November 12, 1861 - November 18, 1861

12th Novr 1861 I went to John W Lewis to appraise
Virginia Lewis Est Finished Pulling off Corn
that Come off Creek Low grounds to day
to night they began to shuck. chumbly
complaining & does but little in the day
Sallie complaining again with sore throat
& Doct. Wooding call here to see her going home

13th Shucking corn. chumbly still sick
Sent for Doct wooding to see Sally came
in the night,

14th Shucking corn, wooding gone,
Mr Roland & Sandy shoemaking Sally
I am in hopes is better - I went to aspen
Grove to day shucking corn went to old
place shucking corn there - Rained a little
Mr Roland done shoemaking here worked 7 days
Mr Bybee has been ^{^ sick} nearly 2 months
chumbly complai[ni]ng nearly all summer & fall

15th I kepted by request of President Davis
as a fast day to almighty God to thank
him for his Kindness to us as a Poeple &
pray for a Continuance - for him
to bless armies & bless us in the southern confederacy

16th measuring up corn to day here & at
Plantation measured here made on Creek
45 Bb^ls & 5 Bb^ls nubbins, & measure up 48
Bb^ls old & new for plantation use at aspen
Grove & put 15 Bb^ls new in Corn House on
Road for us, have about 15 or 20 Bb^ls of
old Corn there wooding has been here
to day to see Sallie again

17th. Fine morning & we are at home to day –

18th. Sent to Mill & got 6 turns 12 bushels meal
& some slab Puncheons for Corn House floor
Put away Irish Potatoes Cabbage & Beets, fixed
cow pen, put up short corn after fixing floor
in new Corn House Bob & Sandy shoemaking.