June 2, 1855 - June 22, 1855

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fransalman at Nov 11, 2020 10:25 PM

June 2, 1855 - June 22, 1855

1855
June 2 Planting Tobacco to day new& small ps
fresh ground at stony point Mr Crews & abram
Planting fine Rain & season as ever I saw
Just Plowed & worked out branch Second time
before it Rained, fine weather now

4th Planted Johns’s Branch Tobacco to day &
pr of ps next to orchard & pr of Jacobs
Beding Lot in evening of this day
Sewed Peas on branch Just before Rain
Planted Collard Plants & finished this day
Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts, –
got 2 Bags of meal last week & 2
more at Yates mill
worked over Cotton etc etc last week

June 6th Beded up & Hilled Lot, Thining Corn
the 7th Henry yesterday Card my last Toba
to Mr Anderson as we came back took
in a Hhd for Capt Fitzgerald & Henry
has started for Lynchg this morning –
Finne growing weather & every thing has
improved very much in deed ¬

9. Finished Planting Tobacco yesterday Planted
all day long in evening negroes Planted
Mrs John S Lewis very like to die at
this time,- fair this morning & Cool

13th Mrs Lewis Died the 11th June & buried 12th 1855
weeding down Tobacco Harrowing Corn Sent
Jordan with 2 Bags Corn to mill 4 Bus.
& to get 10 Bushels at mill

22 Cut wheat Straw yesterday all day
where the chinch bug injured the wheat;
Fed & little Henry working Cotton Hilling
Sweet Potatoes weeding down, Tobacco began
20th to Lay by Corn & sewed Peas & Guano
In fresh ground above House.

June 2, 1855 - June 22, 1855

1855
June 2 Planting Tobacco to day new& small ps
fresh ground at stony point Mr Crews & abram
Planting fine Rain & season as ever I saw
Just Plowed & worked out branch Second time
before it Rained, fine weather now

4th Planted Johns’s Branch Tobacco to day &
pr of ps next to orchard & pr of Jacobs
Beding Lot in evening of this day
Sewed Peas on branch Just before Rain
Planted Collard Plants & finished this day
Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts, –
got 2 Bags of meal last week & 2
more at Yates mill
worked over Cotton etc etc last week

June 6th Beded up & Hilled Lot, Thining Corn
the 7th Henry yesterday Card my last Toba
to Mr Anderson as we came back took
in a Hhd for Capt Fitzgerald & Henry
has started for Lynchg this morning –
Finne growing weather & every thing has
improved very much in deed ¬

9. Finished Planting Tobacco yesterday Planted
all day long in evening negroes Planted
Mrs John S Lewis very like to die at
this time,- fair this morning & Cool

13th Mrs Lewis Died the 11th June & buried 12th 1855
weeding down Tobacco Harrowing Corn Sent
Jordan with 2 Bags Corn to mill 4 Bus.
& to get 10 Bushels at mill

22 Cut wheat Straw yesterday all day
where the chinch bug injured the wheat;
Fed & little Henry working Cotton Hilling
Sweet Potatoes weeding down, Tobacco began
20th to Lay by Corn & sewed Peas & Guano
In fresh ground above House.