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March 20, 1870 Sunday

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Bad headache all day.  Went to Sunday school and as it was our class day I read a piece.  Also went to service and to lecture on the Baptists in our church in the eve.

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March 19, 1870 Saturday

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Blacksmithing again.  Worked on a new farm wagon all day.  I have felt pretty tame today.  If I was home I wouldn’t work ‘tall.  I feel better than I do new.  My throat is pretty sore tonight.  I got a letter from home last night.  All right.

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March 18, 1870 Friday

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I didn’t feel very smart so I didn’t go to work.  It has stormed all day.  I have got another of my sore throats and [kind of] played out generally.  Try to work tomorrow.

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March 17, 1870 Thursday

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Blacksmithing again.  Our new drill came today so Sara and I set it up, I doing the bossing of course.  I don’t feel very bright tonight.  If I don’t feel any better tomorrow I shan’t work.

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March 16, 1870 Wednesday

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Blacksmithing again.  Worked welding axles a good part of the day.  It is raining now pretty hard.  I go to bed pretty early tonight.

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March 15, 1870 Tuesday

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Blacksmithing again.  On old springs and a new butcher wagon body.  It has been very warm and pleasant today with the snow pretty deep all round.  Went to a temperance lecture in the Baptist church by Mr. S. and wife.  Pretty good.

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March 14, 1870 Monday

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Blacksmithing again.  On a new butcher wagon body.  Done two other small jobs on two old sleighs.  There has been some powerful shoveling of snow done today.  I shoveled till 8 o’clock.  The trains didn’t run on time at all today.

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March 13, 1870 Sunday

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One of the most severe storms is raging tonight and all day that I ever saw.  I went in the Baptist church on a stump but there was no services at our church at all today.  I wrote a letter home.  I have been laying round and eating and sleeping all the rest of the day.

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March 12, 1870 Saturday

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Blacksmithing again.  Did several jobs and then went to making step pads and worked on them about all the rest of the day.  Went to a church meeting in the eve.

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March 11, 1870 Friday

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Blacksmithing again.  Finished our big wagon.  Went to a small party up to Sarah & Bullard’s.  Got home at nine and a half.  Wrote a letter to Sara Darling.

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