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The rising in my ear has broke & runing Verry painful
my ear effects my hearing verry much I sent by William & got some
flannel for Mag yesterday Mag went Jacks to day. This day Mag This day 9th Novr 1813 the battle of Taladego was fought in
Taladego the Creek Nation with the [Creak] Indians My conduct there
added greatly to my future prospects in life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat 10 I went to Town after dinner got a Midling of Bacon $1.00
Cole Oil ) worth of Candles, a half gal of Cole Oil 1 lb of powder Candles &c ) all paid 2 lbs Shot 1 box of Caps George took Mat out of the Calaboos
paid for him about $12. he had been fighting & was smartly
Flower beat up. I lent George $5.00 of the money I sent 2 1/2 bushels
of Wheat to Ashtons Mill is to get it Monday. I was unwell
Warm in the morning but better in the evening (Verry warm) ----------------------- It has been raining last night Not so much as to raise the Sun 11 Watters. It has turned some cooler Mag William has gone to Rain Town
Mon 12 Wash is halling up his Corn has halled to me 3 lodes & 5
Wash ) to him self putting it in the Smoke house Red is helping Corn ) & Wash is to pay back the work One of my loads was pay for
10 roes he had fed away
Tu 13 It is quite Cool a little Cloudy Wind in the East Margaret
Margaret went to Lawrence to her Mothers this morning rode her Mare,
Lawrence lately traded, for she went by her self William went with
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her to the other side of Mt Pleasant & came back
Self ) I think I am some better tho a verry bad Cold head stopt Medicine &c ) up deaf in one ear. I am taking Balls Sasaphras &c.
Commenced on Sunday there are some other medicines put in it
Sarsparilla Dr I.L. Pillows prescription to purify the Blood. The ringmedicine worms on my head & face & in my ears are [extr????] bad. My ears
have rose & broke in my head & is now bad off. Cant hear out
of one ear -------------------- This morning it is sprinkling rain & cloudy The clouds is Wed 14 from the South East & a little cool, rained little all day
Wash ) Wash halled 2 loads to me & 3 for himself yesterday the 13th. Corn ) It rained all night the watters are all up it has turned Th 15 quite cool I went to Town The Election for representative
in Arnells place was held Nat W. Jones & --- Ledbetter the
Election candidates Williamson Maury & Lewis composes the electorial
district
Fr 16 I stayed at home all day Not verry well Wash halled 4 lodes
of Corn for himself 2 for me 1866 Novr ) I went to Town in the evening Wash Halled 2 loads of Corn Sat 17 ) for him self & none for [me] The weather is quite cool No news
Sun 18 Clear & cool No news
Mon 19 I stayed in all day It rained all day Nothing done
Tu 20 The boys halled wood Watters up Green & George worked
Wed 21 The boys halled up some wood
Th 22 All hands quit & went to the Circus Cold
Fr 23 halled up some wood & dug potatoes Cold
Sat 24 We killed a little beef It would weigh 250 lbs Cold
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Sunday 25 Verry pretty weather Moderated I went to Town expecting
Leftwich to see John Will Leftwich but he had not got back from Hampden
he is on his rode to Washington, I did not git to see him
Mon 26 We dug the ballence of our Irish potatoes We had 22 1/2 bushels
potatoes of White ones & 12 bushels of the red & white potato They
Jack Patton ) favour the pink eye but more read & white Put them in the Ice & Monk ) house Jack & Monk helpt dig
Tu 27 ) It has rained nearly all day halled up some wood ---------------- It rained extremely hard all last night & has rained nearly Wed 28 Rain all day I went to the Mill & made a settlement with Spencer
Settlement ) Hyet & Co. for there sawing, what plank they took & for all the Mill ) Spencer ) plank I had sawed & for the rent of the Mill yard for 10 months Hyet ) All settled they owed me $96.00 I took the Shed & little hous
credit, then 20.00 for the plank & house & shed $76.00 Mill with $20.00. They paid me $76, & I recpted them in full.
See my book of Acts Saw Mill for the particulars of settlement,
page 13. Oliver York has bought the Mill & will run it, give
---------------------------- & for it he is a witness to Spencer & Co & my settlement
Th 29 It rained nearly all night verry hard it has been raining
for severl days Watters are all up. We killed our little killing Hogs ) Pork ) of hogs. 11 that weighed 1840 lbs averaging 167 each. The wind
is in the West & turning cold tho quite cloudy I fear it is William ) going to rain or snow. William stayed at home helpt kill hogs Lard With what old lard we have from last year an of this year we
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have the same amt we had last year One hundred & Eighty Nine
lbs 189 lbs (2 Stands) 1866 Novr ) It has turned quite cold Wind still in the West We have Fri 30 ) salted up our pork We got a barrel of Salt $5.25 halled up
Salt some wood &c. George has been quite sick Diorie for several
days but is getting well ---------------------- It is quite cold & clear in the morning soon, but has Decr. Sat 1st clouded up at 11 The wind is from the east, & turned warmer.
More like rain again
Sun 2d The wind was high Rained in the evening & all night Mr
Rain Rankin is better, him & his wife has been sick some time ---------------------- It has drizzled & rain nearly all day We halled some posts Mon 3 Green & George commenced work but done but verry little it
Rain rained ---------------------- George at work diging posts & Green a setting them up Red Tu 4 & Plim halling posts half the day & Richd helped Green to dinner
& then picked out Cotton with Plim. Clary & Larra & Millissa
pick out Cotton Red helped Green until night
William ) William left home this morning in company with J. W. B. Thomas H unting ) & others with his long double barrel shot gun in a hunting spree
in the barren Mag went to Town ------------------------ George & Green is working at the fence & Red is helping them Wed 5 Mag Mag went to Town brought 2 papers It has rained last night &
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Rain some [to] day ---------------------- I have went & staked off the fence where I am going to set Th 6 Fence ) it, from the pawn to the corner of my fence. Wash Richd & staked off ) the Girls are picking out Cotton. ------------------ Green & George at work at the fence. Francis he appears verry Fr 7 much dissatisfyed at where I have put my fence (staked off Francis ) & the ) yesterday) says it is not right. I took my Compass & Chain & fence ) assertained the corners & give 9 feet for the half of the rode ----------------------- It commenced rain last night at dusk & rained verry hard all Sat 8. Rain night until morning & then cleared off A little cold all
hands have quit work Nothing doing halling up wood mostly
William for them selves. William got home from hunting at 8 oclock
at night turned cold 1866 Decr ) It raine & sleeted a little last night & has turned quite Sun 9th ) cold this morning The wind is quite high from the N. W. William William ) Venison ) Brought home last night some Venison he killed one deer & the Deer ) company killed 4 they hunted at or near the Mc.Million old place
& campt in his old houses My health is I think improving
My Self ) I am taking Bulls Sessaperrilla bitters I think that is help-
ing me I am decidedly better. The Town last night was con-
Fire siderably burned
Mon 10. The morning verry cold indeed On Saturday night the North Town ) burned ) West Corner was pretty much burned out Many houses on the