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Thomas pittions / Government counterbands / Crider / Blodget Col not gone
taking the Oath See a good many counterbands brought by
the Cars to work our farms (plows hoes &c) They looked
verry bad & sickly ragged & dirty Crider came back last
night left in the morning Col Blodget not yet gone

Tues 14th
(Guard) / rain / Gard gone / William / Supper / Buga
The Wind is in the East looks like for rain Crider (Guard) went
back to Town this morning It rained a little & sleeted some
about 12. It has rained all evening Our gard did not come back
No particular news no one here but William & me We had a fine
supper of good Mash & Milck We relished it verry much William
made his bugga traces to day
Our young stock looks in good order (on nothing) to eat
they are all here yet

Wed 15 / rain Guard cold / pittions / Soldiers rambling / Mag
The weather has turned wuite warm Wind in the West. It
drisseled & rained all night, morning is dark & cloudy Crider
did not come back last night. I went to Town turned verry cold
in the evening & cleared off at night. A greate many pittions
for the prisoner soldiers to take the oath & come home. Some
4 soldiers came in the evening a foot, killing shoats chickens
&c they got none of ours I was not at home William was by
himself, but he stood up to them the night last night was
extreamly dark & rainy & the ground to day is verry sloppy.

Margaret is still gone to Lawrence went last Sunday. I got
a letter answer from Genl Donalson (Nashville) Chief of