December 5, 1858 - December 14, 1858

5th Decr 1858. All went to aspen Grove except
Henry & family,- tolerable day —

6th Raining & striping Tobacco -

7th Raining & striping Tobacco here went to
Aspen Grove 6th shelling corn fanning
out nearly all day fixed Grind stone

8th Still cloudy & like for Rain,

9. cleared off in evening Striping Tobacco

10. Started after Mr Cothran Chumbly
at work on his House up here Fed
& alse cutting wood for Plant Bed
moved sheep to mountain, etc etc

18th Cothran Came last night & he takes
place of Chumbly at aspen Grove
Henry went to Mill got little waggon
at home & meal & 1 Turn flour for
Negroes at Christmas brot Load
up to Cedar Hill yesterday - from
Aspen Grove - Cold clear day —
This morning & yesterday getting slab
Timber, Henry going to Faris Mill-
to day get flour Horses shod get
plank etc etc etc etc - clear day —
got Flour & Plank at Fariss did not
get Horses shod - had Mrs Hunt
1 Bushel wheat made into flour.
got some Plank —

12 went to meeting — S. Stone

13 Raining this morning, Chumbly
Sandy & Jordan Came up Henry halled
2 Loads wood, - rain Stoped him, striping
Tobacco till evening worked a little on
overseers Houses, Still cloudy —

14th Henry Halling up Slab Timber & wood
Chumbly Jordan & Sandy at work on overseer
House, Covered 1 Side & Scalped Kitchen