June 22, 1861 - July 2, 1861

22nd June 1861 Cloudy halling Granary Logs & finish
Plowing on Creek, Sewing Peas down on
Creek, Weding Tobacco in Piney old old field
considerable excited excitement. War, War, & People does
nothing but run about eat & Talk, & volunteering
& going to War, War, this seems to be the theme da[in margin]
old Mr Abram Neal Died 21st june 1861 —
Weather very dry & Hot at this time got ½ our
Tobacco here & at Plantation to Plant yet

23rd Choping corn on Creek & finished loaded
waggon & started it for Lynchg 1 Hd^d here
& one Hh^d from aspen grove made by Cothr[in margin]
Mrs Coleman & children & Mrs Monroe here to
night expect to chop out Peas & begin to
Cut wheat tomorrow. etc etc. J W Graves

24h Cutting wheat began to day Rained in evening
replanting tobacco & planted Lot J.W. Graves Esqr

25 Planting Tobacco in fresh ground

26 Rained again a little Took some Tobacco
Cut some wheat to day - & Planted some

27 waggon got home about 12 Oclock
Cutting wheat - etc sold Lugs 2 Hh^ds in
Lynchg 2.25 from aspen Grove 250 here,-

28th Finished cutting wheat to day Plowing corn
on Creek worked out Peas overseer Chumney^Bob
fixing Rafters for Granary to day -

29th Finished Plowing corn & choping on Creek
began to lay by corn in corner by orchard Clem
spining or sewing a day or Two, - Two weeks to

30th Fine Rain to day. — day [smeared words]

July 1st Planting Tobacco & expect to finish,
Plowing corn then, at work on Granary – I
am going to Chalk Level this morning –
– Sent to mill from aspen Grove for us here
2 Barrels Corn & ½ Bb^l for chumney –

2nd Plowing corn & weeding fresh ground Tobacco
Sent claiborne & Harry to Plantation to help about Oats
Finished planting Tobacco down there yesterday