January 13, 1870 - January 15, 1870

1870 Jany 13th I am here by myself to night
John Keatts Carried 1 Log to Millers Mill for
my Cart body & brot back plank for the house
at Mountain Spring. Sam cutting in new ground
Richard Whitehead has four oats stacks &
I have four that we made 2 I bot & 1 at
home & 1 at Mrs Hunts place Aaron Smith
here at work again fixing plows Cart
Work last week 5 days @ 4/6 per day weather
very moderate for Janry, - Nannie gone to Mrs Colemans
to see her as she is sick, Ditchers nearly done

14th Raining this morning a little Mr Keatts
gone to Millers Mill after another Load of
Plank for house Carried another for Plank
for waggon or cart body Sam striping Tobacco
not very cold to day - Aaron Smith at work here

15 Mr Keatts gone to Millers Mill after the
Balance of Plank Sam striping tobacco
part of the day & Richard & Charles
Caroline striped awhile in evening
Rained nearly all day Nannie did
not come home Doran came
Mr Keatts at work on the house for him
to live in I went to Yates Mill got my
flour & Richards got my cart wheels
axletree Ironed & 2 Lynchg pins, brot them
home, Aaron at on cart steer
yoke & Bows etc cart body etc he has been
here this week 3 days & 5 last making
8 days, Sam halled rails & fenced in
Plant Bed he burnt; Richard striped
Tobacco some to day - Raining yet &
Nannie not come home yet, - Sent
Bet & Calf young cow & calf for Sallie to
milk til I want her, Still cloudy &
like for rain, Abram Glen finished Ditching
& I paid them of last night -