December 22, 1857 - January 1, 1858

1857 Decr 22nd Jacob gone to Clements plantation
this day ¬– & car^d things as pr account –
Henry drove waggon with Jacob things this evening
Claiborne gone with Jacob. Cutting in
new ground, Jordan Halling wood for
Miss Neals 3 Loads this day –

23rd At work On Ice House This morning
Fine morning, Jordan gone to Mill
at Yates 5 Bus. Corn to bring 4 or 5 Bus
meal & 1 Turn flour home – Carried 1 bus
wheat for Henry & 1 for Sandy & ½ Bus. D^o
for Fed. ground very wet —& quite Cool
We have 2 Young Lambs at this time, & 19 Pigs

24th working on Ice House Halled wood & leaves
Fixed Ice Pond above house, etc —

25th Snowing this morning & very disagreeable
morning, snowed till 10 or 11 Oclock & then
cleared off- I went to Capt Fitzgerald & hired
Ann (F) for Fannie W Fitzgerald – etc for $25.

26th quite sloppy & wet,- Jerry gone to Mrs Hunts

27. Same sort of weather to day –

28 went to Mount airy - Still disagreeable weather
Did not hire any body - at all –
Lowry came home yesterday & hired Ann
& 2 children for Fannie for $25. –

29th Raining this morning moderate weather

30 Raining this morning striping Tobacco in
new prize Barn — moderate weather.

31st Lowry halling wood, Balance striping Tobacco
cleared off, cool & windy - I went to Clements
Plantation, = chumney came down here to day
to see when he can move — —

Janry 1st 1858 Sent Henry after overseer
Daubing Ice House & Cutting in new ground