ENJune 10, 1856 - June 19, 1856
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1856 June 10. thining corn ground too wet to Plow
striping Tobacco in barn Back of Garden
cloudy & Raing a little ——
Jordan Lowry & Buck getting better & so is Johnson
Sandy is very Sick & the Doct has been
here nearly 20 times here this evening since last of april
11th Striping tobacco belonging to Jerry s etc & Fed
Thining corn etc Replanted Tobacco on Branch
Sent Jerry to Riceville to get [name?] Paragone
etc – – Jacob gone to Fannies
14 Raining the most of this week striping mostTobacco
of this week, here to day - weeding Corn & Plowing Corn
We have thined the most of Our Corn — we think
Sandy has been for 3 days very low a little better
15 Sandy Smartly better Doct T. here this morning
clear pretty day ¬– we have not sheared our yet –sheep
=Jordan Lowry & Buck getting better
16th I went to Court & returned same day - settled
with Mar & Give up James McCullocks Heirs
negroes or give Wm H Waller an order for them
17 Finished weeding & Plowing Corn below
orchard this morning Began to Bed &
Plant Tobacco in Lot when it Commenced Raining raining
and we had to stop striped Tobacco evening in
18 Replanting Tobacco this morning & Planted
all the Beds made in Lot ground very
wet we have finished Thining corn
Fannie Fitzgerald sent her waggon down
with my one of my calves & got Tobacco
plants and my wheat Fan which I
Lent her or she takes for $5
19 Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint
Plowing & Hilling up Irish Potatoes & work
Cotton this day ¬fine clear day
Notes and Questions
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16th: It seems that at stake are the slaves belonging to James McCullock who should rightfully be bequeathed to his heirs, his children. Perhaps the agreement is to let Mary, his widow, keep the slaves instead of sending an agent to bring the slaves to Virginia.
On August 18, 1856, JWG refers to "D Marr & all McCullocks Legatees" so perhaps "Mar" on this page does not refer to Mary, James McCullock's widow, but to someone else.