February 15, 1859 - February 22, 1859

1859 Feby 15th Chumbly fixing his House floor
Tight Henry halling Rails clem shrubing
Balance cutting Logs for stable etc etc
Still cloudy & like for Rain

16th Henry claibourne & little Henry went to aspen
Grove to strip Tobacco,- I went to mount airy
& then down there,-
Chumbly & the Balance skinning Slab Timber
& he riving, & Covering House & cleaning
out old shop etc to burn - when we
get out of wood, etc

17th Henry claiborne & Henry came ^^home this
morning bro^t from aspen Grove ^ ^brot^ Our
Carriage, Chumbly triming Orchard in
Corn field filling up Gullies clem & Jerry
Smith Grubing Claiborne & little Henry
plowing, Henry gone to Tho^s Hodnetts
to help him Roll Logs - went between
9 & 10 Oclock - - - -

18th Raining again, Piling & counted shingles from
Rob^t Walker & then they all but Jerry Smith
went down to aspen Grove to strip Tobacco
Striping back of Garden; Raining nearly
all day, very wet time it has Rained nearly
every day this week Some, warm for the
time of year & has been all this week

19 I went to Mr Vaughans claiborne & little
Henry at aspen Grove Striping Tobacco
Henry & Mr. Chumbly gone to Mr Kelleys
to Roll Logs, - cloudy & Raining a little
all day, Sorter drizling -

20th Still cloudy & warm,

21st I went to Court yesterday to Day Returned
Halling Rails fencing etc - Halling wood

[2]2nd Chumbly gone to Kelleys to Roll Logs
Henry ^etc Plowing claiborne malling clem & Jerry