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1868 ) The morning is extreamly cold The whole country like a sheet
Jany (
Thur 9 ) of Ice Wind high blowing verry cold from the North West. A
bad weather)little cloudy & spitting Snow through the day. Clear at times
Snow & Cloudy at times & Snowing. We have salted down the pork I
Pork got yesterday & have taken up all that has been salted down &
resalted & packed down again. I have got now salted down in
all 3140 lbs & have on hand s new lard 105 lbs & old 25
See Novr 30 ) 932 (
See Decr 13 ( 1490 ) George P. Preston & Jack Patton has assisted in
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" Jany 9 ( 505 ) salting & repacking today & got it done at dinner
Pork 3140 lbs (
Lard 130 lbs ) I give George H. $1.00 buy hat
George H. $1.00) It tryed to Snow but too cold at dusk, it whitened the
Snow ground a little. George P. & Jim has salted down what little
George & Jim)
pork )pork they have in my Smoke house. William did not git home.
William

Fri 10 The morning is clear cold & calm the are is from N. W.
Cold The whole country looks like a sheet of Ice, the fences trees
houses & ground looks a world of Glass Verry brilliant &
beautiful terable upon the Stock of every description. The
Bay Mare one-eyed Bay Mare lost her Colt last night
William William did not come home last night, Cort is still in session, A M Hughs
Judge H. Judge. We are feeding our out stock in the Crib lott with plenty
Horses ) of shucks & hay &c They all look verry bad, I fear they will
Stock (
Meat &c ) not get through to Spring. My son Thomas L .Wagon came late
T L Porter) with his meet lard &c &c put it all in the Smoke house for
Meet )
the present. The boys are halling up wood to all the houses
& some to me