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Sickness has returned home. There is much sickness at this time

McCutchen amongst the School Girls at Columbia Several of them have

died lately McCutchen has returned & will go to work in the

morning, making shingles

Mon 24 I went to Town (Akins) this morning to see Brother Hugh

H. B. Porter he is bad off not better nor worse than he was yesterday

Cotton We halled our Cotton from Mr Matthews Gin home There are 6
Preston
A loss on the ) bales as follows No 49 -- 430 lbs) The amt of my Cotton
Weights of the ) " 50 -- 437 " ) in the Seed 11 208
Gin (when sold ) " 51 -- 452 " ) Press amt in 1 389
of 45 lbs The ) " 52 -- 427 " ) Seed
Govt weights was) " 53 -- 429 " ) Total both - 22 597
3090 lbs & Gin ) " 54 -- 475 " )
Weights 3135 lbs ) 2670 ) I owe the bailing cloth
This including ) Prestons bale " 55 -- 265 of one Bale to Matthew
Press Cotton 465 put on Prestons Bale &
I have in this 100 lbs [??))] one hank of twine for
Press has -- -- 365 all the bales. I paid
465 the rope & Baling for
2670 Preston bale too
in all 3135
Gin weights 11.208
My weights 11.159
difference of ...49 lbs
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Tu 25 Christmas Day

I settled the amount satisfactory the Cotton rent with App

Ap Book Book & I fell in his debt 52 lbs of Cotton - to be settled

here after give him a statement of it See page Act. Book
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Made a settlement with Red give him my note for $37.00
Red
with a Credit of $5.00 See Act Book page 26