August 14, 1858 - August 23, 1858

August 14th We are Toping & worming over Tobacco.
Cloudy & like for Rain, Turned Cooler last night

15th Meeting at Strait Stone Broke up this
evening 3 Baptized 8 or 10 mourners, I Sent
by Henry Harris 20 Cents to Rob^t Harris in
mistake in our settlement a few days ago
Sent to Mill this morning 6 Bushels Corn

16th for meal ^^{& 3 Bushels wheat to be ground like corn} for ourselves Toping & worming
Tobacco this morning Very dry & nights cool
every thing burning up — Demarcus Lain]D Lain came here
this morning & we are going up to Cedar
Hill to fix still Tup Barrels & put
Lock on Cellar door etc Mr. Evans worked
3 days last week on Ditch cleaning out Ditch
at 1½ cents a yard

17th Began to fix for thrashing made a little start
in evening Lowry & Kitty here & Jacob 2 mules

18 Thrashing wheat till Dinner & then a fine
Rain came upon us, very fine Rain, Halled
up Fodder in evening & stacked it by
Cotton Patch worming & succoring Tobacco in Lot

19 Finished Thrashing wheat this morning &
went up to Cedar Hill carried Bed 3 Bbls
Cider for Brandy & getting apples to make cider

20th Sewed Turnip Patch this morning all
gone to Cedar Hill Beeting & getting up apples
but Sandy, Sent little Henry to Faris mill &
Hester to J. carried 3 Bus wheat for flour
Mr Evans finished Ditching here pd him $3.65
this day-

21st Begun to still Mr Lain helped part of the
day still 2 still fulls, Sandy Toping Tobacco
Put up and pressed out 4 Bbls nannie came
up this morning etc

22nd Came home Nannie stayed all night with
me at Cedar Hill I stoped stilling about 10
Oclock in night No Rain yet, dry windy^weather

23rd I went back to Cedar Hill to still Rum
2 still fulls car^d from home by 11 or 12 Oclock^{monday night}