May 24, 1856 - June 1, 1856
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1856 May 24th Millys Calf is a week or ten days
old a Heifer we have Seven Lambs etc Jacob gone
to Fannies to day - Election is over votes stand
for Justices in this the 7th District Miles N Tucker 50
JWGraves 46. Saml T Miller 45. Thomas T Adams 38
& Doct John H Estes 32 votes for Sheriff in this
Precinct Whitehead upwards of 60. Bennett about 13
for Commonwealth attorney Treadway Forest constable
Jas P. Lewis overseer of the Poor for Comm. Yates 27
Tucker 18 Shelton Vincent 14 Shelton Saml T. 1.
25. Fair windy dry day Jordan Lowry & buck Sick
Wed Corn yesterday Saturday by Johns’s spring
Coltering before the Homes & Harrowing
26th Cutting off Second years ground Hills Henry
Plowing in Corn – cool & windy
Hester & Mr Faris Jack this day
27th Doct T. has been here 13 or 14 times to see Jordan
Lowry & Buck Jordan particularly sick Weeding
& Plowing Corn clear & windy my Bro
Jonathon here at this time,- Tobacco Plants fine
& beginning to dry a little —
28th Weeding & Plowing corn in Johns field
29th Plowing & weeding corn Planted Tobacco
On Johns Branch yesterday morning
as we had a late shower of Rain night before
30 went to Court House this day -
30 Made Sheep Pen Hilling Potatoe Patch
working & Plowing corn etc very clear
& dry & windy Sandy taken Sick yesterday
31 weeding & Plowing corn Sandy in House
June 1st Doct Thompson came to see the sick
Jordan Lowry Sandy & abraham all sick
Doct. Thompson has been here since 1st aprl
about 14 or times I think Jordan bad off
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