February 14, 1866 - February 21, 1866

[…g] Road by west Ferry road got
[…rrys] & Pulled up McHaneys Hill etc.
[…] down with me there & went back
[…] pretty day & moderate weather

14. Trimed Trees made lines etc. Plowing & burning
cloudy nearly all day & began to Rain about night

15. Windy last night & this morning very cold Sent
claiborne to old place to Roll Logs 2 Henry
gone to Plowing Ben picking up Trash in^groundnew
Very Windy & very Cold Wind from west.
Continues very windy & Tremendous Cold

16th. Another very cold day not so windy
Burning Log Heaps little Henry & his Daddy
Sent claiborne again to old place to help
finish Rolling Logs there. —— 1 Sheep Died
I went to Abrams shop got Bill shod before new shoes
changing 1 pr behind left Iron for 1 pr new shoes to be made

17. Still cold & very cold, thermometer nearly down to zero
Burning Logs heaps in fresh field - I went up M^t airy

18. cloudy & Rained Some last night & to day raining
& freesing no day fit for Prayer meeting at SS.M.H.
I caught my horse but did not go on acc^t weather
Began Began to Rain hard about dark
rained hard all water coarses very high

19. Ground in a float of water & branches high
Milly Ann Sallie Ben & claiborne went
off Saturday night to Keens to Candy Stow
& has not returned since making 2 or 3 times
they have been off Since Christmas. getting
off Sorghem seed this morning early -

20 cleared off Sent Henry to Yates Mill 3 Bus ^Corn
for us ½ Bb^l for Henry & sorghem seed & shattered Corn
for chop for Cows Jerry came down last night

21st. Beautifull morning Set Logs heaps on fire
yesterday mending them up this morning 2 Henry
plowing Halled up the 1st stacks Oats
to feed on yesterday carri^d my sheep to fresh field