November 9, 1853 - December 3, 1853

1853 Novr 9th wrote to Bro. James, cleared off cold
Fed shoemaking Fed fanning out wheat.

Novr 12 cloudy & like for Rain Sewing wheat
in Johns field, sent Mr Evans meal home -
alse & malissa shrubing at mountain field,
Fed shoemaking

17. jerry Stoped going to^School after 1st week in Novr
Finished shoemaking to day - 14th 15th & 16th Halling up
Corn & Halling Out manure on wheat in Johns
field,- Fallowed up & sewed Rye in Granary
Lot & finished this evening Jordan Helping
Mr Evans Ditch from 12 Oclock to day
tomorrow expect to Plow up p^s above
Henrys house & sew it in wheat

19th Jordan has worked with Mr Evans 2½
days this week - to day we halled wood
put in our Land Corn sewed wheat by Henrys
House & I went to Vaughans for Lucy Ann
in her case agst Richard Smith

21st I went to Court as a Juror & for Mr
& Mrs McCullocks Estates stayed till Friday
night Our Folks got wood cut & Grubed
in new ground all this week Kate &
Jacob went to to Mrs Thompsons to wedding

Decr 1st We Finished Our Corn to day
I appraised Mr & Mrs McCullocks Est.
Henry Halled Rocks for his Chimney
Some cut & some Grubed etc

2nd Henry Halling up Stalks etc
Jordan & Sandy Plowing up Cotton
Patch for wheat Fed Fanning out our
wheat. malissa Picked Cotton out of Patch
On Monday 28th we Killed 12 of our
Hogs weighing 1077 - 3rd made shelters -

3rd Sewed Cotton Patch in wheat, 1 Bus. to sew
sewed some in Johnsons field. Henry went
to Farris’s Mill, 5. Bus. wheat for flour, 3 Bus
screan for Horses & 7 Bushels Corn for meal.