August 19, 1849 - August 29, 1849

1849 august 19 quite cool this morning. my wife
gone to Mrs McCullocks & Catharine S to
go to school with Mildred Ann E. McC
they Board her for nothing Milly stays
here some & so change about, cloudy

20th Milly Ann E. McCullock starts to school to
Mrs Walkup same Terms as Catharine S.
Raised Henrys House & Forage House near stable
Succoring & worming Tobacco this day —

21st Henry & Fed gone to Mrs Lewis to Raise Barn
Succoring & worming Tobacco etc etc as Hot
a day ^{& night} as I ever felt in my life I think
some little appearance of Rain in ^{but did not}evening

22nd clear morning a little foggy in South
Topping Tobacco worming & succoring This day
Fanny W. went to charlotte with miss Ruths
& Jno D Hunt, started last Thursday -- still Hot
Mr Martin a clock Doctor stayed here last ^night
fixed clock in sitting room gave him a $1- for it

23 Worming Tobacco & Grubing in new ground
Henry Hewing down Barn & this House
A fine Rain in evening, Lila ^{after morning}spining

24. Same work to day. nearly done grubing

25 Fanny W. returned from charlotte
worming Tobacco this morning Shrubing corn
field. Henry halling Rails for hog pen

26 went to association Buffaloe clear hot day

27 Henry sick, shrubing corn field

28 worming & succoring Tobacco, & toping
Henry still in House clear & dry -
Jerry had Crofe Croup last night very^bad,

29. scraping off wheat yard this morning
worming & succoring Tobacco. clear & dry
Toping tobacco. - went to Mrs Colemans to Hillfield
to see Mr East.