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Volume 2: 1834-1843 and 1864-1867

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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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took these Brick out of Mr Tods lott where Mr Tod was trying to take care of them for me took them in Apl or May 1865. I went to Town in the evening 1865 / June } Genl McCoys Command left (yesterday) & L Col Maston took Fr 23 / Truet } his place as Commander of the post James Truett gone to McCoy gone / Col Maston ) Indiana. Some unpleasant feeling at him McCoys command all in his place ) went yesterday ------------ Sat 24 I went to Town the Convention met in the Market house & Convention } nomenated a candidate for Congress from this Congressional Dist. Severl aspirents were put in nomination the prominent candiArnald / Nominated ) dates were Mr Saml Arnell & Jos B Freerson After balloting a good while Saml Arnell was declared the nominee there was good deal of Manuvering and double dealing & some unpleasant speaches. The bone of Contention was the disfrancise law passed by the last Legistature & it seemed to be those mostly in favor of that law was considered the Simon pure & all others denounced as rebel simpathisers McRadys / Mule ) I had an interview with Mr McRady to day I learn the sorrel Mule I have been driving in my Buga is the property of Ephraim McRady She was let in the pawn on the 2oth day of Decr last in the night the same night they took the little bay Mare & See 20thDec / entry) old Dash see entry of Decr 1864. I told McRady to come & get her. I have no doubt but she belongs to him She has been here

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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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1865 / July 6 } It has been extremely hot for several days & this morning is Thurs } a perfect calm and verry warm --- ------- Warm indeed } We have finished laying bye our Corn in the long field & all hands in the Cotton this morning. The girls not doing any think only what they have been fourced William } William got home from B. B. at dinner All hands working in the Cotton I stayed at home all day did ot go to Town. It has for several days [above: been] I think the hottest Weather I have ever know too hot to plow or do any thing in the field the ground is getting verry dry -------- Fri 7th } It continues extremely warm W. pulled up & put away what Warm } few Onions we have left tho it is to soon, the tops are green Onions } yet & they are quite small I went & found Jack Patton & Perry cutting the green timber for wood to hall to Town I put a stop to it I went to Town late in the evening No news -------- Sat 8 } I went to Town some excitement about the Election for Congress Many Citizens are inrolling themselves with the Clerk of the Country Cort & getting Certificates of Loyalty to Vote according Judge / Election } to the last disfranchise Act of the Legislature. I am appointed 3rd Augt } Judge of said Election with Holes & J. D. Moore. I will try to get off from serving if I can well do so. Saml Arnell Candidates } & Thomas are canvassing the State, Candidates from Congress 1st Th 3rd Augt More excitement than I expected to see.

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News came in the papers that 4 or 5 were hung in Washington H ung } City layed by a Court Marshal so accicerry to the murder of Lincon Amongst them was a woman Mrs Serat O What a shame to take the life of a woman in cold blood only as acciurry to the crim Why could they not have confined her for life. Will such a course of Conduct be tolerated & excused by any civilized people "I shall not say" Red } Red went with me to Town & came back with me. 1865 / July } The morning is clear & quite warm tho the night was cool Sun 9th } William & Margaret went to Church at McKeans Cid Adkinson William / & Mag } stayed all night George Erwin & West Dow stayed last night also until after supper. Got Ock a pair of ear rings & brest Ock / jewelry ) pin verry fine Cost $ She is verry proud of them. Mag & William is Gone to the Indian Camp Spring Mag rode Wms filla & William Rode Bill It is thundering & looks like for rain at 5 in tho evening it is verry warm tho there are some refreshing air astir at times The Fedrel / authorities ) I see a verry greate disposition with the authorities at this place ) to interfere with Civil law particular when the Negro is conserned They are determined to stay here to protect the Govt. farms, the Negro, & get good wages & live high & assoom authority & drink good liquor and dominere over the Citizens generally (they are despised) by all --------- Mon 10 I went after our Mules & horses the Fedrels some 4 or 500 Rain} passed on South this morning We got them back without loosing any. I went to Town at 11 oclock It rained a verry pretty

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season Not quite enough tho it will help verry mush My Crop [underlined]need it verry much[/underlined]. Some wind broke shade trees ---------- Tu 11 } Caleb divided his Oats giving me one third I got 300 Oats / Caleb } bundles Thomas & William went to Town this morning they were 300 bundles } trying to git up a fox chase this morning & last night but made a lot of it. It is verry dark and cloudy this morning Cutting / Knife } We have moved our cutting knife into the potatoe house to cut Oats & have put what few Oats we got of Caleb & Wash in there Wash Oats / 170 bundles ) potatoe house. I got 170 bundles of Oats of Wash the one third of what he raised the bundles are quite small of Caleb & Washs Oats 1865 / July / Wed 12th } This morning is quite Cool the rain that fell Monday Cool } is doing immense good Crops are growing finely, quite cool Jones / Smith } Thomas Jones paid me $125.00 on the P. Smith note to Give to $125 } William I have kept it I give my note to William for the mo ney dated this day Jones also give me Parham Smiths recpt to him for $200. dated July 8th to give to William to be credited on the Jones note to Wm for Smith. I went to Town No particular new Some excitement in the Congressional Election about the qualification of Voters Some fighting with Doughry Yourk & Freerson &c ----------- Th 13 } William & Thomas Went fox hunting at 2 oclock this morning got back 10 oclock & lost the blue hound slut, found a Gun in the Woods loaded (Enfield rifle) the slut has got home again 6 bush. / Meal / paid } I went to Town got 6 bush & of meal at $1.50 per bush, $5.00 / for Corn, } paid $10.20 Cents, 50 lbs is one bushel I also paid Towns Christopher plowing &c. } $5.00

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