May 25, 1858 - May 31, 1858

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1858 May 25th Plowed Sweet Potatoes to day, we
are replanting Corn & trying to get done, Jordan
Crossing new ground at mountain Spring -
I went to shop got mike shod & went to Mrs Hunts

26 I went to Jacobs they are Halling there & have
not replanted corn yet, we are fixing our wet
Land in Lot for planting scattering & Plowing
in manure Jordan crossing at new ground
dry Hot weather, replanting cotton by Lila & Malissa

27. Scattering & Plowing in manure in Lot &
Hilling & Jordan crossing at new ground
T R Shepherd sent down here for Lambs & we
sent him 3 Lambs to be paid for at CH

28 & 29 Replanting corn fixing Lot for Tobacco
I went to Election & stayed all day Jordan crossing
new ground Bushing Oats etc Began to weed Corn

29 Bushing wheatnot done weeding Corn, & Plowing
Halled up stack fodder this morning
starting to Riceville with our Lugs
this morning – cloudy & cool I went
to Jacobs & halled out manure all day
yesterday & this evening instead of Bushing wheat
after we got Back from Riceville we went to Planting
Tobacco on Branch & in Lot by^Top stack but did not
finish at neither place on acct of its raining

30th Still cloudy & like for Rain Nannie & Sallie
gone to Mr Hunts me & Jerry going to Straitstone

31st Nannie & myself went to Mr Hunts Chumbly
& wife both sick we are planting Tobacco
in Lot this evening & Beding planted all but
high part of Lot & planting that replanted second
years Land at Crews, Jerry went after Dr Estes
for my overseer to day - Mr John Hunts wife
Lags very Low, I went security with JDH to
Browns Estate for $287.40 cleared off in evening
Rained this night my wife at Mr Hunts

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fransalman

Susan E (Daniel) Hunt was JD Hunt's second wife. See note for August 11, 1852, for more information.