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of it keeps him busythis cold weather. William got me a
Vial of Magnetix Went after it this morning.I took some
of it with Sulphur. It operated & I am better

Wed 13 The morning is clear calm & cold, the Snow melted a little
(
My birth ) yesterday ) THis is my birthday born Jany 13th 1792
day 77 ( (
years old ) makes me 77 years old to day. I was born about 5 miles
North of Nashvill on White's Creek on what was called the
old Bradshaw fern which was then in North Carolina The
State of Tennessee was not adopted into the Union at that
(
J Webster ) time ) James Webster came last night George was painting
(
at my wagon to day making it a verry pretty colour (pink)
George P. ( (
George H. ) Georg H. got his head out ) A verry strange appearance in
Strange in ( (
Weather ) things this morning. Smokey, clear heavy frost, & heavy sleet
Strange occurrence I dont think I have ever witnessed the
same before.

1869 ) The morning is mostly clear calm & cold Ground froze Snow
Jany (
Th 14 ) has melted some but the ground is covered with snow yet. The
sun shines verry dim & weake a little smokey, little after
the character of yesterday morning
Tip, old ) This morning the faithful old dog Tip of Mary ann's tumbled
dog, died )
over in the passage that leads to the kitchen and dued in
a few minnits he has been Maryann's Guard dog for many years
before her death he was no service only to look upon that