December 31, 1860 - January 9, 1861

1860 Decembr 31st We are trying to get wood
1861
Janry 1st Getting wood all day. Bob here —

" 2. Striping Tobacco in Barn on road. Miss
Sarah J McCullock sent $2½ for whiskey bag & runlet
& for me to send her a little sent a pint, by Taz.

3rd Striping Tobacco Henry draining Dining
room, etc. Mrs Hargrave & Nannie Clement Came
here last night, before I got from Riceville
Mrs Hargrave hired Rhoda till 25th Decr 1861
for $25.00. Mrs Hargrave left. gone to Mrs C

4th Killed our Hogs here let Chumney have 300 lbs.
Halled a little wood cut & malled wood some

5th Cut Out & salted up yesterday got wood to day
Cutting & malled at new ground. I went aspen
Grove to see about alse who is sick.

6 Fast day was kept by Nannie & me
on the Friday the 4th Janry 1861
Fannie came here to day –

7 began to Plow & getting sills for cider ^house
but Rain stoped us about 10 oclock
going to strip Tobacco in new Barn
stop raining & they went to work again
in evening. did not rain much cleared off

8 Halling wood & finished getting sills for cider
House & got wood balance of the —
- I went down to Plantation to see alse etc she
is better went from there to Mrs Hunts place
rented her land to Templeton & Hubbard pr Bond etc.
& then went down to D. W. Wallers. etc –

9th Rained again till towards evening I went to
Whiteheads & to hunt my white sow, gone off a
week - to day - & this evening halled up Logs for
house, alse I hear is got worse this evening
they sent for Doct Estes & me & she Died about
the time Doct Estes got there, I dont know
was the matter wither [with her] except colic - I reckon