July 1, 1862 - August 3, 1862
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6. 7. 8. 9th July 1862Laying by our Corn with Hoes & Plows &
weeding Tobacco This morning pulling flax & Cutting Oats
Began to Cut oats & Pull up our flax to day –
10. Cutting Oats up here & at Vaughans to day
Very Hot weather at this time
11 Raining Began to Lay by Corn again
clem in house, sewing, doing but little. claiborne
& Smith gone to Kates Moses to save her Oats
Rained nearly all day long
12 fine Rain replanting Tobacco & then & Corn etcPlowing Garden
Sewed Peas by Bars this day –
17th has been Laying by Corn this week I have been
to Danville to carry negroes from 7 magisterial
District as agent for Government to Danville to
go to Richmond,
18th Raining all day Shelling Corn etc etc
19 Replanting Tobacco, & Plowing on Creek & finished
choping Corn on branches at home
21. Choping Corn on Creek to day & Plowing & PotatoesTobacco
22nd Plowing Tobacco & Plowing negroes corn Hilling
up Sweet Potatoes I went to Court Sunday ev[en]ing Homeback Monday
25. Plowing new ground Corn chopping & also sugar Kane Peas
Plowing & sewing Turnip Patch. Carrying away Tobacco to
Riceville 2 Days, 3 of our cattle has Dyed lately —
[2]6 Halled up wheat at home & halling oats to day at home
Chip Coleman started back to army at Richmond this morning
28: 29 Getting up wheat & oats & finished choping new
ground, corn,
31 July sent to Mr B. Nowlin by Ben 22 lbs wools to
Card into Rolls for me to Lynchg, sent Lard &
Vinegar of Estates to R H Garrett to sell.
Augt 1st This has been a day with me of business shelling
corn for Government at Plantation & Mr Hunts place & settling with
Mrs Harriet Hodnett about steer they over Heat it & Died in
her employ she Referes A D Worsham chose by her Mr C
Gilbert & James P Lewis by me Dedced Decided that she pay $30 for
the Same & she & Father agreed to abide their decision –
Hilling up Tobacco & Cotton at this time
2nd Same work & Plowing young Corn on branches
3rd. Raining to day moderate.
Child Born last night a Girl named
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