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No. 8. It rained during the night & is still raining this morning
Rain William went to Town through the rain he goes every day early
& comes home late, he misses no day, Wet or dry.
Tu 9 Verry pretty morning All hands are verry busy gathering out
the Cotton I think I am mending, throte is very sore, but
H. Brfadshaw died better. Hugh Bradshaw died to day
Wed 10th I went to the buring of H. Bradshaw to day looked over &
H. Bradshaw ) examined the Graves of our dead Some of the toombs have
Graves ) been injured particularly my son Harmon I see the graves of
my father & Mother are disturbed My Sister Jane B. Crofford
Jane Crofford has had her two children Caleb & Nimrods remains remove to
the Seminary burrying Ground done two or three days ago.
They could not find the remains of Mary Smiths little Child
when they took up the others but have found it since. She
left for Memphis together with Rot Looneys family last nights
2 Sythes ) train. I got 2 Sythes to cut hay $6.00 & $2.00 Sugar & Plim Sugar ) some cloaths a Coat & pants. Coat $7.50 pants $ Plim 1866 I got Jack Patton & Preston they helped cut Hay 2 days in Octr ) Th 11th ) Washs Stubble field I paid them $2.00 each for there work Hay Jack & Press) Mag went with William to Town & came back at night. We Fri 12 finished cutting hay I was not verry well Sore throat. -------------------- I went to Town got into a fuss with John Brown (Barber) Sat 13th John ) got his note for $41.24 for the brick he had taken he had Barber ) like to have caught a good whippin he got out of the way
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to save himself we fixed the floore of the Crib George
Press & Jack helped (Clear & a little cool) ------------------- William & Mag took there usual evenings ride No news Sun 14 (A little cool) -------------------- We halled up our Hay had 4 heavy Wagon loads 4 horses & Mon 15 the big [bead?] about 2000 lbs in each load 8,000 lbs Got
Hay done before night George helped us hall Rone & Shaddon got
a load of Corn 17 1/2 bus. (See act) --------------- We have gathered our apples (not all) We got 24 large basket Tu 16 full 2 1/2 bushels in each making about 60 bushels mostly limber
apples twigs (Not finished) Our neighbour Mr Orr died yesterday
Orr died or the day before We had Jack George & Mat helping to gather
apples to day.
Wed 17 We have finished gathering our apples & have a verry pretty
Apples chance 52 large hamper baskets full There is over 100 bushels
Some are verry choice fruit, mostly limber Twigs. I have poored
them down on the floore in the potatoe house for the present.
(Jack Calvin & Mat helped gather apples)
Th 18 Our hands are trying to pick out Cotton William has traded
Mag & ) for a Mare She rides verry well Mag has taken possession of her Mare ) her, rides her every day to the Creek & to Town &c She is
verry much pleased with her
Fr 19 The weather is verry dry Cotton is opening verry well it
is hard to get milling done The Mill grinds but verry slowly
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1866 The morning is clear & beautiful Neither too cool nor October ) Sat 20th ) too warm. I went to Town after dinner I found the agt of
See 20 June the Free mans buro from Nashville Capt. investigating See 22 June 1865 the dificulty that occured between my self & John Brown (Barber) Amt of Debt Nothing particularly done Gregory seems to concern himself Grigery ) John Brown) in Johns behalf he it appears is more concerned than any one ( George else ) I paid George for his work helping fix the Crib & ( halling hay $3.00.
Sun 21 It is verry cloudy all day & rained tho verry little at
night William & Mag rode there usual rides ------------------ George & Mat is commencing diging the holes to set the posts Mon 21 George ) for the plank fence Got but little done fixed there tools & Mat ) staked off some of the ground Jack Patton has commenced pick-
Jack Patton ing out Cotton for me at $1.00 pr 100 in [my?] Cotton patch. ----------------- I have been engaged laying off the posts on the Turn pike Tu 23 George ) for George & Mat Adoline is picking out Cotton for me at $1.00 & Mat ) Adoline I run old Hunter back he was going to Town he left in a hurry Hunter ------------------ All hands are picking out Cotton We got over 500 lbs I went Wed 24 Beef to Town got a quarter of beef. I bought 21 yards of Jeans give Jeans 21 ) Yards ) .60 Cents per yard $12.60 there was a verry heavy frost this $12.00 ) frost morning. ----------------- I have been engaged staking off the plank fence all day Th 25 fence until dinner heavy frost this morning picking out Cotton frost
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Red & Plim is going to Mill with the Wagon taking some 14
Mill bushels to Ashton Mills. They stayed all night got there
frost. meal in the morning. frost ---------------- We gathered Cotton & halled up some wood I stayed at home Fr 26 ----------------- I went to Town paid Puss $4.65 goods at Akins charged Paid Sat 27 Cash pd ) Jack Patton cash $5.00 for picking out Cotton this week. George ) Paid George $3.00 See act. for work diging holes for fence. ------------------ It is turning some warmer Sun 28 Mon 29 It Rained last night & a little to day the boys cleaned
out the Corn Crib 1866 Oct ) The weather has turned quite cold frost We are picking Tu 30 ) Maryann out Cotton Maryann came at night & stayed all night ------------------- Wed 31 Green came & hewed posts heavy frost this morning (See his
act. George & Green) The boys are picking out Cotton, not ------------------ much doing
Novr Th1 We are picking out Cotton The weather has moderated some.
George & Green is not at work at the fence to day Mat is
diging holes for the post but complains of being unwell,
does not much. ------------------- We are picking out Cotton I have stayed at home all this Novr Fr 2 week Newton Matthews brought me the Book I subscribed for, Self Book $6.00. I got it, not paid, The History of the War. Wash Williams ) Corn Wash ) halled me 3 barrels Corn 1 load & himself 3 loads William
stayed at Thomas L. Porters to night
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--------------------- We are trying to pick out Cotton to 12 oclock I went to Sat 3rd Town got 10 Goods Boxes to put apples in they agreed Boxes ) to put ) (Akins & Larkins) to Give them to me but I told them they apples ) should have one box of apples
Sun 4 It has turned verry warm the watter courses & springs is
Dry ) drying up the pawns all gone dry I find that there is verry Weather ) considerable rise in rents of land for the next year from 8
rents to 12 dollars per acre is asked & Given for rents this in-
Iron axel ) cludes lotts & all. I bought the Iron axle trees of Tom Book trees ) Tom Booker ) $3.00 yesterday (present Jack Patton) paid him for them. ------------------ I went to Town got a qr Beef 104 lbs paid 9 Cents pr lb No. 5th The conservatives nominated Nathl W. Jones to fill the place Beef Cost of Arnell in the Legislature it turned cooler in the evening
I recd a letter from N. S. Brown urging me run for the LegisN. S. Brown) lature I answered him telling him my health was not sufficient ----------------- I stayed at home got some wood [picket] out Cotton Not Tu 6 verry well A little cool
Wed 7 Not well stayed in my room nearly all day the boys halled
wood I rode to the turnpike late in the evening
Th 8 I have kept mostly in my room all day a rising in my ear
Self but little a doing 1866 Novr It has clouded up during the night and looks like rainin Fr 9 --------------------- this morning rain