September 23, 1863 - October 24, 1863

1863 Sept 23rd weighed out negroes meat
till 23rd Oct next from this day –
Stacking Topings to day. –

24. 25. Stacking Tops Halling up etc Cutting
down sugar Kane, etc. I went yesterday to
Mottys & to day to Mr Wallers. Kitty taken
sick Thursday morning & bad off yet
Kitty is worse & to night 25th about 10 or
11 Oclock she Died, in labor, child could
not be born - Doct Estes & Mrs Stanly with
her Estes Came Twice Mrs Stanly Came thursday
morning & stayed till morning after she Died

26 27 28 29. 30. Oct 1. I am gone from from Home
assessessing Con. Tax they are Cutting Tobacco
getting in Lot Corn & Cutting Sugar Cane
& stacking etc - It took me from monday
28th Sept till Thursday night late to finished the
other side Banister [River] & then did not get done
entirely. Mrs Powers Colo Colemans Epy Y. Wimbesh
Wm Wimbesh & Ja^s C Luck List not get & Wm
Adams, Lucks List left with his Father Mr
Wimbesh list left & Colo Colemans –

Oct 2nd Raining this morning – – getting out
flax seed etc thank God I found all well & doing well

3 worming & succoring Tobacco plowing for Rye
Cutting Broom Corn Halling up stalks
to sew wheat -fine morning
put up molasses Press this evening

10th The past week I have been up on Banister
River to CH & back To Chalk Level friday & saturday
to meeting at Strait Stone Sewing wheat making
Molasses etc, made molasses at old place
& my plantation this week & making at home
to day.

24 I have been from home 2 weeks assessing & they [tra?]
making molasses last week this week trying to seed
wheat Rained both weeks fanned out some wheat
hear to day while raining, - 4 soulders here to