December 1857 Sun 20 I staid at home all day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 21 We made a place to put our rotten corn in and sorted it out P E Douthitt helped us It rained nearly all day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tues 22 I went below Owensboro on business ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 23 I came home John halled wood for Mrs Potter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 24 We cut and halled wood and cut up wood at the wood yard and in the evening Pleasant and myself went a squirrel hunting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 25 We went a squirrel hunting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 26 I cut some wood at the wood yard and Mrs Husk and James Richmond came and I went to Mr Crows and in the evening I fixed up my new yoke and John halled rails and we made a shuck pen