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63^o Clear. S.E.
OCTOBER, SUNDAY 9^th 1887.

Beautiful weather but
quite warm, the sun being
hot after dinner. Willie rode
the mare to Mechanicsville
church & to Elton coming home
about dark. The colored folks
dedicated their new church
at "Sharp Street", & passed &
repassed here in "droves" all
day & after night. H & I each
wrote to C and I walked up
& mailed the letter afer
dark including one to Dora
from H. & a postal card from
Elton to Washington. I have
felt quite unwell for the past
few days. having slept little
or none. My circulation is
not good & am nervous &
weak.

63^o Clear & Cloudy. NE
OCTOBER, MONDAY 10^th 1887.

I drove to Nicholas
Johnson's & thence to James
J Johnson's to get a note from
there in favor of F L Moore
Agricultural Co: for $21.00, the
one originally given to Charley
not being satisfactory being
written in lead pencil. I took
another in ink & mailed it
to F L M's Co: Willie went
with me. Afternoon Branson
Cook called & paid his bill.
Wrote to dora & H wrote to
Nelly at Knoxville Tenn: