May 1856 Sun 25 We all went to Williams and in the evening I went to Thomas Heads with Marthy Black ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 26 I have got 2 risings on my hands cant do much John replanted corn I helped him a little ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 27 John replanted corn I helped him awhile and my arms failed it rained a little in the morning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 28 I hunted a bull in the morning and John replanted corn and after dinner we went to Mr Husks and got his bull and then I ploughed the potatoes and garden corn and John hoed I cant do any thing hardly ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Th 29 John hoed in the garden and I piddled around in the evening I went to Wm Jones to pay him some money ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fr 30 John worked in the garden and I piddled around in the evening I went to Yelvington to get one shoe replased on my horse ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 31 We planted corn in the new ground where the pigs had taken it and in the orchard James Richmond helped us we quit awhile before night to ketch the pigs I sold them to James Richmond ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Marthy Black was Davis' sister-in-law. She never married.