March 24, 1859 - March 31, 1859

24th March 1859 Our Friend & Bro John D
Hunt Buried this evenining at 4 or 5 Oclock
in evening, good many poeple -

25. went over to examine bro Hunts papers John Dew
with me & Dan^l R. Hunt. Chumbly sick all day.
Finished Sewing Oats & now Plowing for corn
Jacob claiborne & Jerry Smith Cutting & malling
wood & Rails - moderate weather

26 I went down to see Ja^s Shields about going
to Lynch’g they have 5 prized Hh^ds at aspen
Grove, 3 Lugs 2 seconds,- Lila sick & has been
for about a week, moderate weather
Jacob claiborne & Jerry Smith began this morning
to cut down Pines down below Susan Roark
Sallie Started to School went with
Fannie yesterday, 25th March to Board
at $4 pr month as long as she goes
to school to Kate,

26th I went to aspen Grove, balance Plowing on
far branch for corn -

27th I rode over to Bro Hunts place

28th Plowing on same branch 3 plows
Mr Chumbly shoemaking for Sallie to day^{till evening}

[2]9th Raining this morning hard Cutting & malling
wood & Halling wood up to day -

30th Shrubing for corn Beding for D^o Cutting Post
for yard, etc Sent this morning to Hodnetts Kelleys
Shields & Whiteheads to see about my young Hogs
but could hear a word from them all my young
Hogs gone, & has been more or less for sometime

31st Plowing for Corn on Branch next
to Cap^t Whiteheads balance stoping Gullies
& washed places in Lot & Mr Chumbly worked
on smoke house putting on weather boarding
I went to Fannies & Mr Faris for her
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