1856 Su 15 We wnt to Elizabeth Harrisons there was nobody at home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 16 I finished ploughing corn in the new ground at dinner and in the evening I commenced ploughing my corn the second time my horse got lame and I had to quit ploughing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tues 17 We went to take G Husks horses and bull home and I piddled around S W Allen is stocking? my plough John thinned corn some in the evening we set 11 hundred tobacco plants and clodded? it some will live ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Wed 18 I ploughed corn John thinned corn until dinner and John ploughed corn and I helped make a pair of -----s for our wagon and fixed up for an early start to Hawsvill in the morning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thur 19 Wm Winkler R. Mcdaniel and myself went to Hawsvill with a load of marketing bacon chickings John ploughed corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 20 I ploughed corn until dinner John shelled a turn of corn after dinner John ploughed corn and R. McDaniel and my self went to Kellys steam mill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 21 We got our grinding in time to come home William and John ploughed corn for me they got done 3 or 4 oclock ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- I wasn't able to identify Elizabeth Harrison in the Cessus but she was proba bly a widowed neighbor since he doesn't mention Mr. Harrison. Both the Douthitts and the Winklers had conections by marriage to the Harrisons Sorry about some of the questionable items. Between Davis' spelling, his handwriting and my general lack of knowledge about farming sometimes I just can't work out what he is saying.