May 12, 1861 - May 17, 1861

Mr C J Williams P.O. Lebanon Russell Cty V^a

12th Sallie & me went to meeting SS –

13th E. H Doss left Plantation soon Saturday
morning somebody told me he left Friday
evening & gone way over in campbell, for
which I charge him $5.00 Covering our
Carriage House here coltering & Hilling
Second years ground, I went to Aspen Grove
Likely for Rain about his time corn
Seems to come up badly fleas has eat the
Tobacco plants very much wheat looks tolerable

14th Took down our Lugs here this morning, finishing
covering Carriage House, Hilling fresh ground
Plowing up for corn on Low grounds to day

15 Jacob P Graves gone on to CH to Start
to war it with old Lincoln, great confusion
in Our Country every thing unsettled Sent Henry
to Aspen Grove & claiborne to Hall Logs
We are Planting Corn this morning a
little p^s on Low ground, cutting slate tree
fixing Scare Crows Hilling in second
yrs ground, Nannie going to CH to day

16th Henry Halling Logs from aspen Grove vz
1 Large one Hart to pay for palings sawed
2 for weatherboarding & 17th Halling again &

17th Halled up stack Oats & fodder this day
Carried 12½ Bus. corn for meal & 2½ for overseer
here & halling Logs – again here Hilling
yesterday & to day Halled 5 good Hart Long
Logs to Millers for weatherboarding & halled
1 Big one to pay for palings besides the 5.
Chumbly went to Chalk Level to day, Hilling
Henry began to Plow Corn, replanting corn
this evening – cloudy & cool

[faded]Corn here Henry Plowing
[faded] Simblings