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Tuesday 10 November 1896
V plowing and drawing wood from
Devilo's. Grace and I got cabbage
ready for the barrel and cut it up (at
night) with knives on kneading board
and old kitchen table (I.O.) V and I did the
cabbage. A letter from Capt W.B.

Wednesday 11 November 1896
A very nasty a.m. raining
hard filling tube in short time. V in
shop shoeing old James. Will & Charley
here. Will telling some of his back woods
experience. One was about the man that
was very friendly and well acquainted with
her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria
Sovereign Ruler of England and Empress of
India.