May 3, 1856 - May 10, 1856

3 May 1856 Sent to Mill 3 Turns Corn for meal
Henry Halling wood & halling out manure
Hilling in new ground, Lowry very sick

3rd Clem & Pal & Fanny & Jerry Smith getting better
Fine weather for every thing – —
Sent Sallie to Mr Moseley - got an answer
from Post Master in Georgia about ED Johns
Teller for money Sent him, but no Rec^d yet
Last 3 or 4 shoats from spaying & another
Black Sow missing 2 days may be she
is Dead Too, – – – – –
Doct Thompson came again to see Lowry very sick
making 9 or 10 times in all this time or spring

4 My wife & Jerry went to Mr Jno Hunts
Jacob went to Greenfield Rained a little

5. Planted Cotton Irish Potatoes etc & then halled
Out manure Doct Thompson came this
morning - to see Lowry - who is getting better
Striped Tobacco in morning

6th Raining this morning striping Tobacco
from middle Barn – – –

7th Rained last night Striping Tobacco this
morning Turned Steers & Fillmore in Pasture
Fed making Jacob a pair of shoes
Jordan Complaining balance getting better

8th Finished striping old prize House & done
Striping all but House back of Garden &
fresh ground barn & mountain Spring
Barn - quite Cool Halling Out manure
Hilling & want to plant cabbage plants this
evening or tomorrow

9th Halled out manure halled wood & Hilled in
new ground, changeable weath I went to
Miss S. McCullocks & Mr Faris but done nothing

10 Will Finish Halling new ground this
evening & then will Plant Collard Plants in ^Garden