October 23 1864 - November 15 1864

1864 Rich^d Whitehead came home this 23rd

Oct. 24th Sewed 2 Bushels Wheat this day

25th Fanned out wheat, Duged our Irish
Potatoes, & cutting corn to sew wheat

27 Sewing wheat cutting down corn
Halling 3 Loads wood ^{Carried Fan home} to day

Nov 4 Since 25th Oct we have good
wood Sewed wheat gathered Lot corn
Rained 2 days Killed 1 Beef weighing
452 lbs Davy a steer. Jorden been
up here today We have lost 1 of our
sheep here & 1 at plantation in the
coarse[course] of one week past.

Nov 7th Finished Seeding wheat hear[here]
last Saturday evening –
getting out Peas to day & expect to
send to the Mill sometimes Sat.

8 John Richard Whitehead started
this morning Cloudy & like for rain
Putting away our Greens Bybee
Starts to Danville with 2 Yankee
prisoners caught by T. J. Monroe.

14th The last week I went to Danville
Car^d Bill to go to Army as Teamster or cook
agreeable to call of Gen^l Lee. Sold Peas onions
Brandy for Est. & my toll. Potatoes etc they cut
Halled wood at home while we were gone.