July 31, 1858 - August 12, 1858

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fransalman at Mar 18, 2021 10:30 PM

July 31, 1858 - August 12, 1858

1858 July at work in Tobacco & Toping —

Augt 1st Sunday — Hot weather I am sick

2nd Finished working Tobacco, sewed Turnips
in Tobacco Lot last week —

3rd Choping in Corn & getting up apples

4 Beeting apples, & halled from stoney p[o]int
this Sent Buck to Mill 4 Bags 2 Bus in each 1 overseermorning choping in corn, overseer Henry
& Jordan gone up to Cedar Hill to Dig
Cider trough, clear Hot weather, Turned
Horses in Stoney pint

5 worked on Road to day balance
choping in corn, Beet Cider in evening
Fair Hot & Dry weather every thing
wants Rain, Corn begins to Fade —
agreed with Coalsman Chumbly for
another year to live at Cedar Hill
& work in plantation or out, am to give
him $140 to be paid when crop sold 1860
Find him 300 lb Pork & 4 Bushels Corn & 1 Bbl
wheat & same agreement for 1859 as 1858
as pr agreement signed 6 augt 1858.

6th Halled up Shock Oats from mountain
Beeting cider this morning & then Toping
worming & succoring Tobacco

7th Toped over Tobacco wormed & succored over
We had a fine shower Rain last night
Taking some of our bus to night

8th Went to meeting to day

9th Choping in corn worming & succoring over
Tobacco Cutting out place for overseers house
Sent Henry up to Cedar Hill to restack
Oats to Keeping them from spoiling & to finish
Cider Trough, etc

10th went to meeting some of our folks went

12th Mr Chumbly & Henry has been at work on
Thilling Room by Corn House balance worming
succoring over Tobacco fair & Dry Mr Crews buried
yesterday died day before,–

July 31, 1858 - August 12, 1858

1858 July at work in Tobacco & Toping —

Augt 1st Sunday — Hot weather I am sick

2nd Finished working Tobacco, sewed Turnips
in Tobacco Lot last week —

3rd Choping in Corn & getting up apples

4 Beeting apples, & halled from stoney p[o]int
this Sent Buck to Mill 4 Bags 2 Bus in each 1 overseermorning choping in corn, overseer Henry
& Jordan gone up to Cedar Hill to Dig
Cider trough, clear Hot weather, Turned
Horses in Stoney p[o]int

5 worked on Road to day balance
choping in corn, Beet Cider in evening
Fair Hot & Dry weather every thing
wants Rain, Corn begins to Fade —
agreed with Coalsman Chumbly for
another year to live at Cedar Hill
& work in plantation or out, am to give
him $140 to be paid when crop sold 1860
Find him 300 lb Pork & 4 Bushels Corn & 1 Bbl
wheat & same agreement for 1859 as 1858
as pr agreement signed 6 augt 1858.

6th Halled up Shock Oats from mountain
Beeting cider this morning & then Toping
worming & succoring Tobacco

7th Toped over Tobacco wormed & succored over
We had a fine shower Rain last night
Taking some of our bus to night

8th Went to meeting to day

9th Choping in corn worming & succoring over
Tobacco Cutting out place for overseers house
Sent Henry up to Cedar Hill to restack
Oats to Keeping them from spoiling & to finish
Cider Trough, etc

10th went to meeting some of our folks went

12th Mr Chumbly & Henry has been at work on
Thilling Room by Corn House balance worming
succoring over Tobacco fair & Dry Mr Crews buried
yesterday died day before,–