October 19, 1858 - October 25, 1858

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fransalman at Apr 30, 2021 07:13 PM

October 19, 1858 - October 25, 1858

1858 Oct 19 Cutting down corn at Cedar
Hill
& fixing Land for wheat here
Cutting down & stacking Corn & sewing
wheat nearly done next to orchard –

20th Oct overseer Jordan & claiborne
gone to Cedar Hill to commence overseers
House this morning balance here & there
same as yesterday a little cloudy this morning
Cut & spayed Hunts sows shoats about a
a week ago, 8 in number —

21st overseer Jordan & claiborne at Cedar Hill
Cutting Logs for his House to live in next year
We finished Sewing wheat here to day sewed
21 Bushels Twenty one, this evening pulling
Corn by malissas House from chickens
alse & Jerry Smith scouring out overseers
House here; Sent Lowry & Jim to Cedar
Hill
. Plowing for wheat in Lot-
Mr Wyatt Rounding & Jointing shingles
2900 @ 4/6 pr Thousand & I have agreed
to give him $1 pr day & put a hand with
him from the time he begins after fixing the
shingles, say next monday morning —

22nd we all went to work on Road from
Dews to Codeys to day - Balance shucking
corn picking out Cotton

23rd Sent Henry to Faris mill with 1 Log
8 or 9 Bus. wheat for flour & & Bus corn
for meal Balance gathering corn
Mr Chumbly fixing corn shelling Room
Housing Corn etc gathering cotton to
day. I am going to Riceville etc &
Cedar Hill flour Plank to go there this evening
at home this day Mr J D Hunts Lucy Ann here etc

25th Began to sew wheat at Cedar Hill &
Mr Wyatt & Henry shingling dwelling house
Mr Chumbly at Here sewing wheat etc etc.

October 19, 1858 - October 25, 1858

1858 Oct 19 Cutting down corn at Cedar
Hill & fixing Land for wheat here
Cutting down & stacking Corn & sewing
wheat nearly done next to orchard –

20th Oct overseer Jordan & claiborne
gone to Cedar Hill to commence overseers
House this morning balance here & there
same as yesterday a little cloudy this morning
Cut & spayed Hunts sows shoats about a
a week ago, 8 in number —

21st overseer Jordan & claiborne at Cedar Hill
Cutting Logs for his House to live in next year
We finished Sewing wheat here to day sewed
21 Bushels Twenty one, this evening pulling
Corn by malissas House from chickens
alse & Jerry Smith scouring out overseers
House here; Sent Lowry & Jim to Cedar
Hill. Plowing for wheat in Lot-
Mr Wyatt Rounding & Jointing shingles
2900 @ 4/6 pr Thousand & I have agreed
to give him $1 pr day & put a hand with
him from the time he begins after fixing the
shingles, say next monday morning —

22nd we all went to work on Road from
Dews to Codeys to day - Balance shucking
corn picking out Cotton

23rd Sent Henry to Faris mill with 1 Log
8 or 9 Bus. wheat for flour & & Bus corn
for meal Balance gathering corn
Mr Chumbly fixing corn shelling Room
Housing Corn etc gathering cotton to
day. I am going to Riceville etc &
Cedar Hill flour Plank to go there this evening
at home this day Mr J D Hunts Lucy Ann here etc

25th Began to sew wheat at Cedar Hill &
Mr Wyatt & Henry shingling dwelling house
Mr Chumbly at Here sewing wheat etc etc.