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Mat Jury, & found him not guilty An appeal was taken to the

Supreme Cort
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Hamon Webster came & stayed all night last night William
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William ) & him left before day Tuesday morning 23d They are going
& Hamon )
Webster ) across the Tennessee river at Savannah after Maryanns horses

they have heard of, stolen. Rained after dinner & most of the

night. Wind S. E. at 9 P. M. & still raining I went to Town
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Jany It has rained all night the wind is tolerable high (&
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quite warm) from South, & still raining this morning verry

William ) slowly Verry muddy. William I suppose went in after Marys
Harmon )
horses across Tennessee river I have not heard of him since

him & Harmon left, yesterday morning.
Saw )
Mill ) I se the Saw Mill at my pawn is doing verry well making

plank verry fast. It was started on the 12th Inst has done

Smakk pox ) but little until within a few days The Small pox is in many

places over the County & verry bad at Murphreesborough &

Circuit ) Nashville, Our Circuit Court is still in Session Judge Ward
Cort )
Judge Ward has given himself verry much Credit in his keeping good order

his correrct decission & his industry & attention to buisness

he has no doubt made himself with the bar & every one else

verry popular and verry deservingly to I think.

Ab Alley I was a witness in the Ab Alley case in this Court I told

Self - A ) the Court & Jury that Evens was a verry peacable & a union Man
Witness )
timid & not brave that Alley was cowardly