November 27, 1859 - December 3, 1859

1859
27th Novr I went to Prayer meeting at
Strait Stone, Raining a little —

28th Novr Laid the foundation & worked on stable
till evening then worked on Kitchen chimney

29th Finished Kitchen fire place, cleaning
up branch next to Cap^t Whiteheads
began to Plow, I went to Riceville
agreed for some Hogs for Bro Hunts
Estate to come tomorrow evening
went to Plant [akou] & expect to Kill our
Hogs there tomorrow morning –
26 in number Killed them on the
30th Cut out & salted them up to day –
weighing 1777 lbs & let Cothran at aspen
Grove have his 300 lbs except 4½ for
finding 1860 ^{Sent that to him¬–}

Decr 1 Shrubing & Plowing next to Cap^t Whiteheads
-weather moderate, Bot Hogs for Bro Hunts
Estate, Kill them to night & 500 lbs for Mr
Bybee - come next evening say
Decr 1st & we are Plowing & cleaning up
for Corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads

2 Kill Hogs for Hunts Est 1500 & 000
pounds 501 lbs Pounds for Mr By making
a little over 2000 lbs Cutting out & Halling
Raised my stable etc - Cothran & 3 hands
from aspen Grove come ¬–

3rd Last night Mrs Clements Mrs Coleman Mrs
Hunt Mary Hunt & Nannie Kate came over
with all the children scarced about an
insurrection, etc times still & I feel no alarm
but they were all very much alarmed, they
came here about 8 Oclock in the night
I slepted sound as common all quite
this morning & they all went home soon