October 26, 1849 - November 14, 1849
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1849 Oct. 26 Stoped Jacob from going
to Oct school Mr Shelton gone to Court. he has
gone nearly 4 months,
From 26 Oct to Novr 1st shoemaking
spining, nearly all the time ground very wet
1st Nov began to sew wheat left side of
Path by middle Barn cut down & stacked
up the corn, Fed shoemaking -
2 Sewing wheat - & same work
3 Same work & gathered corn below House
4th Beautiful weather rather warm
my wife gone to Mrs Hunts 1849
5 Sewing wheat & finished next to middle Barn
6. Bushing & finished by middle Barn runing
furrows etc fine weather —
7 Harrow in & Plowing balance fresh
ground next to Orchard —
carried my Leather & Boots to Mrs Nealy
fine weather alse cleaning out water furrows
in bottom next to middle Barn
8th Raining this morning spitiface the man Hogwhite sow took
with some others - cloudy & moderate weather
Fed nearly done shoemaking Henry halling
wood 3 spining 2 shelling etc etc etc
Note quite done sewing wheat
9 Finished sewing wheat sewed 2 Bus.on branch
we have sewed 30 Bushels Halling up
corn & shoemaking - windy weather
10. Shucking out corn & Housing
cleaning up on Ditch in Tobacco Lot
where we sewed wheat
11 good day for meeting
12.th Halling up corn & Pulling
13. Trod Mr Neals wheat Pulled
Halled & shucked corn —
14 Housing corn to day. Henry
& Fed working on Road, Jordan gone to mill
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