April 2, 1861 - April 13, 1861

1861 april 2nd Started at 3 Oclock in night after
Sallie got to Lynchg by 12 or 1 oclock
Started from there in Carrs ½ past 3 Oclock
got to Institute about 8 at night stay there
wednesday 3rd staid at Institute Started to Salem
with Sallie in evening did not sleep much
started in the Carrs at 1 Oclock for Lynchg
got there about day Break, & started for
home about 9 Oclock. Our folks had been
plowing Hilling Halling Rails, while I was
gone, fine weather, -

april 5th to day Hilling coltering other new
ground Halling up Timbers for carriage House

6th april Sent Jerry Smith to Chalk Level after
Papers & letters, Carr^d to Faris's mill 1½ Bus wheat
for flour, - Coltering, & Hilling to day –
Took down this morning of Bacon ^H23. ^S23. ^M2—
like for Rain moderate weather -

7th Rained, stayed at home Mrs Hunt went to Mrs C^olemans

8th Rained again, finished striping Tobacco here
Mrs Hunt Came home again –

9th drawing & fixing shingles that come of[f] our
Kitchen for Carriage House & Granary ¬
I went to aspen Grove to day ¬–

10th At work On Shingles, fixing Rope works
little Henry halling wood Jerry Smith Piling
chip manure, did not rain much ¬

11th Halling out trash of new ground, cutting
Hop Poles & slab tree & fencing this morning ground
wet, & then Mr Chumney & Bob at work on shingles
they went down to Creek & fixed water gap or [R]

12th Mr Christian Doct Fletcher & Aaron Simpson
stayed all night. Simpson owes 50 centsbalance
Paid. Hilling Coltering & Halling out manure
till 12 Oclock & then Rained hard till night
Shelled corn & made Brooms & spining ¬

13th went to meeting, got slabs cut down Trees
at overseers House worked on shingles etc.