January 16, 1870 - January 21, 1870

1870 Jany 16 Cleared off last night & this is a
beautiful morning weather very moderate
like planting corn time to day
Doron gone after Nannie

17 Mrs Wyatt Came here to live with my
wife to cook wash iron milk etc this morning.
I went to striping Tobacco in little Barn at
Richards till 12 oclock Charles did not strip
any at all, We fixed Bridge in new ground
& cut some Caroline went out this morning
Keatts at work & finished this evening
Making Door putting up sta[i]r steps finishing
laying the floor over head, - etc -
about night Came up a tremendous cloud
Rained very hard till in the night &
- Thundered & lightened as Severe as it does
in June or July. Thundered very Severe, ended
all the Branches up high - - -

18th Mr Keatts got the waggon & is moving to day
Sam & Caroline is Cutting in new ground
I went to old Place & shop to day & to Lain

19th I staid at Home all day Aaron Smith here
at work Sam & Caroline Cutting in new ground
Wyatt & Wm cut in new ground for Sam in evening
Mr Keatts moving but did not finish Pride Hunt
Came here at night Milly is having a Calf
this morning. Raining & cloudy this morning

20th Striping Tobacco in barn back of Garden,
Mr Keatts began to work to day Millie had
a calf last night. Cow calf

21st Mr Keatts finished moving to day & halled
up stack oats from mountain field
Sam & Caroline Cutting in new ground
Hired Lowry to day to work young they
worked very well & cart answered very
well halled 6 or 7 Loads wood & Halled
out some straw in Cow rack got 3 very
pretty Lambs, - clear moderate day Rich^d
Hal[l]ed straw & shucks to day - from here
my Hogs all good for sometime