July 30 - August 14, 1846

1846 July 30 Rained quite hard last night
[?] apples - 20 succoring tobacco
& worming began to hill up lots
for the last time Sewed turnip
patch & also in lot by tobacco house

31st Getting up apples this day –

August 1st Plowing & finishing hilling up
lot by prize barn & beeting[?] apples this

2nd Sunday & cloudy but no rain

3rd cloudy this morning Toping[sic] worming &
succoring tobacco this morning Sent Henry
Clay to Mrs. Hunt to go Lynchg
Alse drying apples this morning —

4th Getting up apples to beet[?] to day
Fair & beautiful weather

5 Working tobacco lots by tobacco granary

6 Beeting apples & finishing lots

7 Plowing & hilling up Branch tobacco

8 Went after Mr JD & etc A Hunts still
& working as Friday & done on Branch yet

9th Weather dry & hot corn began to
suffer a little for rain —

10 Finishing hilling up tobacco on Branch
Henry gone back to M Hunts after still
worm & [?] etc little shower of rain
at Mrs Hunts yesterday a little here last
night after we got home weather dry
& very warm, began to dry peaches this
morning

11Worming & succoring tobacco

12 Stilling most of this week

13 Went to see Capt Coleman & he died
about 9 or 10 oclock in morning

14 he was buried this day our hands
at work on Road Malissas child a girl
born on the 12 inst. just at night—