July 9, 1859 - July 16, 1859

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9th I went to Sarah McCullocks & meeting
Finished Halling up wheat before night

10 went to meeting Bob has Plowed 1 day
10th & 1 or 2 ps & worked here 4½ or 5 days

11. I went to Sarah McCullocks again
Mrs Hunt went down to her place
Mrs Clements to Marys we are plowing
& Laying by Our Corn & choping nearly
done lower field choping, stacked one
stack Oats last Saturday —

12th Bob came to work this work this morning
Laying by Corn & choping in Corn -
chumbly Toping Tobacco in fresh ground
this morning - -

13 Finishing stacking Oats put up
10 stacks in big field & 1 on road making
11 in all, Turned Hogs in fresh field
14th this morning then finished Laying by
Corn cleaning out stables halled Lathes
from Mr Hunts = & 1 Barrel full of
Slack Lime Raked up Sand to Plaster
House, Nannie & myself went down to
aspen Grove & Sallie, stacking Oats there
very warm Dry weather yesterday &
to day we have sold nearly 7000 lbs Toba[cco]
up to this time. have our good & fine to sell
yet. cloudy & like for Rain but don't rain

15th Halling rails for cow pen halled wood
etc in evening. Fasted till Evening -
cleaned Out stables Hewing stable logs
I went to Shields & Mr worsham paid
Mrs Clements $23.73 I owed her but she could
find my Due Bill due Bill taken & destroyedas Exer of JD Hunt.

16th Halling Logs to whiteheads Mill, & Plant ho[?]
sawed by worsham, this is the first Log since
worsham sold to whitehead

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fransalman

13th: Slack lime should be "slaked lime" I believe
15th: I believe "not" was omitted: "I owed her but she could [not] find my Due Bill"

fransalman

Line 9: Not sure who Mary is