June 7, 1861 - June 12, 1861

1861 June 7th Halled up stack Oats this
morning Bob replanted Cotton at work on
yard. Plowing & weeding ^[?] Corn on Creek
cloudy & likely for Rain yet

8th Began to Prize Lugs here cleaned out stables
Chumney & claiborne in shop & could not pint
colters, Henry & Smith Cutting Oak wood in woods
Bob [parting] yard, & nearly done, I went
to meeting at strait stone, very hard rain
in evening, I stoped at Mr Lewis

9th went to meeting at SS. to day all
of us FW Kate Moses & Mary James here
I went too, Cap^t Mustain of Volunteers will
start to war this week its expected

10th. We are cutting off our second years
Land Hills. Plowing Corn & I sent Henry
down to aspen Grove this morning to
Shear our sheep to day, done it –
Sheared 38 old Sheep Marked 10 Ewe Lambs
& have 20 Ram Lambs to Eat or Sell

11th Plowing Corn & weeding down Tobacco on
road, Mr Chumney & 1 hand weather boarding
Carriage House to day, went to Prayer
meeting at Mrs Colemans ——
I carried Fillmore to Chalk Level & got
Isaac to cut the Hooks out of his Eyes
he is getting better I think

12th went to Mrs Colemans all of us to Prayer
meeting at 3 Oclock in evening
finishing Carriage House weather boarding
it weeding down tobacco & Plowing corn
weeding down tobacco Plowing Corn
Mr Chumney & Bob making & Hanging
Carriage House Doors to day –
Did not get done the Doors quite [faded] it
Beded up our Lot by Lot overseers to it
Finished weeding Tobacco on road this [faded]