June 24, 1858 - July 2, 1858

1858 June 24th My Horse Taken sick at Fannies
this morning Jerry Came after me I went up
there & found him Dead, Died about 10 Oclock
I reckon his Disease was Grubs & Colic, –
My Wife up there yet,- very Hot weather

25th Rained this evening about night Cutting
wheat Finished by new Barn & Cut some in fresh
field, nannie came home & Kate with her
Just before the Rain, Jordan nearly broke Henry
Jobing etc working out Lot by House

26. I went to Mr Hunts & Cedar Hill
We are cutting wheat prizing Tobacco weeding
Tobacco & Plowing some in Tobacco -

28 This morning put all the tobacco we had
out Saturday in Hh^ds under prize.
Cutting wheat in fresh ground all out
for once - Mr Morton ^^Pannill is to be buried to^day

29th Henry taken Sick with Bowel Complaint
again at 12 Oclock very Hot weather
Cutting wheat yet Henry Plowing in Corn
Malissa at work in Tobacco at Crews
Shower of Rain last Evening after Dinner

30th Finished Cutting wheat yesterday evening
Henry Plowing in Corn & Cotton, malissa in
Tobacco, Laying by Corn to day & weeding Tobacco
at Crews,- Dry & Hot weather

July 1st weeding Tobacco at Crews Plowing
by Corn out next to orchard - Sewed
Peas in Corn this morning - prizing
Tobacco every morning, nearly done 2 Hhds

2nd working Corn on Branch with Hoes but
Did not get done before the Rain fine
Rain in evening Laying by Corn next to orchard
3rd Rained yesterday to day 2nd we Replanted
Tobacco in morning & then Cutting Oats.