July 30 - August 14, 1846

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1846 July 30 Rained quite hard last night
beeting apples - 30 Succoring Tobacco
& worming began to Hill up lots
for the last time Sewed Turnip
Patch & also in lot by Tobacco House

31st Getting up apples this day –

August 1st Plowing & finishing hilling up
Lot by prize Barn & Beeting apples this

2nd Sunday & cloudy but no rain

3rd cloudy this morning Toping worming &
Succoring Tobacco this morning Sent Henry
Clay to Mrs Hunt to go Lynchg
alse Drying apples this morning —

4th Getting up apples to Beet to day
Fair & beautiful weather

5 Working Tobacco Lots by & above Granary

6 Beeting apples & finishing lots

7 Plowing & Hilling up Branch Tobacco

8 Went after Mr JD & CA Hunts Still
& working as Friday & done on Branch yet

9th Weather dry & Hot corn begins to
suffer a little for Rain —

10 Finishing hilling up Tobacco on branch
Henry gone back to Mr Hunts after still
worm & tub etc little shower of rain
at Mrs Hunts yesterday a little here last
night after we got home weather dry
& very warm, began to dry peaches this
morning

11 Worming & succoring tobacco

12 Stilling most of this week

13 Went to see Capt Coleman & he Died
about 9 or 10 Oclock in morning

14 he was Buried this day our hands
at work On Road Malissas child a Girl
Born on the 12 Inst Inst at night—

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fransalman

I think "beeting apples" refers to "beating apples," which according to a book on southern agriculture written in the 1852 is a part of a method for preparing cider

fransalman

Henry Clay is a horse.