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George finished building App Patton's chimney near the Ginger George P. ) Spring, having worked five days at $2.00 per day Making $10.00 $10.00 )
B=Feby ) Feby The morning is mostly clear Wind S. W. Wed 2 ) Gate ) I was all day mending the Gate that leads out mended ) into the front lott Old WImmiam Gill was here & eat his dinner Signed my papers paid Tom ) of Loyalty Peeler ( $20.45 ) I paid off Tom Peeler (Col) the blacksmith Act. for last Buggy ) house ( year $20.45 put my Bugg in the Bugga house made a stool to Stool ) set on & put in Bugg house
Th 3 ) The morning is cloudy Verrycold N. but a clearing off at ( Stool ) sun rise It has been quite cold all day ) Made a stool & ( put in the bugga house for my own convenience
Fr 4 ) The morning is quite cold Wind N,
William ) William left home, the candidates all Meets at Haricon Switch Haricon ( Switch ) today the 1st day of there Campain
I went out in my Buggs to Thomas's after dinner I had Matta W. Janey & Dilla for dinner The children enjoyed my dinner verry well
1879 ) February ( The morning is cold calm & a frost William did not git home Saturday 5 ) Sat. 5 ) last night I stayed by my self I got up early shaved put
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Sasaphrally & George finished building App Patton's chimney near the Ginger George P. ) Spring, having worked five days at $2.00 per day Making $10.00 $10.00 )
Feby ) Feby The morning is mostly clear Wind S. W. Wed 2 ) Gate ) I was all day mending the Gate that leads out mended ) into the front lott Old William Gill was here & eat his dinner Signed my papers paid Tom ) of Loyalty Peeler ( $20.45 ) I paid off Tom Peeler (Col) the blacksmith Act. for last Buggy ) house ( year $20.45 put my Bugg in the Bugga house made a stool to Stool ) set on & put in Bugg house
Th 3 ) The morning is cloudy Verry cold N. but a clearing off at ( Stool ) sun rise It has been quite cold all day ) Made a stool & ( put in the bugga house for my own convenience
Fr 4 ) The morning is quite cold Wind N,
William ) William left home, the candidates all Meets at Haricon Switch Haricon ( Switch ) today the 1st day of there Campain
I went out in my Buggs to Thomas's after dinner I had Matta W. Janey & Dilla for dinner The children enjoyed my dinner verry well
1879 ) February ( The morning is cold calm & a frost William did not git home Saturday 5 ) Sat. 5 ) last night I stayed by my self I got up early shaved put
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on a clean shirt rested tolerable well paid Jack ( $4.16( Henry $4.16) Rales I paid them $4.16 1/2 cents a piece making $12.50 They are to help put them up they are not finished making them yet. Wm ) William was at the 5 Dist. Foxes today Got home near night Foxes ( 5 Dist ) I bot for Puss for Lorra & Clary 6 yards of Domestic -$1.00 Puss & Jo ( $5.64 ( 12 yards of Lincey at 22 Cents ------------$2.64 Salts ) Do Cash $2.00 (by Jo) ------------ $2.00 Lodnum ( Total five dols 64 -- $5.64 $1.50 ) I got bottle Laudnum 4 oz ------------$1.00
Saults 1 pound ------------ .50 Brier hook ) $2.00 ) I got a brier hook cost ------------$2.00 Town ) I went to Town after dinner Many negroes & people in Town turn verry cold in the evening
Sun 6 ) The morning is a little cloudy calm & verry cold Self ) I have by Some means taken a cold which effect me verry much beet ) particularly of nights. I think humor on my neck & head is not so bad probably the Medicin Bull's Sassaperelly &c is ( Thos & ) doing it ) Fanna & Tom & Willa cam & stayed a few minutes beFanna ) Self ) fore dinner William went home with them & stay all day I have a bad cold pain in my right side
Mon 7 ) The morning is raining coming N. East The weather has Rain ) moderated looks rain all day I wrote a note to Mr. Glen in Columbia that I won't stand George George P. ) P. security for $2.00 of Groceries Rain ) It has been raining all day some times verry hard, & still
raining a cold rain at 4 oclock ( Cort ) The Country Cort is in Session greate many people in Town ) George H. balled his Cotton to Moores Gin & we put in with his Georg H. ) Cotton Piss' Cotton 331 pounds of seed Cotton to be accounted Puss Cotton ( Cotton ) for in a Settlement with George H.
1870 ) The morning verry cold Ground covered with Snow & snowing Feby ( Tus 8 ) from the W. & N. W. Snow Wm ) William has left through the Snow to the meeting at Parks 4 Dist 4th. Dist Self My health is verry weakly I had the cramp verry bad through the night & a verrysevere pain in the right side do bad I can't cough I have a bad cough & cold upon the whole I am tolerable had off Jo Matthews( I paid Jo Matthews Richds Act (Beef) $3.50 Also Jack Patton Richd ) paid $3.50 ( Act for (beef) to Jo Matthews $3.50 Jack ) Cleared off at 12 oclock bitter cold
Wed 9 ) The morning is clear (frost) & cold Wind N. W. Wm ) William did not come home last night he will be at Cullaokey Cullaoka ( 6 Dist ) today with the other candidates Jo is making a brier hook handle broke the poplar one
Th 10 ) The morning is clear calm & moderate Wm William did not git home last night he will be at Bigbyville B igbyville) Dist 7th & ( today. Thomas rode the sorrel Stud to Bigbyville today 8th. ) Brier hook ( I got a bryer Hook to cut the briers in my orchard It seems
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to do verry well Got at Andrews Saturday P. Pillow ) Dead ) Pone Pillow died in his bead No one knows what was the matter
Fr 11 ) The morning is a little cloudy high Wind S. Wm William did not come home last night he will go to (New Dist No. 11) ( York) Wortham's old District No. 11 ) Our chickens are Chickens ) ( Colery ( all dying every day & night of cholery We loose 2 or 3 Dying ) every day. The Wind is a little subsided has been verry letter to ( Absalom ) high all day from the South Alexander ( Land ) I sent a letter I had written to Absalem Alexander near Bennets asking to trade for my land out there
1870 ) The morning is dark & cloudy Wind mostly W. Feby ( Sat 12 ) William did not come home last night he meets (with the Wm Mt. Pleasant) candidates) at Mt. Pleasant today, the 12 & 13 districts. Dist 12 & 13 ) Cow & ) Our red cow has got a verry fine heifer calf looks well. young calf ) Hamon ) Hamon came in about midnight prouling about round the house Asked to open the doore I done it but told him the next time I would not let him in I was pestered & excited & slept no more for nearly day I feel verry drowsy & bad off this Chanes &c ) morning. I went to Town after dinner cot 2 blind Bridles bot $5.35 ) $2.50 two pair of drawing chanes $2.25 1 pr plow lines .60 Rich $.60 ) Puss $1.00 ) making $5.35 let Rich have $.60 & Puss have $1.00 Good many people in Town I think there is greate exertions making agt Wm ) William. William got home at night verry bad off, unwell bad cold