September 27, 1862 - October 10, 1862
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1862 Sept 27th. We have finished pulling fodder
[?ept] new ground, next to Whiteheads Cutting
tops & shocking them to day. Stacking fodder
put up 6 here & 1 on branch, & will put up more
there to night. they brot my boar from plantation
to day & some crab apples -
Oct 2nd. Since 27th we have cut tops cut Tobacco
stilling etc Halled fodder from plantation
Mr Dejarnette here this week making Molasses
mill [all?] this week for Fannie Kate & Stanley
3 Stilling Pulling new ground fodder
4. Doubled Brandy for old Stanley & he refused
to give toll agreeable to bargain & I took $15
which was merely talked off, settled rather than
have a fuss with him & give him my opinion
Mr Dejarnett did not get Done his work
Jerry still quite bad off, had Perrow 3 times &
Estes 4 times to this day - 4th Oct 1862 6th here to day
7th. I am stilling for self & Mr Hunts Estate
wormed & succored over our Tobacco stacked
new ground fodder, Mr Dejarnett finished
yesterday Molasses mill & gone clear dry weather
Firing prize Barn Tobacco
Hesters Mule Colt folded 1st or 2nd Oct Inst.
Sallie Ben sick to day & has a bad finger
8th. Put up Top Stack to day finished Cutting
Tops. I am stilling & went to Plantation
9th. I am stilling, fixing Vaughans water
Gate on Creek gathering Peas & Snap Beans
Clear & dry & Hot Doct Perrger Perrow here yesterday
10th Raining this morning getting out flax
seed, - 11 Raining nearly all this day –
firing Tobacco baling out flax seed
cloudy & like for Rain this morning
Jerry a little better - & Ben too –
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