January 16, 1861 - January 25, 1861

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fransalman at Sep 16, 2021 08:28 PM

January 16, 1861 - January 25, 1861

1861
Janry 16th Halled 2 Loads of Tobacco out of new Barn
to new Barn to strip & then went to getting
Boards Henry went to mill Carrd. 1 Turn Corn for overseer
Brot. back slab plank or puncheons for overseers kitchen
& 1 Turn meal for us 1 there now I hunted sowbut did not find her

17th Fine morning Mrs Hunt & Bob going to CH -
getting slabs & wood to day I am going to plant
to day - to see how they are coming on —
Cut down corners of Cider House & sawed out door.
My White Sow come up this evening with 5 Pigs
very likely & good Looking –

18th Raining this morning began to Hew
pss for Carriage House & Granary & Rain
stoped us & we went to striping Tobacco

19th Cutting Malling & Halling wood to day

20th. Went to Sam worshams to see about hog
& its mine, come by old place to see them
there, etc staid at home balance of day

21. went to Court. done nothing hardly –
Hewing pss for Carriage house & Granary
Sent Henry for Hog & got him home

22nd Hewing Plates for Granary & logs –

23rd Hewing logs for Granary cleaning up
new ground on Road, Ditching next to
Whiteheads 4 feet & 2 feet Deep @ 6¢ both prongs.
cold cloudy day & like for snow in the
evening it did snow smartly —

24th Horrid morning - Raining & freezing this
morning. snow not Deep, striping Tobacco
clem spining - sale day at Mr Hunts place
my old Sow had 4 pigs lost 2 of them ¬–
Milleys Calf about 6 weeks old –
cloudy all day snow did not melt much
no Sale but few poeple next Striping Tobacco

25 Henry haled wood Harry malled rails & helped
him Load, balance striping Tobacco clem spining
I went to Mrs Fitzgeralds to see her & Jacob

January 16, 1861 - January 25, 1861

1861
Janry 16th Halled 2 Loads of Tobacco out of new Barn
to new Barn to strip & then went to getting
Boards Henry went to mill Carrd. 1 Turn Corn for overseer
Brot. back slab plank or puncheons for overseers kitchen
& 1 Turn meal for us 1 there now I hunted sowbut did not find her

17th Fine morning Mrs Hunt & Bob going to CH -
getting slabs & wood to day I am going to plant
to day - to see how they are coming on —
Cut down corners of Cider House & sawed out door.
My White Sow come up this evening with 5 Pigs
very likely & good Looking –

18th Raining this morning began to Hew
pss for Carriage House & Granary & Rain
stoped us & we went to striping Tobacco

19th Cutting Malling & Halling wood to day

20th. Went to Sam worshams to see about hog
& its mine, come by old place to see them
there, etc staid at home balance of day

21. went to Court. done nothing hardly –
Hewing pss for Carriage house & Granary
Sent Henry for Hog & got him home

22nd Hewing Plates for Granary & logs –

23rd Hewing logs for Granary cleaning up
new ground on Road, Ditching next to
Whiteheads 4 feet & 2 feet Deep @ 6¢ both prongs.
cold cloudy day & like for snow in the
evening it did snow smartly —

24th Horrid morning - Raining & freezing this
morning. snow not Deep, striping Tobacco
clem spining - sale day at Mr Hunts place
my old Sow had 4 pigs lost 2 of them ¬–
Milleys Calf about 6 weeks old –
cloudy all day snow did not melt much
no Sale but few poeple next Striping Tobacco

25 Henry haled wood Harry malled rails & helped
him Load, balance striping Tobacco clem spining
I went to Mrs Fitzgeralds to see her & Jacob