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April 02, 1861 ~ Tuesday

2 We have quite a rainy day I set out some Apple trees & Apricotts
I bought 2 Bunches of shingles of Solomon Angels for Brother Sayers
I spent the afternoon in the Office

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9 Feb 1802 - 17 Jul 1861

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March 4, 1861

inaugurated as 16th President of 26 states.

April 21, 1861

News arrives in of firing on and the beginning of the Civil War.

May 28, 1861

Wilford's father dies.

June 1, 1861

first child is born in ; Wilford learns of death.

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