August 11, 1853 - September 1, 1853

1853
augt 11th Sent Fed to Mill 10 Bus. corn for meal
Henry Halling Logs to mill Yates,
Hilling up 3rd yrs Tobacco working ^Irish Potatoes
Cotton & Garden, - fine weather ——

15th Halling up Timber this morning Mr
Lipscomb Jointing shingles Mr Irby not here
clear fine weather, Election for Judge

19 yesterday & to day thrashing wheat Doct
Thompsons machine, working Lot Tobacco
Toping Tobacco etc etc finished & Carried ^{away saturday} machine

21 my wife gone to Mrs Hunts to go to Charlotte
in morning & Jacob & Sallie, I went to
day to Riceville to see Doct Thompson &
carr^d Jerry Smith about his Jaw

25 Halling up Logs for Barn
Hewing yesterday & day before & cleaning
Out place for House Mr Irby Just finished
shingling about 12 Oclock working Out
Our Second Yrs Land of Tobacco. went
yesterday upon On River for Mrs clements
Doct Thompson Came by here called
from Mr Lewis to Jerry Smith
cloudy & like for Rain

27 Toped wormed & succored Tobacco to^{got over} day
all Halled up some House logs
I paid $3 for our church to association
which is not paid to me —
gave to Brother Hagood in association
for Preaching to Bufaloe $2, & $1
missionary society – - -

31st Halling Logs to saw mill to day -
Succoring Tobacco over, cutting stacks etc

sept 1st Cutting stacks & getting Plates & Joist for barn
Shrubing in fresh ground, ^{I am} going to Mrs McCullocks
to Settle with Adkinson & Divide Oats etc