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1866 We this week passed plowed out both our fields of Corn
June
Sun 10 the field next the crib & next Town & ready to go into the

Cotton tomorrow they all worked verry well the past week.

Jack Porters ) We have every thing clean of woods considering the wet weather,
wife Sister )
it has rained nearly every day for two or three weeks. William

brought home with him Jacks Wife Sister last night It still

Cost for ) looks verry much like rain, I got my self a coat Italion cloth
Self )
$1.50 pr yard 7 yds to make a Coat & vest, lining, buttons

& thread I got it yesterday at Akins (Sat 11) Jack Porter

& Wife Isaac Sulivan & Wife came after dinner, went back in

Marys Mares ) the evening. Maryans 2 Mares went home yesterday
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We plowed out our Cotton by runing round it Not quite done
Mon 11
it will finish in the morning finished howing out our potatoes

by 12 oclock
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We finished plowing the Cotton & commenced howing it out again
Tu 12
Thomas Thomas L. Porter came for Dinner Mag went into Town after dinner

Mary ann ) Maryann Webster came & stayed all night brought in some good
stayed all )
night ) Mutton (We have finished all the Corn in the Smoke house &
Corn
Corn out in ) have commenced upon the Corn in the Cedar Crib There is in it
Smoke house )
done ) 100 barrels to day. I think it will do me this year
Cedar Crib
Our boys are howing in the Cotton & Plim plowing it out. My

Wed 13 health is some better tho verry feeble. Andew has been verry

Andrew much disappointed to day in not getting some washing done.