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$3.00 ) I went to Town got 2 handkerchufs $3.00 Jo Thomas $1.25 Jo Thomas ) $1.25 ) for Malasses - took back 10 sacks that I had braught out my Sacks ) Keesie ) oats in & give them to Keezee's & bot of Keessee a Jug Malasses Oats in ) Jo sick ) for Jo Thomas Charged above 111111 6 ) I hear from William at the Rock Spg & other places ----------------------------- Tom Peelar ) I have settled & paid off Tom Peelar blacksmith act for col ) $20.00 ) the last year 1869 $20.00 See it filed paid off the day of See recipted. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1870 ) The morning is partially clear & cold Wind W. & N. Feby ( Fr 25 ) William did not git home last night he will be at Spring Wm ( Spring Hill ) Hill 22 Dist. today (Spring Hill) 22 Dist ( Town ) I went to Town rode in Thomas L. (Barush) with him & Fanna there was a good many people in Town I saw several person from where the candidates were speaking William is no better Some are of opinion that It is Genl Whithong (the older) that is candidate agt William This impression shold not be let stand that way. I hear that Whithong is saying things about Wm & the Porters that he aught not, & William is not answering him owing to his being too unwell Jo sick ) 1111111 7 ) If it don't rain I must go back to Town tomorrow Jo sick -------------------------------------------------- Sat 26 ) The morning is verry cloudy. S. & turned quite warm looks Wm meets ) Carters Cr ) like rain station ( the 19 Dist ) William did not come home last night Meets today at Carter's today ) Jack & Aleck ) Creek Station the 19 Dist. I went to Town paid Jack & Aleck for rales ) $1.25 ) $1.25 the ballence of $6.25 for 500 rales having paid them $5.00
Jack ) on the 19 Inst. This makes 1500 I have paid tham for See entries Cash loned ( $1.00 ) I loned Jack $1.00 today Puss got $2.00 Lorra $.50 in Town Puss $2.50 ( Rich $1.00 ) today Rich $1.00 I worked hard for William amongst the voters yesterday & to( Wm ) day I think I made it till I come home verry tired ) Wm Jo sick ( ( 11111111 8 ) come at night I think he is some better not much Jo sick -------------------------------------------------- Sun 27 ) The morning is clear mostly high Winds all day S. W. My General health has been much like it was last week My Sore ankle ) cough & cold is some better I have a verry sore ankle occasioned from rubbing it when I had the cramp the other night it is verry much inflamed smarts and burns continually I put Jo sick 9 ) Mercurial ointment on it last night. ---------------------------------------------------- 1870 ) The morning is clear high Winds N. W. Feby ) Mon 28 ) William has went to Town No speaking today. Wm We are trying to hall up wood with the Wagons This is the last day of Feby & quite cold Self ) Ankle ) My ankle has pained me all night verry much Verry considerable fever in it Hen & 12 ) chicks ) The blue hen that set in the passage braught of 12 chickens 3 white & 9 blacks they look remarkable peart ears harty looks well. Puss $5.00 ) Jo sick 10 ) Puss went to Town I give her $5.00 to get some cloathes with before she went Jo sick ever since the 19 (Sat) 9 days he Self says he will work tomorrow Sore ankle no better -----------------------------------------------------------
March ) The morninig is very cloudy Wind N.W. It rained some Tus 1st ) little last night looks like rain Wm goes to ) Dv River ( William meets with the candidates at Dove R. Station the 20th Station) the 20 ( Dist today his cough & cold is but little bitter. Dist today ) Work ) Tom Peeler (col) is at work in my shop fixing up my plows & T. Peelar ( (col) ) David Blackman (col) is striking in the shop for him They
D. Blackman) finished 3 turning plows 2 bull tongs & one shovel made them ready for the stocking They worked all day and was Jack Patton) busy They done some work for Dave & fiixed up Jack Pattons Rich 1) plow Aleck halls 1 load for me & 1 for himself Rich halled a load of wood for me and himself -------------------------------------------------- Wed 2) The morning is mostly clear and cold frost. Wind N. Meet at) William did not come home last night he meets at Santafee Santafee( 18 Dist) old Benton today 18 Dist. Puss is sick her & Jo is taking salts Puss is complaining Jack) I think its cold We measured off for Jack Aleck & Rich there Aleck( Richd) ground & for Dave & App, but did not finish Dave and App's. Richd agrees the same contract I make with Jack & Aleck shall be the same with. him & me for this year -------------------------------------------------- 1870) The morning is verry cloudy Wind N.E March( Th 3) William not at home last night, he meets at Kinderhook 1st Wm meets( Kinderhood) Dist. It commenced raining today about one oclock & has today 1st( Dist) rained all day & still raining and thundering at 9.20 at night Rain( Thunder) the wind is mostly from the E. & S. E. but the clouds are
coming from the West, terable bad night Old Lawson & family has left Thomas & Fanna Mary P. Webster & Matta is at Thomas & Jas Webster is David ) I measured the thickets & took it out of David & Apps ground App ) that was not fit for cultivation See calculation filed Not quite six acres of thickets. -------------------------------------- Fr 4 ) The morning is dark & cloudy rained all night W. looks like rain William ) N. West ( William did not come home last night he has no apoints out somewhere ) for there meeting today he is the N. W. portion of the county somewhere Jack ) Aleck ) Jack Patton & Aleck Young entered into agreement today they are commencing there work & feeding there work stock Richd agrees to there contract takes Kit & Dutch ----------------------------------------- Sat 5 ) The morning is cloudy Wind W. Wm ) William did not come home last night he meets at Williams Wms Port ) Port today there is excitement in the County candidates K Kluck ) Election the Ku Kluck's have met in a convention & nominated candates S. Wright ) Stephen Wright stayed last night. Self I went to Town I got the following articles 50 lbs of flour $2.50 Sugar $2.00 Cold Oil $.40 2 prs Hames $2.00 a bottle of poison berry & whiskey to kill the lice on horses $.09 pencil $.15 Total $7.90 Treating &c $8.00 Total - $15.90
I was all over Town tryed to see every Voter in Town I am afraid of the nomination of the K. K. ticket it is Hickey, Akin, Whithorn, Wood unless it is made to react I don't know what it will produce. ----------------------------- 1870 ) The morning is dark cloudy & raining Wind E. It has been March ( Sun 6 ) raining ever since before day verry hard My General health is some better My cold is better & some better every way the verry weak and but little use of myself My hands and feet is verry deficient at times I am better this morning I have more use of my hands & not so much of my feet Upon the whole I am better than the week before. It has rained all day until evening, the ground is verry wet & muddy Wind shifting to N. W. & turning cold. ----------------------------- Mon 7 ) The morning is dark & cloudy Wind W. Verry cold Wm ) William is at home & quite unwell Town ) I went to Town Verry cold My Bufy harness broke & pestered me verry much I found a greate many people there I saw & talk to several hundreds of them If WIlliam is beaten it will K. K. be the K. K. ticket that will do it, & if it does I may not ( dye before I may see that ample satisfaction take place ) I ( Tax $4.50 ) paid my Tax for the Rock Spring Dist 24th for last year 1869 $4.50 to J. W. Williams Tax Collector & Deputy Shff on my Puss $1.00 ) Cedar land. I got Puss $1.00 Sugar I paid James the SilverWatch $4.00 ) smith $4.00 for working on William's watch -----------------------------