December 26, 1856 - January 5, 1857

1856 Decr 26th A Beautiful day fixed Ice house
this morning - Jordan Sandy & abraham gone
to Fannies to day clear fine morning

27th Going to Republican Grove to day etc

28 My wife went to Mrs Hunts a good day

29. I went to Mr Hunts to Divide Mrs Colemans
negroes etc went to see Shanks Worsham
very sick etc etc.

30th Began to work at 12 Oclock Henry
at work on shelter etc Jordan & Lowry
halling Out Straw & leaves Sandy gone
to meeting House with Tar. Fed & balance
cutting fixing at new ground to burn
Plant Bed etc — etc

31st Burning Plant Bed at new ground this morning
Henry fixing shelter for plows
got cathed in Snow Just about night
Finished burning Dug up prepared ½ of the Patch
14 by 20 yds long

Thursday 1st Jany 1857 Began to snow
last evening this morning snow about 4 or 5
Inches Deep we are striping Tobacco Jacob
went to Fannies yesterday, cloudy this morning

Jany 2. 3. 4 We have been striping tobacco all this
week Yesterday we halled wood till 12 oclock
worked Clemam & Fillmore to carriage, worked
very well indeed yesterday very windy & cold
This morning clear & cold not quite done
striping new Barn Prise,- One Lamb come
this week, Snow not gone yet. Calm to day

4th Lowry gone to Fannies with Arch this evening
to be clothed Hat & Blanket for $45.00-
till x next Christmas

5th Sent to Mill 2 Bags Corn [water stain]
got 2 Turns meal there sent Log for