October 20, 1859 - November 3, 1859
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1859 Oct 20th Cutting & Plowing in Lot -
21st went to mill Halled & Cutting firing
Tobacco - I went to Jonah Kelleys sale
22nd I went to Johns place, began to sew
wheat here, Cutting down Seed Broom Corn
& Egyptian wheat. Stoping Gullies in Lot etc
23 Cutting down new ground sewing wheat
in Lot fine day for business
24 Same work,
25 Mr Keatts came here to build chimny
Sewing wheat this day —
26 Mr Keatts worked 2nd day on chimney pulling
Halling up Lot Corn halled 2 Loads. Mr
chumney & claiborne with Mr Keatts.
27 Halling up Corn wood & Bricks
& at work on chimney - Mr Keatts
28 & 29 Same work on chimney & Housed
Corn this evening I went to Sarah McCullock
Mr worked nearly 5 day this week -
30st Jerry went to Fannies, Sallie came home
yesterday morning Saturday stayed till Monday
& went back to Doct Thompsons to go to Danville
31 Halled up a Load of stacks our Load Corn
on Stacks Halled 3 Loads wood & 4 Loads Rock
Mr Keatts did not come to day all to day
Novr 1st Mr Keatts came after Breakfast
Send after Mrs Neale for Lila, child Born
about 12 Oclock a Girl. Chumney sent to
Mill Halling Rock to day - fine weather
2nd Fox came 8 or Ten Oclock to Dig well
& He is Complaining, Keatts Chimney is
about to fall down, Arch Broke intoo [in two]
in middle, I went to Plantation to day
3rd Mr Keatts at work fixing chimney that was
about to fall down Sent to Yates got upwards
30 lbs Iron for chimney etc.
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