February 2, 1866 - February 6, 1866

[… g] up part of meat this night
[…] balance of our meat mem^o in back
[…] this Book Billy Hunt here at work to day
[f]olks plowing & shubing to day Dug holes
this evening to make Bee House -
spotted Sow had Pigs in Janry 1866 5 in number
sow sick yet bro^t from Cedar Hill, -

Feby 2nd Plowing to day claiborne & Big Henry
Cutting wood to burn Plant Bed, in slash
Billy & myself put up & Covered Bee House to day
got done by dinner nearly

3rd Sent little Henry to Mill at Yates to day with
4 Bushels Corn for me ½ Bb^l for Henry, some
Sorghum Seed & some corn for chop for cows
Pretty morning cold, Pride gone to Mrs
Colemans to go with Mattie & Alice to CH to school
Board at Mr Hargraves & Mary Coleman gone
with them - to stay at Mr Hargraves for with Mattie
& Alice & Mr Hargrave gives her ½ he gets board for one
of them for her to attend to his business while they are
there & charges me $15 pr month Board (enormous)
a p^s says he cant do it any lower –
4th I went to SS. M H. this day fixed Block to front
doors halled p^s. there for Horse Blocks nailed
up Horse shoes for me to tie[?] our Horses
had Blind Tushes Knocked out of Molleys mouth
Cutting wood for Plant Bed

4th Fannie & Mr W^m Came down yesterday ^4th cloudy
this morning & like for falling weather

5th. Burning plant Bed in Slash Pride gone to Mr Pannills
to hear something from new London School got Robin
shod before give him shoes & money for that, - cold
weather ground hard frozen, - Finished Burning Plant Bed

6th Pride did not come till this morning or about Dinner
Jerry came back last night Cold weather
Fenced in Plant Bed this morning sewed it last night
Fencing in new ground this evening & Halling
wood, with mules sow that was sick is something
Better, Billy Hunt came here Just at night to
work on Garden, cloudy & cold - he got 10 Post