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1868 ) The morning is verry clear cold calm & frosty This is
Novr (
Tu 3 ) the day of Election for President Vice President & a

Election ) Member to Congress from this Dist I am a going to Town
President (
V President ) & to Vote I have not been in Town for a long time I will
& Member (
to Congress ) ride my new pacing Bay horse lately traded for - I rode him

Election ) & he was a little unruly - I give in my Ticket, voted the

Conservative vote, for Seamore & Blair & Buck for Congress

there was but verry little confusion all things passed off

unusually peacably The Fedral officers & soldiers took there

stand off from the poles & molested no one

Richard ( Richard settled & payed me the amt of half what his Bale of
Cotton )
& Cow ( Cotton weight come to $46.50 We owe Matthews yet for the
$46.50 )
rope & Baling Richd also paid William to settle with Clerk

& Master $38.62 Cents for a Cow he baught at Maryann Webster's

Sale.
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Wed 4 The morning is clear & calm Wind in S. E. I went to Town

S Arneld ) find Sam'l Arnell is Elected a member to Congress & a tite
Elected (
Congress ) race in the County who will git it for President. We hear

from the Northern States that Grant will be the next President.

Puss $5.82 ) I got for Puss & her children a cotton dress a piece all

amounting to $11.22 See her Act Charged the above includes

Self $ all I got at Akins for my self as well as for Puss Her Act.

Leroy is $5.82 & my own is $5.82 total $11.22 See Act. Book

little Leroy is not well tho not dangerous
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