September 27, 1856 - October 6, 1856

27th Sept weather moderated a little clear good
weather, have only housed one House Tobacco yet
and that is cured nearly -

29 like for rain gathered apples this morning
worming & succoring Tobacco over, Henry & Jordan
cutting stacks & going to Mill Dews & yates
Jordan carr^d 2 Bags 1 Bbl Corn & 1 Log to yates for
Sheeeting Henry car^d 2 to Dews 1 20 & 1 16 feet

30th Sept Fine rain last night & evening ¬
Housing Tobacco in Lot as Tobacco scaffold
fell down, Jordan Halled Load wood.
My young Red Steer Out yet. got up Bull
Henry got last evening 12 Plank from
Mr Dews Saw Mill for 2 we car^d 1 20 feet
& 1 16 feet long 1 Big & the other Tolerable –

Oct 1st Cutting & Piling Tobacco for frost
& finished all we have –

2nd To day Housing, filled nearly
5 Houses full gathered pumpkins
Digging Irish Potatoes - etc etc ¬
Filled 5 Houses of Tobacco - 5258 stacks hung up
all together, firing at this time ¬red Irish
Potatoes fine balance sorry - - - —
Put my He sheep with the flock yesterday

3rd Oct Firing Tobacco Halling wood to Barns &
Stacking Our Tops at this time Jacob has
gone to Meadsville to day - - and expect to
finish tops began yesterday. warm weather
weather very cold about wednesday last & we ¬¬––
Turned in & cut all our Tobacco & now its very ^{moderate weather}
Kate at school we understand is getting well

4 Finished Toping stacks sent Log to yates 14
long 4½ Bus for ourselves 2 Bushels wheat
for overseer & 2½ Bus wheat for Mr Tho^s J Boy^d

5th Fine day Sunday – Jacob gone to Meadsville

6 Henry started to Lynchg with upwards
of 40 Bushels wheat, wheat weighed 62 & 64 lbs
[water stain] Bushel