April 12, 1865 - April 18, 1865

12 April 1865. Claiborne [.erry]
who came home 1st April &
Milly Ann has meat for a
month, -- from this day.

13.14 & 15. Some body stole
Hester & carried her off South
a Soldier no doubt.

the 15th negroes got Bacon this
this day for 1 month

-They left a Large Bay Mare
Mare[sic] called called Lucy in [...]
Place & I got the horse brot
by Jerry Smith 7 or 8 years
old. great uproar in the
neighborhood about stealing
Government Horses one took
from Mr Hunts place last
night belonging to Mr
J R Whitehead.

16.17.18. Fencing ground to
Plant Corn Sent to Mill
to day & got 2 Bbls Meal D R H