Volume 3: 1867-1869

-296 My weakness & feebleness is about likt it has been. My trip to Town yesterday tyred me but upon the whole I think it Rockaway ) Mare ( done me no harm. I feel as well as usual this morning folded ) The Rockaway Mare (Olin) folded, Mare Colt, Sorrel some white on both hind feet tollerable good verry crooked in hind legs yet.

Mon 14 The morning is clear calm & cool It commenced raining last Rain night at dark rained a verry rain until 12 at night. I sent Corn 9 3/4) 9 bushels & 3/4 of Corn to Matthew's Mill, and got 8 bushels Meal 8 ( toll 1 3/4) of Meal. I measured the Corn in my half bushel & give it good Measure & I Measured the meal when it come back carefully & it lack 1 bushel & 3 pecks I reckon that was paid out for toll. Jesse S. ) Harris ) I went to Town found Jesse S. Harris Issuing cirtificates to Voters he don't appear to be verry particular to who he gives them to isssued about 400 today mostly young men that never votes

Tu 15 The morning is clear calm & quite cool all hands are at work Andy is trying to plow in the Corn next the Spring with Bell Mule Wm William went to Town came home in a verry bad humor at every body Went to bed eat no supper Mad at me Thomas Thomas & family has not returned. Davis the carpenter came to Davis go to work but posponed it until Thomas comes home Will be back Monday.

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1859 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cold We are at work in our June ( Wed 16 ) Corn. Andy Felix & George P. is plowing & howing George P. ) Riley (Stud) is bad off, Botts, git better in the night Riley ) Wm ( William unwell eat no breakfast, nor dinner Riley ) We drench Riley with Whiskey & Ludnum ------------------------------------------------- Th 17 The morning is clear calm & quite cool Commenced to use the

Meal ) last ground Meal this morning. George P. is helping us in See Mon. ) George P. ) our little Corn again to day. Our little patch of Corn beans

& Punkins looks fine

Wm Stephen Wright was here a little while Wm went to Town he says

nothing but appears mad & verry much out of sorts, treats me

verry cooley he dont treat me kindy It is about --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Fri 18 The morning is cloudy Wind S. & warm

Dogs ( Some evil disposed person or persons within a few days, have poisoned ) and ( poisoned with strick-nine several hundred dogs in and around killed ) the Town of Columbia and in doing so have poisoned hogs poltry

that has got to it, they have killed many of the most valuable

yard dogs & other dogs that has been greatly apprised by there

owners. The Citizens are trying verry hard to find out the

Guilty ones they are verry angry about it. I hope they may

find out have them punished if possible. George P. ) George P. is plowing again he has finished plowing over the

Corn next the Spring. Bell's sholders is verry sore

Hamon I had maled a letter to Hamon to day ---------------------------------------------------

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Sat 19 The morning is clear calm & warm verry warm

George P. ) George P. has worked until near 11 oclock say half the day 3 1/2 days ) Monk ) See Wed Thr Fr & to day George Webster's son George has 4 days ) ( each 2 ) been home with Willa W. for several nights ) Got pair of Andy $1.00 ) ( Felix ) pants for Andy Cost $1.00 & for Felix $.80 $.80 ) I went to Town after dinner, got a little beef stake I

Self ) relished it verry much & took of my flanner shirt put on

clean close

Jim 110 ) Jim got a bushel of Corn 110 ears to go to Mill ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear Wind S. & verry warm June ( Sun 20 ) I took off my flannen shirt yesterday it was extremely warm

& went to Town after dinner My General health during the week

has been verry feeble & but verry little use of my self Verry

much palseyed all the week, until yesterday & this morning I

have much better use of my self this morning

William William is verr sick bowels out of fix bad off. --------------------------------------------- Mon 21 The morning is mostly clear the clouds are shifting & turning

every way some times from the North & some times from the East Weather & South E. Wind is blowing every way (indicates a storm, tho

yet it is verry warm, 9 oclock) I feel better this morning

not so much palseyed & Week as I have felt for some time rode

Richard ) out in the bugga in the lott yesterday & to day. Andy 1/2 ) Andy, Puss & Clary is helping Richard from dinner to night

Wm William is better some It rained a little heavy cloud in the

Rain evening. Wind -------------------------------------------

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Tu 22 The morning is some cloudy Wind, W. & Warm

Andy 1 1/2 ) Andy Puss & Clary helping Richard William is still mending

he is better off in his bowels rode out to the pawn

I rode out to the building & back and down to the Creek looking

at the Crops Some is in the weeds it has sprinkled rain

several times to day ------------------------------------------ Wed 23 The morning is verry cloudy looks like rain Wind West & some

Lyon ) cooler. I went to Town having been sent for by a man by the detector ) name of Lyons who had my Gov't claim for Cross tyes braught

from Washington I think he is a detector I givd him copy Andy ) worked ( of J. M. Moore bond as contractor to file with my claim with Rich ) this day ( he give me the name of a firm of Claim agts in Washington making 3 ) recommend them to me to send my other claims to them I filed Lyon ) Claim ( it with the papers with copy of my revocation of Penabroker Detector ) ---------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear the sun is verry red appears through June ) Th 24 ) Smoke or Mist not much are astir the Moon last night had the Richd ) Andy ( same appearance Andy worked with Richard 1/2 the day to day makin Making 3 1/2 ) Sun & ) 3 1/2 days this week three & one half days this week My mouth Moon ) gums & throat is verry sore ------------------------------------------- Fri 25 The morning is clear & mostly calm The sun is shining verry

Sun & ) dim & like it was through smoke tho not so much so as yesterday Moon ) the moon the same way to night that was the night before. Jack P. ) Andy ) Andrew is plowing Bell Mule for Jack Patton to day I let Puss

-300( Puss $1.00 ) have $1.00 she went to Lorra's examination to day ) I had ( letter to ) a letter maled to Rus W. Porter Nashville informing him R W Porter ) of the situation of my Gov't Claims & of this man Lyons from

Washing. who is investigating the Claims William went to Town ------------------------------------------------- Sat 26 The morning is mostly clear Wind S. E. & warm

18 May ) Our Flour is out that we got on the 18th day of May, 50 lbs Flour ) ( making 37 days that is using over 1 1/4 lbs per day ) ( 50 lbs 4 qrts 37 )200( 5 15 Qrtes. 185 37 15 at this rate it will take 490 3/4 lbs a year to do us at

$9. per 100 lbs ---------------- in all $51.85 pr year.

Flour ) I got to day in Town 25 lbs of Flour $2.50.

Self ) When I went to Town I find Jno D. Moore's wife a selling off Town ) every thing him gone & she prepairing to follow to the South.

Puss ( I got Clary cote .85 Cents & Felix a hat $1.25 making $2.10 $2.10 ) Felix ( Clary ) ----------------------------------------------- Sun 27 The morning partially clear Wind S. & Warm

Monk ) My General health is about like it has been for the last week 10 day ) Monk reports 5 days each Mule making 10 days -- this last week. ------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is some cloudy Wind E. & S. E. & a little cool. June ( Mon 28 ) I maled letter to R. E. Glascock U. S. Marshal asking him to Marshal ( E R Glascock ) send a deputation to Dooley to collect the debt upon Jno D. J D Moore ( Dooly ) Moore Williams & myself I went to Town got out attachment by Williams ( Attachment ) J. D.Moore had it brot on Moore's property by Dooley enough to

pay the debt. ------------------------------------------