| August 1, 1845 - August 21, 18451845 August 2nd - Another shower Rain wind
We are pulling up fence where the wind
blew down last night, & stripping tobacco
& expect to sew turnip patch this
evening - put up strips at chamber door
this Branch Camp branch. So called[?] as
high as I ever saw it in my life
3. good showers rain about here today
4. Sun shining - grubbing & calling
on Branch. Hauling manure to
turnip patch & rails for hog pen
6th Yesterday rained moderate and we rep
lanted the lot at Silas house & the
granary lot & began to hill up lots
& new ground - F'ed showmaking
Henry cutting on branch also breaking
flax Phil gone to shop
9th. Hilling up new ground tobacco
Plowing greens in garden
18th. The weather has generally been bearable
since the 1st August. Working out garden
this morning. Went to Lynchburg 13th & 14th
to get paints to paint house,-
21. Rains every night or day & sometimes both
[name?] got out Mrs. Hunts, wheat [unclear]
[name?] Wrote to Mr. Taylor, painter, to come the 15th
and do our work. | August 1, 1845 - August 21, 18451845 August 2nd - Another shower Rain wind
We are pulling up fence where the wind
blew down last night, & stripping tobacco
& expect to sew turnip patch this
evening - put up strips at chamber door
this Branch Camp branch. So called[?] as
high as I ever saw it in my life
3. good showers rain about here today
4. Sun shining - grubbing & calling
on Branch. Hauling manure to
turnip patch & rails for hog [p?]
[unclear] Yesterday rained moderate and we rep
lanted the lot at Silas house & the
granary lot & began to hill up lots
& new ground - F'ed showmaking
Henry cutting on branch also breaking
[fla?] Phil[?] gone to shop
9th. Hilling up new ground tobacco
Plowing greens in garden
18th. The weather has generally been bearable
since the 1st August. Working [unclear] garden
this morning. Went to Lynchburg 13th & 14th
to get paints to paint house,-
21. Rains every night or day & sometimes both
[name?] got out Mrs. Hunts, wheat [unclear]
[name?] Wrote to Mr. Taylor, painter, to come the 15th
and do our work. |