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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