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1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy the Wind from N. W. &
December (
Tues 8th ) extreamly cold. The Wind was high all night from N. W.

We cant get much of any thing done the blacks took a

scare at the snow & would do nothing not as much as git

wood & feed, there was not enough of Snow to cover the

ground, and this morning it is all gone, but verry cold.
Jack 1 )
Jim 1 ) Jack & Jim is trying to do some thing in the Shop & we

Pork ) are preparing to kill hogs. We have killed 14 hogs, mostly
8 Decr (
27 Novr ) small they all weighed at 1559 lbs We killed 27 Novr 5 hogs
See 27 Novr )
Wt 881 lbs ) Lard large Stand 111 lbs ( 133
( Do Small " 22 " ) Got of Hanna (in all) 2440
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George H ) We give George H. for taking care of the hogs 160 lbs out of

this also
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Wed 9 The morning is cloudy cold and calm We salted up our pork

Jack 1 ) & halled up some wood (William left this morning Went South
Jim 1 )
William Wm he has only been home from the South 11 days See Fr 27)

Jack & Jim is working in the Shop on the new Wagons. We

Corn 1111 ) halled up a load of Corn put it in old Smoke house
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Th 10 The morning is cloudy & Snowing coming from E. & S. E.
Snowing
William William did not git home last night Thos & 2 Wagons is start-

Thos ing to the Cedars for shingles. Jack & Jim is working in the

Jack 1 ) Shop Ironing the new Wagons William came home at night We
Jim 1 )
William finished getting up the ballence of our little piece of Corn

having fed nearly all of it away to the hogs & horses halled