January 11, 1866 - January 22, 1866

[ …] to Cedar Hill bro^t home 1 Milch
[cow] … 1 steer Bull & 2 Hiefers & 2 Hogs
[… w]e eat & some Joles 150 lbs is for Sally
[… ] 3 waggon wheels, 1 Grubbing Hoe & my
[ …] & Box Sundries out of shop Henry claiborne
& Henry went up there & shucked out 4 Barrels corn
for Jordan Sandy Lowry & Abram, - Give Henry
& the fellows that work at home I give them
there finding this year as they live with me

12th. moderate weather Halling rails to fence
in Oats stacks balance malling I am
going to Banks to day old plack[place] & home
Susan Roarks etc went & fixed my business
left my acc^ts and Rec^ts with Mr Banks acc^ts to 9th april from
last settlement & from april to 4 Janry 1866 to Settle

13^{Halled up leaves to day & malling in new ground} we are going to meeting to day, went meeting

14 all of us went to meeting. Tax Saturday Redeeming
the time because the days are evil, Sunday
Create in me a right Spirit, 5 Chapter Ephesians 16 V
& 51st Pslam[Psalm]10 Verse I think – Preached very well
& the poeple attentive moderate weather

15. Sent Henry to Mill Yates Mill, Gathering
up manure for Plant Beds. Cloudy Cold rainy
& Hailing this morning very cold, - lent Jerry
Bill Saturday & he is gone to Court. his Horse here

16th. cl[e]ared off this morning, Smart Hail very slippery
Hail melting some, weather more moderate getting
off sorghum seed for Cows to be ground getting
some p^s for Bars

17th. cloudy again our folks are malling in new ground

18th. Tolerable good day malling in new ground
weather more moderate,

19 Malling, Ground Hominey & Chop for cows

20- Malling nannie went to Mr Lewis s Rained about
11 Oclock & wind blew hard Nannie Just got home before ^it

21. very cold day & clear windy

22nd tolerably good morning Sent little Henry to Mill
½ Bb^l Corn for me & ½ Bb^l D^o for his daddy, & 1½ Bus. wheat
for flour, & 2 Blocks or pieces for Step to meeting
Edd Fitzgerald came here yesterday & Doran went
with him home & Pride gone to Mrs Worsham