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Sun 21 The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain The Wind is

changing to the West
William )
& Willa ) William & Willa has not returned from the barrens.

My General health is about like it was the last week Verry

Richd ) little alteration any way in my health. Richd is still
See 31 Jany )
cutting wood & feeding the Colts
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Mon 22 The morning is dark & cloudy it having rained last night,

some thunder & lightening

William & Willa has not got home from "Hunting" looks like

more rain
Tom Porter )
Blacksmith ) I went & saw Tom Porter (Col) Blacksmith & he agrees to work,
prices ) (
I find the Iron ) one horse plow layed $1.25 I furnish
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horse shoes & Nales 60. I furnish shoes & him Nales 80, he

doing the shoeing at them prices. It is and has been Raining

moderately hard ever since 9 oclock this morning. It is now

Rsin 8 oclock P. M. and it looks like raining all night, & still

raining. It rained until 12 at night turned verry cold

Wind from the North & freezing
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1869 ) The morning is verry cold Wind from the N. W. Ground froze
Feby 23 (
Tus ) hard trying to snow but too cold. This is a trying time

Cold & ) upon the poore stock
Snow Ice )
William & Willa has not returned from the barrens hunting
Wm & Willa )
I arose this morning with a gidiness in my head verry bad indeed