June 19, 1862 - July 5, 1862

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19th. Raining yesterday evening Replanting Tobacco this
morning - & Corn in new ground - & then weeding
on Creek – pretty weather at this time

20th Plowing & weeding Corn on Creek

21st Finished down there to day weeding
Corn & began to Plow & weed Corn on branch.

22nd Went to strait stone prayer meeting few there.

23. Took down Our Lugs & second rate Tobacco
this morning. weeding & Plowing Corn on branch
dry & hot to day –

24 Finished weeding on branches & now in new ground chopping

25. going to Mill to day with wheat replanting
Tobacco last evening & this morning. Pride Sick 24
weeding new ground Corn & replanting carried to
Yates Mill 10 Bushels wheat from aspen Grove for flour
gave Henry ½ Bus. & put 29 Bus in House down
at aspen Grove, or 30 Bushels wheat

26 Finished Plowing new ground Corn choping it out
Plowing & weeding or hilling up Cotton Broom corn sugar
Kane etc fine weather at this time,

27th Plowing & working Cotton Corn & Sugar Kane this
morning, expect to Cut Rye to day etc etc etc –
Harrowed Some on Creek I sold a Bulk of Lugs & Second
Rate Tobacco here, & all the Crop at plantation Doss made
1861, 1 Hhd prized to Thos Anderson for Southertin of
Danville at 7$ for the seconds & Lugs here & $10 around
at plantation pr Hundred cash to be pd when Delrd

28th. Cutting wheat on Creek, worked Peas some in the
morning cloudy & like for Rain fine weather

29th Cloudy & like for Rain nannie gone to Mrs Colemans
Jerrys is nearly well & wants to start & will start in
a day or Two to his Company Capt R H Owens Company
G 6th Regemt. Va Cavalry, dont where they are.

30 Finished Cutting wheat to day
Chumbly & 3 hands came & helped us finish

July 1st. waggon starts to Lynchg with Tobacco. 2
Hhds Cothran made Jerry starts back to the Army
this morning.
2 3 4 5. Come back from Lynchg Sold Tobacco
very well, Laying by corn Hilled up I[rish] Potatoes
weeding down Tobacco, I have be[en] 2 or 3 days getting
hands for Government in 7th District as agent

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