November 25, 1856 - November 30, 1856

1856 Novr 25th Mr Wyatt worked till Tuesday 10 Oclock
about 1¼ days & then it rained & he went to the
wedding balance striping Tobacco at
mountain field Barn rained nearly all day

26 Striping Tobacco at mountain Barn
Jacob went up to Fannies to see about
measuring Corn for Henry & Sandy fixing
hog pens killed sheep etc warm
pleasant weather etc etc

27 Housing corn & finished & then Halled rails &
began cow pen & Did not finish it, Killed
Ram,- put Plank in Barn to fire, Mr Wyatt
came this morning & in morning fixed gates
& then him & Henry went to hewing Sills & Plates
for Porch etc tolerable good day, moderate,

28th this morning striping Succors Jordan halled
rails a little while in morning & then it
began to rain & Rained all day —
Mr Wyatt & Henry & Sandy went to hewing till
9 Oclock when it began to rain & stoped
Henry & Jordan cleaned out new Barn &
put some fire under Plank — still ^{at night}raining
very wet & cool rain, desperate weather

29th Mr Wyatt left this morning still raining
we are striping Tobacco at Mountain &
fixing Hogs pens cow pen etc halling
wood with cart Jordan with cart claiborne
Cutting wood etc - Jerry Smith gone to
Post office this morning — Rec^d
a letter from My Bro John Graves Exr
of my Fathers Est. etc Striped Tobacco till
12 Oclock finished cow pen Halled wood

30 Fine morning Sunday very windy last evening
Fair this morning & moderate.