November 25, 1851 - December 17, 1851

1851 Novr 25 Given Our negroes their shoes
this morning after the Snow – Henry Clay
still very Lame from the Trip to Lynchg
We have strip Tobacco 2 days in prize Barn
Grainar here to Instruct my wife how to Cut Costs

28th Cutting at fresh ground Fed Shoemaking
2 pr shoes made 2 sanall
Raining a little quite cool

29 Sewing wheat got from Mr
Fitzgerald cleared off Henry gone
to mill carried 7½ Bushels Corn

Decr 3rd Given to the following negroes Blankets
Henry 1 Bed sp^{or Blanket} Malissa a Blanket alse &
Federick ^{Jordan one also - & clementine,-}one a p^s clear & cold

5th Decr Fanned Out wheat Squared Logs for
stable & Halled wood

8th Election this day for Governor Lie^t Gov &
attorney Gen^l. Senator for County & members to Legislature
under new constitution, fair pretty day.
Fanned Out my wheat & at Mrs McCullocks
& about to settle for toll etc at both places

9 Raised my Stable & went to Mrs McC
Mr Atkisson moved to McC to attend to her
business from from 2nd Decr to X for $5. –
Hewing down my stable etc etc

11th Raised Top to Ice House Halled some
wood & Killed our Hogs this morning
Fine weather, went to Mrs Hunts for Lucy
Ann –

12th Sent 4½ Bushels Toll wheat of machine
made 1851 to Mr. Joshua Hubbard —
Halled up Some Oats this morning^{pr of stack}
making new stable Door & etc

14 Cutting Halling & fencing owen set up our
Tobacco Hh^d to day very cold & clear

17 Owen moved Halling wood & made up
fence at little new ground. Very ^cold John D
moved from here this day