April 14, 1872 - April 26, 1872

1872 April 14th Rained soon in morning cleared off
Kate come down here Saturday evening Stayed till this
evening still cloudy

15. Raining this morning, I went Strait Stone Saturday
& Sunday about Sundy School. Elected Mr Tyree as
Pastor if he accepts;

16 Rained Raked & Piled up manure &
Plowed Some halled up stack Oats

17 I went to CH delivered delivered to Mr R
Carter the acc^t Current of Mr Hunts Estate
to Report it to Court & left my Book with
Mr Carter for him to See, Report Clerk of
Circuit Court appraisment of Estate Sale
Book & all the Papers I had to report
Our folks Plowing for corn & shrubbing
on Branch for Tobacco, etc etc

18th. Raining this morning & last night & this evening
& to night, Thundered & lightened, we striped Tobacco
till 12 Oclock & then we went to Plowing on
Branch in John's field for Tobacco ground
now very wet, & still Raining, Mattherly
to day Nearly ½ the day at work on Shed

19th Striping Tobacco till 12 oclock then went to
fencing on the mountain mattherly here
Ben went to Mill I sent Some & Sam Gilbert

20 Tom gone to Thomas Owens to Roll Logs
" Sam began to Plant corn to day at Mountain

22st I am helping Sam Plant corn & hes to help
me I went to Sunday School yesterday
organized & started to teaching Mattherly here to day

-23rd Planting corn for me & Sam Martin Coltering
for me on Branch the 24th April

24 Planting corn for me in fresh ground I
went to Court House last Tuesday to get my Book
²⁵ etc etc Planting corn in fresh field, fine weather

26th Finished planting corn in fresh field Soon
this morning Planted Snaps & corn by Granary
& Black Smiths Shop this morning listing Sams
planting that now Ben droping Andrew & Lewis