August 3, 1859 - August 9, 1859

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fransalman at May 16, 2021 09:15 PM

August 3, 1859 - August 9, 1859

1859 August 3rd Begun to machine wheat
about 11 Oclock Something out [offen]
nearly all day made 2 good Runs in evening

4th Maching wheat got done about
12 Oclock, a little bothered, going to Mr
Hunts place
; to get out that, very dry
Windy & Hot. Wind very high yesterday &
Jas Shields Brought home our yearling home —
to day, carried machine to Mr Hunts place & downfix it.

5th Began to machine at Mr Hunts place this
morning chumney with it cloudy & like for
Rain, worming & succoring fresh ground
this morning, Hilling up lot, Henry
Hooping some Barrels & then at work with
Balance of them in Tobacco finished
Hilling up Lot Tobacco & succoring fresh ground
Plowed little Tobacco by Corn house & Cotton
Patch Harrowing Cotton etc etc

6 Finished machining wheat at Mr Hunts
place
soon I went to Fannies & my wife &
Sallie finished choping cotton Hilling up
up Tobacco & Potatoe made Turnip Patch
Cutting down Pines etc etc, sewed
Turnips in Lot & fresh ground

7 This morning cloudy & like for rain
fine Rain yesterday at Fannies & all up &
down the River & none hire of any consequ[ence]
It rained the other side of the River too
On Friday but we are very dry & every thingburning up

8th Foggy this morning & yesterday morning
waggon & Cart gone home this morning my
waggon & Mr Hunts waggon carried machine
home changed Road this morning by Peach
Orchard cutting down Pines etc fixing to raise
top of my Barn tomorrow or next day —

9th TopingTobacco& Halling Rails this morning & for
Cross fence in Lot & then to fixing Place Beds & Covering

August 3, 1859 - August 9, 1859

1859 August 3rd Begun to machine wheat
about 11 Oclock Something out [offen]
nearly all day made 2 good Runs in evening

4th Maching wheat got done about
12 Oclock, a little bothered, going to Mr
Hunts
place; to get out that, very dry
Windy & Hot. Wind very high yesterday &
Jas Shields Brought home our yearling home —
to day, carried machine to Mr Hunts place & downfix it.

5th Began to machine at Mr Hunts place this
morning chumney with it cloudy & like for
Rain, worming & succoring fresh ground
this morning, Hilling up lot, Henry
Hooping some Barrels & then at work with
Balance of them in Tobacco finished
Hilling up Lot Tobacco & succoring fresh ground
Plowed little Tobacco by Corn house & Cotton
Patch Harrowing Cotton etc etc

6 Finished machining wheat at Mr Hunts
place soon I went to Fannies & my wife &
Sallie finished choping cotton Hilling up
up Tobacco & Potatoe made Turnip Patch
Cutting down Pines etc etc, sewed
Turnips in Lot & fresh ground

7 This morning cloudy & like for rain
fine Rain yesterday at Fannies & all up &
down the River & none hire of any consequ[ence]
It rained the other side of the River too
On Friday but we are very dry & every thingburning up

8th Foggy this morning & yesterday morning
waggon & Cart gone home this morning my
waggon & Mr Hunts waggon carried machine
home changed Road this morning by Peach
Orchard cutting down Pines etc fixing to raise
top of my Barn tomorrow or next day —

9th TopingTobacco& Halling Rails this morning & for
Cross fence in Lot & then to fixing Place Beds & Covering