October 20, 1857 - October 29, 1857

1857 Oct 20th Began to seed wheat in fresh
field next to Overseers House & Cutting down
Corn, Halled up 2 or 3 Loads this morning
to use, Mr Dan^l Hunt & Lady expected here
to day - - weather much cooler - -
In going to Court Plenty of Poeple have their
Top fodder standing in Shocks & Just finished
Cutting Tobacco - & some not hung yet.

21st Housing Tobacco tho last cutting in Owens Barn
Did not hold It well have to bring some away ^shortly

22. Cutting down corn to sew wheat —

23rd Sewing wheat by fresh ground Barn Smoking
Tobacco & Cutting down & stacking corn
sewed about 8 Bushels wheat —
I went to Fannies etc Rained a little
Carried Sallie to go to school,

24th done very little this but fire Tobacco
& shoe make, I went to Meeting House
Raining nearly all day & few Poeple there
& the Election of Preacher put off till 3rd
day of novr. next - Halled wood & shelled ^corn

25th still cloudy & like for Rain, (Sunday-

26th Sewing wheat, cutting down & stacking corn firing
Owens Barn of Tobacco,- very windy cool day all day
working Rose at Plow, Halled 2 Loads of
wood & 1 Load of stalks for cows — —

27. went to Riceville after Sugar Coffee Leather
etc.- wrote to Bro. John etc –
Cutting down corn sewing wheat etc etc

28th Sent by Bro. Dallas 1 pr shoes to Kate ^1.37
to Sallie 1 pr made at home & to Fannie her
4 yds cloth - - sewing wheat Cutting &
stacking corn clear fine weather,

29th cleared off Sewing wheat in Owen
clearing cutting & stacking corn in fresh field
& expect to get done to day, Jerry carried
Robin to shop & went to Riceville to [water stain]