October 6, 1848 - October 16, 1848

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1848 Oct 6 Digging Irish Potatoes
first planting Turn out moderate
Began to sew wheat in fallow
Land fresh field firing Tobacco
in prize Barn & mountain Barn
weather moderate, clear, to day. -

7. A Fine morning, cutting second groundyrs
Tobacco, & Henry sewing wheat in
fresh ground

8. clear moderate Lucy A. Clements Baptized today by Bro Plunket

9th clear & cool, firing Tobacco
sewing wheat & Cutting down corn
& Halling it up, cut Buck Wheat

12 Halling up Tobacco & Corn, smart
frost weather cool
Sewing wheat in fresh ground
& Choping bushes etc began to sew
wheat big prize Barn,

13th Sewing wheat. Halling wood
etc Choping Bushes in fresh ground
cloudy and like for Rain Cool

14. Sewing wheat in second yrs Tobacco
Land, firing Tobacco at mountain field
& Cutting down corn stalks there & Piling
Rocks, Mr Hagood got Leather & thread
to make myself & wife a pair shoes
weather clear & moderate - 5¼ lbs warp
filing & bag carried to Mrs Tuckers

15 went to Mrs Smiths clear & warm

16 Sewing wheat in fresh Tobacco Land
Henry gone to Doct Whites mill 1½ Bbls

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