September 17 - October 2, 1847

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fransalman at Nov 11, 2020 09:19 PM

September 17 - October 2, 1847

17th Sept47 Began to Cutt Tobacco on Johns
Branch wednesday evening 15th
now Cutting on Spring Branch
put up seven stacks fodder & some in house
Went to Lynchg Last week & carried
27 B 24 lbs wheat & 1½ Bus Corn very wet
time, sold wheat for 90¢ corn for 55¢

27 Since the Seventeenth we have finished our
Blade fodder, 12 stacks 9 Double 3 Single
& finished this morning finished cutting
Tops Cured 600 Hundred Stacks Tobacco
in prize Barn & Expect to begin to Lot
Tobacco this evening, Several of our
family have been sick, Jerry sick
at this time Doct Thompson has been
one visit & 2 Call visits to see him,
Now he is mending - Thanks be God
Weather warm & no frost yet, --
Great deal of Tobacco to cut last week
Talton worked on chimney 2½ or nearly

29 Weather a little Cool & yesterday

28 Cut Lot Tobacco 400 stacks - & this
day Halling Tobacco in middle Barn
& firing new ground & succoring Mr
or Elder Joel Hubbards trial at
Rices Meeting House this day

Oct 1st Weather warm Cured nearly
3 Houses 800 sticks in middle barn Tobacco & have Cut all but
Lot & new ground clean -

Oct 2nd Halling up & stacking Top
fodder gathering Beans Peas & snap
seed, etc etc, carried the 1st of this
week 2 Bbls Corn to mill for meal
my wife gone to Mrs Hunts Jerry better

Oct. 2nd weather good & began to stack
our tops this 3rd likely for Rain

September 17 - October 2, 1847

17th Sept47 Began to Cutt Tobacco on Johns
Branch wednesday evening 15th
now Cutting on Spring Branch
put up seven stacks fodder & some in house
Went to Lynchg Last week & carried
27 B 24 lbs wheat & 1½ Bus Corn very wet
time, sold wheat for 90¢ corn for 55¢

27 Since the Seventeenth we have finished our
Blade fodder, 12 stacks 9 Double 3 Single
& finished this morning finished cutting
Tops Cured 600 Hundred Stacks Tobacco
in prize Barn & Expect to begin to Lot
Tobacco this evening, Several of our
family have been sick, Jerry sick
at this time Doct Thompson has been
one visit & 2 Call visits to see him,
Now he is mending - Thanks be God
Weather warm & no frost yet, --
Great deal of Tobacco to cut last week
Talton worked on chimney 2½ or nearly

29 Weather a little Cool & yesterday

28 Cut Lot Tobacco 400 stacks - & this
day Halling Tobacco in middle Barn
& firing new ground & succoring Mr
or Elder Joel Hubbards trial at
Rices Meeting House this day

Oct 1st Weather warm Cured nearly
3 Houses 800 sticks in middle barn Tobacco & have Cut all but
Lot & new ground clean -

Oct 2nd Halling up & stacking Top
fodder gathering Beans Peas & snap
seed, etc etc, carried the 1st of this
week 2 Bbls Corn to mill for meal
my wife gone to Mrs Hunts Jerry better

Oct. 2nd weather good & began to stack
our tops this 3rd likely for Rain