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Jim ) Jim & George halling plank Gorge got 2 hald bishels of
George F. )
Meal this week Charged on Act

1869 ) The morning is clear the Wind from N. W. & W. Verry pretty
Jany (
Th 7 ) weather I went to Town made preperation to go to Nashville
I fear the result My feeble health does not Justify the
trip altogether but the wat Thompkins has acted I dont see
Wm J. )
Webster ) how I can do otherwise than go. William got a cirtificate
of the good character of W. J. Webster & sent it to him
at Lebanon

Fri 8 The Wind is from the S. & W. & West looks like rain and
Sat 9 cloudy I will be off in a few minutes to Columbia & will
go on in the Cars to Nashville to see about my business with
Nashville Tompkins
I took the Cars went on to Nashville It raine all day verry
hard at times and It rained all eveneing all all night of the
8th Inst. Hamon went with me to Nashville I was all over
Town We stayed at Rittingmyer all night All over Town
next day took the Cars at 3 in the evening & come home.
Hamon stayed in Town in Columbia. Jim brough the Bugga
for me I come home & left Hamon in Columbia
William P. McDaniel at Tompkins office & brother in law of
Thompkins says Thompkins will come back soon he has went on
the Claim of the Cross tyes to Washington I gave him an order