold / The Fedrels are geting wood in our lotts East of the
house next the pike
Thomas L. has spent the day with us to day, too bad to go
to Bigby.
No Telegraph from Akin I have directed to Telegraph again
the operator does not seem acomodating there can be but little
done to day the rain & sleat is rather too severe to be out in.
Red is about like he was yesterday ---

Fri 10th/ Thomas L. Col Akin / B. Jordan $10,00 Oats / Thos L. / Wood / Feed /
The morning is verry cold. Wind from the North & ground froze
& covered with snow Thomas & me went to the depo, could not
learn any thing from Col Akin Went up into Town I sent by
Banister Jordan to Nashville for Oats Sent with him Ten
dollars to pay for the Oats Thomas L. went home in the evening.
The Federal Wagons are cutting and halling off our Wood out of
my woods lott Some 20 Wagons are engaged at it Quartermaster
Sedgwick at Columbia is ordering it

1865 March Satr 11 / Thomas / Williams Esqr George $17.33 /
The morning was verry Spring like a little cool & some Ice,
Wind North. I went to Town Verry many people. I got Thomas L.
permits from Nashville all right in a letter to Jno Bairds,
altercation with A. O. Williams about Mags George Col sold his
Voucher of $21.66 on the Govt to Jim Beard for $17.33, this was