May 20, 1849 - May 31, 1849

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fransalman at Oct 07, 2020 08:23 PM

May 20, 1849 - May 31, 1849

1849 May 20th Nights till very cool some
poeple planted Tobacco We have not yet

22. Planted about 7 or 8000 Tobacco Hill
Planted Irish Potatoes seed to day Plowing
Corn & weeding. Planted last square Greens

23 Replanted corn on Branch & weeding
drill Corn. Planted Peas & Corn on Branch

24th weeding drill Corn, Plowing & Harrowing
weather fine, cloudy & a little like for Rain
nearly done Plowing ps cheek corn below house
Cut Mrs Coleman colt. done by Bro. Wm Dews

25 Weeding corn below house Plowing
& Harrowing weather cool, finished weeding
ps below the House, & all drill corn nearly except branch

26th Raining this morning & last night & all day
shoemending spining shelling corn etc.
weather Cool & Rain from N. E.

27th cloudy & Rainy this morning, quite cool
Put Lady Jane to Mr Collins Horse kept
by Free Patrick I am to pay Five Dolls for
a Colt. no Colt no pay, =

28 Thundered & lightened this morning Rained
hard & raining nearly all day very wet
time in deed. weather more warm —
Planted 3 or 4000 Hills mon in big new
ground Tobacco Hills last Saturday 27th Inst.

29th Planting & expect to finish all new
ground to day - Cutting off & Planting -

30 My waggon started for Lynchg with
Mr Lewis’s Tobacco 1 Hhd at $4 Fernage
& tollage all pd, Planted our new ground
Tobacco except a Bottom in it. Planted a little
of our second yrs Land now Bushing Oats &
wheat thining Corn etc very wet time &
warm Thining corn & gone to mill this morning

31st May - Thundered cloud in night & rained very hard
Brot from mill this week 3 Bbls meal

May 20, 1849 - May 31, 1849

1849 May 20th Nights till very cool some
poeple planted Tobacco We have not yet

22. Planted about 7 or 8000 Tobacco Hill
Planted Irish Potatoes seed to day Plowing
Corn & weeding. Planted last square Greens

23 Replanted corn on Branch & weeding
drill Corn. Planted Peas & Corn on Branch

24th weeding drill Corn, Plowing & Harrowing
weather fine, cloudy & a little like for Rain
nearly done Plowing ps cheek corn below house
Cut Mrs Coleman colt. done by Bro. Wm Dews

25 Weeding corn below house Plowing
& Harrowing weather cool, finished weeding
ps below the House, & all drill corn nearly except branch

26th Raining this morning & last night & all day
shoemending spining shelling corn etc.
weather Cool & Rain from N. E.

27th cloudy & Rainy this morning, quite cool
Put Lady Jane to Mr Collins Horse kept
by Free Patrick I am to pay Five Dolls for
a Colt. no Colt no pay, =

28 Thundered & lightened this morning Rained
hard & raining nearly all day very wet
time in deed. weather more warm —
Planted 3 or 4000 Hills mon in big new
ground Tobacco Hills last Saturday 27th Inst.

29th Planting & expect to finish all new
ground to day - Cutting off & Planting -

30 My waggon started for Lynchg with
Mr Lewis’s Tobacco 1 Hhd at $4 Fernage
& tollage all pd, Planted our new ground
Tobacco except a Bottom in it. Planted a little
of our second yrs Land now Bushing Oats &
wheat thining Corn etc very wet time &
warm Thining corn & gone to mill this morning

31st May - Thundered cloud in night & rained very hard
Brot from mill this week 3 Bbls meal