May 1, 1853 - May 16, 1853

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fransalman at Nov 11, 2020 10:07 PM

May 1, 1853 - May 16, 1853

1st May 1853 cloudy & like for Rain -

2nd Finished Sewing Oats On Branch this day
Sewed 4 Bushels Sent Henry to Riceville for
Doct Thompson for alse who got back
from Mrs Hunts very sick sickly times
Croping in new ground Hilling &
Henry prizing Tobacco —

6 May- Finished Hilling newthis weekground
got back from Lynchg Saturday sold
Lugs for about $150 or little upwards
Rained one night after I left for Lynchg

7 - done nothing after we got here

9th Took down nearly all of Our short
Tobacco Fed sick. Cate got measles
fine weather Sunday it rained,

10 Planed our Garden in Greens scattering
manure & Plowing Lot & fresh ground
Planed Irish Potatoes last Saturday

12 Plowing & Hilling in 3rd years ground
Packing 2nd RateTobacco in Hhd Henry set
up 3 Tobacco Hhds this day fine Rain
day before yesterday - Coltering up 3rd yrs
land for Tobacco, – clem & Cate Sick
ever since Sunday last, & Clem monday
Hilling at Second yrs ground & Plowing

13 Laying of secondyrs Land coltering
in seconds yrs above House
Replanting Corn this day etc etc put
in stack fodder by stable in cutting house

14th Layed of 3rd yrs Land for Tobacco & Replanting
corn in Johns’ field coltering in 2nd yrs Land

16 went to Court. Hollidy Clear pretty day

May 1, 1853 - May 16, 1853

1st May 1853 cloudy & like for Rain -

2nd Finished Sewing Oats On Branch this day
Sewed 4 Bushels Sent Henry to Riceville for
Doct Thompson for alse who got back
from Mrs Hunts very sick sickly times
Croping in new ground Hilling &
Henry prizing Tobacco —

6 May- Finished Hilling newthis weekground
got back from Lynchg Saturday sold
Lugs for about $150 or little upwards
Rained one night after I left for Lynchg

7 - done nothing after we got here

9th Took down nearly all of Our short
Tobacco Fed sick. Cate got measles
fine weather Sunday it rained,

10 Planed our Garden in Greens scattering
manure & Plowing Lot & fresh ground
Planed Irish Potatoes last Saturday

12 Plowing & Hilling in 3rd years ground
Packing 2nd RateTobacco in Hhd Henry set
up 3 Tobacco Hhds this day fine Rain
day before yesterday - Coltering up 3rd yrs
land for Tobacco, – clem & Cate Sick
ever since Sunday last, & Clem monday
Hilling at Second yrs ground & Plowing

13 Laying of secondyrs Land coltering
in seconds yrs above House
Replanting Corn this day etc etc put
in stack fodder by stable in cutting house

14th Layed of 3rd yrs Land for Tobacco & Replanting
corn in Johns’ field coltering in 2nd yrs Land

16 went to Court. Hollidy Clear pretty day