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Sat 9 It rained last night but verry slow All hands worked making rales &

until dinner & quit William went to Town & I stayed at home, dark

cloudy & drizling rain all day

1865 ) The Weather is Cold damp Cloudy & fogy All is well No verry particular
Deer )
Sun 10 ) news through the week the old members of Congress has not as yet ad-
Weather
mitted any of the Southern members of Congress to take there seats, con-
Congress
siderable bad feeling Just now amongst them. The Southern Members are

expected home in a few days if they are not admitted Shortly. The

Congress met last Monday 4 Decr as usual.

Tallow We got out of the beef we killed Friday 36 lbs of tallow We com-

menced using it for candles tonight.
William
to Town I stayed at home today William went to Town
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Mon 11 It has been drisling rain slowly not enough to wet much. This day

rain ) 12 months ago was a day of excessive cold, the coldest day of the Winter

Weather it was called the cold Sunday See my Note of the 11th Decr 1864. The
see 11
Decr 1864) weather is quite warm Wind from the S. E.

We are all hands mooving fence between the house & Spring &

making the cross fence between the 2 lotts on the other side of the Spring
Wm & )
Mag ) I stayed at home William & Magga went to Town in the Bugga
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I stayed at home William went to Town The morning was quite Warm
Tu 12th
having rained some throu the last night & light showers through the day
Cold
The Wind changed N. W. after 12 oclock & turned cold and at bed time it

had turned verry cold

We cut down a large poplar for rails & saw logs Cut off some stocks

Meal Cut and halled wood in the evening shelled Corn and sent to Mill got a