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1868) The morning is verry cold Wind is tolerably high & from N. W.
Jany(
Tu 21) Cloudy & verry cold ground & every thing froze up We had a
Terrable) verry hard night upon Man & beast. With this sort of weather
Weather)
I think the Stock & chickens will all dye. It is trying to
Snow
Snow but too cold. We have halled off 5 dead hogs Some think
Hogs)
Cholery) it is Cholery We give one a Vial of Vermafuse this morning
it died before night. I have been boiling Meal Corn with
Cropress & Stove Cole for all of the hogs, feed them all once
a day verry plentifully with it

Margaret Margaret went to Town to her brother's took about every thing
Jack Patton) she had in the way of Bed Cloaths &c &c Jack Patton halled
halled her)
them in his wagon he had a load She went with reluctance
was much affected, I was truly sorry for her She has been
verry kind & verry industrious & had waited upon William &
my self in every way she was able She is verry affectionate
& waited on me in my sickness day & night with feelings of
affection. I feel under very greate & lasting obligation of
Friendship for her many favours & kindness, never to be forgotten

Thomas's) Thomas's Wagon came after dark with old Lawson driving it with
Wagon)
the ballence of Thomas L. Porter's things they say it is all.
We put them in the big room Thomas & Fanna & children is to
Sun come tomorrow. The sun was not shining out today