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Tu 27 The morning is mostly cloudy looks like rain
Candidates )
Govr ( I went to Town heard the Candidates for Governor Centre
Speechs )
& Stokes It was the most abusive speeches I ever heard from

any political harrangs in all my life & I have heard many

With me neither of them done themselves any credit. Jim
Jim Griffith )
U. & A. ) Griffith was verry gracious I was induced to take his daily
daily news )
paper ) U. & A. paper. I paid him $2.00 for it 1/2 price all he charged

me Jack Porter & J. Webster present Jack loaned me $1.00 to

help pay for it. I came home soon as the Speaking was over

Sentor & ( felt perfectly disgusted with both Candidates. They have none
Stokes for )
Gov'r ( of that high honorable Gentlemanly bearing that should be
Candidates )
possessed by a Governor of this greate State I believe that

Stokes is the smarter man of the two, but I see in his coun-

tenance he thinks he is beaten I think so too, he showed the

white feather verry plainly, he is the meanest looking man of

Self ) the two Centre has a verry good countinence but verry indignant
Vote )
& bitter. I will vote for him.
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1869 ) The morning is some cloudy Wind from the West & turned cool.
July (
Wed 28 ) I have got the boys George & Jim Preston & Jack & Jo Thomas
George H. )
Preston ( is cutting my Hungarian Grass. got little over half done. Andy
Jim )
Jack & pd ( & Charley is plowing for George H. in his corn paid Jo Thomas
X Jo Thomas )
$.50 ( $1.50 Jack $.50 Jim $.50 See Saturday
_____________ )
Andy & (
Charley for )
George (
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Tu 27 The morning is mostly cloudy looks like rain
Candidates )
Govr ( I went to Town heard the Candidates for Governor Centre
Speechs )
& Stokes It was the most abusive speeches I ever heard from

any political harrangs in all my life & I have heard many

With me neither of them done themselves any credit. Jim
Jim Griffith )
U. & A. ) Griffith was verry gracious I was induced to take his daily
daily news )
paper ) U. & A. paper. I paid him $2.00 for it 1/2 price all he charged

me Jack Porter & J. Webster present Jack loaned me $1.00 to

help pay for it. I came home soon as the Speaking was over

Sentor & ( felt perfectly disgusted with both Candidates. They have none
Stokes for )
Gov'r ( of that high honorable Gentlemanly bearing that should be
Candidates )
possessed by a Governor of this greate State I believe that

Stokes is the smarter man of the two, but I see in his coun-

tenance he thinks he is beaten I think so too, he showed the

white feather verry plainly, he is the meanest looking man of

Self ) the two Centre has a verry good countinence but verry indignant
Vote )
& bitter. I will vote for him.
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1869 ) The morning is some cloudy Wind from the West & turned cool.
July (
Wed 28 ) I have got the boys George & Jim Preston & Jack & Jo Thomas
George H. )
Preston ( is cutting my Hungarian Grass. got little over half done. Andy
Jim )
Jack & pd ( & Charley is plowing for George H. in his corn paid Jo Thomas
X Jo Thomas )
$.50 ( $1.50 Jack $.50 Jim $.50 See Saturday
_____________ )
Andy & (
Charley for )
George (
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