December 17, 1861 - December 28, 1861

17th Decr I never saw as fine weather in
December before hardly in my life dry & [road]
like a Plank floor nearly.

18th Killed Hogs at aspen Grove 23 in number
let Chumbly have 3004 lbs his finding & ¾ over
weighed out for Doss 182 lb. has to have 68 lbs more
Salted up 1657 lbs in Smoke House from Plantation
took nearly all day & p^t of night -

19 Dove my overseer moved here this day
Sent 4 Bushels wheat to Yates mill

20th. ^{first sent to Millers could not get it, left, Bag Cotton to Pick 58 lbs}Henry Plowing on Creek,- Cutting Halling Rails
next to Whiteheads - till 12 Oclock & then Halling wood

21st Henry Plowing & expects to finish on Creek
Claiborne Halling wood Balance grubing in new ^ground
I went down to aspen Grove to day they
are covering the House building for negroes
The Past week has still been fine weather
turned cold last night, but still fair.

22 Turned cold & in evening rained a little

23 Killed our Beef Cow Milly weighed 325 lbs & killed
3 Hogs weighing 506. quite cold all day -
Cut out & salted up our Beef & Pork filled
Straw Rack & put up some fencing etc etc

24th Shrubing in corn field, Halling
Rails etc etc - Cold day I went to aspen
Grove to day.

25th Stayed all day at home, turned cooler

26. went to Cap^t Gilbert old place to say
what Here of negroes & Rent of fund was

27 My wife gone to Mrs Colemans -
Give all the negroes some meat flour & fat
Kitty had a Blanket Lowry a Hat. clem
a Blanket.- very cool weather –

28th I went to Fannies to day to see about
Mitchell they have parted I fixed the papers
tho I did not see Mitchell at all
very fine weather for time of year