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1868 ) The morning is clear & cold the ground froze wind from the
Feby (
Th 6 ) North West.
While I was gone to Nashville I have taken cold Nothing
I am )
sick with ( serious. I find many of the hogs have died while I was gone
Cold )
Hogs ( I fear I will loose them all. The boys are halling up wood.
dying )

Fr 7 The morning is verry cold the Wind is from N. E. ground verry
hard froze I have taken cold rested badly all night William
William
did not come home last night. Thomas little children is bad
Thomas's )
children ( off with cold Felix is getting better Thomas went to Town
unwell )
Self My cold is no better I rested badly

Sat 8 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind is from the S. & East the
ground is still froze Doct Pillow came out last evening &
Dr Pillow
stayed all night to see Fanna, Thos wife, Made a false alarm
Fanna )
Dr Pillow ) of it William did not come home last night. I have rested
Wm
Self badly all night with a bad cold & some fever
Jim $7.50 ) Jim got 500 bricks & 500 bats making 750 brick at $10. pr 1000,
making $7.50 for his father.

Sun 9 It has rained a little through the night. Verry hard wind blew
all night from S. E. & S. William did not come home last night
Wm he has not been at home since Wednesday night (4 nights) It
has rained a little through the day, dark & cloudy. James
Webster came & went back home today Turning cold Wind changed
to N. W.