April 9, 1857 - April 16, 1857

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fransalman at Nov 12, 2020 05:58 PM

April 9, 1857 - April 16, 1857

1857 April 9th Mr Wyatt at work on upper
floor. I helped him yesterday finished lattice
& to day finished upper floor all he can do
now & about 5 oclock he left. Mr Tucker has
altered our shoats & cut 1 Calf to day —

10th Raining this morning Shelling corn mending
Shoes Burning Log Heaps & will Plow at 12
Oclock. Halling Logs My wife & Jerry gone to
Fannies yesterday morning - cool rain, etc

11th Plowing with 3 Horses this morning
Sent Sandy to Millers Mill 8 Bus. Corn
4 Bushels wheat for flour & let Henry have
½ Bushel,= Balance our hands fencing where
fence was burnt at mountain field & shrubing
there Jordan & Buck Halled up stack Oats
& for Coltering at new ground, cool weather
& every thing backward nearly all fruit Dead
Went to Capt Clement Funeral Masonic Parade

12th Went to Sunday School Just commenced this
day Jerry Sick, cloudy Cool day

13th Snowing this morning Easter Monday
Sallie at home, Lila complaining -
Commenced snowing between light & sun rise.
1 Oclock in Evening it has been snowing
all day and at it yet snow in places
where it did not melt as fast as it falls
is 3 or 4 Inches Deep.

14th Plowing in Evening, coltering in second years
ground & finished shrubing corn Land & commenced
Hilling in second years ground

15th Plowing for corn Hilling. tremendous windy
to day & cold - Turned out Hhd Tobacco

16 Coltering in new ground this week carried Hhd
Tobacco to Riceville 1058 lbs @ $12 malling till 12 Oclock
[water stain]

April 9, 1857 - April 16, 1857

1857 April 9th Mr Wyatt at work on upper
floor. I helped him yesterday finished lattice
& to day finished upper floor all he can do
now & about 5 oclock he left. Mr Tucker has
altered our shoats & cut 1 Calf to day —

10th Raining this morning Shelling corn mending
Shoes Burning Log Heaps & will Plow at 12
Oclock. Halling Logs My wife & Jerry gone to
Fannies yesterday morning - cool rain, etc

11th Plowing with 3 Horses this morning
Sent Sandy to Millers Mill 8 Bus. Corn
4 Bushels wheat for flour & let Henry have
½ Bushel,= Balance our hands fencing where
fence was burnt at mountain field & shrubing
there Jordan & Buck Halled up stack Oats
& for Coltering at new ground, cool weather
& every thing backward nearly all fruit Dead
Went to Capt Clement Funeral Masonic Parade

12th Went to Sunday School Just commenced this
day Jerry Sick, cloudy Cool day

13th Snowing this morning Easter Monday
Sallie at home, Lila complaining -
Commenced snowing between light & sun rise.
1 Oclock in Evening it has been snowing
all day and at it yet snow in places
where it did not melt as fast as it falls
is 3 or 4 Inches Deep.

14th Plowing in Evening, coltering in second years
ground & finished shrubing corn Land & commenced
Hilling in second years ground

15th Plowing for corn Hilling. tremendous windy
to day & cold - Turned out Hhd Tobacco

16 Coltering in new ground this week carried Hhd
Tobacco to Riceville 1058 lbs @ $12 malling till 12 Oclock
[water stain]