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Sat 23 The morning is clear calm & cold, frost. The blacks are

attending to there Cotton &c

William got pins Sulphur Copres & Nales &

Thos ( Thos on the Jury State case & did not git home
Webster )
Jack 1/2 ( Mrs & Mrs Websters come. Jim helped work, feeding &c
Jim )
Jack works b. Shop
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1869 ) The morning is clear calm & frosty pretty weather. Thos
Jany (
Sun 24 ) did not git home the Jury not permitted to Seperate

Self My General health is (and during the week) about like it

has been I am no worse off than I was the week before The

ruptures on my neck & sholder is quite anoying Makes me

verry restless through the night. I sleep but verry little,

upon the whole I think I am some better

Militia Brownlow has ordered the Militia amonst us in several counties

The Legislature has authorized it by an act.
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Mon 25 The morning is cloudy calm & cool

Thos Thomas is still in Town on the Jury I went to Town paid my

I Went to ) State & County Tax costs Commissions per cent & all $116. 21
Town )
Tax ) Some $25. dollars more than the original Tax. I got 25 lbs
$116.21 )
1868 ) of flour cost $1.50. There was a greate many people in Town
Flour
I shuck hands with a greate many of my old acquaintances that

I have not seen for a long time

done all ( Caleb has finished Gathering all his Corn All hands has
gathering )
Cotton ( finished Gathering all there Corn Cotton &c all done.
Corn &c )
I got home near night from Town a Mr John B. Ellison came