November 10, 1855 - December 21, 1855

10th Novr Fountain Came here to finish my
Corn house yesterday friday a little after 12 Oclock
& worked till Saturday Night @ $14 pr month

11th Cloudy & drisling Rain —

19th Fountain Wyatt finished Corn House & we have
settled for it & we are Housing Corn

23 finished Housing all we have shach out
& are halling up balance
weather Cool & windy - etc –– ––
Henry Federick Jordan alse malissa & Lila
had Blankets this day - Sometime ago I gave
Claiborne Abram & little Henry Caps & Lowry
my Hat. - very dry fall & first of Decr

3rd Decemr I went to see Mr Fitzgerald last Friday
& Stayed there till he Died saturday night
about 10 Oclock in night, –
We are Grubing Cutting wood & halling
up Corn stalks last week, this morning
Henry goes to Mill with log for Tobacco Barn
Balance Cutting & Grubbing —

4 Halling Logs to Yates Saw Mill Grubbing
Jordan cut wood at Mr Neals –
James M Fitzgerald Died at his Fathers on the
1st day of Decemr 1855 about 10 Oclock in the night
We have burnt & sewed 2 Large Plant Bed
this week & last week Say 1st Decr 1855 got our
sheep this week Killed this 12th Decr 1855 8
Fat Hogs Halling wood & Cutting & Grubing

12th We have Cold open weather very dry
fall indeed so far – – – – – –

20th Cutting little growth in new ground Grubbing
in Corn field on Johns branch Raising weaving
House have Commenced plowing on branch
for Corn fine open weather Jordan
gone to with 3 Bushels screan wheat for chop
2 Bus D^o for flour & 4 Bus. Corn for meal

21 Cutting little growth in new ground getting
rafters for weaving House