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Red & Plim is going to Mill with the Wagon taking some 14

Mill bushels to Ashton Mills. They stayed all night got there

frost. meal in the morning. frost
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We gathered Cotton & halled up some wood I stayed at home
Fr 26
----------------- I went to Town paid Puss $4.65 goods at Akins charged Paid
Sat 27
Cash pd ) Jack Patton cash $5.00 for picking out Cotton this week.
George )
Paid George $3.00 See act. for work diging holes for fence.
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It is turning some warmer
Sun 28
Mon 29 It Rained last night & a little to day the boys cleaned

out the Corn Crib
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Oct ) The weather has turned quite cold frost We are picking
Tu 30 )
Maryann out Cotton Maryann came at night & stayed all night
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Wed 31 Green came & hewed posts heavy frost this morning (See his

act. George & Green) The boys are picking out Cotton, not
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much doing

Novr Th1 We are picking out Cotton The weather has moderated some.

George & Green is not at work at the fence to day Mat is

diging holes for the post but complains of being unwell,

does not much.
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We are picking out Cotton I have stayed at home all this
Novr Fr 2
week Newton Matthews brought me the Book I subscribed for,
Self
Book $6.00. I got it, not paid, The History of the War. Wash
Williams )
Corn Wash ) halled me 3 barrels Corn 1 load & himself 3 loads William

stayed at Thomas L. Porters to night