| December 21, 1858 - December 27, 1858
21st All at some work here & at aspen
Grove, I went to Division at Mrs Hunts
Rained some & very windy - Mr Cothran
House got on fire sunday morning & burnt
smartly at top from bad chimney,- & monday
morning sent Henry down there with [Planks]
to Repair & finish chimney - etc etc
22. Sent Jerry down to aspen Grove he
gave out a Bushels mean,- I went to
Mrs Hunts sale, bot a Cow, out stack etc
chumbly moved up here this morning,-
Henry & waggon here now lowry went back,
with cart,- I dont know what they are at
down at Aspen Grove,- at work in new ground
& moving Kitchen to Cothrans & putting it up
23rd Killed our Hogs here. Halling wood etc.
fixing stables etc etc —
At aspen Grove Cothran, is finishing his
Kitchen chimney daubing etc - etc —
Pretty weather at this time, yesterday we
halled a Load of Oats bot at Mrs Hunts
& some other things to day Lowry brot our
Turkey from aspen Grove — —
I was there, etc
24th I was at aspen Grove the day before
give out meal flour & meat till wednes-
=day next —
25. at home all day - -
26 Sunday at home all day read to
Negroes Christmas day & Sunday too.
27. Claiborne at home plowing Mrs
Chumbly in apple orchardgot my horse gone to her Fathers
Sent Henry to Vaughans & then to Mount
Airy, Big Henry gone down to aspen
Grove getting shingles I am at home
Jacob has not staid at home more than
2 or 3 nights in a fortnight he is at Johns
Mrs Colemans & Mounts Airy etc etc.
| December 21, 1858 - December 27, 1858
21st All at some work here & at aspen
Grove, I went to Division at Mrs Hunts
Rained some & very windy - Mr Cothran
House got on fire sunday morning & burnt
smartly at top from bad chimney,- & monday
morning sent Henry down there with [Planks]
to Repair & finish chimney - etc etc
22. Sent Jerry down to aspen Grove he
gave out a Bushels mean,- I went to
Mrs Hunts sale, bot a Cow, out stack etc
chumbly moved up here this morning,-
Henry & waggon here now lowry went back,
with cart,- I dont know what they are at
down at Aspen Grove,- at work in new ground
& moving Kitchen to Cothrans & putting it up
23rd Killed our Hogs here. Halling wood etc.
fixing stables etc etc —
At aspen Grove Cothran, is finishing his
Kitchen chimney daubing etc - etc —
Pretty weather at this time, yesterday we
halled a Load of Oats bot at Mrs Hunts
& some other things to day Lowry brot our
Turkey from aspen Grove — —
I was there, etc
24th I was at aspen Grove the day before
give out meal flour & meat till wednes-
=day next —
25. at home all day - -
26 Sunday at home all day read to
Negroes Christmas day & Sunday too.
27. Claiborne at home plowing Mrs
Chumbly in apple orchardgot my horse gone to her Fathers
Sent Henry to Vaughans & then to Mount
Airy, Big Henry gone down to aspen
Grove getting shingles I am at home
Jacob has not staid at home more than
2 or 3 nights in a fortnight he is at Johns
Mrs Colemans & Mounts Airy etc etc.
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