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March 15, 1860 - March 26, 1860
1860 March 15th Sewed Oats in morning in evening coltering & Hilling at new ground Give Mr Moses 2 Bushels Oats yesterday weather moderated some,-
15 Halling wood mauling etc
16 Sewing Oats & mauling & Piling trash in near new ground,
17. Coltering at new ground & Hilling. sewing Oats in evening not quite done sewing I went to sale of Mrs Hunts Land Did not sell
18. Raining this morning -- weather moderate
19th Rained all night last night striping Tobacco Rained nearly all day to day —
20th I went to CH Halled leaves done up cross fence by fresh ground & Rolled some Logs cleaned out Stables in the morning
21 Coltering old field & Hilling next to whiteheads
22. I went to Aspen Grove, Sent Claiborne to Roll Logs at Kelleys Henry & Harry finished Sewing Oats Sewed 31½ Bushels here & 64½ Bus at aspen Grove, clem & Smith Hilling to day I went to see Mrs Hunts who has been sick about a week. James Hunt up It has been very windy & cold for Several days this week, gave Bob my Coat for Mrs Hunt - Sewed Plant Beds over here
23 Rolled Logs had 1 hand from Kelleys & 1 from my plantation Mr wife went to Fannies Kates
24 Halled wood, Hilled etc Wilson Cutting little Ditch in corn field - very cold
25 went to aspen Grove & Strait Stone Nannie went with me
26 I went to Mr Pannills, Coltering Hilling & Breaking up Corn Land still cold We have at aspen Grove 17 Lambs & 1 young calf -
March 27, 1860 - April 7, 1860
1860 March 27th weather moderated some Hilling to day Sent Henry to Faris's Mill 9 Bus. wheat for flour 1 Bus. wheat for Chop & 1 Small Log for Plank, etc Got 9 Bus. sent for flour & Plank
28. Plowing for Corn & Raking in new ground & cleaning up.
29 Plowing for Corn Grubing in new ground & cleaning up fine weather
30. I have been to aspen Grove, they are hilling down there in new ground fine weather We are Grubing in new ground & Plowing for Corn & trying to finish Mrs Hargrave here
31st finshed this morning & Halled Leaves & cleaning up new ground leaves halled in field ¬¬ – fine weather I went down to See Jim Faris’s property sold he is gone off nobody Knows where.
1st aprl 1860 Sunday Stayed at home.
2 " Halling leaves & Logs Out of new ground Set Leaves on fire this evening
3rd Halling wood Rails etc out of new new ground
4th Raining set Log Heaps & Leaves on fire Rained till 12 Oclock then cleared off we were striping Tobacco Came up a cloud Rained hailed & the wind Blew very hard Blowed down about 200 pannels of our fence & Hailed Smartly ¬– nearly burnt up our Logs 5th Have been ½ day putting up fence
5 Began to colter new ground at 12 Oclock Raking forking up manure to day – I went to aspen Grove Mt airy & Millers Mill,
6 Coltering Hilling for Sweet Potatoes Raking some, I went to Chalk Level –a Lock& got
7. Halling dirt from Well Sent to Mill
April 7, 1860 - April 18, 1860
1860 April 7. Hilling in new ground below oats Stacks,- clear pretty weather – I went to meeting to day
8th & 9 went went to meeting
10 Cloudy this morning —, Henry laying of[f] Fresh ground 1 way Harry Harrowing Beds for Corn, Hilling in new ground Planted Swet Potaote Patch ¬– I went down with Mrs Hunt to her place
11. Coltering & Hilling in new ground etc
12th Halling out manure put some in corn field Raked some I went to Milton wednesday & got back, Thursday ¬– fine weather —
13th. Began to Plant Corn this morning Finished planting corn in fresh ground & began in upper part of Lot in evening I went to Plantation this evening — The Two Sows at aspen Grove had only 2 pigs¬– our here is doing well Brought up young cow & calf from there this week & sent Slow & her Calf down there
14 I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrants vs Adams & Davis got Judgt vs Davis & had the Cost to pay & 1.26 I think in adams case for Mr Hunt.
15 went to meeting to Edgehill -
16 went to Court, Likely for Rain but did not Hilling Halling wood & coltering Sent Robin to Yates & got him shod ¬–
17. Bedding up Branch Land for corn Halling out Dirt from well fighting fire at Kelleys & McHaneys I Did not come home till to night windy nearly every day
18 Raining this morning, Cutting up may weeds in wheat shelling corn in morning.
April 19, 1860 - April 9, 1860
19th april 1860 Striping Tobacco, Raining nearly all day
20 I went to Sarah McCullock & aspen Grove & told Cothran to let negroes eat 10 Bus. wheat more than leaving upwards of 20 BusHalling out Manure here & hilling – moved Cows to day ¬– fine weather
21st Sent Turn Corn to Mill & brot back whatwheat Planting Corn next to Capt whiteheads
22nd We went to aspen Grove & I went on to Strait Stone M. H. to prayer meeting
23rd Finished Planting Corn except Lots this day Haling Out Straw & stacking it by new Stable, scattering manure & fencing Lot next to woods. — Mrs Lucy Ann Clements Broke up from Johns D Hunts place this day give me up the Keys. John P Hunt Matty & Alice all came here to day & L A Clement Hunt came Saturday –takes Doran, @ $6 pr month & she gave me the Keys & delvd up every thing
24th Fencing & Plowing Lots for Corn Nannie went over for Mrs Worsham to Cut Out Estates negroes clothes –
25. Sent Henry down to aspen Grove to Hall 4 Heart Logs 2 for me & 2 for sawing Palings for yard & Hall plank from mill saw for me last fall, got 3 Loads 2 [m?] at aspen Grove 1 Halled up here & more at Mill besides the Palings, yesterday I went to Mr Hunts Plantation, they were fencing here & Hilling.
26 Henry got home with a Load of Por[ch] flooring soon, & they are raking here I went to aspen Grove
27 Finished Planting corn to day wed out Irish Potatoes Halled leaves out new ground to day
29 Striping Tobacco Raining all day.