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[Left margin: Wm Henry] or leave He left, he was fighting every thing that come in his way, broke the Wagon tongue besting the Mules beat [underlined]Rich, & cut up generally It was impossible to stand it any longer with him I went to Town in the evening Thomas came home with me it is rumered that the commends are to be exchanged shortly Col McCoy has been absent to Washington City for some time. [Left margin: Mulinax] Mulinax is in his place until McCoy returns. [Left margin: McCoy] 1865 June Tues 6th This morning is some cooler it was verry warm yesterday. Adaline is better she miscarried a few days ago & has been very sick — I went to Town Col McCoy is promoted to Brig [Left margin: Genl McCoy] Genl & has got back to Town & taken command again of the post. -------------- Wed 7 I went to Town after dinner saw Will Henry he asked to come home & go to work I agreed for him to do so [above: tho I had not intended to do so] so he has [Left margin: Will Hen] lost 3 days this week & two last week -------------- Th 8th The Circus was in Town Margaret & William went & William went on from there to Maryanns & I brough Margaret back & Thos came [Left margin: Mag / Thos / Bugga / $9.00] & stayed with me all night The most of our blacks went to the Circus to day. Thomas paid $9.00 to at Mt. Pleasant for mending Williams Bugga. -------------- Fri 9th I stayed at home all day I was in hopes of getting a good [Left margin: No rain] rain but it blewed off without rain We are extremely dry suffering verry much indeed

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it is verry good White Corn [Left margin: Thanks given day] of Corn / This is Thanks giving day & more people, citisens, in Town than has been for years at any one time. The Govern[Left margin: Govt Sale of horses] ment horses were sold to day, brought fine prices. 1865 June Fr 2nd I went to Town Alfred Fleming came from Nashville Could git no settlement with Moore the Contractor or the authorities for [Left margin: Moore] his Cross tyes Mary has ordered the sale of so much of her [Left margin: Marys cotten See 31st May] Cotton as will pay expenses $1000. The moy is going to Kessie bad policy to give such things in to the possession of Speculaters, her Cotton has been shipt North some time ago This order was made to Kessie on last Wednesday the 31st May [Left margin: Thos.] Thos came home with me ------- Sat 3 I went to Town Came home at 12½ oclock and brought 2 bushels of Meal in my Bugga William & Mag went to the Creek fishing [Left margin: Meal $2.50] in the evening All hands quit work yesterday evening & nothing [Left margin: black soldiers] done to day. Report that Nego Soldiers are to be stationed here in place of the white soldiers Sun 4 The morning is verry clear & warm the ground is verry dry, [Left margin: No rain] not rained here since the 25th May and not a good season There has been no season for a long time worth any thing to the Crops Mon 5th William went to Town this morngin with Jas T. Moore & his son [Left margin: William] William All hands seem to be getting along tolerable well [Left margin: Shearing Sheep] Preston is trying to shear the 6 Sheep that has been left me

Will Henry has left last Friday he was told to behave himself

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1865 /May Sat 2th/ I have stayed at home William and Margaret went with others of the neighbourhood below Tom upon a spree of Fishing &c &c They went in the Bugga All hands quit work yesterday evening [Left margin: William & Mag] & for to day. Halcomb took off his Wagon I traded to him. I told Jack Patton to bring my letters & papers from Town, he has not come back during the night. ------------- ------------- Sun 28th New the payroled soldiers and the Negroes at Mephas have [Left margin: Memphis Negroes Killed] done some fighting Some 20 Negroes are reported killed Grew out of the Fort Pillow Fight ------------- ------------- Mon 29 I went to Town no particular news Thomas came home with me We are getting along verry slowly with our Crop tho as well as I expected under all circumstances Tu 30 I went to Town had some altercation with Jo Anderson Settled it satisfactory. No particular news The Southern soldiers are all getting home. Thomas came home with me. Wed 31 I went to Town No particular news finished howing over the Cotton and now howing in the lower field Maryan ordered her [Left margin: Maryann / Cotton / See 2nd June / See 1st June] Cotton sold in part to pay expenses $1000. I sent & got 2 loads of Corn of Towns Christopher Jack [Left margin: Corn / 2 loads] I sent & got 2 loads of Corn of Towns Christopher Jack Patton & Webb went after it near Mitchels old Hill on B. Bighy 3 miles West of Bodee[s] Monument I got it at one dollar per bushel upon a credit One Wagon held 9 Tubs & the other 10 Tubs

