February 22 - March 12, 1845

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1845 Feby 22 this week Mr Moon has
got shingles to cover Old House & he
Began to strip tobacco in Big Barn on
Hill this day - 21st halled lugs out of
Mr Grastys new ground this day.

26th Feby. Beautiful weather allmost
like May- Jas C. Hunt married
yesterday 25th Feby 1845 —
Shingling our old House this day
Burning log Heaps etc etc
Plowing in mountain field
Mr Moon left on Thursday 27th Feby & Irby on
Friday 28th without finishing

March 1 Children started to school this day
-Jeremy at Stony Point & Plowing
-Planted Irish Potatoes, English Peas &
onions etc etc began to prize Lugs

7 I went to Rice to meeting

8 Raining & we are stripping Tobacco
weather changed & a good deal cooler
In Jany 1845 made a bargain Mr Jas
Murphy
to Plaster my House & white
wash it to be finished off as I want
it for $45. But If I think myself this
work is worth $47.50$ I am to give him
that sum the two Dolls and fifty cents is at
my discretion which sum of $45 I am
to pay said Murphy March or april
1846 - this is our contract

March [10?] Halled stacks and wood out& Piled up trash of new ground

12 Halled up & getting out oats to sow

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26th: Jas C. Hunt, James Callaway Hunt (1811-1870), is Nancy Hunt's brother. He married Elizabeth Johnstone Langhorne