December 22, 1855 - January 13, 1856

1855
Decr 22nd Killed 8 Hogs this morning - I went
to Fannie W. Fitzgeralds yesterday - Cold weather
The Toll Due John D Hunt for Thrashing
wheat for me 1855 is 4½ Bushels as we only made
107 Bushels which we expect to send shortly

1856
Jany 1st Killed balance our hogs & Beef Cutting
little growth in new ground Cold weather
lost in X good many our pigs —

3rd Jany 1856 Sent 4½ Bushels for Toll this day to
Mr John D Hunts - Henry —
Striping tobacco to day & p^t of yesterday
very bad disagreeable weather

5th This day it snowed all day & begun in the night
I started to charlott CH but only got as far as
Mortons Ferry so much Ice in River I could not
cross stayed at Mr McCullocks Saturday night Snow
13 Inches deep stayed at Bro. Jones Just this side
River Mortons Ferry & come home Monday night
about 10 Oclock in night spending 56 cents
In my Trip, clear pretty day over head, I
left my Buggy at Mr McCullocks, Sunday
& went on horse back, Jacob I dont know
where he is - he was to be at Mr Overbys the
5th Inst to meet me ——

12th Jany 1856 This week we striped Tobacco on or 2 days
then got wood Friday & Cut in new ground has been
Cold & Snow has not melted very little all the week
This morning Just one week since the other Snow
It began to Snow again & Snowed all day
in evening it rained a little & hailed some
one amoungst the most disagreeable Cold
days I ever saw Snow very Deep Dreadful
Dreadfull time Sure, one Lamb come day before
the last Snow & is yet alive,-

13th clear pretty Cold windy day Snow melts
a little but not much have not from Jacob yet