December 5, 1848 - December 16, 1848

1848 Dec. got down part of mountain
field barn & middle barn
Began the 6th yesterday to cut small
growth in big new ground
Mr Myers & Henry putting up waggon
shelter & getting slabs etc etc

9 Cutting little growth in big new
ground Lila Halling wood yesterday
Henry & Jordan gone to mill
Finished waggon shelter etc etc,
cloudy & like for Rain

11 Cutting in big new ground little growth
Henry went to Doct Whites Mill 1
Large Log for Palings 2 Turns Corn 2
Bus. wheat & 2 Bushels for chop Screan

12 all hands striping Tobacco in ^{field Barn}mountain
Raining^{Recd the flour meal & chop etc}this morning & a little cooler

13 Killed Poll for a beef -
Henry gone to Doct Whites mill
5 Bushels Corn & 1 Large Log for Paling

14 Striped 3 days & not quite done mountain
field Barn. still cloudy —

15 Cutting little growth in new ground
Federick gone to Morton Pannill 10 stack
Corn fair & pretty moderate day
in evening Halled 7 Loads leaves etc etc
Mr Jeremiah McCullock Died, 14th a little
before 11 Oclock in night

16 Cutting in new ground all hands
Mr McCullock Buried — about 12 Oclock