October 1856 Sun 26 We went to Meeting at Mt Zion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 27 I got out plates for my hen house and halled them up and got rafters fixed and hewed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 28 I cuppled my rafters and put them up and halled my bords and helped Wesley Barnett cut and fired some timber in his wheet ground ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 29 I covered my henhouse and helped Wesley with his ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- the book was turned sideways and this was written in at the bottom of the page Work done by me for William Winkler 1 day getting rock 1 day halling rock and lay foundation of chimney 4 1/2 days gathering corn 4 1/2 for John do ^ 1/2 day killing hogs 1 day laying floor R McDaniel to killing hogs 1 1/2 day Wm Winkler 2 1/2 days halling corn for me 1/2 day killing hogs the next page starts with January the 1st 1857 no pages appear to be missing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- I don't know why Davis has taken a break from the Journal. I will resume posting in January barring any unforeseen circumstances.