October 13, 1851 - October 29, 1851

1851 Oct. 13th Sent Henry to Colo Smiths plantation
to Exchange 6 Bushels wheat to sew, in fresh ground
Tobacco Land on mountain, We are this
evening Hanging last Cutting there & Plowing
up Tobacco Hills to begin to sew tomorrow
Clear this evening & windy this morning was very
like for Rain, still warm —

15th Finished mountain field fresh ground
Tobacco Land Digging Irish Potatoes

16th day of the month, sent to Mr Grastys to Raise^barn
Clear & moderate weather

18. Finished Housing Tobacco, Dug our Sweet &
Irish Potatoes yesterday & day before also sent
2 Hands to majr Grastys to Raise Barn
Killed a little Beef this morning — cutting
down Corn going to sew wheat If it does
not Rain Henry Halling wood & Land

19 A Fine Rain ^Rain last evening & night fine
weather, - Sold Jane yesterday morning
to Mrs Mary Moseley of Charlotte for $600 fine weather about this time

20. Plowing Lotts for wheat cutting Corn cleaning
Out stables firing Tobacco Halling leaves etc

21 & 22 Sewed 2 Tobacco Lotts in wheat one at
prize barn & one by new Barn, sewing in
fresh field to day 22nd firing Tobacco in 2 Barns
Sewed about 24 Bushels at Mrs McCullocks
to this day – – no rain, cleared of

30 went to CH as school Com. Aff[airs]
Rain this day not quite done seeding
wheat - cleared off stayed all night Mrs McC

31 Finished seeding wheat in fresh field Sewed
now between 25 & 30 Bus. weather still moderate
& arm Bot at Rob^t McCullocks Sale 1 Calf $1
& 1 chest 25¢ — Seeding rye at old Mrs McCullocks
Jeremiah Pallison Fitzgerald son of F.WF. Born 20 Oct
1851
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