July 11 - 16, 1864

11th July 1864 Cutting Oats here
Dry & Hot weather at this time
nearly finished cutting first sewing
Oats Sent Bet this day to Plow
at old Place

12th Halled up oats first cut &
all wheat here put up 1 stack
& put wheat in House
The 9th July let Plantation negroes
have 1 ps, midling meat see
How long it will last

14th Let Henry have 1 midling
to see how long it will last
him & his gang. —

15 Plowing & working corn &
our Tobacco Sewed Black
Peas on new ground & white
ones in fresh ground on road
Hilled up Cotton Potatoes & Tobacco
Halled up our wheat & p^t of oats
Very Dry weather no rain since
this 1st June to wet the ground
much

16 Very Dry & Hot Corn suffering
very much. Plowing & Hilling
up our Tobacco