February 1, 1861 - February 7, 1861

Halling wood, Claiborne Jointed some shingles
Chumney & Jerry Smith at work on Kitchen
Raining before night regularly –
little Henry in House not much the matter
tho taking Physic, I stayed at home all day

2nd Rained all night Raining this morning
hard taking down tobacco in new prize Barn
little Henry & his mammy in house Tobacco
not hight enough to take down Just done
to strip, did not get down any
Rained all day Just about night,

3rd looked like clearing off sometimes to
day toward evening cloudy & began to
rain, & about 10 oclock in the night
sunday began to snow sent for Doct AW
Thompson for Betsy at JD Hunts place

4th. This morning snow about 3 Inches
Deep not very cold, going to hang up
Our meat to day – Doct A.W.T. staid all night
This day is Election Day for members to
convention at Richmond, Hung up 139
p^s Bacon & 23 Joles, getting & halling
wood, I went to Election & left my
Bundle Papers, & sent Henry for them to
night, Jerry I reckon took them out when
he took out some apples & chestnuts. got my
Papers Henry got back at 12 oclock

5. Cutting & hewing Granary work on Kitchen
Halled up stack Oats & 1 stack fodder
I went to Plantation in evening

6th. Finished shingling Kitchen & Granary Logs
& Halled leaves all day nearly –
Bob came this morning from CH

7th Bob gone to shop, fixing Kitchen this morning