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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Page 157 - 1843 Story, 1844

March the 5 the 1843 Page 1. 57

the bones of the poor beggar lay mouldering
in the grave unknown and forgotten
by all save him whose ever from the
skies looks down and walches all our dust
till he shall bid it rise;, and the old sexton
a part of whoes duties it was in those days
to dig the graves and bury the dead this ma
still officiated in this capasity and remm
embred well of having interred the old
beggar but then the grave yard had
been greatly altered and improved as
well as much as much filled up for the old sexton
had not been idle during these fifteen
years it was in the month of September
on one of the most beautiful days
of that usually delightful season

July 25 1844 raind som
we went aut and gethered about
one bushel of Black bures and
wasant more than 6 hours at
it

Aug 5 Liberty Ticket
For Representativies
Henry Moore
Louis Falley
Reuben Baker
For Sherriff
Hiram jennings
For Treasurer
Timothy Osgood
For commissioner
Richard g godman

Bina Brown built y my
Cchimbley in 2 days
the last day of october 1844
and the 1 day of november
the second day he buit
my oven and laid my
harth it come to senn 7
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