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June 6-12
A sermon from Mr Meade. The church is in a shabby condition as one of the walls has been pulled down and the pulpit much reduced in size to make way for the addition. The breach in the wall is very roughly plastered up for present use. Mammy E, Sue, Maggie and I dine at Ridgway. Have such a pleasant day. Cousin Sarah [Gilmer] is such a dear old lady. Brother Jim and Sister Mary call in the new rockaway. The weather very warm. Write to Aunt Ria, Dr. Lea and S.P. Williamson. Uncle Bob and Cousin Howel spend the night with us. Wednesday we go to prayer meeting. They are so pleasant. I remain with Sister Betty for a few days and am poorly the whole time. I find a houseful of ladies visiting with Sister Betty. The weather very warm. Get acquainted with Miss Metcalf from Fredricksburg. She turns out to be a cousin. Also meet Mrs. Walker from the same place. She instructs us much talking about my Minor kin. Seems to have known the whole clan. Seems she knew my Father [Samuel Overton Minor who died in 1838] well as a young man and that he boarded with her when he first went to Fredricksburg to begin life. She had some old stories to tell of some of the Minors. Was of the opinion that they were "a peculiar people."
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