October 9, 1861 - October 15, 1861

1861 Oct 9th after stacking Tops Gathering Snaps
on Creek & working on sugar cane, I went
to aspen Grove Yates & Mr Millers to day & old,^place
=Raining to night in the night –

8th Hanry carried waggon to shop, Miss mary
Faris at weaving this morning ¬-
Gathering Peas till 12 Oclock & then cutting
Tobacco here I went down to aspen Grove
Fanned Out & Measured out 32 Bus. wheat to
sew in 2 Hh^ds sold EH Doss 11 Bus. 2 other Hh^d
full 1 Barrel, & then screan in Box –

9th Cutting & Hanging Tobacco I made molasses
for Mr Hunts Est. about 4 Gallons

10th Cutting Tobacco & Housing on Road Henry
gone to Shop after waggon got it Smith
went after Jacobs P. Boots made by Farthing
Jacob here now & has been since last
week, Fanney & Nannie went to Chalk Level^yesterday

11 Cutting Hanging all our Tobacco & finished
Housing, Sent Jerry Smith to Faris s with 2½
Bushels wheat for Mr Farthing I went to
Cap^t Whiteheads to appraise his Est. - did
not get Done,

12th We all went to Preaching Cap^t Gilbert &
his wifes funeral Preached Bro. P. & Mason
Bob complaining this morning & Ben
Carried Mrs Hunt to meeting

13 Sent after Doct Wooding for Bob he came
I went to finish appraising Cap^t Whiteheads
Est. waggon & Cart Halling Corn over
Creek halled 10 Loads stack & all to day

14 Halled corn offer Creek halled 11 Loads
not half done yet fine weather
made about 3000 sticks of Tobacco upwards
of 5000 at spend Grove fine weather
They Begun to sow wheat at aspen Grove

13th Oct. Doss overseer

15th Halling Corn offer the Creek Bob sick yet