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18[30?] [16?] tremendous rain for the last 3 dayst\ to attend the [?] at [?] Plains & returned on the 23d, remained [?] almost impossible to move or do anything [re?] ploughing & all in [?] [??] [time?] -- 24th weather seems to have changed from rain to a bitter cold wind which came today winter's [?] over to hear all the news. good[?] 26th for have I determined how to [tile?] up my french windows & make it a little habitable for [?] were it not for the [?] [?] on my with almost equal [?] be in the [?] [air?] 28th In great fidgets cold in the head, [very?] miserable [?] determined [?] a [???]
they were just at Breakfast & could not [?] a second [?] with them, over
River were as luck would have it boat was ready & getting in [swam?] my horse after it. the fellow before he allowed me to look at him said [?] came to the
1830 [?] 28th after Breakfast started with Ellen Osilow before me for Mr [Bloom?] where Mr & Mrs Osilow were staying. However, met them on the way & returned to [??] where meeting Mr Wilnson passed a most [?] evening : Mr [Cox?] is one of the [lowest?] settlers and his farm has local advantages equal to any the House is spacious & the garden well stocked with healthy orange trees, gives an idea how splendidly that tree would flourish on the Hunter; a [?] is [?] close by in the hills of [?] shingled over & called the St Michael the First Store opened on an [??] 29th; Left after Breakfast, with [Ogilvie?] the [?] [?] the preparations for the execution of seven unfortunate wretches found guilty at the late [?], a large dog was being [?] in the forest just opposite the new [?] [(?)]
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