September 26, 1854 - November 11, 1854

1854 Sept 26. Peggy has been Sick nearly a week
Doct Thompson Called Twice or 3 times to See her
we are stacking Our Tops & firing tobacco
& finished stacking this this evening -

27. Finished Roof of Barn nearly - Jordan halling
wood, Balance worming & succoring till 12 Ocl then
started to Cutting Lot & Guanoed Lot & new ground
ground, nearly cured old prize Barn Tobacco,
We are weaning Netty at this time,
cloudy & like for Rain - Children
Stop going to school this day —

1854
Oct 28 From 27th Sept till this day I went to Orange
& Louisa Carr^d Kate Kate while I was gone they
finished Our Tobacco & began to Sew wheat &
we have nearly finished all except the
Tobacco Lot by old prize barn, got up all of
mountain field Corn & began & got up 6 Loads
from Stony pint, this day it rained nearly all
day. we are shelling Corn firing Tobacco
etc etc - Turned a little cooler —
Mr Crews bro^t me 87 lbs fodder instead of any
Oats which was due me last Spring

6 Novr Shucking Corn & shoemaking,- Housing
Corn etc - Abram little Henry claiborne & Lowry
had their Caps this day. Clementina Kitty Lila
Sandy Claiborne & Lowry had Blankets this day
quite Cool & Rained Saturday nearly all day
David Miller very Sick my Leg sore I did not
got to Sunday School yesterday —

11th We have been Halling up corn for
Several days this week between Ditches in
fresh field, have not near got down
yet, began to Rain last night Rained
all night & continues this morning very wet
& warm, finished making our Shoes to day