February 7, 1866 - February 13, 1866

1866 Aspen Grove
Feby 7th Henry &claiborne, his son […]
Bees this morning hot here before 9 […]
Safe, little Henry Halling wood. balance […]
in new ground, cloudy & cold like for snow
Billy getting Garden Post this morning & Just
set in to work. very cold

8th. I went to Cedar Hill to day, & went to Rolands
- our folks finished new ground fence & then
Halled Leaves little Henry Plowing - Double Plow
Billy Hewed Garden Post & making Door to Bee
House this evening - did not finished it

9. Halled Leaves again this day Henry plowing
Halled up Garden Post & forks for Horse rack
Billy fixed Bee House door, made Bench Horse
& put up Horse Rack, Beautiful weather
Pride Hunt started to new London to school
Jerry carried him, over there, fine weather

10th Halled Rails out of new ground & finished
new ground fence, etc Henry Plowing & broke his Plow
I went to Strait Stone meeting fine weather

11th Kate & Mr Moses Came here last night
we went to meeting to day fine moderate weather
my young sow that has been sick so long had
4 Pigs last night & I did not know she was
in that way at all, - we drove the mules to Car.
=riage to day to Strait stone, they pulled fine

12th. Rained some, Rolled Logs to day in new ground
& p^s in fresh ground, above Neals old Barn put
up 15 or 20 small heaps only 4 small heaps in
new ground Jerry help us with 2 hands send some
Pea Hulls down for Sheep & got 2 waggon wheels
from Big McHaney waggon to Hall wood - etc

13th. claiborne Henry & Ben shrubing in fresh field
Little Plowing in Lot back of old prize Barn
I went up to Cedar Hill got some Peach sci[?]
home set them back of smoke house done up
back of our chimney - I found Jacob P Graves