September 26, 1858 - October 5, 1858

1858 Sept 26th cloudy & like to Rain, protracted meeting
at Rice & we wanted to go - so unlikely we did not

27th Halling up Tobacco from mountain
& nearly put all first cutting 2000 in
new prize Barn firing now 4 at Home
& about 60400 in 4 at House & Owens
Barn at new ground, filling owens

²⁸ to day firing worming & succoring &
Halling stumps to fire with at each
Barn, we are going to Rice this morning
to meeting Baptizing etc – – –

28. Finishing Housing all thats cut this morning

29th Stacking Tops here & at Cedar Hill & firing
Tobacco etc etc Henry & claiborne gone to
Cedar Hill & Fillmore to get up Tops etc-

30th Sent little Henry to Yates with 2 Bushels
wheat for flour & 2 Bushels Corn in evening
for meal,- finishing top stack this morning
Jordan Halling wood to Barns to Fire
Tobacco with. The above wheat is the first
used of the new crop yet

Friday 1st & 2 Oct 1858 Firing Tobacco at home
worming & succoring Tobacco Digging Irish
Potatoes & nearly out of seed. very sorry
Picking out Cotton Halling Rocks to
build chimney to overseers House
Halling wood etc etc 5 Barns Tobacco
about cured at Cedar Hill they are
hanging & Housing - their new ground

3nd Oct. Very clear & dry, going to meeting
to Riceville to day Mary Hunt here -

4rd Overseer Henry & Sandy covering
Tobacco Riving boards etc, - cutting
Tobacco in Lot - to day clearing

5th Riving boards getting Tobacco
stacks cutting Tobacco etc.