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1869 ( The morning is a little cloudy & calm & quite cool. I got
)
August ( up yesterday morning shaved put on clean close having
Sun 1st )
determined to have a large Jaw tooth pulled out Went to

Town for no other business Went to Dr. Johnson's office & he

Self ) took it out It was the back tooth on the rite side in the
Tooth )
upper Jaw It was verry sound and a verry powerful & painful

opperation It blead verry much. I had determined it & I

then could carry it out. If I had not determined it I could

not have stood it. My General health is about as it has been.

Maj. J. J. ) I maled a letter yesterday to J. J. Noah, 222 F St Washington
Noah )
City, D. C. asking him to ascertain if he can who it was that

reported me disloyal to the Qr M Gen U. S. & if he please

let me know it I hope he will be able to let me know soon
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Mon 2d ) The morning is a little cloudy & smokey and quite cool fire

Andy ( feels comfortable Andy plowed for George H. in Jack Patton's
Charley )
George H. ( Cotton Charley plowed for Jim in his Cotton Jim Georg &
Jim & )
Jo Thomas ( Jo Thomas shocked up hay for me until dinner. I took pills
Self ) o o )
they have opperated verry well to day.
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Tus 3 ( The morning is smokey & a little cloudy Wind S. mostly calm.
I dont )
pay for ( All hands are gathered & working cleaning out the Spring &
this )
George H. ( ditch to day. See the margin for the ones that are at work.
Preston )
Jack P. ( The Spring is so damed up with mud it cant run off out of the
Andy for me )
Abe ( Spring house & has got verry disagreeable to use. I think there
Richd )
Lawson ( is danger of it making us sick if not cleaned out. William is
Monk (Caleb) )
William ( attening to it & having it done right. took pill last night
Self O )
it mooved my bowels this morning.
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