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1st Mar. 1853 work on school house - N.W. wind - very bad roads Mar. 7th sent a letter for Books and a paper to N.Y. warm beautiful weather 6th Dr. Davidson buried to day 7th sent letter 8th N.E. snow storm cold high wind - Orin Barlet paid me $16.00 16th visited Charles Waters - rain storm 17th cooler -very muddy 22nd took apples out of the hold and found them sound and fine - Began trimming apple trees - Neighbors began plowing