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there at 2 oclock Judge Rose went back from Athens to
Pulaskie We stayed at Decator at the Hotel until after supper
Tennessee ) & left for Huntsville recrossed the Tennessee & the lake at river ) dusk. I felt a little nervice in crossing the river but was
encouraged by seeing others around me that was not intimidated
Huntsville I picked up corrage. We got to Huntsville at 8 oclock put
up at the Hotel (Willard & Venables) near to the big Spring
where 1st Jackson soldiers camped in Oct. 1813. After we got
Serious ) settled Genl Bates & W. J. & myself went & sat at the Spring recollections ) for more than an hour It brought about many recollections of
things that I has not thought of for many years Capt Dooleys
& other Companies saved the Town from pillage & the lives of
many women & children in Oct. 1813 the time I first saw the
Spring. We were then kindly treated by the habitants of Hunts-
ville there is but one man now there that was there then &
one woman. Where is all our boys Gone 1867 Huntsville I walked all over Town saw & conversed with many Saw Feny Fr 15 Betsey Weaver (Duke) She has 2 sons there doing well her
Betsey Duke Mother is dead 2 years ago Burly is in Texas & all his brothers
are dead Betsey asked me many questions & was glad to see me.
We have been engaged to day in getting up & prepairing our
evidence & night we were called on by many Citizens of the
Town interchanged Ideas upon the defence of the Town long ago
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the War of 1812 & the part that was taken in 1813 in defend-
ing there Town
Sat 16 I sat up late & was not verry well through the night I
was called on by Genl Bradford he was in Genl Jacksons
Huntsville Armey at New Orleans The day was ocupyed in getting up
evidence &c ------------------ I got up early shaved my hare cut put on clean shirt Sun 17 left early to Mr Hamons 11 or 12 Miles, N. W. of Huntsville
to see him he was not at home left a letter Saw his family
& think from there looks they are akin to the Hamons here. I
returned back to huntsville at evening found Ed Williams
at the Hotel.
Mon 18. We were all day hunting & finding out what proof we could
Huntsville make amongst the witnesses Ed Williams left for home I wrote
a letter to B. W. Porter by Williams
Jo Ward ) An old man Joseph Ward 87 years of age called on me he
was living here & was with me at the big Spring Huntsville
in 1813 had a distinct recollection of me his orderly was
J. C. McLemore whoom I know well They belonged to Capt
Childress Company The man Ward is well off to live not another
man now living in Huntsville that was there in Oct 1813 all
Depositions gone. Commenced taking depositions to day for the first Some
favourable & some not favourable
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Tu 19 Spent the day in Huntsville
Wed 20 I left Huntsville went to Decator & to Athens at night ) Th 21 ( Spent the day & night at Athens Bates Rose & Porter all here ) Fr 22 I left Athens at 3.13 in the evening and got to Columbia
at 6 got a bugga & come home 1867 Fr 22 I got home at night from huntsville having been gon 10 March days taking depositions with W. J. Porter I enjoyed my self got home verry well under all circumstances I had not been forgotten Huntsville by a few that was there when Huntsville was defended. I was See next page ) for settle- ) invited to several places to sup Went to Mr Todd was verry ment with ) Preston ) kindly treated there was quite a respectable crowd there Caleb &c ) 1867 I got home from Alabama at dark I left Athens 15 Minnits Feby Fr 22 after 3 and got to Columbia at 6 got a Bugga & came home Home Sat 23 I stayed at home tryed to git up a little wood I loned
Caleb $5.00 through William
Sun 24 Stayed at home the weather is quite warm
Mon 25 tryed to get up a little Wood
Tu -- 26 got some Milling done & Wood &c
Wed 27 ) Preston & Caleb commenced this morning to make fence & ( Th -- 28 ) finished it round the Mill yard 58 pannals this finishes
plank fence ) the plank fence making in all 518 pannals finished ) Preston has worked in all on the fence 11 days at 73 Cents pr day 3 4| 33 8.25 --------------- $8.25
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Caleb work on fence 11 days 3 4| 33 8.25 ----------------- 8.25
Wash Jones " " " 7 days ) 3 )
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Calvin worked 7 days ) 40 ( 2.80 ) -----------------2.80
Jack Patton 3 days at .75 ----------- 2.25
Monk 3 days " .75 ------------2.25 $29.05 This is what the putting up of the fence has cost after
paying George & Green for what they have done
March Fr 1st The morning is warm & raining a little I went to Maryann I w Websters this morning Stopt at Thomas e Sat 2d n I stayed at Maryanns all day & night t Sunday 3 o I came home Stopt at Thos L. Porter & eat dinner M Mon 4 a It has been raining every day for nearly a week I took r y about 2 bushels of apples with me to Maryann & Thomas there a n little children did enjoy them remarkably well. Maryanns n s health is improving She has a verry bad cough and pain in
her breast tho she says she is evidently better
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1865 Feby 19th 1865
The agreement with the blacks for the present year.
They are to have there provisions found them & receive
out of there wages enough of Money along through the year
as will pay & furnish themselves in cloathing & is to work
the year & is to receive the hire in full by the end of
the year. All the lost time they are to not count it in
the time of the hire, & is not to quit & leave the farm
until there times are out, unless agreed for them to do so.
The amt of there hire are hereafter expressed and under-
stood each on his separate amount as stated in the follow-
ing pages in this book & if any one should quit before the
year is out they are not to receive any pay for what they
may have done, unless it may be agreed for them to do so,
& 30 days is counted a month
H. Porter