December 17, 1856 - December 25, 1856

17th Decr 1856 Halled wood Cut in new ground
Went to Riceville after & bot 3 hogs weighing
491 lbs pounds Jordan returned from Fannies etc

18th Killed 12 hogs this morning with
the 3 purchased of Mr Stone at Riceville
@ $8½ pr 100 lbs cutting to day p^d $41 73½

19 Cutting out at new ground, Fixing Ice pound
Halling wood, Henry going to Mr. Yates ^mill
with 1 Bag wheat for negroes at X & 1
Bag Corn for meal to get meal & Plank
etc carried 1 Log for Square Edged Plank
¾- thick. Jacob gone to Riceville to
pay Mr Stone for 491 lbs Pork @ 8½$ pr Hundred
amounting to $41.77 ^½ Mr T.W. Andersons to pay
& take a Rec^t for the same, - clear Cold day

20th Raining this morning Sleet fanning
Out wheat shelling corn Henry
gone to carry his Coal to Mr Dews &
bring home my plank-

22nd Finished cutting little growth in new ground
this morning Jordan halling wood Henry halling
straw & leaves & then halling fire wood
yesterday was a cold day myself & Mr
Mason went Sunday no church meeting in
this month - On acc^t weather —
Considerable talk in Halifax about insurrection
looks very much like Snow very cold

23rd fixing Ice ponds Halling wood Cutting in
new ground Just began this morning to cut
Big growth tremendous Cold & Windy this morning
clear & cold indeed this morning —

24 went to Strait Stone to appoint Patrol etc
went to Mrs Hunts etc getting Ice etc to day
very cold

25th Filled Ice house to day got my calf
from Mrs Lanes Jacob gone to Fannies etc