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<html>February 1861

Friday 8th
Wind N and bitter cold.  Ice formed last night more 
than inch thick Mauling Rails.  Raking woods litter. 

Saturday 9
Wind NE.  Clear and Cold.  Getting Wood.  Raking and 
hauling woods litter to Farm Pens.  Some disease is 
amongst my sheep.  I have lost for Ewes and five 
Lambs within the past week 

The returns received by the Papers Today indicate the 
Election of a large majority of Union men to the convention.

Sunday 10
Wind S Clear & warm.  We staid at home. 

Monday 11 
Wind SE Cloudy.  Ploughed Two Ploughs in 
breaking up Corn Land.  The first day I have 
ploughed since long before Christmas. Hauled 
out and scattered manure.  John Oystering.

Tuesday 12
Wind SW. Cloudy in mg. Clear & warm afterwards. 
It rained all last night & the earth is as wet
as ever.  Hands could do nothing of any consequence. 

Monday 13
Wind S & E Clear.  Taking down old fences leveling banks and 
putting up fence. I went CH Mail day.  Jef Davis 
of Missi Elected President & AH Stephens of Georgia Vice 
President (by the Convention at Montgomery Ala.) of the Sout[hern?]
Confederacy.  R Taylor spent the day & night here




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