July 10, 1857 - July 23, 1857

1857 July 10th W^m Williams came last night one more
Horse, Raining this morning & doing but little
Warm fine growing weather If the ground gets
wet,- Killed Lamb to day - cleared off but little^rain
Finished Halling up fresh ground on Johns Branch
choping in corn nearly done laying by fresh
field with Plows gone to stoney pint to day
at 12. runing next to corn —

11th Painting top of House to day in evening
Came a very hard Rain some Hail & a real
Gust,- Blowed down our fencing — etc etc

12th went to Sunday school little rain this evening
Nannie Jaw & tooth swelled very much this week
I was sick yesterday myself

13th Replanted Tobacco this morning our
Plowing Corn at Stoney pint choping &
Hilling up Tobacco at new ground
Fine day my wife gone to Mrs Hunts

14th clouday this morning finishing Painting top
of House - Plowing corn working new ground
Tobacco fine weather ——

15th Rained last night & cloudy & like for
Rain this morning began to cut Oats
Fed & clem at new ground
To make Paste to put paper in a
room a little allum, & Gum arabic,

16th Cutting Oats to day Abram Crews here Sandy
Plowing Fed at new ground
Painters done about 9 Oclock & started
Paid them $45

17. 18. 19 Hilling up Tobacco Cutting Oats & Plowing
in corn. 19th went to meeting & Sunday school

20. 21. 22. 23 working new ground Tobacco went to
Court Halling up wheat & finished cutting Oats 21st
Mr Overby & his wife here & children etc etc etc