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From Washington to Richmond, hilly & light timber except where cleared.
Some swamps and marshes, most of the farms are poor, soil looks bleached & faded.
Crops look slim - farm houses are poor  to tumble down.
Some places along the Potomac are pretty

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[[underlined]] April 5 [[/underlined]]

Daylight at [[underlined]] Chadbourn [[/underlined]] - N.C.
All fine woods with little clearings & log houses.
Fields full of stumps & trees, level country sandy, but a good soil, good grass & vegetation, Peaches in blossom & lots of other trees & plants.
Some swampy places Some thick underbrush of holly & hazel & plants I never saw before -
Some Spanish moss -
Some beautiful places.
[[underlined]] Marion [[/underlined]] 

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