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------------- Sat 10 I went to Town Genl McCoy denies telling John to take my freeman} brick I will see the boy here after John McDaniel came to Jno Brown} get Brick saying the Federal Authorities gave him leaf to do Jno McDaniel} he did not get them -- I found J D McBain in Town I had a writ served upon him & a counter part sent to Nashville to serve upon J M Moore McBain} McBain was very angry Thos L Porter} I got 177 lbs of Bacon of Thos L Porter Fri 15 $35.40 Bacon $35.40} Thomas got 36 bush Corn $1.00 pr. bush - $36.00 ------------- Sun 11 It is verry warm & a little cloudy It commenced raining Rain} about 4 in the evening & has rained a verry pretty shower & still raining at 6 in the evening this rain was greatly needed every portion of our Cropt was bigginning to turn yellow & swivel up a few more days & many fiedls would have been lost with the drouth 1865 June / Mon 12} Will Henry, John Quales, & Sandford are gone this morning -------} after gitting all the money they could well git of me one Henry Sandford &} Saturday they have left Green with the rest of the hands is John all gone} gitting along verry well I left this morning got on the cars Tu 13 Nashville} & went to Nashville to see about my Rail rode ties I was in Wed 14} Nashville until Friday morning at which time I came home & Th 15 / Fri 16} got but little done, more than serve the Write upon Moore the borrowed of Thos L P } Contractor Of course I know of but little going on at home $20.00 Mon / 12 } borrid of Thos $20.00 (Mon. 12)

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------------- Sat 17 All our hands working with hows quit this morning, the plow hands plowed on to dinner & quit I went to Town after dinner Maryann) Mary was there I wrote a letter for her to W. J. Porter & W. J. Perter) mailed it to Cincinnatta (We got an answer says there is no money there) We hear of some roberys & theft going on Crops are looking Corn the ) fine (Some Fedrels was here) We got two loads of Corn one 15th Inst / 19½ bushels ) load 15 bushels the other 13 of Mr Norman at the old Nathan Coffee place this Corn was got on last Thursday the 15 Inst when I was in Nashville ------------- Sun 18 } I stayed at home William & Mag went to preaching in Town Wm & Mag / Meeting ) (but saw none) it rained verry hard in Town & a little here ------------- Mon 19 I got up quite unwell My bowels verry much out of fix I Self / Unwell ) stayed at home all day all hands trying to do something (all that has not left) is at work Matilda washed my Cleathes done it verry well Wm } Thomas L. cames at night stayed until morning William made McCoy } 3 Shoes to day News that Genl McCoy is about to leave for parts better known to himself his command all going 1865 It has turned some cooler Walter Aksin is here trying to June / Thu 20th } kill squirrels in our woods. William has went with him. I am W Akins / Self } some better this morning My head has been aking all night & I feel out of fix the better

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I went to Town in the evening No particular news. I Jno Brown / Coloured ) ha d some altercation with John Brown Colored & Barber he agreed to pay for the Brick he has taken in presence of John P. Padget the Clerk of the County Court he would not go before Genl McCoy but chose the pay for the Brick It will be hard to find out the No for he dont wish to say Genl Jno C. Brown ) I came home Genl Jno C. Brown wrode in my Buga as far as Looneys. I see he is some uneasy he is indicted in the Court at Nashville for treason. I have been some unwell for several days the better ------------ Wed 21 Not being verry well I have stayed at home all day William My Black / Mule ) went to Town with Thomas in the morning came back & him & Margaret went to the Creek (pick nick) Thomas came back at 4 and took the lame black Mule to B. B. with him John Porter Hughs son) came & stayed all night All our hands are gitting along tolerable well Some plowing some howing &c Our Crop is looking tolerable well & in good fix We have Corn Corn/ taseling ) taseling & our Cotton looks verry well We begin to need rain not bad ---------- Th 22d I have seen J. H. Stodamen who baut John Brown (barber) J. Brown / Barber ) sistern out of my brick got him to make a calculation The No Brick / $41.34 ) of Brick it took he says that John took of my Brick 4134 new Brick & they were worth $10.00 per 1000 making $41.34 ets. John

