August 20, 1856 - August 30, 1856

Riceville with a Load of fodder
885 lbs Balance worming succoring &
Toping Tobacco began on branch quite
cool this day - & fair ——

21s Worked On Road Fletcher did not
attend Mr Lewis’s hand late coming

22nd worming & succoring Tobacco & toping
Henry getting shingles - clear day
= all ^of ^ ^{us at} this at time thanks be God
are getting about a little -

27 Been to association at Sweet Sleeve got
back Tuesday - Jacob went. Our hands fixed
plant Bed Shrubed in fresh field, and
now they are worming & succoring out Tobacco
& Toping Began to Pull fodder in fresh
ground yesterday Mr F Wyatt came
here to work about 9^th Oclock Monday
morning - getting shingles at this time
cutting down trees this morning Henry
Jordan & Claiborne Sawing - cloudy
& like for Rain =

28th Sawing shingle blocks till 12 oclock Fountain
getting shingles balance pulled some fodder
tyed up & stacked what we had pulled

29 Halled stacks to yates saw mill to day
Saw waggon 4 Logs & Cart 3 Logs
Balance worming toping & succoring lot
warm & cloudy & like for rain somedays
past nights cool — sent 5 Bushels wheat
& 8 Bushels Corn for meal to day

30th waggon halled 3 Logs & cart 2 D^o to yates
Saw Mill Making 12 in all there worming
Tobacco & succoring at Stony pint & in Lot gath
ering Green apples & putting them in overseers
House quite cool Mr Wyatt getting shingles
all this week shower rain last evening
clear to day