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1865 The morning a little cool for the time of year, Wind from
March the east the tolerable calm. All hands are prepairing to go
Mon 27 to work & in a fine [-----?].

Richard Tretter reported himself for work this morning says
Trotter his Mistress is dead & told him to do the best he could & not
leave the County but to hire himself out the best he could, I

fighting went to town News that there are considerable fighting in
in N. C. N.C. Many killed on all sides, Some attempts to negotiate a

Europe place but done nothing Some overtures are making with
France Europe & France to bring about a settlement of our dificulties by
recongniation &c
Stolen We hear of many horses being stolen in a few nights, J. S.
horses Harris B Harler & many others lost there horses The hands

Work
Cotton worked to day tolerable well beding up cotton ground fixing
Ground the plows cutting stalks as Thomas L, has taken his groceries

Thomas L. into the News Depo (Engle's house) every article has falen in
Cincinatta since he purchased (I fear the result) I think he
Went to
Tom will sell very fast at some price, I went to town Saul was
pressed & caused some trouble he rode Thos L's Horse home &
Thos stayed in Town all night
Tu 28
It has sprinkled rain throught the night & raining slowly
this morning Cloudy & warn wind in the east, I went to Town

Some
fighting in Some fighting in N. C. No other particular news, We finished

1865 The morning a little cool for the time of year, Wind from
March the east the tolerable calm. All hands are prepairing to go
Mon 27 to work & in a fine [-----?].

Richard Tretter reported himself for work this morning says
Trotter his Mistress is dead & told him to do the best he could & not
leave the County but to hire himself out the best he could, I

fighting went to town News that there are considerable fighting in
in N. C. N.C. Many killed on all sides, Some attempts to negotiate a

Europe place but done nothing Some overtures are making with
France
& Frence to bring about a settlement of our dificulties by
recongnistion so
Stolen We hear of many horses being stolen in a few nights, J. S.
horses Harris B Harler & many others lost there horses The hands

Work
Cotton worked to day tolerable well beding up cotton ground fixing
Ground the plows cutting stalks as Thomas L, has taken his groceries

Thomas L. into the News Depo (Engle's house) every articles has falen in
Cincinatta since he purchase (I fear the result) I think he
Went to
Tom will sell very fast at some price, I went to town Soul was
pressed & caused some trouble he rode Tho " L "Horse home &
The" stayed in Town all night
Tu 28
It has sprinkled rain throught the night & raining slowly
this morning Cloudy & warn wind in the east, I went to Town

Some
fighting in Some fighting in N. C. No other particular news, We finished