April 16, 1859- April 23, 1859

1859 April 16th Finished planting corn
to day, made Box for cellar fire place
& Mr Chummy laid the Hearth, & fixed the
place in setting Room, John nearly finished
the chimney except pencilling the bottom,
Halled 1 Load of wood, & took down^Poles-
etc at chimney - John has been here at
work on chimney 5¾ days,-

17th Snowing this morning like all the world
Several Inches deep turned cooler

18. Went to ^court yesterday qualified as Exer of the
Estate of J D Hunt Dec^d. Halling wood
in morning then went to Halling & Coltering
in second years ground, Tuesday 19th I went to
Gran field to Mrs Pannills son W^ms Funeral
Plowing & Hilling —

[2]0 Wednesday went to aspen Grove, Hilling &
Coltering - fine weather at this time

21st Went Mrs Hunt to see Mr Hubbard
Settle with Yates etc etc
Coltering till 12 Oclock Halling out manure
& Hilling all day — Nannie gone to
Mrs Fitzgeralds to day —

22 Coltering & Hilling till it Rained about 12 Oclock
then Halling wood cutting & malling wood, Riving
Tobacco sticks & clem spining. I went down
to work on Road from Camp Branch to good
Hope, finished about 12 oclock, Nannie got home
this day, about 2 Oclock this evening

23rd Rained again last night, Sent to Mill for
overseer, Halling wood & manure to day
Riving Tobacco Cutting & splitting wood. Turned
very cool last night & the wind blows Hard ^{& cold}
I went to Cedar Forest to warrant v^s Est
J D Hunt Dec^d etc had Bill shod at yates
behind etc etc.