December 6, 1857 - December 12, 1857

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1857 Dec. 6 Raining nearly all this day -
– – 7 Cleared off & a Beautiful Morning
– Taking Down new prize Barn &
Fixing Shelters etc etc
Sent Jerry after Kate & sallie, Jacob
went to Fannies last Saturday —
Sent little Henry to Millers Mill & P. office
Sallie Came Home to day
Fenced in Plant Bed in slash burnt last
week fine day etc 1 young Lamb at this time

8th Mr John D Hunt here sent to Fannies to shuck
Corn, Cutting & Halling Logs to Ice House
Grubbing in new ground

9th Jacob P. went to Fannies yesterday to see
about her corn shucking - Grubbing shelling
corn this morning Sent to Mill Yates 4 or
5 Bushels Corn for meal, went to Sale
myself etc - Put up Big Sow & she has
got out 2 or 3 times. & we have tried her again

10th Jerry gone to Mr Plunkets for Jno D Hunt
Jordan & claborne has not come back from
Fanies been there ever Since day before yesterday
Grubbing stayed 2 Days -& Hewing sills for Stables - etc etc
I Bot Capt Clements House tract of
Land
yesterday at $7.05at 12 & 18 mos Credit pr acre weather
very warm, Rained last night & night
before nearly all night this morning
little Cooler,- Grubing in new ground

11th Stayed this day till evening went to Mr. Tuckers
for Hodnet & wife. Grubbing & sent to Mill

12th Sent 2 Turns Corn & 1 wheat to Yates
yesterday - Grubbing & cutting getting sills
& Cutting Logs for Stable & Smiths shop
Sent my cart & Jordan & little Henry to clements
to House corn Stayed all day

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fransalman

Capt Stephen Clement died December 1856. He had inherited land near Strait Stone. It seems likely that JWG is buying his land. Stephen was a cousin of Charles Clement who was married to Nannie's sister Lucy Ann Hunt.