July 2, 1852 - July 19, 1852

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fransalman at Nov 11, 2020 10:02 PM

July 2, 1852 - July 19, 1852

1852 July 2nd The weather is warm & like for
Rain we have taken down our fine Tobacco & on
Hhd besides & expect to prize them tomorrow

3rd prizing Tobacco good in small Hhd & Big
- send 4 Bushel corn nearly 3 Bus. wheat from
Mrs Hunts & 3 Bushels Rye we thrashed to Cpt
Gilberts mill
this day - Plowing next to orchard
laid by fresh ground towards stony pint yesterday
weeding down Tobacco etc Plowing sweet Potatoes
after 12 Oclock 4th In the night Mrs smith Died
having been sick about 5 or 6 weeks - clear day
Plowing & Laying by Corn – weeding Tobacco up Sweet PotaotesHilled

5. went to Rice before day about mrs smiths coffin
got up Rye & some wheat put out Tobacco
Plowing Corn, & began to cut Oats this day

6. Cutting Oats mrs smith Buried - clear day

7th Cutting Oats this day - weeding down new ground Tobacco
clear fine day & getting quite dry & very Hot -
Finished Cutting Oats this day & Halled up Tobacco
Out of new Barn, to prize Barn & suning it

8th Trod Out 1 floor wheat, suning balance
our Tobacco Lila etc plowing Henry & balance
assorting & prizing good & fine Tobacco,
clear & fine day so far, very warm

13 Plowing nearly done laying by corn –

14th Fine shower Rain last evening weather
Replanted Tobacco this morning

15. Last Evening Major & Mrs Grasty & Mrs Wooding to come here tomorrowPowerfull Rain & wind & some
hail, wind Blew down great deal of our fencing
not quite done prizing our good Tobacco etc,
This morning cutting Trees out of Road putting up
fencing etc. — —

17th Rained all night last night, fine growing about this time weather
Finished yesterday Plowing fresh ground Tobacco
& Finished prizing our Tobacco not quite
done - halling Our wheat up oats out instacks

19th Fine Rains about this time we are Hilling up
fresh ground. Tobacco plowing ps corn below House

July 2, 1852 - July 19, 1852

1852 July 2nd The weather is warm & like for
Rain we have taken down our fine Tobacco & on
Hhd besides & expect to prize them tomorrow

3rd prizing Tobacco good in small Hhd & Big
- send 4 Bushel corn nearly 3 Bus. wheat from
Mrs Hunts & 3 Bushels Rye we thrashed to Cpt
Gilberts mill
this day - Plowing next to orchard
laid by fresh ground towards stony pint yesterday
weeding down Tobacco etc Plowing sweet Potatoes
after 12 Oclock 4th In the night Mrs smith Died
having been sick about 5 or 6 weeks - clear day
Plowing & Laying by Corn – weeding Tobacco up Sweet PotaotesHilled

5. went to Rice before day about mrs smiths coffin
got up Rye & some wheat put out Tobacco
Plowing Corn, & began to cut Oats this day

6. Cutting Oats mrs smith Buried - clear day

7th Cutting Oats this day - weeding down new ground Tobacco
clear fine day & getting quite dry & very Hot -
Finished Cutting Oats this day & Halled up Tobacco
Out of new Barn, to prize Barn & suning it

8th Trod Out 1 floor wheat, suning balance
our Tobacco Lila etc plowing Henry & balance
assorting & prizing good & fine Tobacco,
clear & fine day so far, very warm

13 Plowing nearly done laying by corn –

14th Fine shower Rain last evening weather
Replanted Tobacco this morning

15. Last Evening Major & Mrs Grasty & Mrs Wooding to come here tomorrowPowerfull Rain & wind & some
hail, wind Blew down great deal of our fencing
not quite done prizing our good Tobacco etc,
This morning cutting Trees out of Road putting up
fencing etc. — —

17th Rained all night last night, fine growing about this time weather
Finished yesterday Plowing fresh ground Tobacco
& Finished prizing our Tobacco not quite
done - halling Our wheat up oats out instacks

19th Fine Rains about this time we are Hilling up
fresh ground. Tobacco plowing ps corn below House