April 16 - April 30, 1864

1864 April 16. The wettest time we have
had for many years snowed March
Court & ever since it has been wet & the
Sun has shined or shone very little
Rains once or Twice every week & no
Sun Shine scarcely at all. sent to
Mill & Tates shop to day, halling
out manure on Sweet & Irish Potatoe
Patch ground wet this morning
from rain last night

26. Let Henry have 32 lb bacon for
Henry himself Jerry Smith & Claiborne -
who is expected home 4 or 5 may next
week. pretty weather now. Planted
Irish Potatoe, Sweet Potatoes etc.
Plowing up Cotton Patch —

1864 April 30th. Sent to Aspen Grove 40 lb
Bacon for them there over a month
Finished Planting Corn old land to
here & at plantation except flat land
& Lot, planted Pepper seed, pumpkin
& simbling & snaps Lucy Ben chop
corn 2 days, to day we are halling out
Maure Sewing Oats round overseers
house & Beding Land for Irish Potatoes
Halled some wood etc.

1864 April 16. The wettest time we have
had for many years - snowed March
Court & ever since it has been wet &
Sun has shined or shone very little
Rains once or twice every week & no
sun shine bearly at all. sent to
Mill & later shop to day, halling
out manure on sweet & Irish potatoe
patch - ground wet this morning
from rain last night

26. Let Henry have 32 lb bacon for
Henry himself Jerry Smith & Claiborne -
Wife is expected home 4 or 5 May next
week. Pretty weather now. Planted
Irish potatoe, sweet potatoes etc.
Plowing up cotton patch —

1864 April 30th. Sent to Aspen Grove 40 lb
bacon for them there over a month
Finished planting over old land to
here & at plantation except flat land
& Sat, planted pepper seed, pumpkin
& simbling & snaps Tues Ben chop
corn 2 days, to day - warm - halling out.
Warmer sowing oats round aviary
house & beding land for Irish potatoes
hauled some wood etc.