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to Town to day for the first time in over a month. Lawrence

Smith sued me & Parsons sued me Jugt before Clear Esqr

to day Jack Scribner & Graves came & stayed all night. I

got $2.00 worth of flower [seed] for myself and one dollars

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Tu 8 It commenced Rain this morning about day light rained verry
Rain )
hard stopped about 8 oclock. W. J. Porter came & stayed all
Stocks )
See page ) night I made an agreement with 2 boys Hardison & Rogers (Col)
Book )
to cut me 50 [Saw?] logs 14 feet long Went & agreed upon trees

at $.50 each they are large Put a new tongue in the 4 horse

Wagon halled rails & put up fence
1866
May ) It was raining this morning Red & Richard & Plim is shelling
Wed 9 )
Corn George & Harris working in Shop at Harrows &c. they are

W. J. Porter all working a little to say they are at work. W. J. Porter went
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Circuit ) back to day to Cincinnati. The Sircuit Court still in session.
Court )
Henry Cooper Judge presiding. There are a greate many Judts

taken every day upon all cases not litigated. The Judge is

keeping order & is verry tight, fines a good many for disturb-

ing the Cort. Verry strict They plow hands stopt at 12 oclock
Monkey )
Show ) William & Mag went to the Show in Columbia last night

Wm & Mag got back at 12 oclock Harris & wife left to go to Hunters this

Harris ) evening the Wind has shifted to N. W. & some cooler & cloudy

West came & William paid him $10.00 No news

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