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April 29th. 1852.
Received a few days ago a letter from Mr Laughlin informing
me that he had gone to Philadelphia & accepted a
situation in the Post Office Also received to day one from
J. P. Leak asking information respecting some land lines
between himself & Jonathan Hailey & one from W. L. Steele
acknowledging the reception of a check for $1670.00
Bob is shearing the sheep to day. Plowed the balance of
the 58 acre Gin field, now 68 acres, & a few acres in the
field north of the Gin, with 20 plows, making the days work
about 45 acres. Four other plows have been running for a
few days in the latter field, throwing up ridges, 4 furrows
to the row, for peas.
The hoe hands finished the balance of the Bostwiok field
& passed over about 50 acres in the 68 acre field, having
hoed about 56 acres
Quite dry and tolerably warm and windy. Scarcely any
cotton up yet. The girls came home on a visit to day accompanied
by Laura Baird

April 30th. 1852.
Finished plowing the North Gin field to day, which completes
the first round of the corn crop The hoes also completed their
first round
Warm to day, cloudy & Dry