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Square was burned I have not heard the particulars yet We
Green ) are not doing much Green & George not at work Too cold to & George ) do any thing ------------------ A man by the name of McCutchen came last night & I have Tu 11 hired him this morning to make shingles I give him .75 Cents McCutchen ) & Preston ) per day Press is working with him We have [been] sawing
Corn shingle blocks halled 3 loads of Corn out of the field next
Cold the Corn Crib & 2 more loads that Rone got some time ago making
5 loads up to this time It is verry cold
Wed 12 We finished halling the ballence of our Corn out of the field
Corn next the Crib making in all 9 loads out of the Crib. McCutchen
Press ) & Preston is sawing shingle blocks at .75 Cents pr day McCutchen ) ------------------ It has been raining a little all day McCutchen & Press sawTh 13 Press & ) ing We are halling up wood McCutchen ) ---------------- Mary is Sick William has gone this morning to see about Fri 14 McCutchen ) her (Dropsey) We are trying to hall wood [McCuchen] & Preston Preston ) William ) is sawing shingle blocks It is drisling rain has got done Mary ann ) ----------------- sawing for the present
Sat 15 It has rained verry hard all day McCutchen made a shaving
McCutchen ) horse rive out & shaved a few shingles I have contracted with Shingles ) him to rive & shave shingles at 18 3/4 cents per 100 & he is William ) Mary ) to do it well & make them 4 inches broad when they are Jointed
William did not get home last night I fear Mary ann is bad off
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1866 This morning the wind is in the N. West and snowing Wind Decr ) Sun 16th ) verry high & verry cold It has rained hard all day yesterday
William & ) & all night last night William left Friday morning to see Maryann ) about Maryann he has not yet returned I fear Mary is bad
off I learn Doct. Dickson thinks she is bad off (Dropsy). I
am verry uneasy My health is better My cold is better the
My Self humour in my head eyes & face is better tho I am verry weak
& feeble It is a greate trougble to get on my little black
Cole Oil Mare I have to get on a block to git up on her. We got 1/2
Gal of Cole Oil, .45 Cents.
William & ) William got home at supper & Maryann is thought to be some Maryann ) better but not out of danger.
It commenced snowing in the morning & quit about dark The
Snow ground covered with snow but not more than one inch deep &
hardly that.
Mon 17 It is cloudy the wind in the North and quite cold Every
thing froze up. McCutchen has gone on to making shingles the
rest to halling wood &c. Red & Jack Patton &c halled a load
of Cotton after dinner 2 loads, to the gin
Tu 18 We halled 4 loads of Cotton to the Gin to day McCutchen
McCutchen ) is trying to make shingles (riving them out) The weather Cotton ) has moderated some Old brother Hugh B. Porter spent the day
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------------------ Wed 19. Richd halled one lode my Cotton, & Jack has halled for Press Wed 19. 1 lode before dinner I have finished all the halling of my
Cotton out of the Cotton house I had 8926 lbs and App Rain Bookers Cotton is not yet recd. It is raining William left William before breakfast his bowels is out of fix ------------------ Th 20. We were halling Cotton to Matthews Jin to day McCutchen
[McCuthin] $5. went home to day I paid him $5.00 he has sawed 4 days him
Preston & Preston at $.75 Cents per day I paid Preston $2.00 ------------------- We are we are still halling Cotton from App Bookers & Prestons Fr. 21 Press to Mathews Gin Jack Patton has also halled Preston Cotton.
Sat 22. We have measured & weighed the Ballence of App Bookers Cotton
After he paid the rent he had about 4000 lbs of Cotton more
App Booker ) or less I give him a paper stating that fact 1866 Decr ) The weather has moderated Still cloudy & the wind in the S. E. Sun 23rd ) & changed to S. W.
Hugh B. Porter I got word this morning that brother Hugh was taken verry
sick last Thursday the 20th Inst A Chill & Diore & very bad
off I fear he is not going to get over it I stayed with him
at Jas Akins until near night & then came home. Miss Beck
Beck Porter Porter has returned from Memphis a few days ago & saw W. D.
W. D. Mayes Mayes there Martha & the [childrenes] all well She was at
Sister Janes She has improved verry much in health since she
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Sickness has returned home. There is much sickness at this time
McCutchen amongst the School Girls at Columbia Several of them have
died lately McCutchen has returned & will go to work in the
morning, making shingles
Mon 24 I went to Town (Akins) this morning to see Brother Hugh
H. B. Porter he is bad off not better nor worse than he was yesterday
Cotton We halled our Cotton from Mr Matthews Gin home There are 6 Preston A loss on the ) bales as follows No 49 -- 430 lbs) The amt of my Cotton Weights of the ) " 50 -- 437 " ) in the Seed 11 208 Gin (when sold ) " 51 -- 452 " ) Press amt in 1 389 of 45 lbs The ) " 52 -- 427 " ) Seed Govt weights was) " 53 -- 429 " ) Total both - 22 597 3090 lbs & Gin ) " 54 -- 475 " ) Weights 3135 lbs ) 2670 ) I owe the bailing cloth This including ) Prestons bale " 55 -- 265 of one Bale to Matthew Press Cotton 465 put on Prestons Bale & I have in this 100 lbs [??))] one hank of twine for Press has -- -- 365 all the bales. I paid 465 the rope & Baling for 2670 Preston bale too in all 3135 Gin weights 11.208 My weights 11.159 difference of ...49 lbs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tu 25 Christmas Day
I settled the amount satisfactory the Cotton rent with App
Ap Book Book & I fell in his debt 52 lbs of Cotton - to be settled
here after give him a statement of it See page Act. Book --------------------- Made a settlement with Red give him my note for $37.00 Red with a Credit of $5.00 See Act Book page 26
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------------------- Made a settlement with Richd Trotter for his work 1865 & Richd 1866 I fell in his debt $50.65 & credit $5.00 See Page 21 Richd Act. Book Red Richd appeared satisfyed with the settlement & said he
wished to stay longer but Red appeared a good deal dissatis-
fyed at the result tho was willing to abide by it, he could
Continued not deny any thing. See act Book 1866 Decr 25th ) I hear that Brother Hugh is thought some better this evening Tusday ) H. B. Porter tho bad off.
Jack Patton has halled Cotton for me 2 loads Friday, 1 load
J. Patton Monday, & 2 loads Tuesday of last week, & one from App Bookers
App Booker ) making in all 6 loads to Matthews Gin (6 loads) Cotton ) App Bookers Cotton rent Recd 2185 lbs of Cotton paid off Richd Trotter) $45.65 by note & since paid off the note
Dec 26 Hugh B. Porter not so well this morning he was bad off all
day & dyed at 7 oclock Just after dark Mag went to Town It H. B. Porter) Dyed ) is turning cold Wind in N. West Cold Th 27 It has turned verry cold Wind in the N. Verry cold [inded]
I went to the Funeral of old Brother Hugh at one oclock at
Verry Cold ) James Akin he was taken to the family burying ground North
side of the river - and buryed there to day - Hugh spent the
day with me Sunday the 18th Inst. he was taken with a Chill
on Thursday the 20th & a Diore that lasted several days & died
yesterday the 26th lived only six days after he was taken.