March 2, 1858 - March 6, 1858

1858 March 2 went to Plowing after Dinner
2 Plows, Sent for Doct Thompson for Mr Hunts
son Doran sick Jerry went,= Jacob stayed
till near night. Carried Kate & Sallies shoes to
make, etc ^a very cold windy weather —

3rd Weather cold & still this morning – I think
the weather moderated, malling at new ground
finishing burning brush, Henry halling wood this
morning & a Load or Two for overseer little Henry
gone to Mill for overseer to carry his corn &
will get the meal when we send, Doct Thompson
Came last evening to See Mr Hunts son Doran
This day about 12 Oclock Henry house burnt up
& every thing they had except ^what they all had on, dis=
-covered first by jerry I run & Henry and Lila & Malissa
but was in such a light blaze insided impossible
to get any thing but one chair out how it
caught nobody can tell, but I suppose accidental
by Some of the children as the Beds seems to have
caught first & then the floor over head was all
in a blaze when I got there & seemed to have caught
about the Beds, considerable loss as they saved
nothing at all, weather was quite calm - -

4th Henry & Jerry & 2 or 3 of the little gang got 5
Loads & filled the Ice House & then halled leaves
little Henry went to Mill carr^d 2 Bushels corn
for us & brought a Turn Car^d yesterday for overseer
Malling at mountain Spring; Mr. Dallas here last
The Ice about 2 Inches thick & very nice -

5th Malling & cleaning Out stables
I am going to Riceville to day –
Halled out Straw in evening 1 Load very
cold & Poeple getting Ice in Several places
My Hogs came up except one Black boar

6th Ground Cobbs & corn etc this morning weather
moderated a little this morning