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1868 ) The morning is quite cool The Wind is changing to the N. West
Novr (
Th 26 ) & cloudy looking like rain or snow. It rained to near

Rain midnight

1 Jack & ) Jack has commenced in the Shop with George & Jim, helping
1 George )
paid .75 ) weld the axel of Wagon. Mr Rankin sent my kittle home &

Rankin ) with it a bucket full of Malasses it is verry good looking.
kittle & (
Malasses )
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S. P. ) Sam'l Polk Coldwell lives in Madison County post office Denmark
Coldwell )
Tenn. he came here with polisemen upon serch of a Gray

horse he says was stolen from him on the 11 of Oct last in

Madison County. Several horse theaves was caught and probably

some one hung & one turned evidence Said that Fields had

Coldwells gray horse he has been here hunting him found out

Wm had traded for him he has gone to Henry County hunting

William.
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Fri 27 The morning is clear calm & cold Some Ice We killed 5 hogs

Pork ) yesterday evening weighing one 139, - 160, - 151, - 228. - 203, -
Lard )
See 8 Decr ) Making 881 lbs The lard out of the 5 hogs weight

William William got home in the evening having spent the 5 days in

the S. W. portion of the County & in Lewis County

Jack $10.00 ) I give Jack (Blacksmith) Ten dollars in the way of his work
paid )
upon the new wagon he is now working on Olen Weakley Stayed

all night & left this morning for home (Nashville)
Mary & Matta )
W. ) Fanna & Thos went to Town braught Mary P. & Matta home with

them.