June 26, 1857 - June 30, 1857
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1857 June 26th Began to weed Tobacco in fresh
ground on Johns Branch, Laying by Corn
at mountain Spring Barn alse & Jerry Smith
choping in core & Peas.
Halled up Stack Blade Fodder
this morning
Rose & Mr Faris’s Jack this
day Hester Refused very warm day
Wrote to Jacob P Graves Wm. A Miller
Miller & One to Lovelace & Mott
Choped out new ground Tobacco &
Plowing corn Laying by etc choping
in Owens clearing to day —
27th Finished choping out new ground
& choping in Corn owens clearing
28th went to Sunday School Fannie
Kate & all here —
29th Fine Rain last night replanting
Lot & new ground to day Sent to Mr
Millers Plantation to day to& did not quite replant get some Plantsbut got none
Wrote to Mr Wm. A Miller to pay Mr Charles
L Cocke Hollin Institute $51.36 includingthat
being the amt I owe there including Doct
Lemons medical Bill for Kate —
Replanted new ground & nearly finished
30th Let Mr Crews have Henry clay to day to
Plow cutting wheat. Sent Robin to be shod
Fed & clem in Tobacco fresh ground next tocrews
Abram Crews cut wheat this day Henry sick
& sent for Doct Thompson, clem weeding
Tobacco next to Crews
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Charles Lewis Cocke (1820-1901) was an educator. He Became principal of Valley Union Seminary at Botetourt Springs, site of the former, unsuccessful Roanoke Female Seminary. Cocke turned the school into the Female Seminary at Botetourt Springs, which was renamed Hollins Institute in 1855 in honor of donors John and Ann Halsey Hollins of Lynchburg.