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We are trying to pick out Cotton to 12 oclock I went to
Sat 3rd
Town got 10 Goods Boxes to put apples in they agreed
Boxes )
to put ) (Akins & Larkins) to Give them to me but I told them they
apples )
should have one box of apples

Sun 4 It has turned verry warm the watter courses & springs is

Dry ) drying up the pawns all gone dry I find that there is verry
Weather )
considerable rise in rents of land for the next year from 8

rents to 12 dollars per acre is asked & Given for rents this in-

Iron axel ) cludes lotts & all. I bought the Iron axle trees of Tom Book
trees )
Tom Booker ) $3.00 yesterday (present Jack Patton) paid him for them.
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I went to Town got a qr Beef 104 lbs paid 9 Cents pr lb
No. 5th
The conservatives nominated Nathl W. Jones to fill the place
Beef
Cost of Arnell in the Legislature it turned cooler in the evening

I recd a letter from N. S. Brown urging me run for the Legis-
N. S. Brown)
lature I answered him telling him my health was not sufficient
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I stayed at home got some wood [picket] out Cotton Not
Tu 6
verry well A little cool

Wed 7 Not well stayed in my room nearly all day the boys halled

wood I rode to the turnpike late in the evening

Th 8 I have kept mostly in my room all day a rising in my ear

Self but little a doing
1866
Novr It has clouded up during the night and looks like rainin
Fr 9
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