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L ennox on Monday the 27th * A few pretty
heavy snow squales [sic] yesterday, and a heavy
frost this morning, reminds me that 44
years ago to day, I rode four miles in the
Cutter on three inches of snow that had
fallen during the previous night. The next morning
the 14th it began to snow again, and continued
all day, mostly melting as fast as it fell.
Just at night it began to clear up, & next
morning the 15th, the ground was frozen
sufficiently hard to bear [sic] a horse, except where
there was deep mud. The plumb & Cherry
trees were in full bloom, and their fruit
w as blasted. The apple blows were not
open yet, so that the apple crop was not
affected.
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B loomfield 5mo29th 1878
* of 5m 1878
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[Separate Paper]
1850_3rd 4th I received one hundred dollors [sic]
mo
from Edwin Mallory, in part pay for
the farm we lived on, _
[illegible amount ?]_ I paid to Thomas T Dorland, for
an account he had against the estate,
also I paid him two dollors [sic], to get the
land Registered, _ eleven dollors [sic] I paid
Elizabeth, Cadman, and Rachel Sills
as there [sic] share of the hundred dollars_
after paying all other expences [sic]_ Mary’s and
Lydias share to pay them yet_ out of
my share of what is to come_
Deborah Bowerman
1852_3rd
Mo 8th Received from Edwin Mallory, by the hand of
_
N elson Sills one hundred and eleven dollars, as my share
o f the place, _ Ninety of it I let Vincent Bowerman have
to be returned, when I want it_ Eleven I gave Rachel