March 17, 1853 - March 27, 1853

1853 March 17th Raining this morning & we are
Striping Tobacco. Rained nearly all day

1853 18th Mar. Piling manure Halling up fodder
from ^{I went to Mrs McCullocks to day} fresh ground & put up stack^fodder at House
Cutting Hh^d Heading etc I went to Mrs McC

19th Rolled Logs & in evening bushed in ^{that was sewed} Oats
Fannie White been here this week fine weather
Sallie gone with her home —

20 cloudy & like for Rain my wife to gone to
Harmony Grove meeting to day etc

21st I went to Court to settled land matter with
Sam^l Fitzgerald & he failed to have the Deed ready
the Land was survey by Jameson Corbin County Sur
=veyor FWF! is dissatisfied because it don't hold out
& Posponed making the Deed to us till he could have
it calculated over by sombody else before I change
Mr Corbin will have to tell me he has made
an error & show me where & how etc etc
Our folds striped Tobacco yesterday in new
ground Barn — cloudy & like for rain ^morning this

22 Burning Log Heaps Halling wood
& Plowing. Sook one of Our cows Died last night
expect to sew Oats to day ——————

23rd Sewed Oats. Burning Log Heaps cutting ^wood
cool & windy this day —

24th Sewing Oats, malling Rails & ^{new ground} wood in
clear & fair weather - put Bells on cows

25. Halling rails out new ground round Corn
field etc Lot - & get wood out of new ground
shrubing corn field fine weather

26. Halled up Oats to tread to Sew & sewed
Some Plowed for Oats Rained in evening
manured Plant Beds at home & on the mountain
Cut Hoop Poles

27 clear fine morning I am going to
Strait Stone balance to St. Andrews

1853 March 17th Raining this morning & we are
Striping Tobacco. Rained nearly all day

1853 18th Mar. Piling manure Halling up fodder
from ^{I went to Mrs McCullocks to day} fresh ground & put up stack^fodder at House
Cutting Hh^d Heading etc I went to Mrs McC

19th Rolled Logs & in evening bushed in ^{that was sewed} Oats
Fannie White been here this week fine weather
Sallie gone with her home —

20 cloudy & like for Rain my wife to gone to
Harmony Grove meeting to day etc

21st I went to Court to settled land matter with
Sam^l Fitzgerald & he failed to have the Deed ready
the Land was survey by Jameson Corbin County Sur
=veyor FWF! is dissatisfied because it don't hold out
& Posponed making the Deed to us till he could have
it calculated over by sombody else before I change
Mr Corbin will have to tell me he has made
an error & show me where & how etc etc
Our folds striped Tobacco yesterday in new
ground Barn — cloudy & like for rain ^morning this

22 Burning Log Heaps Halling wood
& Plowing. Sook one of Our cows Died last night
expect to sew Oats to day ——————

23rd Sewed Oats. Burning Log Heaps cutting ^wood
cool & windy this day —

24th Sewing Oats, malling Rails & ^{new ground} wood in
clear & fair weather - put Bells on cows

25. Halling rails out new ground round Corn
field etc Lot - & get wood out of new ground
shrubing corn field fine weather

26. Halled up Oats to tread to Sew & sewed
Some Plowed for Oats Rained in evening
manured Plant Beds at home & on the mountain
Cut Hoop Poles

27 clear fine morning I am going to
Strait Stone balance to St. Andrews