June 17, 1857 - June 22, 1857

1857 June 17th Henry Did not get back till late
& yesterday & did not get my sheep from Fannies
weeding & Plowing corn at Stoney pint began
there last evening - fair clear morning
I engaged with Mr Williams the Painter to Paint
our House & Porches Out side for $45. & to
Paper 2 rooms at 30¢ pr paper, about the
4th June made the bargain & sent to Richm^d
for Paints & oil & Paper by Misses B. & Thomp
=son etc- etc- got the Oil & Paints the 19th June _{for them}& pd

18th A Fine Rain & season yesterday
to day we finished planting our new
ground over & nearly done by Crews’s
replanted fresh ground by Johns spring
& all Nannies - Picking & manuring
Plant Beds one more time,

19th Jordan gone to mill this morning carried
4 Bushels for standing Turns, to get 3 Turns meal
& 1 Turn flour at mill & car^d 3 D. P Hoes
Weeding Corn & mill finished Picking Plant Bed
& weeding Corn etc. Henry & myself going after
Paints & oil etc at Rice, fine season at this^time

20th Finished weeding corn at stoney pint
weeding & Coltering at mountain --
Harrowing corn in Owens fresh ground,

21st went to meeting at Strait Stone —

22nd Fine Rain last night this morning Sent
to Bro. Blanks & Mr D Scruggs & got plenty of Tobacco
plants to finish our lot & fresh ground next
to Crews began to Bed & Plant after Dinner
& Kept on till night, quite cool, I have got
swiming in my head again Mrs Hunt Sent 5 Bus
hils of corn to Yates for me