May 24, 1856 - June 1, 1856

1856 May 24th Millys Calf is a week or ten days
old a Heifer we have Seven Lambs etc Jacob gone
to Fannies to day - Election is over votes stand
for Justices in this the 7th District Miles N Tucker 50
JWGraves 46. Sam^l T Miller 45. Thomas T Adams 38
& Doct John H Estes 32 votes for Sheriff in this
Precinct Whitehead upwards of 60. Bennett about 13
for Commonwealth attorney Treadway Forest constable
Ja^s P. Lewis overseer of the Poor for Comm. Yates 27
Tucker 18 Shelton Vincent 14 Shelton Sam^l T. 1.

25. Fair windy dry day Jordan Lowry & buck Sick
Wed Corn yesterday Saturday by Johns’s spring
Coltering before the Homes & Harrowing

26th Cutting off Second years ground Hills Henry
Plowing in Corn – cool & windy
Hester & Mr Faris Jack this day

27th Doct T. has been here 13 or 14 times to see Jordan
Lowry & Buck Jordan particularly sick Weeding
& Plowing Corn clear & windy my Bro
Jonathon here at this time,- ^Tobacco Plants fine
& beginning to dry a little —

28th Weeding & Plowing corn in Johns field

29th Plowing & weeding corn Planted Tobacco
On Johns Branch yesterday morning
as we had a late shower of Rain night before

30 went to Court House this day -

30 Made Sheep Pen Hilling Potatoe Patch
working & Plowing corn etc very clear
& dry & windy Sandy taken Sick yesterday

31 weeding & Plowing corn Sandy in House

June 1st Doct Thompson came to see the sick
Jordan Lowry Sandy & abraham all sick
Doct. Thompson has been here since 1st aprl
about 14 or times I think Jordan bad off