June 12, 1849 - June 19, 1849

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Ben W. Brumfield at Feb 08, 2021 01:52 AM

June 12, 1849 - June 19, 1849

1849 June 12th Went to S. S. M H. to try Thos
East
for stealing Stephen Redgrages oats. got clear
from evidence, - Plowed Peas & corn Plowed drillcorn
second time by middle barn, & below Plum bushes
Weeding drill corn next to orchard -
Cloudy damp weather -

13. Plowed out Garden Sweet Potatoes
cotton Irish Potatoes, begun to lay for tobaccoof[f] Lot.
weeding & Plowed fresh ground next to orchard

14. Beding Lot this & thining drillJust Plowed corn

15. Finished Planting Tobacco & Replanted all
new ground & little second yrs ground
weather warm & moist -
Working cotton & branch corn to day
Plowing & weeding. Finished weeding
cotton this 12 oclock & gone on branch
Hot weather about this time —

16 Rained a little last evening.
Weeding & resetting corn on Branch where
missing. Planting watermellons simblingPumpkins Potatoes
setting out some Beet, Turnip, screan the seed of
which Mr Tucker said came from DenmarkDenmark

17 Fine clear weather, Finished yesterday
weeding out Branch. Corn, not quite done
weeding corn yet. began to Plow Hill
next to orchard, second time also next to
18woods by middle Barn, replanting corn on
19. Branch Lower part, - done weeding & Plowing
our corn second time one this side branch
& began second time on the other side branch
runing 4 Plows, weeding or Hilling up Sweet
Potatoes etc - clear weather nights cool, great
talk of mad Dogs this Spring. cholera about
very much this Spring Mr C. A Hunt Died
of it at Independence Mo. on his way to
California, - its now in Richmond Va
Extra session Legislature moved toto finishFauquier Cty

June 12, 1849 - June 19, 1849

1849 June 12th Went to S. S. M H. to try Thos
East
for stealing Stephen Redgrages oats. got clear
from evidence, - Plowed Peas & corn Plowed drillcorn
second time by middle barn, & below Plum bushes
Weeding drill corn next to orchard -
Cloudy damp weather -

13. Plowed out Garden Sweet Potatoes
cotton Irish Potatoes, begun to lay for tobaccoof[f] Lot.
weeding & Plowed fresh ground next to orchard

14. Beding Lot this & thining drillJust Plowed corn

15. Finished Planting Tobacco & Replanted all
new ground & little second yrs ground
weather warm & moist -
Working cotton & branch corn to day
Plowing & weeding. Finished weeding
cotton this 12 oclock & gone on branch
Hot weather about this time —

16 Rained a little last evening.
Weeding & resetting corn on Branch where
missing. Planting watermellons simblingPumpkins Potatoes
setting out some Beet, Turnip, screan the seed of
which Mr Tucker said came from DenmarkDenmark

17 Fine clear weather, Finished yesterday
weeding out Branch. Corn, not quite done
weeding corn yet. began to Plow Hill
next to orchard, second time also next to
18woods by middle Barn, replanting corn on
19. Branch Lower part, - done weeding & Plowing
our corn second time one this side branch
& began second time on the other side branch
runing 4 Plows, weeding or Hilling up Sweet
Potatoes etc - clear weather nights cool, great
talk of mad Dogs this Spring. cholera about
very much this Spring Mr C. A Hunt Died
of it at Independence Mo. on his way to
California, - its now in Richmond Va
Extra session Legislature moved toto finishFauquier Cty