| December 27, 1865 - December 30, 1865 [top corners torn]
My old Book is filled up & they
[… ] Commenced 5 days before 1st Jany 1865
[ …] wife Pride & Doran & El gone to Mrs Colemans
by Jerrys & at 11 Oclock it Commenced Rained
a little tho not much & stoped —
27th Raining this morning & warm my wife went up
as far as Jerrys yesterday & it raining & she returned
I have not seen little Henry & claiborne since
last Saturday claiborne came home last evening
this morning [torn] & yesterday 26th Milly Ann
& Ben went & they have not returned yet, tho
& Henry & Lila & El attends to every thing we
want Jerry came here yesterday – the weather
is Rainy & warm nearly like May or June
28th. cleared off to day & I went up to see Peggy Sick
at Cedar Hill & to old place to see about negroes
& Hired Tom Kelley Wyatt & Wm Hunt agreeable
to agreement for old place Jerry not at home
Turned Cooler Sent Peggy some medicine by Wm
29th. Went up to Cedar Hill to day after my hogs
& brot home 5 Large shoats 2 Smaller 2 Pigs for
my wifes House Pigs 3 in Henrys Pen 1 I give him
& 2 they are to raise for me & he got one some
where else making 4 he has 2 for me & 2 for
him, & Brot one young Sow Turned out for me
making 13 we brot from Cedar & left 8 2 Sows
1 of which is mine If I want it & 6 Pigs for
Jerry, claiborne & little Henry has not done
any thing for a week tomorrow of Consequence
likely for rain again Abram Dews & son
Sam worked in shop to day at Cedar Hill
put on Cart Tire & cut & welded my waggon
Tire, mended clevice oxe ring sharpened 3
G.[rub] Hoes 2 for me & 1 for Jerry & nailed on 1 pr
H. shoes for Jerry & I owe him $1.25 for it.
[smudged] trade
30th Snowing last night & this morning & till
12 Oclock snow about 6 Inches Deep
| December 27, 1865 - December 30, 1865 [top corners torn]
My old Book is filled up & they
[… ] Commenced 5 days before 1st Jany 1865
[ …] wife Pride & Doran & El gone to Mrs Colemans
by Jerrys & at 11 Oclock it Commenced Rained
a little tho not much & stoped —
27th Raining this morning & warm my wife went up
as far as Jerrys yesterday & it raining & she returned
I have not seen little Henry & claiborne since
last Saturday claiborne came home last evening
this morning [torn] & yesterday 26th Milly Ann
& Ben went & they have not returned yet, tho
& Henry & Lila & El attends to every thing we
want Jerry came here yesterday – the weather
is Rainy & warm nearly like May or June
28th. cleared off to day & I went up to see Peggy Sick
at Cedar Hill & to old place to see about negroes
& Hired Tom Kelley Wyatt & Wm Hunt agreeable
to agreement for old place Jerry not at home
Turned Cooler Sent Peggy some medicine by Wm
29th. Went up to Cedar Hill to day after my hogs
& brot home 5 Large shoats 2 Smaller 2 Pigs for
my wifes House Pigs 3 in Henrys Pen 1 I give him
& 2 they are to raise for me & he got one some
where else making 4 he has 2 for me & 2 for
him, & Brot one young Sow Turned out for me
making 13 we brot from Cedar & left 8 2 Sows
1 of which is mine If I want it & 6 Pigs for
Jerry, claiborne & little Henry has not done
any thing for a week tomorrow of Consequence
likely for rain again Abram Dews & son
Sam worked in shop to day at Cedar Hill
put on Cart Tire & cut & welded my waggon
Tire, mended clevice oxe ring sharpened 3
G.[rub] Hoes 2 for me & 1 for Jerry & nailed on 1 pr
H. shoes for Jerry & I owe him $1.25 for it.
[smudged] trade
30th Snowing last night & this morning & till
12 Oclock snow about 6 Inches Deep
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