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The morning is dark & cloudy & sprinkling rain
WInd W. & N. W. It has rained mostly all night there was
much thunder & lightning & some Wind during the night lasted
during the night until near morning I rested badly, cough
was verry troublesom all night. Wm is no better this morning
complains verry much of his breast & throat he can't meet
with the other candidates today at Poplar Top. Lorra is
complaining theis morning also
My son Thomas came this morning on his rode to B. B. ) William
concluded that he would go with hin & they went on to the
meeting at Poplar Top today. Williams should not have went,
he is quite unwell and the day is verry damp muddy & looks
like rain I fear it will make him worse Hamon came back
last night I thought he would not come back so soon, as I
think he was insulted last Saturday ) See entry Sat.) It
Cleared off in the evening % turned quite cool ( I have Maled
a letter to M. O. Keep & Son & Co. Inclosed one dollar for a package of Lettice seed to Rochester, N. Y. (See Turf Field
& Farm Sept 17, 1869) Inclosed $1.00

The morning is clear & cool Wind West
William Has been verry unwell did not git home last night
he goes today Hampshire with the other candidates.