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Daniel H. Wiggins 1838 Diary Entry

(From: Wiggins, Daniel H., Diaries 1816-1834, 1838-1841, 1862, Collection M89-32)

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Daniel H. Wiggins 1838 Diary Entry

 

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the sun from burning the vegetation-- great veriety of timber aare found hear-- I will name some of the most usefull viz live oak white--past [?]--and red oak-- which aare good for cart [?] work-- red bay good for mules [?]-- ash-hickory in aboun- dance. some popolay and siprus and abundance of yellow and pitch pine mulbery and locus-- and the pride of china thrives well wild chery also grow spontanious-- there are

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