April 9, 1845 - April 17, 1845

1845. April 9th Remarkable day & very cool --- Henry Clay has the Distemper very Bad --- Moons Negroe cut his wife's throat & very near Killed her
On the 8th April every thing killed almost
Beets & all the fruit killed

11th. Commencing planting corn in
mountain field
Weather rather warmer but very dry
& Windy no appearance of Rain

12 Still dry and little cool, planting
corn ^& Snaps by Malipas[?] House Very Smoky[?]
Weather Planted Sweet Potatoes

14th Planting Corn at Stony Point
Looks a little like Rain, weather
a little cool, great deal Smoky [unclear]

15. Still Planting corn at Stony Point
it looks something like rain Weather moderate

16 No rain farred[?] off dry & Hot.
Planted Corn and Snaps back of Garden
this day [unclear] Halling Rails to make
Tobacco Lot by Henrys Horses,
Marked my Calves & [unclear] allow
this morning Still very Smoky

16th Planted all our corn except where
the ground is too hard to break up

17 Hilling[?] & Cooler[?] New ground
[unclear] of wool sent by Henry
to [unclear] July 16th 1843
1 Bag white wool bag Lace
Do. Black & white Do. Do.
Yarn [unclear] for Rolly [unclear]

Math problem in lower right corner:
22
13
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35

1845. April 9th Remarkable day & very cool --- Henry Clay has the Distemper very Bad --- Moors[?] Negroe cut his wife's throat & very near Killed her
On the 8th April every thing killed almost
Beets & all the fruit killed

11th. Commencing planting corn in
mountain field
Weather rather warmer but very dry
& Windy no appearance of Rain

12 Still dry and little cool, planting
corn ^& Snaps by Malipas[?] House Very Smoky[?]
Weather Planted Sweet Potatoes

14th Planting Corn at Stony Point
Looks a little like Rain, weather
a little cool, great deal Smoky [unclear]

15. Still Planting corn at Stony Point
it looks something like rain Weather moderate

16 No rain farred[?] off dry & Hot.
Planted Corn and Snaps back of Garden
this day [unclear] Halling Rails to make
Tobacco Lot by Henrys Horses,
Marked my Calves & [unclear] allow
this morning Still very Smoky

16th Planted all our corn except where
the ground is too hard to break up

17 Hilling[?] & Cooler[?] New ground
[unclear] of wool sent by Henry
to [unclear] July 16th 1843
1 Bag white wool bag Lace
Do. Black & white Do. Do.
Yarn [unclear] for Rolly [unclear]

Math problem in lower right corner:
22
13
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35