January 21, 1865 - February 2, 1865

1865 Janry 21st Cleaning out Stables
Raining & freesing this morning

22nd Real Sleet was breaking down
with Ice powerfully this is 3 or 4 sleets.
Did not send for Lain to day or
rather Saturday Jos A. Whiteheads little
& Doct Wooding came once to see it

24th ^{negro got hurt after X & Doct Horton attended it} Cold & windy my wife gone to Mrs McC
Henry^{& Doct Wooding came once to see it} went after J J Lain & stayed all
night Moved him to Plantation to live

25..26 Very cold & Windy ground like a
Lump of Ice Malling wood & rails in
new ground next to road. I went to
stables with Smith, went to Starkeys
Tan Yard Yesterday, greatest freezing
& breaking of Trees 21 & 22nd I ever saw
in my life F W Fitzgerald here this week

27-28. Cutting & malling & halling wood
Very cold weather the past week.

29 weather more moderate

30 John R. Whitehead started to the
Army in the Valley. Very pretty day
Halling leaves & malling.

Feb 2 Quite cool for 2 days not much
thaw yet 3 of my sheep stole at
Plantation night before last by some