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Wed 7 ) The morning is cloudy & Rainy S. E.

Rain ) Wind changable every way & to West

William has left intending to take the cars & go to Spring
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letter to ) Hill today ) I wrote a letter to Sam'l M. Arnell asking him
Arnell ) (
to see about my Claim in Washington letter dated the 6th

December he agreed to do so before he left home. I told

William to put the copies in the post office & send them on

to Arnell at Washington (Copies of the Depositions)
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Thr 8 ) The morning is clear calm & cool. W. & N. W.

Wm ) William did not git home from Spring hill last night

Pork ) I think it is cold inough to kill hogs I will try it this
See 16 Nov'r)
588 ( morning. The 1st killing the 15 Nov'r 588 lbs.
1136 )
1724 ( We killed 10 Hogs they all weighed 1136 lbs and we killed
Total )
on the 15 Nov'r last 5 hogs weighed 588
Making in all of pork - 1724
The 1st killing is put in 2 Salt Barrels
(The 2nd Do is put all together in a long goods Box )
(& all the bones &c on top of the last killing )
Lard )
We have dryed out and put our lard into the larger stand it

all weighed in all 89 lbs.
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1870 ) The morning is mostly clear & cold Wind N. E.
December (
Fri 9th ) We have a verry fine time on our pork killed yesterday. Ground
Cold (
froze this morning. We finished salting all up at 11 oclock

Jack 1 1/2 ) Jack Patton helped me yesterday & today 1/2 day kill & salt up

pork, making 1 1/2 days

Puss $2.00 ) I let Puss have $2.00 today & Red calf at $1.50
Red Calf $1.50)