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Bd Sunday this has been the first pleasant day of the winter went
to Church this morning Elder Dimmit preached
hth Went to Henderson to day delivered to Adams &Bo one load of
Bens Tobacco that weighed good 1300 Lugs 750 at $7 furthe good and $5
for the lugs Amt to $128
5th Remained in Henderson Last night at Thos S Knights and went to
the theatre I paid National Bank $5780 note I gave C A Rudy & Co Also
$300 on my own Notes and renewed one note for Six days of $300 Paid E L
Starling & Co $28 for Groceries Other Items expenses &c $10 I Received
from Mitchell $500 on the Cattle sold Watson
6th Went to the Nesler Farm to day in company with Mitch ll I traded
the yoke of Cattle I Bought at Neslers Sale to T P Whitman for 3 Head of
- _ Beef Cattle Bought 2 Steers from Charles Bell for $96
7th I have been about the Farm to day raising a Negro Cabin &c this
has been a pleasant day
8th About the farm again to day it turned cold about night and com-
menced snowing again I bought a small crop of Tobacco for $25 from a Negro
9th This is a cold m rning and if it continues to snow as fast as it
has been doing for some time it will be a deep one sure I started in com-
pany with B F Martin to go to the Bend but we concluded the storm was so
severe that we had better wait awhile we went down to Longs Landing in
the evening and from what we could learn we concluded our cattle were wafe
at Least for a short time yet so we came back home this has been a verry
disagreeable day and I have never seen it snow harder than it did this
morning
10th Sunday This has been a Beautifull day over head though it has
been verry cold I was at Church this morning Elder Lacy Preached &c
llth Went to Henderson to day and remained in town all night at the
Hancock House &c
12th Went to John Cheathams Sale in company with Mitchell and several
others Evrything sold verry high I bought 3 head of Cattle for $66 the
I roads to day were in a miserable condition and I had a long disagreeable days
ride for I fear a verry small profit
· 13th Went to Henderson again to day we drove u  a Blind ox and sold
him to Mr. Kriel he weighed 1700 which at hé cts amt to $76.50 NU load
gf Tob;cco delivered yesterday weighed good 880 Trash hh5 and 250 lbs of
image lgugs at $h Amt in all to $88.30 this was a portion of Bens crop I
a so so. the crop I bought from Dick at $7 for good $h.25 for Lugs and $1 for
trash it weighed good 270 Lugs 170 Trash 135 Amt to $28.90