January 11, 1859 - January 21, 1859

1859 Janry 11th Halled Rails around Corn
field fence, etc fixing at aspen Grove
to burn a plant Bed tomorrow morning
Carried a Milch Cow from here last
Monday morning Still cold weather

12 & 13th Burnt 2 Plant Beds here & sewed
them on Road, Mrs Hunt stayed here 2
days & quite unwell with head ach
Fannie & Kate Came down yesterday
weather moderated —

14 Raining this morning fix up bellows
etc in shop, striping Tobacco - got our
plant Bed Caught yesterday -

15 Finishing plant Beds this morning
Halled up Stack fodder Plowing in
Peach orchard trimed up the trees &
Hewing Logs for Henry’s House
Cothran is at work in Tobacco

16 Went Court House car^d Jerry to live with
Mr Hargrave, Bot 19 yd mouslin for Cate &
Nannie & 1 yd Jeans for triming paid Hargrave
for Jacob $7.00, Plowing here & shingling
smoke House, Nannie Kate came home
Sunday evening & taken sick —

18. Same work nannie sick yet — yester
=day cold & windy - to day fine weather

19th Shingling smoke & Plowing Peach or
chard - fine weather

20. Burnt Plant in Partnership at
aspen Grove on Road, 30 by 16 —
Bro From there clock Potatoes chaff etc
Mr Chumny covered little House —

21st began to Hall - wood etc & then
Rained & we went to striped Tobacco,
warm Rain —