June 1, 1856 - June 9, 1856

1856 June 1st My Bro Jonathan left here
yesterday will stay in Riceville a day or
2 & then he is going to Orange —

2nd Sent Henry to mill this morning 6 Bus corn
& bro^t back 6 Bushels sent Mr Hancock 3½ Gallons
vinegar Sent for my Lime & Plaster bro^t from
Lynchg by Mr Yates dry weather at this time
no Tobacco planted yet of consequence
Cutting of Tobacco Hills at stony pint this
morning & replanting Corn, & then weeding
Corn in Johns field, trying to get done

3rd Car^d all the Tobacco to andersons
we have striped,- weeding corn

4th Jordan Sandy Lowry Buck & Johnson
all sick clem waiting on them -

4th Rained a little this evening we set out
one square collard plants, weeding & Plowing
Corn. & Lila Harrowing Cotton this June

5th Fair & clear this morning —
working in corn to day I am going
to Mr Hunts for Mrs Clements

6th Rained a fine rain last night planting Tobacco
Sandy very sick sent for the Doct. etc etc

6th Fine Rain last night we planted Tobacco at
Stony pint new ground. & part of fresh ground
next to Crews — still cloudy & fine season

7th Finishing fresh ground next to Crews this morning
Plenty of Plants to Plant every Hill we shall^have
not done weeding corn yet -
began to Bed Lot this evening, Jordan Sandy
Lowry & Buck sick and Johnson, too the Doct has
been 3 times to see Sandy & between 15 & 20 times^{in all}

8th Fine day & not much Rain

9th Plowing Beding Lot Hilling & Planting
Rained in the evening, shelling corn