January 3 - 9, 1846

1846 Jany 3rd Cutting Big growth in new &
trying this day to finish grubbing Phil gone
to mill, carried our last cotton to Pick & 1/2
Bushel Buck Wheat & 1/2 Bbl for cows

4th Jany Sunday a Beautiful morning
weather moderate snow that fell 1st
Decem nearly gone some Ice in road
Jany has been moderate as yet

5. Another Beautifull morning weather
moderate
Began to cut wood wood to burn Plant
Bed on mountain, finished grubbing^{in new ground} nearly

6th This morning raining moderately the
weather moderate, we are striping Tobacco
Rained Hard nearly all day Turned cold,
& a Dreadfull night ——

7 Weather more moderate cloudy tho
not raining striping Tobacco at
new ground 3 hands, Phil gone to mill
Federick shoemending, ground is very
Wet about this time, snow nearly gone

8 in the morning cloudy & snowed a
little Turned off windy & cold

9th a fine morning, we cutting
in new ground & halling wood
Pleasant making gates, 8 & 9