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ever since the 20th Decr I was all along in hopes that when the owner found his Mule it would be some Clue to the finding of My two Mares, that was taken from me the same night the Mule was left Sun 25 William & Mag went to Meeting at McCains Church It rained Rain } but verry little (some sharp thunder) not enough to do any good there was some wind, after the clouds blew away the air has Cool } turned much cooler The Wind has changed to the North, during the night 1865 June / Mon 26 } I went to Town extremly warm All hands have went to twork Wood / $ 12.00 } this morning We divided out all the money we got for wood last week with the blacks (the girls) Considerable rumers of depreSchool Negroes ) dations in the lower Countries. The School Negroes commenced Committed to / Jail ) depredations in Mrs Holdens Garden Was taken before Welsh & Andrews & was tryed & sent to Jail The Squire & Constable McRady / Mule ) was brought before the authorities for doing the same but was dismissed McRady got his Mule that has been here ever since the 20th Dec 1865 ------------- Tu 27 Willima & Thomas went to Town together. I got to day 520 lbs of Bacon L. Smith had 252 lbs give him my note for $50.40. Bacon / 520 lbs / $104,00 ) Wm Kearnel had 268 lbs give him my note for $53.60. I give $20.00 pr 100 for this Bacon Wed 28 Wash & Jack Patton went this morning to Norman the Coffee Corn / $30.00} place for 2 loads of Corn & got it 30 bush. I stayed at home

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all day William is verry unwell A gum bile in his mouth Edmond Welsher came at night stayed all night I rode Williams filly to Town [above: to day] tired me much Thurs 29th I went to Town with Edmond Welsher inthe morning he made a Deed of Trust of his effects, appointed me Trustee William paid / $60.00 for ) William paid to day Norman for the 4 loads of Corn 60 bushels Corn to / Norman ) $60.00 that we have got of him which paid him off up to this McBean } time McBean in Town to day was a little out of sorts about my saying to F. Welsh Esqr the amt of Bonds him & his Negro horse stealed should be bound in, he said a greate deal about the disfrancise law Semmed to differ with the public Rain } opinion verry much Was in favour of the law. A Good rain Thursday night & it was much neaded A good season & much wanted 1865 / June 30th / Fri } I stayed at home William went to Town he is some better to day Thos went last night to J. W. B. Thomass ---------------- William & / Thos. ) It has been raining Several verry good showers through th day We have a plenty at this time No work doing too rainey & wet It rained last night from the sun sett until 9 oclock. We Thomas } will do now for a while. Thomas came home with William & stayed all night ---------------- July 1865 / Sat 1st } It has been raining Showery the fore part of the day Nothing rain } doing on the frarm the Mules are all turned out to grass. I have My Self / unwell ) been unwell all day yesterday all night & not much better to day

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head ake, cholick & Diarea & some fever Very considerable weakness & debility & blindness & gidiness in the head. I have continued close to my room for sever days. Stayed at home July / Sun 2nd } I think I am some better tho quite unwell Strong simtoms of Self better} flux this morning & yesterday. William is some better & so is Margaret better After the rain Thursday & Friday the Crops looks much better & the Weads seems to grow without Work. - Henry came & was cutting up his child has been here for some time Henry has been gone & behaved verry bad he left & his child soon followed, he went towards Renkins & fire off his pistol sevel times We heard no more of him to day. Alfred came to near the Cinger Spring coming this way, but met with William who told him to take another course, which he done. William / & Mag ) William & Mag went to the Indian Camp Spring Mag rode Bill Mule & she fell down on the rode, done no harm oly durtied up her cloathes a greate many blacks astir passing mostly towards Town 1865 / July 3d / Mon } I was restless through the night Head ake & some fever My bowels are out of fix something tending to the Flux & verry My self / unwell ) painful tho I think I am better than I was yesterday We are starting all hands to work this morning but the girls Work } are protesting agt it on the account of tomorrow being the 4th of July They are creating some trouble. Thos. L. came in the

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Military / released the ) evening stayed all night, says the Military turned out the Negroes / prisoners ) School Negroes that had been put in Jail for there improper out of Jail ) conduct by the Civil authority. They were put in Jail 26 June -------------- July 4th ) All the blacks have stopt work & gone to Town No work of Tues ) any sort going on. William & Thos. has gone to J. W. B. Thomas Wm & Thos ) very early to go a fox hunting. I stayed at home until after Jack ) dinner Jack Porter got drunk in Town and cut up generally fought his way into the gard house. I went to Town got him payroled to the next day 10 oclock at which time he was released Marshals ) There was a greate Negro procession White Martials & Genls making speeches to the pure & emacalate Ethaopa. God save the King. I mean the dilapiated Constitution, States, & Fedrels. Negroes ) There was upon the whole a verry well behaved & powerful concourse of Negroes that deserves credit for there good behavour tho I cannot speak so well of the soldiers who beat many of them verry unmercifully tho they took it without a Murmur for better & for worse. July 5th / Wed ) I went to Town in my bugga Thos L. with me Came back at 4 oclock him & William went to Websters B. B. in the evening there was nothing new, through the day, that took place A Negro & a White man fought are B. B. Negro with a stick The White with a pistol the Negro was shot 4 times & died in a few hours. The White man was brused up some but not hurt, seriously