March 20, 1861 - March 26, 1861

1861 March 20th Mr Chumney clem & Smith in new
ground at work, Bob claiborne & Henry (little)
gone to Plantation to finished Rolling logs
Henry halled 1 Large Log Hart to Millers
15 feet long for Palings, & come back
& we shelled out 15 Bushel Corn & carried
it to whiteheads mill 2½ of which for
overseers; we will carry another Log hart
for sawing the one carried to day
20 Lambs there to day cool day snow ^gone
Henry is to bring from mill 2½ Bus meal

21st Bob has gone after Mrs Hunt she
has been at the CH about 2 months
We are halling wood & Rails to day out
of new ground & at work there cleaning up
Claiborne gone to Mr Kelleys to Roll logs.
I have down to day to work on my road

22 overseer went to aspen Grove & fix chimney
claiborne Halled rails Henry halled wood in morning
ground ^{sewed over Plant Beds here to day}hard frozen, cleaning up in new
ground they went to sewing oats & finished
next to whiteheads; Mrs Hunt Came
home in evening - fine day -

23rd Sent Sally her Box of clothes by
mail Cart. Ferguson carried it letter etc
I went to old place Mr Miller got a
Barrel of Cider - Doct Thompsons store
Our folks Sewing oats in Peach orchard
Balance fencing & Halling out wood.

24th I went to Prayer meeting to day

25 I went to Cap^t Fitzgeralds with Fannie & settled with
him for her to day & went to Riceville -
Sewing Oats & fencing & cleaning off new
ground here to day. Sewed over Plant Beds
last week, weather moderate now

26th Halling rails out of new ground & about done
Piling wood Sewing Oats etc upper Lot Bob [trim]
up apple & Peach trees, etc