December 23, 1860 - December 31, 1860

1860 Decr 23rd I went to Strait Stone Prayer
Meeting very white or Black met, day very
good for time of the year

24th Cutting wood for Plant Bed, Halling fire
wood in the evening & Halled up 1 stack fodder
to use in stable & 1 Load Shucks,

25th Snowed a little last night, alice sick
with sore throat, went to old place give
some Lard for them there & sent them a dram
& this morning gave them some cider & got
some for Mrs Hunt, etc etc fine day —

26th I went to Mrs Colemans to see Alice pd
Mrs Coleman Balance of money got from
CH. for her went to Welden Holders. Mr
Hubbards & Mrs Hunts Place did not rent
it to Waller, me & Mr Hubbard viewed the
Land of Mrs Hunts he wants to buy some
40. or 50 acres which I agreed he might
have at $12 pr acre - then I came
home fine day

27 - went to chalk Level to hiring -
cold day & fair —

28. went to Mount Airy no hiring
cold fair day —— Mr Chumney
my Overseer moved here to day
Henry move him & I am to give him 3/-

29th. Halling Leaves Cutting & malled
at Plant Bed, - to burn. it & at 12
Oclock we will get wood
Hired Dan^l R Hunts boy John to Holder again
$27½ for next year, Snowing again to night.
Rented to Susan Roark the place where Roby
lived this year of JD Hunts Est. for $15.00^{for 1861}

30 Snowed last night a little & to day snowed
& Rained nearly all day in fact raining all^{the time}

31st Snowed in the night & snowing yet 9 or 10
Oclock Snow about 4 or 5 Inches Deep —