January 23, 1858 - February 3, 1858
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1858
Jany 23 Began to cut at overseers House yesterday
cloudy & like for falling weather ———
- 24 I went to Fannie W F. & have got off
the sale of Clem. She is now mine this
25th Jany 1858- Cutting & Halling wood=
26th Rained a little in morning Kate & Sallie
went to Plantation with me, waggon went &
Kitty, etc etc, Sent Hogs & Cow, Burning
Plant Bed above overseers spring
27 Henry Plowing in Tobacco Lot balance
Finishing plant above overseers spring
clear this morning & Beautifull weather
Hunt Sow had Sometime ago 9 Pigs -
went to Cutting in new ground after 12 Oclock
28 Henry goes to Plantation to work Horses to waggon Cutting
in new ground, Sent by Henry & Claiborne cow to Plantation Clements
29th Plowing on Branch, Finished Cutting in new ground
next to mountain Spring, - cool & windy weather
30th Nannie & all gone to Riceville to meeting cool
& windy weather, cutting up at overseers House
my Hogs up last night dont come up regular
31st I went to Mrs Hunts Nannie went Riceville
February 1st Raining this morning cut awhile
& worked on cross way above prize Barn
Striping Tobacco at 11 Oclock
Lowry gone to Jacobs & claiborne here
Febry 1st Cutting next to overseers House & halling
-2nd Cutting worked on road above new Barn
Finished little growth at overseers House
3rd Halling 4 Logs to Millers Mill to day
for Railing & Palings for garden, Butting
Logs at Fresh ground carried 1 Turn corn
for ourselves & 2 Bushels for overseer to Millers
Began to Mall & Burn Brush at new
ground this morning fine weather
[water stain] Lambs to this day
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Fannie kept a "day book" for a few years. In 1858 she records that JWG offered to sell Clem to her, along with Malissa, and a boy. Some days later, JWG regretted the sale & convinced Fannie that the sale would be unfair to Cate and Jacob. Fannie relented: "He is very much dissatisfied with the sale of Clementine, wants to be off.... because it was my Father thought I ought...."