October 19, 1858 - October 25, 1858

1858 Oct 19 Cutting down corn at Cedar
Hill & fixing Land for wheat here
Cutting down & stacking Corn & sewing
wheat nearly done next to orchard –

20th Oct overseer Jordan & claiborne
gone to Cedar Hill to commence overseers
House this morning balance here & there
same as yesterday a little cloudy this morning
Cut & spayed Hunts sows shoats about a
a week ago, 8 in number —

21st overseer Jordan & claiborne at Cedar Hill
Cutting Logs for his House to live in next ^year
We finished Sewing wheat here to day sewed
21 Bushels Twenty one, this evening pulling
Corn by malissas House from chickens
alse & Jerry Smith scouring out overseers
House here; Sent Lowry & Jim to Cedar
Hill. Plowing for wheat in Lot-
Mr Wyatt Rounding & Jointing shingles
2900 @ 4/6 pr Thousand & I have agreed
to give him $1 pr day & put a hand with
him from the time he begins after fixing the
shingles, say next monday morning —

22nd we all went to work on Road from
Dews to Codeys to day - Balance shucking
corn picking out Cotton

23rd Sent Henry to Faris mill with 1 Log
8 or 9 Bus. wheat for flour & & Bus corn
for meal Balance gathering corn
Mr Chumbly fixing corn shelling Room
Housing Corn etc gathering cotton to
day. I am going to Riceville etc &
Cedar Hill flour Plank to go there this ^evening
at home this day Mr J D Hunts Lucy Ann here etc

25th Began to sew wheat at Cedar Hill &
Mr Wyatt & Henry shingling dwelling house
Mr Chumbly at Here sewing wheat etc etc.