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J. H. Smith ) his wife was at Chicago John H. Smith helped Moore with his
& Blue &c )
horses & has come back he says him (& Newton Blue detector)

will be in Columbia in a few days and will likely give me

more information Moore & Bain is contractors on a Masouri R. R.
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It rained verry hard last night & the wind is shifting to
Sat 24
the N. W. turning cold & we are trying to git some wood While

I was gone to Nashville Richd sold several loads of wood done

not much. Jack has not got well but is trying to get wood. A. C.

A. C. Harris Harris & wife got here Wednesday last while I was at Nashville

but has not done any thing only clean out & fix up his house

Mag & ) I stayed at home Mag went to Jacks & brought little John
little John )
home with her a few days ago he is here yet

Sun 25 This is a verry pretty morning Clear & a little cool Harris

Claim ) & Wife went to her fathers to day drove my bugga & his horse
Hooper )
I had a little claim of $8.00 for wood I got of Hooper q -- master

I let Tompkins have it at Nashville he paid me $8.00
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Feby ) The weather has turned warm again I went to Town a greate
Mon 26 )
many people Mary in Town the candidates all spoke Some

( altercation amongst them I got 16 pains of Glass some putty
)
( some oil & lamb black $4.95

Tu 27 I went to Town got out a writ for Wm Floyd to dispossess
Mary )
Floyd ) him off Marys land Friday 9 March is the day of tryal before

Esqrs Wood Clear & Grove. Jas Webster was deputised to serve