June 30, 1857 - July 10, 1857
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1857 June 30th clear fair day.-
July 1st Cutting wheat, Abram Crews cutting
Rained in evening a little clem weeding
Tobacco by Crews - did not Rain much
2nd July Runing 4 Plows to day & weeding down
Tobacco next to Mr Crews.s Sent Buck &
Jerry Smith to mill 2 Turns Corn for meal
also Sent Mrs Hunt 5 Bushels wheat for 5 Bus
corn, Just swapt wheat worth $1.70 Bushel corn
about $6 pr Barrel,- Henry better —
Very Cool & we are sitting by the fire —
3rd Very Cool. Rained a fine Rain last night
& this morning we replanted balance of Lot
& fresh ground next to Crews finished by 10
& negroes planted 1 hour then cutting wheat,
4th July Cutting wheat Abram Crews Came
again yesterday at 12 Oclock & we are trying
to finish to day - wormed over fresh ground
Tobacco soon this morning clem & Jerry
Smith at work in Tobacco ground next to Crews
Sent Hester & Rose to J. & both refused
5 Started to Charlott about settling up
Mrs Moseleys matters,
6th Plowing Corn & weeding Tobacco & choping corn
7 returned from Charlotte at 12 Oclock Plowing
& choping - dry & Hot.- Mr Williams & Davis
came about 12 Oclock to day
8th Plowing Corn & Laying by fresh field & at
stoney pint Plowing & Hilling up fresh ground
on Johns branch, weeding down Lot Tobacco
9th Plowing Corn to day & fresh field Sandy will
finish Plowing fresh ground Johns Branch at
12 Oclock finished weeding Lot Tobacco
10th Raining this morning, all had started
to work warm growing weather
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