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December 20, 1865 - December 23, 1865
to Aspen Grove & nearly done moving all except my cattle hogs & sheep Sheep & hogs shall move shortly — Big Henry & his family will move to Aspen Grove tomorrow or as soon as he can to live with me at Aspen Grove 1866. agreeable the agreement its now & has been raining little this evening at Cedar Hill 1 stack fodder on field & 7 halled up in new Granary & 2 stacks oats. 21 Hogs & my boar missing say 1 sow & 9 pigs 5 yearling 2 more[?] & 2 under them & 2 young sows & cattle 2 cows 1 Calve 1 young steer & 1 heifer. I gave Jerry 1 cow & calf & lend him another This winter, 11 sheep 7 I bring home shortly Gave Jerry 4th sheep
21st Fixing at home & Malissa & her family moved to Cedar Hill & Henry & his family moved to Aspen Grove
22nd Halling wood at Aspen Grove & sent Lowry & Abram to Cedar Hill to hall for Jerry - clear cold day John J. Lain went from home to day
23rd Have been fixing up houses weaving house Hen House etc cold day
December 23, 1865
23rd Dec 1865 Halled bone dry wood
24 Dec. Arch & Clementina & her family moves this day to Fannies & Jno J Lain left Aspen Grove this day - moved his things. Clear day - Raining & freezing Arch wont go to day - but took Clementina & her family from my house 25 Dec 1865 to live at Fannie W. Fitzgerald Malissa etc children small & Jordan gone to live at Cedar Hill Jerrys Sandy Abram & Lowry to live at Jesse H. Keens 1866 None with me but Henry family escape South Hogs killed at Aspen Grove Dec. 7th 1865 This book is filled up & another began 1 weighing 138 1 Do 129 1 Do 107 1 Do 103 210 1 Do 82 1 Do 126 208 1 Do 123 1 Do 96 219 1 Do 91 1/2 Clems hog 50 1/2 Sandys 47 108 Deduct 1 hog given negroes at Aspen Grove 80 Salted up down there for Henrys 75 153 Salted up down at Aspen 927 Grove for us Killed & salted up for us here Cedar Hill 1403 2330
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1865 Nov 29th Killed 15 hogs here Killed 2 some time ago & 13 to day viz 2 1st weighing both at {?????] 180 lbs [???] Henrys Hall in [H????] smoke house 100 1 hog weighing 100 1 do do 115 1 do 168 lbs 1 do 80 lbs [??? 2] 248 1 do 80 lbs 1 do 90 lbs [??? 2] 170 1 do 99 lbs 1 do 111 lbs [??? 2] 210 1 do 105 1 do 85 " 190 1 do 90 Killed at Cedar Hill 1403 lbs Ewen Henry 1 hog weighing about 100 lbs killed 1 for Jerry weighing 90 lbs Put 2 in pen to fallow for Jerry fat enough to kill 20th Dec 1865
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1865 August & Sept [lot] of tobacco sent to Lynchg f0r myself & John D Hunts est. Sent for myself 2 Hhd there this 19th Novr 1865 not sold sent for estate JDH not sold to the same date 3 Hhds 14 remaining Novr [13] 1865 my waggon & estates JDH carried over to Lynchg 2 more Hhd tobacco Jerry will sell one leaving 4 there at this time for estate & 2 for myself Novr 23rd sent over by Little Henry one for myself sold & 3 for the estate 2 I let [?????] & by John Waller all 3 of them sold leaving 2 Hhd of my own not sold 9 more to [?????] & 4 estates not sold 27th Monday Novr sent over by ]Leroy] & Jorden 2 Hhds tobacco of the estates not sold making 6 Hhds this day Decr 2 1865 Jerry started to Lynchg Thurs day morning 30 & got back tonight carried over 1 long & 1 short Hhd for estate John DH making 8 there this day not sold 7th DW Jerry H Graves carried over to Lynchg 2 Hhds more for est making 10 in Lynchg of est not sold & 3 at home.
August 6, 1865
1865 August 6 My corn was not plowed good tho its promising Mr Bybee helped me finish laying by our corn 1 day 3 plows on the Creek — the robbers came & attempted to rob me Searched my house & Henry was monout for a good while after they were here