April 16, 1856 - April 21, 1856

16th cloudy this day & like for Rain, we are planting
Corn for part of Johns’s field Kity still in house
Jerry Smith better & Pal too, - Clem is mending
slowly, Planted Snaps in On Johns s branch & Pea
Patch Planted yesterday Simblings etc etc,
Doct Thompson come to day making 6 times
to see Clem, Rained a little sprinkle to day

17th Planting Corn in Johns s field to day -
A light sprinkle rain last night moderate wea^ther

18th Fine morning Planting corn to day I
want to go to Riceville got 2 Pigs from
Fannies last Sunday Jordan & Sandy bro^{t home} them
Clem & Pal getting Better Kitty & Jerry
Smith is better — Went to Riceville etc
19th Did not get done Johns’s field Planting
Corn finishing this morning except flat Land
& fresh ground at stony point Sandy
gone there to Plowing for Corn, Jordan
Coltering in new ground Henry Bedding
on spring Branch,- Balance gone to
Hilling in fresh ground Doct T has
been 6 times to see clem & she is mending
slowly & so is Pal. ——
Rained in evening began to Hill in new ^{to day}ground

20th cloudy this morning Sent for Doct Thomp=
=son to see clem, making 7 times If he comes

21st went to Court & fix & Sent James McCullocks
Dec^d Bond Due Jer. McCullocks Dec^d Est to
AV McKee Troy m^o to Collect for $420
due 1st March 1840 — Plowing on
Branch & Coltering & Hilling in new
ground Sandy Plowing at Stony point
for Corn In evening & about Rained &
Snowed Smartly & quite a cold day -
Clem getting better Kitty & Jerry Smith Still sick
Fannie [water stain] a day or Two ago.