July 25 - 29, 1865

1865 July 25 Prising tobacco
& finished cutting & malling
Pine wood. dry hot weather
went to Keens depot to see about
Est negroes & Lynch [unclear] on stealing
corn & tobacco. Sally Jacob & Pleas
all Guilty

26. Richard made Martin
Box, cutting & malling wood
in woods. Cleaned up around
corn House & stables etc. —

27. Jacob Sally & Pleas. gone to CH
Bill has been gone about a
week left his Father & Mother & no
help for them but to leave I went
to CH today. Jacob Sally & Pleas I
heard just before I was about to
leave they were all at Mr Tredways
The Provost Marshall Capt. Angeline
went forthwith after them & said
he would punch them, what he
will do I know not
Cutting & malling wood —same 28th
Claiborne halling —

29th Cleaning up Ditch on Creek
I went to plantation

30. Beautifull rain last night
& fine showers going round
hope it will rain again to day.