January 25, 1859 - February 4, 1859

1859 Janry 25th Sent Henry to Mill to Yates
for Meal, from Aspen Grove Carried a log
from here to be sawed into scantling 3 by 3
balance Cutting & Hewing Logs & malling
wood, clem shrubing etc etc
fine weather

26th have this morning to Send to Mill
for Chumbly, ^{bad management to send to mill every day}Cutting & Hewing Sills for
Negro House & Barn this day - weather
moderate,-

27th Raining Took down Lugs here, & finished
striping Tobacco,-

28th Overseer & 3 hands gone to aspen Grove
to Strip Tobacco to day -. Carr^d 5 Bags
& 1 Midling Pork,- - Raining this morning
a little, Carr^d Rhodas shoes to mend,-
& Milly Anns, striped down there 2 days

29th I come back in evening quite unwell

30. cloudy & like for Rain or Snow,

31st Sent Henry this morning with a little walnut
Log 2 Bushels Corn to Worshams Mill for Plank
& Meal, & get scantling bark edge etc
Balance finishing Hewing Sills & Cutting wood
& Halling

Feby 1st 2nd & 3rd Halling wood Rails & fencing out
Side Fence next to Capt Whiteheads -
This day Jacob is taking down his Good
Tobacco & putting it in Hh^d for Lynchg
I have been in house nearly all this week
with bad cold & sick - -

4th Mr Chumbly Jacob & Claiborne fixing to prize
Tobacco Henry halling wood balance cutting
& Stacking wood on Road -- cloudy & cool

4 Jacob Packing down his Tobacco this
morning. Cutting wood & Halling wood & Rails
weather tolerable at this time,