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after dark & stayed all night
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Tu 26 The morning is clear calm & cold a heavy frost. Thos

come off the Jury at night No news nothing doing (fires)
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Wed 27 The morning is cloudy & quite cool Clouds coming from the

Watterson West. I went to Town got a letter from H. M. Watterson

Tompkins ) at Washington got the affidavit of Harris Lipscomb Sullaven
Lipscomb (
Harris ) that was Sent to H. Tompkins Nashville he never got them

his Whereabouts are not known
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1869 The morning is clear & calm Moon in Eclips last night
Jany
Th 28 they are trying Wm McCinley for killing the negro in Cort,

Moon He was found Guilty Sent to the Penitentiary for 10 years

Cole oil I went to Town Got a Can of Cole Oil .40

Plim Give Plim $2.00 in town Bennet came & stayed all night, from

Bennet Lawrence. Cotton sells at $26. to day Jim halled wood

for me & self
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Fri 29 The morning is mostly cloudy Wind has been high all night

from E. & S. E. & is blowing high this morning high all day
Puss )
Cote for ( & changed to the W. N. W. Got 2 yds of Jeans to mak Felix
Felix )
$1.25 ( a Cote Cost .62 Cents pr yard $1.25 Adaline made it
Adaline )
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Sat 30 The morning is a little cloudy & cold looks lik Snow. Hamon

Hamon came in about 11 or 12 oclock last night walked around the

house & got in at the front door I was some what pestered