November 2, 1858 - November 11, 1858
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1858 Novr 2nd All at Cedar Hill Wyatt sick
Henry & chumbly finished shingling this day &
3rd wound up House, covered negroes Houses Daubed
Two & Chimneys etc Henry Pressed out Cider
Balance Cutting wood, Halled wood & same
4th fixing up there finished sewing wheat ^nearly 15 Bushels sewed
5. Began to move Halled 4 Loads Nannie
Went up in morning & stayed at home
Rained a little nearly all day moved Lila
^wentup this morning, - carried up all safe
but some chickens got smothered - &
expect to try & finished tomorrow Friday Saturday
6th the 6 If it does not Rain —
6 Finished Saturday moving -
7th Nannie went to Edgehill to meeting
in evening I went down to aspen Grove
8- Put up Our Fatting Hogs at Aspen
Grove & Put up shoats to alter -
8 Halling up Corn at Cedar Hill
Jordan brot up Sweet Potatoes Bacon Pig
& Sundry other thing etc
9 Halling up Corn waggon & Cart
10th Finished Halling up Corn here
& Halled 1 Load wood Henry Carrd 2
Logs to worsham mill & ½ Bbl corn
for meal & got 1 Turn which was there
Shucked a little corn Mr Lewisaltered my shoats
Buck & Robt & Kitty had Blankets at aspen Groveat Aspen Grove 26 - Turned out 1 Boar &
claiborne Rhoda & Lila had Blankets here Cedar Hill1 Sow more making 2 young Boars & 2
young sows & 4 old ones,-
11th Began to shuck Corn in morning &
began to Rain & stoped us, shelled Corn
Cleaned out nubbin House etc etc overseer
cut out shoes for negroes etc Jerry went
down home in evening- & Chumbly [lost?]
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