February 17, 1851 - March 3, 1851

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17th I went to Court - cold day our folks Plowing
1 Horse Balance in new ground

18th Halling wood with Cart till 12 oclock
malling in new ground fine weather

19th malling Lila Plowing - Burning Brush
etc alse & Jordan cleaning up in mountain field

20 Halling wood waggon & Cart with waggon
myself - Henry gone to John Hunts to Roll logs
Balance malling etc etc

21st Raining this morning striping Tobacco
in prize Barn trying to done there to day

22 Rained tremendous hard last evening finished
striping in prize Barn cleared off in night
Sent to Mill 10 Bushels wheat for flour 1
Turn sold overseer for flour & ½ Barrel Corn
for overseer also

23rd Moderate weather, malling & sh[r]ubing mountain field
Jane sick been complaining for several days

24 malling shrubing & Plowing for corn

26th Jane got out Jane & Lila Plowing Balance
Cutting old Logs put Top on Fresh ground Barn

27 Rolled Logs had 2 companies nearly
finished, had a fine day clear & warm

28 sent Henry to Mrs Colemans to Roll Logs
Jane & Lila Plowing at stony point Balance
cleaning out fence Row in new ground
Still moderate weather warm etc

March 1st Overseer gone to Capt Fitzgeralds quarters
to Roll Logs making new ground fence, ground
very wet Henry halling out wood & rails round new
ground & to Plant Bed near to it weather cool
Winter gone & only one snow the 1st
Jany 1 in the whole winter of 1850 & 51

March 2nd tolerable day for beginning of spring
my wife Jacob Jerry & Sally gone to Mrs Colemans
Cate has been at Mr Fitzgeralds about 3 weeks
weeks next monday —

March 3rd Henry gone to Mrs Hunts to Roll Logs
Fed gone to mill 1½ Bbls corn ½ Bbl wheat
for chop, Plowing at stony Point. Fair moderate
weather

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