July 1856 Sun 27 We went to meeting at Mt Zion T Weaver preached ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mon 28 I have undertaken a lot of staves in pardenership with Reason Mcdaniel for the army? at 5.00 dollars per thousand we commenced and got our saw sharpened and fixed up for work and made 315 staves ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tues 29 We made staves 518 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Wed 30 I started to Owensboro and my horse was lame and I turned back and itr rained a little shower and at 3 oclock I went to help James Richmond hoe tobacco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 31 I worked on my hen house a part of the day and piddled around and went to meeting of the Council ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- A memorandum book for 1856 August the 1st 1856 Frid 1 I went to Rockport to get a saw and got one ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 2 I went to Knottsville to get our saw put in order and went to meeting of the council ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------