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1866 The morning is clear & beautiful Neither too cool nor
October )
Sat 20th ) too warm. I went to Town after dinner I found the agt of
See 20 June the Free mans buro from Nashville Capt. investigating
See 22 June
1865 the dificulty that occured between my self & John Brown (Barber)
Amt of Debt
Nothing particularly done Gregory seems to concern himself
Grigery )
John Brown) in Johns behalf he it appears is more concerned than any one
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George else ) I paid George for his work helping fix the Crib &
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halling hay $3.00.
Sun 21 It is verry cloudy all day & rained tho verry little at
night William & Mag rode there usual rides
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George & Mat is commencing diging the holes to set the posts
Mon 21
George ) for the plank fence Got but little done fixed there tools
& Mat )
staked off some of the ground Jack Patton has commenced pick-
Jack Patton ing out Cotton for me at $1.00 pr 100 in [my?] Cotton patch.
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I have been engaged laying off the posts on the Turn pike
Tu 23
George ) for George & Mat Adoline is picking out Cotton for me at $1.00
& Mat )
Adoline I run old Hunter back he was going to Town he left in a hurry
Hunter
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Wed 24
Beef to Town got a quarter of beef. I bought 21 yards of Jeans give
Jeans 21 )
Yards ) .60 Cents per yard $12.60 there was a verry heavy frost this
$12.00 )
frost morning.
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I have been engaged staking off the plank fence all day
Th 25
fence until dinner heavy frost this morning picking out Cotton
frost
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