October 26, 1858 - November 1, 1858
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1858 Oct. 26th finished sewing wheat in Lot
at Cedar Hill this day & went to Plowing
at fresh ground shingling House Mr Wyatt
& Henry - Mr Chumbley at aspen Grove &
Jordan halling wood at work on corn shelling
Room at Corn House finished sewing
wheat in fresh ground at Cedar Hill
27th Finished sewing fresh ground at Cedar
Hill shingling House Mr Chumbley
at work at Plantation on Carriage house
& covering negroes house Finishing shingling
one side of house Jordan Halled wood
at home & Halled wood for Mr Neale-
28. Chumbley & Jordan at home balance
up at Cedar Hill sewing wheat &
covering House finishing corn shelling Room – – – – –
cloudy & like for Rain, Rained a little last
night - put my hogs at Stoney pint at this time -
Rained a little off & on nearly allday Just
began to Shingle front side of House
at Cedar Hill, Mr Wyatt left yesterday
evening. We finished plowed up Land for
wheat but did not Sew it. we shelled
Corn & fix stable in evening -
29th Began to Strip ^^Tobacco in new prize Barn
to day all Come home from Cedar Hill,
to day & last evening - still Raining
30th Went to appraise Mrs Stone Estate, Mr Chumbly
Jordan & Lowry halled up Logs for overseers
house at Cedar Hill gathered Succors here
Skimed stable Logs etc gathered Cotton
31st Stayed at home all day little sick
Novr 1st Digging Sweet Potatoes this day & yams
Sent Henry & jerry Smith to Cedar Hill
Shingling House Sent to Buck to Mill5 Bags
9 Bushels Corn for meal - clear this morning
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