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[sideways left margin Wed 11th Jany 1865]
[column one
We have put our pork
that is left in our
Seller throwed down loose.
We have to day repacked
it & salted it over in
the Seller Croxtons men
took over 500 lbs when
they Campt in the yard
took 8 Midlins & 8 hams
& shoulders]

[column two
weigh them. about 500 lbs
Total to this time 3650
Genl Croxtons Men took 8 hams &
shoulders and 8 Midlings of the
above hogs all salted down]

Friday 9 / Saul / George Anderson / Saulted Meat / Snow
It is extreamoy cold this Morning Cloudy & sleating
a little, the Wind is from the North Saul is some better
he has been sick for two Weeks some times better & then not
so well George is better & gone to Col Pillows he has complained
entirely of his back. Anderson sick for several
days but better. We saulted up our Meat we killed yesterday.
It has been snowing & sleating all day & still it snows the
ground is covered over some 2 or 3 Inches deep at 12 oclock.

Sat 10 / Weather / Soldier Shoot / Anderson Gun
This morning is cold the snow froze Cloudy, Wind N.W.
Our sick Soldier is still mending No news for a day or two,
the Southern troops are yet around Nashville

Doct Harris came on hunt of a Negro Woman broke open
Puss house & took Anderson Gun This was done several nights
ago No one knew it until it was done