August 26, 1863 - September 19, 1863

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Shingling negroes House, my sheep
34 in number brot up here 24th Inst.

26th. Went to plantation, & mount airy &
sold my Tobacco at aspen Grove made
by chumbly 1862 to A. J. Lewis for &75
pr Hundred –

28 & 29 finished shrubbing corn field
& Henry finished covering negroes House

29th. Delivered to A J Lewis 2430 lbs Tobacco
to day pr Rect got to deliver the Lugs yet.
say 2430 lbs @ $75 pr Hundred is $1833.50 Cash
say 757 @ 75 " paid is

30st I stay at home my wife went to Greenfield

Sept 2. & 1st & 31st augt. pulling fodder etc
Pealing fruit clear & very weather,

Sept 5 Stacked nearly five stacks Blade fodder
Cut some tops & wormed over & succored ourTobacco

9th. Pulling fodder Cutting some tops
Cutting Carrot weeds[?] Cutting young or
stalks Corn got no year

10. Tying up fodder this morning likely
for rain, -

Say Our Crop Tobacco at aspen Grove
Plantation made by chumbly 1862 3112 lbs
Sold to AJ Lewis @ $75. is $2334.00.

12 Cutting tops pulling fodder stacking
fodder etc got 9 Stacks.

14: 15.16. working in fodder & I went to Danville
& carried Sallie to school & I am assessing

18 19 cloudy & Damp this week pulled fodder
[water stain] & Sewed some Oats wormed our our Tobacco
I am from Home all the time

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fransalman

August 29 entry: there are columns of figures that need to be added here