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Wed 14 ) Morning is clear calm & verry warm Andy & Jim is plowing Andy ( Jim ) Jim's Corn to day ------------------------------------------- Th 15 ) The morning is clear calm & warm Puss borrowed the red
Puss ) Chest out of the Store room is to return it when called on Chest ) it is a verry finely finished painted poplar chest good
lock & key
I went to Town heard Andy Johnson make a Speach to a verry
large audience mad a powerful effort agt Grant & Congress &
the Loyal League. ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind W. Andy is shelling Corn July ( Fr 16 ) I went after dinner to Sam Arnels Spent 2 hours with him
Arnell talking about my Gov't Claims Went from there to Town got 50
Flour ( lbs of Flour stayed but a few minutes there Come home 50 lbs. ) See 18 May ( While I was at Arnels a verry pretty rain fell but not much 50 lbs. ) here none to do any good
Self I got a little spinked as I got to Arnells ---------------------------------------- Sat 17 The morning is a little cloudy calm & some cooler
Wm ) William & Wm J. left this morning about day light to the barrents Wm J. ) upon a hunting spree with others dont know when they will return
about the last of next week probably. S M Arnell ) Wm B Wilson ) I went to Town after dinner saw Mr. S. Arnell I maled a letter
W. B. Wilson present & witnessed it, sealed it saw it put in
from him to the Qr M. Genl at Washington relative to my Govt
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Claim, he asks the Q. M. Genl to give me a hearing before Govt ) Claim ) he rejects my Claim he has interested himself in my behalf
verry friendly, he has braught me under obligations to him for Arnell ( Beards ) his friendship Frierson ( Davidson ) Arnell, Jim Beard, John Beard, Bernion Frierson & Dr. Davidson
had a meeting to day in Town to consult about the dificulty they
some of them are into about my Claim. Some one from here has
reported to the Qr M Genl at Washington of me not being Loyal Dr Davidson ) all denys it. Dr. Davidson took me into his back room and
took a sollem Oath in due form denying ever having done or
reported any thing against my Claim or me. I cant help ( believing he is inorcent. ) I got 4 boxes of Landreth's Pills ( Pills ) $1.00 a barrel of Salt $3.50 (2 papers) & braught J. H. Thomas $1.00 ( bbl Salt ) out in my Bugga & I come home. $3.50 ( 20. ) let Puss have $1,00 I got 11 bushels of Corn ground into Meal
Puss $1.00 ) to day put it in the box in Smoke house Meal ( Monk ) Reports 4 1/2 day for each Mule Making 9 days -------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. & warm William & July ( Sun 18 ) William J went hunting yesterday not expected home for a week. Wm & Wm J ( My General health is about like it has been the last week The
Self breaking out on my head is not so bad as the last week I have
continued to take the Broadith Pills everry day or two they
have kept my bowels regulated verry well better than any thing
else I have tryed. My gums are so verry sore I cant chew anything
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that is hard I have used a cold biskit in hot coffee for
some time until I fear it will make me use coffee & become too
fond of it. I have taken a great deal of Exercise for several
days it tyres me verry much I hope it will be for the better
tho it prostrates me at times verry much
Rain It rained a shower at 6 P. M. helps the Crops some -------------------------------------------- Mon 19 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind N. W. Calm
George H. ) Andy is helping George plow today George has been unwell for Andy ) a week but is going about, has been taking medicine blue mass
Salts & Pills he is better. We had a Blackberry pie for Blackberry ) Pie for ( dinner it was made one half flour & one half Corn Meal It dinner ) was verry good only too much Flour it should have been 1/3
flour & 2/3 Meal Just enough of Flour to make the crust stick
Rob or ) would make it right Our little blacks enjoyed it well, no steal ( some body ) other company Some raskles were through the yard after bead
time & was at the windows Went through the gate left it open --------------------------------------------- Tu 20 ( The morning is cloudy Wind N. W. Some cooler. George & Charley Work ) at $6.00 a ( Andy is helping George H. to plow his Andy Cotton with Bell Month ) ( hired boy ( Mule ) Some one or two persons has been slipping around the Charley 1/2 ) ( George H. ( house in the yard for several nights trying to git in the house
after we were all in bead they mad an attempt last night &
had like to caught it they have a dog with them. I hired a
boy Charley that is at Jim's to work a few days at .25 Cents
per day he worked with George H. 1/2 the day after dinner. A
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Rain A verry heavy Rain fell about one hour by sun
Charley Charley will work at $6.00 pr month I saw Everet who seems
to have control of Charley ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is damp & cool Wind N. E. Thomas had my bags July ( Wed 21 ) took his Wheat to Mill last evening, this morning he Give Jim ( Jim ) one bag of Flour. It weighed 57 lbs, Flour, shorts & bag ) Thomas ( ( Flour ) George P. got another bag of Flour It weighed 95 lbs of Flour Thos & ) ( George ( with the bag did not weigh the shorts. ) Andy & Charley is Flour ) ( George ) helping George H. plow after dinner 1/2 the day each to day. Andy 1/2 ( Charley 1/2 ) Wm & Wm J. left last Saturday hunting Barrens Not returned
Wm & Wm J. ) yet. ------------------------------------------- Th 22 The morning is clear calm & quite cool a fire is quite
comfortable I have on my Winter clothes & they are verry George H. ) Andy & ( comfortable. Mrs. Webster come last night in her bugga & Charley ) went this morning. Andy & Charley is helping George plow
to day. I took a Pill last night & another this morning out
Pills 11 of a new box that has none been used 27 Pills in it I want
to see how long the box last me The 2 taken has opperated verry
well -------------------------------------- Fri 23 ) The morning is quite cold Are mooving from N. a fire is verry
Andy & ( comfortable Andy & Charley is helping George George went to Charley ) George ( Town got a mowing blade cost $2.60 beef $1.10 Tobaco for Puss Mowing ) blades ( Whet rocks 3 &c Cash left $.50 all cost $5.00. Jim has had beef &c ) $5.00
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have 3 now ) one of my mowing blades I have the old one & now the new one Mowing ( ( ( blades ) making 3 of my own & they are all first rate. ) Pill 1 to day. ) ( ( Pill 111 ) Wm & Wm J. got home from there hunt in the barrens before 11
Wm & Wm J. ) & we got our dinner of Venison Stake they (company) killed
some 3 or 4 deer Wm killed 2, all kept well. ------------------------------------------- Sat 24 The morning is quite cool & cloudy & calm.
George N. ) Andy & Charley is helping George plow half the day I let Andy 1/2 ( ( Charley 1/2 ) George P. have 5 lbs of Salt $ ) Thomas let me have 100 George P. $ ) ( Thomas ( lbs of Flour I went to Town in the evening No particular Flour 100 ) Charley ) news, but few in Town but negroes. let Charley have $.50 $.50 ( Andy $.20 ) Andy $.20 Cents Felix ( $.10 ) Monk reports 4 1/2 days work for each Mule this week making 9 Monk 4 1/2 ( each ) days ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear cold & some are from the east July ( Sun 25 ) My General health is pretty much like it has been for the last
Self week or two, some times better & sometimes not so well. I
keep my bowels regulated by taking nearly every day Brandith
Pills which operates on me nearly every day. I dont know how
I could git along now with out it. I was quite unwell in the
evening & night My bowels pestered me griped me verry much -------------------------------------------- Mon 26 ) The morning is cloudy Wind West & cold It thundered & looked
George ( like rain in the night but cleared off in the night Cold this Andy ) Charley ( morning, it is cloudy. Andy & Charley both helping George plow Pill 1111 ) to day took a pill -----------------------------------------