May 15, 1856 - May 23, 1856

1856 May 15th Henry & Jordan Coltering on
Johns s Branch for Tobacco - Cleared off
Milly had a fine Heifer Calf about this
time, Hilling at stony pint Coltering & fixing
Johns’s Branch to Hill Sandy Harrowing^{& fixing} Corn

16th Plowing Beding & Hilling On Branch this
morning we took down all the Tobacco we
had striped & cooped it & expect to deliver it
the next week,- began to

17 Strait Stone M day very pretty weather

18th cloudy & warm this morning going to Court
about McCullocks matters & waller Hilling on
Branch Cutting off new ground Hills &
finishing Hilling at stony pint. Henry
plowing in Corn field — –

19. Hilling on Branch & Cut of new ground
Hills Henry Plowing in Corn field
I went to Court - fair & clear

20. Car^d another Load tobacco making
1st 1938 lbs & this day 1971 lbs @ $8.50- Picking
Plant Bed above House finished Hilling
all But Lot - this day

21 Picking Plant Bed in Slash this morning
Scattering manure & Plowing Lot -

22nd Henry gone to Mill ^{1 Bushel Corn} Replanting
Corn on Branch & Weeding Corn on
Johns’ Branch etc Cool & dry Jordan
sick again Buck sick Doct has been
here about 11 times in all

23rd Coltering & weeding Corn Plowed scattered manure
on Lot back of Garden Plowed & worked Irish & Sweet
Potatoes etc Jordan & Abram sick Doct has been
here Some 12 or 13 times to ^{see them in all} I am sick taken this
morning Swimming in my head & cant stand up all
day Took [water stain] does Colomel etc and this 24th day
I feel rather better my head is clear and I
can stand & walk about Cool morning