ENApril 30, 1852 - May 6, 1852
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30th aprl 1852 Planted Snaps Red & White below
new ground left side next to House of [drian?]
down below planted the white ones & on the brcbranch
Simblings Pumpkins etc- Rice Beans in fresh ground
this side of Orchard - weather drying & windy
May 1st Thundering & Raining some this morning
Planted Peas on Branch & then to Planting
Corn & finish, & Plant greens Pepper etc etc
If it does not Rain any more
yesterday Doct Thompson came to See Lila
Fanny White went home yesterday -
John Neale has been here 4 days & has
not come here yet this morning –
Have hade 22 Young Lambs 19 living
2 Young Calves & Hester had a Horse
Colt the 22nd day of april called magnus1852, 3 feet 2 Inches High
1st May, Hester etc = warm & Pleasant
- Planted Peas on Branch this morning
Finished planting Corn Planted Greens etc -
2nd I am going to John D Hunts this day
3rd Beding cotton ground Halling wood &
cleaning up in new ground =
4th Raking Halling etc out of new ground &
burning Logs Heaps etc etc – & bad off
Lila yet sick about a week ago She miscarried
Began to colter in new ground to day at 12 oclock
with steers Balance raking burning etc Cool & dry to day
5. Started 2 colters in new ground minding
up Log heaps finishing raking etc alse sick
1 day quite cool & favourable Coltering
6 Coltering again, Jordan Plowing in Tobacco Loton Branch
Balance Hilling in fresh ground in evening
quite Cool yet of nights let Mrs Crews have
collared Plants, I took Some Pills myself
Notes and Questions
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Is "drian" supposed to be "drain"? "Mending up" Log heaps doesn't make sense to me, but can't figure out an alternative.
Could the second word be "Minding up" log heaps? That might be done while they're burning logs, or preparing log heaps to be burnt.
good.