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Nimrod Porter's Day Book

Mon 4 / Mary Ann / Rain / Weather / Rain & Sleat
It has been raining nearly every day for a week and has been
raining & sleating nearly all day and at 9 oclock it is
Sleating & has turned verry cold the Wind is in the North
it is verry bad upon the stook It is raining & Sleating all
day.

Tu March 5 / Sleating / Tanner Leather / See 4th Feby 1864 / Mary ann
William went to Bigbyville to the Tanners Moore and got a side
of Sole & a side of upper Leather See entry below drove my
Bale horse in the Bugga, the roads are verry bad. We are try-
ing to get Wood Richd is sick (cold) It is extreamly un-
pleasant weather bad on Stock.
It has rained & Sleated all day the fences & trees are covered
with Ice
William has returned home from the Tanners Moore & got one
side of Sole leather Weight 15 lbs. & one side of upper leather
1/2 [?]. & took 2 beef hides & left with Mr Moore No. 1 & 2. See
entry on old Book at 4th Feby 1864. I got a side of Harness
leather some time ago not entered, about Decr or Jany last
I went to Maryanns the 1st March & got home the 4th see old
Book for entry

Wed 6th / Sleat & Rain / Press & Caleb Cal -
It has rained & Sleated all night & is still continuing to rain
& Sleat today It rained verry hard last night I have this
morning settled with Caleb work on fence (pd. $8.25
I settled with Preston & Calvins work on plank fence 8.25 (pd. $11.05
2.80