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Fri 29 / William Town Wm Pussy Clary $1.40 Corney 1.25/$2.65 Candy Cole Oil / Tom Pealer ) The morning is cloudy some and warm wind S.
William has not got home yet from the Fair I went to Town a fter dinner William did not come
I got Clary pair shoes $1.40 Corney $1.25 - - - - $2.65 I got 24 Star Candles 4 lbs. (25) - - - - 1.00 A can of cole oil .40 cts - - - - .40/85.05 Paid Tom pealer for mending Bugga .75 - - - - .75/85.80 he worked the half of the day
Sat 30 / Charley 0.50 Felix - .15 Clary - .25 - Corny .20/$1.00 Jack Patton Corn ) The morning is a little cloudy the Wind N. W. The Wind blows verry cold N. W. Weather some moderated
Hamon got home from the Fair - Pulaskie - to Thos last night I stayed home all day
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I have made a settlement with Jack Patton of our Corn Crop I have got in all 32 bbs and he has got the same We are even in the Corn line
Sun 31 / Self / Wm ) The morning is clear calm & cold The Wind all day yesterday was from N. & W. Cold
My General health is about like it was last week William has not returned from the Fair (he got home about 1 oclock)
I went after dinner to W. B. Wilson's Spent the evening with him verry socially he comes home nearly every Saturday evening Richd & Abe in a fuss about Richard [illegible] cow said Richard has killed her
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1869 November Mon 1st ) The morning is clear calm & cold
I went to Town W. P. Martin drew up a pitition to the Gen'l Assembly now setting asking a law to be passed authorising the people to elect the Clerk of the Chancery Court in place of the Judge apointg I took the pitition amongst the people about one hour & near one hundred men signed it The County Cort is in Session greate many people in Town
Tu 2 / Socks &c / Richd $22.50 ) The morning is a little cloudy & smokey & quite cold & disagreeable weather
I went to town got 2 pr Socks - - - - - $1.00 Sweet potatoes half bushel - - - - - .50 Beef - - - - - 0.50 1 paper of pins - - - - - .10 Total $2.10
I got in all from Richard 18 bbs & Rich has got 24 bbs
Upon a settlement with Richard Trotter he fell in my debt two loads of Corn 3 bbs each at $3.75 per barrel making $21.00 (21.00)
Wed 3 ) The morning is a little cloudy & smokey The Weather is moderated Charley Monk & Jack halled Caleb Corn
Th 4 / Caleb Corn ) The morning is mostly clear rained a little last night. We started 3 wagons Jack Monk & Charley into Calebs field Owed 18 bbs [next line illegible]
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Fr 5 / Monk $11.25) The morning a little cloudy hall with 3 wagons finished the 10 loads at 12 oclock All the feed corn
Caleb heretofore has used 4 1/2 loads Monk heretofore has used 4 I have used 4
There is 4 loads yet coming of 3 barrels each making 12 bbs (I am intitled to another load to make us even) I have let Monk have it, 3 barrels which he is to account to me for upon a settlement Corn is selling for $3.75 per bb (Monk $11.25) I have got no more Corn than pay for feed of the mules out of Caleb's field
1869 November Sat 6 / Tallahassa battle ) The morning is clear & come colder Wind N. W.
This morning 56 years ago we faugh the battle at Tallahassa the 6th. of November 1813. Mad a verry greate slaughter amongst the unfortunate Indians, & some of our brave boys killed also. We surrounded the Town killed nearly all off them burnt up the Town mostly. Got out of there sellers the cooked potatoes dreeping with the grease of the rosted Indians that was burned i there houses, the potatoes having been put away in there sellers We had greasy eating of potatoes
Sun 7 / Caleb corn &c but little ) The morning is clear & cold Wind N. W. My General health is not quit so good having taken too much exercise in getting up our Corn with Caleb Th. & F. I have taken a renewed cold Caleb is acting verry badly have not got as much Corn as pays me for the feeding the Mules while plowing Caleb has acted badly teacherous & dishonestly in every way he could I eat some sweet potatoes for dinner it
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Thos Fanna 5 children with us today ) has given cholic right bad for some 2 hours Fanna Thomas and all her children eat dinner with us today
Mon 8 / Jack P. / beef ) The morning is dark & cloudy and sleating N. & West Jack Patton killed a little Beef I got a part of a hind quarter it weighed 25 1/2 lbs. I am to pay him back the same (25 1/2 lbs.) when I kill my little beef
M 8 / Caleb Tops See 11 Inst. ) The morning cloudy cold & sleating I stayed home all day I got 2 loads of Tops of Caleb I owe hime for the half it is worth about a load See Th. 11 finished halling Thursday 11.
1869 Nov'r Tus 9 Dalladego ) The morning is cloudy cold Wind N. E. The 9th. Nov'r 1813 was battle of Talladega It was for a while a hard faught battle I was in it & bore a verry conspicuous part Many Indians was killed & some of our brave boys also The day 9th. Nov'r never passes me without thinking of the battle & suffering that was on that day The wounded and there crys were distressing
Wed 10 ) The morning cloudy & cold George H. halled 2 loads of Corn to me Jack's Wagon
Th 11 ) The morning is dark & cloudy Cold Eastern are verry disagreeable it affects me verry much We finished halling up from
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Caleb's field the Tops of fodder there was four & one half loads in all o f the (2 horse wagon) Caleb is inititled to pay for the half of them. Preston had a cotton picking got out nearly all of his cotton danced all night to tale
Fr 12 / See 20 Nov / Hoga Pork 1137 / Jack Richd Press & George H. See 20th. Nov'r ) The morning is mostly clear some clouds coming from the N. W. & cold Jack Richd Preston & George H. is prepairing to kill my hogs as follows (all small) Making eleven hundred and thirty seven pounds We have 12 more to kill larger ones We got done killing & at 12 oclock The Lard little stand Weighed 54 lbs. [table]
1869 November Sat 13 ) The morning is Cloudy Wind in S. W. & West It commenced raining last night about dark & rained on until the turn of the night & is turning cold this morning. We finished salting up our meet and got some wood.
Sun 14 )
The morning is mostly clear Wind S. W. & West and quite cool My General health is about like it has been the desperate bad cold I have had for the last 8 or 10 days is getting much better The Diabets & Piles have been affecting me for the last few days a good deal. I can't rest of nights My health a nd other things won't let me rest or sleep but little of nights.