February 9, 1863 - March 3, 1863

9th Febry To day I went to old place Fannies
Jacobs Kates & Vaughan Sent a letter to Jerry
We are cutting in plantation Cutting pines.

11th yesterday all Cutting down Pines. this day
shrubing up & halling wood, Henry plowing.
I am going to Plantation

15th. Finished cutting in new ground this week halled
Load fodder halled out straw & Leaves
Plowing took up apples Kepted very well
Aunt Peggy not sold 13. no body at sale

17th been to Court Sold Bob yesterday for
$1880. Moses Tredway bot him, fenced & Plowed
yesterday raining all day to day worked some
in shop & on Baskets. etc etc –

19th. Halling & Cut & mall wood yesterday
took down all our Tobacco to strip.
to day Sent to mill for 3 Turns meal & sent
Henry with 8 Bus wheat to Yates & sent some
Iron 2 Hoes to Pay 1 to fix Eye 1 Couller to
& Dutch Plow to p[a]int ¬–

21st. Raining to night Hailing & snowing all
night. I went to plantation friday, to day to old
place & Mr Keens & mill. very cold & disagreeable

22 Sunday sent to Hodnetts & Kelleys to roll Logs this ^week
very cold to day cloudy & bad sent Smith to P.O.

23 Snow about 3 Inches Deep, finished
striping Tobacco here to day getting
wood. Very bad weather —

28 The past week I have been to CH. roads
awful bad, We have rolled Logs Halled up oats
Cut & malled wood fenced etc etc. snow above gone
weather not settled looks like for rain or snow now
no good business weather since Christmas my
wife Sallie & Doran gone to Kates –

March 3rd Fine weather at this time have been
Plowing malling etc etc etc I am going to aspen
Grove to day, Neale sick yesterday p^t of the day