February 7, 1861 - February 12, 1861

1861 Feby 7th. Sent Claiborne to Allen Scruggs
to Roll Logs. overseer Harry & Smith getting
Rafters for Carriage house & Granary & Henry
began to halled wood, but the wind blew
so hard, like blowing every thing away I thought
it was dangerous & stoped him, I sent for
my Boar at Adams & got him got all now.
This morning I swapted Jim off with
W^m Shields. & got $20 to Boot & got a large
Bay Horse called Ball, said to be 12 yrs old,
Sheriff Witcher here to night,-

8th This morning Cutting & Halling wood,-
John come at 12 oclock to fix Kitchen chimney
Balance working at new ground
I went to Plantation to measure Ditch &
sent my note to Elder J. Hubbard for Ditching
for $24.85 to be paid shortly. -

9th I went to meeting. got Robin shod behind
had wheat ground for Henry - -
Our hands at work in new ground

10th cloudy & like for Rain, Nannie & Fannie
went to meeting at S.S. I staid at home

11th. It has been cloudy & Rained a little during
the evening, overseer & Claiborne went to
Aspen Grove to burn Plant Bed. Bob here
to day fixed Kitchen & well & then went to
malling new ground on road & Henry &
Smith halled manure out of Plant Bed &
put it on Corn field, [Geo.] Mr Y Miller
& D Logan here to day Nannie steptoe etc.
here also, Logan & Miller came to buy Cider

12th I went to Yates shop got Ball shod before
new shoes old nailed on behind, went to
aspen Grove Carried Seeds Tobacco etc to sew
on Bed Burnt yesterday p^t ours on road
next to Lewis our folks malled till 12 Oclock
then fixed to burn plant Bed in woods Harry
Plowing for Corn, took down some Tobacco