August 10, 1849 - August 18, 1849

10th. Augt 1849 Raised Tobacco House near
Granary this day, notched up by 2 Bookers &
2 Kits Mrs Colemans & Mrs McCullocks Kits Colo
Smiths & Cap^t Fitzgeralds Booker very well done
Bro Simpson & Boker both here —
clear good day for our work —

11. we are grubing & cutting on Branch
Halling gravel for walk & Hewing down
Tobacco House & squaring Logs for Henrys house
Clear & fine weather —
Jane Gravelling walk before Door

13th Augt. Henry Heaving down Tobacco House
Lila cutting on Johns Branch, & when done
she is to Chop out cotton, & get out flax
seed. Fed alse Jane & Ann began to
Grub new ground on mountain adjoin
=ing mountain field this morning for
a start — clear & fair

14 worming & succoring & toping Tobacco
Henry Hewing down Barn —

15. Treading out Mr. Neals wheat got out
about 16 or 17 any rate I got 2½. trod cleaned
& brot the fan home by Dark —
Fed Toping Tobacco the Balance worming
& succoring, clear & dry Day —

16. Fed gone to mill with nearly a Bus.
corn 2½ wheat. Henry finishing toping ^{for this week}over Toba
Jane alse & ann gone to Grubing in ^{& Fed when he gets back}new ground
Lila & Jordan getting out flax seed &
gath[er]ing Herd Grass seed etc.

17 Henry Hewing down Barn for sever=
=al days. 4 Grubing in new ground ^gathering Lila
Herds Grass seed Dry weather at this time

18 Same Grubing Henry gone to Capt Gilberts
mill with 9½ Bushels corn borrowed of Mrs
Hunt to be returned next spring. Lila &
Jordan cutting & shrubing for corn 2 or 3
pretty showers to day went to Mrs Colemans
& Rented out her Hillfield plantation etc.