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)There is a good many people in town

Silver Mounted Rifle Gun
I got my old Silver mounted rifle gun home, it has been in
the hands of Rufis Patons, I got it at Adcocks gun smith shop
in Town, it is in good fix. I think it has been good care
taken of it. Payton left it there for me, & he is gone to
Arkansas.

Thurs. 17
The morning is cloudy high Wind S.

William 2 Dist
William did not git home last night he meets the candidates
at White & Morgan store ( Askew's old store) now 2 District.

Richd 1 day
Work
Rales 1 day
Jo & Richard has the 2 wagons & teams halling the new rails
to make the fence across the Grass (Spring) lott. It com-
Rain
menced rain slowly at one oclock & they quit halling rails
Jo & Rich halled 5 loads before dinner & two after dinner making
in all 14 loads 30 rails each load making 420 rales
Commenced snowing at night

Fri 18
The morning is verry cold ground covered in Snow high
wind North Coldest day yet.

Wm
Williams Port
Dist 14
Wm did not git home William meets at Williams Port today
William got home in the evening seems unwell did not go to
the meeting today. This is verry cold everything is froze
up I put Smoke in our smoke house 1st time this season.
Richd
Richd took Georges Bale of Cotton to Town & brought home the Oats Seed

1870
Feby
Sat 19
The moning is a little cloudy high Wind S.W. & cold.

Wm is at home bad cough & cold Not going to the gathering

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