April 24, 1861 - April 29, 1861

1861 West & Mr Panill about money coming to
J D Hunts Est. & W^m Smiths Est under Deeds of
Trust from James B Faris property sold 31st
March 1860 & Due in Six months. say 31st
Augt 1860 & Geo West is to pay me for the
above Estates awarding to Statement,
Rained this evening, Mrs Hargrave came
here this evening, great excitement & men
are starting to Richmond to War with the
North. Many are gone, many are going,
Halled up stack fodder this evening
& last in far field ¬next to Whiteheads
Coltering Hilling & planting Corn finishing
all at home to day ¬– fine weather
Sent to Mill for Chumney & 1 Turn
Corn for Ourselves this day – ours at mill yet

25 Hilling in new ground & Coltering Henry
Harrowing Corn Land here by cow Pen
& finished planting at home Planted
snaps etc Put Guano on our Plant Beds

26 Halling out manure this morning & coltering
with steers in evening & hilling, Henry halling
rails down on creek to day –¬ etc I went
to aspen Grove to day they wont get done
planting corn this week –¬ they are hilling
there they have 30 Lambs to this time

27 Halling out manure & Rails on creek next
to McHaneys coltering in new ground till 10 Oclock
Hilling in new ground, I went to Riceville
Settled with Doct Thompson for Est & nearly paid
my account too,- 28 Raining this morning

28th Showery this morning, put my old Sow in pen

29 Finished Coltering & laying off new ground
Beding up Creek Land for Corn, Hilling halling
out manure & nearly done, overseer [faded]
digging holes for Post at Carriage House did not
finish there