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Friday, January 12. Vicksburg Miss  Called upon my friend in the morning & bid goodbye _ _ _ _ Spent the day at the hotel waiting for a boat & getting none. Very dull and tiresome. Met with Major McKeever of the 11th Ca [[Cavalry]] Reg. A quarrel & almost a shooting affray at the hotel  The Mississippi arrives fresh before dark & we get off about 8 o clock. Dr Norton Capt Campbell came up on the boat. This has been a warm pleasant day. I now sit writing this in the cabin of the steamer. Am a little perplexed in mind as to whether I ought or ought not to take some interest in cotton planting this year. Before coming aboard drank a bottle of wine with Genl Gilchrist, Davis, [[Camplin?]] & Col Risden
Friday, January 12.  
Vicksburg Miss   
- Called upon my friend in the morning & bid GoodBye _ _ _ _ Spent the day at the hotel waiting for a boat & getting none. Very dull & tiresome. Met with Maj McKee once of the 11th Ca [[Cavalry]] Reg. A quarrel & almost a shooting affray at the hotel   
  The Mississippi arrives fresh before dark & we get off about 8 o clock. Dr Norton & Capt Campbell came up on the boat. This has been a warm pleasant day. - I now sit writing this in the cabin of the steamer. Am a little perplexed in mind as to whether I ought or ought not to take some interest in cotton planting this year. - Before coming aboard drank a bottle of wine with Genl Gilchrist, Davis, Camplin & Col Risden

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1866. Friday, January 12. Vicksburg Miss - Called upon my friend in the morning & bid GoodBye _ _ _ _ Spent the day at the hotel waiting for a boat & getting none. Very dull & tiresome. Met with Maj McKee once of the 11th Ca Cavalry Reg. A quarrel & almost a shooting affray at the hotel

 The Mississippi arrives fresh before dark & we get off about 8 o clock. Dr Norton & Capt Campbell came up on the boat. This has been a warm pleasant day. - I now sit writing this in the cabin of the steamer. Am a little perplexed in mind as to whether I ought or ought not to take some interest in cotton planting this year. - Before coming aboard drank a bottle of wine with Genl Gilchrist, Davis, Camplin & Col Risden