November 22, 1858 - December 4, 1858

1858 Novr 22 Raining this morning all
doing nothing scarcely, Fed making Bro.
Hunt a pair of shoes to day - quite ^rainCold

29. The last week it has been rain[in]g & we
finished gathering Corn at aspen Grove &
finished Housing last Saturday Just about
night, Mr James P. Lewis helped us shuck corn
with 5 hands 1 day, no other person put
away our Greens covered them & Turnip
Patch about this time putting away Greens
here this morning put up Fattening hogs
here this morning, Henry fixing Carriage
House & putting away Greens now
Rained nearly all yesterday cleared off
very pretty this morning —

30th Fixing for Killing Hogs at aspen Grove
Raking leaves, took down part of new
Barn Tobacco on mountain,

Decr 1st Killed Hogs & bro^t them up here
Cutting out & Salted up near 2000 lbs Pork
Chumbley Fed & Buck cutting wood to burn
Plant Bed at aspen Grove for us.

2nd Jerry gone to Mr Cothrans to see him
about moving him to aspen Grove
we are halling Logs here & fixing to
Raise overseers House, Covering Greens
etc this morning drying fat etc
tolerable good weather to day, Cool

3rd Raised overseers House & Kitchen Bro
Hunt & Kelley help us, did not quite get done
cloudy in morning cleared off

4th Finished Houses this morning Sent to
mill & got the Turn of meal there
Jordan claiborne & alse put up
chimmy to negroe House fixed clems
Fed & Buck cutting wood for Plant
Bed at aspen Grove one sheep Dead
there, one young Lamb there —