November 19, 1850 - December 7, 1850

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1850 Novr 19th Halling up Corn yesterday & to day
I have Just got from CH likely for Rain -

24th we have been getting up & Housing corn
this week & not done getting where there was no
wheat sewed Rained 2 days this week —
John Coleman worked here this week making
1 week more one month in all
Lila & Malissa & Clem has Blankets this
winter Raining this evening

Novr 25. Give to Mr Fitzgerald & Fanny White Tom
Perry
we are Putting up our Greens & Halling
wood etc clear fine day ——
Capt Fitzgerald got fountain out of Jail in Montgomery CH

30 Finished our corn this morning Halling wood
Fed Shoemaking Rained hard last night
made about 120 or 130 Barrels in all
warm weather about this time —
Jordan gone to mill Expect to sendthis evening Henry

1st Decemr. 1850 clear in morning cloudy in evening
I went to Mrs Colemans & Mrs Hunts —

==2nd Mr Owen came here to help about Houseoverseer
Mr Tucker came to shingle it cloudy all day

3rd Both here shingling overseers House
Henry Jointing shingles cloudy all day –
Federick & alse Halling up stalks 2 days
Balance Fanning out wheat & Buck wheat
made 123 Bus. good wheat & 17 Bus. screan [tolled?]
to be sent to Capt Gilberts mill is 6½ Bushels good
wheat including Mr Neals, & nearly 1 Bus screan,

7th It has been raining & quite cool nearly
all this week Thursday night Friday & Friday night
it rained very hard indeed still cloudy & Raining
Owen left yesterday evening —
Began to strip Tobacco in middle Barn
making up Farm Pen & shelters to day
Building overseers House chimney about this time

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fransalman

John D Owen is JWG's overseer