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Wed 2nd William sold for George H. his 2 bales of Cotton George

George H. ) Hargrove sold 2 bales of Cotton both weighing 948 lbs at
Cotton (
each of ) $21.35 pr 100. Amount for both $202.40 ) $202.40
us gets ( My part 101.20 Wm) $101.20 George part
$101.20 ) Wm paid out of my part 5.00 Wm) 5.00 paid George
ballence $ 96.20 $ 96.20
George Preston & myself has settled & divided our money as

above stated & each one getting his part. George & Preston

had a little while back borrowed of me $5.00 each which they

George ) have settled it with me at this time. George H. paid William
$20. Wm )
$20. to be credited upon his note of $40. to Clerk & Master

Jack & ) for a cow, the estate of M. H. W. Jack is working in Shop
Dan 1 )
Dan'l striking (All picking out Cotton.
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Thurs 3 The morning is a little cloudy & quite cold & chilla The

Wind is shifting mostly from N. E. & E.

Jim ) Jack is working in the Shop Worked to late in the evening
Jack )
Went off Jim striking for him

Corn 4 ) We halled up 3 loads of Corn out of my field put it in the
loads in )
Smoke house ) old Smoke house & one the other day from Caleb making 4 loads
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Fr 4th The morning is cloudy It Rained nearly all night Wind is

Rain shifting to the W. & S. W. (Jack not here)
George H. )
$2.60 ) I settled & paid George H. for what time he was striking in

the Shop Marked it paid on day Book $3.75 in making the

change he fell in my debt $2.60 See Act. made out.
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1868 ) The morning is dark & cloudy & calm looks like rain or Snow,
December )
Sat 5th ) quite cool & disagreeable weather.