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71 Clear.N.W.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 22, 1876.
Took Willie & went to see Eliza
Jackson ( colored) in S.B. Hannah's
place and to S C Gorrell's. thence
to Green Spring where we dined.
I was made to suffer great agony
of mind- Willie went ahead
of me from Isaac's gate promising
to walk slowly on to the spring near
the dam on the creek not finding
him there. I greatly feared he had
fallen into a deep place below
the dam (where two children were
drowned about year since) but
he had ran on home where I found him
safe & well.

WEDNESDAY 23
70. N.W. Clear
Slept none last night & felt
miserable all day. wretchedly low
spirited & suffering. Billy Coale
kindly called & cheered me up all
he could. Charley drove me over
to Walter Coale's & to Henry Foreman's
Harry & Hannah Archer called.
Cousin Keziah & Mrs H A Holloway
called. Shall I ever be the man
I was two months ago? Sickness
& trials should make me a better
man, but alas I am not as good as
then. notwithstanding I have done nothing
to deserve such a visitation that I know of.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1876.
Went to Mr. D.E. Thomas' where Miss
Fanny kindly gave me some fine real
music- thence to Glen Cove where
I dined. called at Presburg's
& extracted a tooth for him took
tea at Jno W Massey's where I
was again treated to music by
Miss Annie & Miss Allison
Felt badly through the day but
better at supper time than from
day past.

Friday 25
About home all day slept in
afternoon.