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/ Sat 19 / Green $26.00 paid / William / McCutchen / Work /
The wind is in the East & commenced snowing about
daylight The weather has moderated some but verry cold
yet Verry disagreeable & cold weather I settled with
Green paid off my note of $26.00 he did not have the note
with him Present Richd Trotter. William did not git home
last night but come to night Verry Unwell McCutchen left
this morning with a understanding he would come back in a
week to make some contract for the year. Richd & Plim &
is finishing cribing up the Corn & will get some wood. Our
wood is cut & no fire.

Sun 20. / William /
It has been sleating & snowing off & on all day the wind
changed to the North & West, & cold. William is some better
he has had a verry bad cold and is complaining smarly So
cold We have kept within doores

Mon 21 / Snow / William /
We have got up some wood all hands all round gitting wood
for themselves We turned our horses in the field next Town
It is extremely cold the ground covered with snow & every
thing froze up William went to Town this morning Court still
in session State Docket on hands.

Tu 22 / Cold / Snow
It is extremely cold every thing frose up Wind in the North
& the ground covered with snow We are doing nothing only
keeping fires eating feeding &c Our chickens seems like