July 31, 1860 - August 3, 1860

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28th Sent to Store & got shroud for Chumbly
child
& sent it there machine put down at
shields by Ben himself Bybee sick & did
not go there at all Nannie gone
to Mrs Colemans again to stay all
night striping Tobacco, claiborne
gone to help Frank Blanks raise
Barn, Finished Thrashing wheat at
shields & moved machine to Mr Hunts
place this evening etc etc etc

29th I am complaining to day —

30. Toping Tobacco this morning in
new ground. working out the ps next
to Capt Whiteheads fixing down machine
at Mr Hunts place Charles Complaing
last night gave him some medicine
Mrs Hunt complaining - fine growing
weather, tho ground not wet yet.
Mr Wright Came to work on yard
worked till night & taken sick in the night

31st Mr Wright Sick this morning & gone from
working Tobacco down below new Barn
machine at Mr Hunts place fine
shower of Rain last night or evening
Jacob P Graves here,

Augt 1st Halled Load Rails some wood & then
Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco at near
new ground. Set in Poles for straw.
Mr Wright Came again this morning

2nd Thrashing wheat this morning & finished by
Dinner here. Cothran & his hands help us & 2
Horses cart & steers, - Finished Plowing
Our Tobacco in evening Hilling up etc.

3rd Hilling up new ground Tobacco
Sewed Turnip Seed this morning
White & Milley Brot. home by our folks
yesterday from plantation.

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fransalman

Line 42: White & Milly probably refer to pigs.