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W. J. Webster ) & he if he had of known it might have been pestered too

W. J. Webster cam home from Lebanon this morning looking in

fine health, he Graduated & got his Diploma, & Licence, to

plead Law at the Law School at Lebanon, now ready for business

If he has his health he will be apt to do well. I hope so

indeed he went this evening to B. B.

H M ) I have mailed a letter to H. M. Watterson at Washington, D. C.
Watterson (
Claim Agt. ) Informing him the nature of My Government Claims, in answer

to his letter of the 23 Inst to me.
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Sun 31 The morning quite cold calm & heavy frost. my General

health for the last week is about like it was the week before,

the ruptures on my neck & back & sholder is pestering me of

a night I think there is not so much fever as was. My Nervis

Sistom is verry much iritated. I cant wright but little.

Thos & ) Thos & family went to B. B.
Family (
B. B. ) I am to pay Richard to cut wood to make fires & to bring Corn
Richd
to the dary (he commenced to day) night & morning
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1869 ) The morning is mostly clear the Wind is from the E. & quite
Feby (
Mon 1 ) cold

George H. ( George H. Jack Jim & Preston is a diging what few potatoes
George P. )
Preston ( we have dug over 1/3 of the patch & have got about 3 bushels
Jack )
& Jim ( of the Neshanocks the hogs have rooted up every hill All we
1/2 day each )
Potatoes ( have been able to get was a few they mist They hogs has got

over 150 bushels & eat them up. I could not well help it.