August 14 - October 28, 1844

1844

Aug 14^th A fine rain in the evening.
Hardly finished kilning bricks.
Got wet some. Too late corn I think.

15 Sowed turnip patch.

16 Succoring tobacco.

19 This morning burning bricks & treading
out wheat. D. Bybee at B. kiln @ 3/9 per day.

22. Began to pull fodder.

29 Yet pulling fodder. Finished this
days burning brick kiln this day bin
at 10 days. D. Bybee & A. Compton helped.

26 Mr. Moon & Irby returned to work
& have worked every this[sic] day this week.

30 Mr. Bbankly died yesterday.
Hardest rain last week & roanig[?] from
the looks of the cloud I ever saw.

Sept 27. This month has generallly bin dry,
1 rainy day in it. Very summer indeed.
Crops generally tolerable fertile season.
Hauled up bricks with 2 teams 4 days.
Began to get up corn. Cut & housed
new ground tobacco & cut lot & second
years land this week. Commenced raining
last evening.

1844

Aug 14^th A fine rain in the evening.
Hardly finished kilning bricks.
Got wet some. Too late corn I think.

15 Sowed turnip patch.

16 Succoring tobacco.

19 This morning burning bricks & treading
out wheat. D. Bybee at B. kiln @ 3/9 per day.

22. Began to pull fodder.

29 Yet pulling fodder. Finished this
days burning brick kiln this day bin
at 10 days. D. Bybee & A. Compton helped.

26 Mr. Moon & Irby returned to work
& have worked every this[sic] day this week.

30 Mr. Bbankly died yesterday.
Hardest rain last week & roanig[?] from
the looks of the cloud I ever saw.

Sept 27. This month has generallly bin dry,
1 rainy day in it. Very summer indeed.
Crops generally tolerable fertile season.