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1868 ) The morning is clear & beautiful Wind in S. W.
Novr (
Th 5 ) I went to Town & got $2. Sugar 10 lbs Caleb sold a Bale
Sugar
of Cotton for $88.18 he got one half & I the other Charged
Cotton )
Caleb ( on Act. Book. We owe the Ginner for Baling &c
Charge Act )
Book page ( Jim picked out Cotton 57
68 ) Lorra " " " 25
Jim ) Mela " " " 24
Lorra ) Grissa " " " 23 Total 129
Mela )
Grissa ) The Wild gees & Cranes passed over South to day Wont be long

Wild Gees ) before cold weather now The Wild gees passing to the South
& Cranes )
Dan (Dan not well)
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Fri 6th The morning is verry cold clear & calm The air is changing

Cotton to the East & S. E. George H. & Preston has a Cotton picking

Dan Sick & have not a few blacks in there Cotton going a head they

have a verry fine dinner of every eatable that is good they

Thos ) picked out 1000 lbs
Fanna (
Willa ) Thos & Fanna & Willa went to Town late in the evening braught
Mary P. (
Matta ) Mary P. & Matta Webster they got back after dark. Roe Webster
Roe Webster )
came too with them Dan sick sore throat
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Sat 7 ) The morning is clear & the weather is moderated the blacks
1868 )
danced at Preston's house last night all behaved verry well

Lawson has a cotton picking to day they did not git so much

picked out as was expected nor so much as Press & George picked

out yesterday
paper )
Ink ) I went to Town good many people in Town I got a quire of fool