May 9, 1863 - May 31, 1863

9th May 1863 Coltering in new ground & Hilling
Halling up last stack Oats to day

10th. went to meeting Sallie & myself

11th. Plowing on creek for Corn balance
Hilling in new ground fair fine weather

12. Shrubing & Plowing on Creek for corn
I went after my nails to Roarks & to Hagood^etc
Fair fine weather weaning Hesters mule
Colt now fair fine weather ——

13th. [text is damaged by ink spots, perhaps intentionally]

14th. Sent claiborne to Mill 4 Turns corn 10
Bus. & 1 Turn for Neal. likely for Rain trying
to get done planting Creek Corn this morning
Sent Smith to Post office to day –

15. Coltering in new ground Henry for corn
finished planting Corn on creek yesterday

16. Hilling & coltering in new ground expect to
plant Greens this evening Corn etc etc fair weather

17th stayed at home sick –

18 went to Court with Mr DR Hunt sick
replanting corn & plowing corn –

19 I come back from court finished rep
lan[t]ing corn still plowing Bro^t Polly home
from Bolantz

20. 21. 22. Coltering & Hilling in new ground

23 24. 25. Cloudy & dry - Whitsunday

26th cloudy & like for Rain this morning

27th Plowing corn. Bushing oats & wheat yesterday^{& to day}

28 weeding corn & Sweet Potatoes to day.
in Lot by House I went to Election got 1 pr shoes
put on Hester

29 Raining this morning weeding & Plowing
corn If it stops raining
gone to draw collard & Tobacco plants to plant

30. 31. May Replanted Cotton Saturday Sunday
I went to Mrs Whiteheads to see Mr Glenn & hear from Jerry