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Fri 12 It commenced raining abt midnight & rained on until to day

rain & still raining at breakfast. Quit raining abt 12 & I went to

Pruet ) Town The Court is trying Pruet for stealing G. Browns horse
found )
guilty ) they Jury found him guilty sentenced him 3 years to penitentiary

The weather is much warmer We are getting up wood The ground

Hyitt ) is verry muddy Hyitt is about starting his Saw Mill have saved
Saw Mill )
some for to make the shead It dont do verry well yet

Sat 13. I was not verry well rested badly all night. This is my

Birth day ) birth day Seventy four years old The weather is quite warm
74 years )
I have some fears about our pork

I went this morning rode Bill Mule to my Cedars & measured

land & ) the distance from the nearest point on the rail Rode to my
Cedars )
Cedars. Lewis E. Hill & James Cooper carried the chane commenc-

ing at the Cedars. I measured 12 outs & fourteen poles
( 1 mile 320 poles )
) 1/2 mile 160 " (
) 1/4 gr 80 " )
12 outs 14 poles
20
240 ) 14 poles over 3 quarters of a Mile
14 poles (
254 poles ) I paid Hill & Cooper $1.00 each

lard stand ) I bought a lard stand & Bucket (Tin) the stand 12 gallons
Bucket )
& bucket 4 Gals Give $4.00 for both I went to Town from

the Cedars saw Mary & Thomas both in Town I was verry tired

when I got home Not use to riding
1866
Jany
Sun 14 I stayed at home it rained & quite warm