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1868) The morning is moderated some partially clear Wind is chang-
Jany(
Sat 11) ing towards the S. & W. & occasionally changes every way but
little Wind astir
Tom Scott)
Wilsford) T. Scott, Esqr Tax Collector & Wilsford of Lawrence County
came & stayed all night & left this morning
William William did not come home last night.
(
D M Porter) This is the birth day of my wife, D. M. Porter, if she was living
(
she would be 67 years old She Died 31 years ago in Feby. I
am 9 years the oldest, 13 of Jany is my birth day
Lawson (Col) Old Lawson (Col) is halling up wood with Thomas team
(
P Henderson) I lowned Plummer Henderson my fine tonge & Groove plains he
Planes(
Planes) says he will take care of them & return them.
William William got home at night. The sun has shined out through the
Weather day & some little thawing but clouded up at night & turned cold

Sun 12 The morning is cloudy & verry cold every thing is hard froze
Wind (if there is any) is coming from the North & Snowing it
Snowing is verry calm & snowing We all stayed in doores all day fead
Rankins) & took care of the Stock as well as we could Rankins hogs are
Cholery(
in hogs) dying verry much in my woods lotts. William is not coming home
William only of Wednesday & Sat nights through the week The Circuit
Court Court is still in session, they have sent several to the peni-
bad weather) tentiary They have a verry cold & disagreeable time in deed
of it.