July 2, 1861 - July 11, 1861

1861 July 2 Cap^t Mustains Company started to War yes
=terday 1st July. very cool weather, Jerry lost his watch
some one stoled it last Sunday at Chalk Level

3rd July I went to aspen Grove Sent claiborne &
little Henry Cutting Oats, no rain yet of
any consequence there, we are here laying
by corn & weeding fresh ground Tobacco
Sent Henry this morning after our meal
at Whiteheads 4 Turns & 1 for overseer
this morning, I am going to appraisement
of Cap^t Gilberts property to day
Finished weeding Second yrs Land Tobacco
Plowing corn & choping - claiborne & Henry
been at Plantation 2 days helping about Oats

5 Bob & claiborne rounding & jointing shingles Plowing
choping in corn, thined sugar cane

[in margin]th I went to Court House with Mr Moses left
my acc^t & Rec^ts as Exer of Jno D Hunts Est. with Mr
[in margin] Carter son to James Carter for settlement
[Mr?] Banks gone did not get the acc^t he had to
settle Replanting Tobacco in evening & went
to Plantation to get Plants

[in margin]th clear day I went to Strait Stone in evening

[in margin]th I went to Plantation carried 1 colter for Bet
[in margin] Oats all day, -

[in margin]th Finishing Cutting Oats this morning - & then
hilling up Tobacco choping out corn Plowing
etc Bob & claiborne rounding & Jointing shingles
Hilling up Tobacco on road Plowing corn Cotton
etc, Plowed up Turnip Patch to day I went to Fannies
yesterday their crop in bad order Hogs on wheat
they were thinning corn late enough for that work
Rained yesterday evening - very warm weather

11th Finished hilling up Tobacco on Road, Plowed Cotton
& Potatoes Hilling them up Plowing corn, fine rain again
ground [faded] seasonable at aspen Grove & they are in the
[Grass?] [faded] Gran nearly got possession, I have been_{to day} there