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December lst -· This was a pleasant day for the Commencement of the
lst Winter Month I was at a Sale of G M Priests property to day I
Bought seven Hogs and one small Steer Amt to $38
I was at Church at night Dr Talbird preached This was
the last night of the Meeting which has been going on for over two weeks
and I trust there Has been a great amount of good done in the Community
2nd I went with John H Jacobs to Priests Farm after the Hogs
we bought on yesterday We had a hard days work dividing them as
w e had to Weigh all of them I got 7 Head that weighed 867 lbs Gross
‘ 3rd Went to Henderson to day &o
4th Sunday I was at Church this morning Elder Woodbridge
preached and at Sunday School in the evening
5th I went to Corrydon to the Debate again to day in Company
with B F Martin We took Dinner with Dr Powell and alltogether I
spent a pleasant day of it
6th I went to Evansville Ind to day I Received from Fenchler
$35. 40 for the Doc Martin Bull I sold Him some Cows to be delivered
in 10 days I also contracted to deliver M Levi 20 Head of Steers
Feb lst 1871 at 5 cts Gross I remained all Night in town and went
to- the Lodge of IOOF I staid with Mr Jorgenson
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7th I was busy to day trying to Collect up somef due o Neslers
Estate “
8th I Killed a portion of my Hogs to day &c
9th About the Farm &c
10th I was at Church this morning but the preacher did not come
llth I was at Church this morning Elder Frogge Preached
I was allso at Sunday School in the evening
12th I was Striping Tobacco untill Dinner to day and drove a
Portion of my Beef Cattle to the Anderson Farm in the Evening
13th I was Striping Tobacco &c to day
l4th Striping Tobacco again to day went to Hosea Smiths
in the evening