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[[preprinted]] March 7 [[/preprinted]]
Tuesday
Good day all day. I went to school. Robert stayed home to clip wood and haul fodder, carried load of wood to Mr. Freeman in afternoon. Played at Marlboro at night with the F.F.A. we won 22-21. Went to Barbara Vaiullon [[??]] house and played cards, got home 12 oclock.

[[preprinted]] March 8 [[/preprinted]]
Wednesday
fair day. men stripped tobacco all day. nobody came. Robert and I went to school. Robert, Bob Via and I went to D.C. to see "Sands of Iwo Jimi" got home 11:00 P.M. cop stoped me and gave ticket for passing on curve. (Names Forsst & Pennygo).

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March 7 - 1638--Providence, R. I., founded.
1850--Daniel Webster delivered Senate speech against secession.
1912--Monoplane flown from London to Paris in 2 hrs., 57 mins.
1945--American troops occupy city of Cologne.

March 8 - 1807--Russia declared war on England in Napoleonic wars.
1814--Wellington defeated the French and entered Bordeaux.
1855--Suspension bridge over Niagara opened to public. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 1]]

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[[preprinted]] March 9 [[/preprinted]]
Thursday
Fair day all day but was windy. morris worked 1/2 day on my piece of land. Went to Mr Billingsey to pay fine of last night cost $3.70. Robert and I went to school. saw Judy at school. man came & wanted hay at 10 P.M. van broke, got hay.

[[preprinted]] March 10 [[/preprinted]]
Friday
Good day all day. Robert and I went to school morris was clearing all day on my land. Wood got 1 ton of hay. saw Judy at school and gave her some candy I made. daddy got 2 buc of apples.about 2/3 finished building bale loader.

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March 9 - 1796--Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine.
1862--battle between "Monitor" and "Merrimac," first turreted iron-plated ships, in U. S. Civil War.
1916--Villa led Mexican bandits across border, driven back by pursuing U. S. troops.

March 10 - 1785--Thomas Jefferson sent as U. S. minister to France.
1797--Albany made the capital of new York.
1883--Electric cars first operated in streets of London. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 2]]