January 13, 1851 - February 1, 1851

1851 Janry 13th Burning Plant Bed by new ground
next to Mr Neals - my wife gone to Mrs Hunts -
Fine weather about this time ———

14th Burnt Plant Bed at House & sewed it
Kentucky Bull face Tobacco seed & white
mustard seed sewed - in that one
The one below new ground Big Brittle
[Glen?] & Mr McCullocks sort mustard also
same sort Tobacco seed sewed on mountain
Fine weather this day going to have Land
surveyed for W^m Waller ——^failure

15 went to Dan^l Johns Sale bot 5 Boxes wafers
1 stretcher 1 wheat sieve 1 whip 2 slates

20th been cutting in new ground waggon &
Cart Halled wood saturday, Thursday & friday—
Plowed Tobacco Lot etc nearly done grubbing
Henry sick in House with Jaw ach

24 Sold to John D Hunt a Tract of Land
adjoining him containing 195 acres more or less
for $600 payable in 1, 2 & 3 years from this
day $200 in each paym^t & carriage & Harness
cover & Rench[wrench] etc. for said land rating the carriage
& Harness at $190 making $790 for the land
195 acres more less right to be made & Bond
given shortly as pr Rec^d given him for $1 in p^t of
D^o pr Rec^t———cutting & Plowing etc etc

27 As pretty weather as I ever saw this
time in year Plowing & Cutting in new^ground

28th Tooke down some Tobacco in Prize House
tho not much cleared of windy & Cool this morning

29th quite cool windy weather cutting & Plowing

30 cant Plow waggon & cart Halling wood, cutting^{in new ground}
Tremendous cool at this time & windy—

31 still cold Halling Rails around mountain field
& fresh field this day Lila breaking flax
cutting in new ground overseer broke his axis

Feby 1st very cold weather, cutting in new ground
Henry Halling Rails & wood Fed gone to mill 1½
Bbls wheat for us ½ Bbl for flour ½ Bbl Corn for us & ½ Bbl for overseer