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1868 ) The Wind changed yesterday evening to N. W. & turned cold
Jany (
Fr 24 ) This morning It is clear cold & the ground froze the Wind
Thoms ) is in the North & W.
making (
Bords ) Thomas is starting out to cut a tree to make boards on his
little piece of Ground has cut down & sawed up som Cuts.
Jim Porter)
$2.75 ) I settled with Jim Porter give him my Due Bill for $2.75.
Preston & ) Preston & George H. finished gathering there Corn today I got
George H. (
Crop Corn ) even 100 bls all ut in the Cedar Crib, and about bundles
of fodder all gathered & Cribed

Sat 25 The morning is partially clear, the ground froze & a heavy frost
The Wind is still in the N. & W. In the evening the Wind has
changed to the East & South East Still continuing partially
clear. Thomas has been verry busy today fixing up his stove
David ) in the carrage house intending to eat in the office & cook
Porter & (
son Wm ) in the Carrage house, cousin David Porter & his son William
from Oxford came late in the evening & stayed with us all night
William William came home for the 1st time since last Monday morning
The Circuit Cort has adjourned until Court in Corse God Save
the State & curs this Radical Court altho the Court is I
understand discharging his oficial duty verry well yet he is
disgracing the bench by his radical Negro rule & Negro suffrage
principles, how long will this state of things continue We hope
for a change for the better.