ENApril 18, 1845 - April 28, 1845
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1845 April 18th. Cloudy & Drizling Rain none
yet to do any good Hilling new ground
little cool this morning
Sent by Phil counterpane to Mrs Jno Tucker
to weave flower of almond the Draught
9¢ cash & dif in trade -
19th began to rain about night & rained moderate
19th one or 2 Hours, Planted out some cabbage
plants - ground yet hard in places
Sent Bro. Wm Dews at meeting 1/6 -
21 Cloudy but no more Rain yet
Shuck Peas this Morning.
Breaking Balance of our corn Land
-22 Finished Planting Corn at Stony
began to prize tobacco again &
Coltering & Hilling new ground,-
23 Prizing Tobacco short coltering with
Horse & Hilling new ground
26 last evening had a shower of Rain
Prizing Tobacco & about finishing hilling
up new ground
Planted watermellon Seed in sweet Pota-
toe Patch, & also set out Tomatoe and Cabbage
plants this day. Manured Plant Beds.
Coltering up cow Pen for Corn, -
Dry & Hot little Windy -
28 Finished Planting in cow pen Lot etc
- Hilling up little new ground on Branch
above Granary planted Pumpkin seed etc
Notes and Questions
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First [unclear] in 23 and 26 appear to be the same word.
11-14 at bottom of the page are exactly the same as the bottom of the page for March 26-April 14, like the page was folded or something in the scan?
April 18. the [unclear] word is 'counterpane,' an old word for 'bedspread.'
Also, one of the [unclear] words is 'prize.' Tobacco was prized, which is a process of pressed for shipping