To day John is engaged plowing in the little field & working in the garden. Hicks ground 8 bushels of wheat & 4 bushels of corn. The little woman [Margaret Hall Stewart nee Sharp] rode down to Mothers [Mahala* Sharp Hall nee Roberts] and Nellie* [Mary Alexandrien Sharp nee Lemaire] came up with her but did not remain long. Weather cloudy & cool with occassional showers of rain and a hard rain at night.
*This Mahala is a 3rd great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog. Nellie is a 2nd great-grandma, and is married to Mahala's son, Sam.
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ReplyDeleteVOLUME 2 NUMBER 26
MARCH 1, 1865
NOTICE
Sealed proposals to take down and stack the bricks of the courthouse, payable in brick, will be received by the County Court until the first Monday of March next.
By order of the County Court, O.C. Aldrich, Clerk.
COL. A.T. MONROE ANNOUNCES
We announce today by authority, Colonel A.T. Monroe a candidate for Representative. We have known Colonel Monroe for some time past, in several capacities of a citizen, a merchant, and an officer of our army, and have always found him a gentleman of great worth. He is one of the oldest citizens of the county, having resided here years before we were born. We believe he possesses every qualification to make us a good Representative.
CANDIDATES
Candidates for Representative are: A.T. Monroe, Honorable J.C. Wootters, and James R. Bracken, all having lived in this county for many long years, all men of outstanding character, all bearing the mark of a good citizen.