April 19, 1860 - April 9, 1860

19th april 1860 Striping Tobacco, Raining nearly all day

20 I went to Sarah McCullock & aspen Grove &
told Cothran to let negroes eat 10 Bus. wheat
more than leaving upwards of 20 Bus-
Halling out Manure here & hilling –
moved Cows to day ¬– fine weather

21st Sent Turn Corn to Mill & bro^t back what^wheat
Planting Corn next to Cap^t whiteheads

22nd We went to aspen Grove & I went
on to Strait Stone M. H. to prayer meeting

23rd Finished Planting Corn except Lots this
day Haling Out Straw & stacking it by
new Stable, scattering manure & fencing
Lot next to woods. —
Mrs Lucy Ann Clements Broke up
from Johns D Hunts place this day
give me up the Keys. John P Hunt
Matty & Alice all came here to day &
L A Clement ^{Hunt came Saturday –}takes Doran, @ $6 pr month
^{& she gave me the Keys & delvd up every thing}

24th Fencing & Plowing Lots for Corn
Nannie went over for Mrs Worsham to
Cut Out Estates negroes clothes –

25. Sent Henry down to aspen Grove to
Hall 4 Heart Logs 2 for me & 2 for sawing
Palings for yard & Hall plank from mill
saw for me last fall, got 3 Loads 2 [m?]
at aspen Grove 1 Halled up here & more
at Mill besides the Palings, yesterday
I went to Mr Hunts Plantation, they were
fencing here & Hilling.

26 Henry got home with a Load of Por[ch]
flooring soon, & they are raking here
I went to aspen Grove

27 Finished Planting corn to day wed out Irish
Potatoes Halled leaves out new ground to day

29 Striping Tobacco Raining all day.