January 21 - February 3, 1847

1847 Jany 21st began to strip in new
ground barn this morning

22nd Striping Tobacco in same barn
Yesterday & this morning fair & cold
snow melted but little -

23 Cold yet & a little cloudy, we
are striping Tobacco in new ground^barn
tho very bad weather for striping

24 Sunday fair & snow melting very much

25 Cloudy & moderate weather, snow
most gone Striping in new ground barn
& expect to finish there to day -
One Lamb yesterday
Mrs Smith gave me four Dolls to
pay Doct White her account with him

26 striping Tobacco to day & sent
10 Bushels corn to mill, & 1 Log
to be sawed into Railing 2½ by
3. I wrote to Mr Dove sent 1
bag cotton 51 lbs to Pack

27 Striped Tobacco & put Hh^d
under prize & got it half full
sent 1 Large 1 Common & 1 Calf Skin
to Mr Lewis’s for Tanner the largest
for sole next for upper next for Kip
3 in all Mr L to ^geta Receipt,
weather quite cool to day & clear

28 began to mall in new ground
Henry halling up Oats straw & leaves
Lila & Ann shrubing fresh ground for corn
29 30 & 31 cloudy & part of the time striping ^Tobacco

Feby 1st burnt plant Bed on Mountain^{& sewed it}

— 2. Cutting wood to burn above House
Mr Benjamin Lain set in to work for
me at 3/- per day

3rd Rained hard & the wind blew tremen^dous
& in evening turned very cold & a hard night