October 12, 1856 - October 21, 1856

12th Oct 1856 Halled up & shucked out corn
at mountain fine clear weather

13th Sent waggon & cart, ^Twice to Dews saw mill to
day 2 log for Joist for Porch 16- 2 D^o 14 or 15. for
Sheeting - Sent 2 Turns Corn for meal, clear day
Toping succors for to Cut. gathering peas etc
Snaps seed etc etc adams & Jacob gone to
Harmony to Barbacue ^{load for 2 Logs Cart carried} etc bro^t back sheeting last,

14 Raining this morning we put our little
Tobacco in Barn a little before day fired
all the tobacco Barns & then shoemaking
Making Brooms basket etc etc making Gate
from 12 oclock till night we shelled
some corn & Kitty spining etc etc –
Very cool & windy Rained all day & still
continues to night. Jacob making himself
a pair of shoes himself, cold weather

15. Rained & snowed last night, quite cold
Snow light, Raining a little this morning
Shoemaking spining etc etc Halled up stack
old oats & only 1 Load wood, I went to Riceville
Rained a little & quite cold all day –
=Give Sandy & Clem Blankets to day & Kitty
Abram Lowry & Claiborne & Lila Blanket to day

16 Kitty & alse spining Sandy & Fed Shoemaking
& mending Henry sick overseer went to new
Barn & worked awhile & it commenced raining
again & he went back to shop to work on
Gate p^t of 3 days this week, I went to see capt
Gilbert, he is sick - rough week & very cool -

17th This day rained nearly all day shoemaking
& mending spining & worked some in shop very
Cold Rain disagreeable time, - - - - -

21st went to Court yesterday began to Sew
wheat, cutting down corn, Wyatt at work
on Barn ^Me Mr Adams my overseer has
parted this morning I give him 2 mo^s
wages & 2 Bushels corn & we are off as he
don't suit suit me