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Tu 29th I feel some better this morning after spending a verry sick night with bad cold & cought all night Clear & dry & warm No news
The brown Mares Colt died this morning Never new it was sick until about 1 hour before it died
I again dreamed a verry unfavourable dream Some thing is to happen with our blacks before long
Sept 20 I am some little better not much
Wed 20 Cloudy & like for rain We are trying to make a cole pit We finished putting our hogs in the lower field to fatten having put the most of them up a week ago. News are [hand pointing] that a fight is expected in Virginia soon It commenced raining verry slow about 12 oclock rained all day & until the next day
Th 1st Oct. Oct This morning it still rains but verry slowly but is making a good season which is so much needed It seems there are a concentration of troops toChatanuga for another fight.
1863 Oct Friday 3d) I am some better of my verry bad cold Clear and beautiful weather I went to Town got all the news The Citizens are bringing some little Sault I saw several 2 horse Waggons with groceries Maryann got a recpt for the old Man Jordan that had run to the Fedrals.
They Fedrals still continues to fortafy the Streets Now out at the forks of the road this side of Town, fortifying
Oct 4th The Fedrels came to my house to day at 1 oclock took
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