February 22, 1865 - March 1, 1865

1865 I have been to Aspen Grove
22 Feby -- to day. & Starkey. Nearly[?]
& Post office. Raining at night
Halling wood. halled up 1 Slaik[?]
oats & 1 of fodder this evening

23 Raining all day cleaned out
stables & went to stripping Tobacco
Henry finished Waggon which is at
old place &my Irons ---

Raining to night moderately

24th Stripping Tobacco all day

25. Sent Henry to Lains shop to
get Bill shod for Jerry all
round began to strip tobacco
too hard & cold. Stopted ---

Opening[?] making Baskets.

26th cleared off to day sent a $10
note to Kate & got 1lb Butter

27th Went to Starkeys to day & got
some Leather &c --- ----

Began to fence here to day.

28th Raining this morning
doing but little. Weather moderate

March 1 1865. Jerry H. Graves
& John R. Whitehead Started to the
army this morning for Richmond
Let Jerry have Bill

Cloudy again, moderate weather

J. W. little negro bad of yet has been
here all this year.