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with leather. Willa Webster came in the evening & stayed

all night
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The wind from the South & high. We are about finished
Sat 2d
Wheat sowing our Wheat in the garden & orchard about 5 acres

fuss with ) My health is slowly improving I went to Town Jack in
Jack & )
Peddlers ) fuss with 2 pedler [Dews?] Jack bound over by Woods Esqr

to meet Monday fined 57 dollars
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The weather is much moderated Quite warm cloudy & windy
Sun 3d
Decr - this morning Brownlow Govr has issued a recommendation
Brownlow )
Legislator ) to the legislator to pass a law giving the Negroes the right

of Voting & compitent as Witnesses &c

Shoats ) The 2 shoats that Hanon sent to William is gone this

Harris ) morning Said they went yesterday to parts unknown since
Porter )
the boys found them Jesse S. Harris & Thos L came after

Comodore ) dinner & stayed all night William brought the Comodore Colt

home yesterday had it in the Shop it seems like it will

recover but a cripple & perhaps no account it shoulder seems

out of place.

J. S. Harris Jesse S. Harris is a candidate for tax collector U. S. in

the 5th Collectors Dist. I give him a recommendation to Govr

William B. Campbell & Edmond Cooper members elect to Congress

The President has the power & it is his duty to fill the office.
1865
Dec ) It is cloudy & sprinkling rain & verry warm It rained in the
Mon 4 )
Jack Porter ) evening No particular news The authorities fined Jack for his
fined $57 )
[sprea?] Saturday with the pedlers [Dews?] $57.00 fines & costs