15

Thursday
the 4th Aug.
1853

Plowed in cherry orchard with two
turn plows turning out (statible?) to sow
in wheat (haulled?) our hay from Dr. Wisemans
meadow we had 4 small loads of (?)
hay a hard bargain to cut sorry (crop?) & give
the owner of the meadow half this was our
Election day for members to (Counsels) County
& Superior Court Clerk R.C. (Punyer?) got 149
votes Boyd 11. Boyd & (Puryear?) being canidates
for (?) Harkin & Mr. B. March
candidates for County Court Clerk (?)
got 101 votes & March 60 Rose & Thompson
candidates for S & C Clerk Rose got 97 votes
Thompson (47?).

The votes in (Davie?) stood as Follows
for the Election in 1853.

Perycar Bay (?) Harkin March Rose Thompson
Mocksville 291 226 259 270 359 80
Farmington 149 11 101 60 95 47
Cheshires Store 32 30 38 20 55 none
Fulton 79 33 52 56 80 19
554 300 450 406 589 146
300 406 146
254 may 44 May 443

Friday Mowed in (cussel?) meadow until noon
the 5 Aug then put the Hay & worked in (?)
1853 (?) brush until night a light sprinkle
of rain in the evening

Saturday commenced plowing turnip patch
6 Aug. on the (?) next Dr. Wiseman (?)
of the (Hands?) takeing & burning it of & one wagon
Haulling the & wood & rails off put our hay
in the (cussel?) meadow to dry & haulled up
3 loads in the afternoon
Monday Yesterday was Sunday and we had an
the 8 August old fashioned Big rained it rained for
30 minutes verry hard wash our Land & raised the
branches & creek verry high the first full season since
the 1st day of may to day we send 3 hands

Thursday
the 4th Aug
1853

Plowed in cherry orchard with two
turn plows turning out stubble to sow
in wheat halled our hay from Dr Wisemans
meadow we had 4 small loads of damged
hay a hard bargain to cut sorry grass & give
the owner of the meadow half This was our
Election day for members to Congress County
& Superior Court Clerk R. C Puryer got 149
votes Boyd 11. Boyd & Puryear being candates
for congress Harkin & Mr B Search
candidates for county court Clerk Harkin
got 101 votes and Search 60 Rose & Thompson
candidates for SPC Clerk Rose got 97 votes
Thomspon 47
The votes in Davie stood as follows
for the Election in 1853
[column 1]
Mocskville
Farmington
Cheshirestore
Fulton

[column 2]
Puryear
291
149
32
79
554
300
254 mag

[column 3]
Boyd
226
11
30
33
300

[column 4]
Harkin
259
101
38
32
450
406
44 mag

[column 5]
Search
270
60
20
56
406

[column 6]
Rose
359
95
55
80
589
146
443

[column 7]
Thomspon
80
47
none
19
146

Friday
the 5 Aug
1853

Mowed in cassel meadow until noon
there pute the hay & worked in Turpack
Burning brush until night a light shower
of rain in the evening

Saturday
6 Aug

Commenced plowing turnip ptach
on the hill next Dr Wisemans some
of the hands rakeing & burning it of & one wagon
halling the wood & rails off Put our hay
in the cassel meadow to dry & halled up
3 loads in the afternoon

Monday
the 8 August

Yesterday was Sunday and we had an
old fashioned Big rained it raned for
50 minutes verry hard wash our land & raised the
Branches & creek verry high the fisrt full season since
the 1st day of May To day we send 3 hands