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(Nov. 13, 1871, p. 4)
Pear tree close to orchard gate cut down. Stable gate to orch- ard nearer the same old foot logs. East stable + the 2 gates the same, except the little shed stable south of the big one is gone Big stable cutting room + crib the same with wagon shel- ter on the North. Shuck house gone to the stone site for kitchen. + the stable othe little gate moved to the same site for smoke house. Barn the same except the crib adjoining is torn away + a stable going up in the same place. Fence between stable lot + the little grap lot nearly all gone. Fence continued to Anderson field from the N.E. corner of the little gras lot, which encloses the Mrs Damron houses the kitchen + smoke house of which are near that new fence + the dwelling which is a 1 story log house sets with its brick chimney to the North + its East side to the west end of the kitchen, + altogether the buildings are a little E. of the stone clearing. The into which there is a gate yard extends to the well lot (ii) + is cleared out + the left trees trimed till 'tis a beautiful place. Cracks of the house pointed with lime, only one room below gate wide but to the sun tree, leading in to Anderson field. Plunk Damren has 65 apple trees growin on the East side of the Anderson path + had a garden + cotton patch in the orchard this year. All the West end in wheat now, sown since I came here + is looking pretty nice. Well lot cleared out enough to give prett fair view of both houses to the road. Well ran low this year, but had plenty of water for the two families if it had not had to furnish A. L. + Mrs Suggs + some others Big gate into the lane close to well, cherry tree close to the well 5 inches in diameter died this summer Old Billy Brown gate all correct. Gate at plumb patch all correct no I fortgot, 'tis rather in a dilapidated condition Herd Grass lot cleaned up, fence taken from the West + the little field + herd grass lot both sown in herd grass + clever + mows it. Tis pretty as the stumps are even (?) + he mows with a mower big hollowork gone but the hick ory tree + two oaks still there
Moore, Elvira.[Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore to Aunt Till and Papa, November 13, 1870],
letter,
November 13, 1871;
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