July 18, 1855 - August 5, 1855

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Ben W. Brumfield at Mar 25, 2024 07:33 PM

July 18, 1855 - August 5, 1855

Jacob started to Meadsville to
to School, Weather dry & Hot, we laid by
our Corn about this time Plowing & Hilling
up Our Tobacco Henry has been sick nearly
a week & several of Our family – nearly
got every thing clean about this time

say 26th Fine Rain yesterday. I was at Mrs McC.
settling withem them went to Court House
last week & got my accts settled by Comm
Banks
& it took nearly 12 Hours
Halled up Our Oats this week, turn
Out very well 5 stacks at mountain &
nearly 5 at stony pint worked out our
Branch Tobacco Potatoes Cotton etc etc this
week fine weather about this time,

Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco at stony
pint
Killed Lamb etc etc at this time

28th Fine shower Rain this evening
Finished Hilling up Tobacco at Stony
pint
Hilling up fresh ground & lot
& Plowing it,– fine weather Mrs
wooding
etc etc here to day

30 Henry & Jordan Hewing sills for Corn house
balance hilling up Lot by stable, Sandy Plowed
at Mr Neals ps up this day cleaned out
Ice house hot dry weather –

31– Hilling up our new ground
Henry gone to Lynchg for Capt Stephen
Clement
I find myself he gives me $8–
for the hhds If it weighs over 1200 lbs
grows he is to pay 3/9 a hundred four all
over, carried a parcel for one of capt
clements negroes
to pay 3/9 pr 100 lbs

5 Two or Three Showers of Rain the Past
week & a fine Rain to day, choped in Corn
got timbers for Corn house etc top our
Tobacco yesterday – Henry got back Thursday

July 18, 1855 - August 5, 1855

Jacob started to Meadsville to
to School, Weather dry & Hot, we laid by
our Corn about this time Plowing & Hilling
up Our Tobacco Henry has been sick nearly
a week & several of Our family – nearly
got every thing clean about this time

say 26th Fine Rain yesterday. I was at Mrs McC.
settling withem them went to Court House
last week & got my accts settled by Comm
Banks
& it took nearly 12 Hours
Halled up Our Oats this week, turn
Out very well 5 stacks at mountain &
nearly 5 at stony pint worked out our
Branch Tobacco Potatoes Cotton etc etc this
week fine weather about this time,

27 Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco at stony
pint
Killed Lamb etc etc at this time

28th Fine shower Rain this evening
Finished Hilling up Tobacco at Stony
pint
Hilling up fresh ground & lot
& Plowing it,– fine weather Mrs
wooding
etc etc here to day

30 Henry & Jordan Hewing sills for Corn house
balance hilling up Lot by stable, Sandy Plowed
at Mr Neals ps up this day cleaned out
Ice house hot dry weather –

31– Hilling up our new ground
Henry gone to Lynchg for Capt Stephen
Clement
I find myself he gives me $8–
for the hhds If it weighs over 1200 lbs
grows he is to pay 3/9 a hundred four all
over, carried a parcel for one of capt
clements negroes
to pay 3/9 pr 100 lbs

5 Two or Three Showers of Rain the Past
week & a fine Rain to day, choped in Corn
got timbers for Corn house etc top our
Tobacco yesterday – Henry got back Thursday