July 5, 1856 - July 12, 1856

1856 July 5 I have this week been to Bottetourt
School Bro^t Kate Home from Hollins Institute
- at home they have been weeding tobacco
choping out Corn & Laying by corn
Sandy still very Low Doct Thompson here
yesterday to see him etc etc,- they are this evening
finishing at stony pint weeding Tobacco

9th Since the 5th we have Plowed a little been
trying to Cut Oats Since Monday & Rained
nearly all day yesterday Tuesday Bro Hunt
Sent Henry & he cut ½ day Monday & stayed
till Tuesday & Rained So I sent Him home
Fanny W F. Sent Arch Monday Cut ½ the
day monday none yesterday but striped
Tobacco, this morning cutting Oats Abra
ham Crews come too,- Jordan & Lowry
Plowing Fed & abram weeding Tobacco
at Stony Point cleared off

10th Henry, arch & Abram Crews Cut Oats yesterday
& Henry Abram Crews & Jacob Cutting this morning
& trying to get done by 12 oclock very raining
Lowry & claiborne Plowing all the rest in
Oat field,- cloudy & likely for Rain -
Mr Hunts Henry Cut Oats ½ Arch Cut Oats 1½
day 1 day striped Tobacco & ½ weeded not do
much on acct of its raining, ground very wet
Finished Cutting Oats 12 oclock ¬

11th Lowry & claiborne Plowing Balance hilling
up Tobacco on Branch & new ground Henry
gone to Mill 8 Bus corn& 3[?]^1½ Bus wheat
for flour Bro Hunt Sent this morning to help us
Cut oats & we are done, ¬— Doct thompson came
to see Jordan again.- Alex Goodman stayed

11th at night warm & cloudy

12 Hilling up new ground Tobacco & trying
to finish Laying by corn a little after 12 oclock to day