ENMarch 21, 1849 - March 30, 1849
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21st clear & Cool packed down
in prize Barn good Tobacco from
new ground barn took down yesterday
=Mourning a black cow had a calf
Heifer last night =
22 Prizing Lugs & nearly done -
23 Sent to Mrs Hunts to Roll Logs
Plowing for corn & Hilling in little new ground
24. Settled Mrs Colemans account Current
Plowing for corn sewing Oats Hilling & halling
Rails out of new ground Jane & Jordan cleaning
up in new ground - fair good day for 2 days
24 cloudy & like for Rain this morning
Sewed only 7 Bus. Oats to this day, -
25 Raining nearly all day I went to Mrs
Colemans to see Kitt -
26 this morning clear & cool –
Halling Rails & wood & cleaning up new
ground this day Raking etc
27 Sewing Oats at stony point
Raking Plowing for Corn at home
shrubbing for Oats ———
28 Raking burning leaves Grubing Oat
Land Sewing Oats & Plowing for Corn
Rained a little cloudy & cool
Went to Mrs Coleman last night about
12 Oclock in night, also in morning
to see Kit who is very Sick
Had the appraisement at Mrs McCullock
29 Sewing Oats coltering new ground
cleaning up flax Patch Hilling
& Plowing for corn [smudge] shoats
30 spayed 13 & Cut 9 & 5 too small to alter
coltering & sewing Oats fine weather.
Notes and Questions
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Kit/Kitt is a slave
Is Mrs Coleman a doctor or healer of some sort? Why is she associated with Kit (who is very sick)?
Mrs Coleman is Nannie's sister, Sarah Whitlock Hunt Coleman. Kit was probably sent there to do some work, as they often traded slaves or hired each other's slaves for a short period. We read (23rd) that "sent to Mrs Colemans," which probably means he sent his "folks" (as he often refers to the slaves). Kit might have been sent for house work, got sick, and remained there until she was better.