October 3-6/November 7, 1857 - November 11, 1857

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1857 Oct 3rd Raining nearly all day firing
Tobacco old prize Barn & steeming the one at
Crews. Fanning out wheat etc etc etc-

4th went to Strait Stone & Nannie to her Mamas

5- I went to Riceville got no money finished
worming & succoring Tobacco & put up 2 scaffolds
at new ground that fell down Cutting
all on Johns Branch to day- & Cutt in Lot
370 Sticks to day firing 2 Houses & finished old
prize Barn & now firing at Crews

6. finished cutting in Lot all thats ripe
& then cutting all thats at fresh ground next
to Crews,- fine weather at this time,

1857 (Turn back 2 leaves)

Novr 7 My wife & Jerry gone to Fannies, choped
round stumps where wheat seeded Sandy plowing

-8th To day & last I am at home by myself
cloudy & like for rain warm damp weather

9th Long warm cloudy damp spell but has
not rained much lately, firing Tobacco this
morning, then shrubing corn field, Sandy
Plowing for wheat between 2 Branches in
fresh field,- Fed cutting out Shoes, etc-
let Crews have my cart & steers till 12
Oclock to hall up corn, abram is to work
a day for the cart & steers ½ day—
Nannie & Jerry got home about 12 Oclock

10th Plowing & Bushing in wheat, Halling
up corn from stoney pint. Rained last
night a fine shower, cleared off Cool
We Hitched our oldest mule colt Jenny
this morning to a Bush & she done very well

11th Sent to Mill 4 Bus corn meal & 2 Bushel
wheat for flour Fed making Henrys shoes
Balance shucking Corn & Plowing & sewing
wheat to day - fine clear weather

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fransalman

JWG apparently skipped some days, or added information, and then directs the reader to "turn back 2 leaves" to resume the chronology.