June 1858 Sun 27 I went to Wm Winklers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 28 I cut wheet until dinner and it rained John ploughed corn until dinner and got over the 2nd time after the rain John plowed a little tobacco and I went and took Mother up to see Rachel Barker she is sick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 29 I cut wheet John plowed tobacco after dinner he helped me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- We 30 We finished our wheet at dinner and in the evening I helped William Winkler finish his wheet John ploughed corn and hoed tobacco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- July the 1st 1858 Thu 1 We plowed some corn and I halled a load of corn for Wm Allen and it rained 3 showers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 2 We plowed corn until dinner and got over and after dinner we plowed and hoed some tobacco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 3 We plowed and hoed some tobacco quit at dinner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Rachel Barker was Elizabeth Barnett Douthitt's sister. She married Cornelius Barker in 1832
July 1858 Su 4 I staid about home went to the creek awhile ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 5 I helped Wm Winkler hall wheet until dinner John plowed corn in the evening we plowed corn and tobacco went to laying by ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tu 6 We plowed corn and tobacco We plowed corn and thinned some corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 7 We plowed corn and thined some ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 8 We plowed and thined corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 9 We plowed corn not quite done laying by ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 10 I went to Hawesville a Marketing John finished plowing corn