December 27, 1858 - January 3, 1859

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December 27, 1858 - January 3, 1859

1858 Decr 27th Beautiful weather this morning
Cleared of[f] fair & moderate -

28th Claiborne Plowing making 2 days. Jordan
& Lowry cutting Logs for Henry House &
a shop in evening filling up gully &
making bridge, Henry down at aspen
grove
getting shingles, etc

29th Claiborne Still plowing Henry getting
shingles, Sent meat by Jordan to plantation
this morning -, - cloudy & like
for Rain Nannie Sallie & Jerry at Mr Hunts.

-30 Claiborne - Henry etc Halling leaves
till 12 Oclock began to work this morning
Rained a little I went to Plantation overseer
fixing shingles awhile in morning
& then they all striping Tobacco here
& at aspen Grove

31 Rained Striping Tobacco at both
places -- Rained all —

Janry 1st 1859 Raining all morning
striping Tobacco Mrs Hunts & Mrs Hargrave
here, - striped Tobacco till 12 Oclock
& then halled wood, fixing shingles etc

Sunday 2nd Janry cloudy & I went down to
aspen Grove & stayed all night —

3rd Killed Hogs down there, & delivd Mr
Cothran
his part as overseer Henry
Carried Kitty down there, cutting wood
here, & after Killing Hogs Lowry went
to mill from there carried 10 Bushels
Corn for meal 7½ to Come here & 2½
for a standing Turn for aspen Grove
they down there went to work at new ground
Henry brot Balance Pork home & then halled
wood, at night we salted it up,Mr
Chumbley
fixing shingles for smoke house

December 27, 1858 - January 3, 1859

1858 Decr 27th Beautiful weather this morning
Cleared of[f] fair & moderate -

28th Claiborne Plowing making 2 days. Jordan
& Lowry cutting Logs for Henry House &
a shop in evening filling up gully &
making bridge, Henry down at aspen
grove
getting shingles, etc

29th Claiborne Still plowing Henry getting
shingles, Sent meat by Jordan to plantation
this morning -, - cloudy & like
for Rain Nannie Sallie & Jerry at Mr Hunts.

-30 Claiborne - Henry etc Halling leaves
till 12 Oclock began to work this morning
Rained a little I went to Plantation overseer
fixing shingles awhile in morning
& then they all striping Tobacco here
& at aspen Grove

31 Rained Striping Tobacco at both
places -- Rained all —

Janry 1st 1859 Raining all morning
striping Tobacco Mrs Hunts & Mrs Hargrave
here, - striped Tobacco till 12 Oclock
& then halled wood, fixing shingles etc

Sunday 2nd Janry cloudy & I went down to
aspen Grove & stayed all night —

3rd Killed Hogs down there, & delivd Mr
Cothran
his part as overseer Henry
Carried Kitty down there, cutting wood
here, & after Killing Hogs Lowry went
to mill from there carried 10 Bushels
Corn for meal 7½ to Come here & 2½
for a standing Turn for aspen Grove
they down there went to work at new ground
Henry brot Balance Pork home & then halled
wood, at night we salted it up,Mr
Chumbley
fixing shingles for smoke house