May 4 1862 - May 11, 1862

1862 May 4th Little cloudy to day my wife
& Sallie gone to Kates & Fannies

May 5th. Raining this morning doing but
little, all in House, not ^^much more than half
done planting Corn, - Sent 10 Bushels Corn
to Mill this morning for meal —
Sent Henry to Mr Rolands to mend shoes & Saddle Bags
Raining all the evening –

6th Cleared off this morning fencing & then coltering
fresh ground piny old field, & clearing picking
up trash next to Mrs W. in old field cleared,
I went to Plantation this evening, Jorden complaining.

Mr Daniel Dejernett came here to day 12 Oclock
to work on work Mr Wyatt left undone,

7th. Planting corn on creeks or branches coltering
fresh ground fixing Pea Patch Cotton Patch
& Planting a few greens, Claiborne Coltering
in new ground next to Mrs Whiteheads
Our White Sow has Come up with 6 pigs
& the Black spotted 7 making 13 & the little white
one in field has 2 making 15 Pigs. - -

8th. No Sale of property of Mrs Hunts to day on acc^t,
of no bidders, - claiborne Harrowing corn Land
on Creek Coltering in second yrs ground &
laid off some to hill finished plowing Cotton
ground plowing Irish Potatoes, & some in Garden
Mr Dejarnett at ever since Tuesday 12 oclock -

9th. To day went to aspen Grove Planted Cotton
water mellons simblings musmellons cucumbers
Broom Corn seed etc. Bedding on Branch from
yesterday 12 till to day 12. Sent Henry after saddle
Bags & shoes at Tom Rolands etc etc^{Irish Potatoes} worked out

10th Plowing on branch^Creek bedding for corn
nearly ^done except some wet spots. Claiborne
went to mill this morning & the[n] Coltering
in piny old field - to day

11th all went to meeting 1st time this year –
Cool nights smoky weather —