July 20 - August 4, 1847

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fransalman at Oct 01, 2020 08:15 PM

July 20 - August 4, 1847

1847 July 20 Weather fair & warm
Mr Henry Smith helped us cut our wheat &
oats = stack our wheat & Put it Granary
about this time, -

24 For the last 3 or 4 days we have been
Plowing up Our Branch Tobacco & finished
this evening Just before night —
Lady Jane took the Horse all the whole
season & have pd $5 as pr Rect

26 Sewed Turnip seed in pt Lot next to stable
Plowed it & now Hilling it up
Plowing second years ground Tobacco.

27 Fine Rain last night. Hilling
& Plowing second yrs Tobacco Land

28 Last night & this morning very
cool & we are setting by fire
Finished Hilling up second yrs Tobacco
this morning & then Hilling newground
clear & cool this morning

29. Stacking Oats this day &
Hilling up new ground Tobacco,
about middle July very hard Rain here &
some Hail & not far off a tremendous Hail
Large as Hen Eggs & perhaps some Larger

31 Finished Hilling up new ground & second
yrs land & balance of Lot by Henry’s house
& Sewed Turnip seed Choped out Garden
& Hilled up Peas & Choped out cotton
Finished stacking Oats yesterday.
Now making water furrows on branch &
Hilling up Tobacco etc

Augt 1st Fine Rain this day (Sunday)

" 2 Sewed Turnip Patch worked
Johns branch Tobacco & 1 hand topingall day

3 Raining, we are at work on branch

4 Raining Sent 2 Bus Corn to mill
worming & succoring Tobacco

July 20 - August 4, 1847

1847 July 20 Weather fair & warm
Mr HenrySmith helped us cut our wheat &
oats = stack our wheat & Put it Granary
about this time, -

24 For the last 3 or 4 days we have been
Plowing up Our Branch Tobacco & finished
this evening Just before night —
Lady Jane took the Horse all the whole
season & have pd $5 as pr Rect

26 Sewed Turnip seed in pt Lot next to stable
Plowed it & now Hilling it up
Plowing second years ground Tobacco.

27 Fine Rain last night. Hilling
& Plowing second yrs Tobacco Land

28 Last night & this morning very
cool & we are setting by fire
Finished Hilling up second yrs Tobacco
this morning & then Hilling newground
clear & cool this morning

29. Stacking Oats this day &
Hilling up new ground Tobacco,
about middle July very hard Rain here &
some Hail & not far off a tremendous Hail
Large as Hen Eggs & perhaps some Larger

31 Finished Hilling up new ground & second
yrs land & balance of Lot by Henry’s house
& Sewed Turnip seed Choped out Garden
& Hilled up Peas & Choped out cotton
Finished stacking Oats yesterday.
Now making water furrows on branch &
Hilling up Tobacco etc

Augt 1st Fine Rain this day (Sunday)

" 2 Sewed Turnip Patch worked
Johns branch Tobacco & 1 hand topingall day

3 Raining, we are at work on branch

4 Raining Sent 2 Bus Corn to mill
worming & succoring Tobacco