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East of here & thundering looks like a good rain but none here

We could hear it but none here.

Wm William not got home Margaret P. left Jack's Tu or Wed for

Mag Lawrence County with Kid
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Fri 2d The morning is clear calm & warm Andy has gone to help
Richd )
Andy ) Richard to day. I got a letter from D. E. Lord (Nashville)
Nashville )
he informs me that Rus W. Porter's wife died the 21st Inst
R W Porters )
wife Dead ) & that the family is broken up & have gone at present to Montgomery

D E Lord ) Allabama Mr. Lord had an interview with Mr. Lyon the agent
Lyons )
of the Qr M. Genl at Washington he says Lyons has reported

me to the department favourable & Loyal but I had been reported

twist disloyal See letter (30th June) filed

Verry warm ) William not got home Verry warm I went to Town W. Gallaway

Gallaway ) candidate vs Wm B. Wilson.
Wilson (
Self Town )
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Sat 3d The morning is clear verry calm & warm Monk reported 5 days

Monk 10 days) each Mule making 10 days this week

Town ) I went to Town after dinner John D. Moore has come back to
J D Moore )
Columbia his wife went after him (Thursday) they passed each

other his wife has not got home yet I went to his house but

Coffee did not git to see him. I got $2.00 worth Coffee 6 1/2 lbs

Wm William has not got home from Giles County

Monk reports 1 1/2 days work for each Mule making 3 days this week
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1869 ) The morning is clear calm & verry warm The weather has been
July (
Sun 4th ) extreamly warm for the last week I see but little differences