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It is extremely cold McCutchen has quit making shingles
Fr 28
cold ) has rived & shaved 850 at 18 3/4 Cents pr hundred he quit
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McCutchen ) last night and agreed to work at $12.00 pr month Set in to

work by the month this morning (See entry Sunday Decr 23)

(Wed 12 - 11).(Th 20)

It is verry cold last night I think was the coldest night

yet. We halled up some wood & tryed to live but it is tite
Lou sick )
Puss cooking ) work. Louisa is sick - Puss is trying to cook
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This morning is still colder & cloudy it snowed a little
Sat 29
Verry cold yesterday every thing froze up William still goes to the office

Wm every morning.

I sent a letter to the post office this morning directed

Jane B. ) to Jane B. Crofford informing her of the death of H. B.
Crofford )
Porter. We are doing nothing Christmas week. and verry cold

Boots McCutchen is feeding Cutting wood & making fires Old Boots

declined taking any ground to attend another year & Caleb

Caleb takes his ground at 3 barrels of Corn to the acre for Corn ground

& 1/3 of the fodder & 250 lbs of seed Cotton to the acre & is

Snow to build him a house & keep up the fences &c It is snowing the

Lou sick ground partially covered too cold to Snow. Lou sick
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December ) The morning is extremely Cold I think last night much the
Sun 30 )
coldest night we have had this Winter the wind is from the N.E.
Cold weather
& cloudy a little, up to 12 oclock. No news every thing froze

Self up I think my health has been improving for the last 2 or 3