August 26, 1857- September 5, 1857
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1857 Augt 26th Raining this morning fine weather
fine weather, cutting out shoes shelling Corn
spining worming & succoring Tobacco at new
ground —, Sent Arch & Lowry back to day
Finished at new ground rained all evening
27th Rained all night & still continues this morning
We are doing but little making Baskets
etc turned a little cool, no weather to maintain
wheat. Henry made 2 rakes yesterday,
28th Rained tremendous hard all day yesterday
This morning cleared off & fine weather
Henry making cart tongue etc etc Balance
Balance working on road from here to Stony
pint etc etc, expect to go to mill to day
29th worming & succoring Tobacco at Johns Branch
toping at new ground Henry & Jordan
Sandy & little Henry gone to Capt Gilberts after
Cotton fine weather for every thing to grow,
30th Fair clear day for Sunday school
31st & Sept 1st Thrashed wheat & finished about 3 Oclock
and top Tobacco & wormed & succored -
Sept 2 I went to see Miss Sarah McCullock
Toping Tobacco over close worming & succoring
3rd Daubing barn & finishing Toping Tobacco
in evening pulling fodder at stoney p[o]int
& Halling up primings. — Mrs Hunt here
went down to Pringles for her.
4. Daubing Barn at Crews halling up
primings from new ground --
Expect to start to Raise barn to day
cloudy & like for Rain this morning
got 3 or 4 Logs round Daubing weaving
House & barn back of Garden cloudy &
Raining a little my wife Jerry & Sallie
is gone to Fannies Sallie starts to school
5th Rained Hard last night, firing primings
working on Barn at mountain this morning
clearing of[f] Sallie starts to school 7th Sept.
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